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Sucker Punch Pro Series 36 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Powell (ranked 3862 p4p, 23505 weight class) and Demon Mask (ranked 395 p4p, 576 weight class). The key to victory for Andre Powell has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demon Mask!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell swinging wildly here.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mask paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mask circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mask with the counter takedown but Powell avoids it easily.
Powell lands with a nice combination. Mask backs away looking to recover.
Powell throws a body shot but no joy.
Mask with a poor takedown
and Powell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mask thinking.
Andre Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Powell wants to clinch up but Mask keeps it at a distance.
Mask misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mask.
Mask closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mask shoots in but Powell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Andre Powell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demon Mask.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell rushes Mask and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mask pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Powell. No joy for Mask on that attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mask is defended easily by Powell.
Mask walks into a left hand.
Powell lands a jab to the head.
Mask shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Powell as he avoids it easily.
Powell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mask eats them both and turns towards Powell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Powell catches Mask with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Mask forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andre Powell!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Barnes (ranked 5325 p4p, 3568 weight class) and Tua Graves (ranked 510 p4p, 383 weight class). Tua Graves is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tua Graves!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes drives through and clinches with Graves against the cage.
Graves is trying to pull guard but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Graves is working for takedown but Barnes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Barnes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Barnes lands a left hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barnes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes lands a left hand.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graves has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Barnes after a bit of a struggle.
Trevor Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tua Graves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Graves is looking to take this one to the mat.
Graves jumps guard but Barnes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've been informed that Graves has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barnes to keep the fight standing.
Graves pulls Barnes into guard.
Barnes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Graves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barnes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Graves wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Graves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Graves is keeping the position for now.
Graves is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barnes is aware though and is defending well.
Graves wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
Barnes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Graves keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Graves blocks nicely.
Graves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Graves is adopting a defensive guard.
Graves is looking for a triangle but Barnes pushes his legs off easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Graves is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Graves trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Graves.
Graves is working Barnes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Graves looking to sit in guard and control but Barnes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Graves keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Barnes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Graves with a poor takedown
and Barnes counters with a leg kick.
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Graves seems unphased.
Graves keeps the fight on the outside.
Graves shoots for a takedown but Barnes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barnes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Graves shoots in and drives through. Barnes sprawls well.
Trevor Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tua Graves.
Graves tries for a takedown but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Graves closes the distance and clinches up with Barnes, looking for a takedown. Graves pushes Barnes against the cage but Barnes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graves can do to turn this around?
Graves tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barnes defends well and Graves ends up having to push Barnes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Barnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Barnes.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Graves avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Graves tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barnes creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Graves's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Graves drops to his knees and Barnes pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor Barnes!
Trevor Barnes managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hero Shima (ranked 1761 p4p, 2475 weight class) and Harry Kane (ranked 199 p4p, 265 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shima might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to C. R. E. A. M. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class MT
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hero Shima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Kane!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane swings for the body but Shima moves out of range.
Shima tries to counter by clinching up but Kane breaks away and moves out of range.
Kane moves away from the strike by Shima.
Kane is looking to score with low kicks.
Kane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
 It looks like Harry Kane has been cut.
Kane tries to clinch there but Shima circles away.
Shima seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Shima checks a low kick from Kane.
Shima throws an overhand right that lands on Kane's shoulder, as Kane tries to avoid the shot.
Kane looking to score a takedown here. Shima is defending well but Kane drives through and ends up in Shima's guard.
Shima tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shima working for a triangle but Kane defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane wants to control from the top but Shima keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima looking to control.
Shima keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Kane must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kane is sitting in close to Shima's body. Shima has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kane is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kane is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Shima.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hero Shima!
An out of breath Hero Shima thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Rajantaka (ranked 2409 p4p, 4035 weight class) and Nemesis Steed (ranked 316 p4p, 485 weight class). Steed has chosen The Heavy - Fighting For The Same Thing as his entrance music. Nemesis Steed has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarmo Rajantaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nemesis Steed!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steed moves out of range of the leg kick from Rajantaka.
Steed cracks Rajantaka with a good jab.
