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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nobuhiko Oshima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oshima comes to the cage accompanied by CIMA Theme. Rose has chosen Above Envy - World Goes Wild as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nobuhiko Oshima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Rose!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose gets caught flat footed, as Oshima shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Oshima passes Rose's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rose looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oshima slips a nice elbow through Rose's hands, connecting with Rose's forehead.
Rose wants to improve his position but Oshima is controlling well.
Oshima trying to advance position but Rose counters by regaining guard.
Oshima wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
Rose working for a triangle but Oshima defends it easily.
Oshima forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oshima is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rose defends it well.
Oshima looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rose with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rose tries to get to full guard but Oshima has control of the leg.
Oshima is looking for a kimura here.
Rose looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Oshima stalling away here and it's allowed Rose to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oshima can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oshima working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oshima drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Oshima seems to have locked his on tight now - Rose screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Oshima, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Nobuhiko Oshima!
Our winner, Nobuhiko Oshima, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ayrton Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derec Negreanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by The Automatic - Monster. Negreanu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Break on Through. Derec Negreanu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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225 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ayrton Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derec Negreanu!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Negreanu lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
It looks like Ayrton Silva has been cut.
Silva backs away from a small jab... but Negreanu lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Silva crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Negreanu with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Derec Negreanu!
Derec Negreanu gave a mention to BEHEMOT CLOTHING (100$) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Markus Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vedran Milosevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vedran Milosevic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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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
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Vinicius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vedran Milosevic!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinicius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Milosevic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Milosevic.
Vinicius throws a nice looking combination but Milosevic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Milosevic misses with a takedown
and Vinicius counters with a two punch combo.
Milosevic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vinicius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vinicius feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milosevic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vinicius postures up.
Vinicius is pushing down on Milosevic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Milosevic is fighting to maintain full guard but Vinicius has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vinicius tries to pass to full mount but Milosevic defends it.
Vinicius passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Milosevic!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vinicius is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Milosevic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Milosevic looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinicius lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vinicius landing strikes from the mount.
Vinicius lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vinicius with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinicius loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Milosevic scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Vinicius land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Vinicius stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Markus Vinicius!
A victorious Markus Vinicius thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mica Gavric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Hallick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gavric comes into the arena with Frank Zappa - Cocaine Decisions blaring out of the sound system. Al Hallick will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mica Gavric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Hallick!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavric shoots in looking for a takedown but Hallick manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gavric's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gavric fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab from Hallick.
Gavric shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mica Gavric. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gavric looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gavric fails with a takedown attempt.
Gavric closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gavric lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallick wants to sweep here but Gavric controlling him for the moment.
Gavric gets to his feet. Hallick looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gavric is looking to land body kicks.
Hallick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hallick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gavric blocks a head kick by Hallick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallick works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gavric shoots in looking for a takedown. Hallick tries to sprawl out of it but Gavric keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hallick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
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!
Hallick throws a shot to the body.
Gavric dives in and grabs Hallick's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hallick pushes down on Gavric's head and hops out.
Hallick lands a big head kick that sends Gavric tumbling to the mat! Hallick takes a step backwards and waves Gavric back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gavric is rocked!
It looks like Mica Gavric has been cut.
Gavric throws a lazy uppercut
and Hallick counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Gavric falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Al Hallick!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julius Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caesar comes to the cage accompanied by Et tu, Brute?. Julius Caesar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vinnie Jones's chin.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Caesar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinnie Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caesar throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Caesar is just out of range.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Caesar counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Jones takes a swing at Caesar's ribcage but misses.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caesar.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones defending well as Caesar loads up on a big left hand.
Vinnie Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caesar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Vinnie Jones has been cut.
Jones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Caesar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Caesar is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Caesar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones trying to control but Caesar is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vinnie Jones was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Caesar sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Caesar trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Still in half guard, Jones seems content to control.
Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Caesar defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for submissions but instead, Caesar has regained full guard.
