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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Carlos Ramos has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Santiago!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos misses with a looping left.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Santiago was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Santiago looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Santiago thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Santiago is looking to take a break and control but Ramos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ramos's coaches at Warrior Dogs have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Santiago is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ramos has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos is trying to buck Santiago off.
Santiago wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramos keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Santiago wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ramos, who protects the arm well.
Santiago looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramos keeps working.
Santiago in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Santiago works to advance to full mount. Ramos defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago controlling the position easily from mount.
Santiago can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ramos is looking to escape.
Santiago is looking to work his way around to Ramos's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Santiago moves to back control.
Santiago wants to control but Ramos is keeping busy.
Santiago has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Ramos is defending well but eventually Santiago manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Ramos has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Miguel Santiago!
During a confident post fight interview, Miguel Santiago thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabiano Stefani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garry Thorenborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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300 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabiano Stefani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Garry Thorenborn!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefani blocks a jab.
Stefani shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thorenborn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stefani's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Thorenborn wants to control from the top but Stefani keeps moving.
Stefani has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thorenborn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Thorenborn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thorenborn drops back looking for a leg! Stefani is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stefani manages to kick Thorenborn off! Thorenborn jumps back into Stefani's guard.
Stefani has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thorenborn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stefani keeping moving, preventing Thorenborn from controlling successfully.
Thorenborn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stefani has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thorenborn has managed to get both his arms back between Stefani's legs - danger averted.
Stefani looking for a guillotine here but Thorenborn defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorenborn is posturing up here but Stefani has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Thorenborn tries to roll out but it's too tight and Thorenborn has to tap! Slick submission there by Stefani!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabiano Stefani!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joray Jorey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Rush!
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, Joray Jorey!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorey swinging wildly here.
Nice shot by Jorey.
Rush slips a straight right by Jorey.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rush.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jorey.
Jorey misses with a wild body shot.
Jorey throws a jab but it's blocked by Rush.
Jorey defending well as Rush loads up on a big left hand.
Jorey gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rush to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jorey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rush postures up in Jorey's guard and throws a big left but Jorey blocks it.
Rush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jorey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jorey trying to control the position here.
Jorey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rush.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jorey can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rush lands a couple of elbows.
Rush with a nice head shot there.
Rush throws a big right hand that misses.
Rush postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rush postures up and lands a big shot to Jorey's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush cracks Jorey with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rush working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jorey's head.
Jorey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jorey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rush controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rush's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jorey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rush. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rush is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rush is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rush seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jorey for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rush forces his way into half guard.
Rush has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Well, if Rush is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Rush working over Jorey with some ground and pound. Jorey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Well, if Rush is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Jorey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rush is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rush is controlling the pace.
Rush has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rush working Jorey over with strikes.
Rush uses his free foot to push down on Jorey's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jorey.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
James Rush dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jorey looks to throw the jab but Rush is out of range.
Rush looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jorey is fending him off so far but Rush persists. Nope, Jorey circles away and we're back to standing.
Jorey looks to score with a jab to the body but Rush is just out of range.
Jorey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rush manages to avoid it.
Joray Jorey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jorey scores with the left hand. Rush knows he should have avoided that one.
Jorey throws a lazy right hand but Rush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jorey was well out of range. Poor timing from Rush.
Jorey throws a looping overhand right but Rush ducks down to avoid it.
Jorey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rush. Rush circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rush throws a looping overhand right but Jorey ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorey missing with a left hand there. Rush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jorey misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Rush does no damage.
Rush shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jorey as he avoids it easily.
Rush with a hook.
Jorey misses with a body punch
and Rush cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rush goes for a double leg but Jorey avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jorey continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Rush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jorey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rush has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jorey after a bit of a struggle.
Rush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jorey cracks Rush with a nice body shot.
Rush blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorey misses with some punches.
Rush misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jorey.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rush.
Jorey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rush backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rush has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jorey regains guard immediately.
Rush controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rush trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rush works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rush lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rush scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rush lands a nice short elbow.
Rush lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rush thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jorey's head.
Jorey wants to get back to full guard.
Rush missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rush working over Jorey with some ground and pound. Jorey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
James Rush overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nice strikes from Rush there.
Rush thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rush scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rush scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush is looking to advance position but Jorey won't allow it.
Rush is nestled in close to Jorey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jorey is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Rush there.
Ground and pound from Rush.
