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RRFC Challengers 24 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Holm (ranked 6083 p4p, 425 weight class) and Mat Lloyd (ranked 7230 p4p, 444 weight class). Holm comes to the cage accompanied by Rooster- Alice in Chains. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Holm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mat Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holm counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Holm.
Lloyd wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Holm manages to pass to side control.
Holm controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Holm thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lloyd is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Holm not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lloyd tries to kick Holm off but Holm keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Holm performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lloyd is trying to escape back to his feet but Holm uses the scramble to pass into side control.
A lull in the action here as Holm stalls from top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lloyd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holm rushes Lloyd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lloyd dodges an elbow strike from Holm.
Lloyd wants to get back to striking at distance but Holm won't allow it.
That's four 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.
Holm turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
You can see the frustration on Lloyd's face as Holm controls the position.
Lloyd taking a bit of punishment here - Holm scoring with strikes.
Lloyd is trying to escape the position but Holm is controlling the position.
Holm advances nicely into full mount.
Lloyd really wants to buck Holm off and get back to his feet.
Holm tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Holm 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.
Holm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Holm. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Lloyd does no damage.
Lloyd misses with the combination.
Holm slips a jab and a cross from Lloyd.
Holm on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Holm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lloyd.
Holm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lloyd.
Holm takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holm takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lloyd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Lloyd.
Lloyd feints the counter takedown.
Holm dodges the punch combination from Lloyd.
Holm 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd misses with a two punch combination.
Holm has Lloyd up against the cage in a clinch.
Lloyd working hard to break the clinch.
Lloyd wants to break free but Holm has control.
Holm decides to pull guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Holm lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Holm slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lloyd is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holm advances to half guard.
Well, if Holm 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.
Holm prevents Lloyd from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holm passes to full mount!
Holm landing strikes from the mount and Lloyd is in trouble!
Holm controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Holm dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Holm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lloyd was well out of range. Poor timing from Holm.
Holm misses with a two punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Lloyd scores with a four punch combination!
A combination from Lloyd does no damage.
Holm attempts a counter takedown but Lloyd avoids it well and moves away.
Holm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lloyd lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lloyd.
Holm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lloyd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Holm counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Holm seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lloyd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holm has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holm continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lloyd throws a nice looking combination but Holm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holm throws a nice looking combination but Lloyd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyler Holm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lloyd throws a right hand that Holm ducks under and follows up with a left that Holm also avoids with ease.
Lloyd throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Holm throws a series of punches but Lloyd moves out of range.
Holm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holm misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Lloyd does no damage.
Holm wants to slow Lloyd down by chopping away at his legs.
Holm throws a low kick, looking for Lloyd's leg but Lloyd calmly moves out of range.
Holm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holm. Lloyd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holm throws a combination that misses
and Lloyd counters with a one-two to the body.
Lloyd slips a jab and a cross from Holm.
Lloyd looks to land a combination but Holm avoids it well.
Holm instigates a clinch.
Holm breaks the clinch.
Holm misses with a hook. Lloyd ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by Holm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lloyd.
Lloyd falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holm holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lloyd tries to break the clinch but Holm is controlling the position.
Holm has picked Lloyd up - he's going for a ride! Holm dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Holm uses his free foot to push down on Lloyd's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lloyd.
Mat Lloyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler Holm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holm looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyler Holm.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Holm, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Holm!
During a confident post fight interview, Tyler Holm thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaiden Chamberlain (ranked 5972 p4p, 489 weight class) and Alex Willenbring (ranked 6306 p4p, 504 weight class). Willenbring has chosen Metallica - The Thing that should not be as his entrance music. Jaiden Chamberlain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaiden Chamberlain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Willenbring!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamberlain misses with a takedown
and Willenbring counters with a one-two to the body.
Willenbring scores with a jab to the body.
Willenbring clinches up against the cage.
Willenbring works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chamberlain breaks from the clinch.
Chamberlain fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Willenbring sprawls well initially but Chamberlain persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chamberlain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Willenbring keeps working.
Willenbring is doing well to control the position and prevent Chamberlain from advancing to side control.
Willenbring wants to control the action here but instead Chamberlain manages to pass to full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willenbring can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamberlain throws a sloppy strike and Willenbring uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Willenbring has ended up in Chamberlain's guard.
