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RapidFC 64 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chief Navajo (ranked 1517 p4p, 168 weight class) and Del Werthers (ranked 1117 p4p, 130 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Navajo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Del Werthers!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Werthers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Navajo under the eye.
Werthers misses the shot to the body.
Navajo slips under a jab.
Werthers tries to bum rush Navajo with a series of wild strikes but Navajo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Werthers misses with a few strikes there.
Werthers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Navajo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Werthers misses with a body punch
and Navajo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Werthers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Navajo is working away from the top position though.
Werthers is pressing down on Navajo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Werthers trying to keep a closed guard but Navajo is proving a slippery customer.
Navajo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Werthers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Navajo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Navajo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Werthers's head.
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!
Navajo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Werthers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Navajo throws a big right hand that misses.
Werthers pulls Navajo in close to his closed guard and prevents Navajo from doing any damage or advancing position.
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.
Navajo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Werthers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Werthers has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Werthers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Navajo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Werthers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Werthers is trying to keep Navajo in close.
Navajo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Navajo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Navajo throws a big elbow that misses.
Werthers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Navajo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Werthers controls Navajo momentarily but Navajo frees himself.
Navajo stands up over Werthers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navajo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Navajo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Werthers is keeping the position for now.
Navajo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Navajo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Navajo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Werthers 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.
Navajo chips away with some ground and pound.
Navajo throwing strikes from guard but Werthers blocks nicely.
Navajo throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Navajo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Navajo wants to pass the guard but Werthers is keeping the position.
Werthers is pulling down on Navajo's head. It's preventing any offense from Navajo, at least for the moment.
Navajo is looking to work some ground and pound but Werthers has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navajo throws a big elbow that misses.
Werthers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Navajo.
Navajo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Navajo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Navajo being controlled here momentarily.
Werthers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Werthers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Navajo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Werthers holds on and takes a little breather.
Werthers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Werthers trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Werthers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Navajo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Werthers's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Navajo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Navajo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Werthers looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navajo wants to pass the guard but Werthers is keeping the position.
Werthers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Navajo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Werthers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Werthers trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Werthers managing to control the position.
Navajo preventing the sweep.
Werthers pulls Navajo in close to prevent any damage.
Navajo is looking to work some ground and pound but Werthers has wrist control.
Werthers seems keen to control Navajo's posture.
Navajo stopping the sweep attempt from Werthers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chief Navajo dominated that round.
That's time! Navajo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Werthers throws a body punch but Navajo moves out of range.
Werthers throws a lazy right hand but Navajo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Navajo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Werthers lands the left hand.
Good exchange - Werthers coming out on top.
Werthers steps in with a hook that catches Navajo right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Werthers follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Navajo looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Del Werthers!
Our winner, Del Werthers, 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Niko Alzate (ranked 1959 p4p, 121 weight class) and Ichiro Suzuki (ranked 4356 p4p, 230 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Niko Alzate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ichiro Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ron Honeybunn and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alzate looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alzate throws a predictable looking body shot
and Suzuki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alzate is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Suzuki pulls his head out easily.
Suzuki is looking for a kimura but Alzate is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Suzuki to get the leverage.
Suzuki tries to pass to full mount but Alzate defends it.
Suzuki is keen to just control but Alzate is a slippery customer.
Alzate controlling the position well.
Alzate is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Suzuki pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzuki is looking to take a break and control but Alzate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alzate slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki looking to sit in guard and control but Alzate gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alzate preventing the sweep.
Suzuki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Alzate wants to control from the top but Suzuki keeps moving.
Suzuki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alzate is aware though and is defending well.
Alzate trying to control but Suzuki is working from the bottom.
Alzate stands and throws Suzuki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Alzate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suzuki keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki tries to improve position but can't.
Suzuki prevents Alzate from improving position.
Suzuki sneaks back into half guard.
Alzate trying to control from half guard but Suzuki is working away.
Suzuki is looking to improve his position.
Alzate seems to be looking for submissions.
Alzate content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzate trying to pass the guard but Suzuki defending well.
Suzuki tries to roll over but Alzate keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alzate trying to work for an americana but Suzuki has managed to regain full guard.
Suzuki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alzate doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alzate manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alzate got a little sloppy there for a moment and Suzuki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alzate has managed to get both his arms back between Suzuki's legs - danger averted.
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.
Alzate trying to control the position from guard on top but Suzuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alzate feints and then cracks Suzuki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suzuki down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alzate.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alzate.
Alzate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alzate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alzate looks to land a body kick but Suzuki moved away.
Alzate keeps Suzuki at a distance using the push kick.
Suzuki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alzate can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Alzate dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Suzuki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alzate scoring well with a low kick there.
Suzuki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alzate.
A good leg kick by Alzate.