Rush winds up and cracks Jorey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rush working the head and body with strikes.
Jorey is rocked!
Rush throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rush is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jorey can do to turn this around?
Rush is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jorey is still in real trouble! Can Rush finish him?
Rush working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rush looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jorey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rush controlling the pace.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
James Rush dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rush avoids the body shot from Jorey.
Jorey seems to have recovered his senses.
Rush darts in and clinches Jorey up against the cage.
Rush trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Rush.
Rush drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jorey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jorey misses with a punch on the inside.
Rush trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Rush fails to land.
Good body shot from Rush.
Rush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jorey fails to land.
Jorey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rush's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorey prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jorey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rush is keeping busy.
Jorey blocking some punches.
Jorey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rush gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rush slips a nice elbow through Jorey's hands, connecting with Jorey's forehead.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rush in particular looking to stall.
Rush is nestled in close to Jorey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jorey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rush scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jorey on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rush slows the pace down in half guard.
Jorey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rush working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rush missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rush looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jorey has hold of Rush's hands but Rush slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rush looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jorey defending well though.
Rush scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rush thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rush takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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. Rush connects with a nice short shot to Jorey's temple.
Jorey wants to control but Rush is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rush performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rush lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Jorey! More strikes land and this one is all over! Rush jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Rush!
A relieved looking James Rush 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris BigOnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Nastul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavel Nastul told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris BigOnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pavel Nastul!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nastul scores with a jab to the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from BigOnes.
A left lands for Nastul.
BigOnes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pavel Nastul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BigOnes shoots in for a double leg but Nastul sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nastul manages to get an easy takedown there - catching BigOnes on his heels. He'll look to pass BigOnes's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nastul drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nastul jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
BigOnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nastul is one step ahead there.
Nastul tries to free his leg and advance position but BigOnes is retaining full guard.
BigOnes has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nastul drops back looking for a leg! BigOnes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and BigOnes manages to kick Nastul off! Nastul jumps back into BigOnes's guard.
BigOnes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nastul controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nastul in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
BigOnes keeping full guard, as Nastul tries to pass.
Nastul postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
BigOnes 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.
BigOnes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nastul slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nastul tries to get to full guard but BigOnes has control of the leg.
Nastul is pressing down on BigOnes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nastul tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BigOnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Nastul has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at SWF GYM - JUDO 'n' MMA . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
BigOnes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
BigOnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Nastul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nastul trying to control the position.
Nastul bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in BigOnes's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nastul wants to pass the guard but BigOnes is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
BigOnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nastul trying to control but BigOnes is working from the bottom.
Nastul passes BigOnes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
BigOnes manages to get to full guard.
BigOnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nastul wants to control from the top but BigOnes keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nastul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
BigOnes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nastul!
Nastul is looking to improve his position but BigOnes isn't that keen on the idea.
BigOnes working the ground and pound effectively.
BigOnes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nastul is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BigOnes controlling from mount.
Nastul tries to hold on but BigOnes postures up.
Nastul really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BigOnes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nastul tries to reverse the position but BigOnes maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BigOnes avoids the attempt from Nastul to control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Nastul dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
BigOnes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nastul trying to control the position from guard on top but BigOnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nastul stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. BigOnes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nastul trying to control the position from guard on top but BigOnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
BigOnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pavel Nastul.
Nastul listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nastul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but BigOnes manages to avoid it.
Nastul just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nastul 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.
Nastul advances to half guard.
BigOnes wants to get back to full guard.
BigOnes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nastul wants to free his trapped foot but BigOnes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nastul is looking for a kimura here.
BigOnes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nastul.
Nastul is sneakily working for an arm triangle but BigOnes sees it coming and defends easily.
Nastul is working for a submission of some sort.
BigOnes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nastul's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nastul's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BigOnes wants to control but Nastul is keeping busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
I really don't envy Nastul right now.
BigOnes is trying to stick to Nastul's back but Nastul is turning into BigOnes. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in BigOnes's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Nastul.
Nastul wants to pass the guard but BigOnes is keeping the position.
BigOnes looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nastul puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nastul has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nastul is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nastul putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nastul looking to control but BigOnes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BigOnes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nastul wants to control the pace but BigOnes is squirming around nicely.
BigOnes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BigOnes slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
BigOnes tries to get to full guard but Nastul has control of the leg.
