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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rawse (ranked 3295 p4p, 307 weight class) and Daniel Brand (ranked 4524 p4p, 383 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Rawse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Brand!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brand throws a shot from downtown. Rawse moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Brand.
Rawse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brand.
Brand misses with a right hand
and Rawse counters with a nice uppercut.
Rawse clinches with his opponent.
Brand tries to break free but Rawse pushes him back against the cage.
Rawse cracks Brand with a nice body shot.
Brand takes a shot to the head.
Brand is trying to force a seperation but Rawse has the dominant position.
Rawse lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brand wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rawse lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brand is looking to break free of the clinch but Rawse has double underhooks.
Rawse taking a breather.
Brand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawse throws a body shot but no joy.
Brand throws a big shot that misses.
Rawse misses with an uppercut.
Brand avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rawse works the jab nicely.
Brand slips under a jab.
Rawse walks into a jab.
Brand stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brand fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rawse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rawse jabs Brand to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rawse fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Daniel Brand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rawse misses with a shot to the body
and Brand counters with a three punch combo that has Rawse backing up. Rawse nods at Brand to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brand connects with a body shot.
Brand swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rawse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawse ducks under a wild hook from Brand.
An attempted straight right counter from Rawse misses the target.
Rawse cracks Brand with a good jab.
A combination from Brand does no damage.
Rawse misses with a combination
and Brand counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rawse rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brand counters with a beautiful punch that sends Rawse to the canvas!
Brand has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rawse is proving hard to escape from.
Brand won't allow Rawse to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rawse has a closed guard, preventing Brand from standing up.
Brand is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rawse manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brand manages to get himself to full guard.
Brand working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rawse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawse postures up and lands a big shot to Brand's brow.
Rawse is looking to work some ground and pound but Brand has wrist control.
Rawse stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brand swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brand manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Rawse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rawse throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brand throws a shot to the body.
Brand scores with a shot to the body.
Brand throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rawse swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rawse with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brand throws a combination that misses
and Rawse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brand scores with a nice head shot.
Rawse thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Rawse misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brand fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rawse's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rawse duly obliges.
Brand misses with a left hand
and Rawse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Brand misses its intended target.
Rawse throws an off balance right hand
and Brand counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rawse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brand throws a jab when Rawse was well out of range.
Brand jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice straight punches there by Rawse. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rawse.
Brand misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brand gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brand swings for the body but Rawse moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Rawse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Brand will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rawse misses with an uppercut
and Brand counters with a straight right hand.
Brand walks into a jab.
Brand throws a hook but Rawse blocks it.
Rawse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brand throws out a counter right but Rawse avoids it with no problem.
Brand ducks under a wild hook from Rawse.
Brand throws a right and a left that Rawse avoids nicely.
Rawse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brand misses with a right hand
and Brand takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brand walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brand slips under a jab.
Brand misses with a hook
enabling Rawse to counter with a crisp jab.
Brand scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Brand scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rawse lands with a straight right. Brand didn't see that one coming.
Rawse defending well as Brand loads up on a big left hand.
Rawse swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rawse slips a straight right by Brand.
Rawse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rawse changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rawse connects with a jab.
Brand has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rawse finds it's way round the side to connect with Brand's head.
Brand looks to land a left hand but Rawse moved out of range nicely.
Brand smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rawse cracks Brand with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brand misses with a straight left.
Rawse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brand manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Rawse misses.
Rawse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brand.
Rawse slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rawse throws a hook but Brand avoids it easily.
Rawse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rawse connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brand. Brand circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brand uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rawse.
Rawse punishes Brand's body with a nice straight punch.
Rawse takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rawse lands a nice shot to the body.
Rawse throws a shot from downtown. Brand moves away and avoids it.
Rawse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brand ducks under a wild hook from Rawse.
Brand swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rawse throws out a loose jab but Brand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rawse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brand throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Rawse misses its target.
Rawse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rawse misses the jab.
Brand tests Rawse's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ricky Rawse is winning the standup battle so far.
Rawse throws a series of strikes that have Brand backpedaling.
Brand throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rawse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rawse takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rawse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brand might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brand scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rawse.
Brand is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rawse with a body shot.
Brand slips a straight right by Rawse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rawse misses with a straight left.
Brand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rawse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rawse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brand.
Rawse feints a jab promting Brand to slip. Rawse then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brand slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brand lands a glancing blow to the side of Rawse's head.
Brand moves out of range as Rawse strikes.
Rawse throws a body punch but Brand moves out of range.
Rawse throws a series of punches but Brand avoids them all with ease.
Brand throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brand with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rawse to score with a decent uppercut.
Brand takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Rawse dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brand walks into a left hand.
Rawse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brand.
Rawse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brand throws a looping overhand right but Rawse ducks down to avoid it.
Brand lands with a shot to the body.
Brand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rawse.
