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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deidara Zetsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zetsu has chosen Make Me as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Sutter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deidara Zetsu!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Zetsu misses.
Sutter fails with a takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zetsu 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 Sutter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sutter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sutter changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sutter gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sutter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zetsu is controlling Sutter's trapped leg to prevent Sutter from advancing to side control.
Zetsu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sutter scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sutter wants to take a breather but Zetsu is having none of it.
Zetsu wants to improve his position but Sutter is controlling well.
Sutter throws a strike but Zetsu avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zetsu keeping moving, preventing Sutter from controlling successfully.
Sutter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zetsu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zetsu trying to keep a closed guard but Sutter is proving a slippery customer.
Zetsu told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Zetsu keeping moving, preventing Sutter from controlling successfully.
Sutter is really struggling to control Zetsu but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Zetsu wants to sweep here but Sutter controlling him for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zetsu is still trying to improve position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sutter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zetsu tries to clinch up but Sutter circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Zetsu.
Sutter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zetsu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sutter somewhat.
Sutter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Zetsu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zetsu struggling a bit here.
Zetsu is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Sutter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zetsu taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sutter fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Zetsu can't do much from the bottom here.
Zetsu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sutter fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sutter sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Zetsu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sutter throws a strike aimed at the side of Zetsu's head but Zetsu avoids it well.
Zetsu is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Sutter seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sutter postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sutter laying and praying for a moment but Zetsu takes advantage and regains half guard.
Zetsu keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sutter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sutter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Sutter dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sutter lands a really nice looking cross but Zetsu seems unphased.
Zetsu throws a right and a left that Sutter avoids nicely.
No joy there for Zetsu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sutter.
Sutter lands with a nice body punch.
Sutter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zetsu as he jumps to the side.
Zetsu is trying to counter with his kicks.
Zetsu is looking to clinch.
Sutter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sutter shoots in looking for a takedown but Zetsu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sutter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Sutter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zetsu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sutter takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sutter gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sutter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zetsu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sutter.
Sutter working the head and body with strikes.
Sutter winds up and cracks Zetsu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mark Sutter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zetsu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sutter.
Zetsu is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Zetsu gets full guard.
Zetsu keeping full guard, as Sutter tries to pass.
Zetsu wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutter landing some decent shots from guard.
Sutter wants to control from the top but Zetsu keeps moving.
Sutter controlling from the top position.
Sutter trying to control but Zetsu is working from the bottom.
Sutter postures up.
Zetsu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sutter manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sutter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zetsu can do to turn this around?
Sutter wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Zetsu wants to control from the top but Sutter keeps moving.
Zetsu won't allow Sutter to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Zetsu does no damage.
Sutter dives in for a single leg takedown but Zetsu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Zetsu feints a counter leg kick.
Deidara Zetsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zetsu misses with a left hand
letting Sutter counter with a right hand.
No luck for Sutter with that takedown attempt.
Zetsu throws a sloppy head kick and Sutter moves out of range easily.
Zetsu misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zetsu connects with a crisp jab.
Jab from Zetsu.
Sutter feints and as Zetsu raises his hands in defense, Sutter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sutter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sutter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zetsu has momentary wrist control but Sutter slips an elbow through the middle.
Sutter wants to pass the guard but Zetsu is keeping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zetsu is trying to control the position but Sutter postures up.
Zetsu pulls Sutter in to control the position.
Sutter trying to control but Zetsu is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Zetsu looking for a sweep. Not yet Zetsu, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Deidara Zetsu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Zetsu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sutter shoots in for a takedown but Zetsu shows good takedown defense.
Zetsu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zetsu throws a head kick that misses.
Sutter throws a hook but Zetsu avoids it easily.
Zetsu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sutter.
Zetsu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sutter.
Zetsu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zetsu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left lands for Zetsu.
Sutter is rocked!
Zetsu closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Sutter out cold! Sutter corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Deidara Zetsu!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Deidara Zetsu waved his t-shirt featuring AnonymouS's logo in front of the cameras.
Mark Sutter was interviewed post fight and said 'I have an IQ of 104. What did you expect? '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Sepultra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope has chosen LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Trent Pope was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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247 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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273 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Sepultra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Pope!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sepultra is out of range and Pope settles back down.
Sepultra takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pope clinches with his opponent.
Sepultra avoids a wild elbow strike from Pope.
Sepultra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sepultra takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Damien Sepultra has been cut.
Pope creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sepultra's defenses.
Sepultra avoids a wild elbow strike from Pope.
Pope misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pope.
Sepultra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sepultra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pope looking to throw knees to the head but Sepultra is blocking nicely.
Pope lands an elbow inside.
Pope swings wildly with an uppercut but Sepultra uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Sepultra - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Pope, and another! Sepultra is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Trent Pope!