Willenbring trying to control but Chamberlain is working from the bottom.
Chamberlain knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Willenbring on the ground.
Willenbring is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Willenbring avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Willenbring preventing the sweep.
Willenbring wants to control from the top but Chamberlain keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamberlain controls Willenbring momentarily but Willenbring frees himself.
Chamberlain trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Willenbring postures up in Chamberlain's guard and throws a big left but Chamberlain blocks it.
Willenbring is looking to work some ground and pound but Chamberlain has wrist control.
Willenbring sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chamberlain's guard.
Chamberlain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Willenbring.
Chamberlain wants to control but Willenbring is keeping busy.
Willenbring trying to control the action but Chamberlain is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamberlain wants to control but Willenbring is keeping busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Willenbring stuffs the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Willenbring is defended easily by Chamberlain.
Willenbring has managed to clinch.
Willenbring drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chamberlain goes for a takedown attempt but Willenbring pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaiden Chamberlain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamberlain tries to clinch there but Willenbring circles away.
Willenbring circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chamberlain doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Willenbring counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good work by Willenbring as he checks the leg kick.
Willenbring tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chamberlain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chamberlain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chamberlain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Willenbring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chamberlain closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Willenbring's guard.
Willenbring has control of Chamberlain's left arm, preventing Chamberlain from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Willenbring dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chamberlain tries to close the distance and clinch but Willenbring swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Willenbring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Willenbring misses the body punch
and Chamberlain counters with a right hand to the body.
Willenbring shoots for a double leg takedown but Chamberlain sprawls well. He's pushed Willenbring's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Willenbring leaves Chamberlain with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Chamberlain.
Chamberlain 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chamberlain will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chamberlain avoids a kick to the body.
Willenbring scores with a jab to the body.
Chamberlain tries to close the distance and clinch but Willenbring swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamberlain shoots in looking for a takedown. Willenbring tries to sprawl out of it but Chamberlain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Willenbring manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Willenbring is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaiden Chamberlain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willenbring shoots in but no luck this time.
Chamberlain fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Willenbring sprawls well initially but Chamberlain persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Willenbring scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Chamberlain manages to mount him!
Willenbring is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chamberlain trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamberlain stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Chamberlain tries to clinch there but Willenbring circles away.
Willenbring shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chamberlain but Chamberlain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chamberlain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Willenbring manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Willenbring looks for a takedown but Chamberlain sprawls well.
Chamberlain appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Willenbring is breathing heavily.
Chamberlain closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Willenbring quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willenbring is positioning himself well to prevent Chamberlain advancing to mount.
Willenbring trying to control from the bottom.
Chamberlain is trying to control. Willenbring wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chamberlain slows the pace down in half guard.
Chamberlain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chamberlain trying to control from half guard but Willenbring is working away.
Willenbring wants to improve his position but Chamberlain is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chamberlain working Willenbring over with strikes.
Chamberlain tries to pass the half guard into mount. Willenbring knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Willenbring tries to kick Chamberlain off but Chamberlain keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Willenbring darts in looking for a takedown but Chamberlain gets double underhooks and turns Willenbring into the cage.
Willenbring fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaiden Chamberlain dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Chamberlain just misses with a punch to the body.
Willenbring shapes to counter with a head kick.
Willenbring closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chamberlain drags the fight down to the ground.
Willenbring postures up in Chamberlain's guard and throws a big left but Chamberlain blocks it.
Chamberlain can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Willenbring controls the pace.
Jaiden Chamberlain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chamberlain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Willenbring looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chamberlain seems keen to control Willenbring's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willenbring won't allow Chamberlain to sweep him here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Willenbring slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Willenbring fails with a takedown attempt.
Chamberlain shoots in for a takedown but Willenbring shows good takedown defense.
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.
Willenbring slaps away a takedown attempt from Chamberlain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A lazy body kick from Chamberlain
and Willenbring counters with a left and a right that stings Chamberlain.
Chamberlain forces Willenbring back against the cage and clinches.
Chamberlain fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaiden Chamberlain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willenbring is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chamberlain is defending well.
Willenbring stalling the fight.
Willenbring is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chamberlain jumps guard and drags Willenbring to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Willenbring sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chamberlain's guard.
Willenbring trying to control from half guard but Chamberlain is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamberlain is defending against the submission attempts here by Willenbring.