Suzuki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alzate avoids it really well and circles away.
Alzate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Suzuki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alzate - the referee stops the clock and Suzuki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alzate. Suzuki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzate misses with a body kick.
And Suzuki tries to counter it with a takedown but Alzate pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Suzuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Suzuki fails with the takedown
and Alzate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Niko Alzate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichiro Suzuki.
Alzate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Niko Alzate is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Suzuki.
Alzate throws a big counter combination but Suzuki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Alzate scores with a head kick.
Niko Alzate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alzate listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alzate throws a push kick but Suzuki slaps the foot to one side.
Nice shot lands for Alzate.
Suzuki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alzate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Suzuki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alzate avoids it really well and circles away.
It looked like Alzate was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Suzuki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alzate scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzate defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Suzuki.
Suzuki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Alzate's corner calls for a 1-2. Alzate obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alzate connects with a high kick.
It looks like Ichiro Suzuki has been cut.
Suzuki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alzate avoids it really well and circles away.
Alzate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alzate misses with a wild body shot.
Alzate throws a front kick that sends Suzuki stumbling back into the cage.
Alzate throws a leg kick which misses Suzuki's front leg but catches the back leg as Suzuki tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Alzate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzate lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alzate.
Alzate getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alzate throws a leg kick which misses Suzuki's front leg but catches the back leg as Suzuki tries to avoid it.
Suzuki looks for a takedown but Alzate sprawls well.
Alzate lands a left and a right that send Suzuki crashing to the mat, dazed. Alzate thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Suzuki is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suzuki throws a lazy uppercut
and Alzate counters with a slapping leg kick.
Suzuki is still on wobbly legs! Can Alzate finish him?
Suzuki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alzate comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alzate lands with a kick to the ribs.
Suzuki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alzate. That one must have hurt.
Suzuki seems to have recovered his senses.
Suzuki is breathing heavily.
Alzate keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Suzuki shoots in and drives through. Alzate sprawls well.
Alzate throws a quick head kick that knocks Suzuki silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Alzate is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Niko Alzate!
Niko Alzate bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jami Jarr (ranked 3198 p4p, 362 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 1698 p4p, 214 weight class). Jarr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wahhabi I. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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224 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jami Jarr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ron Honeybunn and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Jarr misses the target.
Morgan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morgan blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morgan! But no joy.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jarr throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan throws a big counter head kick but Jarr avoids it with no problem.
Morgan connects with a right hand. Jarr shakes it off.
It looks like Jami Jarr has been cut.
Jarr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jarr.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morgan 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.
Morgan takes the fight into the clinch.
Jarr lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jarr lands with a short shot to the head.
Jarr gets through Morgan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jarr.
Jarr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Jarr.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jarr lands a body punch.
Jarr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jarr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morgan looks winded!
Knees in the clinch landing for Jarr.
Jarr works on Morgan's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Jarr scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarr scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Jarr on the inside.
Morgan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jarr lands a left hand.
Morgan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morgan takes a shot to the head.
Jarr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Jarr.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Jarr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Jarr.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jarr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jarr presses Morgan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jarr digs a right hand underneath Morgan's ribcage. Morgan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jarr drops Morgan with a big knee straight up the middle! Morgan is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Morgan is rocked!
It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Morgan circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Jarr. Morgan falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Jarr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jami Jarr!
A very excited looking Jami Jarr 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 Ryan Landry (ranked 1910 p4p, 241 weight class) and Skjoldr Leifsson (ranked 1211 p4p, 162 weight class). Ryan Landry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Skjoldr Leifsson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leifsson scores with a head kick.
It looks like Ryan Landry has been cut.
Landry fails to land with a series of punches.
Leifsson cracks the inside of Landry's front leg.
Leifsson misses with a left hand
and Landry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leifsson thuds a left hand into Landry's body.
Landry lands a jab to Leifsson's midsection.
Leifsson lands with a good body shot.
Landry blocks a head kick by Leifsson.
A quick step to the side and Landry tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leifsson swinging wildly here.
Landry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry avoids the head kick by Leifsson.
Landry takes a swing at Leifsson's ribcage but misses.
Skjoldr Leifsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landry connects with the punch.
It looks like Skjoldr Leifsson has been cut.
Landry moves forwards but Leifsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Landry misses with an uppercut.
Leifsson misses with a left hand
and Landry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leifsson checks a leg kick.
Leifsson looks to throw the jab but Landry is out of range.
Landry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leifsson throws a lazy right hand but Landry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson slips under a jab from Landry.
Landry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leifsson.
Leifsson misses with a double jab.
Landry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Landry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leifsson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Landry looks to land a right hand but Leifsson moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leifsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A combination from Leifsson does no damage.
