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SAFO 50: Kong vs Namasuzuki PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Perry (ranked 5831 p4p, 229 weight class) and Bayani Santos (ranked 6152 p4p, 237 weight class). Bayani Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bayani Santos!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perry looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Perry shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perry circles away quickly and effectively.
Perry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Perry shoots in looking for a takedown but Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Perry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos with the counter takedown but Perry avoids it easily.
Santos throws a right and a left that Perry avoids nicely.
Perry stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Perry was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Santos blocks the body kick.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Santos has Perry up against the cage in a clinch.
Perry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santos.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Perry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perry misses with a combination
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Santos keeps Perry at a distance using the push kick.
Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Perry gets double underhooks and turns Santos into the cage.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Perry circles away.
Santos lands a nice hook to Perry's body. Perry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Perry sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perry half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos looks to throw a body kick
and Perry counters by moving into the clinch.
Perry jumps guard but Santos stands there with Perry around his waist. Perry gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Santos has clasped his hands together around Perry's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Perry throws Santos to one side and escapes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perry tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Santos manages to circle out of the way.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Perry tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Perry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch up but Perry circles away and keeps his distance.
Perry seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Perry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Santos's coach down at Evolution Fitness Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Santos's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Perry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santos is defended easily by Perry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bayani Santos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Perry is just out of range.
Perry looks for the body kick but Santos saw that one coming.
Perry shoots for a double leg takedown but Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Perry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Santos throws a counter combo.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Perry wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Santos forces Perry back against the cage and clinches.
Perry stops a takedown attempt from Santos.
I was talking to Perry's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Santos lands an elbow just above Perry 's eye.
Santos looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Perry after a bit of a struggle.
Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perry avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tyler Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bayani Santos.
Perry prevents a takedown attempt there.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Santos lands a body punch.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Perry keeps control of Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Santos landing knees to the head.
Perry is rocked!
Santos breaks the clinch.
Oh Perry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos throws a right hand that Perry ducks under and follows up with a left that Perry also avoids with ease.
Perry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perry there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tyler Perry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos fails with the takedown.
Perry drops down looking for a counter takedown but Santos sprawls and moves away.
Bayani Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos misses with the combination.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perry feinted with a counter takedown.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos wants to clinch.
Perry quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos looks to land a combination. Perry sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perry as he avoids it easily.
Perry misses with a kick to the body.
Santos throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Perry holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Perry is defended easily by Santos.
Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Santos throws a body punch but Perry moves out of range.
And Perry counters with a quick kick to the body but Santos blocks it.
Santos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Perry rather than just go for the knockout.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santos avoids it really well and circles away.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Perry as Santos shoots in.
Perry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Perry pushes him off.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perry manages to avoid it.
Perry shoots in and drives through. Santos sprawls well.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perry as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bayani Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Perry misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Perry. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perry.
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Santos drives through and clinches with Perry against the cage.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Perry has him pressed against the cage.
Perry can't get the takedown.
Nice elbow from Santos.
Santos lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos is trying to drag Perry to the mat but Perry just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tyler Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bayani Santos.
Santos crunches a lovely knee into Perry's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry fails to pull guard.
Santos lands with a right to the head.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Perry throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos is looking for the big counter here.
Santos throws a right hand that Perry ducks under and follows up with a left that Perry also avoids with ease.
Perry misses with a double jab.
Santos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Perry somewhat.
Santos tries to clinch but Perry is having none of it.
Santos tries to clinch but Perry is having none of it.
Perry appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to clinch.
Santos misses with a hook
and Perry counters with a three punch combo that has Santos backing up. Santos nods at Perry to acknowledge the strikes.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Perry tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Santos manages to circle out of the way.
Santos scores with a leg kick.
Perry avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos tries to clinch there but Perry circles away.
Santos throws a series of punches but Perry moves out of range.
Perry shoots for a double leg takedown but Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Perry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Santos fails with the takedown.
Perry takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Perry moves into the clinch.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perry keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Perry gets an underhook and turns Santos into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Perry tries for a takedown but Santos manages to get underhooks.
Santos tries to pull guard but Perry forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Perry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Perry blocks an uppercut.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Santos breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Perry attempts a counter takedown but Santos avoids it well and moves away.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Perry pushes him off.
Perry doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Santos misses with the combination.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Perry moves away and avoids it.
Santos forces Perry back against the cage and clinches.
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perry misses with a takedown
and Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Santos has picked Perry up - he's going for a ride! Santos dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Perry pushes Santos off and gets back to his feet.
Perry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Santos scores with a body shot.
