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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Addition BySubtraction (ranked 1169 p4p, 141 weight class) and Leo Vuce (ranked 3584 p4p, 316 weight class). BySubtraction comes to the cage accompanied by Lay My Claim. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Addition BySubtraction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Vuce!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vuce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vuce working aggressively here.
BySubtraction landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
BySubtraction tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vuce avoids it.
Vuce misses with the head strike.
BySubtraction lands a nice uppercut.
We've been hearing reports that BySubtraction has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
BySubtraction using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
BySubtraction drags the fight down to the ground.
BySubtraction has Vuce pulled in close to control his posture.
Vuce missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
BySubtraction is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
BySubtraction working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vuce.
Vuce keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of BySubtraction's head.
Vuce scoring with punches to the head and body.
BySubtraction seems keen to control Vuce's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vuce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
BySubtraction has his hands on Vuce's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vuce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
BySubtraction has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Vuce should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, BySubtraction has tightened it up now! Vuce should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Addition BySubtraction!
During a confident post fight interview, Addition BySubtraction thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Ilmarinen (ranked 1449 p4p, 192 weight class) and Cody Myres (ranked 7368 p4p, 528 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody Myres!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilmarinen lands a jab to the head.
Ilmarinen digs a good body shot into Myres's ribs.
Ilmarinen scores with a jab. Myres acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ilmarinen missing with a left hand there. Myres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Myres steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Myres circles away quickly and effectively.
Ilmarinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Myres. Myres circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Myres walks into a stiff left hand from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at K.O Heaven in the buildup to the fight.
Ilmarinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Myres gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ilmarinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice combination there by Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ilmarinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen throws a hook to the side of Myres's head but Myres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Myres shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ilmarinen misses with a hook. Myres ducked under it nicely.
Ilmarinen sets himself, and Myres steps forward looking for the clinch! Ilmarinen avoids it this time.
Ilmarinen feints a jab promting Myres to slip. Ilmarinen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Myres slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Cody Myres has been cut.
Ilmarinen looks to land a combination but Myres avoids it well.
Ilmarinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ilmarinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ilmarinen misses with a kick to the body.
Ilmarinen lands a really nice looking cross but Myres seems unphased.
Nice body kick there by Ilmarinen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ilmarinen misses with a two punch combination.
Myres steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ilmarinen.
Myres keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ilmarinen.
Myres wants to counter with a clinch but Ilmarinen pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Myres slips under a jab from Ilmarinen.
Myres steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Myres.
Myres steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ilmarinen.
Myres walks into a jab.
Ilmarinen throws a push kick but Myres slaps the foot to one side.
Ilmarinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Myres moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Decent striking displayed by Ilmarinen there.
Ilmarinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Ilmarinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ilmarinen lands a really nice looking cross but Myres seems unphased.
Ilmarinen works Myres's body with a nice hook.
Ilmarinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Myres's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ilmarinen tests Myres's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ilmarinen tries a low kick but Myres avoids it.
Ilmarinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jaakko Ilmarinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Myres takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Myres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ilmarinen.
Myres tries to counter with a clinch but Ilmarinen shakes him off and moves away.
Ilmarinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Myres tries to counter with a clinch but Ilmarinen shakes him off and moves away.
Myres defending well as Ilmarinen loads up on a big left hand.
Myres tries to counter with a clinch but Ilmarinen shakes him off and moves away.
Ilmarinen scores with a three punch combo!
Ilmarinen misses with a jab to the body
and Myres holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Myres lands an uppercut.
Myres tries to work over Ilmarinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen is trying to break the clinch but Myres is controlling him.
Myres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myres lands a right hand.
Ilmarinen is trying to break the clinch but Myres has him pressed against the cage.
Myres tries a body shot but Ilmarinen blocks it.
Ilmarinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ilmarinen cracks Myres with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ilmarinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ilmarinen throws a hook but Myres avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Myres moves out of range of the body kick.
Myres wants to counter with a clinch but Ilmarinen pushes him away.
Ilmarinen misses with a looping left.
Ilmarinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Ilmarinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cody Myres's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ilmarinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ilmarinen throws a nice looking combination but Myres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ilmarinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ilmarinen lands an overhand right.
Ilmarinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Myres's head.
Crunch! Ilmarinen slams his shin into Myres's torso.
Myres ducks right into an uppercut from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen lands a nice hook to Myres's body. Myres takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ilmarinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Myres.
Ilmarinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Jaakko Ilmarinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ilmarinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ilmarinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen lands with a right hand.
Ilmarinen lands a jab to the head.
Myres ducks under a wild hook from Ilmarinen.
Myres tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ilmarinen cracks Myres with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ilmarinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Myres tries to counter with a clinch but Ilmarinen shakes him off and moves away.
Myres moves out of range as Ilmarinen strikes.
Ilmarinen is looking to land body kicks.
Ilmarinen sets himself, and Myres steps forward looking for the clinch! Ilmarinen avoids it this time.
Ilmarinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Myres. Myres circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Myres walks into a straight right hand from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen looks to land a body kick but Myres moved away.
