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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dario Sakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Chaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakara comes to the cage accompanied by I'm On My Way. James Chaney is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dario Sakara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Chaney!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakara scores with a three punch combo!
Chaney shoots for a double leg takedown but Sakara sprawls well. He's pushed Chaney's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sakara definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sakara throws a combination. Chaney tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like James Chaney has been cut.
Chaney gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaney trying to control from half guard but Sakara is working away.
Sakara trying to control here.
Sakara looking for submissions off his back.
Chaney seems to be working for a kimura but Sakara defends the submission attempt.
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.
Sakara tries to get to full guard but Chaney has control of the leg.
Chaney trying to control from half guard but Sakara is working away.
Chaney looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chaney wants to control but Sakara is keeping him busy.
Sakara on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sakara wants to get back to full guard.
Sakara holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaney stands up out of the half guard.
Sakara lands a jab to the head.
Sakara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chaney shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sakara as he jumps to the side.
Chaney avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sakara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chaney.
Dario Sakara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Chaney.
A head kick misses from Chaney.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakara moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sakara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaney throws the kick towards the body but Sakara avoids it.
Dario Sakara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaney.
Sakara cracks a nice hook into Chaney's ribs.
Sakara throws a right hand that Chaney ducks under and follows up with a left that Chaney also avoids with ease.
Sakara is breathing heavily.
Sakara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chaney.
Sakara throws a body punch but Chaney moves out of range.
Chaney thows a body shot but no joy.
Sakara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sakara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakara lands with a right hand.
Chaney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chaney thows a body shot but no joy.
Sakara is looking to wear down Chaney with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sakara connects with a body shot that sends Chaney's belly button to the back.
No luck for Chaney with that takedown attempt.
Chaney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaney shoots for a double leg takedown but Sakara sprawls well. He's pushed Chaney's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sakara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chaney moves away.
Sakara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chaney takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sakara avoids a kick to the body.
Chaney closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sakara did well to prevent Chaney getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaney content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sakara is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chaney pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakara is refusing to be controlled, as Chaney sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dario Sakara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Chaney's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chaney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakara connects with the punch.
Chaney fails with a takedown attempt.
Sakara works Chaney's body with a nice hook.
Sakara lands a jab to Chaney's midsection.
Chaney moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sakara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chaney.
Dario Sakara is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chaney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sakara swats away the attempt to clinch by Chaney.
A left and a right from Chaney both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Dario Sakara 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!
Sakara scores with a punch to the head.
Dario Sakara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sakara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chaney on the side of the head.
Sakara lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chaney shoots for a takedown but Sakara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sakara lands a right hook to the body.
Chaney doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakara circles away.
Chaney wants to clinch up but Sakara keeps it at a distance.
Sakara goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sakara lands a nice hook to Chaney's body. Chaney takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sakara gets caught flat footed, as Chaney shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chaney decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sakara, up you get!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaney misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaney shoots for a takedown but Sakara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dario Sakara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Chaney.
Chaney walks into a left hand.
Chaney looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sakara!
Sakara wants to get back to his feet but Chaney drags him back down.
Chaney trying to control the position but Sakara is working away.
Chaney tries for a kimura but Sakara is defending well.
Chaney remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaney wants to control but Sakara is keeping him busy.
Chaney throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chaney controlling the position.
Sakara is not content to let Chaney control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaney takes a little break here. Sakara wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. James Chaney wasn't active enough on the ground.
Chaney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sakara throws a right hand that Chaney ducks under and follows up with a left that Chaney also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Sakara.
Sakara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chaneys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaney tries to clinch up but Sakara circles away and keeps his distance.
Sakara connects with a single shot there.
Chaney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Chaney will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Chaney shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sakara manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sakara controls Chaney momentarily but Chaney frees himself.
Sakara keeping moving, preventing Chaney from controlling successfully.
Sakara trying to control the position here.
Sakara trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sakara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chaney defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakara keeping moving, preventing Chaney from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by James Chaney.
Chaney misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sakara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sakara misses with the combination.
