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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vaai Kolone (ranked 6491 p4p, 461 weight class) and Frankie Lamas (ranked 3694 p4p, 347 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vaai Kolone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Lamas!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolone looks to land a left hand but Lamas moved out of range nicely.
Lamas tries to counter with a clinch but Kolone shakes him off and moves away.
Kolone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lamas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kolone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lamas punishes Kolone's body with a nice straight punch.
Kolone dips to his left and cracks Lamas with an uppercut!
Kolone missing with a left hand there. Lamas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kolone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lamas misses with a hook. Kolone ducked under it nicely.
Kolone has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lamas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lamas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kolone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lamas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kolone.
Kolone misses with a looping left.
Lamas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kolone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kolone looks to throw the jab but Lamas is out of range.
Lamas misses with an uppercut
and Kolone counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamas staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kolone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kolone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kolone.
Kolone has a couple of punches blocked by Lamas.
Kolone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kolone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kolone breaks the clinch.
Lamas clinches.
Lamas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kolone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lamas slows down the pace here.
Lamas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kolone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Frankie Lamas has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamas tries to clinch but Kolone moves out of range.
As Lamas backs away, Kolone returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lamas scores with a hook.
Lamas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kolone scores with a jab.
Lamas is rocked!
A big right from Lamas misses.
Lamas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamas darts in trying to clinch
and Kolone scores with a counter punch that sends Lamas to the canvas! Kolone smells blood - he's punishing Lamas with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Lamas has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vaai Kolone!
Vaai Kolone 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Snake Under A T Rex Bottom (ranked 2445 p4p, 234 weight class) and Luka Perovic (ranked 3190 p4p, 276 weight class). A T Rex Bottom comes to the cage accompanied by A Tribe Called Kotori. 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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Snake Under A T Rex Bottom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Luka Perovic!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perovic connects with a crisp jab.
A T Rex Bottom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Perovic is trying to stall.
A T Rex Bottom can't find room to land a body shot as Perovic controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by A T Rex Bottom.
Perovic stalls.
Perovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to A T Rex Bottom's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perovic.
The referee calls for Perovic to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perovic looking to stall.
A T Rex Bottom has Perovic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Perovic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Perovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of A T Rex Bottoms head.
Perovic digs a right hand underneath A T Rex Bottom's ribcage. A T Rex Bottom let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perovic throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Perovic.
A T Rex Bottom has Perovic pressed against the cage.
A T Rex Bottom breaks from the clinch.
A T Rex Bottom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A T Rex Bottom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Luka Perovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Perovic does it's job there.
A T Rex Bottom takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Perovic swings for the body but A T Rex Bottom moves out of range.
Perovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Perovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A T Rex Bottom fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perovic is out of range.
Perovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like A T Rex Bottom was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
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!
Perovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but A T Rex Bottom manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perovic scores with a takedown into A T Rex Bottom's guard.
Perovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Perovic drops back looking for a leg! A T Rex Bottom is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and A T Rex Bottom manages to kick Perovic off! Perovic jumps back into A T Rex Bottom's guard.
A T Rex Bottom is trying to keep Perovic in close.
Perovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Perovic passes into half guard.
A T Rex Bottom looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A T Rex Bottom tries to roll over but Perovic keeps him under control.
Perovic is trying to control. A T Rex Bottom wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Perovic wants to work for an arm triangle but A T Rex Bottom is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Perovic looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
A T Rex Bottom looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Perovic wants to control but A T Rex Bottom is keeping him busy.
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.
Perovic is working for a kimura but A T Rex Bottom is defending it quite comfortably.
A T Rex Bottom desperately trying to maintain half guard.
A T Rex Bottom tries to roll over but Perovic keeps him under control.
Perovic is working for a submission of some sort.
Perovic trying to pass the guard but A T Rex Bottom defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Perovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A T Rex Bottom throws a low kick but Perovic avoids it.
A T Rex Bottom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perovic misses with a looping left.
A T Rex Bottom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A T Rex Bottom quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Perovic misses with a double jab
and A T Rex Bottom counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Luka Perovic has been cut.
Perovic scores with a takedown into A T Rex Bottom's guard.
A T Rex Bottom keeping moving, preventing Perovic from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A T Rex Bottom is trying to control the position but Perovic postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A T Rex Bottom is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perovic trying to control but A T Rex Bottom is working from the bottom.
A T Rex Bottom lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Luka Perovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Perovic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. A T Rex Bottom gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Perovic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Perovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A T Rex Bottom is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Perovic is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perovic controls from within his opponent's guard.
My spies in Natty Vincere inform me that Perovic has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
A T Rex Bottom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Perovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perovic tries to free his leg and advance position but A T Rex Bottom is retaining full guard.
A T Rex Bottom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perovic.
Perovic pushing down on A T Rex Bottom's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
A T Rex Bottom keeping control of the position.
A T Rex Bottom trying to control here.
A T Rex Bottom is not content to let Perovic control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A T Rex Bottom looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Perovic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
A T Rex Bottom is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Perovic pulls his head out easily.
A T Rex Bottom is looking for a sweep. Perovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perovic tries to pass to full mount but A T Rex Bottom defends it.
Perovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Perovic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so A T Rex Bottom is just riding it out for now. Perovic eventually gives up the hold.
A T Rex Bottom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perovic.
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.
Perovic is looking for a kimura here.
Perovic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, A T Rex Bottom has managed to free his arm - good work.
A T Rex Bottom looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A T Rex Bottom is looking to control Perovic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can A T Rex Bottom avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Perovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luka Perovic's cut.
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!
A T Rex Bottom moves out of range of the strikes.
A T Rex Bottom feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Perovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No joy there for Perovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perovic clinches up with A T Rex Bottom and pushes him back against the cage.
Perovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A T Rex Bottom tries for a takedown but Perovic manages to get underhooks.
A T Rex Bottom blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A T Rex Bottom is trying to push Perovic away but Perovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Perovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A T Rex Bottom misses with a punch to the body.
Perovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perovic is fighting off a takedown attempt but A T Rex Bottom is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Perovic to the mat. Perovic regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Perovic looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but A T Rex Bottom is defending well. Perovic quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! A T Rex Bottom has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Perovic celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luka Perovic!
Luka Perovic took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, Snake Under A T Rex Bottom stepped up to the mic, saying 'Noooooo, he got his stench on me...