Myres tries to counter by closing the distance.
Myres walks into a straight right hand from Ilmarinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myres tries to move into range but Ilmarinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Myres moves out of range of the strikes.
Ilmarinen sets himself, and Myres steps forward looking for the clinch! Ilmarinen avoids it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ilmarinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ilmarinen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Myres takes one on the button.
Myres takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ilmarinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ilmarinen lands a jab to Myres's midsection.
Ilmarinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Myres.
Myres moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen lands with a slapping head kick.
Ilmarinen throws a hook to the side of Myres's head but Myres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Myres is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Myres is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ilmarinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Ilmarinen misses its intended target.
Ilmarinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Myres wants to counter the offense by Ilmarinen and move into the clinch position.
Ilmarinen throws a body kick that misses.
Myres wants to counter the offense by Ilmarinen and move into the clinch position.
Ilmarinen throws a leg kick but Myres checks it.
Myres tries to counter by closing the distance.
A jab lands there for Ilmarinen.
Myres has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ilmarinen misses with a body kick.
Ilmarinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Myres is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ilmarinen sets himself, and Myres steps forward looking for the clinch! Ilmarinen avoids it this time.
Ilmarinen misses with an uppercut.
Myres steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Myres takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ilmarinen throws a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Ilmarinen does no damage.
Myres wants to counter with a clinch but Ilmarinen pushes him away.
Ilmarinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Myres can do to turn this around?
Ilmarinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ilmarinen scores with a jab to the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Myres crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ilmarinen - the referee stops the clock and Myres gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ilmarinen. Myres manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ilmarinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ilmarinen sets himself, and Myres steps forward looking for the clinch! Ilmarinen avoids it this time.
Ilmarinen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Ilmarinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cody Myres's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ilmarinen with a hook.
A good leg kick by Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen throws the kick towards the body but Myres avoids it.
Myres steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ilmarinen.
Myres shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Myres slips a straight right by Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ilmarinen throws an overhand right that lands on Myres's shoulder, as Myres tries to avoid the shot.
Ilmarinen sets himself, and Myres steps forward looking for the clinch! Ilmarinen avoids it this time.
Ilmarinen looks for the body kick but Myres saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen dips to his left and cracks Myres with an uppercut!
Ilmarinen misses with a hook. Myres ducked under it nicely.
Myres takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ilmarinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ilmarinen scores with a shot to the body.
Myres on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ilmarinen looks to land a left hand but Myres moved out of range nicely.
Ilmarinen throws a big shot that misses.
Ilmarinen misses with a looping right.
Myres tries to counter with a clinch but Ilmarinen shakes him off and moves away.
Ilmarinen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Myres walks into a straight right hand from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ilmarinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen misses with a hook.
Myres moves away from the strike by Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen sets himself, and Myres steps forward looking for the clinch! Ilmarinen avoids it this time.
Ilmarinen looks to land a body kick but Myres moved away.
Myres is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ilmarinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Myres tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ilmarinen looks for the body kick but Myres saw that one coming.
Myres tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ilmarinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Myres moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ilmarinen throws out a powerful jab.
Crunch! Ilmarinen slams his shin into Myres's torso.
Ilmarinen misses with a looping right.
Ilmarinen cracks Myres with a good jab.
Nice defenses there by Myres.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ilmarinen looks to land a right hand but Myres moved out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Ilmarinen.
Myres keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ilmarinen.
Myres tries to counter with a clinch but Ilmarinen shakes him off and moves away.
Ilmarinen thuds his shin into the meat of Myres's side.
Ilmarinen lands a two punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Ilmarinen.
Myres takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ilmarinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Myres.
Ilmarinen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ilmarinen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ilmarinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Myres slips under a jab from Ilmarinen.
Myres tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ilmarinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Myres in his tracks.
Myres displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ilmarinen throws out the jab.
Ilmarinen swings for the body but Myres moves out of range.
Myres steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ilmarinen.
A big left from Ilmarinen misses.
Myres tries to counter with a clinch but Ilmarinen shakes him off and moves away.
Cody Myres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ilmarinen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Good shot there by Ilmarinen.
Jaakko Ilmarinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ilmarinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cody Myres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ilmarinen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ilmarinen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko Ilmarinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ilmarinen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:24
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaakko Ilmarinen!
An out of breath Jaakko Ilmarinen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seth Slithers (ranked 5455 p4p, 492 weight class) and Cathail Murphy (ranked 3492 p4p, 388 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seth Slithers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Cathail Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slithers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slithers changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Murphy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Slithers.
Murphy stuffs the takedown.
Slithers definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murphy.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Seth Slithers has been cut.
Murphy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murphy wants it to stay on the feet.
A good leg kick by Murphy.
Slithers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Slithers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murphy to score with a decent uppercut.
Murphy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slithers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Slithers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy throws a right hand that Slithers ducks under and follows up with a left that Slithers also avoids with ease.
Slithers is looking to counter with a body kick.
Murphy clinches up with Slithers and pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slithers closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Murphy did well to prevent Slithers getting side control.