Nastul is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nastul is trying to control. BigOnes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nastul is sneakily working for an arm triangle but BigOnes sees it coming and defends easily.
BigOnes is trying to maintain the position but Nastul is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nastul seems to be working for a kimura but BigOnes defends the submission attempt.
Nastul wants to take a breather but BigOnes is having none of it.
Nastul is looking for a kimura here.
BigOnes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nastul's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nastul's back!
Nastul rolls, trying to escape but BigOnes keeps control of the position.
BigOnes avoiding Nastul 's attempts to control his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BigOnes struggling to land strikes to the head as Nastul covers up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BigOnes punches the canvas rather than the man.
BigOnes keeps control of the position as Nastul tries to break free.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Nastul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nastul swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by BigOnes.
Nastul with a nice cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from BigOnes is defended easily by Nastul.
Nastul dives in and grabs BigOnes's left leg, looking for a takedown. BigOnes pushes down on Nastul's head and hops out.
Nastul lands a slapping body shot.
BigOnes tries to sprawl but Nastul drives through with a takedown into half guard.
BigOnes trying to get back to full guard but Nastul takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Nastul looking to control but BigOnes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BigOnes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nastul takes BigOnes's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nastul has the hooks in. BigOnes is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Nastul has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, BigOnes has freed his hand and lives to survive another� well, another couple of seconds at least!
BigOnes is trying to break free.
Nastul looking for the choke from the back.
Nastul avoiding BigOnes 's attempts to control his hands.
Nastul keeps control of the position as BigOnes tries to break free.
A lull in the action here.
Nastul throwing sloppy strikes.
Nastul looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BigOnes tries to roll but Nastul sticks to his back.
Well, with Nastul on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before BigOnes is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Nastul's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
BigOnes trying to control the position but Nastul manages to sink in the hooks.
Nastul has the hooks in. BigOnes is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Pavel Nastul has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nastul looking for the choke from the back.
Nastul looking for the RNC.
Nastul punches the canvas rather than the man.
Nastul gets his hands free as BigOnes looks to control.
Nastul is looking for the choke from the back position but BigOnes is controlling his hands well.
BigOnes fending off the submission attempt from Nastul.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BigOnes trying to control the hands but Nastul breaks the grip.
BigOnes defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
BigOnes turns into Nastul and is now in his guard.
Nastul is trying to control the position but BigOnes postures up.
BigOnes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nastul escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. BigOnes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
BigOnes trying to move into half guard but instead Nastul has managed to sweep!
Boris BigOnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BigOnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
BigOnes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
BigOnes keeping moving, preventing Nastul from controlling successfully.
Pavel Nastul is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
BigOnes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
BigOnes looking for a sweep. Not yet BigOnes, not yet.
BigOnes is working hard here to advance position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BigOnes trying to keep a closed guard but Nastul is proving a slippery customer.
Nastul stopping the sweep attempt from BigOnes.
Nastul is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pavel Nastul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nastul has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pavel Nastul!
Pavel Nastul thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alan Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alan Bundy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luke Fluke's chin.
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143 lbs
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36
154 lbs
30 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
41 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Fluke!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fluke manages to avoid it.
Fluke lands with an uppercut that bounces Bundy off the cage and back into range.
Bundy moves out of range as Fluke strikes.
Fluke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bundy avoids the head kick by Fluke.
Fluke takes a swing at Bundy's ribcage but misses.
Fluke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fluke throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bundy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fluke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fluke throws a head kick but Bundy moves out of range.
Fluke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bundy tests Fluke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bundy connects with a body shot.
Bundy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fluke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fluke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fluke 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy scores with a shot to the body.
Fluke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fluke lands with a nice body kick.
Fluke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bundy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fluke.
Nice jab there from Bundy.
Bundy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fluke circles away quickly and effectively.
Fluke works Bundy's body with a nice hook.
Fluke moves out of range of the leg kick from Bundy.
Fluke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bundy misses with a looping right.
Fluke lands a front kick.
Fluke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fluke punishes Bundy's body with a nice straight punch.
Bundy throws a body kick that misses
and Fluke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fluke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fluke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fluke throws out a powerful jab.
Bundy throws a looping overhand right but Fluke ducks down to avoid it.
Fluke scores with a sloppy right hand. Bundy should have avoided that one.
Bundy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fluke's sensitive parts.
Fluke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bundy is out of range and Fluke settles back down.
Bundy throws a jab but it's blocked by Fluke.
Bundy thows a body shot but no joy.