Caesar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jones working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jones throws an elbow that misses. Caesar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Caesar!
Jones has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Caesar doesn't defend quickly enough and Jones has managed to lock this one up! Can Caesar escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jones on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vinnie Jones!
Vinnie Jones is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Vinnie Jones thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Julius Caesar spoke after the fight, saying 'Et tu, Brute?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Dennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unai Arana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis comes to the cage accompanied by Bark at the moon. Arana has chosen NoMeansNo - Beat on the Brat as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Dennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Unai Arana!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arana is looking to chop away at Dennis's legs.
Dennis tries for a takedown but Arana circles away easily
and Dennis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been informed that Arana has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dennis misses the shot to the body.
Dennis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arana sprawls well. Arana wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dennis gets slowly back to his feet.
Dennis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arana tries a head kick but it misses.
Arana is looking to slow Dennis down with leg kicks.
Arana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dennis's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arana takes one on the button.
Arana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dennis avoids the body shot from Arana.
Arana scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've been hearing reports that Dennis has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dennis fails with the takedown
and Arana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arana just misses with a punch to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dennis. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dennis.
Dennis staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dennis.
Dennis closes the distance and clinches up with Arana, looking for a takedown. Dennis pushes Arana against the cage but Arana circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Arana throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dennis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dennis scores with a shot to the body.
Arana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dennis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dennis clobbers Arana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dennis connects with a jab.
Dennis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Arana defends well and Dennis ends up having to push Arana into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Arana is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arana.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Arana takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Still in the clinch, Arana scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arana lands with a right to the head.
Arana scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Arana.
Dennis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Arana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Denniss head.
Dennis avoids the elbow strike from Arana, against the cage.
Arana digs a right hand underneath Dennis's ribcage. Dennis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dennis is breathing heavily.
Arana gets underhooks to prevent Dennis's takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arana connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dennis's face.
It looks like Jorge Dennis has been cut.
Arana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arana lands an uppercut.
Dennis is rocked!
Dennis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Arana avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Arana scores a nice knee to the body.
Arana lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arana lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Dennis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arana working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arana is working Dennis over against the cage.
Arana lands a knee to the body.
Arana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dennis walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Arana! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Unai Arana!
In his post fight interview, Unai Arana started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Jorge Dennis stepped up to the mic, saying 'Bom, o que eu tenho a dizer é que Ice Man está de parabéns, tive alguns problemas nos meus treinamentos, mas não é desculpa ele é realmente bom e merece o cinturão.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khru Maokhamphiou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and K The Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maokhamphiou's entrance music is Metallica - Enter Sandman. A fine choice. Rad has chosen 2pac - Don't Get It Twisted as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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218 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khru Maokhamphiou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, K The Rad!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rad has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rad throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maokhamphiou throws a head kick that misses.
Rad checks a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rad. Maokhamphiou shrugs it off though.
Rad cracks Maokhamphiou with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maokhamphiou misses with a low kick.
Rad misses with an attempted mid kick.
K The Rad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rad. Maokhamphiou shrugs it off though.
Nice cross by Rad.
Rad connects with a jab.
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!
Rad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maokhamphiou. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Maokhamphiou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad thumps Maokhamphiou with a low kick.
Maokhamphiou connects with a single shot there.
It looks like K The Rad has been cut.
Rad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maokhamphiou's calf.
Rad throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Maokhamphiou tries to clinch up.
Rad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maokhamphiou doesn't seem bothered though.
Maokhamphiou throws a low kick, looking for Rad's leg but Rad calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Maokhamphiou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good exchange - Rad coming out on top.
Rad connects with a leg kick. Maokhamphiou looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rad thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maokhamphiou if he has to take too many more of those.
Maokhamphiou takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Khru Maokhamphiou has been cut.
Maokhamphiou takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Donk. Rad catches Maokhamphiou right on the button with a cross.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rad.
Maokhamphiou stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rad.
Rad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rad throws a good cross that connects.