Steed misses with an uppercut. Rajantaka saw that one coming.
Nemesis Steed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rajantaka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steed scoring well with a low kick there.
Rajantaka has Steed up against the cage in a clinch.
Steed throws a head punch that misses.
Steed can't break the clinch.
Rajantaka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rajantaka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steed has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rajantaka trying to land knees to the body.
Rajantaka misses with an elbow over the top.
Steed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rajantaka tries a body shot but Steed blocks it.
Rajantaka scores with a shot to the side of Steed's head.
Steed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rajantaka has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajantaka tries a knee to the head but Steed blocks it.
Rajantaka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rajantaka misses with the head strike.
Steed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rajantaka scores with a knee to the head.
Steed's coach down at BaeRZ's MMA Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Steed's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Steed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steed lands a left hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rajantaka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rajantaka working Steed over with knees to the body.
Rajantaka missing with knees to the body.
Rajantaka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rajantaka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rajantaka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steed avoids it.
Rajantaka with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajantaka throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steed trying to stall but Rajantaka improves his position.
A knee to the head by Rajantaka.
Rajantaka crunches a lovely knee into Steed's ribcage.
Rajantaka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steed is trying to break the clinch but Rajantaka is controlling him.
Rajantaka lands an elbow inside that Steed shrugs off.
It looks like Nemesis Steed has been cut.
Steed takes an elbow to the temple.
Steed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steed blocks an elbow strike from Rajantaka.
Steed is trying to break the clinch but Rajantaka is controlling him.
Steed working hard to break the clinch.
Steed blocks an elbow strike from Rajantaka.
Steed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rajantaka misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajantaka working Steed over with knees to the body.
Rajantaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steed's elbow.
Rajantaka lands with a light punch inside.
Rajantaka tries a knee to the head but Steed blocks it.
Rajantaka throws an elbow that misses.
Rajantaka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Steed looks winded!
Rajantaka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steed's efforts to push away.
Rajantaka tries to land a knee to the head but Steed blocks with his arms.
Rajantaka presses Steed against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rajantaka drops Steed with a big knee straight up the middle! Steed is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Steed is rocked!
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!
Steed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Steed is still on wobbly legs! Can Rajantaka finish him?
Rajantaka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rajantaka feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Steed collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tarmo Rajantaka!
Tarmo Rajantaka seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Nemesis Steed had this to say: 'He got lucky is all! The whole WORLD knows Nemesis Steed is the greatest of ALL time!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Jameson (ranked 2522 p4p, 2593 weight class) and Brendan Wallace (ranked 281 p4p, 286 weight class). Jamal Jameson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamal Jameson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brendan Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jameson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wallace.
Jameson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wallace tries to clinch up
and Jameson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jameson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jameson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wallace controls Jameson momentarily but Jameson frees himself.
Wallace manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jameson manages to get himself to full guard.
Wallace is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Jameson keeps moving.
Jameson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jameson tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jameson keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Jameson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jameson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jameson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jameson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wallace's guard.
We've been hearing that Jameson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wallace working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jameson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jameson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace controlling the position.
Jameson with a nice head shot there.
Jameson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wallace is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wallace managing to control the position.
Jameson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jameson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jameson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wallace not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wallace is pulling down on Jameson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jameson, at least for the moment.
Wallace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wallace is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace working a defensive guard here.
Jameson landing some decent shots from guard.
Wallace controlling the position.
Jameson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jameson preventing the sweep.
Jameson wants to pass the guard but Wallace is keeping the position.
Jameson 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.
Jameson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jameson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jameson preventing the sweep.
Wallace trying to control the position.
Wallace has control of Jameson's left arm, preventing Jameson from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace wants to improve his position but instead Jameson has moved into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jameson lands a nice short elbow.
Jameson is nestled in close to Wallace, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jameson working over Wallace with some ground and pound. Wallace looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wallace is looking to improve his position.
Wallace is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wallace has hold of Jameson's hands but Jameson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wallace is not content to let Jameson control the position.
Wallace is trying to maintain the position but Jameson is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Jameson dominated that round.
