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C175: Dixon vs Xiaodong PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frog Ribbit (ranked 3827 p4p, 3816 weight class) and Shogun Silva (ranked 499 p4p, 496 weight class). Shogun Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frog Ribbit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shogun Silva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Ribbit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Ribbit takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ribbit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva cracks Ribbit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ribbit throws a big shot that misses.
Silva lands a head kick!
Silva punishes Ribbit's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribbit is looking to land body kicks.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Ribbit blocks a head kick by Silva.
Ribbit loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
 Ribbit is rocked!
Ribbit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oh Ribbit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ribbit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ribbit seems to have got his legs back now.
That kick from Ribbit tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Silva.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Ribbit.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Ribbit lands a slapping body shot.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ribbit.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ribbit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ribbit.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Good shot there by Ribbit.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Ribbit moves out of range easily.
Ribbit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ribbit throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva is looking for the big counter here.
Silva throws a head kick that Ribbit semi-blocks.
Silva tries to clinch but Ribbit is having none of it.
Silva stalks Ribbit and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ribbit's face. Ribbit staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribbit throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva throws a head kick but Ribbit moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Ribbit.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Silva looks to clinch
and Ribbit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Ribbit moves out of range easily.
Silva moves out of range as Ribbit throws a body kick.
Ribbit takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ribbit. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva slips under a jab from Ribbit.
Ribbit throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva scores with a one two! Ribbit had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
The fighters circle, before Silva throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Ribbit's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Silva lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Shogun Silva!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between My Time (ranked 998 p4p, 1307 weight class) and Alejandro Laguera (ranked 86 p4p, 113 weight class). My Time has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, My Time!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alejandro Laguera!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laguera misses with a left hand
and Time counters with an inside leg kick.
Laguera connects with a looping right hand.
Time looks to score with a jab to the body but Laguera is just out of range.
Time tries to move into range but Laguera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Laguera throws a hook to the side of Time's head but Time sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick lands there from Time.
Laguera throws a right hand that misses
and Time counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laguera's knee momentarily.
Jab by Laguera.
Time throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laguera misses the body punch
and Time counters with a good, hard body kick but Laguera shrugs it off.
Laguera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laguera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Time fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Laguera checks it well.
Time scores with a push kick.
Laguera scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Time moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Laguera.
A shot to the body from Laguera misses
and Time counters with a leg kick.
Laguera just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Laguera checks a leg kick.
Laguera missing with a left hand there. Time was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Laguera misses its intended target.
Laguera looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Laguera misses with a straight left.
Laguera looks to land a left hand but Time moved out of range nicely.
Laguera thuds his right hand into Time's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Laguera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circling - Laguera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laguera might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Laguera lands with a straight right. Time didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Laguera misses.
Alejandro Laguera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laguera takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Time fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Laguera misses with an uppercut
and Time counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Laguera is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). My Time!
My Time spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ousmane Cisse (ranked 884 p4p, 1024 weight class) and Jerricho Patterson (ranked 133 p4p, 154 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ousmane Cisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerricho Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Cisse misses the target.
Patterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patterson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cisse's head backwards.
Cisse scores with the left hand. Patterson knows he should have avoided that one.
 It looks like Jerricho Patterson has been cut.
Cisse lands a jab to the head.
Cisse throws a lazy right hand but Patterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Patterson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Patterson moves out of range as Cisse strikes.
Patterson slips a straight right by Cisse.
Patterson throws a sloppy head kick and Cisse moves out of range easily.
Nice shot lands for Cisse.
We've been told by Cisse's head coaches at New York Public Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Patterson looks to land a body kick but Cisse moved away.
Cisse throws a looping overhand right but Patterson ducks down to avoid it.
Cisse misses with a straight left.
Cisse throws the left hand but Patterson avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson connects with a high kick.
Jab, jab by Cisse - just one landing.
Cisse connects with a good right hand that stumbles Patterson. Patterson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Patterson moves away from the strike by Cisse.
Cisse ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Patterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cisse throws out the jab.
Patterson feints a counter leg kick.
Cisse misses with a hook.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Cisse.