Crunch! Rad slams his shin into Maokhamphiou's torso.
Rad scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maokhamphiou is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rad on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maokhamphiou will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rad lands a head kick. Maokhamphiou smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Rad.
Rad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rad throws a push kick but Maokhamphiou slaps the foot to one side.
Rad blocks a head kick by Maokhamphiou.
Maokhamphiou buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maokhamphiou misses with a hook.
Maokhamphiou fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rad, pushing him back against the cage.
Maokhamphiou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maokhamphiou throws a head punch that misses.
Rad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maokhamphiou throws a punch but it's blocked by Rad.
Rad can't break the clinch.
Rad breaks from the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Rad.
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!
Rad throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Rad.
Rad cracks a nice hook into Maokhamphiou's ribs.
Maokhamphiou throws a hook but Rad avoids it easily.
Rad lands with a slapping head kick.
Maokhamphiou tries to close the distance and clinch but Rad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maokhamphiou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
K The Rad dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Maokhamphiou avoids the head kick by Rad.
Rad lands a right hook to the body.
Maokhamphiou takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rad.
Rad lands with a nice body punch.
Rad connects with an inside leg kick.
Rad catches Maokhamphiou with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rad. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rad lands a high kick!
Rad throws a head kick that misses.
Rad plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maokhamphiou tries to clinch there but Rad circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Rad.
Maokhamphiou misses with a hook.
Rad lunges at Maokhamphiou with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maokhamphiou's hand.
Rad swats away the attempt to clinch by Maokhamphiou.
Rad's corner calls for a 1-2. Rad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rad checks a low kick from Maokhamphiou.
Rad lands a front kick.
Maokhamphiou walks into a straight right hand from Rad.
Rad throws a push kick but Maokhamphiou slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rad scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maokhamphiou in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maokhamphiou has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rad.
Rad lands a jab to Maokhamphiou's midsection.
Rad scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rad bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maokhamphiou's head.
A punch lands to the side of Maokhamphiou 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rad throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rad scores with a spinning back kick!
Rad tests Maokhamphiou's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maokhamphiou moves out of range of the body kick from Rad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maokhamphiou looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
K The Rad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rad tries to land a leg kick but Maokhamphiou saw it coming and moves away.
Maokhamphiou looks to land a right hand but Rad moved out of range.
Rad punishes Maokhamphiou's body with a nice straight punch.
Maokhamphiou drops his hands momentarily and Rad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rad scores with a body shot.
Rad uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rad feints and then cracks Maokhamphiou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maokhamphiou down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rad scoring well with a low kick there.
Maokhamphiou throws a shot from downtown. Rad moves away and avoids it.
Rad lands with a shot to the body.
Rad lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rad slips a jab from Maokhamphiou.
Rad throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That kick from Rad tenderised Maokhamphiou's leg. Maokhamphiou is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rad scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rad throws a leg kick which misses Maokhamphiou's front leg but catches the back leg as Maokhamphiou tries to avoid it.
Maokhamphiou needs to keep his hands up - Rad had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
K The Rad 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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Maokhamphiou wants to clinch.
Maokhamphiou throws a chopping leg kick but Rad manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Rad.
Rad lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Maokhamphiou lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maokhamphiou tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rad connects with a leg kick. Maokhamphiou looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rad - that will leave a mark!
Rad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maokhamphiou stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad feints and then cracks Maokhamphiou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maokhamphiou down.
Rad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maokhamphiou's sensitive parts.
Maokhamphiou takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rad scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Maokhamphiou on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rad pushes Maokhamphiou away with a front kick.
Rad checks a low kick from Maokhamphiou.
Maokhamphiou tries to clinch up but Rad circles away and keeps his distance.
Rad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maokhamphiou is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Maokhamphiou.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rad lands a leg kick that knocks Maokhamphiou off balance momentarily.
Maokhamphiou tries to clinch there but Rad circles away.
Maokhamphiou walks into a straight right hand from Rad.