Sakara lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaney closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sakara circles away.
Chaney on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sakara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sakara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sakara wants it to stay on the feet.
Dario Sakara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Chaney.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chaney.
Sakara feints a jab promting Chaney to slip. Sakara then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chaney slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sakara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sakara moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Sakara.
Chaney shoots in looking for a takedown. Sakara tries to sprawl out of it but Chaney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sakara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chaney throws a body kick that misses.
Chaney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chaney doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakara circles away.
Sakara throws a combination. Chaney tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sakara defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chaney.
Chaney has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sakara lands a right hook to the body.
Chaney looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sakara is fending him off so far but Chaney persists. Nope, Sakara circles away and we're back to standing.
Chaney shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chaney shoots in for a takedown but Sakara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sakara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chaney tries to clinch but Sakara moves out of range.
Chaney tries to clinch there but Sakara circles away.
Chaney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab from Sakara finds it's way through Chaney's defenses.
Sakara connects with a right hand. Chaney shakes it off.
Chaney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sakara stuffs the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakara scores with a jab.
Chaney takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chaney shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sakara pinned against the cage. Sakara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dario Sakara showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sakara has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dario Sakara!
Dario Sakara bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dario Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Iron. Gracie has chosen Golden as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dario Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gracie up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Dario Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Gracie.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Dario Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Dario Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Gracie has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Gracie looks winded!
Silva throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the cage.
Silva has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gracie is trying desperately to land a takedown but Silva is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gracie.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Gracie drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Silva follows Gracie to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dario Silva!
A very excited looking Dario Silva rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Wukong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wukong has chosen I stand alone - Godsmack as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sun Wukong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sun Wukong!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wukong changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ferguson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wukong staying calm.
Ferguson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wukong's best efforts.
Wukong working Ferguson over with strikes.
Ferguson wants to improve his position but Wukong is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wukong connects with a nice short shot to Ferguson's temple.
Wukong lands strikes from half guard.
Wukong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ferguson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wukong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ferguson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ferguson is not content to let Wukong control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wukong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ferguson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ferguson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wukong pulls his head out easily.
Wukong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ferguson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wukong works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ferguson!
Wukong raining down shots from the mount!
Ferguson working to try and regain half guard.
Wukong is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wukong unloading with bombs!
Wukong tries to control but Ferguson wriggling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Wukong.
Wukong pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wukong working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ferguson is rocked!
Ferguson is bucking up trying to escape but Wukong cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oh Ferguson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee warns Ferguson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wukong working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Wukong has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ferguson's face.
Ferguson is looking to improve his position but Wukong isn't that keen on the idea.
Wukong raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ferguson is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson is working hard here to advance position.
Ferguson seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wukong looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wukong has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ferguson's face.
Ferguson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wukong with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Wukong connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wukong with shots to the head and body - Ferguson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wukong wants to control the pace but Ferguson is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Wukong dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Wukong. No joy for Ferguson on that attempt.
Ferguson shoots for a takedown but Wukong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ferguson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaiah Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wukong fails with a takedown attempt.
Wukong dives in and grabs Ferguson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ferguson pushes down on Wukong's head and hops out.
Wukong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ferguson darts in looking for a takedown but Wukong gets double underhooks and turns Ferguson into the cage.
Wukong gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ferguson regains guard.
Ferguson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wukong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ferguson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wukong has managed to get both his arms back between Ferguson's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wukong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong pushes down on Ferguson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wukong drops an elbow to the side of Ferguson's head.
Wukong slips a nice elbow through Ferguson's hands, connecting with Ferguson's forehead.
Wukong lands strikes from half guard.
Wukong looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wukong lands with a punch from half guard.
Wukong slips a nice elbow through Ferguson's hands, connecting with Ferguson's forehead.
Ferguson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wukong's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wukong's back!
Wukong fending off the submission attempt from Ferguson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wukong rolls, trying to escape but Ferguson keeps control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson looking for the RNC.
Ferguson working for the choke.
Ferguson has the hooks in. Wukong is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ferguson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Wukong knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Wukong for a finish.