Murphy wants to control but Slithers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Slithers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Murphy pushes Slithers off and gets back to his feet.
Murphy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Slithers pushes a forearm under Murphy's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Murphy is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Seth Slithers!
A very excited looking Seth Slithers made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bina Raga (ranked 5500 p4p, 495 weight class) and Candy Van (ranked 5614 p4p, 500 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bina Raga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Candy Van!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van.
Raga tries to score a body lock takedown but Van shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Van effectively controlling the action here.
Raga wants to take the fight to the mat but Van manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Raga wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bina Raga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van manages to break the clinch.
Van gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van is trying to drag Raga to the mat but Raga just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Van's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van dives in and grabs Raga's left leg, looking for a takedown. Raga pushes down on Van's head and hops out.
Raga drops down looking for a counter takedown but Van sprawls and moves away.
Van tries to clinch up but Raga circles away and keeps his distance.
Van gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raga manages to break the clinch.
Van gets a takedown into half guard.
Raga might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Well, if Van is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Van stops Raga from getting back to his feet.
Raga has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Van is working away from the top position though.
Well, if Van is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Van decides to return to a standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Raga drops down looking for a counter takedown but Van sprawls and moves away.
Van tries to clinch but Raga moves away
and Raga counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Van!
Raga prevents Van from escaping the position.
Van can't do much from the bottom here.
Van wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raga trying to control the position but Van is working away.
Van manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raga trying to control the action but Van is working from the bottom.
Van told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Van has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Raga is on him like a limpet, forcing Van back against the cage.
Raga manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Van falls off balance throwing a combination
and Raga counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Raga.
Van wants to stand and escape but Raga is having none of it.
Raga looking to sit in guard and control but Van gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Van wants to control from the top but Raga keeps moving.
Raga wants to get back to his feet but Van passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Raga has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raga wants to get back to full guard.
Van not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Raga wants to stand back up but Van manages to pass into side control.
Raga looks to move to half guard but instead Van has passed into mount! Damn!
Raga working to try and regain half guard.
Van gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Candy Van 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.
Van goes for a double leg but Raga avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Raga continues to drive forward.
Raga appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Raga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van.
Raga appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Van doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Raga decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Van's guard.
Bina Raga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Candy Van.
Raga looking to sit in guard and control but Van gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Raga wants to stand and escape but Van is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Van tries to clinch up
and Raga counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Raga with a couple of short strikes.
Raga unloading with bombs!
Raga with a couple of short strikes.
Raga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Van is looking to escape.
Van tries to buck Raga off but he can't manage it.
Van wants to control but Raga is having none of it.
Van taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Van is looking to escape.
Van tries to reverse the position but Raga maintains control.
Raga working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Raga putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Van is rocked!
Van wants to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raga is landing with some decent strikes but Van is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Van is still in real trouble! Can Raga finish him?
Van can't escape the position.
Raga won't let Van get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Van seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee warns Van that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Raga with the ground and pound from mount.
Raga trying to control but Van is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raga postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Van in real trouble here! The ref calls for Van to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bina Raga!
Bina Raga decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Candy Van had this to say: 'Back to the gym!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John McCain (ranked 2255 p4p, 130 weight class) and Aleksander Kazimierz (ranked 3338 p4p, 181 weight class). McCain comes to the cage accompanied by Anywhere I Go. Kazimierz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFjXtHcy4 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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140 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John McCain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Aleksander Kazimierz!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Kazimierz or perhaps it was just good defense by McCain, which made it look bad.
McCain stuns Kazimierz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aleksander Kazimierz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazimierz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McCain was covering up waiting for the punch and Kazimierz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
McCain pulls Kazimierz in close to prevent any damage.
McCain has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazimierz postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazimierz throwing strikes but missing.
McCain controlling Kazimierz's posture.
McCain is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kazimierz defends well.
McCain pulls Kazimierz in close to prevent any damage.
Kazimierz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCain seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McCain's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kazimierz misses with a takedown attempt - McCain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like McCain was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McCain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Aleksander Kazimierz has been cut.
McCain keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
John McCain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Kazimierz.
Kazimierz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting McCain counter with a right hand.
Kazimierz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McCain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kazimierz's calf.
Kazimierz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McCain swivels and escapes.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCain.
McCain throws a looping overhand right but Kazimierz ducks down to avoid it.
Kazimierz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McCain.
McCain scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from McCain.
Kazimierz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McCain gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McCain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from McCain.
McCain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kazimierz backwards.
McCain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McCain lands a body punch.
Kazimierz blocking some punches.
McCain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from McCain.
Kazimierz goes for a takedown attempt but McCain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kazimierz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McCain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kazimierz with a poor takedown
and McCain counters with a low kick, right behind Kazimierz 's knee.
Kazimierz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McCain defends well and Kazimierz ends up having to push McCain into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McCain throws a quick counter head kick but Kazimierz was just out of range.
Kazimierz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McCain counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McCain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Kazimierz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McCain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kazimierz's calf.
No luck for Kazimierz with that takedown attempt.
McCain half committed to a counter leg kick.
