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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conan Kennedy (ranked 4973 p4p, 107 weight class) and Yura Iljyuk (ranked 4883 p4p, 105 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conan Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yura Iljyuk!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Chris Dean and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iljyuk thumps Kennedy with a low kick.
Kennedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Iljyuk is just out of range.
Iljyuk connects with a solid leg kick.
Iljyuk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kennedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iljyuk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kennedy to score with a decent uppercut.
Kennedy throws an overhand right that lands on Iljyuk's shoulder, as Iljyuk tries to avoid the shot.
Iljyuk tries a quick counter leg kick but Kennedy is wise to it.
Iljyuk is looking to land body kicks.
Iljyuk clinches with his opponent.
Iljyuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kennedy.
Iljyuk takes a shot to the head.
Kennedy lands with a short shot to the head.
Kennedy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Iljyuk misses with a body punch.
Iljyuk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Iljyuk tries to work over Kennedy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Iljyuk working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iljyuk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Iljyuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Kennedy avoids the damage to the body.
Kennedy prevents Iljyuk from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kennedy.
Kennedy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy avoiding damage as Iljyuk throws knees to the body.
Iljyuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kennedy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kennedy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kennedy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Iljyuk backwards.
A short body shot lands from Kennedy as the two fighters clinch.
Iljyuk looks winded!
Nice body punch from Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Iljyuk.
Kennedy lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kennedy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Iljyuk is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kennedy.
Iljyuk is still on wobbly legs! Can Kennedy finish him?
Kennedy dips a shoulder and cracks Iljyuk with a mighty uppercut! Iljyuk falls back against the cage and Kennedy unloads with a barrage of strikes! Iljyuk is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kennedy screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conan Kennedy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crisis Smoove (ranked 4091 p4p, 467 weight class) and Jacques Piaget (ranked 7323 p4p, 614 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crisis Smoove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacques Piaget!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Chris Dean and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piaget pushes Smoove away with a front kick.
Smoove throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Piaget misses.
Piaget lands a big head kick that sends Smoove tumbling to the mat! Piaget takes a step backwards and waves Smoove back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smoove is rocked!
It looks like Crisis Smoove has been cut.
Piaget swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oh Smoove is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crisis Smoove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Piaget.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smoove misses with a jab to the body
and Piaget counters with a leg kick.
Smoove is breathing heavily.
Piaget scores with a leg kick.
Smoove is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Piaget Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Smoove is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jacques Piaget!
During a confident post fight interview, Jacques Piaget thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between D B Cooper (ranked 7598 p4p, 629 weight class) and Al Briscoe (ranked 25656 p4p, 672 weight class). Briscoe has chosen Venom as his entrance music. D B Cooper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, D B Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Al Briscoe!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ron Honeybunn and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briscoe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cooper tries to improve position but can't.
Briscoe is working Cooper over with some ground and pound from side control.
Briscoe lands some shots froms side control.
Cooper tries to bench press Briscoe off him but Briscoe keeps the position.
Briscoe cracks Cooper with a big right hand but Cooper just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Briscoe cracks Cooper with a big right hand but Cooper just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Briscoe is working Cooper over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cooper takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cooper is looking to regain half guard here but Briscoe keeps moving and retains side control.
Briscoe lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Briscoe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The strikes coming from Briscoe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Briscoe tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cooper takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Briscoe working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Briscoe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Briscoe scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cooper struggling a bit here.
Briscoe landing a few strikes.
Briscoe is working Cooper over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cooper manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briscoe is nestled in close to Cooper, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Briscoe passes into side control, despite Cooper's attempt to control the position.
Briscoe lands a nice forearm strike.
Briscoe scores with punches from side control.
Briscoe landing strikes.
Briscoe looks up at the clock and then as Cooper takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Briscoe smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cooper is looking for a sweep.
Briscoe is putting a hurting on Cooper here, landing some big shots from side control.
Briscoe working the head with strikes.