Tyler Perry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bayani Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Perry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bayani Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bayani Santos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Volkanovski (ranked 6150 p4p, 491 weight class) and Saint Pete (ranked 3146 p4p, 363 weight class). Volkanovski comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac - Hail Mary. Pete is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Midnight Rider. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandar Volkanovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saint Pete!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkanovski is looking to clinch.
Pete swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Volkanovski throws a sloppy head kick and Pete moves out of range easily.
Pete now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Volkanovski tries to close the distance and clinch but Pete swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Volkanovski tries to clinch there but Pete circles away.
Volkanovski moves in looking to clinch but Pete pushes him off.
Volkanovski tries to clinch but Pete moves out of range.
Pete throws out a counter right but Volkanovski avoids it with no problem.
Volkanovski throws a sloppy head kick
and Pete counters with a nice double leg into side control. Volkanovski won't be happy with that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkanovski prevents Pete from moving into mount.
Pete has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Volkanovski!
Pete looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pete looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkanovski wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Pete has hold of Volkanovski's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Volkanovski manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pete looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Pete has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Volkanovski is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Saint Pete!
After the fight, Saint Pete was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Che Von Cru (ranked 3499 p4p, 383 weight class) and Sal Iva (ranked 4156 p4p, 426 weight class). Cru comes to the cage accompanied by the stranger. Sal Iva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Che Von Cru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sal Iva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iva tries for a takedown but Cru circles away easily
and Cru counters with a nice leg kick.
Cru connects with an inside leg kick.
Cru lands a right hook to the body.
Cru lands with an overhand left.
Iva throws a right hand that misses
and Cru counters with a nice right hand that sends Iva toppling to the canvas! Iva scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cru finish him?!
Iva is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iva tries to clinch but Cru moves away
and Cru rattles Iva with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Iva tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Cru dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Iva stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Che Von Cru!
Che Von Cru spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Connar Cage (ranked 3055 p4p, 320 weight class) and Jank Stank (ranked 7578 p4p, 498 weight class). Stank has chosen Tetris - Lilcockpump & London Yellow as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Connar Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jank Stank!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage misses with a takedown attempt - Stank sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cage moves into range and clinches up with Stank.
Stank lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stank breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Stank.
Cage checks a leg kick.
Cage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stank.
Stank throws a series of strikes that have Cage backpedaling.
It looks like Connar Cage has been cut.
Stank gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stank throws an elbow that misses.
Cage manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stank connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cage's hands.
Stank tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cage was well out of range. Poor timing from Stank.
Cage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stank.
Cage was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stank scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Stank is staying tight to Cage's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Cage is trying to get back to half guard.
Cage manages to get back to half guard.
Well, if Stank is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cage wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cage slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stank wants to stand but Cage is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cage controlling the position.
Cage controls Stank momentarily but Stank frees himself.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stank is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stank fails to land with a series of punches.
Cage clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stank misses with an elbow strike.
Cage fails to pull guard.
Cage breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Connar Cage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cage has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Stank.
Stank successfully pulls guard.
Stank keeping moving, preventing Cage from controlling successfully.
Cage won't allow Stank to sweep him here.
Cage won't allow Stank to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage sitting in guard here, content to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stank really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cage stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Stank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cage staying out of range there.
Cage throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stank throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cage counters with a body kick.
Stank throws a hook but Cage avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jank Stank dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Connar Cage's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cage misses with a body shot.
Stank misses with a leg kick.
Stank looks to land a right hand but Cage moved out of range.
Stank throws a right hand that misses
and Cage counters with a nice uppercut.
Cage shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stank counters with a left to the body.
Stank connects with a body shot that sends Cage's belly button to the back.
Stank misses with a series of wild punches.
Cage shoots in for a takedown but Stank shows good takedown defense.
Stank just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Stank has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stank leaves Cage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Connar Cage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stank misses with an uppercut. Cage saw that one coming.
Stank has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cage fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Stank, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage checks a leg kick.
It looked like Cage was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cage throws a sloppy head kick and Stank moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Cage.
Stank slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stank throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cage.
Cage shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stank defends it nicely.
Stank misses with a wild body shot.
Stank connects with a body shot.
Stank tries to score with a low kick but Cage moves his leg out of the way.
Stank throws a combination. Cage tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cage looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stank is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Cage dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stank gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cage working for a submission but Stank is keeping him at bay.
Stank is squirming around, avoiding Cage's attempts to control the action.
Stank really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage controlling his opponent.
Cage wants to finish this one by submission but Stank is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cage.
Cage can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stank is looking to escape.
Cage controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stank defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cage.
Cage tries to control but Stank wriggling away.