Fluke misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fluke.
Luke Fluke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bundy throws a shot from downtown. Fluke moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Fluke.
Fluke misses with a hook. Bundy ducked under it nicely.
Fluke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bundy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bundy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fluke scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bundy.
Bundy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big right from Bundy misses.
Fluke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fluke misses with a body kick.
Fluke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bundy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bundy cracks Fluke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fluke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bundy.
Fluke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bundy throws out the jab.
Bundy throws a leg kick
and Fluke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fluke.
Bundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fluke's elbow.
Fluke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Fluke misses its intended target.
Fluke throws a sloppy head kick and Bundy moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fluke.
Fluke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Fluke is looking to land body kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fluke.
Fluke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fluke throws a right hand that Bundy ducks under and follows up with a left that Bundy also avoids with ease.
Some bone on bone action there as Fluke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bundy moves out of range as Fluke throws a body kick.
Fluke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bundy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bundy lands an overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fluke scores with a jab.
A slow jab from Fluke misses its intended target.
Bundy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bundy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Fluke dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A lazy left from Bundy finds it's target.
Bundy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fluke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bundy lands with a right hand.
Fluke throws an overhand right that lands on Bundy's shoulder, as Bundy tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Bundy misses its intended target.
Bundy cracks Fluke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bundy looks to throw the jab but Fluke is out of range.
Nice body punch from Fluke.
Bundy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fluke. Bundy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fluke throws a leg kick but Bundy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fluke lands with a shot to the body.
Bundy moves out of range of the body kick from Fluke.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fluke.
Fluke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bundy connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy misses with a lunging right hand
and Fluke counters by clinching up.
Bundy can't break the clinch.
Fluke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bundy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fluke momentarily.
Bundy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fluke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bundy misses with a straight left.
Bundy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fluke counters by clinching up.
Nice body punch from Bundy.
A left hand lands to the body for Fluke.
Fluke blocking some punches.
Bundy working aggressively here.
Bundy is trying to break the clinch but Fluke has him pressed against the cage.
Bundy is looking to break free of the clinch but Fluke has double underhooks.
Fluke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fluke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bundy doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Fluke.
Fluke's corner calls for a 1-2. Fluke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy throws a jab when Fluke was well out of range.
Bundy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Luke Fluke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Fluke.
Bundy is rocked!
A left lands for Bundy.
Oh Bundy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bundy lands a nice shot to the body.
Bundy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bundy seems to have got his legs back now.
Fluke throws a good cross that connects.
Fluke tries a low kick but Bundy avoids it.
Bundy slips a jab from Fluke.
Fluke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bundy.
Fluke blocks a jab.
Fluke stuns Bundy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bundy scores with a nice strike.
Fluke misses with a double jab
and Bundy counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy throws a head kick that misses.
Bundy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bundy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bundy throws a jab but it's blocked by Fluke.
Fluke throws a shot to the body.
Fluke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bundy missing with a left hand there. Fluke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fluke 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 Bundy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bundy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fluke checks a leg kick nicely.
Bundy takes a swing at Fluke's ribcage but misses.
Fluke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bundy moves away.
Fluke lands a front kick.
Bundy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fluke.
Bundy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fluke lands a big head kick that sends Bundy tumbling to the mat! Fluke takes a step backwards and waves Bundy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bundy misses the shot to the body.
Fluke cracks Bundy with a hook to the temple - Bundy is on wobbly legs here! Fluke swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Bundy falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Fluke wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Luke Fluke!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Luke Fluke waved his t-shirt featuring Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jannis Arvanitidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demonic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Demonic's choice of entrance music: The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil. Demonic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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32
157 lbs
19 - 17 - 0 |
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34
153 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jannis Arvanitidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Demonic!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arvanitidis 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.
We've been hearing reports that Arvanitidis has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Demonic looks to land a combination. Arvanitidis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Demonic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Arvanitidis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Arvanitidis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Demonic sprawls well initially but Arvanitidis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demonic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Demonic regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Arvanitidis.
Demonic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arvanitidis.
Demonic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arvanitidis.
Arvanitidis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Arvanitidis throws a big elbow that misses.
Arvanitidis throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arvanitidis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Demonic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Arvanitidis postures up in Demonic's guard and throws a big left but Demonic blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demonic wants to get back to his feet but Arvanitidis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Demonic 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.
Arvanitidis throwing strikes from guard but Demonic blocks nicely.