Brand takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rawse throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brand counters with a straight right hand.
Rawse misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brand throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rawse dodges the punch combination from Brand.
Brand misses with a straight right.
Rawse throws the left hand but Brand avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brand scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rawse in his tracks.
Rawse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brand.
Rawse throws a lazy uppercut
and Brand counters with a straight right hand.
Rawse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rawse misses the jab.
Rawse slips under a jab from Brand.
Brand looks to score with a jab to the body but Rawse is just out of range.
Brand clobbers Rawse with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rawse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brand manages to avoid it.
Brand staying out of range there.
Brand swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rawse swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rawse lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rawse.
Rawse misses with the combination.
Rawse lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Brand misses.
Rawse feints a jab promting Brand to slip. Rawse then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brand slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rawse.
Rawse misses with a lunging right hand
and Brand counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rawse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brand was well out of range. Poor timing from Rawse.
Brand misses with a right hand
and Rawse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rawse gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brand throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rawse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawse scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brand in his tracks.
Brand throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rawse counters with a left and a right that stings Brand.
Rawse throws a jab but it's blocked by Brand.
Brand ducks under a wild hook from Rawse.
Rawse misses with a hook.
Brand is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice straight punches there by Brand. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brand.
Brand throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rawse counters with a nice uppercut.
Rawse throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Rawse.
Brand jabs at Rawse's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brand avoids the body shot from Rawse.
Rawse scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brand drops Rawse with a left and a right! Oh, Rawse is hurt - Brand dives into side control looking to finish!
Rawse is rocked!
Rawse is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Westside Martial Arts, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brand decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rawse to his feet.
Oh Rawse is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rawse connects with a single shot there.
Brand throws a jab but it's blocked by Rawse.
Rawse swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rawse seems to have got his legs back now.
Brand misses with a right hand
and Rawse counters with a straight right hand.
Brand swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brand throws a lazy right hand but Rawse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brand on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brand scores with a shot to the body.
Rawse throws a right hand that misses
and Brand counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brand with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rawse to score with a decent uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ricky Rawse.
I think Rawse 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henri Jospin (ranked 1475 p4p, 214 weight class) and DeMar DeRozan (ranked 2841 p4p, 354 weight class). Jospin comes to the cage accompanied by Clash. DeMar DeRozan has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Henri Jospin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, DeMar DeRozan!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeRozan misses with a straight right.
DeRozan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
DeRozan swings for the body but Jospin moves out of range.
Jospin throws a leg kick but DeRozan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
DeRozan swings widly with a right hand
and Jospin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of DeRozan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jospin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by DeRozan there.
DeRozan throws a jab but it's blocked by Jospin.
Jospin is looking to counter punch.
DeRozan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jospin throwing a counter right hand but DeRozan manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jospin blocks a low kick nicely.
DeRozan misses with an uppercut
and Jospin counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been told by Jospin's head coaches at Black City that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jospin throws a leg kick
and DeRozan counters with a left to the body.
Jospin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jospin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jospin throws a head kick that DeRozan semi-blocks.
Jospin throws a head kick that half lands.
Jospin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
DeRozan misses with a right hand
and Jospin counters with a series of strikes. DeRozan will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeRozan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jospin ducks under a wild hook from DeRozan.
Jospin tried to counter with a leg kick but DeRozan avoided it.
Nice shot by DeRozan.
It looks like Henri Jospin has been cut.
DeRozan throws a leg kick which misses Jospin's front leg but catches the back leg as Jospin tries to avoid it.
DeRozan throws a shot to the body.
Jospin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and DeRozan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jospin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DeRozan.
DeRozan lands a really nice looking cross but Jospin seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jospin lands a nice leg kick that just misses DeRozan's sensitive parts.
DeRozan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
DeRozan misses with the combination.
Jospin is looking to counter punch.
DeRozan scores with a jab to the head.
DeRozan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jospin counters with a stiff right hand.
Jospin misses with a hook
and DeRozan counters with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jospin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jospin avoids the body shot from DeRozan.
Jospin circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! DeRozan drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Jospin follows DeRozan to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henri Jospin!
A relieved looking Henri Jospin 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crock O Snake Under The Sea (ranked 1673 p4p, 206 weight class) and Chief Wolf (ranked 5806 p4p, 480 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crock O Snake Under The Sea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Wolf!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf fails to land the takedown.
Wolf gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Under The Sea counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wolf!
Under The Sea thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Under The Sea is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wolf has escaped the position, nice work there.
Under The Sea works to advance to full mount. Wolf defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Under The Sea looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Wolf taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Crock O Snake Under The Sea!
A relieved looking Crock O Snake Under The Sea 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 Grumpy Bastard (ranked 3032 p4p, 280 weight class) and Mono Loco (ranked 2150 p4p, 229 weight class). The key to victory for Grumpy Bastard has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grumpy Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mono Loco!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bastard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Loco's guard.