Ill be back...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Hide (ranked 1633 p4p, 202 weight class) and Candy Van (ranked 6489 p4p, 512 weight class). Hide comes into the arena with Nightwish blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Candy Van was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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186 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Hide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Candy Van!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hide rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Van shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hide but Hide pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hide tries to counter by clinching up but Van breaks away and moves out of range.
Van misses with a takedown attempt
and Hide counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hide moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hide is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hide is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Van reverses the position - he's now on top in Hide's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van gets to his feet. Hide looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hide wants it to stay on the feet.
Hide wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Raphael Hide has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Candy Van.
Van will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Van gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hide counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hide.
Van has Hide pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Van pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hide tumbling to the mat - Van dives into Hide's guard.
Hide uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hide looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van avoids the body shot from Hide.
Hide throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hide counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hide.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hide fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hide gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hide looking to throw knees to the head but Van is blocking nicely.
Hide lands a good knee to the midsection. Van won't want to take too many of those.
Hide gets underhooks to prevent Van's takedown attempt.
Van fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hide tries to work over Van's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hide lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Candy Van has been cut.
Hide lands a hook that snaps the head of Van backwards.
Van is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hide stops a takedown attempt from Van.
Hide is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Van looks winded!
Van tries for a takedown but Hide manages to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Hide.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hide creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van is looking for a takedown.
Van ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Van no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hide seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hide has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hide tries to free his leg and advance position but Van is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hide engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hide trying to control but Van is working from the bottom.
Hide trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hide slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Van trying to keep a closed guard but Hide is proving a slippery customer.
Van being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Van doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hide counters with a straight right hand.
Van shoots in looking for a takedown but Hide manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Van's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Van shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hide sprawls well. Hide wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van gets slowly back to his feet.
Van shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hide as he avoids it easily.
Van shoots in for a takedown but Hide shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Hide dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Candy Van's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hide stuffs the takedown.
Hide catches Van with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van gets a clinch.
Hide scores with a shot to the side of Van's head.
Van tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hide smiles and moves away.
Van tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hide sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Van somewhat.
Raphael Hide has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Candy Van.
Van shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van has his takedown stuffed
and Hide connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raphael Hide is winning the standup battle so far.
Van fails with the takedown.
It looked like Hide was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Candy Van is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hide seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Van misses with a takedown attempt
and Hide counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van is breathing heavily.
Hide loads up on a big right hand but Van slips the punch.
Hide throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hide stuffs the takedown.
Van avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hide swivels and escapes.
Van fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Van shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hide but Hide pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hide as he jumps to the side.
Hide is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Van.
Raphael Hide is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hide as he jumps to the side.
Van closes the distance and clinches.
Hide lands an uppercut.
Hide softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hide with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hide looking to throw knees to the head but Van is blocking nicely.
Van being controlled against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hide misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van wants to take the fight to the mat but Hide manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hide with a knee to the head.
Hide with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hide is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van can do to turn this around?
Van blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Hide.
Hide tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van avoids it.
Van can't break the clinch.
Van blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hide just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hide throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vans head.
Hide tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hide prevents the takedown attempt.
Hide throws a punch but it's blocked by Van.
Van tries to pull guard but Hide won't allow it.
Van is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hide to keep the fight standing.
Van has Hide pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hide manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hide is trying to maintain a safe position but Van gets an underhook and turns Hide into the cage.
Van drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hide pushes Van back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raphael Hide has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hide's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hide struggles to land a body shot inside as Van controls his hands.
Hide stalling the fight.
Van is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hide gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hide lands a nice knee to the body.
Hide lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hide scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Hide.
Hide misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Hide.
Hide is pushing Van up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hide gets through Van's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Hide dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Candy Van's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Hide.
Van gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hide counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van looks for a takedown but Hide sprawls well.
Van misses with a takedown attempt
and Hide counters with a three punch combo that has Van backing up. Van nods at Hide to acknowledge the strikes.
Van is still on wobbly legs! Can Hide finish him?
Raphael Hide has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Candy Van.
Hide works Van's body with a nice hook.
Hide takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Hide! Van is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raphael Hide!
Raphael Hide decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Candy Van spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the gym!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harri Haaparanta (ranked 1607 p4p, 173 weight class) and Leo Vuce (ranked 3979 p4p, 338 weight class). Harri Haaparanta could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leo Vuce's chin.
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Haaparanta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Vuce!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haaparanta moves into the clinch.
Vuce is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Haaparanta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vuce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vuce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haaparanta looking to stall.
Haaparanta scores with a knee to the head.
Vuce makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vuce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haaparanta.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haaparanta.
Vuce misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Haaparanta.
Vuce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vuce throws a punch but it's blocked by Haaparanta.
Vuce misses with a punch on the inside.
Vuce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vuce swings wildly with an uppercut but Haaparanta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haaparanta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vuce blocks an elbow strike from Haaparanta.
Vuce misses with the head strike.
Haaparanta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuce is trying to break the clinch but Haaparanta has him pressed against the cage.
Vuce throws a punch but it's blocked by Haaparanta.
Haaparanta is stalling here.
Haaparanta stalling in the clinch but Vuce improves position.
Haaparanta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haaparanta throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vuce.
Haaparanta blocks an uppercut.
Haaparanta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Leo Vuce has been cut.
Haaparanta manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vuce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vuce throws a head punch that misses.
Vuce has a couple of punches blocked by Haaparanta.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vuce.
Haaparanta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haaparanta is stalling here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haaparanta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haaparanta blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Haaparanta throws an elbow but misses.
Haaparanta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Haaparanta.
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!
Haaparanta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vuce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Vuce fails to land.
Vuce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haaparanta has Vuce pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Vuce is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Haaparanta - that's hurt Vuce badly! Oh, another knee lands and Vuce is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Vuce doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Harri Haaparanta!
Harri Haaparanta thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Keenan (ranked 1560 p4p, 179 weight class) and Gianni Castellana (ranked 4070 p4p, 369 weight class). Castellana is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Here Comes the Boom. 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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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Keenan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gianni Castellana!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castellana misses with an uppercut. Keenan saw that one coming.
Castellana on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Keenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Castellana is just out of range.
Castellana throws a hook but Keenan blocks it.
Keenan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Keenan connects with a body shot.
Castellana ducks under a wild hook from Keenan.
Castellana looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Castellana misses with a hook.
Keenan throwing a counter right hand but Castellana manages to avoid it.
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from Castellana.
Castellana takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Keenan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Essence of Epicity in the buildup to the fight.
Castellana scores with a nice right hand.