Arvanitidis looking to pass the guard.
Arvanitidis preventing the sweep.
Arvanitidis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Arvanitidis is looking to work some ground and pound but Demonic has wrist control.
Arvanitidis throws a strike but Demonic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Demonic is looking to stand up but Arvanitidis won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arvanitidis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Demonic wants to stand but Arvanitidis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Arvanitidis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Demonic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Arvanitidis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Demonic gets to his feet - Arvanitidis follows without any prompting.
Arvanitidis shoots in and bounces Demonic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arvanitidis throwing strikes but missing.
Arvanitidis lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demonic trying to control the position.
Demonic wants to get back to his feet but Arvanitidis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Arvanitidis connects with a couple of short punches.
Arvanitidis wants to pass the guard but Demonic is keeping the position.
Arvanitidis throws a strike but Demonic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Arvanitidis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Demonic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Arvanitidis is tightening it up a little... Demonic has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Demonic reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Demonic taps out! Nice BJJ there by Arvanitidis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jannis Arvanitidis!
Jannis Arvanitidis really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Goins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reinhardt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is On To The Next One. Goins has chosen Jay-Z - Tom Ford as his entrance music. Victor Reinhardt has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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37
157 lbs
27 - 15 - 1 |
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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
45 - 25 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Reinhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Leroy Goins!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goins blocks the body kick.
Goins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reinhardt misses with a low kick as Goins jumps back.
Reinhardt misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Reinhardt is predictable there
and Goins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goins misses with a looping left.
Goins throws a head kick but Reinhardt moves out of range.
Goins closes the distance and clinches.
Reinhardt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goins backwards.
Goins is trying to maintain a safe position but Reinhardt gets an underhook and turns Goins into the cage.
Reinhardt is looking for a takedown.
Reinhardt misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reinhardt.
Goins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reinhardt avoids the elbow strike from Goins, against the cage.
Goins can't get the takedown.
Reinhardt lands a shot to the body.
Goins stalling in the clinch.
Goins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goins gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Reinhardt regains guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt pulls Goins in to control the position.
Goins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reinhardt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Goins is looking to work some ground and pound but Reinhardt has wrist control.
Reinhardt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Goins's guard.
Reinhardt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reinhardt.
Goins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reinhardt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Reinhardt throws a big elbow that misses.
Reinhardt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Goins's head.
Reinhardt throwing strikes from guard but Goins blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reinhardt trying to control but Goins is working from the bottom.
Reinhardt stopping the sweep attempt from Goins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goins wants to get back to his feet but Reinhardt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Goins wants to sweep but no luck.
Reinhardt trying to control the position from guard on top but Goins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reinhardt pushes down on Goins's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Reinhardt is looking to advance position but Goins won't allow it.
Reinhardt passes the guard and advances to mount!
Reinhardt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reinhardt fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Goins tries to hold on but Reinhardt postures up.
Reinhardt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Goins is in a horrible position here. Reinhardt smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Goins taking shots to the head.
Goins wants to control but Reinhardt is having none of it.
Reinhardt tries to control but Goins wriggling away.
Goins sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Reinhardt moves into full mount! Goins won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goins is bucking up trying to escape but Reinhardt cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Goins sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Reinhardt is keen to just control but Goins is a slippery customer.
Reinhardt working Goins over with strikes.
Goins tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Reinhardt has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Reinhardt with the ground and pound from mount.
Reinhardt raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reinhardt prevents Goins from getting the reversal.
Reinhardt fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Goins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Reinhardt dominated that round.
That's time! Reinhardt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Goins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Leroy Goins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reinhardt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goins. Goins obviously looking to wear him down.
Goins moves out of range of the body kick.
Reinhardt feints and as Goins raises his hands in defense, Reinhardt changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Goins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Goins keeping moving, preventing Reinhardt from controlling successfully.
Goins looking for a sweep. Not yet Goins, not yet.
Reinhardt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Reinhardt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reinhardt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Goins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reinhardt defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Goins is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goins looking to sit in guard and control but Reinhardt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reinhardt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reinhardt won't allow Goins to sweep him here.
Reinhardt chips away with some ground and pound.
Reinhardt stands up over Goins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Reinhardt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Reinhardt connects with a couple of short punches.
Goins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reinhardt trying to control but Goins is working from the bottom.
Reinhardt chips away with some ground and pound.
Reinhardt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reinhardt cracks Goins with a solid left hand.