That's time! Jameson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wallace moves in looking to clinch but Jameson pushes him off.
Jameson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jameson gets tackled into the cage by Wallace. Wallace maintains the clinch.
Wallace blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jameson tries to break the clinch but Wallace is controlling the position.
Jameson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wallace can do to turn this around?
Jameson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wallace has Jameson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Wallace pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jameson tumbling to the mat - Wallace dives into Jameson's guard.
Wallace showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jameson looking to control.
Jameson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace is stalling in the full guard.
Jameson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace being controlled here momentarily.
Jameson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wallace postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch but Jameson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wallace tries to clinch there but Jameson circles away.
Wallace fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jameson, pushing him back against the cage.
Wallace jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jameson walks away with a smile on his face. Wallace gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jameson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jameson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wallace fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jameson, pushing him back against the cage.
Wallace pulls Jameson into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jameson landing with the ground and pound.
Jameson preventing the sweep.
Jameson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jameson connects with a couple of short punches.
Wallace is trying to control the position but Jameson postures up.
Jameson landing with the ground and pound.
Jameson landing with the ground and pound.
Wallace wants to sweep here but Jameson controlling him for the moment.
Wallace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace pulls Jameson in to control the position.
Jameson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jameson postures up in Wallace's guard and throws a big left but Wallace blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jameson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wallace has Jameson pulled in close to control his posture.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Jameson from controlling successfully.
Wallace is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wallace is pulling down on Jameson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jameson, at least for the moment.
Wallace has momentary wrist control but Jameson slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jameson postures up.
Jameson lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jameson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wallace is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jameson distracts Wallace with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jameson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jameson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wallace is pulling down on Jameson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jameson, at least for the moment.
Wallace looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Jameson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jameson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jameson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jameson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wallace.
Wallace closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jameson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wallace!
Wallace can't do much from the bottom here.
Jamal Jameson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wallace takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wallace is not content to let Jameson control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace taking a bit of punishment here - Jameson scoring with strikes.
Wallace wants to control but Jameson postures up.
Jameson scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace struggling a bit here.
Jameson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wallace some visible discomfort.
What's Wallace going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Wallace is trying to improve his position.
Jameson landing a few strikes.
Wallace is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jameson off and has taken his back!
Jameson staying busy and making it hard for Wallace to control.
Jameson trying to control the position but Wallace manages to sink in the hooks.
Wallace is looking for a choke. Jameson gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Jameson manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Jameson works over Wallace with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson with a nice head shot there.
Wallace is trying to control the position but Jameson postures up.
Jameson is in close to Wallace's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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!
Jameson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jameson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jameson working some strikes from top position.
Wallace seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jameson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wallace controlling Jameson's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wallace's head.
Wallace working a defensive guard here.
Jameson is in close to Wallace's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wallace looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jameson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wallace's head.
Wallace is pulling down on Jameson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jameson, at least for the moment.
Jameson works over Wallace with some ground and pound from guard.
Wallace trying to keep a closed guard but Jameson is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameson working some strikes from top position.
Wallace is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jameson chips away with some ground and pound.
Wallace has momentary wrist control but Jameson slips an elbow through the middle.
Jameson looking to pass the guard.
Jameson landing with the ground and pound.
Jameson chips away with some ground and pound.
Jameson chips away with some ground and pound.
Wallace is rocked!
Jameson landing some decent shots from guard.
Wallace is still in real trouble! Can Jameson finish him?
Jameson postures up and lands a big shot to Wallace's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Jameson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jameson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Jameson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Giuliani (ranked 2681 p4p, 23240 weight class) and Cole Hotman (ranked 296 p4p, 640 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cole Hotman was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rudy Giuliani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cole Hotman!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hotman throws a wild body kick that Giuliani sees coming a mile off.
Giuliani will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hotman throws a head kick but Giuliani moves out of range.
Hotman throws a head kick but Giuliani moves out of range.
Giuliani misses with a series of wild punches.
Hotman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hotman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cole Hotman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hotman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hotman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Giuliani fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hotman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Giuliani throws a big counter combination but Hotman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hotman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hotman with a nice calf kick.