Briscoe creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briscoe lands a few punches from side control.
Briscoe is working Cooper over with some ground and pound from side control.
Briscoe scores with punches from side control.
Cooper is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Briscoe lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cooper on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Briscoe cracks Cooper with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cooper taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cooper is rocked!
Briscoe working away.
Briscoe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Oh Cooper is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briscoe in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Cooper looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Briscoe turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Briscoe!
An out of breath Al Briscoe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buster Scruggs (ranked 3762 p4p, 435 weight class) and Ionel Balaban (ranked 25658 p4p, 680 weight class). Buster Scruggs is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Scruggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ionel Balaban!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balaban gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Scruggs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Balaban throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scruggs digs a good body shot into Balaban's ribs.
Scruggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Scruggs misses.
Buster Scruggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scruggs lands with a straight right. Balaban didn't see that one coming.
Balaban tries for a takedown but Scruggs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Scruggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scruggs stuffs the takedown.
Buster Scruggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ionel Balaban.
Balaban looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It looked like Scruggs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scruggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balaban throws a right and a left that both miss.
Balaban changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Scruggs tries to avoid it but Balaban manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Scruggs to the ground. Scruggs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Scruggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Scruggs throws a looping overhand right but Balaban ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scruggs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Balaban shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Scruggs defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balaban tries to clinch up but Scruggs circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Scruggs.
Balaban wants to counter with a clinch but Scruggs pushes him away.
Scruggs throws a hook but Balaban blocks it.
Balaban blocks a jab.
Balaban gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Scruggs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Scruggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good work by Scruggs as he checks the leg kick.
Balaban tries to clinch but Scruggs moves out of range.
Balaban throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Scruggs's waist but Scruggs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Balaban off to one side.
Scruggs is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Scruggs finds it's way through Balaban's defenses.
Some wild striking there from Scruggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balaban looks to land a body kick but Scruggs moved away.
Jab from Scruggs.
Jab, jab by Scruggs - just one landing.
Scruggs stuffs the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balaban tries to close the distance and clinch but Scruggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scruggs swats away the attempt to clinch by Balaban.
Scruggs moves out of range of the body kick from Balaban.
Balaban tries to clinch up.
Scruggs seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Balaban shoots in looking for a takedown. Scruggs tries to sprawl out of it but Balaban keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Scruggs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Scruggs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Balaban takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Buster Scruggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scruggs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Balaban.
Scruggs connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balaban takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Balaban shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scruggs as he avoids it easily.
Scruggs throws a body punch but Balaban moves out of range.
Scruggs connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Balaban's hands.
Nice takedown defense from Scruggs. No joy for Balaban on that attempt.
Scruggs scores with a three punch combo!
A big right from Scruggs misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Scruggs 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 Balaban has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Balaban and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Scruggs throws the left hand but Balaban avoids the punch easily.
Scruggs misses with a wild body shot.
No luck for Balaban with that takedown attempt.
Balaban doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Scruggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balaban uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scruggs.
Scruggs's jab looks to have found its range, popping Balaban under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balaban fails with a takedown attempt.
Balaban shoots for a takedown but Scruggs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Scruggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Balaban drops his hands momentarily and Scruggs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Scruggs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Balaban shoots in for a takedown but Scruggs shows good takedown defense.
Scruggs feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Balaban walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Balaban shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Scruggs is looking for a counter combo.
Balaban looks winded!
Scruggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balaban.
Scruggs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Balaban fails to land the takedown.
Scruggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Balaban will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balaban uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scruggs.
Scruggs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Scruggs dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A cross from Scruggs lands.
Scruggs scores with a hook to the body. Balaban takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Scruggs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Balaban doesn't seem bothered though.
Balaban walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Scruggs lands a right hook to the body.
Scruggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balaban moves away.
Scruggs misses with a series of wild punches.
Balaban uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scruggs.