During a confident post fight interview, Trent Pope thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Trevino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oisin O Conghaile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevino's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rowdy Rebel feat. Bobby Shmurda and Too $hort - She All About The Shmoney. O Conghaile is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Deer's Cry by Angelina. 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
15 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Trevino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oisin O Conghaile!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trevino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Conghaile scores with a head kick. Trevino tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
O Conghaile throws a head kick but Trevino moves out of range.
A jab from O Conghaile misses.
Trevino drops down looking for a counter takedown but O Conghaile sprawls and moves away.
Trevino fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
O Conghaile keeps Trevino at a distance using the push kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trevino.
Trevino ducks under a wild hook from O Conghaile.
Trevino tries to counter with a takedown but O Conghaile is quick to defend against it.
Trevino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
O Conghaile rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trevino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trevino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trevino smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Conghaile throws a big shot that misses.
O Conghaile slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Conghaile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trevino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trevino lands with a shot to the body.
O Conghaile takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Conghaile throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Trevino.
Trevino lands with a kick to the ribs.
Trevino looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trevino bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Conghaile's head backwards.
O Conghaile chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trevino can pounce on him.
O Conghaile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from O Conghaile.
O Conghaile lands a nice shot to the body.
O Conghaile checks a leg kick nicely.
O Conghaile looks to throw the jab but Trevino is out of range.
Trevino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Conghaile.
Trevino drops down looking for a counter takedown but O Conghaile sprawls and moves away.
O Conghaile misses with a low kick.
Trevino moves out of range as O Conghaile throws a body kick.
O Conghaile 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.
O Conghaile misses with a head kick.
Trevino changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trevino misses with a low kick.
O Conghaile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trevino.
Oisin O Conghaile is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trevino clobbers O Conghaile with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Trevino checks a leg kick.
O Conghaile takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Trevino cracks O Conghaile with an open hand slap.
Trevino scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Conghaile looks for the body kick but Trevino saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trevino. O Conghaile does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trevino fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but O Conghaile avoids it really well and circles away.
O Conghaile moves out of range as Trevino throws a body kick.
O Conghaile throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trevino scores with a nice body kick.
Nice shot lands for Trevino.
O Conghaile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trevino moves out of range as O Conghaile throws a body kick.
O Conghaile walks into a jab.
O Conghaile connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Trevino momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trevino lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Trevino looks for a takedown but O Conghaile sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Trevino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trevino fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O Conghaile is out of range.
Trevino turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trevino throws a chopping leg kick but O Conghaile manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O Conghaile tries to clinch but Trevino is having none of it.
Trevino throws a low kick, looking for O Conghaile's leg but O Conghaile calmly moves out of range.
O Conghaile swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Trevino has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trevino there as he acknowledges the shot.
Trevino has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from O Conghaile.
O Conghaile scores with a kick to the body.
O Conghaile connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trevino's hands.
Trevino slips under a jab from O Conghaile.
Trevino changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Trevino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trevino feints and then cracks O Conghaile's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Conghaile down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Conghaile thuds his right hand into Trevino's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from O Conghaile.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile instigates a clinch.
Trevino misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Trevino.
O Conghaile lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
O Conghaile doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trevino tries to throw a body punch but O Conghaile avoids it by throwing Trevino back against the cage.
Trevino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
O Conghaile blocks an uppercut.
Trevino can't find room to land a body shot as O Conghaile controls the action.
Trevino misses with some punches.
O Conghaile scores with a shoulder strike.
O Conghaile misses with some punches.
A short right from Trevino.
Trevino swings wildly with an uppercut but O Conghaile uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Conghaile misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trevino throws a punch but it's blocked by O Conghaile.
O Conghaile doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trevino tries to throw a body punch but O Conghaile avoids it by throwing Trevino back against the cage.
O Conghaile misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oisin O Conghaile will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
O Conghaile buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O Conghaile tries to clinch but Trevino is having none of it.
Trevino feinted with a counter takedown.
Good work by O Conghaile as he checks the leg kick.
Trevino moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Trevino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Conghaile with a nice cross.
O Conghaile throws a hook but Trevino blocks it.
A head kick misses from Trevino.
O Conghaile lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trevino's sensitive parts.
Trevino dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Conghaile. That did some damage!
O Conghaile misses with a head kick.
O Conghaile moves out of range of the leg kick from Trevino.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Conghaile checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
O Conghaile throws a jab but it's blocked by Trevino.
Trevino tries a low kick but O Conghaile avoids it.
O Conghaile on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Trevino uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O Conghaile has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Conghaile misses with a low kick as Trevino jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Conghaile throws a leg kick but Trevino moved away.
O Conghaile avoids the head kick by Trevino.
Oisin O Conghaile seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trevino throws a head kick that misses.