Landry was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Leifsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Landry throws a big counter combination but Leifsson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Leifsson wants to slow Landry down by chopping away at his legs.
Landry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Landry.
Leifsson throws a sloppy head kick and Landry moves out of range easily.
Landry throwing a counter right hand but Leifsson manages to avoid it.
Leifsson stuns Landry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Landry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leifsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Leifsson misses.
Leifsson misses with an uppercut
and Landry makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Landry.
A punch combination from Leifsson misses.
Leifsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Landry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson tries to clinch
and Landry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Landry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Landry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leifsson moves away.
Landry misses with a looping right.
Leifsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Landry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leifsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Landry.
Landry throws a lazy uppercut
and Leifsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Landry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Landry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leifsson dodges the punch combination from Landry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Skjoldr Leifsson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Leifsson moves to clinch but Landry breaks away
and Landry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leifsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Landry counters with a stiff right hand.
Landry walks forward, straight into a front kick from Leifsson.
Landry swats away the attempt to clinch by Leifsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Landry. Those never looked like landing.
Landry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leifsson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Landry.
Landry scores with a hook to the body. Leifsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leifsson misses the body punch
letting Landry counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landry manages to avoid it.
It looked like Landry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ryan Landry is winning the standup battle so far.
Landry misses with a wild combination.
Leifsson misses with a head kick.
Landry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leifsson takes a swing at Landry's ribcage but misses.
Leifsson lands a high kick!
Landry slips a jab from Leifsson.
Leifsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry throws a series of punches but Leifsson moves out of range.
Landry misses with the combination.
Landry throws a right and a left that Leifsson avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leifsson! But no joy.
Landry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Leifsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leifsson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Landry throws a right hand that misses
and Leifsson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Landry works Leifsson's body with a nice hook.
Landry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leifsson.
Leifsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Landry.
A head kick misses from Leifsson.
Landry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leifsson misses with a head kick.
Leifsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leifsson misses with a body punch
and Landry counters with a two punch combo.
Landry throws a right and a left that Leifsson avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry throws a lazy head kick
and Leifsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Leifsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Landry.
Landry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Landry throws an overhand right that lands on Leifsson's shoulder, as Leifsson tries to avoid the shot.
Leifsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Leifsson swings for the body but Landry moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Landry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leifsson throws a head kick that misses
and Landry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leifsson tries to move into range but Landry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leifsson is rocked!
Leifsson throws an overhand right that lands on Landry's shoulder, as Landry tries to avoid the shot.
Leifsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Landry finish him?
Leifsson throws out a loose jab but Landry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Landry throwing a counter right hand but Leifsson manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Landry dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Landry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leifsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Leifsson misses with a right hand
enabling Landry to counter with a crisp jab.
Leifsson is rocked!
Leifsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Landry throws a hook but Leifsson avoids it easily.
Landry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leifsson misses with a head kick.
Leifsson misses with an uppercut. Landry saw that one coming.
Landry is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Landry at a distance.
Landry misses with an uppercut
letting Leifsson counter with a right hand.
Leifsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Landry appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry lands a jab to the nose.
Leifsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Landry counters with a nice right hand that sends Leifsson toppling to the canvas! Leifsson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Landry finish him?!
Leifsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Landry finish him?
Leifsson throws a right hand that misses
and Landry counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Landry!
A very excited looking Ryan Landry made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kree P Krawlee (ranked 1760 p4p, 207 weight class) and Angel Morales (ranked 1564 p4p, 192 weight class). Krawlee comes to the cage accompanied by Sail. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kree P Krawlee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angel Morales!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Hemmingworth and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Krawlee.
Morales scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Krawlee walks into a straight right hand from Morales.
Krawlee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Morales was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Krawlee has a takedown stuffed.
Morales misses with a straight left.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Krawlee.
Krawlee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morales lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morales ducks right into an uppercut from Krawlee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krawlee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Morales looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Morales tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Krawlee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Krawlee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morales is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Krawlee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawlee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morales keeps working.
Krawlee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morales, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morales is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Krawlee crashes against the mat.
Krawlee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Krawlee is trying to get an arm triangle but Morales is defending well.
Morales is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee working the ground and pound.
Krawlee working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Morales's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Krawlee is trying to get an arm triangle but Morales is defending well.
Krawlee is trying to get an arm triangle but Morales is defending well.
Morales felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Krawlee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee is looking to take a break and control but Morales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krawlee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morales is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Krawlee is looking to take a break and control but Morales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morales manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Krawlee has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Morales escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Morales!
Morales in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Krawlee is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Angel Morales!
Angel Morales spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Georges St. Georges (ranked 1345 p4p, 82 weight class) and Uriah Chin (ranked 1744 p4p, 107 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georges St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uriah Chin!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St. Georges fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chin.
Chin lands with a nice body punch.