Chamberlain is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Willenbring passes to full mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chamberlain can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Willenbring comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Willenbring has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Willenbring!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sava Savov (ranked 2936 p4p, 158 weight class) and Rin Rinzler (ranked 24374 p4p, 309 weight class). Rinzler is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pray 4 Em. Rin Rinzler is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sava Savov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rin Rinzler!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rinzler throws an off balance right hand
and Savov moves into the clinch.
Savov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rinzler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Savov pulls guard successfully.
Savov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Savov keeping moving, preventing Rinzler from controlling successfully.
Rinzler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Savov keeping moving, preventing Rinzler from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savov is trying to control the position but Rinzler postures up.
Savov looking for a guillotine here but Rinzler defends easily.
Savov keeping full guard, as Rinzler tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rinzler is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Savov staying out of range there.
Savov is looking for a counter combo.
Savov avoids the body shot from Rinzler.
Rin Rinzler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rinzler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Savov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rinzler is fending him off so far but Savov persists. Nope, Rinzler circles away and we're back to standing.
Rinzler wants to counter with a clinch but Savov pushes him away.
Savov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Savov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rinzler fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rinzler pushes Savov up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savov pulls guard.
Rinzler trying to control but Savov is working from the bottom.
Savov is trying to keep Rinzler in close.
Rinzler wants to control from the top but Savov keeps moving.
Rinzler got a little sloppy there for a moment and Savov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rinzler has managed to get both his arms back between Savov's legs - danger averted.
Savov pushes Rinzler off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rinzler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Savov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Savov is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinzler throws a head kick but Savov moves out of range.
Rinzler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Savov rushes Rinzler and presses him up against the cage.
Savov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rinzler prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sava Savov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savov stalling in the clinch.
Savov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rinzler pulls guard.
Savov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rinzler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Savov defends well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Savov working some strikes from top position.
Savov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rinzler's head.
Savov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rinzler's head.
Savov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rinzler, up you get!
Rinzler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Savov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rinzler rushes Savov and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rinzler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Savov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rinzler looks winded!
Savov pulls guard.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Savov wants to sweep here but Rinzler controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sava Savov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rinzler misses with a left hand
and Savov counters by moving into the clinch.
Savov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Savov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Savov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Savov closes the distance and pushes Rinzler back into the cage.
Savov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Savov scores with a knee to the head.
Rinzler wants to stall.
Savov drops Rinzler with a big knee straight up the middle! Rinzler is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Rinzler is rocked!
It looks like Rin Rinzler has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savov lands a huge takedown. Rinzler is out but the ref is slow to react and Savov lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Rinzler lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sava Savov!
A relieved looking Sava Savov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Rin Rinzler spoke after the fight, saying 'Every loss is an opportunity to better myself'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Hardin (ranked 6905 p4p, 517 weight class) and Amana Kelekolio (ranked 1647 p4p, 211 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Hardin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amana Kelekolio!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardin throws a lazy head kick
and Kelekolio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kelekolio.
Hardin trying to control the position but instead, Kelekolio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hardin into the cage.
Hardin can't find room to land a body shot as Kelekolio controls the action.
Hardin tries to stall but Kelekolio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Hardin.
Kelekolio stalling the fight.
Hardin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelekolio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardin's face.
It looks like John Hardin has been cut.
Hardin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hardin taking a breather.
Hardin is trying to break the clinch but Kelekolio has him pressed against the cage.
Kelekolio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kelekolio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardin backwards.
I was talking to Hardin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hardin takes an elbow to the temple.
Kelekolio has Hardin pressed against the cage, preventing Hardin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kelekolio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardin blocks it with crossed arms.
Hardin working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kelekolio is keeping busy.
Hardin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hardin misses with the head strike.
Kelekolio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hardin's defenses.
Kelekolio has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hardin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kelekolio can turn it around.
The referee calls for Kelekolio to work.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hardin is trying to break the clinch but Kelekolio is controlling him.
A short left from Kelekolio.
A head punch on the inside from Hardin fails to land.
Kelekolio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kelekolio tries to land a knee to the head but Hardin blocks with his arms.
Hardin wants to break free but Kelekolio has control.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hardin avoids a wild elbow strike from Kelekolio.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kelekolio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelekolio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelekolio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardin blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hardin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Kelekolio.