Bastard is looking to work some ground and pound but Loco has wrist control.
Loco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bastard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bastard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Loco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bastard defends well.
Bastard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bastard cracks Loco with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastard tries to free his leg and advance position but Loco is retaining full guard.
Bastard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Loco has control of Bastard's left arm, preventing Bastard from doing any damage.
Bastard scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco is controlling Bastard's posture.
Bastard throwing strikes but missing.
Bastard with a nice head shot there.
Bastard trying to control the position from guard on top but Loco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loco pulls Bastard in close to his closed guard and prevents Bastard from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bastard working some strikes from top position.
Bastard throws a big right hand that misses.
Our spies down at at Xtreme Foaming Shortcakes inform us that Loco has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Bastard trying to control the position from guard on top but Loco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bastard is one step ahead there.
Bastard landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Loco is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bastard is aware though and is defending well.
Loco escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bastard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bastard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bastard wants to control from the top but Loco keeps moving.
Loco pulls Bastard in close to prevent any damage.
Bastard lands a couple of elbows.
Loco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bastard manages to get himself to full guard.
Bastard is trying to control the position but Loco postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard wants to stand and escape but Loco is having none of it.
Bastard trying to keep a closed guard but Loco is proving a slippery customer.
Loco is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bastard wants to stand and escape but Loco is having none of it.
Bastard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Loco is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bastard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bastard looking for a sweep. Not yet Bastard, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Loco controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bastard controls Loco momentarily but Loco frees himself.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Loco misses with a takedown attempt - Bastard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mono Loco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Loco misses with a takedown attempt - Bastard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grumpy Bastard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Loco gets a takedown into half guard.
Bastard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Loco is working away from the top position though.
Grumpy Bastard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bastard wants to stand back up but Loco manages to pass into side control.
Bastard is letting Loco control him for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastard is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco tries for a kimura but Bastard is defending well.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Loco controlling from side mount.
Bastard tries to buck Loco off but Loco is having none of it.
Bastard struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bastard is trying to escape the position but Loco is controlling the position.
Loco is continuing to stall.
You can see the frustration on Bastard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Loco thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Bastard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bastard is looking to reverse the position.
Bastard is trying to control Loco's posture but Loco avoids it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Loco throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bastard tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Loco is in Bastard's guard.
Bastard has his hands on Loco's head, controlling the position.
Bastard is trying to control the position but Loco postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bastard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Loco.
Loco has gone for a leg lock! Bastard slips out almost immediately though and dives into Loco's guard.
Loco working a defensive guard here.
Bastard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Loco bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bastard's guard.
Loco is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mono Loco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Loco closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Loco perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Loco trying to control the action but Bastard is working from the bottom.
Loco not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastard tries to get to full guard but Loco has control of the leg.
Loco wants to control but Bastard is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard wants to control but Loco is keeping busy.
Bastard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bastard.
Loco trying to control but Bastard is working from the bottom.
Loco postures up in Bastard's guard and throws a big left but Bastard blocks it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Loco thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bastard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bastard misses with a jab to the body
and Loco decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bastard's guard.
Bastard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Loco.
Bastard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Loco preventing the sweep.
Loco slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bastard looking to control.
Loco drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bastard manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Loco has Bastard in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bastard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bastard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bastard is in close to Loco's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Loco working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bastard.
Bastard throws a big elbow that misses.
Loco controls Bastard momentarily but Bastard frees himself.
Bastard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bastard distracts Loco with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Loco wants to sweep but no luck.
Bastard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco trying to keep a closed guard but Bastard is proving a slippery customer.
Bastard lands a couple of digs.
Bastard throwing strikes but missing.
Bastard scoring with some ground and pound.
Loco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bastard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bastard distracts Loco with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bastard being controlled here momentarily.
Loco looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grumpy Bastard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bastard 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grumpy Bastard!
Grumpy Bastard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Slater (ranked 2825 p4p, 149 weight class) and Kisada Hida (ranked 2312 p4p, 124 weight class). Hida is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Noisestorm - Crab Rave. Tim Slater has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kisada Hida!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Slater.
We've been informed that Hida has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Slater avoids the body shot from Hida.
Hida on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Slater scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Slater throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hida.
Hida misses with a hook to the body
and Slater counters with a straight right hand.
Slater throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hida moves into range and clinches up with Slater.
Hida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slater keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slater tries to pull guard but Hida won't allow it.
Hida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hida misses with a punch on the inside.
Slater is trying to pull guard but Hida has him pressed against the cage.
Slater jumps into guard, dragging Hida to the mat.
Slater keeping moving, preventing Hida from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Slater is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hida pulls Slater in close to prevent any damage.
Hida keeping moving, preventing Slater from controlling successfully.
Slater is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hida is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hida looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Slater pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hida is keeping the position for now.
Slater won't allow Hida to get back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Slater wants to control from the top but Hida keeps moving.