Trevino misses with a body kick.
Trevino lands a nice looking body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Trevino blocks the leg kick.
Trevino takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O Conghaile looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O Conghaile takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Trevino with a hook.
Trevino takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
O Conghaile throws a half hearted mid kick.
O Conghaile throws a hook but Trevino blocks it.
Trevino ducks under a wild hook from O Conghaile.
Trevino turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile throws a series of punches but Trevino moves out of range.
Trevino moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trevino throws a leg kick that misses.
O Conghaile lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Trevino gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
O Conghaile is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Trevino is controlling him well.
Trevino scores with punches from side control.
O Conghaile wants to control but Trevino postures up.
An elbow from Trevino crashes against the mat.
Trevino scores with a couple of short elbows.
O Conghaile wants to get back to his feet but Trevino drags him back down.
Trevino cracks O Conghaile with a big elbow.
Trevino swings around for an armbar but O Conghaile sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Trevino's guard.
Trevino had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. O Conghaile defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trevino has a closed guard, preventing O Conghaile from standing up.
O Conghaile stopping the sweep attempt from Trevino.
O Conghaile trying to stand up but can't free himself from Trevino's guard.
O Conghaile wants to control from the top but Trevino keeps moving.
O Conghaile wants to pass the guard but Trevino is keeping the position.
Trevino is trying to control the position but O Conghaile postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
O Conghaile stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd cheers as Trevino lands an impressive looking overhand right. O Conghaile doesn't seem phased though.
Trevino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Conghaile.
Trevino throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trevino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trevino changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
O Conghaile misses with a straight right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trevino.
Trevino thows a body kick. O Conghaile tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Trevino tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but O Conghaile defends well and Trevino ends up having to push O Conghaile into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Trevino tries to bum rush O Conghaile with a series of wild strikes but O Conghaile uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Conghaile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Conghaile waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trevino.
O Conghaile ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trevino moves away.
Trevino throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Conghaile's waist but O Conghaile gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Trevino off to one side.
Trevino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Conghaile.
O Conghaile rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trevino counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Trevino dominated that second round.
That's time! Trevino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Trevino goes for a double leg but O Conghaile avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as O Conghaile continues to drive forward.
A big left from O Conghaile misses.
Trevino takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
O Conghaile has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Trevino.
O Conghaile misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trevino drops down looking for a counter takedown but O Conghaile sprawls and moves away.
Trevino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Conghaile.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Trevino.
O Conghaile throws a head kick that misses.
Trevino slips a jab and a cross from O Conghaile.
Trevino throws a leg kick
and O Conghaile counters with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Conghaile, as that shot connected.
Trevino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Conghaile moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Conghaile drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Trevino uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
O Conghaile misses with a straight left.
O Conghaile lands with an uppercut that bounces Trevino off the cage and back into range.
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!
Trevino fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Trevino shoots in for a double leg but O Conghaile sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Trevino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Conghaile connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trevino takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
O Conghaile throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trevino throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and O Conghaile counters with a nice uppercut.
Trevino is rocked!
Trevino dives in and scores a takedown into O Conghaile's guard.
Oh Trevino is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Conghaile keeping moving, preventing Trevino from controlling successfully.
Trevino seems to have got his legs back now.
O Conghaile looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile wants to stand and escape but Trevino is having none of it.
Trevino throwing strikes but missing.
O Conghaile wants to control the position but Trevino says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
O Conghaile is trying to stand back up but Trevino is controlling him
O Conghaile trying to control here.
O Conghaile actively working from the bottom here.
Trevino seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Trevino seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile gets full guard.
O Conghaile wants to sweep here but Trevino controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trevino's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Trevino has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
O Conghaile throws a nice outside leg kick.
Trevino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
O Conghaile misses with a body kick.
Trevino bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Trevino throws a chopping leg kick but O Conghaile manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O Conghaile tries a quick counter leg kick but Trevino is wise to it.
O Conghaile swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trevino moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Trevino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Conghaile defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Trevino.
O Conghaile is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A head kick misses from O Conghaile.
O Conghaile goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Trevino connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Trevino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Conghaile's calf.
O Conghaile's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
O Conghaile throws a hook but Trevino avoids it easily.
O Conghaile tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Conghaile displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trevino.
Trevino is trying hard to land a takedown here. O Conghaile sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
O Conghaile comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Trevino takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trevino will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oisin O Conghaile comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think O Conghaile has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Oisin O Conghaile!
After the fight, Oisin O Conghaile was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alucard Darkim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torrelio Sacana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darkim comes to the cage accompanied by I'm new in da city. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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224 lbs
25 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alucard Darkim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Torrelio Sacana!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sacana dives in and scores a takedown into Darkim's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Darkim holds on and takes a little breather.