Kelekolio tries a knee to the head but Hardin blocks it.
Hardin misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee calls for Kelekolio to work.
Kelekolio lands a right hand.
Kelekolio misses with an elbow strike.
Kelekolio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hardin's efforts to push away.
Kelekolio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hardin's defenses.
Kelekolio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelekolio.
Kelekolio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hardin can't break the clinch.
Come on Kelekolio - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Hardin.
Kelekolio keeps control of Hardin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hardin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kelekolio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelekolio.
Hardin looking to stall.
Kelekolio misses with a knee to the head.
Hardin trying to control the position but instead, Kelekolio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hardin into the cage.
Kelekolio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardin trying to control the position but instead, Kelekolio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hardin into the cage.
Hardin is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelekolio has double underhooks.
Hardin taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelekolio avoiding damage as Hardin throws knees to the body.
Hardin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hardin throws a head punch that misses.
Hardin misses with some punches.
Kelekolio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hardin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kelekolio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hardin is trying to maintain a safe position but Kelekolio gets an underhook and turns Hardin into the cage.
Kelekolio pushes Hardin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelekolio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelekolio lands an elbow just above Hardin 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Hardin fails to land.
Hardin is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelekolio has double underhooks.
Kelekolio has Hardin pressed against the cage, preventing Hardin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kelekolio lands an elbow that stopped Hardin in his tracks for a moment.
Kelekolio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardin is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelekolio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardin avoids it.
Hardin blocks an elbow strike.
Kelekolio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amana Kelekolio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Hardin'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.
Hardin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hardin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kelekolio checks a leg kick.
John Hardin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelekolio throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hardin counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardin lands an overhand right.
Hardin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelekolio.
Kelekolio avoids a kick to the body.
Kelekolio tries to counter with a clinch but Hardin shakes him off and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardin. That's going to slow Kelekolio down.
Hardin misses with a low kick as Kelekolio jumps back.
Hardin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hardin misses with a head kick.
Kelekolio is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardin lands with an uppercut that bounces Kelekolio off the cage and back into range.
Kelekolio throws out a loose jab but Hardin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelekolio takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelekolio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin is looking to control Kelekolio's arms but Kelekolio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hardin has his back to the cage.
Kelekolio lands an elbow that stopped Hardin in his tracks for a moment.
Hardin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelekolio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kelekolio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelekolio effectively controlling the action here.
Hardin is trying to push Kelekolio away but Kelekolio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hardin is trying to break the clinch but Kelekolio has him pressed against the cage.
Hardin looking to slow down the pace here.
Kelekolio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kelekolio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hardin up against the cage.
Kelekolio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kelekolio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hardin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kelekolio prevents Hardin from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardin tries to break free but Kelekolio pushes him back against the cage.
Kelekolio works on Hardin's body with a couple of short punches.
Hardin avoiding damage as Kelekolio throws knees to the body.
Kelekolio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kelekolio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kelekolio lands an uppercut.
Kelekolio tries to land a knee to the head but Hardin blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kelekolio.
Kelekolio lands a damaging elbow.
Hardin tries to stall but Kelekolio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hardin is looking to control Kelekolio's arms but Kelekolio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hardin has his back to the cage.
Hardin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelekolio has him pressed against the cage.
Kelekolio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelekolio lands an uppercut.
Kelekolio connects with a knee to the head.
Kelekolio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kelekolio keeps control of Hardin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hardin is trying to force a seperation but Kelekolio has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelekolio content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hardin working aggressively here.
Kelekolio blocks a body shot from Hardin.
Kelekolio pushes Hardin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelekolio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kelekolio is keeping busy.
Hardin avoids a wild elbow strike from Kelekolio.
Hardin looking to stall.
Hardin is trying to break the clinch but Kelekolio is controlling him.
Kelekolio throws an elbow that misses.
Kelekolio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hardin can't find room to land a body shot as Kelekolio controls the action.
Hardin taking a breather.
Kelekolio lands an elbow that stopped Hardin in his tracks for a moment.
John Hardin's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelekolio lands a shoulder strike.
Hardin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hardin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelekolio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Amana Kelekolio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kelekolio misses with a knee to the head.
Kelekolio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hardin up against the cage.
Hardin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelekolio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Still in the clinch, Kelekolio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kelekolio tries a knee to the head but Hardin blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardin.