Hotman connects with a high kick.
Hotman misses with a leg kick.
Hotman looks to land a body kick but Giuliani moved away.
Giuliani throws a big counter combination but Hotman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A jab from Giuliani misses.
Hotman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hotman throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hotman.
Hotman scores with a leg kick.
Giuliani fails to land with a series of punches.
Hotman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hotman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hotman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Giuliani misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Hotman.
Giuliani stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hotman.
Giuliani checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hotman misses with a head kick.
Hotman throws a body kick that misses.
Giuliani lands an overhand right.
Giuliani lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Hotman sprawling to the canvas. Giuliani follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Hotman hang on?
Hotman is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giuliani is pressing down on Hotman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hotman is holding on for now.
Hotman is still in real trouble! Can Giuliani finish him?
Giuliani prevents Hotman from improving his position.
Hotman gets full guard.
Hotman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hotman seems to have recovered his senses.
Hotman being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hotman throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hotman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hotman keeps trying to improve his position.
Hotman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Giuliani won't allow Hotman to sweep him here.
Giuliani pushes down on Hotman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hotman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hotman.
Giuliani sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hotman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hotman escapes and gets back to his feet.
Giuliani lands with a hook. Hotman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hotman is looking to land body kicks.
Hotman slips a jab and a cross from Giuliani.
Hotman is looking to slow Giuliani down with leg kicks.
Hotman misses with a kick to the body.
Giuliani blocks a head kick by Hotman.
A little feinted left hand from Giuliani on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A cross from Giuliani lands.
Hotman throws a wild body kick that Giuliani sees coming a mile off.
Giuliani is looking for a counter combo.
Giuliani misses with a jab, cross combination.
That kick from Hotman tenderised Giuliani's leg. Giuliani is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hotman scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hotman tries a low kick but Giuliani avoids it.
Giuliani takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hotman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giuliani takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hotman misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Giuliani misses the target.
Hotman throws the kick towards the body but Giuliani avoids it.
Hotman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Giuliani is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
No joy there for Giuliani, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Giuliani takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hotman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Giuliani throws a big counter combination but Hotman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Giuliani lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Giuliani lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hotman backs up against the cage.
Hotman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Giuliani is able to avoid easily.
Giuliani throws a right hand that Hotman ducks under and follows up with a left that Hotman also avoids with ease.
Hotman throws a nice head kick!
Giuliani seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hotman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Giuliani's sensitive parts.
Giuliani lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Hotman can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Giuliani and Hotman drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Giuliani.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rudy Giuliani!
Our winner, Rudy Giuliani, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artemyev Valeryevich (ranked 2680 p4p, 1775 weight class) and Breno Pinheiro (ranked 346 p4p, 229 weight class). Valeryevich comes to the cage accompanied by NAESTRO - Bella Ciao. Breno Pinheiro is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Artemyev Valeryevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Breno Pinheiro!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Hemmingworth and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valeryevich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valeryevich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pinheiro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Valeryevich.
Valeryevich drops Pinheiro with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Pinheiro! Valeryevich dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artemyev Valeryevich!
During a confident post fight interview, Artemyev Valeryevich 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 Tyrion Lannister (ranked 2182 p4p, 2620 weight class) and John Wick (ranked 282 p4p, 338 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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wick!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Francis DeMontford and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wick looks for a takedown but Lannister sprawls well.
Lannister gets a double leg takedown into Wick's guard.
Wick looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lannister passes into side control.
Lannister tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wick's legs.
Lannister controls the position from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wick is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Lannister is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Wick is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lannister jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wick manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick is letting Lannister control him for a moment.
Wick is pushing Lannister's head away, looking to escape. Lannister manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lannister tries to advance to mount but Wick denies him.
Lannister is looking to take a break and control but Wick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lannister tries to advance to mount but Wick denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lannister controls the position.
Lannister is looking to take a break and control but Wick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wick tries to improve position but can't.
Lannister trying to control the action but Wick is working from the bottom.
Wick manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lannister's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister content to control rather than advance.
Lannister prevents Wick from improving his position.