Castellana misses with a wild body shot.
Keenan staying out of range there.
Keenan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castellana.
Keenan loads up on a big right hand but Castellana slips the punch.
Castellana looks to land a left hand but Keenan moved out of range nicely.
Castellana takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keenan lands a slapping body shot.
Nice cross by Castellana.
Keenan throws a lazy uppercut
and Castellana counters with a good low kick that Keenan was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Keenan - that will leave a mark!
Castellana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Keenan misses the target.
Good leg kick by Keenan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Castellana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Keenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Castellana is just out of range.
Keenan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Castellana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keenan throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keenan. That's going to slow Castellana down.
Keenan's corner calls for a 1-2. Keenan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Castellana attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan Keenan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castellana lands with an uppercut that bounces Keenan off the cage and back into range.
Keenan swings for the body but Castellana moves out of range.
Castellana throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Keenan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Castellana has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Castellana and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Keenan defending well as Castellana loads up on a big left hand.
Keenan thuds a left hand into Castellana's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Castellana.
Castellana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Castellana there.
Keenan takes a swing at Castellana's ribcage but misses.
Keenan slips a jab from Castellana.
Castellana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keenan misses with a looping right.
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castellana.
Keenan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keenan is looking to slow Castellana down with leg kicks.
Keenan 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.
Castellana lands a slapping body shot.
Keenan lands a nice shot to the body.
Castellana connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Castellana has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Keenan finds it's way round the side to connect with Castellana's head.
Keenan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castellana.
Keenan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keenan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellana misses with a right hand
and Keenan counters with an outside leg kick.
Keenan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Keenan scores with a punch to the head.
Keenan moves out of range as Castellana throws a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keenan.
Castellana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Castellana throws a big shot that misses.
Castellana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keenan throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Keenan misses.
Castellana throws an overhand right that lands on Keenan's shoulder, as Keenan tries to avoid the shot.
Castellana looks to throw the jab but Keenan is out of range.
Castellana scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circling - Keenan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keenan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Castellana tried to score with a low kick but Keenan checks it.
Castellana throws a push kick but Keenan slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Castellana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keenan was well out of range. Poor timing from Castellana.
Keenan lands a head shot.
Castellana takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Castellana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Castellana's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Keenan.
Keenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castellana appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Castellana misses with a body shot.
Keenan slips under a jab from Castellana.
Castellana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Keenan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Keenan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Keenan slips a straight right by Castellana.
Keenan throws a jab but it's blocked by Castellana.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Keenan slips under a jab.
Castellana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keenan.
Castellana misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Keenan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Keenan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keenan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Castellana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castellana ducks under a wild hook from Keenan.
Castellana does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Keenan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Castellana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Castellana lands with an uppercut that bounces Keenan off the cage and back into range.
Castellana just misses with a punch to the body.
Castellana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Castellana misses
and Keenan counters with a good low kick that Castellana was not able to check.
Keenan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Castellana takes a step back to recover.
Keenan 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keenan. Castellana does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Keenan.
Keenan thuds a left hand into Castellana's body.
Ryan Keenan is winning the standup battle so far.
Castellana misses with a looping right.
Castellana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Castellana 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Keenan throws an overhand right that lands on Castellana's shoulder, as Castellana tries to avoid the shot.
Castellana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan.
Castellana tries a head kick but it misses.
Keenan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Keenan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Castellana misses with a low kick as Keenan jumps back.
Castellana throws a shot from downtown. Keenan moves away and avoids it.
Castellana misses with a low kick.
Keenan misses with the body kick
and Castellana counters with a stiff right hand.
A left and a right from Castellana both land. Nice combination.
Castellana misses with a low kick.
Keenan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castellana has time to react.
Castellana tries to work over Keenan's front leg with a kick but Keenan checks it.
Castellana throws a head kick but Keenan moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castellana throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castellana.
Castellana misses with a low kick.
Keenan scores with a decent looking hook.
Keenan connects with a right hand. Castellana shakes it off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Keenan, as that shot connected.
Keenan throws a body punch but Castellana moves out of range.
Keenan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Castellana misses with a hook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Castellana might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Keenan has got the better of the exchanges.
Castellana avoids the body shot from Keenan.
Keenan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Keenan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castellana.
Castellana throws a jab when Keenan was well out of range.
Keenan looks to land a left hand but Castellana moved out of range nicely.
Castellana looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Castellana finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Keenan digs a good body shot into Castellana's ribs.
Keenan throws a shot from downtown. Castellana moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Keenan coming out on top.
Castellana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Keenan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Castellana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
Keenan moves out of range of the body kick.
Castellana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan.
Castellana moves out of range of the body kick.
Castellana blocks a jab.
Keenan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Castellana counters with a nice uppercut.
Keenan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Keenan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A swing and a miss from Keenan.
Keenan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Keenan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keenan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Castellana's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castellana misses the jab.
Castellana misses with a lunging right hand
and Keenan counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellana connects with a body shot that sends Keenan's belly button to the back.
Keenan connects with a right hand. Castellana shakes it off.
A leg kick checked by Castellana.
Keenan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castellana was well out of range. Poor timing from Keenan.
Castellana misses with a body kick.
Keenan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castellana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
Keenan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Castellana momentarily.
Castellana throws a nice looking combination but Keenan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keenan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castellana drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Keenan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keenan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castellana.
A counter left hand to the body from Keenan misses its target.
Castellana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
Keenan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castellana can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick from Keenan misses.
Castellana thuds his right hand into Keenan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Keenan dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Keenan lands a nice looking body kick.
Keenan lands a really nice looking cross but Castellana seems unphased.
Keenan misses with a straight right.
Castellana looks to throw the jab but Keenan is out of range.
Keenan throws a jab but it's blocked by Castellana.
Keenan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Keenan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Castellana. Castellana obviously looking to wear him down.
Castellana takes a swing at Keenan's ribcage but misses.
Keenan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Castellana's sensitive parts.
Castellana throws a good cross that connects.
Keenan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan scores with a shot to the body.
Keenan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Castellana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castellana looks to land a left hand but Keenan moved out of range nicely.
Castellana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Keenan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Keenan misses with a body shot.
Castellana swings for the body but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Castellana getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Keenan takes a swing at Castellana's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Castellana misses.
Castellana scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Castellana lands a front kick.
Castellana throws a lazy right hand but Keenan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castellana has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Keenan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castellana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keenan. Keenan obviously looking to wear him down.