Balaban throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Scruggs's waist but Scruggs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Balaban off to one side.
Scruggs with a hook.
Balaban doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Scruggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balaban looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Balaban throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scruggs.
Balaban shoots for a double leg takedown but Scruggs sprawls well. He's pushed Balaban's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Balaban is breathing heavily.
Scruggs clobbers Balaban with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balaban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buster Scruggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Scruggs.
Scruggs connects with a nice looking jab.
Balaban checks a leg kick nicely.
Balaban misses with an uppercut. Scruggs saw that one coming.
Scruggs connects with a body shot that sends Balaban's belly button to the back.
Scruggs throws a head kick that misses.
And Balaban tries to counter it with a takedown but Scruggs pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Balaban takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Scruggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scruggs jabs Balaban to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Balaban looks for a takedown but Scruggs sprawls well.
Buster Scruggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ionel Balaban.
Balaban throws out a leg kick but Scruggs moves out of range and Balaban only half commits.
Scruggs throwing a counter right hand but Balaban manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Balaban.
Horrible takedown attempt by Balaban or perhaps it was just good defense by Scruggs, which made it look bad.
Scruggs scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Scruggs. Beautiful body shot.
Scruggs lands a nice shot that snaps Balaban's head back.
Scruggs has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Balaban dodges the punch combination from Scruggs.
Scruggs uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Scruggs scores with a body shot.
Scruggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Balaban circles away quickly and effectively.
Scruggs throws a right hand that Balaban ducks under and follows up with a left that Balaban also avoids with ease.
Scruggs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Balaban tries to clinch up.
Scruggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scruggs throws a big shot that misses.
Balaban changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Balaban tries for a takedown but Scruggs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Scruggs pivots, looking for a leg kick but Balaban is out of range and Scruggs settles back down.
Balaban is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balaban shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Scruggs sprawls well. Scruggs wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Balaban gets slowly back to his feet.
Scruggs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Scruggs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scruggs throws a series of punches but Balaban moves out of range.
Balaban rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scruggs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balaban is trying desperately to land a takedown but Scruggs is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Balaban.
Balaban walks into a jab.
A big right from Scruggs misses.
Ionel Balaban is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scruggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scruggs goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Scruggs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Scruggs dips to his left and cracks Balaban with an 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!
Scruggs lands a lovely overhand right.
Balaban is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balaban closes the distance and clinches up with Scruggs, looking for a takedown. Balaban pushes Scruggs against the cage but Scruggs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Balaban has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Balaban doesn't manage to clinch there - Scruggs circles away.
A lazy left from Scruggs finds it's target.
Balaban is still on wobbly legs! Can Scruggs finish him?
Scruggs steps in with a hook that catches Balaban right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Scruggs follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Balaban looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buster Scruggs!
Buster Scruggs tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Longsun Zhao (ranked 3584 p4p, 414 weight class) and Jim Beam (ranked 7173 p4p, 604 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Longsun Zhao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Beam!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beam looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beam takes the fight into the clinch.
Beam manages to break the clinch.
Jim Beam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beam pushes Zhao away with a front kick.
Beam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zhao throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Zhao. No joy for Beam on that attempt.
Beam throws out a leg kick but Zhao moves out of range and Beam only half commits.
Zhao lands a big head kick that sends Beam tumbling to the mat! Zhao takes a step backwards and waves Beam back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Beam is rocked!
It looks like Jim Beam has been cut.
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!
Beam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beam is still on wobbly legs! Can Zhao finish him?
Zhao rushes Beam and presses him up against the cage.
Beam misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beam misses with an elbow over the top.
Beam is trying to pull guard but Zhao has him pressed against the cage.
Zhao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zhao moves out of range of the body kick.
Zhao lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Beam up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Zhao from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Beam's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Longsun Zhao!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Smirnov (ranked 4672 p4p, 502 weight class) and Daniel Son Karate (ranked 25554 p4p, 693 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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183 lbs
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Basic striking
Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Smirnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Son Karate!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karate moves away from the strike by Smirnov.