Slater slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hida really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Slater. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Slater is looking to take a break and control but Hida 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 Hida can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hida is looking for a sweep.
Slater goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hida rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Slater's guard! Nice work there by Hida!
Hida showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hida trying to control the position from guard on top but Slater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slater is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hida is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hida is pushing down on Slater's leg trying to pass to half guard. Slater is fighting to maintain full guard but Hida has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hida trying to pass the guard but Slater defending well.
Slater looking for submissions off his back.
Slater tries to roll over but Hida keeps him under control.
Slater is pressing down on Hida's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hida showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hida wants to get up but he can't break Slater's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Slater bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hida's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater wants to pass the guard but Hida is keeping the position.
Slater preventing the sweep.
Hida trying to control the position.
Slater pushing down on Hida's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Slater is keen to just control but Hida is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater prevents Hida from improving his position.
Hida controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Hida is looking to escape.
Hida trying to control from the bottom.
Hida is not content to let Slater control the position.
Slater is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Slater 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.
Slater circles away from the clinch attempt
and Slater counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slater scores with the left hand. Hida knows he should have avoided that one.
Hida works Slater's body with a nice hook.
Hida tries to clinch up.
Hida throws a body punch but Slater moves out of range.
Hida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slater is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hida digs a good body shot into Slater's ribs.
Hida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hida has Slater up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater tries to pull guard but Hida holds him up against the cage and eventually Slater drops back down to his feet.
Slater tries to pull guard but Hida won't allow it.
Hida manages to break the clinch.
Slater looks to land a right hand but Hida moved out of range.
Hida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hida.
Kisada Hida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slater moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slater on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Slater misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slater with a nice cross.
Hida tries to clinch up.
Hida clinches with his opponent.
Slater wants a takedown but no success here.
A frustrated look appears on Hida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hida.
Slater tries to pull guard but Hida holds him up against the cage and eventually Slater drops back down to his feet.
Slater pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater looking to control.
Hida postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hida seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Slater utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hida tries to stand but Slater is controlling from the bottom.
Hida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slater has Hida pulled in close to control his posture.
Hida preventing the sweep.
Slater avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slater is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Slater being controlled here, momentarily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hida stopping the sweep attempt from Slater.
Slater is working hard here to advance position.
Tim Slater overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slater bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hida's guard.
Slater won't allow Hida to sweep him here.
Slater drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Slater jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Slater wants to control from the top but Hida keeps moving.
Slater is really struggling to control Hida but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hida keeping full guard, as Slater tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater stops Hida from standing up.
Slater tries to free his leg and advance position but Hida is retaining full guard.
Hida not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Slater passes into half guard.
Slater wants to free his trapped foot but Hida is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hida is trying to control Slater's posture. Slater takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Hida! Slater is rotating here... this could be the end... Hida is out! Slater has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tim Slater!
In his post fight interview, Tim Slater started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Kisada Hida stepped up to the mic, saying 'I wonder why his fists keeps getting bigger until I got hit.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sepi Pulkkinen (ranked 1578 p4p, 73 weight class) and Arild Ringnes (ranked 2284 p4p, 89 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Arild Ringnes was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sepi Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arild Ringnes !
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ringnes tries to clinch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ringnes rushes Pulkkinen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pulkkinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ringnes is defending well for now.
Pulkkinen manages to break the clinch.
Ringnes moves to clinch but Pulkkinen breaks away
and Pulkkinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pulkkinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut.
Donk. Ringnes catches Pulkkinen right on the button with a cross.
Pulkkinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Ringnes 's head.
Pulkkinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ringnes on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Ringnes .
Ringnes closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ringnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pulkkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ringnes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pulkkinen is keeping busy.
Pulkkinen blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen wants to stall.
Pulkkinen breaks from the clinch.
Ringnes defending well as Pulkkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Pulkkinen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ringnes pushes Pulkkinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Ringnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pulkkinen.
Ringnes blocks an uppercut.
Ringnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pulkkinen.
Ringnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pulkkinen.
Ringnes misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ringnes .
Ringnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ringnes lands a left hand.
Ringnes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pulkkinen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ringnes can turn it around.
Pulkkinen blocks an uppercut.
Pulkkinen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pulkkinen is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ringnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Ringnes .
A hook to the body from Ringnes .
A nice left hand lands by Ringnes .
Knees to the body from Ringnes .
Ringnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ringnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ringnes .
Ringnes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pulkkinen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ringnes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ringnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ringnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Pulkkinen backwards.
Ringnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pulkkinen is rocked!
Ringnes is working Pulkkinen over against the cage.
Oh Pulkkinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pulkkinen takes a shot to the head.
Ringnes landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ringnes .
Ringnes creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Pulkkinen's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Pulkkinen drops to his knees and Ringnes pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arild Ringnes !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Full Time Panda (ranked 724 p4p, 33 weight class) and Keone Kapisi (ranked 1127 p4p, 51 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Full Time Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keone Kapisi!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kapisi tries to kick Panda off but Panda keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kapisi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Panda.