St. Georges motions for Chin to come forward. St. Georges throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St. Georges instigates a clinch.
St. Georges managing to block the knees to the body from Chin.
St. Georges goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
St. Georges misses with some punches.
Chin lands a right hand that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.
Chin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
St. Georges misses with a hook from the clinch.
St. Georges lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chin or not.
Chin blocks a body shot from St. Georges.
Chin misses with a knee to the head.
St. Georges lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chin looking to throw knees to the head but St. Georges is blocking nicely.
Chin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St. Georges wants to break free but Chin has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges misses with the head strike.
St. Georges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chin connects with a knee to the head.
Chin throws a knee to the head but misses.
St. Georges blocks an uppercut.
Chin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St. Georges blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A left hand lands to the body for St. Georges.
St. Georges blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chin prevents the takedown attempt.
St. Georges avoiding damage as Chin throws knees to the body.
Chin misses with a knee to the head.
St. Georges avoids a wild elbow strike from Chin.
Chin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St. Georges blocks it with crossed arms.
St. Georges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chin landing knees to the body.
St. Georges lands an uppercut.
We've been hearing reports that St. Georges has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chin throws a knee to the head but misses.
St. Georges is looking to control Chin's arms but Chin gets an underhook and turns him. Now St. Georges has his back to the cage.
Chin scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chin tries to land a knee to the head but St. Georges blocks with his arms.
Chin trying to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
St. Georges doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chin takes a shot to the head.
A short right from St. Georges.
Chin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St. Georges misses with a hook to the ribs.
St. Georges lands a body punch.
Chin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chin tries a body shot but St. Georges blocks it.
Chin tries to land knees in the clinch but St. Georges avoids the damage to the body.
St. Georges lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chin backwards.
Chin misses with a knee strike.
St. Georges lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from St. Georges.
Chin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from St. Georges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St. Georges.
St. Georges breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St. Georges lands a nice looking body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chin looks winded!
Chin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
St. Georges on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St. Georges lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St. Georges lands with a light punch inside.
Chin is rocked!
Chin tries to land a knee to the head but St. Georges blocks with his arms.
Chin is still on wobbly legs! Can St. Georges finish him?
Chin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chin seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chin.
St. Georges scores with a hook to the body.
St. Georges manages to break the clinch.
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!
St. Georges keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as St. Georges blocks the low kick.
Chin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St. Georges sprawls well. St. Georges wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chin gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges forces Chin back against the cage and clinches.
St. Georges misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St. Georges.
Chin tries a knee to the head but St. Georges blocks it.
Chin trying to land knees to the body.
St. Georges misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chin blocks a body shot from St. Georges.
Chin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chin trying to land knees to the body.
Chin misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St. Georges.
A head punch on the inside from St. Georges fails to land.
St. Georges misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St. Georges has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chin after a bit of a struggle.
St. Georges scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges blocks a body shot from Chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St. Georges dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St. Georges closes the distance and clinches.
Chin missing with knees to the body.
St. Georges working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chin prevents a body shot from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St. Georges lands a left hand.
Chin misses with a knee strike.
A short right from St. Georges.
St. Georges lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chin missing with knees to the body.
Chin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St. Georges is defending well for now.
Chin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St. Georges blocks it with crossed arms.
Chin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Georges St. Georges has scored more points in the clinch so far.
St. Georges blocks the elbow strike.
St. Georges gets through Chin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges tries to work over Chin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St. Georges is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chin can do to turn this around?
St. Georges misses with a punch on the inside.
St. Georges lands a hook that snaps the head of Chin backwards.
Chin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St. Georges misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chin connects with a knee to the head.
St. Georges throws a head punch that misses.
Chin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
St. Georges is trying to pull guard but Chin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Chin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but St. Georges has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St. Georges blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
St. Georges tries to throw a body punch but Chin avoids it by throwing St. Georges back against the cage.
St. Georges lands a hook to the side of the head.
St. Georges lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges drags the fight down to the ground.
St. Georges looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chin passes into half guard.
St. Georges trying to control from the bottom.
Chin wants to pass to mount but St. Georges is defending the position.
Chin is trying to work for a kimura but St. Georges is defending well.
Chin is stalling here. St. Georges is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Chin seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and St. Georges has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
St. Georges wants to control but Chin is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chin is looking for a sweep.
St. Georges thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
St. Georges has an Americana. Chin didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! St. Georges is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if St. Georges hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Georges St. Georges!
Georges St. Georges was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Jun (ranked 1133 p4p, 66 weight class) and Kreepee Krawlee (ranked 1087 p4p, 60 weight class). Kreepee Krawlee will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhang Jun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kreepee Krawlee!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krawlee circles away quickly and effectively.
Jun looks to land a combination but Krawlee avoids it well.