Rad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rad lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Rad does it's job there.
Rad connects with a leg kick. Maokhamphiou looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rad lands a jab to Maokhamphiou's midsection.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Maokhamphiou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maokhamphiou walks into a jab.
Rad throws a nice head kick!
Rad feints and then cracks Maokhamphiou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maokhamphiou down.
Rad blocks a head kick by Maokhamphiou.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rad, right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rad lands a right hook to the body.
Rad uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maokhamphiou lands a glancing blow to the side of Rad's head.
Maokhamphiou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
K The Rad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Rad.
Rad swats away the attempt to clinch by Maokhamphiou.
Maokhamphiou takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rad throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rad thuds a left hand into Maokhamphiou's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maokhamphiou throws the left hand but Rad avoids the punch easily.
Maokhamphiou shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that's the end of the fight!
K The Rad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rad winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... K The Rad!
K The Rad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Khru Maokhamphiou had this to say: 'What can I say? He was a tough opponent and I hope to have another opportunity to fight him again in the future. Until then, I will take few days to reflect before training again. I'll be back stronger and that's a guarantee!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darwin France (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Cottero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). France comes into the arena with bring me to life blaring out of the sound system. Tommy Cottero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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149 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darwin France!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Cottero!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cottero.
The fighters circling - Cottero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
France throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cottero counters with a good, hard body kick but France shrugs it off.
France scoring well with a low kick there.
Cottero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cottero closes the distance and clinches.
Cottero tries to work over France's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
France manages to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cottero trying to control the position from guard on top but France is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cottero content to stall in guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cottero postures up.
France will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
France is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cottero defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
France is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cottero wants to pass the guard but France is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottero passes France's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cottero wants to lay and pray for a moment but France keeps working.
France tries to get to full guard but Cottero has control of the leg.
Cottero slows the pace down in half guard.
France trying to hold on to Cottero's head to control him but Cottero postures up.
France is not content to let Cottero control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from France's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tommy Cottero has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cottero lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
France walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cottero.
France tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cottero was well out of range. Poor timing from France.
France throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cottero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cottero tries to land a front kick but France steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cottero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from France.
An inside leg kick lands from Cottero.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cottero works France's body with a nice hook.
France throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
France misses with an uppercut
and Cottero makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cottero throws a low kick, looking for France's leg but France calmly moves out of range.
France shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cottero but Cottero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cottero connects with a body shot that sends France's belly button to the back.
France throws a head kick that misses.
Cottero throws a sloppy head kick and France moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottero cracks a nice hook into France's ribs.
France moves out of range of the body kick from Cottero.
France takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
France throws a poor cross that misses
and Cottero counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
France misses with an uppercut.
Cottero lands a nice hook to France's body. France takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cottero misses with a low kick.
Tommy Cottero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
France displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cottero throws out the jab.
Cottero leaves France with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cottero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from France.
France throws a head kick but Cottero moves out of range.
Cottero lands with a right hand.
France misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
France throws an off balance right hand
and Cottero counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cottero cracks France with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
France lands an overhand right.
Cottero misses with a body shot.
France fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cottero checks it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cottero.
A cross from Cottero lands.
A head kick misses from Cottero.
France blocks the body kick.
France fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cottero manages to avoid it.
France swings away with a leg kick that misses.
France takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
France is rocked!
Cottero misses with a straight left.
Oh France is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cottero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
France seems to have got his legs back now.
France misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A big left from Cottero misses.
Nice sprawl there from Cottero as France shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Cottero dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
France avoids the body shot from Cottero.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cottero. That's going to slow France down.
France shoots in looking for a takedown but Cottero manages to keep the fight standing, pushing France's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cottero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cottero scores with a nice right hand.
Cottero tries to work over France's front leg with a kick but France checks it.
Cottero lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tommy Cottero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
France goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cottero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cottero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping France at a distance.
Cottero looks to throw the jab but France is out of range.