Karate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smirnov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Karate was covering up waiting for the punch and Smirnov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Smirnov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Smirnov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Karate for as long as he can get away with.
Karate wants to stand but Smirnov is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smirnov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karate wants to get back to his feet but Smirnov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smirnov stays in close to Karate's body and controls the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smirnov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Smirnov won't allow Karate to get back to his feet.
Smirnov wants to pass the guard but Karate is keeping the position.
Karate is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smirnov is controlling him.
Smirnov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karate swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smirnov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Smirnov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smirnov connects with a couple of short punches.
Smirnov controlling from the top position.
Smirnov won't allow Karate to get back to his feet.
Smirnov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Karate not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smirnov connects with a couple of short punches.
Smirnov postures up and lands a big shot to Karate's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smirnov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Karate is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smirnov is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smirnov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Smirnov continues to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smirnov looking to score a takedown here. Karate is defending well but Smirnov drives through and ends up in Karate's guard.
Smirnov postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov is standing up over Karate. Karate looks to escape but Smirnov dives into side control.
Karate wants to control but Smirnov postures up.
Smirnov is working Karate over with some ground and pound from side control.
Smirnov controls the position.
Karate can't do much from the bottom here.
Smirnov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Smirnov controlling from side mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smirnov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Smirnov lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Smirnov dominated that 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.
Karate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Smirnov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smirnov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smirnov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Smirnov controlling the action here.
Further stalling from Smirnov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate looks like he's trying to stand up.
Smirnov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karate is trying to get back to full guard.
Smirnov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Karate is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smirnov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smirnov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Smirnov trying to mount his opponent but Karate defends it.
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.
Karate is looking to control Smirnov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karate avoid being mounted?
Karate is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Smirnov is staying active.
Karate felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Karate looks like he's trying to stand up.
Smirnov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Karate gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smirnov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karate can do to turn this around?
Smirnov 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.
Karate controls Smirnov momentarily but Smirnov frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov 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.
Smirnov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smirnov won't allow Karate to get back to his feet.
Smirnov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A lull in the action here.
Smirnov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Karate is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Karate wants to control but Smirnov postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov is staying tight to Karate's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Karate wants to get back to his feet.
Karate is trying to get back to half guard.
Smirnov in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Karate is trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smirnov just content to control the position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Smirnov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Smirnov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smirnov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Karate manages to work his way to half guard, despite Smirnov's best efforts.
Smirnov slips a nice elbow through Karate's hands, connecting with Karate's forehead.
Smirnov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smirnov is pressing down on Karate's thigh, looking to free his foot. Karate is holding on for now.
Smirnov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Karate wants to get back to his feet.
Karate is trying to maintain the position but Smirnov is very close to passing his half guard.
Ivan Smirnov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smirnov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smirnov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Karate looks like he's trying to stand up.
Smirnov not doing much here.
Smirnov winds up and cracks Karate with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smirnov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Karate!
Smirnov controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Smirnov controlling from mount.
Karate tries to lock up and control but Smirnov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smirnov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Karate can't escape the position.
Smirnov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smirnov controlling the position easily from mount.
Karate is bucking up trying to escape but Smirnov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Daniel Son Karate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karate tries to lock up and control but Smirnov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smirnov with shots to the head and body - Karate looks very uncomfortable down there.
Karate is in a horrible position here. Smirnov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Smirnov controlling from mount.
Karate is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smirnov controlling from mount.
Smirnov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Karate is rocked!
Smirnov cracks Karate with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Smirnov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angenor De Oliveira (ranked 5480 p4p, 536 weight class) and Bill Sherman (ranked 3083 p4p, 368 weight class). De Oliveira comes to the cage accompanied by Cartola - Preciso Me Encontrar. Angenor De Oliveira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bill Sherman's chin.