Kelekolio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hardin up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kelekolio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amana Kelekolio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Hardin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hardin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelekolio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A head kick from Hardin lands but Kelekolio takes it in his stride.
Hardin throws a front kick aimed at Kelekolio's knee but Kelekolio avoids it well.
Kelekolio is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
John Hardin is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good work by Kelekolio as he checks the leg kick.
Kelekolio pushes Hardin up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelekolio throws an elbow that misses.
Kelekolio crunches a lovely knee into Hardin's ribcage.
Hardin misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelekolio lands a damaging elbow.
Kelekolio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelekolio lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelekolio lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kelekolio.
Kelekolio taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelekolio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelekolio has Hardin pressed against the cage, preventing Hardin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hardin dodges an elbow strike from Kelekolio.
Kelekolio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardin tries to circle away but Kelekolio has him pinned against the cage.
Kelekolio lands a nice elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kelekolio lands a vicious elbow to the side of Hardin's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Kelekolio tries to finish him with strikes but Hardin still seems able to defend himself so Kelekolio steps back and lets Hardin get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Hardin is rocked!
John Hardin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelekolio throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardin.
Oh Hardin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardin scores with a nice head shot.
Hardin blocks a jab.
Kelekolio throws a quick head kick that knocks Hardin silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Kelekolio is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Amana Kelekolio!
Amana Kelekolio really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that MMA Underwear Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Van Bromer (ranked 3654 p4p, 368 weight class) and Steve McKnight (ranked 4951 p4p, 450 weight class). Van Bromer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Go To War - Nothing More. The key to victory for Matt Van Bromer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Van Bromer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve McKnight!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Bromer drops McKnight with a beautiful combination! McKnight stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Van Bromer is looking for the KO!
McKnight is rocked!
Van Bromer misses with a series of wild punches.
McKnight is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Bromer finish him?
Van Bromer throws a right hand that McKnight ducks under and follows up with a left that McKnight also avoids with ease.
Van Bromer scores with a jab.
McKnight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Bromer scores with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Bromer throws a right and a left that McKnight avoids nicely.
It seemed like McKnight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Bromer lands with a big left! McKnight is wobbled badly! Van Bromer comes in with a flurry of punches and drops McKnight to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Matt Van Bromer!
A very excited looking Matt Van Bromer 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Goji Kano (ranked 23903 p4p, 467 weight class) and Rex Gunn (ranked 5917 p4p, 418 weight class). Rex Gunn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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154 lbs
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Brawler
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Excellent MT
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Goji Kano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rex Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kano, pushing him back against the cage.
Gunn pushes Kano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gunn lands with a left to the head.
Kano looking for a takedown.
Kano tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gunn.
Kano wants to take the fight to the mat but Gunn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goji Kano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kano backwards.
Kano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gunn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kano is rocked!
Gunn swings wildly with an uppercut but Kano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Kano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Gunn fails to land.
Gunn swings wildly with an uppercut but Kano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunn throws a punch but it's blocked by Kano.
Gunn misses with some punches.
Gunn cracks Kano with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gunn fails to land.
Gunn misses with some punches.
Gunn scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Gunn as the two fighters clinch.
Kano is breathing heavily.
Gunn working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunn.
Gunn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunn throws a head punch that misses.
Gunn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gunn misses with the head strike.
Kano has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gunn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gunn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gunn throws a punch but it's blocked by Kano.
Kano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gunn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gunn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gunn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunn lands a nice shot to the body.
Gunn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gunn misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kano.
Gunn gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kano regains guard.
Gunn passes into half guard.
Gunn passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kano!
Gunn controlling from mount.
Gunn is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kano has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gunn throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Kano has his hands clasped together but Gunn breaks the hold and Kano is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Gunn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rex Gunn!
A victorious Rex Gunn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lokee Hyde (ranked 2665 p4p, 288 weight class) and Avgua Siav Leo Nani (ranked 4285 p4p, 411 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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158 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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Brawler
Very strong |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lokee Hyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Avgua Siav Leo Nani!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyde throws a lazy right hand but Leo Nani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leo Nani is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hyde sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Leo Nani misses with a takedown attempt - Hyde sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hyde tries to counter by clinching up but Leo Nani breaks away and moves out of range.