Ferguson avoiding Wukong 's attempts to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong can't escape the position.
Wukong looking to control the position.
Wukong rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Wukong keeping control of the position.
Ferguson seems to be looking for submissions.
Wukong is defending against the submission attempts here by Ferguson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson prevents Wukong from improving his position.
Ferguson is working for a kimura but Wukong is defending it quite comfortably.
Wukong is looking for a sweep. Ferguson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wukong keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Wukong gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Isaiah Ferguson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ferguson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wukong circles away.
No luck for Ferguson with that takedown attempt.
Ferguson tries to sprawl but Wukong drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wukong connects with a nice short shot to Ferguson's temple.
Wukong is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wukong winds up and cracks Ferguson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ferguson wants to improve his position but Wukong is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Wukong.
Ferguson gets full guard.
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!
Wukong lands a couple of elbows.
Ferguson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wukong is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wukong makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong tries to free his leg and advance position but Ferguson is retaining full guard.
Wukong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wukong trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
Wukong with a nice head shot there.
Wukong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wukong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wukong scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong distracts Ferguson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ferguson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wukong defends it easily.
Wukong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ferguson looking for a guillotine here but Wukong defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wukong lands a couple of digs.
Wukong engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ferguson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Wukong has his hands clasped together but Ferguson extends and breaks Wukong's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Ferguson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Isaiah Ferguson!
Isaiah Ferguson took some time post fight to say the following; 'Being 7-0 now I'm ready to face that next step. I would like a title Shot. But of course the champ would duck me ;)'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takahiro Jouda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Summers has chosen Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
166 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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34
180 lbs
23 - 17 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Takahiro Jouda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Summers!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jouda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jouda getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Summers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Jouda. That snapped Summers's head back.
Jouda lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Summers.
Jouda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jouda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Summers avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters circling - Jouda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jouda misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers moves out of range as Jouda strikes.
Jouda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jouda looks to score with a jab to the body but Summers is just out of range.
Jouda misses with a lunging right hand
and Summers counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jouda's guard now.
My spies in *Nelson Fight Camp* inform me that Summers has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Summers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jouda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jouda trying to mount his opponent but Summers defends it.
Summers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Summers is staying active underneath Jouda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Summers is looking to improve his position.
Jouda is nestled in close to Summers, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Summers is staying active underneath Jouda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jouda trying to control the pace.
Jouda wants to take a breather but Summers is having none of it.
Summers looking for submissions off his back.
Summers is trying to get back to full guard.
Summers makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Summers.
Jouda is in close to Summers's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers keeping moving, preventing Jouda from controlling successfully.
Summers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Summers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jouda is aware though and is defending well.
Jouda looking to pass the guard.
Summers keeping moving, preventing Jouda from controlling successfully.
Summers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jouda doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jouda manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Summers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Summers keeping moving, preventing Jouda from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers has momentary wrist control but Jouda slips an elbow through the middle.
Jouda sitting in guard here, content to control.
Summers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jouda scoring with punches to the head and body.
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!
Summers throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jouda escapes and throws Summers's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jouda lands a decent elbow from side control.
Summers is looking to reverse the position.
Jouda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Summers keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jouda is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Summers has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takahiro Jouda dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jouda misses with a straight left.
Jouda scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Jouda misses.
Jouda takes a swing at Summers's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Jouda.
Jouda lands with a right hand.
Jouda just misses with a punch to the body.
Jouda misses with an uppercut. Summers saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jouda content to stall in guard here.
Jouda stopping the sweep attempt from Summers.
Takahiro Jouda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jouda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Summers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Summers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jouda manages to get himself to full guard.
Summers wants to pass the guard but Jouda is keeping the position.
Summers has gone for a leg lock! Jouda slips out almost immediately though and dives into Summers's guard.
Summers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jouda lands a couple of elbows.
Jouda is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Summers is looking for a triangle but Jouda pushes his legs off easily.
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!
Jouda sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Summers has momentary wrist control but Jouda slips an elbow through the middle.
Summers has his foot on Jouda's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jouda works his way back into a safe position though.