Reinhardt stands and throws Goins's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Reinhardt scoring with punches from side control.
Goins taking punishment in the form of punches.
Goins is looking to regain half guard here but Reinhardt keeps moving and retains side control.
Reinhardt scoring with punches and elbows.
Goins gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Reinhardt landing strikes from the mount and Goins is in trouble!
Goins regains half guard.
Goins is looking to control Reinhardt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Goins avoid being mounted?
Goins is trying to control but Reinhardt manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goins slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Goins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Reinhardt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reinhardt passes Goins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Goins is trying to get back to full guard.
Reinhardt lands with a punch from half guard.
Goins wants to get back to full guard but Reinhardt has passed into side control.
Goins is looking for a sweep.
Reinhardt 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt cracks Goins with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Goins takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Reinhardt cracks Goins with a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goins is trying to improve his position.
Goins is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Reinhardt off and has taken his back!
Reinhardt tries to break free.
Reinhardt prevents Goins from getting a body triangle.
Reinhardt has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Goins.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goins throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Goins is trying to stick to Reinhardt's back but Reinhardt is turning into Goins. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Goins's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Reinhardt.
Victor Reinhardt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goins looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Reinhardt puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Reinhardt dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A big right from Goins misses.
Goins throws a series of punches but Reinhardt avoids them all with ease.
Goins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reinhardt circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Goins.
Nice body punch from Reinhardt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reinhardt. Goins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reinhardt stuffs the takedown attempt from Goins. Goins gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheers as Reinhardt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Goins doesn't seem phased though.
Goins takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reinhardt throws a push kick but Goins slaps the foot to one side.
Reinhardt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reinhardt shoots in but Goins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reinhardt keeps Goins at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reinhardt delivers a nice body kick.
Reinhardt scores with a head kick.
Reinhardt throws a front kick that sends Goins stumbling back into the cage.
Goins avoids the body shot from Reinhardt.
Goins shoots in for a takedown but Reinhardt shows good takedown defense.
Goins looks for a takedown but Reinhardt sprawls well.
Victor Reinhardt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Goins.
Reinhardt scores with a decent looking hook.
Goins misses with a left hand
and Reinhardt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reinhardt works over Goins's head and body with a nice combination.
Reinhardt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reinhardt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Goins's head.
Victor Reinhardt is winning the standup battle so far.
Goins throws a low kick but Reinhardt avoids it.
Reinhardt connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goins lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reinhardt defends it nicely.
Reinhardt lands a front kick.
Goins moves out of range of the body kick from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt thows a body shot but no joy.
Reinhardt lands with a hook. Goins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Goins misses with a lunging right hand
and Reinhardt counters with an inside leg kick.
Reinhardt slips a straight right by Goins.
Goins looks to land a left hand but Reinhardt moved out of range nicely.
Reinhardt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reinhardt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Goins shoots and misses
and Reinhardt counters with a nice body kick.
Goins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Goins.
A cross from Reinhardt lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reinhardt showed some decent athleticism there.
Goins wants to get back to full guard.
Goins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Reinhardt trying to mount his opponent but Goins defends it.
Reinhardt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Reinhardt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Reinhardt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Reinhardt throwing shots but Goins is blocking nicely.
Goins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Goins 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goins has a hand on Reinhardt's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Reinhardt takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Reinhardt wants to control but Goins has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goins is trying to stand.
Reinhardt is pressing down on Goins's thigh, looking to free his foot. Goins is holding on for now.
Goins is looking to improve his position.
Reinhardt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reinhardt is nestled in close to Goins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Reinhardt drops an elbow to the side of Goins's head.
Leroy Goins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Reinhardt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reinhardt 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Reinhardt!
Victor Reinhardt 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Kampmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Kampmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashad Evans!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kampmann swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Evans thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kampmann misses with a body kick.
Kampmann avoids the body shot from Evans.
Kampmann lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kampmann misses with a body kick.
Chris Kampmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kampmann goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Rashad Evans has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kampmann missing with a left hand there. Evans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kampmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Kampmann misses with a body kick.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kampmann manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Kampmann.
Evans moves out of range of the body kick.
A cross from Kampmann lands.
Evans swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kampmann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kampmann takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Evans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kampmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Evans scores with a three punch combo!
Kampmann tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Evans is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Evans misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans throws an overhand right that lands on Kampmann's shoulder, as Kampmann tries to avoid the shot.