Keenan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castellana manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Castellana releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Keenan looks to land a left hand but Castellana moved out of range nicely.
Keenan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keenan throws a shot from downtown. Castellana moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan slips under a jab from Castellana.
Castellana misses with a hook.
Keenan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Castellana's head.
Keenan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Castellana momentarily.
Castellana connects with a body shot that sends Keenan's belly button to the back.
Keenan pushes Castellana away with a front kick.
Keenan defending well as Castellana loads up on a big left hand.
Keenan lands a jab-cross combination.
Keenan throws a body punch but Castellana moves out of range.
Keenan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castellana was well out of range. Poor timing from Keenan.
Castellana wants to slow Keenan down by chopping away at his legs.
Keenan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Castellana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Castellana there as he acknowledges the shot.
Castellana lands a jab to the head.
Keenan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Keenan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Castellana's calf.
Castellana lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheers as Keenan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Castellana doesn't seem phased though.
Keenan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Castellana in his tracks.
Castellana throws a lazy right hand but Keenan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keenan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Keenan, right into the meat.
Castellana is looking to chop away at Keenan's legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Keenan misses the target.
Keenan misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Castellana misses.
Keenan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Castellana checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Castellana moves out of range as Keenan throws a body kick.
Keenan cracks Castellana with a right hand to the side of the head.
Keenan lands with a hook. Castellana tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Keenan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Keenan misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castellana misses the jab.
Keenan throws out a loose jab but Castellana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Keenan blocks the leg kick.
Keenan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Keenan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Keenan scores with a decent looking hook.
Keenan staying out of range there.
Gianni Castellana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castellana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keenan moves away.
Keenan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keenan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castellana.
Keenan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Castellana under the eye.
Keenan with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castellana swings for the body but Keenan moves out of range.
As Castellana backs away, Keenan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Castellana missing with a left hand there. Keenan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ryan Keenan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Castellana throws a chopping leg kick but Keenan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Castellana throws a lazy right hand but Keenan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Keenan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Keenan 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Keenan!
An intense looking Ryan Keenan took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I apologize to my fans. I caught staph infection from hitting the mats with Gianni Castellana's mom. The antibiotics really took a lot out of me energy wise. Not sure how i won that fight... Looks like i fucked him AND his mom up. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Bizihwaeile (ranked 3576 p4p, 178 weight class) and Sergey Objedkov (ranked 902 p4p, 47 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bizihwaeile might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Been Had . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Santiago Bizihwaeile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Objedkov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Objedkov looks to throw the jab but Bizihwaeile is out of range.
Objedkov connects with a body shot that sends Bizihwaeile's belly button to the back.
Bizihwaeile lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bizihwaeile misses with a lunging right hand
and Objedkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bizihwaeile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Objedkov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Objedkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Objedkov dives in and grabs Bizihwaeile's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bizihwaeile pushes down on Objedkov's head and hops out.
Objedkov dips to his left and cracks Bizihwaeile with an uppercut!
Objedkov lands a nice looking body shot.
Bizihwaeile misses with a head kick.
Bizihwaeile shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Objedkov eats them both and turns towards Bizihwaeile to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bizihwaeile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bizihwaeile misses with a looping right.
Objedkov lands a jab to Bizihwaeile's midsection.
Bizihwaeile throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Objedkov.
Sergey Objedkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bizihwaeile takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bizihwaeile.
Objedkov shoots in and bounces Bizihwaeile off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bizihwaeile working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Objedkov.
Objedkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Objedkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Objedkov stands up over Bizihwaeile, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Objedkov trying to control but Bizihwaeile is working from the bottom.
Objedkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Objedkov won't allow Bizihwaeile to get back to his feet.
Objedkov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bizihwaeile's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile wants to stand up but Objedkov is controlling him.
Objedkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Objedkov is looking to work some ground and pound but Bizihwaeile has wrist control.
Objedkov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Objedkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bizihwaeile works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bizihwaeile knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Objedkov on the ground.
Objedkov working some strikes from top position.
Objedkov postures up and lands a big shot to Bizihwaeile's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Objedkov landing some decent shots from guard.
Objedkov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov throwing strikes but missing.
Objedkov postures up in Bizihwaeile's guard and throws a big left but Bizihwaeile blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Objedkov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Objedkov prevents Bizihwaeile from getting back to his feet.
Objedkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Objedkov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bizihwaeile keeping moving, preventing Objedkov from controlling successfully.
Objedkov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bizihwaeile is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Objedkov is controlling him.
Objedkov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bizihwaeile's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Objedkov throwing strikes but missing.
Objedkov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Objedkov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bizihwaeile wriggles free and stands up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Objedkov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Objedkov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Objedkov stops Bizihwaeile from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Objedkov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bizihwaeile misses with a jab, cross combination.
Objedkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Objedkov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bizihwaeile avoids it really well and circles away.
Bizihwaeile looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bizihwaeile throws a series of punches but Objedkov moves out of range.
Santiago Bizihwaeile is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Objedkov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Objedkov throws out a loose jab but Bizihwaeile uses good head movement to avoid it.
Objedkov has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Objedkov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bizihwaeile prevents it.
Objedkov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bizihwaeile prevents it.
Santiago Bizihwaeile has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Objedkov.
Objedkov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bizihwaeile after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile lands a left hand.
Objedkov has hold of one of Bizihwaeile's legs. Bizihwaeile is fighting the takedown attempt but Objedkov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bizihwaeile scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Bizihwaeile 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Objedkov shoots in and bounces Bizihwaeile off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bizihwaeile is looking to stand up but Objedkov isn't so interested in that idea.
Objedkov wants to control from the top but Bizihwaeile keeps moving.
Bizihwaeile wants to stand up but Objedkov is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Objedkov won't allow Bizihwaeile to get back to his feet.
Objedkov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bizihwaeile being controlled here, momentarily.
Objedkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Objedkov is in close to Bizihwaeile's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile is looking to stand up but Objedkov isn't so interested in that idea.
Bizihwaeile has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Objedkov has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Come on Bizihwaeile - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Objedkov is trying to drag Bizihwaeile to the mat but Bizihwaeile just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Objedkov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bizihwaeile gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Our sources have told us that Bizihwaeile has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Bizihwaeile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile lands a nice looking kick to the body. Objedkov takes a step back to recover.
Objedkov clinches up with Bizihwaeile and pushes him back against the cage.