Patterson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Patterson lands a big head kick that sends Cisse tumbling to the mat! Patterson takes a step backwards and waves Cisse back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cisse is rocked!
 It looks like Ousmane Cisse has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cisse misses with a lunging right hand
and Patterson counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jerricho Patterson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Kohler (ranked 597 p4p, 693 weight class) and Magnus Von Ver Huevan (ranked 75 p4p, 83 weight class). Von Ver Huevan has chosen Call to Arms as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Kohler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Von Ver Huevan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Von Ver Huevan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Von Ver Huevan throws the left hand but Kohler avoids the punch easily.
Kohler throws a hook but Von Ver Huevan blocks it.
Kohler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Von Ver Huevan is fending him off so far but Kohler persists. Nope, Von Ver Huevan circles away and we're back to standing.
Kohler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Von Ver Huevan as he jumps to the side.
Kohler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Von Ver Huevan throws a looping overhand right but Kohler ducks down to avoid it.
Kohler takes a swing at Von Ver Huevan's ribcage but misses.
Von Ver Huevan throws a counter combo.
Von Ver Huevan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Von Ver Huevan drops Kohler with a naaaaasty hook - Kohler is in real trouble here! Von Ver Huevan dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus Von Ver Huevan!
Magnus Von Ver Huevan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that PWNAGEâ„¢ logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Silva (ranked 667 p4p, 550 weight class) and Carter Wright (ranked 90 p4p, 75 weight class). Carter Wright will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carter Wright!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright slips a jab from Silva.
It seemed like Wright was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wright has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Silva misses the body punch
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wright flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva steps away.
Wright takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A nice side step and Wright releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright throws a big counter head kick but Silva avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wright enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wright manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've been hearing that Silva has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Silva won't allow Wright to sweep him here.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wright is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wright has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Wright uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Wright!
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Silva is trying to control the position but Wright postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Wright won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva trying to control the position here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Wright is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva attempts a counter takedown but Wright avoids it well and moves away.
Wright scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Wright manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Wright makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Wright on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wright's guard.
Wright is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Wright blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wright utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva throws a strike but Wright rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wright manages to get himself to full guard.
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 Manuel Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Manuel Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Wright leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wright throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva dives in and grabs Wright's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wright pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Wright tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva is wise to it.
Silva throws a hook but Wright blocks it.
Wright lands a big uppercut and Silva crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Silva looks OK. Wright waves Silva back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Silva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wright manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wright is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Wright is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wright wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Wright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva 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.
Silva misses with a head shot. Wright uses the momentum to regain guard.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is fighting to break Wright's control of his arms but Wright is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Wright has wrist control.
Wright is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva throws a strike but Wright rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Manuel Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wright is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his hands on Wright's head, controlling the position.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wright is one step ahead there.
Silva has Wright pulled in close to control his posture.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
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.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wright sprawls well. Wright wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Wright on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Carter Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manuel Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva misses with a takedown
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Wright sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little jabbing left from Wright on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
Wright displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Despite the aggression on Wright's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Wright, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Wright flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva steps away.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva fails with the takedown
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva is rocked!
Silva tries for a takedown but Wright circles away easily
and Wright counters with a huge right that knocks Silva out cold! Wright is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carter Wright!
Our winner, Carter Wright, 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 Principo Adam (ranked 185 p4p, 164 weight class) and Joe Irwin (ranked 29 p4p, 23 weight class). Adam comes to the cage accompanied by Dona Eis Requiem. Irwin has chosen High Plains Drifter - Beastie Boys as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Principo Adam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Irwin.
Irwin throws a body punch but Adam moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Adam misses the target.
Adam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irwin.
Adam is looking to counter punch.
Joe Irwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin throws a body punch but Adam moves out of range.
Adam scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Irwin throws a looping overhand right but Adam ducks down to avoid it.
Irwin throws a lazy right hand but Adam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Irwin defending well as Adam loads up on a big left hand.
Adam avoids the body shot from Irwin.
Adam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Irwin avoids the body shot from Adam.
Irwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irwin throws out the jab.
Irwin looks to throw the jab but Adam is out of range.
Adam lands a really nice looking cross but Irwin seems unphased.