Stank is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jank Stank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Connar Cage's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Cage is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stank sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stank dips to his left and cracks Cage with an uppercut!
Cage blocks a head kick by Stank.
Cage tries to counter with a takedown but Stank is quick to defend against it.
Cage tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stank defends well and Cage ends up having to push Stank into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stank swinging wildly here.
Cage is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cage stuffs the takedown attempt from Stank. Stank gets slowly back to his feet.
Cage moves out of range of the strikes.
Stank fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cage looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage rushes Stank and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stank will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cage up against the cage.
Stank lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cage has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cage pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stank pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cage is keeping the position for now.
Cage looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cage controls Stank momentarily but Stank frees himself.
Cage is looking for a triangle but Stank pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stank stops Cage from standing up.
Cage is trying to keep Stank in close.
Cage looking for a guillotine here but Stank defends easily.
Cage is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage has his hands on Stank's head, controlling the position.
Stank sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cage working a defensive guard but Stank passes into half guard.
Stank is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cage is trying to control but can't.
Cage is trying to stand back up but Stank is controlling him
Cage is trying to maintain the position but Stank is very close to passing his half guard.
Cage is trying to get back to full guard.
Cage is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stank pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Connar Cage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jank Stank is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cage blocks a head kick by Stank.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Connar Cage.
I think Stank has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jank Stank!
Jank Stank took some time post fight to say the following; 'Im on a strict diet of cum'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Van Cleefe (ranked 2953 p4p, 282 weight class) and Kevin McGuire (ranked 2432 p4p, 238 weight class). Van Cleefe comes to the cage accompanied by Classics - The Master (1984) TV series. Kevin McGuire has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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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
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Van Cleefe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Cleefe is looking to counter punch.
A cross from McGuire lands.
It looks like Lee Van Cleefe has been cut.
McGuire lands a big head kick that sends Van Cleefe tumbling to the mat! McGuire takes a step backwards and waves Van Cleefe back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Van Cleefe is rocked!
Van Cleefe is holding his hands too far apart here. McGuire throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Van Cleefe is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin McGuire!
Our winner, Kevin McGuire, 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.
In defeat, Lee Van Cleefe stepped up to the mic, saying 'Old ninjas don't retire they just disappear in a cloud of smoke. '.
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#R1#
Kyshenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stallion defends it nicely.
Stallion connects with a single shot there.#TD#
Kyshenko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stallion to the mat! Stallion manages to get full guard.
Stallion tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Kyshenko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stallion looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stallion looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stallion! #REVB#
Kyshenko tries to bench press Stallion off him but Stallion keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stallion content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #T1#
Kyshenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kyshenko manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#SUB#
Kyshenko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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Kyshenko has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Stallion defend it? Kyshenko steps over the head and cranks it - Stallion is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Kyshenko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raul Kyshenko!
A less than humble Raul Kyshenko misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tee Nah (ranked 3200 p4p, 91 weight class) and Victor Burns (ranked 1876 p4p, 52 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
62 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tee Nah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Victor Burns!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Burns.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nah tries to break free but Burns pushes him back against the cage.
Burns connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nah's face.
Burns gets underhooks to prevent Nah's takedown attempt.
Burns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nah backwards.
Nah avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
Nah misses with an elbow over the top.
Nah fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Burns 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 Burns.
Burns stuffs the takedown attempt from Nah. Nah gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tee Nah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nah throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Burns jabs Nah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Burns clinches.
Nah throws a head punch that misses.
Burns just leaning against Nah, taking a breather.
Burns prevents Nah from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands a nice knee to the body.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Tee Nah has been cut.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nah.
Nah misses with a body punch.
Burns landing knees to the body.
Nah is looking to break free of the clinch but Burns has double underhooks.
Nah tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nah avoids it.
Burns landing knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nah.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Nah stalling in the clinch but Burns improves position.
Burns pushes Nah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns lands a good knee to the midsection. Nah won't want to take too many of those.
Nah is breathing heavily.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nah avoids it.
Burns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burns prevents a body shot from Nah.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nah is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns landing knees to the body.
Burns utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands an elbow just above Nah 's eye.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nah backwards.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nah backwards.
Burns works on Nah's body with a couple of short punches.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
Burns putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns has managed to clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burns obliges.
Burns looking to throw knees to the head but Nah is blocking nicely.
Burns lands with a left to the head.
Nah misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns stalling in the clinch.
Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burns using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burns using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Nah takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nah tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Nah back against the cage.
Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Nah avoids the damage to the body.
Burns presses Nah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nah's brow.
Nah avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
A short right from Burns on the inside.
Burns takes a shot to the head.
Burns lands a shot to the body.