Objedkov has Bizihwaeile pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bizihwaeile manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bizihwaeile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bizihwaeile lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bizihwaeile slaps away a takedown attempt from Objedkov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Objedkov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bizihwaeile swivels and escapes.
It looked like Bizihwaeile was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Santiago Bizihwaeile is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Bizihwaeile.
Objedkov shoots in for a takedown but Bizihwaeile shows good takedown defense.
Bizihwaeile went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Objedkov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Bizihwaeile dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A big left from Objedkov misses.
Bizihwaeile seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Objedkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bizihwaeile misses with a series of wild punches.
Bizihwaeile misses with a wild combination.
Bizihwaeile throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Objedkov thuds a left hand into Bizihwaeile's body.
Objedkov jabs at Bizihwaeile's body.
Bizihwaeile throws a series of punches but Objedkov moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaeile defending well as Objedkov loads up on a big left hand.
Objedkov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bizihwaeile.
Decent striking displayed by Objedkov there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile misses with a two punch combination.
Objedkov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Objedkov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bizihwaeile was covering up waiting for the punch and Objedkov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bizihwaeile avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Objedkov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bizihwaeile's guard.
Sergey Objedkov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bizihwaeile wants to get back to his feet.
Objedkov wants to take a breather but Bizihwaeile is having none of it.
Objedkov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Objedkov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov stops Bizihwaeile from getting back to his feet.
Bizihwaeile is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Objedkov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bizihwaeile on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Objedkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Objedkov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bizihwaeile is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Objedkov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bizihwaeile regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Objedkov.
Objedkov throwing strikes from guard but Bizihwaeile blocks nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Objedkov chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov prevents Bizihwaeile from getting back to his feet.
Objedkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Objedkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bizihwaeile wants to stand but Objedkov is controlling the position.
Objedkov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Objedkov drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Objedkov seems to have locked his on tight now - Bizihwaeile screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Objedkov, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Sergey Objedkov!
A relieved looking Sergey Objedkov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ladera Hawthorne (ranked 647 p4p, 94 weight class) and Young Lad (ranked 371 p4p, 54 weight class). Hawthorne's entrance music is Beef Rap. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ladera Hawthorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Young Lad!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Hawthorne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawthorne scores with a nice right hand.
Young Lad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lad pushes Hawthorne up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawthorne misses with a punch to the body.
Hawthorne prevents a body shot from Lad.
Hawthorne is trying to push Lad away but Lad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hawthorne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hawthorne misses with the head strike.
Hawthorne throws a head punch that misses.
Hawthorne tries a body shot but Lad blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hawthorne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hawthorne.
Nice elbow from Lad.
It looks like Ladera Hawthorne has been cut.
Hawthorne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hawthorne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lad lands an elbow just above Hawthorne 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lad.
Lad gets a clinch.
Hawthorne tries to break the clinch but Lad is controlling the position.
Hawthorne wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawthorne.
Hawthorne misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawthorne working hard to break the clinch.
Lad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hawthorne breaks from the clinch.
Hawthorne has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Essence of Epicity in the buildup to the fight.
Hawthorne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lad.
Lad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Hawthorne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lad comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hawthorne tries to circle away but Lad has him pinned against the cage.
Hawthorne is looking to break free of the clinch but Lad has double underhooks.
Hawthorne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lad keeps control of Hawthorne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hawthorne digs a right hand underneath Lad's ribcage. Lad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hawthorne's efforts to push away.
Hawthorne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawthorne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lad.
Hawthorne swats away the attempt to clinch by Lad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Hawthorne. Those never looked like landing.
Hawthorne swats away the attempt to clinch by Lad.
Hawthorne looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Lad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lad doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawthorne circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Hawthorne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawthorne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawthorne throwing a counter right hand but Lad manages to avoid it.
Hawthorne blocks a jab.
It looked like Hawthorne was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lad misses with an uppercut
enabling Hawthorne to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawthorne throws a series of punches but Lad moves out of range.
Lad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lad throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Young Lad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ladera Hawthorne's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hawthorne looks to land a right hand but Lad moved out of range.
Hawthorne scores with a sloppy right hand. Lad should have avoided that one.
Lad throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawthorne.
Young Lad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawthorne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lad tries to clinch but Hawthorne is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hawthorne misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Lad.
A little feinted left hand from Hawthorne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hawthorne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hawthorne avoids the body shot from Lad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lad lunges at Hawthorne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hawthorne's hand.
Lad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawthorne throws a counter high kick but Lad was just alert enough to avoid it.
Lad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lad looks to land a right hand but Hawthorne moved out of range.
Hawthorne throws a big counter combination but Lad scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hawthorne misses with a hook
and Lad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lad looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawthorne is just out of range.
Lad swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hawthorne counters with a left to the body.
Hawthorne misses with a body shot.
Lad looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hawthorne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne drops his hands momentarily and Lad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lad tries to clinch but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Hawthorne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lad takes a swing at Hawthorne's ribcage but misses.
Lad lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lad just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawthorne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hawthorne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lad throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Hawthorne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne walks into a jab.
Lad drives through and clinches with Hawthorne against the cage.
Hawthorne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawthorne tries to break free but Lad pushes him back against the cage.
Lad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hawthorne tries to break the clinch but Lad is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lad.
Lad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hawthorne's efforts to push away.
Hawthorne working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Hawthorne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lad.
Hawthorne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lad tries to throw a body punch but Hawthorne avoids it by throwing Lad back against the cage.
Hawthorne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lad throws an elbow that misses.
Hawthorne blocks the elbow strike.
Hawthorne is trying to break free.
Lad scores with a shoulder strike.
Hawthorne can't find room to land a body shot as Lad controls the action.
Lad lands a nice shot to the body.
Lad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hawthorne misses with some punches.
Lad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hawthorne backwards.
Hawthorne taking a breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawthorne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hawthorne is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hawthorne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lad.
Lad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lad connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hawthorne momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Young Lad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ladera Hawthorne's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lad is looking to clinch but Hawthorne is avoiding it.
It looked like Hawthorne was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lad has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lad throws out a powerful jab.
A left lands for Hawthorne.
Lad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lad clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hawthornes head.
Nice body punch from Lad - that landed with a thud.
Hawthorne is trying to push Lad away but Lad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lad has Hawthorne pressed against the cage, preventing Hawthorne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hawthorne lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hawthorne manages to break the clinch.
Lad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lands a really nice looking cross but Lad seems unphased.
Hawthorne misses with a left hand
and Lad counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lad.
Lad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lad.