A swing and a miss from Irwin.
Irwin takes a swing at Adam's ribcage but misses.
Irwin throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam looks to land a right hand but Irwin moved out of range.
Irwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Adam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irwin manages to avoid it.
Irwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Adam tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adam avoids the body shot from Irwin.
Adam lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Irwin misses the jab.
Irwin misses with an uppercut.
Irwin misses the jab.
Irwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adam.
Adam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irwin.
Adam half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Adam throws a body punch but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Adam.
Irwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adam moves away.
Irwin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Adam on the side of the head.
Adam shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Irwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Irwin connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Irwin looks to land a left hand but Adam moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irwin throws a body shot but no joy.
Adam misses the shot to the body.
Adam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irwin.
Adam lands with a right hand.
Adam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irwin.
Irwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adam slips a straight right by Irwin.
Irwin lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Irwin misses the target.
A big right from Adam misses.
Adam jabs at Irwin's body.
Adam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adam moves out of range as Irwin strikes.
Irwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adam.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Adam finds it's way round the side to connect with Irwin's head.
Adam ducks under a wild hook from Irwin.
Adam half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Adam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irwin misses with a wild body shot.
Adam takes a swing at Irwin's ribcage but misses.
Adam avoids the body shot from Irwin.
Adam swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Adam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irwin.
Irwin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adam bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Adam avoids the body shot from Irwin.
Adam connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Irwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adam throws the left hand but Irwin avoids the punch easily.
Irwin scores with a shot to the body.
Irwin slips under a jab.
Adam moves out of range of the strikes.
Irwin misses the shot to the body.
Irwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adam.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adam.
Irwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adam was well out of range. Poor timing from Irwin.
Irwin with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irwin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Adam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Irwin.
Adam swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Irwin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Adam scores with the left hand. Irwin knows he should have avoided that one.
Adam lands a nice hook to Irwin's body. Irwin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Irwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adam tries to move into range but Irwin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Irwin throws a jab when Adam was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adam. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adam takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Adam throws a shot from downtown. Irwin moves away and avoids it.
Irwin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Joe Irwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adam throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Irwin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Irwin scores with a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Irwin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Irwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adam.
Adam lands with a good body shot.
Adam throws a shot to the body.
Irwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adam was well out of range. Poor timing from Irwin.
Irwin defending well as Adam loads up on a big left hand.
Irwin moves away from the strike by Adam.
Irwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adam.
It looked like Adam was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Irwin.
Adam lands a right hook to the body.
Irwin misses with a looping right.
Irwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adam throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam throws an overhand right that lands on Irwin's shoulder, as Irwin tries to avoid the shot.
Adam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irwin.
Irwin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Irwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Adam darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Irwin misses with a hook. Adam ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Adam wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin throws a hook to the side of Adam's head but Adam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irwin.
Adam scores with a jab. Irwin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Irwin misses with a hook. Adam ducked under it nicely.
Irwin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Adam misses with a looping left.
Adam misses with an uppercut. Irwin saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Irwin misses the target.
Adam scores with a jab to the head.
Adam clobbers Irwin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Irwin misses with a hook.
Irwin works the jab nicely.
Irwin throws a body punch but Adam moves out of range.
Irwin's corner calls for a 1-2. Irwin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Adam connects with a body shot.
Principo Adam is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irwin with a hook.
Adam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Irwin.
Adam takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Irwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Adam is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Irwin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Adam moves out of range as Irwin strikes.
Irwin misses with a hook.
Irwin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Irwin looks to land a right hand but Adam moved out of range.
Adam lands a nice shot that snaps Irwin's head back.
Adam throws a looping overhand right but Irwin ducks down to avoid it.
Adam looks to land a right hand but Irwin moved out of range.
Irwin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Irwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irwin looks to throw the jab but Adam is out of range.
Adam tries to counter with a takedown but Irwin is quick to defend against it.
Irwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adam moves away.
Irwin takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Adam misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adam misses with a wild body shot.
Irwin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adam scores with a hook to the body. Irwin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Irwin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Irwin throws a body shot but no joy.
Irwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Adam is just out of range.
Irwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adam.