Kapisi is trying to stand up here but Panda is controlling him well.
Kapisi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Panda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kapisi defending well though.
Kapisi manages to escape and get back to his feet!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapisi looks to land a right hand but Panda moved out of range.
Panda misses with a wild body shot.
Kapisi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Panda gets tackled into the cage by Kapisi. Kapisi maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda can't get the takedown.
Kapisi gets underhooks to prevent Panda's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Full Time Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kapisi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kapisi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Panda can't get the takedown.
I was talking to Panda's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kapisi lands an elbow inside that Panda shrugs off.
It looks like Full Time Panda has been cut.
Panda changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kapisi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kapisi slips under a jab.
Panda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kapisi was well out of range. Poor timing from Panda.
Panda gets tackled into the cage by Kapisi. Kapisi maintains the clinch.
Kapisi tries to throw a body punch but Panda avoids it by throwing Kapisi back against the cage.
Panda has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kapisi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Panda is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kapisi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kapisi lands an uppercut.
Panda wants a takedown.
Panda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Panda misses with a looping right.
Kapisi tries to clinch up but Panda circles away and keeps his distance.
Panda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kapisi enables Panda to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kapisi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapisi pushes Panda off and gets back to his feet.
Kapisi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Panda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Panda feinted with a counter takedown.
Kapisi drops Panda with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Panda looks back up at him and smiles so Kapisi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Panda is rocked!
Panda gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Kapisi points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Panda wakes up just in time to hear Kapisi thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keone Kapisi!
Keone Kapisi gave a mention to Dark Knight Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Massive Overflow (ranked 314 p4p, 45 weight class) and Samson Fortier (ranked 540 p4p, 78 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Massive Overflow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samson Fortier!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overflow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fortier pivots, looking for a leg kick but Overflow is out of range and Fortier settles back down.
It looked like Overflow was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fortier.
Fortier lunges at Overflow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Overflow's hand.
Overflow walks into a left hand.
Overflow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Overflow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fortier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Overflow is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Overflow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fortier.
Fortier tries to work over Overflow's front leg with a kick but Overflow checks it.
Fortier throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortier comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Overflow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fortier on the side of the head.
Fortier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overflow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Overflow lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortier thows a leg kick but Overflow checks it
enabling Overflow to counter with a crisp jab.
Overflow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fortier scores with a punch to the head.
Fortier throws a jab when Overflow was well out of range.
It looked like Overflow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fortier connects with a leg kick. Overflow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fortier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Overflow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fortier drops Overflow with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Overflow looks back up at him and smiles so Fortier waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Overflow is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortier misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Overflow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fortier has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fortier there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fortier bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Overflow's head backwards.
Oh Overflow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice defenses there by Fortier.
Overflow seems to have got his legs back now.
Overflow scores with a punch to the head.
Fortier is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortier throws a leg kick that is checked
and Overflow counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Massive Overflow!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Massive Overflow made sure he mentioned BuriedAlive// Fight Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lesnar (ranked 194 p4p, 7 weight class) and Super SuperHeavyWeight (ranked 719 p4p, 31 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Super SuperHeavyWeight!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from SuperHeavyWeight misses.
Lesnar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The fighters circling - SuperHeavyWeight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lesnar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
SuperHeavyWeight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesnar moves away.
Lesnar takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Mark Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar misses with a body shot.
Lesnar sets himself, and SuperHeavyWeight steps forward looking for the clinch! Lesnar avoids it this time.
SuperHeavyWeight misses with a wild body shot.
SuperHeavyWeight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
SuperHeavyWeight gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
SuperHeavyWeight throws a jab but it's blocked by Lesnar.
Lesnar moves out of range as SuperHeavyWeight strikes.
SuperHeavyWeight misses with a wild body shot.
Lesnar misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to clinch but SuperHeavyWeight moves out of range.
Lesnar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but SuperHeavyWeight swivels and escapes.
SuperHeavyWeight appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
SuperHeavyWeight looks to land a left hand but Lesnar moved out of range nicely.
SuperHeavyWeight has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
SuperHeavyWeight throws the left hand but Lesnar avoids the punch easily.
Lesnar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
SuperHeavyWeight takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
SuperHeavyWeight looks to land a combination but Lesnar avoids it well.
SuperHeavyWeight misses with a body shot.
SuperHeavyWeight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lesnar.
Lesnar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
SuperHeavyWeight throws a jab but it's blocked by Lesnar.
Lesnar misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from SuperHeavyWeight misses.
Lesnar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as SuperHeavyWeight throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from SuperHeavyWeight misses.
Lesnar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Super SuperHeavyWeight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
SuperHeavyWeight just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from SuperHeavyWeight misses the target.
SuperHeavyWeight goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
SuperHeavyWeight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
SuperHeavyWeight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
SuperHeavyWeight throws the left hand but Lesnar avoids the punch easily.