Sacana drops back looking for a leg! Darkim is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Darkim manages to kick Sacana off! Sacana jumps back into Darkim's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darkim has his foot on Sacana's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sacana works his way back into a safe position though.
Sacana got a little sloppy there for a moment and Darkim has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sacana has managed to get both his arms back between Darkim's legs - danger averted.
Darkim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sacana doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sacana manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sacana pushes down on Darkim's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkim is trying to maintain the position but Sacana is very close to passing his half guard.
Sacana is looking for a kimura but Darkim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sacana to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkim is trying to maintain the position but Sacana is very close to passing his half guard.
Sacana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Darkim defending well though.
Darkim has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Sacana thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sacana working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Sacana seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Darkim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Darkim slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sacana working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sacana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Darkim had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sacana defends it easily.
Sacana slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darkim is looking to regain half guard here but Sacana keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sacana is putting a hurting on Darkim here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sacana landing a few strikes.
Darkim is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sacana's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sacana is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Darkim sees it coming and defends easily.
Darkim trying to control but Sacana postures up.
Sacana working the head and body with strikes.
Sacana has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Darkim is looking for a sweep. Sacana is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sacana wants to take a breather but Darkim is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkim tries to roll over but Sacana keeps him under control.
Sacana looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Darkim trying to control here.
Darkim is not content to let Sacana control the position.
Sacana is looking for a kimura here.
Sacana is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Darkim doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sacana.
Darkim wants to control but Sacana is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Darkim is defending against the submission attempts here by Sacana.
Sacana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sacana wants to pass to mount but Darkim is defending the position.
Darkim is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sacana's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sacana's back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sacana is trying to break free.
Darkim lands shots from the back.
Sacana tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torrelio Sacana dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Darkim misses the target.
Darkim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sacana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darkim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sacana circles away quickly and effectively.
Alucard Darkim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darkim shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sacana as he jumps to the side.
Sacana finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darkim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Sacana tries to counter it with a takedown but Darkim pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Darkim throws a right hand that Sacana ducks under and follows up with a left that Sacana also avoids with ease.
Sacana feints the counter takedown.
Darkim fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darkim. Sacana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sacana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darkim closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkim cracks Sacana with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Darkim lands an elbow.
Sacana is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Torrelio Sacana has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sacana manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sacana is refusing to be controlled, as Darkim sits in half guard.
Sacana has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Darkim is working away from the top position though.
Sacana might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Darkim haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sacana wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Darkim lands a nice short elbow.
Sacana is looking to improve his position.
Darkim is working for a submission of some sort.
Darkim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sacana is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Darkim there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Darkim lands a nice short elbow.
Sacana wants to get back to full guard.
Sacana trying to control but Darkim postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkim tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sacana knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Darkim is thwarting Sacana's attempts to control the position.
Darkim is controlling the pace.
Darkim is looking for a kimura here.
Sacana regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Darkim makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sacana wants to sweep here but Darkim controlling him for the moment.
Sacana keeping moving, preventing Darkim from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Darkim is really struggling to control Sacana but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Darkim's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darkim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Darkim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sacana keeping full guard, as Darkim tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alucard Darkim dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Darkim shoots for a takedown but Sacana saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A big left from Darkim misses.
Sacana tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Darkim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sacana circles away.
Darkim throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sacana was covering up waiting for the punch and Darkim finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sacana is trying to control the position but Darkim postures up.
Sacana 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.
Sacana has momentary wrist control but Darkim slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sacana wants to sweep here but Darkim controlling him for the moment.
Darkim with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkim has gone for a leg lock! Sacana slips out almost immediately though and dives into Darkim's guard.
Sacana 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 submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sacana advances position into side control!
Sacana trying to control the action but Darkim is working from the bottom.
Darkim is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sacana is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Darkim's shoulder. That is not cool.
Darkim takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Darkim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Darkim sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sacana lands a nice short elbow.
Sacana lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sacana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sacana winds up and cracks Darkim with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Darkim blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sacana.
Sacana is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sacana moves nicely into side control.
Sacana passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Darkim!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkim tries to hold on but Sacana pushes him away.
Sacana lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sacana goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Darkim turns into him and now he's in Sacana's guard.
Sacana tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Darkim trying to control but Sacana is working from the bottom.
Sacana keeping full guard, as Darkim tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkim is working hard here to advance position.
Darkim might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sacana looking to control.
Sacana manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Darkim manages to get himself to full guard.
Sacana advances position into side control!
Sacana working the head and body with strikes.
Sacana gets to mount! Darkim was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sacana lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darkim tries to reverse the position but Sacana maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Torrelio Sacana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sacana has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Torrelio Sacana!