McCain scoring well with a low kick there.
Kazimierz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McCain tries to avoid it but Kazimierz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McCain to the ground. McCain escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McCain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kazimierz can do to turn this around?
Nice takedown defense from McCain. No joy for Kazimierz on that attempt.
John McCain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Kazimierz.
Kazimierz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McCain tries to avoid it but Kazimierz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McCain to the ground. McCain escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kazimierz shoots and misses
letting McCain counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazimierz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McCain is fending him off so far but Kazimierz persists. Nope, McCain circles away and we're back to standing.
Kazimierz dives in for a single leg takedown but McCain sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McCain appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kazimierz misses with a takedown attempt - McCain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kazimierz is defended easily by McCain.
McCain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kazimierz is breathing heavily.
McCain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kazimierz fails with the takedown
and McCain counters with a nice leg kick.
Kazimierz misses with a takedown
and McCain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McCain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McCain stuffs the takedown.
McCain is looking to counter punch.
Kazimierz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCain counters with a body kick that stops Kazimierz in his tracks momentarily.
John McCain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kazimierz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCain counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kazimierz misses with a takedown
and McCain counters with a two punch combo.
Kazimierz is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCain steps in with a hook that catches Kazimierz right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! McCain follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Kazimierz looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John McCain!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evil Dead (ranked 1509 p4p, 200 weight class) and Black Mamba (ranked 2893 p4p, 339 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evil Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Black Mamba!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamba swinging wildly here.
Mamba blocks a jab.
Mamba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dead. That did some damage!
Mamba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dead keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Dead on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dead misses with a looping left.
Dead blocks a jab.
Mamba throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mamba misses with a body shot.
Mamba lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dead throws a looping overhand right but Mamba ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Dead. That snapped Mamba's head back.
Dead scores with a nice strike.
Dead connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba tests Dead's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dead misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Mamba.
Dead swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mamba thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Dead misses the target.
Dead throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Mamba.
Mamba looks to throw the jab but Dead is out of range.
It looked like Dead wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mamba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dead checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dead was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Dead misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Dead blocks the leg kick.
Mamba slips a straight right by Dead.
Dead staying out of range there.
Dead tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mamba throws a right hand that misses
and Dead counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamba takes a swing at Dead's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Dead misses its target.
Dead comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dead ducks under a wild hook from Mamba.
Mamba throws an overhand right that lands on Dead's shoulder, as Dead tries to avoid the shot.
Dead throws a lazy right hand but Mamba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dead thuds a left hand into Mamba's body.
Dead slips a jab from Mamba.
Dead showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mamba.
Mamba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dead.
Mamba defending well as Dead loads up on a big left hand.
Mamba throws a lazy uppercut
and Mamba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dead looks to land a right hand but Mamba moved out of range.
Dead moves away from the strike by Mamba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamba throws an off balance right hand
and Dead counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mamba misses with a looping right.
Mamba throws a hook but Dead avoids it easily.
Dead with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mamba to score with a decent uppercut.
Mamba slips a jab from Dead.
Dead lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mamba's sensitive parts.
Dead throws an overhand right that lands on Mamba's shoulder, as Mamba tries to avoid the shot.
Mamba flicks out a counter leg kick but Dead steps away.
Mamba throws a head kick that misses
enabling Dead to counter with a crisp jab.
Dead thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mamba's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dead connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mamba scrambles back to his feet.
Mamba throws a push kick but Dead slaps the foot to one side.
Dead wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dead lands a nice hook to Mamba's body. Mamba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dead bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mamba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dead.
Dead appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mamba missing with a left hand there. Dead was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dead's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mamba under the eye.
Mamba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dead counters with an inside leg kick.
Mamba swings for the body but Dead moves out of range.
Dead blocks a jab.
Mamba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dead is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mamba.
Mamba throws a hook but Dead blocks it.
Dead misses with an uppercut.
Dead looks to land a right hand but Mamba moved out of range.
Dead on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A leg kick checked by Dead.
A little feinted left hand from Dead on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mamba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mamba jabs Dead right on the nose. Dead blinks but takes it well.
Mamba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dead.
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 Evil Dead will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dead, as that shot connected.
Mamba throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dead staying out of range there.
Mamba looks to land a left hand but Dead moved out of range nicely.
Dead feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mamba plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dead.
Sloppy strikes from Mamba. Those never looked like landing.
Dead misses with a straight right.
Dead keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mamba.
Jab from Mamba.
Dead walks into a stiff left hand from Mamba.
Mamba scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mamba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dead manages to avoid it.
Black Mamba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dead jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mamba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba throws a sloppy head kick
and Dead counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mamba missing with a left hand there. Dead was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Dead misses the target.
Dead lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mamba thows a leg kick but Dead checks it
and Dead counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dead uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mamba.
Dead walks into a left hand.
Dead misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Mamba. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mamba. Dead does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dead misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Mamba.
Mamba misses with a hook. Dead ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead blocks a head kick by Mamba.
A clash of legs there as Dead blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Dead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dead takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dead avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mamba blocks a jab.