Lesnar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Super SuperHeavyWeight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lesnar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
SuperHeavyWeight throws an off balance right hand
and Lesnar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in SuperHeavyWeight's guard.
SuperHeavyWeight is pulling down on Lesnar's head. It's preventing any offense from Lesnar, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lesnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lesnar distracts SuperHeavyWeight with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lesnar postures up in SuperHeavyWeight's guard and throws a big left but SuperHeavyWeight blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if SuperHeavyWeight can do anything to dispel that myth.
SuperHeavyWeight manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lesnar manages to get himself to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lesnar holds on and takes a little breather.
SuperHeavyWeight wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
SuperHeavyWeight 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SuperHeavyWeight's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
SuperHeavyWeight stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lesnar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lesnar 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.
Lesnar being controlled here momentarily.
SuperHeavyWeight working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lesnar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super SuperHeavyWeight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Lesnar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
SuperHeavyWeight misses with a wild combination.
Lesnar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lesnar cracks a nice hook into SuperHeavyWeight's ribs.
Lesnar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from SuperHeavyWeight misses.
SuperHeavyWeight works Lesnar's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
SuperHeavyWeight lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
SuperHeavyWeight misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from SuperHeavyWeight misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SuperHeavyWeight throws a lazy uppercut
and Lesnar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in SuperHeavyWeight's guard.
SuperHeavyWeight bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lesnar's guard.
SuperHeavyWeight slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lesnar looking to hit a scissor sweep but SuperHeavyWeight is one step ahead there.
SuperHeavyWeight controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lesnar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
SuperHeavyWeight controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SuperHeavyWeight wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
Lesnar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
SuperHeavyWeight is adopting a defensive guard.
Lesnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SuperHeavyWeight trying to control the position.
Lesnar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as SuperHeavyWeight works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
SuperHeavyWeight is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
SuperHeavyWeight has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lesnar has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on SuperHeavyWeight's face as Lesnar controls the position.
SuperHeavyWeight struggling a bit here.
Lesnar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear SuperHeavyWeight down.
SuperHeavyWeight holding on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar working away.
Lesnar scoring with punches and elbows.
SuperHeavyWeight is trying to improve his position.
SuperHeavyWeight stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesnar working the head and body with strikes.
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 Mark Lesnar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Lesnar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
SuperHeavyWeight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lesnar tries to counter with a takedown but SuperHeavyWeight is quick to defend against it.
SuperHeavyWeight throws a body shot but no joy.
SuperHeavyWeight throws the left hand but Lesnar avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lesnar misses the target.
SuperHeavyWeight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesnar.
SuperHeavyWeight throws a body punch but Lesnar moves out of range.
Lesnar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
SuperHeavyWeight keeps the fight on the outside.
SuperHeavyWeight steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lesnar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar feints and as SuperHeavyWeight raises his hands in defense, Lesnar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mark Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
SuperHeavyWeight controls Lesnar momentarily but Lesnar frees himself.
Lesnar is working SuperHeavyWeight 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lesnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
SuperHeavyWeight is pulling down on Lesnar's head. It's preventing any offense from Lesnar, at least for the moment.
SuperHeavyWeight working a defensive guard here.
Lesnar trying to control but SuperHeavyWeight is working from the bottom.
Lesnar with a nice head shot there.
Lesnar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as SuperHeavyWeight works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lesnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but SuperHeavyWeight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
SuperHeavyWeight pulls Lesnar in close to prevent any damage.
SuperHeavyWeight looking to control.
SuperHeavyWeight looking for a sweep. Not yet SuperHeavyWeight, not yet.
Lesnar cracks SuperHeavyWeight with a solid left hand.
Lesnar throws a big right hand that misses.
SuperHeavyWeight wants to sweep here but Lesnar controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lesnar throws a predictable looking body shot
and SuperHeavyWeight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SuperHeavyWeight scores with a jab to the head.
A slow jab from SuperHeavyWeight misses its intended target.
SuperHeavyWeight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lesnar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lesnar slips a straight right by SuperHeavyWeight.
A jab from SuperHeavyWeight does it's job there.
SuperHeavyWeight misses with a hook. Lesnar ducked under it nicely.
SuperHeavyWeight misses the shot to the body.
Lesnar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from SuperHeavyWeight. Lesnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lesnar drops down looking for a counter takedown but SuperHeavyWeight sprawls and moves away.
SuperHeavyWeight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lesnar.
Lesnar shoots and misses
and SuperHeavyWeight counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but SuperHeavyWeight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lesnar slips under a jab.
Lesnar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A big right from SuperHeavyWeight misses.
SuperHeavyWeight misses with a shot to the body
and Lesnar counters with a shoot takedown. SuperHeavyWeight fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
SuperHeavyWeight is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
SuperHeavyWeight seems keen to control Lesnar's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
SuperHeavyWeight controls Lesnar momentarily but Lesnar frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesnar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Super SuperHeavyWeight.