Jouda is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Summers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jouda defends well.
Jouda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jouda scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jouda wants to control from the top but Summers keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jouda landing with the ground and pound.
Summers looking for a guillotine here but Jouda defends easily.
Jouda trying to control the position from guard on top but Summers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Summers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jouda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Summers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jouda is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jouda stays in close to Summers's body and controls the position.
Jouda trying to control the position from guard on top but Summers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Summers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Summers is on top in guard.
Jouda 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jouda is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jouda controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jouda trying to control but Summers is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takahiro Jouda dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jouda misses with a left hand
and Summers counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jouda's guard now.
Jouda trying to keep a closed guard but Summers is proving a slippery customer.
Summers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jouda looking for a sweep. Not yet Jouda, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jouda holds on and takes a little breather.
Jouda trying to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Summers drops back looking for a leg! Jouda is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jouda manages to kick Summers off! Summers jumps back into Jouda's guard.
Jouda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Summers passes Jouda's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jouda defends it well.
Jouda wants to get back to his feet.
Jouda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Summers pulls his head out easily.
Summers seems to be working for a kimura but Jouda defends the submission attempt.
Summers seems to be looking for submissions.
Summers tries to pass to full mount but Jouda defends it.
Jouda is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jouda is pressing down on Summers's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jouda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jouda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jouda wants to stand but Summers is controlling the position.
Summers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jouda can't keep his opponent in guard - Summers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jouda moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Summers prevents Jouda from getting back to his feet.
Jouda doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jouda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Summers defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Summers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Takahiro Jouda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers preventing the sweep.
Summers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Summers postures up.
Jouda has Summers pulled in close to control his posture.
Summers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jouda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nathan Summers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Summers is still trying to improve position.
Jouda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Summers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Summers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jouda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jouda has his hands on Summers's head, controlling the position.
Jouda is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Summers trying to move into half guard but instead Jouda has managed to sweep!
Jouda stays in close to Summers's body and controls the position.
Jouda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jouda seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Summers is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Jouda rolls with it to try and escape but Summers cranks on the arm and Jouda is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nathan Summers!
A pretty intense looking Nathan Summers took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David has chosen Pity the Man With the Fast Right Hand as his entrance music. Jan David acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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35
185 lbs
26 - 17 - 1 |
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36
180 lbs
31 - 17 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan David!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
David thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some bone on bone action there as Clark checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
David throws an off balance right hand
and Clark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clark lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
David wants to land a leg kick but Clark is out of range.
David throws a looping overhand right but Clark ducks down to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Clark.
David throws a looping overhand right but Clark ducks down to avoid it.
Clark changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
David throws a chopping leg kick but Clark manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Clark throws a series of punches but David moves out of range.
David throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark is looking to slow David down with leg kicks.
Clark scores with a punch to the head.
Clark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good exchange - David coming out on top.
Clark connects with a right hand. David shakes it off.
Clark lands a slapping body shot.
Clark thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on David if he has to take too many more of those.
Clark lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Clark misses with a body kick.
David throws a jab when Clark was well out of range.
David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
David lands an overhand right.
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!
Clark moves out of range of the body kick from David.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands with a kick to the ribs.
David throws a hook to the side of Clark's head but Clark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on David. That did some damage!
Clark throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clark buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Clark.
Taylor Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
David scores with a jab.
Clark connects with a single shot there.
David throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark moves out of range as David strikes.
David wants to land a leg kick but Clark is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws out a powerful jab.
David throws an off balance right hand
and Clark makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Clark lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Clark explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
David pivots, looking for a leg kick but Clark is out of range and David settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Clark misses.
Clark scores with a nice body kick.
Clark ducks right into an uppercut from David.
A thudding body kick lands there by Clark!
David's coach down at team razors mma fight club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on David's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Clark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from David.
Clark lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clark throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David misses with a shot to the body
letting Clark counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
David throws a solid leg kick but Clark takes the impact on his shin and smiles at David.
David pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clark with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as David throws out the jab.