Krawlee avoids the body shot from Jun.
Krawlee throws a body kick that misses.
Jun swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krawlee.
Krawlee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jun changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jun lands an overhand right.
Krawlee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jun throwing a counter right hand but Krawlee manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jun uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jun lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krawlee.
And Krawlee tries to counter it with a takedown but Jun pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Krawlee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawlee fails to land the takedown.
Jab from Jun.
It looks like Kreepee Krawlee has been cut.
Jun throws a poor cross that misses
and Krawlee counters with a shoot takedown. Jun fights it but they end up in guard.
Krawlee looking to pass the guard.
Krawlee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jun is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jun throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Krawlee escapes and throws Jun's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun tries to bench press Krawlee off him but Krawlee keeps the position.
Jun is trying to control Krawlee's posture but Krawlee avoids it.
Jun is looking for a sweep.
I wouldn't like to be where Jun is right now.
Krawlee is trying to get an arm triangle but Jun is defending well.
Krawlee working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Krawlee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Krawlee is trying to get an arm triangle but Jun is defending well.
Jun gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jun trying to control but Krawlee postures up.
Krawlee wants to advance to full mount but Jun doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Jun had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Krawlee defends it easily.
Krawlee drops back looking for a leg! Jun is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jun manages to kick Krawlee off! Krawlee jumps back into Jun's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee advances position into side control!
Krawlee trying to control the action but Jun is working from the bottom.
Krawlee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Krawlee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Jun's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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 Zhang Jun will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kreepee Krawlee's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Krawlee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zhang Jun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krawlee has a takedown stuffed.
Jun seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Krawlee looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jun has his foot on Krawlee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Krawlee works his way back into a safe position though.
Krawlee drops back looking for a leg! Jun is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jun manages to kick Krawlee off! Krawlee jumps back into Jun's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jun not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun keeping moving, preventing Krawlee from controlling successfully.
Krawlee slips nicely into half guard.
Krawlee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jun defends it well.
Jun is holding on to half guard well.
Jun looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jun actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jun looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Krawlee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jun looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jun looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jun actively working from the bottom here.
Jun blocking the ground and pound attempt from Krawlee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee seems to be working for a kimura but Jun defends the submission attempt.
Krawlee is looking for a kimura but Jun is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Krawlee to get the leverage.
Jun is defending against the submission attempts here by Krawlee.
Jun keeping hold of Krawlee's head, controlling as best he can.
Jun might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jun has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Krawlee is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Jun misses with a straight left.
Krawlee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Krawlee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jun keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Jun's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
What's Jun going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Jun wants to control but Krawlee postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kreepee Krawlee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kreepee Krawlee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Krawlee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jun sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jun's jab looks to have found its range, popping Krawlee under the eye.
A shot to the body from Jun misses
and Krawlee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jun 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.
Jun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Krawlee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Krawlee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jun has his foot on Krawlee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Krawlee works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krawlee thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jun is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun keeping moving, preventing Krawlee from controlling successfully.
Krawlee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jun escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Krawlee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jun keeping moving, preventing Krawlee from controlling successfully.
Jun is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Krawlee is aware though and is defending well.
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.
Krawlee trying to control the position from guard on top but Jun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krawlee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jun has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Krawlee has managed to get both his arms back between Jun's legs - danger averted.
Krawlee is fighting to break Jun's control of his arms but Jun is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jun keeping moving, preventing Krawlee from controlling successfully.
Krawlee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jun swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jun is looking for a triangle but Krawlee pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee looking to pass the guard.
Krawlee trying to control but Jun is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krawlee fails with the takedown
and Jun counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zhang Jun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krawlee was well out of range. Poor timing from Jun.
Jun connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jun rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krawlee counters with a single leg into guard. Jun didn't expect that.
Jun has control of Krawlee's left arm, preventing Krawlee from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee throws a big right hand that misses.
Krawlee throws a sloppy strike and Jun has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Krawlee is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Jun!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zhang Jun!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Moganesh Jain (ranked 411 p4p, 26 weight class) and Killer Kidd (ranked 221 p4p, 12 weight class). Jain comes into the arena with The Monkey King blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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135 lbs
9 - 0 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moganesh Jain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killer Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Kidd tenderised Jain's leg. Jain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jain dives in and scores a takedown into Kidd's guard.
Kidd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jain sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kidd's guard.
Jain is pressing down on Kidd's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kidd is holding on for now.
Jain has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jain avoids the attempt from Kidd to control.
Jain with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jain moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kidd has worked his arm free - good work by Kidd!
Jain has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kidd!
Jain fails to move to back control.
Kidd is squirming around, avoiding Jain's attempts to control the action.
Jain wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Jain working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd tries to lock up and control but Jain gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kidd is looking to escape.