Hyde closes the distance and clinches.
Leo Nani drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lokee Hyde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Avgua Siav Leo Nani.
Hyde gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hyde in particular looking to stall.
Hyde trying to pass the guard but Leo Nani defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leo Nani looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hyde frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hyde misses with a head shot.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hyde connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyde tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leo Nani blocking the ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Hyde's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hyde unloads with some shots from mount but Leo Nani bucks and avoids them well.
Leo Nani is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hyde controlling his opponent.
Hyde is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Leo Nani can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hyde throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Leo Nani because Hyde loaded up on that one.
Hyde controlling from the full mount.
Hyde looking to ground and pound but Leo Nani is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hyde content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hyde looking to ground and pound but Leo Nani is blocking nicely.
Hyde controlling his opponent.
Leo Nani is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hyde looking to control and managing it successfully.
Leo Nani tries to reverse the position but Hyde maintains control.
Hyde content just to control the position here.
Leo Nani is looking to improve his position but Hyde isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyde tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hyde landing punches.
Leo Nani working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leo Nani in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hyde controlling from mount.
Hyde has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hyde is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Leo Nani to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Leo Nani shrugs it off.
Hyde content just to control the position here.
Hyde throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hyde throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Leo Nani is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Hyde there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Leo Nani tries to reverse the position but Hyde maintains control.
Hyde lands a big elbow.
Hyde controlling from mount.
Leo Nani taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyde controlling the pace for now.
Hyde tries to control but Leo Nani wriggling away.
Leo Nani is trying to escape the mount.
Hyde controlling the position easily from mount.
Leo Nani keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hyde controlling his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leo Nani slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hyde is working for a kimura but Leo Nani is defending it quite comfortably.
Leo Nani tries to roll over but Hyde keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lokee Hyde 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.
Hyde closes the distance and clinches.
Hyde gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hyde tries to free his leg and advance position but Leo Nani is retaining full guard.
Hyde controlling from the top position.
Hyde'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.
Hyde has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hyde passes Leo Nani's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hyde with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hyde is working for a kimura but Leo Nani is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leo Nani blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hyde.
Hyde is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Leo Nani is just riding it out for now. Hyde eventually gives up the hold.
Hyde trying to pass the guard but Leo Nani defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leo Nani looking for submissions off his back.
Well, if Hyde 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.
Leo Nani is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hyde scores with a couple of nice shots.
Well, if Hyde 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.
Hyde is trying for a kimura here. Leo Nani looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hyde wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lokee Hyde!
An out of breath Lokee Hyde 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Hall (ranked 3568 p4p, 380 weight class) and Dale Murphy (ranked 3875 p4p, 407 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dale Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall works the jab nicely.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy slips under a jab from Hall.
Hall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murphys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Murphy closes the distance and pushes Hall back into the cage.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Hall blocks a body shot from Murphy.
A frustrated look appears on Hall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hall's efforts to push away.
Hall has had enough of the clinch but Murphy keeps him there for the moment.
Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dale Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Hall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head.
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Murphy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hall.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall shoots in for a double leg but Murphy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces Murphy off the cage and back into range.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Hall knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Charlie Hall has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy cracks Hall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murphy moves into the clinch successfully.
Hall can't break the clinch.
Hall wants to break free but Murphy has control.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A frustrated look appears on Hall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Nice shot by Hall.
Murphy forces Hall back against the cage and clinches.
Murphy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hall to keep the fight standing.
Murphy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murphy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hall seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Murphy can turn it around.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Hall working hard to break the clinch.
Murphy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murphy keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hall breaks from the clinch.
Murphy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murphy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Charlie Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall clobbers Murphy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Danga de danga de dang - Murphy scores with a four punch combination!
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A lazy left from Hall finds it's target.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Hall.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy tries to counter with a clinch but Hall shakes him off and moves away.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Murphy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murphy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Hall misses.
Hall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Murphy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Murphy tries to move into range but Hall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hall defends it well.
Murphy instigates a clinch.
Murphy works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Murphy cracks Hall with a nice body shot.
Hall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall tries to pull guard but Murphy holds him up against the cage and eventually Hall drops back down to his feet.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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 Charlie Hall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charlie Hall's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hall lands a lovely overhand right.
Murphy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hall in his tracks.
Charlie Hall's cut is getting worse.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Murphy clinches.