During a confident post fight interview, Torrelio Sacana 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick McWhiskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christer Pettersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McWhiskey comes to the cage accompanied by ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪. Pettersson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Korn - Did My Time . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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212 lbs
33 - 13 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick McWhiskey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christer Pettersson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from McWhiskey misses.
A nice side step and Pettersson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McWhiskey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pettersson circles away quickly and effectively.
Patrick McWhiskey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pettersson missing with a left hand there. McWhiskey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McWhiskey tries to bum rush Pettersson with a series of wild strikes but Pettersson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Pettersson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McWhiskey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pettersson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pettersson scores with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McWhiskey.
We've been informed that Pettersson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McWhiskey moves in looking to clinch but Pettersson pushes him off.
Pettersson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pettersson scores with a jab to the body.
Pettersson lands a head shot.
Pettersson misses with a wild body shot.
Pettersson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McWhiskey throws a nice outside leg kick.
McWhiskey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McWhiskey scores with a body shot.
McWhiskey throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettersson with a nice cross.
McWhiskey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pettersson was well out of range. Poor timing from McWhiskey.
Nice defenses there by Pettersson.
McWhiskey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McWhiskey.
McWhiskey takes one on the button.
McWhiskey looks to throw the jab but Pettersson is out of range.
Pettersson throws a low kick but McWhiskey moves out of range easily.
Pettersson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pettersson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McWhiskey throws a quick inside leg kick.
McWhiskey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McWhiskey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McWhiskey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pettersson to score with a decent uppercut.
McWhiskey is rocked!
Pettersson is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches McWhiskey flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! McWhiskey is out cold! Pettersson holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Christer Pettersson!
Christer Pettersson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Patrick McWhiskey spoke after the fight, saying 'Ouch!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Kyzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chibi Tsushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyzer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is All of the Lights. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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144 lbs
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35
148 lbs
25 - 15 - 0 |
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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
34 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Kyzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chibi Tsushima!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsushima closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tsushima is looking to take a break and control but Kyzer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tsushima is pressing down on Kyzer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kyzer is holding on for now.
Tsushima is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tsushima has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Tōshi. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Kyzer is pressing down on Tsushima's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kyzer keeping full guard, as Tsushima tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsushima wants to control from the top but Kyzer keeps moving.
Tsushima is looking to work some ground and pound but Kyzer has wrist control.
Kyzer keeping full guard, as Tsushima tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima postures up in Kyzer's guard and throws a big left but Kyzer blocks it.
We've been hearing good reports from Kyzer's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tsushima passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kyzer is trying to control Tsushima's posture but Tsushima avoids it.
Kyzer is not content to let Tsushima control the position.
Tsushima tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kyzer tries to improve position but can't.
Tsushima working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tsushima throws an elbow but Kyzer slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kyzer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tsushima's best efforts.
Kyzer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tsushima is working away from the top position though.
Tsushima wants to work for an arm triangle but Kyzer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tsushima wants to control but Kyzer is keeping him busy.
Tsushima is looking to advance position but Kyzer won't allow it.
Kyzer tries to kick Tsushima off but Tsushima keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kyzer won't allow Tsushima to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima passes to side control.
Kyzer can't do much from the bottom here.
Tsushima working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kyzer is not content to let Tsushima control the position.
Tsushima goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kyzer has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tsushima but great work by Kyzer.
Kyzer takes a little break here. Tsushima wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Tsushima is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsushima manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kyzer is controlling the pace.
Tsushima wants to improve his position but Kyzer is controlling well.
Kyzer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tsushima wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chibi Tsushima dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kyzer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tsushima shoots for a double leg takedown but Kyzer sprawls well. He's pushed Tsushima's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kyzer throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tsushima avoids it.
Kyzer throws a poor cross that misses
and Tsushima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tsushima fails with the takedown
and Kyzer counters with a nice body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kyzer, right into the meat.
Tsushima darts in looking for a takedown but Kyzer gets double underhooks and turns Tsushima into the cage.
Nate Kyzer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chibi Tsushima.
Kyzer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Kyzer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tsushima shoots in but Kyzer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsushima gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kyzer moves into the clinch.
Kyzer tries to throw a body punch but Tsushima avoids it by throwing Kyzer back against the cage.
A short right from Kyzer on the inside.
It looks like Chibi Tsushima has been cut.
Tsushima wants to take the fight to the mat but Kyzer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kyzer avoiding damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyzer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyzer misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyzer.
Kyzer misses with the head strike.
Tsushima drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kyzer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kyzer is looking to control Tsushima's arms but Tsushima gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kyzer has his back to the cage.
Tsushima misses with a punch on the inside.
Kyzer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyzer.
Kyzer looking to slow down the pace here.
Kyzer is pressed up against the cage. Tsushima has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kyzer down to the mat. Kyzer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kyzer lands a head kick!