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190 lbs
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188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Angenor De Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Oliveira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sherman but Sherman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sherman throws a head kick but De Oliveira moves out of range.
Sherman lands a big head kick that sends De Oliveira tumbling to the mat! Sherman takes a step backwards and waves De Oliveira back to his feet - he wants the finish!
De Oliveira is rocked!
It looks like Angenor De Oliveira has been cut.
Sherman tries a head kick but it misses.
De Oliveira throws a big counter combination but Sherman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Oh De Oliveira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bill Sherman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Oliveira.
De Oliveira seems to have got his legs back now.
A head kick misses from Sherman.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Sherman throws an absolute beast of a head kick! De Oliveira is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bill Sherman!
In defeat, Angenor De Oliveira stepped up to the mic, saying 'Obrigado !! Good Luck my Friend !'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Summers (ranked 3704 p4p, 427 weight class) and Brendan Moker (ranked 5052 p4p, 520 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brendan Moker!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Winston Howard and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Summers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moker. Moker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Summers misses with a series of wild punches.
Moker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moker dodges the punch combination from Summers.
Moker catches Summers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slow jab from Moker misses its intended target.
Summers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've been hearing reports that Summers has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Good shot there by Moker.
A combination from Moker does no damage.
A punch combination from Summers misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moker connects with a body shot that sends Summers's belly button to the back.
Moker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Summers was well out of range. Poor timing from Moker.
Summers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moker scores with a nice strike.
Moker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Moker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Summers misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Moker.
Moker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Summers.
Summers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Moker misses its intended target.
Summers avoids the body shot from Moker.
Summers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Summers throws a combination that misses
and Moker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Summers thuds a left hand into Moker's body.
Summers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moker.
Summers blocks a jab.
Moker throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Summers misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Summers slips under a jab from Moker.
Summers appears to be looking for a big counter.
Summers lands with a straight right. Moker didn't see that one coming.
Moker looks to land a right hand but Summers moved out of range.
Summers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Summers.
Moker jabs Summers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moker shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Summers eats them both and turns towards Moker to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Moker looks to score with a jab to the body but Summers is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Summers. Those never looked like landing.
Summers misses with a series of wild punches.
Moker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Summers lands a nice hook to Moker's body. Moker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Summers backs up against the cage.
Moker punishes Summers's body with a nice straight punch.
Moker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Summers had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Moker throws out a loose jab but Summers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Summers.
Moker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Moker. Those never looked like landing.
Summers ducks under a wild hook from Moker.
Summers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Summers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moker. Summers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moker misses with a wild body shot.
Moker slips a jab and a cross from Summers.
Summers misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Summers counters with a nice uppercut.
Summers ducks under a wild hook from Moker.
Summers is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers ducks right into an uppercut from Moker.
Summers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Summers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Summers fails to land with a series of punches.
Moker swinging wildly here.
Moker misses with an uppercut. Summers saw that one coming.
Summers misses with a few strikes there.
Summers throws a big shot that misses.
Summers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Summers takes a swing at Moker's ribcage but misses.
Summers slips a jab from Moker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Summers misses with a wild combination.
Moker with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Moker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Summers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moker circles away quickly and effectively.
Moker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Summers misses.
Summers slips a jab from Moker.
Summers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Summers.
Summers misses with a series of wild punches.
Summers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Summers.
Moker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers avoids the body shot from Moker.
Moker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Summers misses with a wild combination.
Summers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moker.
Summers is looking for a counter combo.
Moker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers avoids the body shot from Moker.
Scott Summers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Summers counters with a left and a right that stings Moker.
Moker throws a lazy right hand but Summers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Summers doesn't seem bothered though.
Summers misses with a wild combination.
Moker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Summers moves away.
Moker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Summers misses with a few strikes there.
Summers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Summers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moker.
Moker misses with a straight left.
Moker looks to throw the jab but Summers is out of range.
Summers dodges the punch combination from Moker.