David's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
David looks to land a right hand but Clark moved out of range.
David tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clark throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Clark looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Clark slips a jab from David.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David misses with a hook
and Clark counters with a slapping leg kick.
Clark lets loose with a powerful body kick. David will feel that in the morning.
Clark connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Clark dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A clash of legs there as David blocks the low kick.
David misses with a wild body shot.
David scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clark in his tracks.
David blocks a low kick nicely.
Clark checks the leg kick nicely there.
Clark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
David blocks a head kick by Clark.
A lazy body kick from David
and Clark counters with a nice uppercut.
Clark throws a low kick but David moves out of range easily.
David checks a leg kick nicely.
David swings away with a leg kick that misses.
David connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Clark throws a push kick but David slaps the foot to one side.
Taylor Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Clark.
David throws a leg kick that misses.
Clark misses the jab.
Clark jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
David throws a jab but it's blocked by Clark.
Clark scores with a body shot.
David throws the left hand but Clark avoids the punch easily.
David lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
David uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clark.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from David.
Nice body kick there by Clark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a hook but David avoids it easily.
David fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Clark on the side of the head.
Clark slips a straight right by David.
Clark thuds a left hand into David's body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Clark. David shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David misses with an uppercut
and Clark counters with an outside leg kick.
Clark connects with a leg kick. David looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Clark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
David takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clark avoids a kick to the body.
Clark lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clark. Clark obviously looking to wear him down.
Clark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Some bone on bone action there as David checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
David walks into a jab.
Clark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from David.
Clark throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
David misses with a hook
and Clark counters with an outside leg kick.
David on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Clark jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clark digs a good hook to David's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clark scores with a jab to the jaw.
David misses with a low kick.
David throws a series of punches but Clark avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clark throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
David throws a right hand that misses
and Clark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Clark throws a nice outside leg kick.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark tries a head kick but it misses.
David missing with a left hand there. Clark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Clark dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Clark digs a good body shot into David's ribs.
Clark throws a leg kick which misses David's front leg but catches the back leg as David tries to avoid it.
Clark lands a head kick!
That kick from Clark tenderised David's leg. David is trying to keep his angry face on.
David misses with an uppercut
and Clark counters with a leg kick.
Clark lands with a kick to the ribs.
David throws a lazy right hand but Clark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Clark 's head but he takes it in his stride.
David has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Clark.
An inside leg kick lands from Clark.
Clark scores with a kick to the body.
David finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David misses with a hook. Clark ducked under it nicely.
Clark misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - David throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
David misses with a low kick as Clark jumps back.
Clark throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Clark feints and then cracks David's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow David down.
David misses with a left hand
and Clark counters with a good low kick that David was not able to check.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clark checks a leg kick.
Clark lands with an overhand left.
Clark fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
David takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Clark.
Jan David has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Clark.
Clark feints and then cracks David's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow David down.
David thows a body shot but no joy.
David throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clark.
A good leg kick by Clark.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark tries to score with a low kick but David moves his leg out of the way.
A left and a right from Clark both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Jan David has been cut.
Clark sizes up David with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clark lands a nice hook to David's body. David takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
David has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Clark fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt David.
Clark thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on David if he has to take too many more of those.
David takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Clark, as that shot connected.
Clark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
David throws a right hand that misses
and Clark counters with a nice uppercut.
Clark looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
David pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
David lands a nice shot that snaps Clark's head back.
Clark explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clark, right into the meat.
David throws a jab but it's blocked by Clark.
Clark blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Clark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clark.
Clark lands a nice looking body kick.
Clark thumps David with a low kick.
Clark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
David throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crunch! Clark slams his shin into David's torso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clark can pounce on him.
David tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
David misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clark 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Clark!
Taylor Clark thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adelard Desormeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Desormeaux's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ça va venir découragez-vous pas ♫ . Ross has chosen Pain - Shut your mouth as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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31
186 lbs
15 - 17 - 0 |
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27
185 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adelard Desormeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Ross!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross throws a hook but Desormeaux avoids it easily.