Jain goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kidd turns into him and now he's in Jain's guard.
Jain trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jain controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jain 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.
Jain working for a triangle but Kidd defends it easily.
Jain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kidd being controlled here momentarily.
Jain looking for a sweep. Not yet Jain, not yet.
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.
Jain is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jain is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kidd defends well.
Jain keeping full guard, as Kidd tries to pass.
Jain working for submissions but it's allowed Kidd to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jain wants to control but Kidd is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moganesh Jain dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kidd walks into a left hand.
Jain throws a body punch but Kidd moves out of range.
Kidd throws a push kick but Jain slaps the foot to one side.
Jain moves away from the strike by Kidd.
Kidd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jain.
Jain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kidd's elbow.
Jain drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kidd pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jain swings widly with a right hand
and Kidd counters with an inside leg kick.
Kidd thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd slips a jab from Jain.
And Kidd responds with a good body kick, but Jain manages to step out the way in time.
Kidd tries a low kick but Jain avoids it.
Jain drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kidd sprawls and moves away.
Jain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kidd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jain moves to clinch but Kidd breaks away
and Kidd makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jain really felt that one!
Kidd throws a body kick that misses
so Jain counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jain trying to control the position from guard on top but Kidd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jain wants to pass the guard but Kidd is keeping the position.
Jain trying to move into half guard but instead Kidd has managed to sweep!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd tries to free his leg and advance position but Jain is retaining full guard.
Jain working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kidd has passed into half guard!
Jain is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Clinic, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Jain is staying active underneath Kidd, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jain wants to control but Kidd is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Moganesh Jain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jain tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kidd has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Jain regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jain is looking for a sweep. Kidd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jain looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kidd trying to control the pace.
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.
Jain is looking for a sweep. Kidd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jain manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jain pulls Kidd in close to prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kidd postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Killer Kidd will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Kidd misses the target.
Jain throwing a counter right hand but Kidd manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Kidd.
Kidd has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jain wants to clinch.
Jain keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jain missing with a left hand there. Kidd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kidd tries a quick counter leg kick but Jain is wise to it.
Kidd sizes up Jain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice body kick there by Kidd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd swats away the attempt to clinch by Jain.
Jain closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kidd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kidd.
Kidd throws out a counter right but Jain avoids it with no problem.
Kidd jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kidd thumps Jain with a low kick.
Jain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jain takes one to the side of the head.
Killer Kidd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kidd throws a wild body kick that Jain sees coming a mile off.
Jain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jain is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jain's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kidd connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jain scrambles back to his feet.
Kidd scores with a nice right hand.
Jain looks to score with a jab to the body but Kidd is just out of range.
Kidd slips under a jab from Jain.
Kidd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kidd moves away.
Kidd throws a lazy right hand but Jain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kidd misses with an uppercut
and Jain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kidd bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kidd thumps Jain with a low kick.
Jain misses with a takedown attempt
and Kidd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kidd ducks right into an uppercut from Jain.
Kidd gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kidd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jain closes the distance and clinches.
Kidd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jain misses with a punch to the body.
Jain has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kidd after a bit of a struggle.
Kidd lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kidd misses with a punch on the inside.
Kidd manages to break the clinch.
Kidd misses with a body kick.
It looked like Jain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jain throws an overhand right that lands on Kidd's shoulder, as Kidd tries to avoid the shot.
Kidd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters circling a little - Kidd finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jain misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Kidd really dominated that round.
That's time! Jain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kidd.
Jain tries to counter with a takedown but Kidd is quick to defend against it.
Kidd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kidd scoring well with a low kick there.
Jain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kidd scores with a push kick.
Kidd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jain lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jain.
Kidd works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A lazy body kick from Kidd
and Jain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd misses the shot to the body.
Kidd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jain throws out the jab.
Kidd steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Jain shoots in but no luck this time.
Jain looks to land a left hand but Kidd moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice body punch from Jain.
An inside leg kick from Kidd misses.
Kidd scores with a jab to the body.
Jain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kidd lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kidd misses with a looping left.
Kidd lunges at Jain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jain's hand.
Kidd throws a body kick that misses.
Killer Kidd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jain takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kidd shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Kidd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kidd looks to throw the jab but Jain is out of range.
Jain was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kidd lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jain moves into range and clinches up with Kidd.
Jain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kidd.
Kidd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jain with a hook.
Kidd misses with a kick to the body
and Jain counters with a stiff right hand.
Kidd throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Jain to counter with a crisp jab.
Kidd jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jain takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jain takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kidd throws a hook but Jain blocks it.
Jain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kidd.
Kidd connects with a single shot there.
Jain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kidd throws out a counter right but Jain avoids it with no problem.