Dead fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dead on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mamba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dead swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mamba to counter with a crisp jab.
Dead throws a hook but Mamba blocks it.
Dead lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dead connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mamba. Mamba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mamba throws a big shot that misses.
Dead on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mamba. Mamba obviously looking to wear him down.
Mamba throws an off balance right hand
and Dead counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mamba moves forwards but Dead connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mamba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dead throws the left hand but Mamba avoids the punch easily.
Mamba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dead.
Mamba misses with a low kick.
Dead scores with a nice strike.
Mamba looks to land a combination but Dead avoids it well.
Dead swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mamba attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mamba connects with a looping right hand.
Black Mamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mamba. Dead does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamba throws a lazy body kick
and Dead counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mamba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dead.
Mamba misses with a combination
letting Dead counter with a right hand.
Dead blocks a jab.
Mamba throws a right hand that misses
and Dead cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mamba throws a poor cross that misses
and Dead counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dead misses the shot to the body.
Mamba is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dead with a body shot.
Dead uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mamba.
Dead slips under a jab from Mamba.
Dead takes one to the chin there.
Mamba loads up on a big right hand but Dead slips the punch.
Mamba walks into a stiff left hand from Dead.
Mamba finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Black Mamba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dead.
Mamba throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mamba misses with a left hand
and Dead counters by moving into the clinch.
Dead goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mamba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dead.
Mamba tries to break free but Dead pushes him back against the cage.
I was talking to Dead's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dead breaks the clinch.
Mamba throws a hook but Dead avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Mamba. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamba throws a jab when Dead was well out of range.
Dead keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mamba throws a right hand that misses
and Mamba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dead moves away from the strike by Mamba.
Dead scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba missing with a left hand there. Dead was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dead connects with a body shot.
Mamba misses with a right hand
and Dead counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mamba slips a straight right by Dead.
Mamba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dead darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dead staying out of range there.
Dead swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Dead misses.
Mamba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mamba throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dead counters with a stiff right hand.
Mamba tries a low kick but Dead avoids it.
Dead throws a right and a left that Mamba avoids nicely.
Mamba misses with an uppercut.
Mamba has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamba thows a leg kick but Dead checks it
and Dead counters with a nice uppercut.
Mamba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dead misses with a straight left.
Mamba ducks under a wild hook from Dead.
Dead fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mamba on the side of the head.
Mamba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dead scores with a nice right hand.
Dead connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mamba. Mamba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mamba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dead manages to avoid it.
Dead checks the leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Mamba. Beautiful body shot.
Dead misses with a hook. Mamba ducked under it nicely.
Mamba only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A good leg kick by Mamba.
Dead throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mamba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mamba misses with a combination
and Dead counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Mamba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dead throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mamba.
Mamba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dead throws an off balance right hand
and Mamba counters with a nice uppercut.
Mamba tries to bum rush Dead with a series of wild strikes but Dead uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mamba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dead fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mamba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mamba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dead gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mamba misses with a leg kick
and Dead counters with a series of strikes. Mamba will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dead throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mamba on the side of the head.
Mamba lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mamba throws out a loose jab but Dead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dead is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mamba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Dead throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mamba throws a lazy uppercut
and Dead cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mamba misses with a few strikes there.
Mamba misses with a straight left.
Dead appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dead with a nice cross.
Dead is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mamba.
Dead is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mamba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dead's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evil Dead showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dead 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 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Black Mamba!
Black Mamba very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mate Orsic (ranked 1152 p4p, 149 weight class) and Friedrich August Von Hayek (ranked 4585 p4p, 427 weight class). Mate Orsic has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mate Orsic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Friedrich August Von Hayek!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orsic lands with an uppercut that bounces Von Hayek off the cage and back into range.
Orsic throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Von Hayek to counter with a crisp jab.
Von Hayek getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Von Hayek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice uppercut there from Orsic.
Orsic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Von Hayek in his tracks.
Von Hayek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Orsic swats away the attempt to clinch by Von Hayek.
Orsic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orsic misses with a double jab
and Von Hayek counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Orsic is trying to maintain the position but Von Hayek is very close to passing his half guard.
Orsic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Von Hayek scores with a couple of nice shots.
Von Hayek seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Von Hayek has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Soul Supremacy Rio. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Orsic manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hayek 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.
Orsic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Von Hayek's guard.
Von Hayek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Orsic drops back looking for a leg! Von Hayek is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Von Hayek manages to kick Orsic off! Orsic jumps back into Von Hayek's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Hayek keeping moving, preventing Orsic from controlling successfully.
Von Hayek keeping full guard, as Orsic tries to pass.
Von Hayek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orsic is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsic forces his way into half guard.
Von Hayek is trying to control but Orsic manages to pass to mount!
Orsic is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Von Hayek is surviving well by controlling Orsic's body position as best he can.
Orsic working for a guillotine from mount but Von Hayek is in no mood to give up.
Von Hayek is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orsic is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Von Hayek can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Orsic has control of Von Hayek's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Von Hayek regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek wants to control but Orsic is having none of it.