I think SuperHeavyWeight has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Super SuperHeavyWeight!
Super SuperHeavyWeight seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Gusmao (ranked 50 p4p, 10 weight class) and Great Tiger (ranked 444 p4p, 59 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 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Henrique Gusmao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Great Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusmao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiger.
Gusmao wants to land a leg kick but Tiger is out of range.
Gusmao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiger moves away.
A big right from Gusmao misses.
Gusmao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tiger.
Gusmao cracks a nice hook into Tiger's ribs.
Gusmao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donk. Tiger catches Gusmao right on the button with a cross.
Tiger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gusmao was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gusmao.
Tiger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gusmao.
Gusmao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Tiger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gusmao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tiger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gusmao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Gusmao as he connects with a hook.
Tiger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gusmao misses with a low kick.
Tiger lands with a hook. Gusmao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Henrique Gusmao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao cracks Tiger with an open hand slap.
Tiger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gusmao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gusmao looks to land a right hand but Tiger moved out of range.
Tiger misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Gusmao counter with a right hand.
Tiger checks a leg kick.
Gusmao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiger was well out of range. Poor timing from Gusmao.
Henrique Gusmao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Tiger misses.
Gusmao looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Gusmao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiger lands a leg kick that knocks Gusmao off balance momentarily.
Gusmao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiger.
Gusmao throws a body shot but no joy.
Gusmao missing with a left hand there. Tiger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Tiger tries to counter it with a takedown but Gusmao pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tiger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gusmao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tiger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gusmao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiger throws a looping overhand right but Gusmao ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gusmao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tiger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gusmao's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao throws an overhand right that lands on Tiger's shoulder, as Tiger tries to avoid the shot.
Gusmao misses with a hook. Tiger ducked under it nicely.
Gusmao jabs at Tiger's body.
Gusmao misses the shot to the body.
Tiger moves away from the strike by Gusmao.
Gusmao just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger connects with a solid leg kick.
Tiger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gusmao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tiger moves away from the strike by Gusmao.
Tiger looks to land a left hand but Gusmao moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Gusmao does it's job there.
Gusmao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That kick from Tiger tenderised Gusmao's leg. Gusmao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gusmao wants to slow Tiger down by chopping away at his legs.
Gusmao scores with a leg kick.
Gusmao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tiger throws out a leg kick but Gusmao moves out of range and Tiger only half commits.
Tiger blocks a jab.
Tiger throws a head kick but Gusmao moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gusmao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiger manages to avoid it.
Tiger is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gusmao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tiger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gusmao throws a right hand that misses
and Tiger counters with a thumping low kick.
Tiger looks to land a right hand but Gusmao moved out of range.
Gusmao throws a series of strikes that have Tiger backpedaling.
Tiger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tiger throws a chopping leg kick but Gusmao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tiger.
Gusmao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tiger backs up against the cage.
Gusmao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiger lands with a good body shot.
Tiger shoots in looking for a takedown but Gusmao manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tiger's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gusmao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gusmao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiger was well out of range. Poor timing from Gusmao.
Gusmao scores with a body shot.
Gusmao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tiger can pounce on him.
Tiger slips under a jab from Gusmao.
Gusmao checks a leg kick.
Tiger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tiger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gusmao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tiger misses with a straight left.
Gusmao misses with a hook. Tiger ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Gusmao misses.
Gusmao throws a shot from downtown. Tiger moves away and avoids it.
Gusmao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tiger doesn't seem bothered though.
Tiger moves out of range as Gusmao strikes.
Gusmao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tiger connects with a high kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gusmao with a jab.
Tiger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gusmao blocks a low kick nicely.
Tiger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tiger avoids the body shot from Gusmao.
Tiger appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Henrique Gusmao will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Tiger.
Tiger throws a looping overhand right but Gusmao ducks down to avoid it.
Tiger closes the distance and clinches up with Gusmao, looking for a takedown. Tiger pushes Gusmao against the cage but Gusmao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Gusmao misses.
Tiger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gusmao swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gusmao misses with a hook.
Gusmao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiger changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The crowd cheers as Gusmao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tiger doesn't seem phased though.
Tiger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gusmao's sensitive parts.
Tiger slips a straight right by Gusmao.
Gusmao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiger.
Tiger staying out of range there.
Gusmao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiger manages to avoid it.
Gusmao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gusmao throws a leg kick that misses.
Gusmao throws a hook but Tiger blocks it.
A big right from Gusmao misses.
Tiger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gusmao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tiger.
A big left from Gusmao misses.
Gusmao lands with an uppercut that bounces Tiger off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao swings for the body but Tiger moves out of range.
Gusmao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gusmao misses the shot to the body.
Gusmao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gusmao tries to land a leg kick but Tiger saw it coming and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gusmao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gusmao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tiger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big right from Gusmao misses.