Kyzer pounces like a tiger and cracks Tsushima with a vicious hook! Tsushima is down but not out! Kyzer follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nate Kyzer!
During a confident post fight interview, Nate Kyzer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hal Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragon Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dawn of the Dead by Does it Offend you, yeah?. Hal Jordan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dragon Slayer's chin.
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194 lbs
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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
38 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hal Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dragon Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Slayer. Slayer obviously looking to wear him down.
Slayer cracks Jordan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Slayer.
Slayer has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jordan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Slayer walks into a straight right hand from Jordan.
A bone on bone clash there as Slayer blocks the leg kick.
Slayer needs to keep his hands up - Jordan had a free shot at his head there.
Jordan looks for the body kick but Slayer saw that one coming.
Slayer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jordan lands an overhand right.
Jordan jabs at Slayer's body.
Jordan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Slayer is rocked!
Hal Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Slayer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jordan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slayer moves forwards but Jordan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Slayer is still on wobbly legs! Can Jordan finish him?
Jordan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slayer.
Slayer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jordan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slayer seems to have recovered his senses.
Jordan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jordan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Slayer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Jordan misses its intended target.
A jab from Slayer misses.
Slayer slips under a jab from Jordan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jordan looks for the body kick but Slayer saw that one coming.
Jordan closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Jordan fails to land.
Slayer cracks Jordan with a nice body shot.
Jordan lands a left hand.
Slayer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Slayer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slayer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Slayer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Jordan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jordan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slayer tries to throw a body punch but Jordan avoids it by throwing Slayer back against the cage.
Slayer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slayer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jordan leaning against his opponent.
Slayer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slayer.
Jordan misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slayer.
Slayer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordan's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Slayer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slayer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jordan is rocked!
Slayer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oh Jordan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slayer unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Jordan! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Slayer is unloading with more strikes now! Jordan drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragon Slayer!
Dragon Slayer really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Borschev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffry McWild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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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
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Borschev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffry McWild!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McWild dodges the punch combination from Borschev.
McWild throws a chopping leg kick but Borschev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McWild throws a body punch but Borschev moves out of range.
McWild checks a leg kick.
McWild tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Borschev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Borschev lands with an overhand left.
McWild needs to keep his hands up - Borschev had a free shot at his head there.
McWild misses with a body shot.
Borschev moves away from the strike by McWild.
Borschev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McWild is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borschev connects with a looping right hand.
Borschev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Borschev swings for the body but McWild moves out of range.
McWild fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McWild.
McWild tries a head kick but it misses.
Borschev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McWild throws a front kick aimed at Borschev's knee but Borschev avoids it well.
McWild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borschev.
McWild feints the counter takedown.
McWild throws a leg kick which misses Borschev's front leg but catches the back leg as Borschev tries to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McWild has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A leg kick checked by McWild.
Dmitry Borschev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McWild wants to slow Borschev down by chopping away at his legs.
Borschev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McWild.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McWild, right into the meat.
McWild has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Borschev.
Borschev is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Borschev scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Jeffry McWild has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWild tries to score with a low kick but Borschev moves his leg out of the way.
McWild walks into a stiff left hand from Borschev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borschev ducks under a wild hook from McWild.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McWild. Borschev shrugs it off though.
McWild avoids the head kick by Borschev.
McWild misses with a low kick.
Borschev throws a jab but it's blocked by McWild.
Borschev is looking to score with low kicks.
McWild with the counter takedown but Borschev avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Borschev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body kick from McWild.
A jab lands there for Borschev.
McWild misses with a few strikes there.
Borschev throws a low kick, looking for McWild's leg but McWild calmly moves out of range.
Borschev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Borschev ducks under a wild hook from McWild.
Borschev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McWild.
Borschev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Borschev blocks a low kick nicely.
As McWild backs away, Borschev returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Borschev throws a leg kick but McWild sees it coming and moves out of range.
McWild misses with a takedown
and Borschev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McWild misses with a takedown attempt
and Borschev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McWild thinking.
Dmitry Borschev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffry McWild.
McWild looks for the body kick but Borschev saw that one coming.
McWild avoids the body shot from Borschev.
Borschev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Borschev is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Borschev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McWild takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Borschev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Borschev lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Borschev.
McWild connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borschev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McWild swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Borschev counters with a stiff right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Borschev 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 McWild has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McWild and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McWild feints the counter takedown.
McWild loads up on a big right hand but Borschev slips the punch.
Borschev just misses with a punch to the body.
Borschev lands a nice shot to the body.
Borschev misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Borschev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borschev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Borschev.
Dmitry Borschev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McWild throws a leg kick
letting Borschev counter with a right hand.
Borschev looks to land a left hand but McWild moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Borschev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeffry McWild's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McWild throws a head kick but Borschev moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for McWild.