Murphy tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dale Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
Murphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hall's efforts to push away.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy prevents Hall from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Murphy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Hall tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Hall tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
Hall breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Murphy throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hall!
Hall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murphy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hall momentarily.
Hall lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
Hall connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hall.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Hall throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy clinches.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Hall is trying to force a seperation but Murphy has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to pull guard but Hall won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
Charlie Hall's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jeez, Charlie Hall's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Murphy instigates a clinch.
Hall can't break the clinch.
Hall has had enough of the clinch but Murphy keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.
Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Murphy keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murphy misses with an elbow strike.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Hall tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Murphy as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy has Hall pressed against the cage, preventing Hall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Murphy works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Murphy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hall.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Hall is trying to break free.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body.
Murphy works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Hall prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy is trying to pull guard but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murphy pinned against the cage. Murphy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charlie Hall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dale Murphy!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garaile Lban (ranked 1292 p4p, 169 weight class) and Clive Burrows (ranked 2552 p4p, 301 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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30
170 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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180 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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Garaile Lban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clive Burrows!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrows shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lban keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Burrows missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Burrows winds up and cracks Lban with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Burrows with the ground and pound but Lban uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Burrows throws a big right hand that misses.
Burrows with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lban pulls Burrows in close to his closed guard and prevents Burrows from doing any damage or advancing position.
Burrows is looking to work some ground and pound but Lban has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burrows accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Burrows working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Burrows throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows distracts Lban with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Burrows throws an elbow that misses. Lban uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Burrows's guard. Nice move by Lban!
Lban won't allow Burrows to sweep him here.
Burrows wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Burrows has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burrows tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrows is still trying to improve position.
Burrows managing to control the position.
Burrows looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Clive Burrows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burrows throws a lazy uppercut
and Lban counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Lban throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burrows. Lban does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Lban.
Lban takes a swing at Burrows's ribcage but misses.
Lban misses with a wild body shot.
Lban misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burrows.
Burrows tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Burrows shoots for a takedown but Lban saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck for Burrows with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows ducks under a wild hook from Lban.
Burrows fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lban avoids it really well and circles away.
Garaile Lban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clive Burrows.
Burrows shoots in but Lban avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burrows takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Burrows closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lban's guard.
Burrows throws an elbow that misses. Lban uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Burrows's guard. Nice move by Lban!
Lban controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Burrows trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Burrows wants to sweep here but Lban controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burrows is looking to stand up but Lban isn't so interested in that idea.
Lban being controlled here momentarily.
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 Garaile Lban will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Burrows misses with an uppercut
enabling Lban to counter with a crisp jab.
Burrows throws a leg kick
enabling Lban to counter with a crisp jab.
Lban moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burrows misses with a takedown attempt
and Lban counters with a left and a right... And another left! Burrows is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garaile Lban!
Our winner, Garaile Lban, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Vidal (ranked 1633 p4p, 212 weight class) and Jesse Kotkaniemi (ranked 1851 p4p, 249 weight class). Vidal comes to the cage accompanied by Scarface OST - The world is yours. Jorge Vidal could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesse Kotkaniemi's chin.
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Vidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Kotkaniemi!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kotkaniemi drives through and clinches with Vidal against the cage.
Vidal is trying to break free.
Kotkaniemi turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kotkaniemi manages to end up in side control.
Kotkaniemi misses with the ground and pound.
Kotkaniemi cracks Vidal with a big right hand but Vidal just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kotkaniemi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vidal is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kotkaniemi is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Kotkaniemi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vidal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kotkaniemi lands a couple of good shots and Vidal has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kotkaniemi lands a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kotkaniemi is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Vidal. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Kotkaniemi lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotkaniemi has Vidal flattened out and is raining down punches.
Vidal is rocked!
Kotkaniemi lands strikes to the head.
Oh Vidal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kotkaniemi is riding his opponent, not letting Vidal buck him off.
Kotkaniemi lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Vidal hold on?!
Kotkaniemi lands a good shot there. Vidal covers up! Kotkaniemi smells blood and goes for the finish - the referee warns Vidal to improve his position but he's not intelligently defending himself and the referee has no choice but to step in and end the fight! Kotkaniemi jumps to his feet and celebrates the important win with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Kotkaniemi!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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