Orsic is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Von Hayek is surviving well by controlling Orsic's body position as best he can.
Von Hayek is desperately trying to improve his position but Orsic has a good base and remains in mount.
Von Hayek tries to lock up and control but Orsic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Orsic working for a guillotine from mount but Von Hayek is in no mood to give up.
Von Hayek defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Orsic.
Von Hayek gets back to half guard.
Orsic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Von Hayek manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Orsic wants to pass the guard but Von Hayek is keeping the position.
Von Hayek wants to sweep but no luck.
Von Hayek keeps trying to improve his position.
Von Hayek controls Orsic momentarily but Orsic frees himself.
Orsic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Von Hayek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Von Hayek can't keep his opponent in guard - Orsic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Orsic prevents Von Hayek from improving his position.
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 Mate Orsic will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Donk. Von Hayek catches Orsic right on the button with a cross.
Von Hayek connects with a body shot that sends Orsic's belly button to the back.
Friedrich August Von Hayek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Von Hayek feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Orsics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Von Hayek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orsic moves away.
Orsic ducks right into an uppercut from Von Hayek.
Orsic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Hayek.
Orsic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Von Hayek misses with a looping right.
Von Hayek throws the left hand but Orsic avoids the punch easily.
Orsic scores with a jab to the body.
Von Hayek ducks right into an uppercut from Orsic.
Jab from Orsic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Hayek takes a swing at Orsic's ribcage but misses.
Orsic throws a big shot that misses.
Von Hayek misses with a body shot.
Von Hayek connects with a body shot.
Von Hayek lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hayek gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Von Hayek moves forwards but Orsic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Von Hayek forces Orsic back against the cage and clinches.
Orsic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Orsic scores with a shoulder strike.
Von Hayek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orsic lands an uppercut.
Von Hayek throws a head punch that misses.
Von Hayek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orsic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Von Hayek backwards.
Von Hayek throws a punch but it's blocked by Orsic.
Von Hayek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Hayek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orsic lands with a left to the head.
Orsic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orsic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Von Hayek misses with a wild body shot.
Orsic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Von Hayek.
Orsic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Orsics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Von Hayek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orsic throws a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Von Hayek.
Orsic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Von Hayek momentarily.
Orsic takes a swing at Von Hayek's ribcage but misses.
Orsic misses with a hook to the body
and Von Hayek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Hayek. Orsic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Hayek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orsic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Hayek moves away.
Mate Orsic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orsic misses with a wild body shot.
Von Hayek misses with a body shot.
Orsic looks to throw the jab but Von Hayek is out of range.
Von Hayek lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orsic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
It looks like Orsic has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Von Hayek swings for the body but Orsic moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Orsic.
Von Hayek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orsic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Von Hayek throws a looping overhand right but Orsic ducks down to avoid it.
Orsic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Orsic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Von Hayek misses with a wild body shot.
Orsic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Von Hayek is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Orsic rather than just go for the knockout.
Orsic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Orsic misses with a hook.
Von Hayek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Von Hayek throws a looping overhand right but Orsic ducks down to avoid it.
Von Hayek just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Hayek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orsic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orsic scores with a hook to the body. Von Hayek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut lands for Von Hayek. That snapped Orsic's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek loads up on a big right hand but Orsic slips the punch.
Von Hayek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Orsic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Hayek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A cross from Von Hayek lands.
Von Hayek tries to clinch
letting Orsic counter with a right hand.
Orsic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Von Hayek throws a lazy right hand but Orsic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Von Hayek looks to throw the jab but Orsic is out of range.
Orsic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Hayek manages to avoid it.
Orsic tests Von Hayek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orsic throws a jab when Von Hayek was well out of range.
Von Hayek misses with an uppercut. Orsic saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Hayek slips a straight right by Orsic.
Orsic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Von Hayek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orsic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Von Hayek tries to clinch but Orsic moves out of range.
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 Mate Orsic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Orsic scores with a body shot.
Von Hayek moves out of range of the strikes.
Orsic slips a jab from Von Hayek.
Orsic staying out of range there.
Orsic takes a swing at Von Hayek's ribcage but misses.
Von Hayek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Orsic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Hayek.
Von Hayek ducks under a wild hook from Orsic.
It seemed like Von Hayek was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Von Hayek looks to land a right hand but Orsic moved out of range.
Orsic blocks a jab.
Von Hayek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orsic moves away.
Von Hayek throws a right and a left that Orsic avoids nicely.
Orsic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Hayek moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Hayek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orsic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Hayek.
Orsic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Von Hayek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orsic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Hayek.
Von Hayek now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Orsic throws a jab when Von Hayek was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsic avoids the body shot from Von Hayek.
Von Hayek defending well as Orsic loads up on a big left hand.
Von Hayek gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Von Hayek shoots in but Orsic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Orsic misses the shot to the body.
Von Hayek takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Orsic throws a hook but Von Hayek blocks it.
Orsic connects with a right hand. Von Hayek shakes it off.