Evans misses with an uppercut.
Chris Kampmann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kampmann misses with a body shot.
Kampmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evans.
Kampmann clinches with his opponent.
Kampmann works on Evans's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kampmann lands with a left to the head.
Evans lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kampmann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kampmann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kampmann. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evans changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Evans clobbers Kampmann with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kampmann ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kampmann, as that shot connected.
Evans checks a leg kick nicely.
A big right from Kampmann misses.
Evans works over Kampmann's head and body with a nice combination.
Evans will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kampmann pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Evans throws a looping overhand right but Kampmann ducks down to avoid it.
Kampmann lands a slapping body shot.
Evans looks to land a left hand but Kampmann moved out of range nicely.
Kampmann changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kampmann throws a hook to the side of Evans's head but Evans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Evans walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kampmann checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Evans throws a leg kick but Kampmann checks it.
Kampmann will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kampmann buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Evans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kampmann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evans.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kampmann throws a leg kick that misses.
Evans avoids the body shot from Kampmann.
Kampmann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evans.
That kick from Kampmann tenderised Evans's leg. Evans is trying to keep his angry face on.
Evans is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kampmann just misses with a punch to the body.
Kampmann with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Evans to score with a decent uppercut.
Kampmann throws a leg kick which misses Evans's front leg but catches the back leg as Evans tries to avoid it.
Kampmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kampmann misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans scores with a jab to the body.
Kampmann slips a jab and a cross from Evans.
Kampmann throws the left hand but Evans avoids the punch easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kampmann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rashad Evans's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kampmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Evans. That's going to slow Kampmann down.
Evans misses with a lunging right hand
and Kampmann counters with a solid body kick.
Kampmann lands with a nice body punch.
Kampmann scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kampmann misses with a hook.
Evans finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Evans throws the left hand but Kampmann avoids the punch easily.
Kampmann throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.
Evans checks the leg kick.
Evans slips under a jab from Kampmann.
We've been told by Kampmann's head coaches at Laoch Den that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Evans closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kampmann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kampmann.
Kampmann clinches up with Evans and pushes him back against the cage.
Kampmann lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kampmann lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kampmann blocking some punches.
Kampmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Evans cracks Kampmann with a good jab.
Evans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kampmann.
Nice shot lands for Kampmann.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans thows a body shot but no joy.
Kampmann misses with a wild combination.
Evans shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kampmann manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Evans is in all sorts of trouble here.
Evans tries to hold on but Kampmann pushes him away.
Evans sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Evans 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans trying to control here.
Evans is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Evans is trying is best to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Chris Kampmann just wasn't active enough.
Kampmann falls off balance throwing a combination
and Evans counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kampmann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Evans throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Kampmann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Evans is defended easily by Kampmann.
Chris Kampmann is winning the standup battle so far.
Evans throws a hook but Kampmann blocks it.
Kampmann misses with a head kick.
Kampmann lands a nice looking body shot.
Kampmann gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kampmann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
Evans jabs Kampmann right on the nose. Kampmann blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kampmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kampmann dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rashad Evans's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Evans shoots in but Kampmann avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kampmann throws a low kick, looking for Evans's leg but Evans calmly moves out of range.
Evans misses the shot to the body.
Evans misses with a left hand
and Kampmann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Evans misses
and Kampmann counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Kampmann.
Evans moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Evans misses with a straight left.
Kampmann throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Evans stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans takes a swing at Kampmann's ribcage but misses.
Evans shoots in for a double leg but Kampmann sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kampmann lands with a nice body kick.
Evans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kampmann scores with a jab. Evans acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kampmann is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oooooh!!! Kampmann has knocked Evans down with a huge combo! Kampmann steps away and waves a wobbly Evans back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
Kampmann scoring well with a low kick there.
Kampmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Kampmann swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Kampmann gets a clinch.
Evans can't break the clinch.
Kampmann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kampmann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Evans manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Kampmann. Those never looked like landing.
Evans has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kampmann.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kampmann cracks Evans with a right hand to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Evans blocks the low kick.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kampmann manages to avoid it.
Kampmann connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kampmann manages to avoid it.
Kampmann throws a low kick but Evans moves out of range easily.
Evans moves out of range as Kampmann strikes.
Kampmann looks to score with a jab to the body but Evans is just out of range.
Kampmann gets caught flat footed, as Evans shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kampmann keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kampmann wants to hit a switch here but Evans passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kampmann there!