Tiger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gusmao.
Henrique Gusmao is winning the standup battle so far.
Gusmao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gusmao is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tiger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gusmao checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tiger might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gusmao has got the better of the exchanges.
Gusmao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tiger.
Gusmao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Tiger tries to counter it with a takedown but Gusmao pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gusmao defending well as Tiger loads up on a big left hand.
Tiger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gusmao is able to avoid easily.
Tiger is looking to clinch.
Gusmao blocks a head kick by Tiger.
Gusmao digs a good hook to Tiger's body.
Tiger slips under a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger misses with a looping left.
Tiger throws a hook but Gusmao avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gusmao lands a jab to the head.
Gusmao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gusmao connects with a body shot.
Tiger shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gusmao pushes Tiger off and gets back to his feet.
Gusmao looks to throw the jab but Tiger is out of range.
Gusmao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tiger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gusmao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tiger has time to react.
Gusmao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tiger missing with a left hand there. Gusmao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gusmao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiger walks into a straight right hand from Gusmao.
Gusmao just misses with a punch to the body.
Gusmao throws an overhand right that lands on Tiger's shoulder, as Tiger tries to avoid the shot.
Tiger steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gusmao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tiger.
Gusmao moves out of range of the strikes.
Gusmao fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tiger just manages to avoid it.
Tiger misses the jab.
Gusmao is looking to counter punch.
Gusmao takes a swing at Tiger's ribcage but misses.
Tiger moves away from the strike by Gusmao.
A telegraphed right hand from Gusmao misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Tiger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gusmao doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gusmao. Tiger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gusmao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiger throws out the jab.
Gusmao misses the shot to the body.
Tiger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tiger tries to throw a body punch but Gusmao avoids it by throwing Tiger back against the cage.
Gusmao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gusmao.
Gusmao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiger is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gusmao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Tiger closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gusmao sneaks out the side door and pushes Tiger away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Gusmao misses.
Gusmao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gusmao throws a good cross that connects.
Gusmao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tiger decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gusmao's guard.
Gusmao has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Tiger is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Tiger jumps guard and drags Gusmao to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gusmao gets to his feet. Tiger looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gusmao looks to land a right hand but Tiger moved out of range.
Gusmao cracks the inside of Tiger's front leg.
Tiger jabs Gusmao right on the nose. Gusmao blinks but takes it well.
Tiger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gusmao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gusmao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Gusmao dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gusmao takes a swing at Tiger's ribcage but misses.
Gusmao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiger throws out the jab.
Gusmao is looking to slow Tiger down with leg kicks.
Tiger motions for Gusmao to come forward. Tiger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gusmao lands a two punch combo.
Tiger walks into a straight right hand from Gusmao.
Gusmao thuds his right hand into Tiger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tiger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tiger wants to clinch up but Gusmao keeps it at a distance.
Gusmao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gusmao misses with a head kick.
Tiger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gusmao. Gusmao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiger misses with a takedown attempt - Gusmao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gusmao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiger.
Gusmao blocks a leg kick.
Gusmao scores with a jab to the body.
Gusmao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tiger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tiger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gusmao. Tiger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gusmao.
Gusmao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tiger is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gusmao with a body shot.
Tiger connects with a nice looking jab.
Tiger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gusmao checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tiger checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Gusmao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gusmao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiger can do to turn this around?
Tiger slips a straight right by Gusmao.
Gusmao slips under a jab.
Tiger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gusmao misses with a wild body shot.
Gusmao misses the shot to the body.
Tiger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gusmao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gusmao. Tiger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gusmao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiger misses with a head kick.
Tiger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tiger.
Gusmao moves away from the strike by Tiger.
Tiger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gusmao.
A shot to the liver by Tiger. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Tiger misses its intended target.
Gusmao defending well as Tiger loads up on a big left hand.
Gusmao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiger moves away.
Gusmao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiger.
Gusmao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiger was well out of range. Poor timing from Gusmao.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tiger.
Tiger takes the fight into the clinch.
Tiger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Gusmao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gusmao misses with some punches.
Gusmao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiger breaks from the clinch.
Tiger avoids the body shot from Gusmao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gusmao swings for the body but Tiger moves out of range.
Gusmao throws a leg kick that is checked
so Tiger counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tiger passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tiger tries to move to mount but Gusmao blocks the move with his legs.
Gusmao is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tiger is controlling him well.
Tiger connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gusmao some visible discomfort.
Gusmao is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tiger is controlling him well.
Gusmao takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gusmao is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tiger is controlling him well.
Gusmao taking a bit of punishment here - Tiger scoring with strikes.
Gusmao wants to get back to his feet.
Gusmao prevents Tiger from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao tries to escape but Tiger is in control.
Tiger is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Gusmao looks calm but he's in trouble here. Tiger gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Gusmao is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Tiger lets go of the hold and Gusmao can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Great Tiger!
Great Tiger is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Great Tiger thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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