Borschev scores with a head kick. McWild tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Borschev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McWild.
McWild misses with a low kick.
McWild throws a leg kick that is checked
and Borschev counters with a nice leg kick.
Borschev clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Borschev.
Borschev lands an uppercut.
Borschev scores with a shoulder strike.
McWild has a couple of punches blocked by Borschev.
Borschev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McWild or not.
A shot in the inside from Borschev.
McWild is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borschev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McWild backwards.
Borschev lands a body punch in the clinch.
Borschev lands with a short shot to the head.
McWild prevents a body shot from Borschev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWild misses with a hook to the ribs.
McWild is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
McWild can't find room to land a body shot as Borschev controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Borschev.
Borschev digs a right hand into McWild's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McWild's gas tank.
Borschev slowing the pace effectively.
Borschev is working McWild over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Borschev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Borschev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Borschev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McWild can do to turn this around?
Borschev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McWild or not.
Borschev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Borschev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McWild is rocked!
A short right from Borschev.
McWild is still on wobbly legs! Can Borschev finish him?
A left hand lands to the body for Borschev.
Borschev pushes McWild against the cage. Borschev is working some dirty boxing. Borschev pushes off with a quick right hook! McWild goes down! McWild tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Borschev moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmitry Borschev!
Dmitry Borschev thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cooper Abreu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pluto Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abreu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Die for Metal. Palhares has chosen TOQUINHO as his entrance music. Pluto Palhares will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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171 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cooper Abreu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pluto Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abreu with a nice cross.
Abreu throws a sloppy head kick and Palhares moves out of range easily.
Abreu cracks the inside of Palhares's front leg.
Palhares lands a jab to the nose.
Abreu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palhares tests Abreu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cooper Abreu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Palhares as he checks the leg kick.
Palhares lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Palhares crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Abreu - the referee stops the clock and Palhares gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Abreu. Palhares manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Abreu moves out of range of the leg kick from Palhares.
Abreu misses with the body kick
and Palhares counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palhares slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Abreu trying to control the position.
Palhares trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares throwing strikes but missing.
Palhares trying to control but Abreu is working from the bottom.
Abreu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Abreu misses with a hook
and Palhares counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Abreu!
Palhares throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Palhares 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Palhares throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Palhares wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abreu keeps working.
Abreu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares with the ground and pound but Abreu regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Palhares is looking to take a break and control but Abreu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Palhares is working for a kimura but Abreu is defending it quite comfortably.
Palhares keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Abreu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Let's hope that Palhares has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A slow jab from Abreu misses its intended target.
Palhares looks for the body kick but Abreu saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Abreu.
Abreu lands with a nice body kick.
Abreu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Palhares avoids it really well and circles away.
Palhares slaps away a takedown attempt from Abreu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Palhares is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Abreu with a body shot.
Abreu thows a leg kick but Palhares checks it
and Palhares counters with a left and a right that stings Abreu.
Palhares lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abreu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abreu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palhares.
Abreu misses with a straight right.
Palhares is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Palhares has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Abreu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pluto Palhares dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good work by Abreu as he checks the leg kick.
Abreu feints and then cracks Palhares's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palhares down.
An inside leg kick from Abreu misses.
Abreu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abreu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Palhares. That did some damage!
Abreu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Palhares closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Abreu's guard.
Palhares engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares wants to control from the top but Abreu keeps moving.
Palhares looking to sit in guard and control but Abreu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Palhares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares has control of Abreu's left arm, preventing Abreu from doing any damage.
Palhares looking to control.
Palhares looking for a sweep. Not yet Palhares, not yet.
Abreu trying to control but Palhares is working from the bottom.
Palhares looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Palhares is controlling Abreu's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Palhares checks the leg kick nicely there.
Palhares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abreu.
Palhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Abreu closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Palhares did well to prevent Abreu getting side control.
Abreu prevents Palhares from improving his position.
Palhares makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Palhares.
Pluto Palhares has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abreu is looking to work some ground and pound but Palhares has wrist control.
Palhares looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is controlling Abreu's posture.
Palhares keeping moving, preventing Abreu from controlling successfully.
Abreu throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Palhares scores with a spinning back kick!
Pluto Palhares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palhares is looking to land body kicks.
Abreu throws a low kick, looking for Palhares's leg but Palhares calmly moves out of range.
Palhares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palhares connects with a nice looking jab.
Abreu misses with a body shot.
Abreu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abreu misses with a hook. Palhares ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares lands a nice looking body shot.
Palhares fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Palhares lands with a hook. Abreu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Palhares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Abreu throws a body shot but no joy.
Palhares lands a leg kick that knocks Abreu off balance momentarily.
Abreu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Palhares is out of range.