Adam throws a jab but it's blocked by Irwin.
Adam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Irwin slips a straight right by Adam.
Adam lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adam moves out of range of the strikes.
Irwin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Irwin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Irwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Irwin throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Irwin scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Irwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adam lands a head shot.
Adam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irwin manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Irwin.
Irwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adam.
Irwin moves away from the strike by Adam.
Irwin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Adam throws a looping overhand right but Irwin ducks down to avoid it.
Adam moves out of range as Irwin strikes.
Adam throws a hook but Irwin avoids it easily.
Adam lands a nice shot that snaps Irwin's head back.
Irwin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Adam closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in half guard, Adam seems content to control.
Adam wants to pass to mount but Irwin is defending the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Principo Adam dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Adam throws an overhand right that lands on Irwin's shoulder, as Irwin tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Irwin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adam takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Adam.
Adam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irwin.
A quick step to the side and Adam tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irwin moves away from the strike by Adam.
Adam uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Irwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Irwin connects with a single shot there.
Irwin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Irwin.
Adam throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Adam.
A little jabbing left from Irwin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Irwin misses with a straight right.
Irwin throws out a loose jab but Adam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irwin stuffs the takedown attempt from Adam. Adam gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam blocks a jab.
Adam ducks under a wild hook from Irwin.
Irwin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adam.
Irwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adam lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Irwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adam moves away.
Irwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Irwin misses with a straight right.
Adam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irwin throws out the jab.
Adam appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Irwin misses with a hook.
Irwin lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Irwin.
It looked like Adam wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Irwin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Adam stuns Irwin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Adam scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam tries to move into range but Irwin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Irwin ducks under a wild hook from Adam.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irwin.
Adam moves out of range as Irwin strikes.
Irwin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Irwin throws a big shot that misses.
Adam throws a shot from downtown. Irwin moves away and avoids it.
Adam bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Adam prevents Irwin from escaping the position.
Check out the look on Adam's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Irwin explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Irwin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adam moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Adam.
Irwin misses with an uppercut.
Irwin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Irwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adam moves away.
Adam throwing a counter right hand but Irwin manages to avoid it.
Irwin misses with an uppercut.
Adam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Irwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adam swings for the body but Irwin moves out of range.
Adam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adam fails with the takedown.
Irwin slips a jab from Adam.
Adam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Irwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Irwin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Irwin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adam looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Irwin misses with a wild body shot.
Adam half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Adam misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin slips a straight right by Adam.
Irwin misses the jab.
Adam changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Irwin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adam is looking to take a break and control but Irwin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee asks Adam politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Adam prefers to stall for the moment though.
Irwin tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Irwin is bucking up trying to escape but Adam cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Adam controlling from the full mount.
Irwin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Adam controlling the position easily from mount.
Irwin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Principo Adam.
Well Adam has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walad Anubis (ranked 186 p4p, 397 weight class) and Kronos Doomsday (ranked 22 p4p, 52 weight class). Anubis comes to the cage accompanied by Hideaway. Doomsday has chosen Main Theme - Doom Eternal as his entrance music. The key to victory for Walad Anubis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walad Anubis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kronos Doomsday!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doomsday takes one to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Anubis.
Doomsday feints the counter takedown.
Nice body punch from Anubis.
Anubis cracks Doomsday with a right hand to the side of the head.
Doomsday throws a shot from downtown. Anubis moves away and avoids it.
Anubis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Doomsday under the eye.
Anubis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doomsday momentarily.
Anubis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anubis misses with a straight left.
Anubis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Undisputed in the buildup to the fight.
Doomsday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doomsday throws a jab when Anubis was well out of range.
Doomsday uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anubis.
Doomsday goes for a double leg but Anubis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Anubis continues to drive forward.
Anubis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Doomsday.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anubis lands a nice shot that snaps Doomsday's head back.
Doomsday swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anubis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doomsday drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anubis defends it well.
Anubis looks to score with a jab to the body but Doomsday is just out of range.
Doomsday tries to counter with a clinch but Anubis shakes him off and moves away.
Doomsday keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anubis.
Nice defenses there by Doomsday.