Lad has Hawthorne pressed against the cage, preventing Hawthorne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hawthorne working hard to break the clinch.
Hawthorne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hawthorne tries to break the clinch but Lad is controlling the position.
Lad can't find room to land a body shot as Hawthorne controls the action.
Hawthorne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hawthorne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young Lad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne is trying to stall.
Lad blocks an uppercut.
Hawthorne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hawthorne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lad's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Hawthorne fails to land.
Lad lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawthorne.
Hawthorne breaks from the clinch.
Lad misses with a hook.
Lad moves into the clinch successfully.
Hawthorne wants to break free but Lad has control.
Lad gets through Hawthorne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawthorne tries to stall but Lad uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne blocks a body shot from Lad.
Hawthorne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lad has him pressed against the cage.
Hawthorne misses with some punches.
Hawthorne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hawthorne struggles to land a body shot inside as Lad controls his hands.
Hawthorne digs a right hand underneath Lad's ribcage. Lad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hawthorne throws a head punch that misses.
Hawthorne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lad keeps control of Hawthorne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lad lands a shot to the body.
Lad scores with a shoulder strike.
Hawthorne tries to circle away but Lad has him pinned against the cage.
Hawthorne swings wildly with an uppercut but Lad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawthorne is looking to control Lad's arms but Lad gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hawthorne has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hawthorne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hawthorne has a couple of punches blocked by Lad.
Hawthorne misses with a body punch.
Hawthorne breaks the clinch.
Hawthorne slips under a jab.
Lad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ladera Hawthorne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lad closes the distance and clinches.
Lad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hawthorne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawthorne working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Young Lad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lad has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Young Lad!
Young Lad very nearly forgot to thank THE END 32 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Ladera Hawthorne spoke after the fight, saying 'I apologize to my fans. I caught staph infection from hitting the mats with Young Lad's mom. The antibiotics really took a lot out of me energy wise. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Llosa (ranked 451 p4p, 60 weight class) and Jim Jones Jr (ranked 482 p4p, 66 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ernesto Llosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Jones Jr!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Jr throws a hook but Llosa blocks it.
Llosa misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Llosa gets a double leg takedown into Jones Jr's guard.
Jones Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Llosa looking to pass the guard.
Llosa trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jones Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jones Jr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jones Jr is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Llosa tries to improve position but can't.
Jones Jr controls the position from side control.
I've been told that Jones Jr has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr trying to control the action but Llosa is working from the bottom.
Llosa tries to bench press Jones Jr off him but Jones Jr keeps the position.
Llosa is not content to let Jones Jr control the position.
Jones Jr working away.
The referee asks Jones Jr politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jones Jr prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jones Jr is looking to take a break and control but Llosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Llosa is looking to reverse the position.
Jones Jr trying to control the position but Llosa is working away.
You can see the frustration on Llosa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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.
Jones Jr landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jones Jr trying to control the action but Llosa is working from the bottom.
Llosa struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Llosa is looking to regain half guard here but Jones Jr keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones Jr is looking to take a break and control but Llosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones Jr working the body and head with strikes.
Jones Jr connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Llosa some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr scoring with punches from side control.
Llosa is looking for a sweep.
Jones Jr cracks Llosa with a big elbow.
Jones Jr trying to control the position but Llosa is working away.
You can see the frustration on Llosa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Llosa tries to buck Jones Jr off but Jones Jr is having none of it.
Jones Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Llosa keeps working.
Llosa is trying to improve his position.
Llosa manages to get back to half guard.
Llosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Llosa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr passes to full mount!
Jones Jr scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Llosa?
Jones Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Llosa is bucking up trying to escape but Jones Jr cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones Jr raining down shots from the mount!
Llosa wants to hold on but Jones Jr pushes him away.
Llosa is trying desperately to improve position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones Jr dominating with strikes here.
Llosa tries to hold on but Jones Jr postures up.
Llosa is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at JAG Battle Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Jones Jr landing shots from mount.
Jones Jr looking to control but Llosa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Llosa tries to hold on but Jones Jr pushes him away.
Llosa is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jones Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Llosa shoots and misses
and Jones Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Llosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Llosa shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Llosa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Llosa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Llosa thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernesto Llosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Jones Jr misses its intended target.
Llosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Llosa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Llosa eats them both and turns towards Jones Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Llosa shoots in but Jones Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Llosa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones Jr sprawls well. Jones Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Llosa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Llosa moves away.
Llosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr misses the body punch
and Llosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Llosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jim Jones Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Llosa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Llosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Horrible takedown attempt by Llosa or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones Jr, which made it look bad.
Llosa has a takedown stuffed.
Jones Jr misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones Jr is trying to keep Llosa in close.
Jones Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones Jr might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Llosa haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones Jr is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones Jr trying to control but Llosa is working from the bottom.
Jones Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Llosa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jones Jr passes into side control.
Jones Jr scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr controls the position.
Jones Jr is looking to take a break and control but Llosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Llosa tries to buck Jones Jr off but Jones Jr is having none of it.
Jones Jr cracks Llosa with a big right hand but Llosa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jones Jr trying to control the position but Llosa is working away.
The referee asks Jones Jr politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jones Jr prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jones Jr is chipping away with strikes.
Llosa tries to buck Jones Jr off but Jones Jr is having none of it.
Llosa gets back to half guard.
Jones Jr trying to control from half guard but Llosa is working away.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones Jr lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Llosa is looking to control Jones Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Llosa avoid being mounted?
Jones Jr looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jones Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Llosa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Llosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones Jr is trying to control. Llosa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones Jr is controlling the pace.
Llosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jones Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No luck for Llosa with that takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Llosa.
Llosa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Llosa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jones Jr is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Llosa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Jr tries to get to full guard but Llosa has control of the leg.
Jones Jr keeps trying to improve his position.
Llosa seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Llosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones Jr keeping moving, preventing Llosa from controlling successfully.
Llosa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jones Jr is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Llosa, into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones Jr controlling from the top position.
Llosa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Llosa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llosa working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jones Jr has passed into half guard!
Llosa actively working from the bottom here.
Llosa has hold of Jones Jr's hands but Jones Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones Jr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones Jr connects with a nice short shot to Llosa's temple.
Llosa taking some punishment here, with Jones Jr in his half guard.
Llosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones Jr controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llosa is doing well to control the position and prevent Jones Jr from advancing to side control.
Llosa wants to improve his position but Jones Jr is controlling well.
Jones Jr controlling the action here.