Burns scores with a knee to the head.
Burns lands a good knee to the midsection. Nah won't want to take too many of those.
Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burns lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Burns.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns manages to break the clinch.
Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burns scores with a jab to the head.
Nah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burns thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nah if he has to take too many more of those.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burns lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nah fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burns lands a nice hook to Nah's body. Nah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burns throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nah loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Burns stuffs the takedown attempt from Nah. Nah gets slowly back to his feet.
Burns works Nah's body with a nice hook.
Burns darts in and clinches Nah up against the cage.
Nah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nah swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
Burns is working Nah over against the cage.
Burns gets through Nah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Burns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tee Nah'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.
Burns has closed the distance and engaged Nah in a clinch.
Nah misses with some punches.
Burns with a knee to the head.
Nah misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Burns - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burns.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nah.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burns as Nah tries to tie him up.
A short uppercut from Nah.
Burns throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nah swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Nah avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
Nah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Burns to keep the fight standing.
Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nah is looking to counter punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Burns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burns lands with a hook. Nah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Burns.
Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nah takes one to the side of the head.
Burns clinches.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Nah avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
Nah dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Burns crunches a lovely knee into Nah's ribcage.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Nah tries to move into range but Burns moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nah throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Nah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns rushes Nah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nah managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Burns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burns breaks the clinch.
Nah is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nah takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burns closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nah wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Burns connects with a body shot that sends Nah's belly button to the back.
Victor Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Burns.
Nah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burns cracks Nah with an open hand slap.
Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nah.
Burns connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nah momentarily.
Burns gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Nah avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
Nah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burns working Nah over with knees to the body.
Burns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nah backwards.
Burns digs a right hand into Nah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nah's gas tank.
Burns crunches a lovely knee into Nah's ribcage.
A right handed body shot lands from Burns.
Nah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nah.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burns.
Victor Burns seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burns lands with a light punch inside.
Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns rushes Nah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Burns.
A short uppercut from Burns.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nah backwards.
Burns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nah.
Burns crunches a lovely knee into Nah's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns manages to break the clinch.
Burns cracks the inside of Nah's front leg.
Burns plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Burns misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Burns.
A jab from Burns finds it's way through Nah's defenses.
Burns lands a jab to the nose.
Nah gets tackled into the cage by Burns. Burns maintains the clinch.
Burns breaks the clinch.
Nah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burns connects with the punch.
Burns lands with a hook. Nah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Burns throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Burns drives through and clinches with Nah against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Burns's defenses.
Nah managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Nah misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Burns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tee Nah's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burns lands the left hand.
Jab from Burns.
Burns rushes Nah and presses him up against the cage.
Burns prevents Nah from breaking the clinch.
Nah swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nah backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Burns lands a shoulder strike.
Nah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nah takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burns works on Nah's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns cracks Nah with a nice body shot.
Burns lands an uppercut.
Burns is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burns lands with a left to the head.
Burns landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Victor Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns can pounce on him.
Burns connects with a crisp jab.
Burns connects with an inside leg kick.
Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nah at a distance.
Burns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nah misses with some punches.
Burns lands a hook that snaps the head of Nah backwards.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nah closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burns counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a head kick that half lands.
Burns lands with a straight right. Nah didn't see that one coming.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick.
Burns clinches up against the cage.
Burns lands an elbow just above Nah 's eye.
Burns crunches a lovely knee into Nah's ribcage.
A short right from Burns.
Burns lands a nice elbow.
Tee Nah's cut is getting worse.
Nah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Nah avoids the damage to the body.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nah avoids it.
Burns looking to throw knees to the head but Nah is blocking nicely.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Nah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tee Nah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns lands a right hand.
Burns lands a nice knee to the body.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns working Nah over with knees to the body.
Burns lands a right hand.
Burns lands a knee to the body.
Burns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nah backwards.
Burns lands with a short shot to the head.
Burns lands a right hand.
Burns is struggling to control the position.
Nah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Victor Burns is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nah blocks it with crossed arms.
Burns scores a nice knee to the body.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
Nah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burns lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nah backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nah is defending well for now.
Burns lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Nah fails to land.
Nah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burns landing knees to the body.
Burns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nah backwards.
Nah managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Burns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burns lands a knee to the body.
Burns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nahs head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns clinches.
Nah scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nah.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burns 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Burns!
Victor Burns made sure to mention his sponsor, Hardcore Nutrition 160Q ($150) in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Lucroy (ranked 1409 p4p, 177 weight class) and James Bailey (ranked 1822 p4p, 220 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Lucroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Bailey!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucroy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bailey.