Doomsday changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday loads up on a big right hand but Anubis slips the punch.
Walad Anubis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doomsday uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anubis.
Anubis misses the shot to the body.
Doomsday ducks under a wild hook from Anubis.
Anubis moves out of range as Doomsday strikes.
Doomsday takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anubis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anubis staying out of range there.
Anubis connects with a nice looking jab.
Anubis missing with a left hand there. Doomsday was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doomsday drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anubis defends it well.
Anubis misses the jab.
Anubis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doomsday moves away.
Anubis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Doomsday on the side of the head.
A jab from Anubis misses.
Doomsday misses with a wild body shot.
Doomsday on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Anubis misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doomsday. Anubis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anubis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Anubis missing with a left hand there. Doomsday was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anubis to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doomsday dips to his left and cracks Anubis with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Anubis.
Anubis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doomsday.
Anubis throws out a loose jab but Doomsday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doomsday is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Doomsday throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anubis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Anubis misses.
Anubis ducks under a wild hook from Doomsday.
Doomsday moves out of range as Anubis strikes.
Anubis sizes up Doomsday with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from Anubis misses.
Doomsday blocks a jab.
Doomsday misses with a hook.
Anubis with a hook.
Anubis slips a jab from Doomsday.
Anubis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Anubis connects with a jab.
Anubis cracks Doomsday with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anubis misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday ducks under a wild hook from Anubis.
Doomsday's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anubis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Doomsday scrambles back to his feet.
Good shot there by Anubis.
Doomsday fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anubis lands a nice shot to the body.
Walad Anubis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anubis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anubis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Doomsday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anubis.
A telegraphed right hand from Anubis misses the target.
Doomsday drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anubis defends it well.
Anubis throws an off balance right hand
so Doomsday counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doomsday trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anubis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Doomsday with a flurry of punches that miss.
Doomsday drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Anubis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Doomsday has Anubis in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis trying to control but Doomsday is working from the bottom.
Doomsday can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anubis controls the pace.
Anubis trying to control but Doomsday is working from the bottom.
Anubis 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.
Doomsday looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walad Anubis dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Anubis.
Doomsday lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Doomsday staying out of range there.
Anubis throws a lazy right hand but Doomsday sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Doomsday throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anubis throws a jab but it's blocked by Doomsday.
And Doomsday tries to counter it with a takedown but Anubis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Doomsday ducks under a wild hook from Anubis.
Anubis takes a swing at Doomsday's ribcage but misses.
Anubis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doomsday can do to turn this around?
Anubis staying out of range there.
Anubis connects with a looping right hand.
Doomsday throws a body punch but Anubis moves out of range.
Doomsday is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Doomsday uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anubis.
And Doomsday tries to counter it with a takedown but Anubis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Anubis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doomsday counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Doomsday thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anubis's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doomsday is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Anubis is just riding it out for now. Doomsday eventually gives up the hold.
Doomsday sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anubis defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anubis's head.
Doomsday is pressing down on Anubis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anubis is holding on for now.
Anubis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kronos Doomsday has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anubis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doomsday.
Anubis has Doomsday pulled in close to control his posture.
Doomsday is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Doomsday distracts Anubis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Doomsday lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Doomsday wants to control from the top but Anubis keeps moving.
Anubis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doomsday.
Doomsday passes Anubis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kronos Doomsday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doomsday working the head and body with strikes.
Doomsday sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anubis defending well though.
Anubis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Doomsday.
Doomsday not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Doomsday slips a nice elbow through Anubis's hands, connecting with Anubis's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Doomsday lands a nice short elbow.
Doomsday sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anubis defending well though.
Doomsday sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anubis defending well though.
Doomsday seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Anubis wants to control but Doomsday is keeping busy.
Doomsday is trying to work for a kimura but Anubis is defending well.
Doomsday thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anubis's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday thows a huge punch but Anubis dodges it nicely.
Doomsday not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anubis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Doomsday on the ground.
Doomsday slips a nice elbow through Anubis's hands, connecting with Anubis's forehead.
Anubis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Doomsday scores with a couple of nice shots.