Kidd scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Kidd dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kidd.
Kidd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kidd connects with the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Kidd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kidd.
Kidd lands with a straight right. Jain didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kidd.
Jain is looking to counter punch.
Jain will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kidd misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Jain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kidd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Jain. Beautiful body shot.
Kidd lands a jab to the nose.
Kidd misses the shot to the body.
Jain jabs Kidd to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kidd misses with an uppercut. Jain saw that one coming.
Jain closes the distance and pushes Kidd back into the cage.
Kidd wants to break free but Jain has control.
Kidd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jain has him pressed against the cage.
Kidd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jain tries to close the distance and clinch but Kidd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kidd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jain's head.
Jain misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kidd to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Jain.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jain.
Kidd bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jain closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kidd counters with a straight right hand.
Kidd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Jain misses the target.
Moganesh Jain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jain throws a body punch but Kidd moves out of range.
Jain tries to clinch up.
Kidd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jain throws out the jab.
Jain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kidd was well out of range. Poor timing from Jain.
Jain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kidd. Kidd obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd swats away the attempt to clinch by Jain.
Kidd scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kidd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jain misses with a lunging right hand
and Kidd counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jain scores with a jab. Kidd acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kidd lands with a hook. Jain tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Killer Kidd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kidd 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 46:49
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Killer Kidd! Killer Kidd retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Killer Kidd, 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apolinario Mabini (ranked 450 p4p, 60 weight class) and Jambe De Bois (ranked 840 p4p, 122 weight class). Mabini comes to the cage accompanied by Noypi by Bamboo. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Solid boxing
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apolinario Mabini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jambe De Bois!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Topper Green and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mabini swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling De Bois to counter with a crisp jab.
Mabini tries to clinch up.
De Bois uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mabini.
De Bois looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
De Bois loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Bois's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Bois connects with a couple of short punches.
De Bois throws a big right hand that misses.
De Bois content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mabini is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Bois postures up.
Mabini avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Bois throwing strikes from guard but Mabini blocks nicely.
De Bois throws a big elbow that misses.
De Bois in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Bois trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Bois trying to control but Mabini is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mabini is pulling down on De Bois's head to control his posture.
Mabini is trying to keep De Bois in close.
Mabini utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Bois has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Desert Fitness & Training (12 Elites and Growing). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
De Bois wants to control from the top but Mabini keeps moving.
De Bois working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Bois works over Mabini with some ground and pound from guard.
De Bois distracts Mabini with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Bois loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mabini on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mabini tries to get out of the position.
Mabini pulls De Bois in close to prevent any damage.
De Bois lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Bois loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Bois throws a big right hand that misses.
De Bois landing with the ground and pound.
Mabini wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
De Bois throwing strikes from guard but Mabini blocks nicely.
De Bois trying to control but Mabini is working from the bottom.
Mabini is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Bois's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mabini controls De Bois momentarily but De Bois frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bois working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mabini wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
De Bois throws a big right hand that misses.
Mabini keeping moving, preventing De Bois from controlling successfully.
De Bois scoring with some ground and pound.
De Bois showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
De Bois has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Bois throws a big right hand that misses.
De Bois working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mabini trying to keep a closed guard but De Bois is proving a slippery customer.
De Bois trying to control but Mabini is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De Bois throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Bois is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mabini utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mabini has De Bois pulled in close to control his posture.
Mabini is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Bois working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
De Bois missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Bois keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mabini's head.
De Bois wants to control from the top but Mabini keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Bois throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mabini works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Bois throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Bois working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jambe De Bois dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Bois lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from De Bois does it's job there.
Oh Mabini is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Bois closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Mabini out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jambe De Bois!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jambe De Bois waved his t-shirt featuring Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Apolinario Mabini stepped up to the mic, saying 'A man can be destroyed but not defeated... I will pickup the pieces that I learned today and will grow from it.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Litill Bjornsson (ranked 45 p4p, 6 weight class) and Craig Wius (ranked 866 p4p, 109 weight class). Litill Bjornsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
32 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Litill Bjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Wius!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Skip Squint and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjornsson. Wius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wius throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bjornsson on the side of the head.
Bjornsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wius.
Wius fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson swings for the body but Wius moves out of range.
Bjornsson lands with a good body shot.
Wius shoots in and gets a takedown into Bjornsson's guard.
Wius drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bjornsson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wius has Bjornsson in his guard.
Bjornsson landing with the ground and pound.
Bjornsson is pushing down on Wius's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wius is fighting to maintain full guard but Bjornsson has managed to sneak the leg through.
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.
Wius wants to improve his position but Bjornsson is controlling well.
Bjornsson is looking to advance position but Wius won't allow it.
Wius is defending against the submission attempts here by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson is working for a submission of some sort.