France really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cottero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
France throws a sloppy head kick and Cottero moves out of range easily.
France throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cottero scores with a push 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!
France misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
France bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
France walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cottero.
Cottero defends well against a solid takedown attempt from France.
Cottero moves away from the strike by France.
A left lands for Cottero.
Cottero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on France. That did some damage!
France gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cottero defending well as France loads up on a big left hand.
France checks a low kick from Cottero.
A slow jab from France misses its intended target.
France avoids a punch combination nicely.
France throws a hook to the side of Cottero's head but Cottero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cottero throws a poor cross that misses
and Cottero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
France closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cottero did well to prevent France getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cottero works his way to full guard. Good work.
France is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cottero lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for France!
Cottero avoids the attempt from France to control.
France keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cottero with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Cottero controlling from mount.
Cottero prevents France from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
France is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Cottero has taken his back.
Cottero biding his time, looking for the opening.
France wants to control his opponent's hands but Cottero gets his hands free.
France tries to roll but Cottero sticks to his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
France is working hard here to advance position.
Cottero keeps control of the position easily here as France tries to buck him off.
France trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
France rolls, trying to escape but Cottero keeps control of the position.
Cottero struggling to keep hold of the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cottero biding his time, looking for the opening.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommy Cottero was stalling too much, according to the referee.
France shoots in and drives through. Cottero sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darwin France. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
France takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
France swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cottero counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps France thinking.
Cottero scores with a leg kick.
France misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Cottero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cottero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
France throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cottero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cottero gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
France lands a body shot.
Cottero closes the distance and clinches.
France working aggressively here.
France tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cottero's elbow.
Cottero lands a left hand.
Cottero lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cottero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cottero scores with a kick to the midsection.
France scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cottero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cottero avoids the body shot from France.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottero tries to move into range but France moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
France shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
France throws an off balance right hand
and Cottero counters with a nice body kick.
France is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
France avoids a kick to the body.
France blocks the body kick.
A slow jab from France misses its intended target.
Cottero lands with a nice body punch.
Cottero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
France takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cottero thuds his right hand into France's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
France shoots in for a takedown but Cottero shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cottero digs a good body shot into France's ribs.
The fighters circling - Cottero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
France takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from France.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darwin France. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottero swings away with a body shot that misses
and France counters with a head kick.
France fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cottero scores with a leg kick.
Cottero throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cottero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cottero moves into range and connects with a jab.
France shoots in for a double leg but Cottero sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cottero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cottero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cottero cracks France on the jaw with a powerful right hand and France falls backwards against the cage. Cottero follows up with more strikes that drop France to his knees. Cottero keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save France! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Cottero!
Our winner, Tommy Cottero, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Hollinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollinger comes to the cage accompanied by WILD BOYS. Marsden has chosen Feiticeira by Deftones as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dylan Hollinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Marsden!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsden throws a looping overhand right but Hollinger ducks down to avoid it.
Marsden ducks under a wild hook from Hollinger.
Marsden misses with a straight left.
Hollinger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marsden.
A jab from Hollinger does it's job there.
Hollinger lands a nice looking body kick.
Marsden tries to close the distance and clinch but Hollinger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hollinger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marsden on the side of the head.
A jab from Marsden misses.
Marsden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hollinger manages to avoid it.
Marsden throws a head kick but Hollinger moves out of range.
Hollinger misses with a kick to the body.
Marsden works over Hollinger's head and body with a nice combination.
Hollinger looks to score with a jab to the body but Marsden is just out of range.
Hollinger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marsden.
Marsden misses with a body kick.
Hollinger throws a jab when Marsden was well out of range.
Hollinger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marsden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hollinger lands with an uppercut that bounces Marsden off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Hollinger misses.
Hollinger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marsden.
Marsden gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marsden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hollinger stalling the fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dylan Hollinger.