Doomsday is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Doomsday landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Anubis tries to roll over but Doomsday keeps him under control.
Doomsday is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anubis is staying active underneath Doomsday, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kronos Doomsday showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Anubis throws a big shot that misses.
Anubis lands with a cross.
Anubis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doomsday.
And Doomsday tries to counter it with a takedown but Anubis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Walad Anubis is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Doomsday.
Doomsday moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anubis scores with a jab.
Anubis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Doomsday on the side of the head.
Anubis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Doomsday takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Doomsday.
Doomsday misses with a looping left.
Doomsday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anubis.
Doomsday keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anubis.
Anubis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Anubis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anubis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anubis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doomsday moves away.
Doomsday misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday throws a looping overhand right but Anubis ducks down to avoid it.
Doomsday looks to score with a jab to the body but Anubis is just out of range.
Anubis looks to land a right hand but Doomsday moved out of range.
Doomsday throws the left hand but Anubis avoids the punch easily.
Anubis connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice sprawl there from Anubis as Doomsday shoots in.
Doomsday ducks right into an uppercut from Anubis.
Anubis looks to land a left hand but Doomsday moved out of range nicely.
Doomsday staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Doomsday.
Anubis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doomsday manages to avoid it.
Anubis throws a body punch but Doomsday moves out of range.
Doomsday slips a jab from Anubis.
Doomsday staying out of range there.
Doomsday tries to counter with a clinch but Anubis shakes him off and moves away.
Anubis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anubis throws an overhand right that lands on Doomsday's shoulder, as Doomsday tries to avoid the shot.
Doomsday walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis just misses with a punch to the body.
Anubis throws a jab but it's blocked by Doomsday.
Anubis misses with a wild body shot.
Doomsday takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Doomsday. Anubis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doomsday throws a hook but Anubis avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Doomsday.
Anubis throws a right hand that misses
and Doomsday counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Anubis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Doomsday missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Doomsday is keen to just control but Anubis is a slippery customer.
Anubis trying to control but Doomsday postures up.
Doomsday has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anubis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Doomsday not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Doomsday missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Doomsday scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Anubis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Doomsday scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anubis taking some punishment here, with Doomsday in his half guard.
Anubis is in trouble now - Doomsday has advanced to mount!
Anubis holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Doomsday tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Doomsday raining down shots from the mount!
Doomsday throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday has isolated one of Anubis's arms. Anubis looking to fight him off but Doomsday twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kronos Doomsday!
A victorious Kronos Doomsday thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mantak Garuda (ranked 49 p4p, 257 weight class) and Basko Godwin (ranked 9 p4p, 38 weight class). Garuda's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Djiin Djiin. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 40 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Mantak Garuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Basko Godwin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godwin throws a push kick but Garuda slaps the foot to one side.
Garuda swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jab, jab by Godwin - just one landing.
Garuda throws a series of punches but Godwin avoids them all with ease.
Godwin works Garuda's body with a nice hook.
Garuda avoids the body shot from Godwin.
Garuda misses with a hook. Godwin ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garuda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Garuda keeps the fight on the outside.
Garuda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garuda moves away.
Garuda throws an overhand right that lands on Godwin's shoulder, as Godwin tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Garuda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garuda throws a wild body kick that Godwin sees coming a mile off.
Godwin connects with a crisp jab.
Garuda lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Garuda throws a poor cross that misses
letting Godwin counter with a right hand.
Godwin keeps Garuda at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin is looking to clinch.
Godwin feints and then cracks Garuda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garuda down.
Garuda takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Mantak Garuda has been cut.
Garuda throws a jab but it's blocked by Godwin.
Garuda seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Garuda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Godwin. Godwin obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godwin misses with a looping right.
Garuda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Godwin at a distance.
Godwin avoids the body shot from Garuda.
Godwin feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godwin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garuda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Godwin delivers a nice body kick.
A clash of legs there as Garuda blocks the low kick.
Garuda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Godwin swings widly with a right hand
and Garuda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Godwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garuda.
Godwin lands with an uppercut that bounces Garuda off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Godwin.
Godwin lunges at Garuda with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garuda's hand.
Garuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Godwin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Godwin lands a nice looking body shot.
Garuda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Godwin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godwin moves away from the strike by Garuda.
Basko Godwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godwin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Godwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Garuda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Basko Godwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mantak Garuda's cut.
That's time! Garuda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Godwin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Garuda counters with a straight right hand.
Donk. Godwin catches Garuda right on the button with a cross.
Godwin misses with a body kick.
Garuda was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Godwin throws a lazy right hand but Garuda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garuda is looking to counter punch.
Garuda walks into a straight right hand from Godwin.
Godwin walks straight into a right hand from Garuda - that's dropped him! Garuda jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Godwin from any more punishment! Godwin complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mantak Garuda!
A very excited looking Mantak Garuda made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iago Farfan (ranked 107 p4p, 332 weight class) and Ed Jones (ranked 16 p4p, 44 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 Ed Jones 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iago Farfan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ed Jones!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Farfan in his tracks.
It looks like Iago Farfan has been cut.
Farfan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
It looks like Ed Jones has been cut.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Farfan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jones.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Farfan's defenses.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Farfan ducks down to avoid it.
Farfan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farfan tries to counter by clinching up but Jones breaks away and moves out of range.
Farfan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Farfan tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Farfan looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Farfan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Farfan settles back down.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farfan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Farfan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Farfan is looking to counter the offense by Jones and move into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Farfan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Farfan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farfan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Farfan ducks straight into an uppercut from Jones and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Farfan manages to regain guard straight away.
Farfan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jones gets to his feet - Farfan follows without any prompting.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Farfan moved out of range.
It looked like Farfan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Farfan has managed to clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Farfan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Farfan throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones scores with the left hand. Farfan knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab lands there for Farfan.
Farfan misses with a straight left.
Jones lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jones throws a hook but Farfan avoids it easily.
Jones throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Farfan.
Iago Farfan's cut is getting worse.
Farfan swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones thuds his shin into the meat of Farfan's side.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farfan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farfan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jones just manages to avoid it.
That kick from Farfan tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Farfan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farfan misses with a body shot.
Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Farfan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Farfan counters with a left to the body.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Jones.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Farfan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farfans head.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Farfan can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Farfan tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farfan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Jones dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Farfan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Farfan scrambles back to his feet.
Jones is looking to clinch but Farfan is avoiding it.
Farfan throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones misses with a hook. Farfan ducked under it nicely.
Ed Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farfan throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Farfan's head back.
Farfan throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Farfan.
Farfan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a hook. Farfan ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Farfan misses.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farfan tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Farfan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws out a counter right but Farfan avoids it with no problem.
Farfan slips a straight right by Jones.
Farfan is looking to counter punch.
Farfan with a jab.
Jones misses with a hook.
Farfan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Farfan seems unphased.
A big left from Jones misses.
Farfan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones cracks Farfan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones lands a brutal head kick. Farfan looks out on his feet and Jones throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ed Jones!
A very excited looking Ed Jones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darren Dixon (ranked 193 p4p, 221 weight class) and Li Xiaodong (ranked 15 p4p, 18 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Dixon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Xiaodong!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiaodong is looking to slow Dixon down with leg kicks.
Xiaodong fails to land with a series of punches.
Xiaodong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dixon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dixon scores with a nice strike.
Dixon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dixon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xiaodong throws out the jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Xiaodong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dixon gets a double leg takedown into Xiaodong's guard.
Xiaodong manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
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!
Dixon has a couple of punches blocked by Xiaodong.
Dixon has a couple of punches blocked by Xiaodong.
Dixon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dixon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Xiaodong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dixon.
Xiaodong tries to work over Dixon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong lands a nice shot to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dixon blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Xiaodong as the two fighters clinch.
Dixon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dixon drags the fight down to the ground.
Dixon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xiaodong would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Xiaodong is stalling in the full guard.
Xiaodong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong content to stall in guard here.
Dixon pushes a forearm under Xiaodong's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Xiaodong is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darren Dixon!
Darren Dixon retains his featherweight title!
Darren Dixon spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Li Xiaodong was interviewed post fight and said 'IQ 123'.
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