Llosa trying to hold on to Jones Jr's head to control him but Jones Jr postures up.
Llosa tries to roll over but Jones Jr keeps him under control.
Llosa is looking to control Jones Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Llosa avoid being mounted?
Llosa is refusing to be controlled, as Jones Jr sits in half guard.
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.
Llosa actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Jones Jr there.
Llosa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones Jr pulls his head out easily.
Jones Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jones Jr trying to control the action but Llosa is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Llosa actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jones Jr in particular looking to stall.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jones Jr is continuing to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jones Jr really dominated that round.
That's time! Llosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones Jr misses with a hook
enabling Llosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Llosa. Llosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Llosa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Llosa shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Llosa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernesto Llosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llosa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones Jr circles away.
Nice shot by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr connects with a jab.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jones Jr throws a right and a left that Llosa avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llosa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jones Jr defends well and Llosa ends up having to push Jones Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jones Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Llosa.
Llosa fails to land the takedown.
Jones Jr lands a body shot.
Jones Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones Jr loads up on a big right hand but Llosa slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Llosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Llosa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones Jr as he avoids it easily.
Llosa misses with a takedown
and Jones Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones Jr connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Jones Jr - just one landing.
Jones Jr throws a body punch but Llosa moves out of range.
Jones Jr misses with a looping left.
Jones Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Llosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Llosa's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Llosa fails with the takedown
and Jones Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Llosa with a poor takedown
and Jones Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Llosa is rocked!
Jones Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Llosa moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr lands a left and a right that send Llosa crashing to the mat, dazed. Jones Jr thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Llosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones Jr tests Llosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab from Jones Jr.
Llosa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones Jr circles away.
It seemed like Jones Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones Jr drops Llosa with a big left hand! Llosa is injured, injured bad! Jones Jr jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Jones Jr!
Jim Jones Jr is the new welterweight champion!
Jim Jones Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slammy Neckbreaker (ranked 500 p4p, 25 weight class) and Distant Thunder (ranked 1015 p4p, 53 weight class). Thunder has chosen Who Set The World On Fire as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Slammy Neckbreaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Distant Thunder!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neckbreaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunder was well out of range. Poor timing from Neckbreaker.
Thunder slips a jab from Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Thunder connects with a body shot that sends Neckbreaker's belly button to the back.
Thunder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Thunder.
Thunder prevents a body shot from Neckbreaker.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thunder throws an elbow but misses.
Thunder's coach down at Team Alpha Midget was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Thunder's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Neckbreaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thunder scores with a hook to the body. Neckbreaker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thunder avoids the body shot from Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Neckbreaker throws a body punch but Thunder moves out of range.
Thunder darts in and clinches Neckbreaker up against the cage.
Thunder throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Neckbreaker tries to work over Thunder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Thunder.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunder throws an elbow but it misses.
Neckbreaker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Thunder on the inside.
Thunder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thunder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder swings wildly with an uppercut but Neckbreaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neckbreaker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neckbreaker prevents a body shot from Thunder.
Neckbreaker prevents a body shot from Thunder.
Thunder tries to throw a body punch but Neckbreaker avoids it by throwing Thunder back against the cage.
Neckbreaker lands a shoulder strike.
Thunder throws an elbow that misses.
Neckbreaker can't find room to land a body shot as Thunder controls the action.
Neckbreaker lands a body shot.
Neckbreaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Thunder.
Thunder scores with a hook to the body.
Thunder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thunder gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thunder throws an elbow but misses.
Thunder creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short left from Neckbreaker.
Thunder struggles to land a body shot inside as Neckbreaker controls his hands.
Neckbreaker dodges an elbow strike from Thunder.
Neckbreaker lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Thunder fails to land.
Neckbreaker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thunder scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thunder throws an elbow but it misses.
Neckbreaker blocks the elbow strike.
Thunder lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neckbreaker or not.
Neckbreaker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Neckbreaker lands a nice uppercut.
Thunder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Neckbreaker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thunder lands an elbow that stopped Neckbreaker in his tracks for a moment.
Neckbreaker takes a shot to the head.
Neckbreaker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thunder or not.
Thunder misses with an elbow over the top.
Thunder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Neckbreaker lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Neckbreaker fails to land.
Thunder is working Neckbreaker over against the cage.
Thunder gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thunder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thunder.
Thunder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thunder prevents a body shot from Neckbreaker.
Thunder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neckbreaker lands a right hand.
Thunder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neckbreaker lands with a left to the head.
Thunder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thunder misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thunder.
Thunder throws a head punch that misses.
Thunder lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Slammy Neckbreaker has been cut.
Neckbreaker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Neckbreaker blocks a body shot from Thunder.
Neckbreaker manages to break the clinch.
Neckbreaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thunder's corner calls for a 1-2. Thunder obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thunder clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neckbreaker digs a right hand into Thunder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thunder's gas tank.
Thunder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neckbreaker lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thunder throws an elbow but misses.
Thunder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thunder lands a shot to the body.
Neckbreaker blocking some punches.
Neckbreaker takes a shot to the head.
Thunder lands with a right to the head.
Neckbreaker blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker misses with a body punch.
Thunder tries a body shot but Neckbreaker blocks it.
Neckbreaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neckbreaker avoids a wild elbow strike from Thunder.
Thunder throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Neckbreakers head.
Neckbreaker pushes Thunder back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thunder misses with the head strike.
Thunder misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Distant Thunder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slammy Neckbreaker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thunder bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thunder connects with a nice looking jab.
Thunder fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Neckbreaker on the side of the head.
Thunder misses with a hook.
Thunder instigates a clinch.
Neckbreaker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thunder tries a body shot but Neckbreaker blocks it.
Neckbreaker blocks a body shot from Thunder.
Thunder swings wildly with an uppercut but Neckbreaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thunder lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neckbreaker.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thunder.
Thunder throws a head punch that misses.
Neckbreaker dodges an elbow strike from Thunder.
Neckbreaker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker has a couple of punches blocked by Thunder.
Neckbreaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thunder lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Neckbreaker fails to land.
Thunder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice elbow from Thunder.
Thunder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neckbreaker backwards.
Neckbreaker blocks an elbow strike from Thunder.
Neckbreaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Neckbreaker on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neckbreaker.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thunder throws an elbow but misses.
Neckbreaker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thunder.
Neckbreaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Thunder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neckbreaker can't find room to land a body shot as Thunder controls the action.
Thunder creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Neckbreaker's defenses.
Thunder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thunder lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Thunder.