Ross shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ross gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ross lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Desormeaux backwards.
Desormeaux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Desormeaux tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ross smiles and moves away.
Desormeaux throws a sloppy head kick and Ross moves out of range easily.
Desormeaux throws a wild body kick that Ross sees coming a mile off.
Desormeaux tries to work over Ross's front leg with a kick but Ross checks it.
Desormeaux fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ross avoids it really well and circles away.
Desormeaux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Desormeaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ross was well out of range. Poor timing from Desormeaux.
Jab by Ross.
Ross blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Desormeaux.
Desormeaux drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Desormeaux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ross is keeping the position for now.
Desormeaux trying to control the position from guard on top but Ross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Desormeaux postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ross is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Desormeaux, into his guard.
Desormeaux is trying to control the position but Ross postures up.
Desormeaux throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ross uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Desormeaux tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross throwing strikes but Desormeaux manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Desormeaux wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ross, who protects the arm well.
Desormeaux working the ground and pound but Ross is defending the strikes.
Ross felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
You can see the frustration on Ross's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Desormeaux tries for a kimura but Ross is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desormeaux wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ross, who protects the arm well.
Sloppy strikes there by Desormeaux.
Desormeaux thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Desormeaux lands a nice forearm strike.
Desormeaux scoring with punches from side control.
Desormeaux throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desormeaux scoring with punches from side control.
Ross tries to improve position but can't.
The ground and pound from Desormeaux seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Desormeaux is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ross has escaped the position, nice work there.
Desormeaux working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Desormeaux in side control, throwing shots but Ross defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adelard Desormeaux dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Desormeaux wants to slow Ross down by chopping away at his legs.
Ross dodges the punch combination from Desormeaux.
Ross scores with a jab to the head.
Ross keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ross connects with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ross. That's going to slow Desormeaux down.
Desormeaux 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.
Desormeaux is looking to land body kicks.
Ross lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Desormeaux throws a wild body kick that Ross sees coming a mile off.
Ross moves out of range as Desormeaux strikes.
Ross avoids the body shot from Desormeaux.
Ross stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ross wants it to stay on the feet.
Desormeaux throws a lazy head kick
and Ross counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desormeaux throws a lazy uppercut
and Ross makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ross wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ross clinches up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Ross.
Desormeaux misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ross.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ross.
Ross lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Desormeaux.
A left hand lands to the body for Ross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross lands a right hand.
Desormeaux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ross's elbow.
Ross makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ross tries a knee to the head but Desormeaux blocks it.
Ross lands a shot to the body.
Ross lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ross with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ross working Desormeaux over with knees to the body.
Ross lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Desormeaux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ross.
A shot in the inside from Ross.
Ross has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ross lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A knee to the head by Ross.
Ross digs a right hand into Desormeaux's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Desormeaux's gas tank.
Ross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Desormeaux backwards.
A right hand to the body from Ross.
A right hand to the body from Ross.
A right hand to the body from Ross.
A left hand lands to the body for Ross.
Artur Ross seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Ross.
Ross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Desormeaux takes a knee to the side of the body.
A shot in the inside from Ross.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ross.
Ross lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Desormeaux or not.
Ross scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ross looking to throw knees to the head but Desormeaux is blocking nicely.
Desormeaux misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Desormeaux.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desormeaux takes a knee right on the jaw!
Desormeaux is rocked!
A short uppercut from Ross.
Oh Desormeaux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ross creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ross scores a nice knee to the body.
Ross working the clinch nicely. Desormeaux is working for position but Ross cracks him with a big knee to the head! Desormeaux crumples up against the cage and Ross lands two more shots before the ref can save Desormeaux! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Artur Ross!
During a confident post fight interview, Artur Ross thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Riverboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stew Sauced (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sauced has chosen Irish Jig as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Brett Riverboat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brett Riverboat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stew Sauced!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauced with a jab.
Sauced lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riverboat. Sauced does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riverboat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sauced moves out of range of the strikes.
Riverboat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Riverboat misses with a hook. Sauced ducked under it nicely.