Lannister wants to free his trapped foot but Wick is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lannister wants to control but Wick is keeping him busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lannister fails with a takedown attempt.
Lannister circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lannister drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wick sprawls and moves away.
Lannister manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wick on his heels. He'll look to pass Wick's guard now, I'm sure.
Wick is looking to stand back up but Lannister counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Wick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lannister is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wick defends it well.
Lannister is trying to control. Wick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lannister looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lannister is trying to control. Wick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wick is trying to control but can't.
Lannister is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lannister is looking to advance position but Wick won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lannister shoots in for a double leg but Wick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wick as he jumps to the side.
Wick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lannister avoids it really well and circles away.
Wick shoots in and gets a takedown into Lannister's guard.
Tyrion Lannister overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lannister holds on and takes a little breather.
Lannister trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lannister is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lannister trying to keep a closed guard but Wick is proving a slippery customer.
Lannister is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wick is aware though and is defending well.
Wick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lannister has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wick has managed to get both his arms back between Lannister's legs - danger averted.
Wick drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wick jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wick looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lannister is trying to keep Wick in close.
Lannister keeping moving, preventing Wick from controlling successfully.
Wick tries to stand but Lannister is controlling from the bottom.
Lannister trying to keep a closed guard but Wick is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lannister's waist but Lannister gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wick off to one side.
Wick looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lannister is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wick chips away with some ground and pound.
Lannister looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wick gets to his feet - Lannister follows without any prompting.
Lannister has his takedown stuffed
and Wick counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrion Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wick closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wick lands in his opponent's guard.
Wick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wick pushing down on Lannister's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ground and pound from Wick.
Lannister wants to control but Wick is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wick tries to stand and escape but Lannister is controlling the position.
Lannister tries to roll over but Wick keeps him under control.
Wick is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lannister sees it coming and defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lannister wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Wick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wick dives in and scores a takedown into Lannister's guard.
Lannister can't keep his opponent in guard - Wick advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lannister wants to control but Wick is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wick working the head and body with strikes.
Wick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wick is thwarting Lannister's attempts to control the position.
Wick is working for a kimura but Lannister is defending it quite comfortably.
Wick takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister wants to control but Wick is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lannister has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lannister keeping control of the position.
Wick seems to be working for a kimura but Lannister defends the submission attempt.
Lannister is concentrating on defense, preventing Wick from advancing position.
Wick stalling away here and it's allowed Lannister to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lannister looking to control.
Lannister is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wick is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wick lands a nice shot to the body.
Wick fails to land the takedown.
Lannister decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lannister tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wick knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wick moves into full guard.
Wick keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wick looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lannister trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lannister trying to control the position from guard on top but Wick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wick slaps away a takedown attempt from Lannister, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tyrion Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lannister changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wick tries to avoid it but Lannister manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wick to the ground. Wick escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lannister is defended easily by Wick.
Lannister looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrion Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lannister shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lannister showed some decent athleticism there.
Lannister trying to mount his opponent but Wick defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wick wants to control but Lannister is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Wick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wick 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wick!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jairzinho Teixeira (ranked 1757 p4p, 1829 weight class) and Gary Porter (ranked 196 p4p, 207 weight class). Teixeira comes to the cage accompanied by The Eye of the Tiger. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jairzinho Teixeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Porter!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Porter there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Gary Porter has been cut.
Porter darts in looking for a takedown but Teixeira gets double underhooks and turns Porter into the cage.
Teixeira is looking to counter with a body kick.
Porter dives in for a single leg takedown but Teixeira sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Porter moves away from the strike by Teixeira.
Teixeira connects with a body shot that sends Porter's belly button to the back.
Teixeira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Porter was well out of range. Poor timing from Teixeira.
Teixeira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Teixeira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Teixeira misses with a wild body shot.
Porter tries for a takedown but Teixeira circles away easily
letting Teixeira counter with a right hand.
Jairzinho Teixeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Porter.
Porter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Teixeira tries to avoid it but Porter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Teixeira to the ground. Teixeira escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Teixeira throws a looping overhand right but Porter ducks down to avoid it.