Marsden tries to close the distance and clinch but Hollinger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good leg kick by Hollinger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hollinger slaps away a takedown attempt from Marsden, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marsden tries to bum rush Hollinger with a series of wild strikes but Hollinger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hollinger avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollinger.
Marsden moves out of range of the body kick.
Marsden tries to clinch but Hollinger is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hollinger.
Marsden takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Marsden is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Marsden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hollinger tries to move into range but Marsden moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hollinger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marsden.
Hollinger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Marsden misses.
Marsden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marsden throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hollinger throws a wild body kick that Marsden sees coming a mile off.
A left lands for Hollinger.
Hollinger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hollinger tests Marsden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hollinger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marsden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marsden ducks under a wild hook from Hollinger.
Marsden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marsden is looking to score with low kicks.
Hollinger lands a jab.
Marsden throws a series of punches but Hollinger moves out of range.
Hollinger 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.
Hollinger gets caught napping as Marsden dives in and scores a takedown. Hollinger manages to retain guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hollinger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marsden.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marsden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marsden wants to pass the guard but Hollinger is keeping the position.
Marsden is pushing down on Hollinger's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hollinger is fighting to maintain full guard but Marsden has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger tries to get to full guard but Marsden has control of the leg.
Marsden misses with a head shot. Hollinger uses the momentum to regain guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hollinger holds on and takes a little breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsden tries to stand but Hollinger is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brandon Marsden will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marsden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hollinger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab from Hollinger.
Marsden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marsden takes one to the chin there.
Marsden lands an overhand right.
Marsden on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brandon Marsden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hollinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsden manages to avoid it.
Marsden misses with a hook. Hollinger ducked under it nicely.
Hollinger looks to throw the jab but Marsden is out of range.
Marsden 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.
Marsden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marsden throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice defenses there by Marsden.
Marsden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marsden connects with a leg kick. Hollinger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hollinger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marsden with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hollinger to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hollinger throws an overhand right that lands on Marsden's shoulder, as Marsden tries to avoid the shot.
Hollinger connects with a jab.
Marsden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marsden moves into the clinch.
Marsden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Marsden on the inside.
Marsden is trying to break the clinch but Hollinger is controlling him.
Hollinger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marsden is keeping busy.
Hollinger blocks a body shot from Marsden.
Marsden working aggressively here.
Hollinger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marsden is keeping busy.
Marsden misses with a punch to the body.
Hollinger blocks a body shot from Marsden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden misses with some punches.
Marsden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hollinger drops his hands momentarily and Marsden takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hollinger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marsden fails with the takedown.
Marsden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hollinger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marsden looks to land a combination but Hollinger avoids it well.
Dylan Hollinger is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Hollinger.
Hollinger misses the shot to the body.
Hollinger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hollinger looks to land a right hand but Marsden moved out of range.
Hollinger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marsden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marsden misses with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Marsden. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger cracks Marsden with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marsden tries to land a leg kick but Hollinger saw it coming and moves away.
Marsden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hollinger thuds a left hand into Marsden's body.
Hollinger throws a push kick but Marsden slaps the foot to one side.
Hollinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsden manages to avoid it.
Hollinger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hollinger keeps the fight on the outside.
Marsden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hollinger.
Marsden throws a leg kick but Hollinger checks it.
Marsden works over Hollinger's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Hollinger has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Marsden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marsden's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hollinger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marsden scrambles back to his feet.
Marsden misses with an uppercut.
Hollinger misses with a low kick.
Hollinger keeps the fight on the outside.
Hollinger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsden.
Hollinger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger throws the kick towards the body but Marsden avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hollinger, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marsden shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hollinger sprawls well. Hollinger wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marsden gets slowly back to his feet.
Marsden slips under a jab.
Marsden takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hollinger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marsden looks to land a right hand but Hollinger moved out of range.
Hollinger thuds his shin into the meat of Marsden's side.
Marsden's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hollinger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marsden scrambles back to his feet.
Marsden is looking to chop away at Hollinger's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marsden fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hollinger is out of range.