Moker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Summers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Summers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Summers.
Summers looks to throw the jab but Moker is out of range.
Summers has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Moker scores with a decent looking hook.
Moker dodges the punch combination from Summers.
The fighters circling - Moker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Summers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moker circles away quickly and effectively.
Summers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Moker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Summers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Summers moves away from the strike by Moker.
Moker connects with a looping right hand.
Moker clobbers Summers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers avoids the body shot from Moker.
Summers misses with a body shot
and Moker counters with a nice uppercut.
Moker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Summers.
Moker loads up on a big right hand but Summers slips the punch.
Moker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Summers works over Moker's head and body with a nice combination.
Summers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moker counters with a left to the body.
Summers throws a right hand that Moker ducks under and follows up with a left that Moker also avoids with ease.
Summers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Summers takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Summers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Summers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Summers misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Summers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Summers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Summers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moker misses with a hook. Summers ducked under it nicely.
Moker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moker misses with a hook.
Moker connects with a single shot there.
Scott Summers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Summers.
Summers misses with a series of wild punches.
Summers tries to bum rush Moker with a series of wild strikes but Moker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brendan Moker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Summers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Summers misses with a series of wild punches.
Moker fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moker dodges the punch combination from Summers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Summers. Moker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Scott Summers will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Summers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moker.
Summers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Summers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Summers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Summers thinking.
Moker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Summers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moker.
Summers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Summers scrambles back to his feet.
Moker connects with a nice looking jab.
Summers fails to land with a series of punches.
Moker slips a jab and a cross from Summers.
Summers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moker throws out the jab.
Summers is looking for a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Summers. Moker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Summers misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Moker finds it's way through Summers's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Summers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Summers thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moker thuds his right hand into Summers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Summers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Summers does no damage.
Moker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No joy there for Summers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Summers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Moker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Moker throws a lazy right hand but Summers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Moker misses.
Summers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Summers looks to land a combination but Moker avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Moker.
Summers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Moker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Summers doesn't seem phased though.
Moker loads up on a big right hand but Summers slips the punch.
Summers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Summers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moker connects with a body shot that sends Summers's belly button to the back.
Moker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Summers is rocked!
Summers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Summers has time to react.
Oh Summers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Summers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moker counters with a crisp right that sends Summers to the canvas! Moker follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brendan Moker!
A victorious Brendan Moker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderson Machado (ranked 3032 p4p, 362 weight class) and Kirill Krasnov (ranked 5825 p4p, 555 weight class). Kirill Krasnov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wanderson Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kirill Krasnov!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krasnov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machado.
Krasnov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Machado drives through and clinches with Krasnov against the cage.
Machado digs a right hand underneath Krasnov's ribcage. Krasnov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Machado lands with a light punch inside.
Machado tries to work over Krasnov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machado is leaning against Krasnov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Machado lands a body punch.
Machado is leaning against Krasnov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Machado misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Machado's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Machado scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Machado.
Machado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Machado - that landed with a thud.
Krasnov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Machado pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Krasnov is defended easily by Machado.
Krasnov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wanderson Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krasnov drops his hands momentarily and Machado takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Krasnov is rocked!
Machado darts in and clinches Krasnov up against the cage.
Machado tries a body shot but Krasnov blocks it.
Machado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machado cracks Krasnov with a nice body shot.
Krasnov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Machado uses from the top position.
Machado is stalling in the full guard.
Machado has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krasnov trying to control the position.
Krasnov working for a triangle but Machado defends it easily.
Machado controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Krasnov misses the shot to the body.
Machado moves into the clinch.
Machado lands an uppercut.
Machado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Machado pushes Krasnov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Krasnov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wanderson Machado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Krasnov.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Machado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Machado lands with a short shot to the head.
Machado lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Machado on the inside.
Machado lands a hook that snaps the head of Krasnov backwards.
A short body shot lands from Machado as the two fighters clinch.