Bailey swings for the body but Lucroy moves out of range.
Lucroy tries to counter with a takedown but Bailey is quick to defend against it.
Lucroy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bailey counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jean Lucroy has been cut.
Bailey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lucroy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bailey's half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucroy content to control rather than advance.
Lucroy stops Bailey from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucroy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lucroy slows the pace down in half guard.
Lucroy is pressing down on Bailey's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bailey is holding on for now.
Bailey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bailey is defending against the submission attempts here by Lucroy.
Lucroy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bailey trying to control from the bottom.
Lucroy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bailey sees it coming and defends easily.
Lucroy is taking a breather. Bailey says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bailey can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lucroy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lucroy with the ground and pound from mount.
Bailey is desperately trying to improve his position but Lucroy has a good base and remains in mount.
Lucroy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bailey looks a forlorn figure.
Lucroy lands a big shot there that rocks Bailey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like James Bailey has been cut.
Lucroy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lucroy breaks from Bailey's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bailey is rocked!
Lucroy looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bailey covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Lucroy!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jean Lucroy made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Brunswick (ranked 1573 p4p, 201 weight class) and Wesley Taurus (ranked 1465 p4p, 187 weight class). Taurus has chosen Country Boy - Aaron Lewis as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Brunswick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wesley Taurus!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunswick tries to clinch up.
Taurus throws a right hand that misses
and Brunswick counters with a one-two to the body.
Taurus lands with a hook. Brunswick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Taurus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick from Taurus lands but Brunswick takes it in his stride.
Taurus misses with an uppercut. Brunswick saw that one coming.
Brunswick tries to close the distance and clinch but Taurus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brunswick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taurus looks to land a left hand but Brunswick moved out of range nicely.
Brunswick has Taurus up against the cage in a clinch.
Taurus blocks a body shot from Brunswick.
Taurus is looking to break free of the clinch but Brunswick has double underhooks.
Brunswick throws a punch but it's blocked by Taurus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taurus can't break the clinch.
Taurus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taurus lands a big head kick that sends Brunswick tumbling to the mat! Taurus takes a step backwards and waves Brunswick back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Brunswick is rocked!
Brunswick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taurus.
Oh Brunswick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brunswick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taurus is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Brunswick flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Brunswick is out cold! Taurus holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wesley Taurus!
A relieved looking Wesley Taurus 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pupuki Namasuzuki (ranked 967 p4p, 121 weight class) and King Kong (ranked 647 p4p, 82 weight class). Namasuzuki comes to the cage accompanied by Stand By Me- Ben King. Kong has chosen Moviendo las Caderas as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pupuki Namasuzuki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, King Kong!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kong.
Namasuzuki cracks Kong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kong throws a lazy right hand but Namasuzuki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kong drives through and clinches with Namasuzuki against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Namasuzuki has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Namasuzuki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kong misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Kong.
Kong scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Pupuki Namasuzuki has been cut.
Namasuzuki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Namasuzuki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Namasuzuki misses with the head strike.
Namasuzuki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kong missing with knees to the body.
Namasuzuki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kong looking to throw knees to the head but Namasuzuki is blocking nicely.
Kong tries to throw a body punch but Namasuzuki avoids it by throwing Kong back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Namasuzuki scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kong.
Kong working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namasuzuki lands with a left to the head.
Namasuzuki managing to block the knees to the body from Kong.
Kong breaks the clinch.
Kong rushes Namasuzuki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Namasuzuki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Namasuzuki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Namasuzuki.
Kong lands a good knee to the midsection. Namasuzuki won't want to take too many of those.
Kong tries to land a knee to the head but Namasuzuki blocks with his arms.
Namasuzuki lands an uppercut.
Kong landing knees to the head.
Namasuzuki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Namasuzuki.
Namasuzuki tries to work over Kong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kong takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki lands a hook that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
Kong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Namasuzuki pushes Kong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Namasuzuki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kong looking to throw knees to the head but Namasuzuki is blocking nicely.
Kong blocks an uppercut.
Namasuzuki misses with the head strike.
Namasuzuki lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kong.
Namasuzuki scores with a hook to the body.
Kong looks winded!
Namasuzuki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Namasuzuki.
Namasuzuki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
Kong is rocked!
Namasuzuki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kong.
Kong is still on wobbly legs! Can Namasuzuki finish him?
Namasuzuki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Namasuzuki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kong or not.
Namasuzuki stalling.
Namasuzuki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kongs head.
Namasuzuki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Kong takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Namasuzuki sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Kong bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pupuki Namasuzuki!
Pupuki Namasuzuki is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Pupuki Namasuzuki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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