Wius tries to roll over but Bjornsson keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bjornsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wius looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bjornsson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wius!
Wius tries to reverse the position but Bjornsson maintains control.
Bjornsson landing strikes from the mount and Wius is in trouble!
Wius keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wius is trying to escape the mount but Bjornsson keeps good control and instead manages to take Wius's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wius covering up well and avoiding damage.
Wius is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Bjornsson off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Wius rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bjornsson is looking to advance position but Wius won't allow it.
Bjornsson stalling away here and it's allowed Wius to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bjornsson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wius looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wius looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wius!
Bjornsson is looking for a sweep.
Bjornsson struggling a bit here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wius working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wius in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bjornsson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Punch Out Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Wius grinds an elbow into Bjornsson's temple.
Bjornsson parries the strikes from Wius easily there. Wius is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bjornsson to escape.
Bjornsson tries to bench press Wius off him but Wius keeps the position.
Bjornsson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bjornsson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wius has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wius is looking for a sweep. Bjornsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bjornsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wius moves into full guard.
Bjornsson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wius looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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 Litill Bjornsson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bjornsson avoids the body shot from Wius.
Wius scores with a one two! Bjornsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bjornsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wius.
Bjornsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wius throws the left hand but Bjornsson avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by Wius - just one landing.
Wius throws a big shot that misses.
Bjornsson lands a nice hook to Wius's body. Wius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wius looks to score with a jab to the body but Bjornsson is just out of range.
Bjornsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bjornsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wius changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bjornsson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wius to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wius is looking to work some ground and pound but Bjornsson has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wius looking to sit in guard and control but Bjornsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bjornsson trying to control but Wius is working from the bottom.
Wius wants to control the position but Bjornsson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Wius is trying to get back to full guard.
Bjornsson wants to work for an arm triangle but Wius is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wius is trying to get back to full guard.
Wius is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson wants to take a breather but Wius is having none of it.
Bjornsson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wius is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bjornsson trying to pass the guard but Wius defending well.
Bjornsson moves into full mount! Wius won't be happy about that!
Bjornsson prevents Wius from getting the reversal.
Bjornsson tries to control but Wius wriggling away.
Wius in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson fails to move to back control.
Wius keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bjornsson has control of Wius's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wius regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bjornsson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wius can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Bjornsson prevents Wius from getting the reversal.
Bjornsson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Wius turns into him and now he's in Bjornsson's guard.
Bjornsson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wius throws an elbow that misses. Bjornsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wius's guard. Nice move by Bjornsson!
Bjornsson wants to control from the top but Wius keeps moving.
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 Litill Bjornsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wius fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Bjornsson misses its intended target.
Craig Wius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bjornsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wius.
Wius ducks under a wild hook from Bjornsson.
Nice straight punches there by Bjornsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bjornsson.
Bjornsson misses with the combination.
Wius takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bjornsson takes a swing at Wius's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson lands with a shot to the body.
Wius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bjornsson misses the shot to the body.
And Wius tries to counter it with a takedown but Bjornsson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bjornsson misses with a few strikes there.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson throws a big shot that misses.
Wius shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bjornsson but Bjornsson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bjornsson slaps away a takedown attempt from Wius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bjornsson is looking to counter punch.
Litill Bjornsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Wius.
Bjornsson clinches up against the cage.
Bjornsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Bjornsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bjornsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wius.
Wius tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wius circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wius looks to land a right hand but Bjornsson moved out of range.
Bjornsson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wius manages to circle out of the way.
Bjornsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wius is just out of range.
Bjornsson is looking to wear down Wius with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bjornsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bjornsson scores with a nice strike.
Wius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Litill Bjornsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjornsson dodges the punch combination from Wius.
Wius misses with a takedown attempt
and Bjornsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bjornsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wius.
Wius fails to land the takedown.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bjornsson, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wius.
Wius misses with a takedown
and Bjornsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bjornsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Wius. Wius gets slowly back to his feet.
Wius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wius throws a series of punches but Bjornsson moves out of range.
Wius misses with a wild body shot.
Bjornsson clinches up against the cage.
Bjornsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Craig Wius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bjornsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bjornsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson breaks the clinch.
Wius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjornsson connects with a body shot that sends Wius's belly button to the back.
A punch lands to the side of Bjornsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bjornsson throws out a powerful jab.
Wius is rocked!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bjornsson.
Wius is still on wobbly legs! Can Bjornsson finish him?
Bjornsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wius under the eye.
Bjornsson moves away from the strike by Wius.
Litill Bjornsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bjornsson gets a clinch.
Wius tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bjornsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bjornsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wius tries a knee to the head but Bjornsson blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Litill Bjornsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bjornsson 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Litill Bjornsson!
A victorious Litill Bjornsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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