Neckbreaker misses with the head strike.
Neckbreaker can't find room to land a body shot as Thunder controls the action.
Thunder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Neckbreaker takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neckbreaker's elbow.
Thunder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thunder struggles to land a body shot inside as Neckbreaker controls his hands.
Thunder lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thunder throws an elbow but misses.
Thunder takes a shot to the head.
Thunder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thunder blocks an uppercut.
Thunder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neckbreaker misses with a body punch.
Neckbreaker takes a shot to the head.
Neckbreaker is trying to break the clinch but Thunder is controlling him.
Thunder misses with the head strike.
Thunder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thunder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thunder gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Neckbreaker avoids a wild elbow strike from Thunder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Neckbreaker - that landed with a thud.
Neckbreaker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thunder tries to work over Neckbreaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thunder misses with a punch to the body.
Neckbreaker gets through Thunder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thunder.
Neckbreaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Neckbreaker scores with a hook to the body.
Thunder scores with a shot to the side of Neckbreaker's head.
A short uppercut from Thunder.
A short uppercut from Neckbreaker.
Thunder has a couple of punches blocked by Neckbreaker.
Thunder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Distant Thunder seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thunder throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thunder lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Slammy Neckbreaker's cut is getting worse.
Thunder lands an elbow inside that Neckbreaker shrugs off.
Neckbreaker gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neckbreaker postures up.
Thunder escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Neckbreaker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Neckbreaker is working Thunder over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Neckbreaker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Thunder has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Neckbreaker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Neckbreaker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thunder has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Neckbreaker has managed to get both his arms back between Thunder's legs - danger averted.
Neckbreaker is pushing down on Thunder's leg trying to pass to half guard. Thunder is fighting to maintain full guard but Neckbreaker has managed to sneak the leg through.
Neckbreaker slows the pace down in half guard.
Neckbreaker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Distant Thunder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Slammy Neckbreaker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thunder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neckbreaker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Neckbreaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thunder.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thunder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neckbreaker throws a body punch but Thunder moves out of range.
Neckbreaker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thunder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neckbreaker throws out the jab.
Neckbreaker ducks right into an uppercut from Thunder.
Neckbreaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neckbreaker moves out of range of the body kick from Thunder.
Decent striking displayed by Neckbreaker there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder tries to work over Neckbreaker's front leg with a kick but Neckbreaker checks it.
Neckbreaker jabs Thunder right on the nose. Thunder blinks but takes it well.
Thunder clinches up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Neckbreaker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neckbreaker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neckbreaker blocks a body shot from Thunder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Thunder.
Neckbreaker blocks an elbow strike.
Thunder throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neckbreaker.
Nice body punch from Neckbreaker.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thunder.
Thunder pushes Neckbreaker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Neckbreaker misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thunder.
Thunder scores with a shot to the side of Neckbreaker's head.
A short body shot lands from Neckbreaker as the two fighters clinch.
Thunder looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thunder misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Thunder on the inside.
Thunder misses with a punch to the body.
Neckbreaker misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thunder.
Thunder misses with an elbow over the top.
Thunder working aggressively here.
Slammy Neckbreaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thunder misses with a body punch.
Thunder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neckbreaker avoids the elbow strike from Thunder, against the cage.
Thunder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thunder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thunder misses with an elbow over the top.
Thunder misses with an elbow strike.
Neckbreaker misses with a body punch.
Thunder throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Neckbreaker avoids the elbow strike from Thunder, against the cage.
Thunder throws an elbow but it misses.
Neckbreaker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thunder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thunder lands a body shot in the clinch.
Neckbreaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neckbreaker slips a straight right by Thunder.
Thunder tries to clinch but Neckbreaker moves out of range.
Thunder tries to clinch up but Neckbreaker circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Neckbreaker misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Neckbreaker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Neckbreaker throws a hook but Thunder avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Thunder.
Jab by Thunder.
Thunder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker scores with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thunder. That's going to slow Neckbreaker down.
Thunder misses with a body shot.
Neckbreaker misses the shot to the body.
Thunder throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thunder just misses with a punch to the body.
Neckbreaker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thunder moves out of range of the strikes.
Thunder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thunder takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Neckbreaker clobbers Thunder with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thunder is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neckbreaker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thunder is still on wobbly legs! Can Neckbreaker finish him?
A nice inside leg kick there by Thunder. That's going to slow Neckbreaker down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker misses with a body shot.
Neckbreaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neckbreaker blocks a leg kick.
Neckbreaker avoids the body shot from Thunder.
Neckbreaker misses with a wild body shot.
Thunder is aggressively charging in as Neckbreaker backs up avoiding any damage. Neckbreaker tosses out a jab and Thunder runs right into it face first! Thunder is out cold! Neckbreaker dropped down on all fours and is barking in Thunder's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Slammy Neckbreaker!
After winning the bout, Slammy Neckbreaker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mfer Phol (ranked 171 p4p, 21 weight class) and Professor Xe (ranked 344 p4p, 49 weight class). Mfer Phol is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mfer Phol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Professor Xe!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phol swings widly with a right hand
and Xe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Phol fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Xe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Phol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The crowd cheers as Phol lands an impressive looking overhand right. Xe doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Professor Xe has been cut.
Phol has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Phol throws a right hand that misses
and Xe counters with a shoot takedown. Phol fights it but they end up in guard.
Xe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Phol wants to get back to his feet but Xe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Xe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Xe advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phol tries to roll over but Xe keeps him under control.
Phol looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
My spies in Triple XXX inform me that Xe has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phol looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Phol is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Xe pulls his head out easily.
Phol trying to control here.
Phol tries to roll over but Xe keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Xe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Phol is trying to maintain the position but Xe is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Xe lands a nice short elbow.
Xe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Phol looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Phol on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Phol wants to control but Xe passes into side.
Xe working away.
Phol is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Xe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Xe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Phol down.
Xe works to advance to full mount. Phol defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phol is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Phol is looking to get to half guard.
Phol is working hard here to advance position.
BOOM! Xe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Xe scoring with strikes but Phol is staying in there.
Phol is trying to escape the mount.
Phol gets back to half guard.
Xe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Phol looking for submissions off his back.
Xe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xe is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Xe landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phol tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Xe lands a couple of good shots and Phol has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Phol tries to escape the position.
Xe avoiding Phol 's attempts to control his hands.
Well, with Xe on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Phol is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Xe is raining down hard shots and and Phol has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Professor Xe!
Our winner, Professor Xe, 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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