Riverboat throws a hook to the side of Sauced's head but Sauced sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Riverboat.
Sauced throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Riverboat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Riverboat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sauced ducks under a wild hook from Riverboat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riverboat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sauced was well out of range. Poor timing from Riverboat.
Riverboat throws a jab but it's blocked by Sauced.
Riverboat is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sauced's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sauced moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sauced swings widly with a right hand
and Riverboat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sauced thinking.
Riverboat tests Sauced's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Stew Sauced has been cut.
Sauced throws a series of punches but Riverboat avoids them all with ease.
Riverboat moves in looking to clinch but Sauced pushes him off.
Sauced misses with a hook. Riverboat ducked under it nicely.
Stew Sauced seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Sauced.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauced has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Riverboat finds it's way round the side to connect with Sauced's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sauced has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sauced there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sauced has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sauced jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sauced lands with a good body shot.
Riverboat slips under a jab.
Sauced bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sauced throws an overhand right that lands on Riverboat's shoulder, as Riverboat tries to avoid the shot.
Sauced scores with a punch to the head.
A slow jab from Sauced misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riverboat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sauced looks to land a left hand but Riverboat moved out of range nicely.
Riverboat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the liver by Riverboat. Beautiful body shot.
Riverboat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sauced was well out of range. Poor timing from Riverboat.
Sauced lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Riverboat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sauced.
Sauced lands a front kick.
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!
A chopping leg kick lands by Riverboat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riverboat rushes Sauced and presses him up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Riverboat as Sauced tries to tie him up.
A right hook to the body lands for Riverboat.
Riverboat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riverboat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Riverboat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sauceds head.
Sauced is rocked!
Riverboat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sauced is still on wobbly legs! Can Riverboat finish him?
Riverboat throws a big uppercut that drops Sauced! More strikes from Riverboat and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sauced lies dazed against the cage as Riverboat celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brett Riverboat!
An out of breath and clearly excited Brett Riverboat thanked Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rock Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ljuti Hrcak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Started From The Bottom. Ljuti Hrcak is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ljuti Hrcak!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee has Hrcak up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee lands a right hand.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lee gets through Hrcak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hrcak backwards.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
Hrcak wants a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Lee has been working on his balance at Monstar Training Center, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Hrcak.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hrcak takes a shot to the head.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hrcaks head.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrcak is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lee lands a right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hrcak has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hrcak tries for a takedown but Lee manages to get underhooks.
Rock Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ljuti Hrcak.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Hrcak wants a takedown but no success here.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Lee.
Lee keeps control of Hrcak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hrcak goes for a takedown attempt but Lee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hrcak misses with a hook
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Hrcak is rocked!
Hrcak looks winded!
Lee thuds his right hand into Hrcak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hrcak is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hrcak shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hrcak seems to have recovered his senses.
Hrcak looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lee cracks Hrcak with a big right hand and Hrcak goes down!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hrcak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hrcak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Hrcak blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hrcak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lee is sitting in close to Hrcak's body. Hrcak has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Lee is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Lee is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hrcak.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ljuti Hrcak!
Ljuti Hrcak is the new welterweight champion!
Ljuti Hrcak decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Rock Lee spoke after the fight, saying 'Much respect to my opponent. He was the better man tonight and I hope to come back stronger than ever after tonight. My thanks to Dan Monk and all of the HonorFC fans out there tonight. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Dabrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vanden Plas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Plas's choice of entrance music: DMX - Intro. Rafal Dabrowski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vanden Plas's chin.
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202 lbs
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192 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafal Dabrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vanden Plas!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Plas is predictable there
and Dabrowski counters with a two punch combo.
Dabrowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Plas throws a poor cross that misses
and Dabrowski counters with a nice body shot.
Dabrowski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dabrowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Plas.
Dabrowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plas throws a head kick that misses
and Dabrowski counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dabrowski ducks under a wild hook from Plas.
A lazy left from Plas finds it's target.
A big left from Plas misses.
Dabrowski lands a nice looking body shot.
Dabrowski looks to land a body kick but Plas moved away.
Dabrowski lands a slapping body shot.
Dabrowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Plas.
Plas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Plas throws a right hand that Dabrowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Dabrowski also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Plas misses its intended target.
Dabrowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dabrowski scores with a jab.
Dabrowski lands with a nice combination. Plas backs away looking to recover.
Dabrowski defending well as Plas loads up on a big left hand.
Plas avoids the body shot from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dabrowski moves out of range of the body kick.
Plas is looking to slow Dabrowski down with leg kicks.
Plas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dabrowski connects with a right hand. Plas shakes it off.
Plas is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dabrowski fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Plas square on the jaw! Damn, Plas is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rafal Dabrowski!
Rafal Dabrowski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Vanden Plas was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck the police.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Avalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avalon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Harder Better Faster - Daft Punk. Johnson has chosen The Longest Day by Iron Maiden as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, James Avalon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avalon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Calvin Johnson has been cut.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Avalon.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Avalon.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Avalon counters with a straight right hand.
That kick from Avalon tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Avalon knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like James Avalon has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Avalon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Avalon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avalon.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Avalon at a distance.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Avalon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Calvin Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and Avalon counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Avalon can pounce on him.
A telegraphed right hand from Avalon misses the target.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Avalon.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Avalon ducks down to avoid it.
Calvin Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avalon ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands with a cross.
Avalon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Avalon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avalon fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Avalon moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Avalon doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson punishes Avalon's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Avalon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnson throws the left hand but Avalon avoids the punch easily.
Avalon misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Avalon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Avalon cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon lands a jab.
Avalon slips under a jab.
Avalon checks a leg kick.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Avalon moved out of range.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson lands a head kick. Avalon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Avalon.
Avalon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Avalon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Avalon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Avalon punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Avalon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avalon loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson's coach down at team razors mma fight club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Johnson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avalon staying out of range there.
Avalon blocks a jab.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Avalon ducks down to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Avalon throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Avalon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Avalon misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Avalon misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Avalon.
Avalon fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Johnson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Avalon forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Avalon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Avalon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Avalon.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Avalon is out of range.
Avalon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Avalon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Johnson lands a head kick. Avalon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avalon moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Avalon counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
A big left from Avalon misses.
Johnson misses the jab.
Avalon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Avalon missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Avalon looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Avalon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Avalon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Avalon checks it
and Avalon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
Avalon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Avalon.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Avalon moves out of range.
Avalon missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Avalon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Avalon throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Avalon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Avalon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Avalon avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Avalon's shoulder, as Avalon tries to avoid the shot.
A clash of legs there as Avalon blocks the low kick.
Avalon scores with a punch to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Avalon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Avalon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Avalon somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Avalon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Avalon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Avalon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Avalon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avalon lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avalon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Avalon cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Avalon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Avalon. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Calvin Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Avalon cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
A lazy left from Avalon finds it's target.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson lands with a nice body kick.
Avalon slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Avalon wants to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Avalon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Avalon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Good leg kick by Avalon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Avalon blocks a jab.
Johnson scores with a push kick.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Avalon misses with a looping left.
Jab, jab by Avalon - just one landing.
Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Avalon misses with a head kick.
Avalon throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Avalon counters with a nice uppercut.
Avalon thumps Johnson with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Avalon moved out of range nicely.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Avalon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Avalon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Avalon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Avalon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Some bone on bone action there as Avalon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Avalon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Avalon lands a two punch combo.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Avalon saw that one coming.
Avalon wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Avalon darts in looking for a takedown but Johnson gets double underhooks and turns Avalon into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avalon breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Avalon's shoulder, as Avalon tries to avoid the shot.
Avalon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Avalon misses its intended target.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Avalon counters with a one-two to the body.
Avalon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Avalon somewhat.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Avalon looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Avalon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Avalon somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Avalon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon gets a double leg takedown into Johnson's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Avalon wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Avalon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Avalon postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Johnson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Avalon, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avalon working a defensive guard here.
James Avalon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Avalon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Avalon throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
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 James Avalon.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin Johnson!
Calvin Johnson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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