Von Hayek tries to clinch but Orsic moves away
and Orsic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Orsic connects with a looping right hand.
Orsic throws a hook but Von Hayek avoids it easily.
Von Hayek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orsic.
Von Hayek loads up on a big right hand but Orsic slips the punch.
Von Hayek missing with a left hand there. Orsic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orsic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mate Orsic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsic scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Hayek moves in looking to clinch but Orsic pushes him off.
A big right from Orsic misses.
Orsic stuns Von Hayek with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Von Hayek just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Hayek connects with a body shot.
Orsic stuns Von Hayek with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Von Hayek tries to clinch but Orsic moves out of range.
Orsic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Von Hayek.
Orsic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Hayek was well out of range. Poor timing from Orsic.
A countering left hand to the body from Von Hayek misses.
Nice defenses there by Von Hayek.
Orsic takes a swing at Von Hayek's ribcage but misses.
Von Hayek with a hook.
Orsic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Von Hayek under the eye.
Orsic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Orsic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Orsic throws an overhand right that lands on Von Hayek's shoulder, as Von Hayek tries to avoid the shot.
Orsic looks to throw the jab but Von Hayek is out of range.
Von Hayek misses with a wild body shot.
Orsic misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Von Hayek misses.
Orsic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Orsic digs a good body shot into Von Hayek's ribs.
A big left from Orsic misses.
Orsic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von Hayek can do to turn this around?
Von Hayek swings for the body but Orsic moves out of range.
Orsic has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Orsic avoids the body shot from Von Hayek.
Von Hayek throws a right hand that Orsic ducks under and follows up with a left that Orsic also avoids with ease.
Von Hayek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orsic.
Orsic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Von Hayek doesn't seem bothered though.
Orsic throws a body shot but no joy.
Orsic misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsic throws a body punch but Von Hayek moves out of range.
Orsic swings for the body but Von Hayek moves out of range.
Orsic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orsic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Von Hayek just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Von Hayek as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Hayek just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Hayek ducks right into an uppercut from Orsic.
Orsic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Von Hayek misses.
Orsic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Von Hayek misses the shot to the body.
Orsic lands with a right hand.
Von Hayek tries to clinch up.
Von Hayek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Orsic.
Von Hayek digs a good body shot into Orsic's ribs.
Von Hayek slips a straight right by Orsic.
Friedrich August Von Hayek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Von Hayek misses the jab.
Orsic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mate Orsic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Orsic 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mate Orsic!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marc Read (ranked 3412 p4p, 378 weight class) and Manuel Neuer (ranked 1524 p4p, 202 weight class). Manuel Neuer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Neuer!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Read throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Neuer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Read gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Neuer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Neuer.
Read has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Neuer is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Neuer has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Neuer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Read tries to throw a body punch but Neuer avoids it by throwing Read back against the cage.
Read on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Read prevents a takedown attempt there.
Read lands a shoulder strike.
Read landing knees to the head.
It looks like Manuel Neuer has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neuer wants to take the fight to the mat but Read manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Read gets underhooks to prevent Neuer's takedown attempt.
Marc Read has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Neuer.
Read lands a right hand.
Read lands a shoulder strike.
Read cracks Neuer with a nice body shot.
Our sources have told us that Read has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Neuer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Read is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Read is pressed up against the cage. Neuer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Read down to the mat. Read avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Neuer gets tackled into the cage by Read. Read maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read scores a nice knee to the body.
Neuer looks winded!
Read prevents a takedown attempt there.
Neuer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Read fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Read lands a nice looking kick to the body. Neuer takes a step back to recover.
Read explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Read misses with a looping right.
Neuer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Read throws a body shot but no joy.
Read chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neuer moves out of range of the body kick.
Neuer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Read. Neuer shrugs it off though.
Read takes the fight into the clinch.
Read working Neuer over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neuer wants a takedown.
Neuer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Read in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Neuer is working for takedown but Read is calmly controlling the position for now.
Neuer jumps guard but Read stands there with Neuer around his waist. Neuer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Read misses with a knee strike.
Read is pressed up against the cage. Neuer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Read down to the mat. Read avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neuer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Read finds it's way round the side to connect with Neuer's head.
Read gets a clinch.
Neuer can't get the takedown.
Neuer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Read lands a body shot in the clinch.
Read using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Neuer wants a takedown but no success here.
A right hand to the body from Read.
Read utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Read makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Read crunches a lovely knee into Neuer's ribcage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Read.
Read scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Read presses Neuer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees to the body from Read.
Read lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Neuer.
Read scores with a hook to the body.
Read lands a nice shot to the body.
Read presses Neuer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Read lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Read lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Read lands a good knee to the midsection. Neuer won't want to take too many of those.
Read lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Read cracks Neuer with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Read creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Read lands a left hand that snaps the head of Neuer backwards.
Read lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Read unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Read lands a knee to the body.
Neuer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Read gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Read dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Neuer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Read closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Read pushes Neuer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Read creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Read lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees to the body from Read.
Read scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marc Read has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Neuer wants a takedown.
Read lands a body shot in the clinch.