Krasnov looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Machado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machado presses Krasnov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Machado lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Machado on the inside.
Machado scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Machado.
A short uppercut from Machado.
Machado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krasnov is still on wobbly legs! Can Machado finish him?
Machado pushes Krasnov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Machado lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Krasnov.
Machado is leaning against Krasnov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Krasnov seems to have recovered his senses.
Machado lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krasnov backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderson Machado dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Krasnov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Machado forces Krasnov back against the cage and clinches.
Machado lands with a light punch inside.
Machado creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Krasnov with a big uppercut! Krasnov tries to clinch up but Machado pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Krasnov to the mat! Krasnov covers up and Machado unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wanderson Machado!
A very excited looking Wanderson Machado rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 2473 p4p, 303 weight class) and Vinchito Routerhead (ranked 3398 p4p, 394 weight class). Tyrion Lannister has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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185 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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vinchito Routerhead!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ron Honeybunn and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lannister tries to free his leg and advance position but Routerhead is retaining full guard.
Routerhead wants to sweep here but Lannister controlling him for the moment.
Routerhead working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lannister.
Lannister trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Routerhead throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Routerhead thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lannister tries to free his leg and advance position but Routerhead is retaining full guard.
Lannister postures up in Routerhead's guard and throws a big left but Routerhead blocks it.
Lannister has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lannister preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Routerhead is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister with a flurry of punches that miss.
Routerhead keeping full guard, as Lannister tries to pass.
Lannister has gone for a leg lock! Routerhead slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lannister's guard.
Routerhead lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Routerhead pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lannister is keeping the position for now.
Routerhead landing with the ground and pound.
Routerhead scoring with some ground and pound.
Lannister looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Routerhead has picked Lannister up and slammed him! Lannister can't keep hold of the triangle and Routerhead manages to pass to side control!
Lannister tries to improve position but can't.
Routerhead working the head with strikes.
Routerhead in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lannister is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Routerhead scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lannister to see if he's OK.
Check out the look on Routerhead's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lannister is looking to regain half guard here but Routerhead keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Routerhead cracks Lannister with a big right hand but Lannister just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lannister definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lannister manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Routerhead is trying to get back to full guard.
Lannister is looking to advance position but Routerhead won't allow it.
Routerhead missing with punches from the bottom.
Routerhead has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Routerhead tries to get to full guard but Lannister has control of the leg.
Routerhead gets back to full guard.
Lannister sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Routerhead's guard.
Lannister is looking to advance position but Routerhead won't allow it.
Lannister prevents Routerhead from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Routerhead working to try and regain half guard.
Routerhead is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Lannister has taken his back.
Routerhead breaks Lannister's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lannister looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Routerhead chips away with some ground and pound.
Routerhead pushing down on Lannister's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lannister looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lannister looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Routerhead lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Routerhead 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.
Routerhead scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lannister is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Routerhead pulls his head out easily.
Routerhead is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Routerhead lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Routerhead working over Lannister with some ground and pound. Lannister looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Routerhead trying to mount his opponent but Lannister defends it.
Routerhead lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lannister looking for a kimura from the bottom but Routerhead passes into side control!
Routerhead working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinchito Routerhead dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Routerhead decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lannister looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lannister wants to get back to full guard but Routerhead has mounted him!
Lannister working to try and regain half guard.
Routerhead landing strikes from the mount and Lannister is in trouble!
Routerhead lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lannister hang on?
Routerhead with the ground and pound from mount.
Routerhead is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Routerhead has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Routerhead looking to finish Lannister with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lannister!
Routerhead with good strikes from the mount here!
Routerhead prevents Lannister from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Routerhead raining down shots from the mount!
Routerhead looking to finish Lannister with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lannister!
Lannister is rocked!
Routerhead loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Lannister scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Routerhead land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Routerhead stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinchito Routerhead!
A very excited looking Vinchito Routerhead 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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