Marsden tries to clinch up.
Hollinger scores with a jab.
Hollinger thumps Marsden with a low kick.
Hollinger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Hollinger dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hollinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsden was well out of range. Poor timing from Hollinger.
Hollinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden tries to clinch up.
Marsden has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marsden feints a jab promting Hollinger to slip. Marsden then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hollinger slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Marsden lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hollinger doesn't seem phased though.
Marsden throws a right hand that Hollinger ducks under and follows up with a left that Hollinger also avoids with ease.
Marsden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hollinger misses with a jab to the body
and Marsden counters with a stiff right hand.
Hollinger cracks Marsden with a good jab.
Hollinger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marsden misses with a low kick.
Marsden scores with a punch to the head.
Hollinger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marsden misses with a straight right.
Marsden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marsden throws a hook to the side of Hollinger's head but Hollinger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollinger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marsden tries to avoid it but Hollinger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marsden to the ground. Marsden escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marsden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hollinger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marsden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hollinger thows a body shot but no joy.
Hollinger moves out of range as Marsden strikes.
Hollinger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Hollinger misses.
Marsden is looking to land body kicks.
Hollinger scores with a jab to the body.
Hollinger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marsden.
Hollinger moves away from the strike by Marsden.
Hollinger lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Marsden tries to close the distance and clinch but Hollinger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hollinger dodges the punch combination from Marsden.
Marsden throws a sloppy head kick and Hollinger moves out of range easily.
Marsden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marsden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marsden throws an off balance right hand
and Hollinger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hollinger looks to score with a jab to the body but Marsden is just out of range.
Marsden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hollinger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hollinger throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Marsden looks to score with a jab to the body but Hollinger is just out of range.
Hollinger cracks Marsden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab by Hollinger.
Marsden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hollinger.
Hollinger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hollinger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marsden's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marsden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hollinger thows a body shot but no joy.
Hollinger scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger looks to land a right hand but Marsden moved out of range.
Hollinger connects with an inside leg kick.
Hollinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsden takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marsden is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marsden blocks the body kick.
Marsden wants to clinch up but Hollinger keeps it at a distance.
Marsden misses with a hook.
Marsden blocks a low kick nicely.
Marsden pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hollinger back to the cage. Marsden follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Marsden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marsden.
Marsden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marsden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hollinger.
Marsden misses with a right hand
and Hollinger counters with a shoot takedown into half 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!
Hollinger wants to pass to mount but Marsden is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger prevents Marsden from improving his position.
Marsden is looking to get back to full guard here but Hollinger has managed to pass to side control instead.
Hollinger scores with a couple of short elbows.
Marsden has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hollinger swings around for an armbar but Marsden sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hollinger's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marsden preventing the sweep.
Marsden pushing down on Hollinger's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Hollinger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hollinger 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Hollinger!
A relieved looking Dylan Hollinger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Cliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Belmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cliff comes to the cage accompanied by JAMROCK. Belmont has chosen 2pac feat. Ice Cube - Bow Down as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ziggy Cliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Augustus Belmont!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cliff takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ziggy Cliff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Cliff misses.
Belmont throws a push kick but Cliff slaps the foot to one side.
Belmont has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Belmont scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Belmont there.
Cliff scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cliff ducks under a wild hook from Belmont.
We've been hearing reports that Cliff has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cliff misses with a double jab.
Belmont shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sloppy strikes from Cliff. Those never looked like landing.
Belmont jabs Cliff right on the nose. Cliff blinks but takes it well.
Cliff scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belmont takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Belmont wants to slow Cliff down by chopping away at his legs.
Belmont scores with a spinning back kick!
Belmont scores with a nice head shot.
Cliff lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Belmont can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Cliff and Belmont drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Cliff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ziggy Cliff!
Post fight, an emotional Ziggy Cliff said 'Came into this fight with 52% energy. You suck.'.
The defeated Augustus Belmont had this to say: 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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