Neuer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Read is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Read lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Read with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Read makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Read scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Read digs a right hand into Neuer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neuer's gas tank.
A short left from Read.
Read lands a good knee to the midsection. Neuer won't want to take too many of those.
A right handed body shot lands from Read.
Neuer is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read scores with a nice hook to the head.
Read scores a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Read.
A body shot lands from Read.
Read softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Read lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Read cracks Neuer with a nice body shot.
Read digs a right hand into Neuer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neuer's gas tank.
Read lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Read is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neuer can do to turn this around?
Read lands a good knee to the midsection. Neuer won't want to take too many of those.
Read with a knee to the head.
Neuer is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Read lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Neuer is still on wobbly legs! Can Read finish him?
Neuer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Read pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marc Read has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Neuer.
Read lands with a short shot to the head.
Read tries a knee to the head but Neuer blocks it.
Read drops Neuer with a big knee straight up the middle! Neuer is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read has taken the fight to the clinch.
Read crunches a lovely knee into Neuer's ribcage.
Neuer tries for a takedown but Read manages to get underhooks.
Read lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Read is leaning against Neuer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Read doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Read lands a shot to the body.
Read landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Neuer seems to have recovered his senses.
Read lands a nice shot to the body.
Neuer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Read lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neuer backwards.
Read pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Read rushes Neuer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Neuer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Read after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read lands an uppercut.
Read lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neuer backwards.
Read struggles to land a body shot inside as Neuer controls his hands.
Read lands a takedown into guard.
Neuer can't keep his opponent in guard - Read advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Read sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Neuer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Neuer.
Neuer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Read gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Read trying to control but Neuer is working from the bottom.
Read slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Neuer looking for subs from the bottom but Read mounts him!
Read controlling from mount.
Read lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Neuer hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Read can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Neuer is looking to escape.
Neuer bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Read working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Neuer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Neuer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Read looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neuer is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Read dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Neuer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Read swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Read throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Neuer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Read works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Read manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Neuer manages to get himself to full guard.
Neuer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Read controls the pace.
Read stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Neuer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Read works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neuer is refusing to be controlled, as Read sits in half guard.
Read moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Neuer.
Neuer gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neuer is looking to improve his position.
Neuer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Read pulls his head out easily.
Neuer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neuer wants to get back to full guard.
Read is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Neuer is looking to improve his position.
Read landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Neuer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neuer is in trouble now - Read has advanced to mount!
Neuer is trying desperately to improve position.
Read dominating with strikes here.
Neuer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Read takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Neuer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Read trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Neuer is working to get back to half guard.
Neuer slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Marc Read is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Neuer tries to get to full guard but Read has control of the leg.
Read controlling the pace.
Read is pressing down on Neuer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Neuer is holding on for now.
Neuer is looking to improve his position.
Read controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Read passes to full mount!
Neuer is desperately trying to improve his position but Read has a good base and remains in mount.
Read sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Neuer is looking to improve his position but Read isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neuer regains half guard.
Read works his way into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marc Read showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Read 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marc Read!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between JoJo Diaz (ranked 697 p4p, 40 weight class) and Robin Roy (ranked 935 p4p, 61 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, JoJo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Roy!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roy takes one to the side of the head.
Roy throws a head kick that half lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Diaz blocks the leg kick.
Diaz 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.
Diaz scores with the left hand. Roy knows he should have avoided that one.
Roy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diaz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Diaz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Roy drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Diaz is trying to keep Roy in close.
Diaz seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Roy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roy is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Roy is proving a slippery customer.
Roy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Roy is sitting in close to Diaz's body. Diaz has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Roy is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Roy is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Diaz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). JoJo Diaz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor Larkin (ranked 642 p4p, 84 weight class) and Artturi Reinikainen (ranked 1195 p4p, 155 weight class). Artturi Reinikainen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conor Larkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artturi Reinikainen!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin goes for a double leg but Reinikainen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Reinikainen continues to drive forward.
Reinikainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Larkin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Reinikainen sprawls and moves away.
Larkin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Larkin misses with a straight right.
Reinikainen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reinikainen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Larkin.
Larkin avoids the body shot from Reinikainen.
Larkin attempts a counter takedown but Reinikainen avoids it well and moves away.
Good work by Larkin as he checks the leg kick.
Larkin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reinikainen cracks Larkin with a good jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Reinikainen. That snapped Larkin's head back.
Larkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reinikainen throws a jab when Larkin was well out of range.
Larkin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've been informed that Reinikainen 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.
Larkin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larkin throws the left hand but Reinikainen avoids the punch easily.
Reinikainen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reinikainen connects with a body shot that sends Larkin's belly button to the back.
Larkin throws the left hand but Reinikainen avoids the punch easily.
Reinikainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen lands a head kick!
A low kick from Reinikainen misses
and Larkin counters with a shoot takedown. Reinikainen fights it but they end up in guard.
Larkin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Larkin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reinikainen has his feet on Larkin's thighs here. He's pushed Larkin off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Larkin screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Artturi Reinikainen!
After the fight, Artturi Reinikainen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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