Porter doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Porter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Teixeira.
Decent striking displayed by Teixeira there.
That has opened up Gary Porter's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porter has his takedown stuffed
and Teixeira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Porter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Teixeira defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira throws a jab but it's blocked by Porter.
Teixeira lands with an uppercut that bounces Porter off the cage and back into range.
Porter slips a straight right by Teixeira.
Porter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Teixeira.
Porter is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Teixeira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Porter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Teixeira throws a hook but Porter avoids it easily.
Porter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Teixeira is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Porter avoids the body shot from Teixeira.
Teixeira throws a body shot but no joy.
Porter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Porter prevents Teixeira from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porter working Teixeira over with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
 It looks like Jairzinho Teixeira has been cut.
Porter lands strikes from half guard.
Porter slips a nice elbow through Teixeira's hands, connecting with Teixeira's forehead.
Jairzinho Teixeira's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira pushes Porter off looking to stand but Porter dives back in and keeps control.
Porter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
 Teixeira is rocked!
Jeez, Jairzinho Teixeira's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jairzinho Teixeira's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gary Porter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Christiano (ranked 416 p4p, 2111 weight class) and Psiris Fuhren (ranked 64 p4p, 292 weight class). Christiano's entrance music is Jesus Built My Hotrod. A fine choice. Fuhren has chosen Everybody Dies as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Christiano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Psiris Fuhren!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christiano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've been informed that Fuhren has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Christiano throws a body shot but no joy.
Christiano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fuhren.
Fuhren is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Christiano with a body shot.
Christiano jabs at Fuhren's body.
We've been told by Christiano's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fuhren tries to clinch but Christiano moves out of range.
Fuhren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christiano tried to counter with a leg kick but Fuhren avoided it.
Fuhren just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuhren lands with a cross.
Fuhren sizes up Christiano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christiano slips under a jab.
Christiano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fuhren misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Fuhren misses.
Psiris Fuhren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuhren lands a lovely overhand right.
Christiano does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Christiano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fuhren. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - Fuhren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christiano throws a lazy body kick
and Fuhren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Christiano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fuhren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Christiano lands a leg kick that knocks Fuhren off balance momentarily.
Christiano misses with a hook.
Christiano scores with a spinning back kick!
Christiano misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Christiano is looking to counter punch.
Fuhren throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Christiano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fuhren on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christiano drops his hands momentarily and Fuhren takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fuhren misses with a wild body shot.
Christiano throws out a loose jab but Fuhren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuhren moves away from the strike by Christiano.
Christiano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuhren.
Fuhren on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren throws a body shot but no joy.
Christiano fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fuhren just manages to avoid it.
Christiano swings widly with a right hand
and Fuhren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fuhren tries to clinch up.
It appears Christiano was looking to counter with a kick there.
Christiano throws an off balance right hand
and Fuhren counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fuhren checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fuhren throws a leg kick but Christiano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A lazy left from Christiano finds it's target.
Fuhren misses the shot to the body.
Fuhren just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Christiano tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Christiano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren moves into the clinch successfully.
Fuhren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fuhren blocks an uppercut.
Christiano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Christiano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Christiano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuhren tries to throw a body punch but Christiano avoids it by throwing Fuhren back against the cage.
Christiano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Christiano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christiano lands a body punch.
Fuhren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Fuhren.
Fuhren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Christiano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fuhren blocking some punches.
Christiano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Christiano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christiano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christiano throws a punch but it's blocked by Fuhren.
Christiano misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Juan Christiano will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fuhren ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Christiano cracks Fuhren with an open hand slap.
Fuhren misses the shot to the body.
Christiano misses the jab.
Christiano lands a head shot.
Christiano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christiano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuhren takes a swing at Christiano's ribcage but misses.
Fuhren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christiano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fuhren scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fuhren lands with a nice combination. Christiano backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Christiano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fuhren takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuhren swings for the body but Christiano moves out of range.
Fuhren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Christiano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big right from Christiano misses.
Christiano walks into a straight right hand from Fuhren.
Christiano explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fuhren is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Christiano rather than just go for the knockout.