Chris Kampmann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kampmann is squirming around, avoiding Evans's attempts to control the action.
Rashad Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kampmann looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Evans has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kampmann's face.
Kampmann holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Evans tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Evans pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans lands a big elbow - Kampmann is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Kampmann is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rashad Evans!
Our winner, Rashad Evans, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pogi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alucard Darkim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darkim is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm new in da city. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Pogi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alucard Darkim!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darkim loads up on a big right hand but Pogi slips the punch.
Pogi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Darkim was covering up waiting for the punch and Pogi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Darkim is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Darkim has his foot on Pogi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pogi works his way back into a safe position though.
Darkim is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pogi trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Darkim manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darkim throws a big right hand that misses.
Darkim trying to control but Pogi is working from the bottom.
Pogi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Darkim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Darkim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkim is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pogi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pogi has escaped and now he's on top!
Pogi preventing the sweep.
Pogi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pogi slips nicely into half guard.
Pogi is looking for a kimura but Darkim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pogi to get the leverage.
Darkim actively working from the bottom here.
Darkim wants to get back to full guard.
Pogi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Darkim sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Darkim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Darkim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pogi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pogi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Darkim defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pogi tries to pass to full mount but Darkim defends it.
Darkim moves into full guard.
Pogi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pogi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pogi throws a big right hand that misses.
Darkim keeping full guard, as Pogi tries to pass.
Darkim escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pogi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Our spies down at at Wax on Wax off 'Dojo inform us that Darkim has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Pogi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkim looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pogi passes into side control.
Darkim struggling a bit here.
Pogi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Darkim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pogi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Darkim has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arthur Pogi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Darkim drives through with a takedown into Pogi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pogi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Darkim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Darkim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Darkim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pogi trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Darkim's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alucard Darkim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Darkim is looking to work some ground and pound but Pogi has wrist control.
Darkim throws a big right hand that misses.
Darkim tries to free his leg and advance position but Pogi is retaining full guard.
Pogi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pogi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Darkim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Darkim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pogi seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Pogi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darkim.
Darkim working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pogi's head.
Darkim content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Darkim slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pogi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Darkim defends it easily.
Pogi has momentary wrist control but Darkim slips an elbow through the middle.
Pogi is trying to control the position but Darkim postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Darkim is in close to Pogi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Darkim pushes down on Pogi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Darkim seems to be working for a kimura but Pogi defends the submission attempt.
Pogi is refusing to be controlled, as Darkim sits in half guard.
Pogi trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Darkim manages to pass to mount!
Darkim landing strikes from the mount and Pogi is in trouble!
Darkim landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkim goes for an armbar but Pogi turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Pogi.
Pogi stopping the sweep attempt from Darkim.
Darkim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pogi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pogi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Darkim escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pogi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pogi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darkim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Darkim looking for subs off his back but Pogi has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pogi seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Darkim manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Darkim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pogi is one step ahead there.
Darkim has an active guard here but Pogi has managed to pass into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darkim is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pogi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pogi's back!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Alucard Darkim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pogi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pogi showed some decent athleticism there.
Pogi is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Darkim trying to control here.
Pogi is trying to work for a kimura but Darkim is defending well.
Darkim looking for a kimura from the bottom but Pogi passes into side control!
Pogi scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkim sneaks back into half guard.
Darkim looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darkim wants to control but Pogi is keeping busy.
Darkim works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pogi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Darkim has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pogi has managed to get both his arms back between Darkim's legs - danger averted.
Pogi tries to free his leg and advance position but Darkim is retaining full guard.
Pogi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Darkim is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pogi off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkim connects with a big shot to the side of Pogi's head.
Darkim misses with punches from the back.
Darkim is landing with strikes. Pogi can't take much more of this.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pogi trying to control the hands but Darkim breaks the grip.
You can see the frustration on Pogi's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Darkim scores with punches from the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darkim scores with punches and elbows.
Darkim avoiding Pogi 's attempts to control his hands.
Darkim lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkim lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Pogi.
Darkim has the hooks in. Pogi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Pogi is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Darkim gets his way!
Pogi trying to control the action but Darkim just sinks the hooks in.
Darkim is landing with strikes from the back.
Pogi rolls, trying to escape but Darkim keeps control of the position.
Darkim looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Pogi taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alucard Darkim!
Alucard Darkim took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Russian Top Magazin for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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