Christiano staying out of range there.
A jab from Fuhren misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Christiano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Christiano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fuhren.
Christiano thinks about countering with a body kick.
Fuhren tries to clinch up but Christiano circles away and keeps his distance.
Christiano is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Psiris Fuhren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fuhren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christiano manages to avoid it.
Christiano is looking to counter punch.
Christiano with the inside leg kick.
Christiano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fuhren on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christiano circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fuhren looks to land a left hand but Christiano moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren cracks Christiano with an open hand slap.
Fuhren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christiano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fuhren tests Christiano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fuhren fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christiano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fuhren throws out a powerful jab.
Christiano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fuhren checks a leg kick.
Fuhren's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Christiano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fuhren.
Fuhren wants to counter the offense by Christiano and move into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren looks to throw the jab but Christiano is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fuhren checks a leg kick.
Fuhren throws a lazy right hand but Christiano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fuhren takes a swing at Christiano's ribcage but misses.
Fuhren tries to clinch but Christiano moves out of range.
Christiano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Christiano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fuhren checks it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuhren tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Christiano counter with a right hand.
Fuhren throws a body punch but Christiano moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Christiano misses the target.
Fuhren throws a poor cross that misses
and Christiano counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Psiris Fuhren will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fuhren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fuhren connects with a nice looking jab.
Christiano throws an off balance right hand
and Fuhren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Christiano tried to score with a low kick but Fuhren checks it.
Fuhren is trying to counter with his kicks.
Fuhren misses with a jab to the body
and Christiano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Christiano tries a low kick but Fuhren avoids it.
Fuhren looks to score with a jab to the body but Christiano is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuhren lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuhren takes a swing at Christiano's ribcage but misses.
Christiano jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Christiano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuhren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Christiano.
Fuhren misses with a lunging right hand
and Christiano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fuhren digs a good body shot into Christiano's ribs.
Fuhren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fuhren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Fuhren there.
Fuhren slips under a jab.
Christiano lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christiano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuhren.
Christiano tried to counter with a leg kick but Fuhren avoided it.
Fuhren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Christiano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fuhren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christiano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fuhren on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Christiano. Christiano obviously looking to wear him down.
Fuhren misses with a looping left.
Fuhren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christiano.
Christiano scores with a hook to the body. Fuhren takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christiano cracks Fuhren with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Christiano tries a low kick but Fuhren avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Christiano as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Christiano misses.
Fuhren missing with a left hand there. Christiano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christiano ducks under a wild hook from Fuhren.
Fuhren throws a right hand that misses
and Christiano counters with a straight right hand.
Christiano misses with a leg kick
letting Fuhren counter with a right hand.
Fuhren slips a jab from Christiano.
Christiano misses with a lunging right hand
and Fuhren counters with a nice body shot.
Christiano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuhren.
Fuhren throws a lazy uppercut
and Christiano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christiano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fuhren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christiano throws out the jab.
Fuhren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Christiano tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christiano moves forwards but Fuhren connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuhren has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Christiano.
Fuhren throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fuhren bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Christiano throws a leg kick
and Fuhren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Christiano thinking.
Christiano avoids the body shot from Fuhren.
Christiano jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Christiano jabs Fuhren to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Psiris Fuhren just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Christiano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fuhren throws out the jab.
Christiano delivers a nice body kick.
Fuhren throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Christiano to counter with a crisp jab.
Christiano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fuhren misses with a hook.
Fuhren looks to land a left hand but Christiano moved out of range nicely.
Christiano throws a chopping leg kick but Fuhren manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christiano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fuhren on the side of the head.
Christiano cracks Fuhren with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Christiano has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fuhren to stand back up!
Fuhren is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuhren misses with a leg kick
and Christiano counters with a huge left! Fuhren is in big trouble! He's backing up but Christiano isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Fuhren from any more damage. A dominating finish by Christiano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Christiano!
Juan Christiano retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Juan Christiano thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Psiris Fuhren stepped up to the mic, saying 'I wanted war. I got war. That was a fun scrap. Psiris Fuhren backs down from no man. Onward and upward. '.
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