Abreu wants to slow Palhares down by chopping away at his legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Abreu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Palhares is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Palhares ducks under a wild hook from Abreu.
Abreu closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palhares struggling a bit here.
Abreu has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cooper Abreu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Palhares blocks a jab.
Abreu cracks Palhares with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Palhares takes a swing at Abreu's ribcage but misses.
Palhares scores with a crisp jab that stopped Abreu in his tracks.
Abreu looks to score with a jab to the body but Palhares is just out of range.
Palhares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Palhares misses with a head kick.
Abreu throws a big shot that misses.
Palhares walks forward, straight into a front kick from Abreu.
That kick from Abreu tenderised Palhares's leg. Palhares is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abreu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares misses with a kick to the body
and Abreu counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palhares is looking to reverse the position.
Abreu trying to control the position but Palhares is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares tries to buck Abreu off but Abreu is having none of it.
Palhares is trying to control Abreu's posture but Abreu avoids it.
Abreu with the ground and pound but Palhares regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Abreu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Palhares is not content to let Abreu control the position.
Palhares is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Palhares wants to improve his position but Abreu is controlling well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Palhares throws an overhand right that lands on Abreu's shoulder, as Abreu tries to avoid the shot.
Abreu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palhares.
Abreu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abreu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Palhares fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abreu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Palhares just misses with a punch to the body.
Abreu is looking to score with low kicks.
Palhares slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Palhares, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Palhares checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Abreu throws a leg kick but Palhares checks it.
Palhares checks a leg kick.
Abreu ducks under a wild hook from Palhares.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Palhares.
Abreu appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Palhares checks a leg kick nicely.
Palhares throws a leg kick but Abreu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Palhares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palhares stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Palhares wants it to stay on the feet.
Palhares takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Palhares checks a leg kick.
Palhares misses with a low kick as Abreu jumps back.
Abreu lands a leg kick that knocks Palhares off balance momentarily.
Palhares tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Abreu is able to avoid easily.
Palhares connects with a body shot.
Abreu motions for Palhares to come forward. Abreu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abreu throws a front kick that sends Palhares stumbling back into the cage.
Palhares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abreu manages to avoid it.
Palhares defending well as Abreu loads up on a big left hand.
Palhares has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares looks to land a body kick but Abreu moved away.
Palhares wants to land a leg kick but Abreu is out of range.
Palhares throws a series of punches but Abreu moves out of range.
Palhares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abreu misses with a looping left.
Palhares tests Abreu's chin there with a solid looking 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!
Palhares shoots in looking for a takedown. Abreu tries to sprawl out of it but Palhares keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Abreu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Abreu lands with a shot to the body.
Palhares slips a straight right by Abreu.
Abreu misses with a low kick.
Abreu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cooper Abreu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abreu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kurupt - I Didn't Change. Danny Brown had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Escobar misses
and Brown counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brown.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown lands a jab.
Escobar misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Escobar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown digs a good hook to Escobar's body.
Escobar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar 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.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Danny Brown has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Brown.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Escobar throws a leg kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown scores with a head kick.
Escobar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brown.
Escobar lands a head kick!
Pablo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Escobar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Escobar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Escobar!
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Brown tries to counter by clinching up but Escobar breaks away and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Escobar thumps Brown with a low kick.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Escobar can pounce on him.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown wants to land a leg kick but Escobar is out of range.
Brown jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good exchange - Brown coming out on top.
Escobar swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Escobar throws a low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Escobar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
It looks like Brown has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar wants to land a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Brown throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
Escobar throws a leg kick that misses.
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Escobar.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Escobar scores with a punch to the head.
An inside leg kick from Escobar misses.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Escobar.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown lets loose with a powerful body kick. Escobar will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Escobar moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brown.
Brown working aggressively here.
Escobar breaks from the clinch.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brown slips under a jab from Escobar.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar misses with a straight left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Escobar, right into the meat.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pablo Escobar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Brown's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Escobar throws out a leg kick but Brown moves out of range and Escobar only half commits.
Brown swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Escobar loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Escobar throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Escobar manages to circle out of the way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Escobar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown is looking to slow Escobar down with leg kicks.
Escobar tries to score with a low kick but Brown moves his leg out of the way.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar slips under a jab from Brown.
Escobar misses with a straight left.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Brown misses.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Escobar.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Brown avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Escobar can pounce on him.
Brown thuds his right hand into Escobar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Escobar checks the leg kick.
Escobar scores with a punch to the head.
Escobar throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Escobar lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Escobar. Escobar obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Escobar.
Escobar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Escobar throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Brown smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brown feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Escobars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A chopping leg kick lands by Escobar.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Escobar sends Brown crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Escobar is motioning to the referee to let Brown up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Brown is rocked!
Escobar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Escobar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Escobar gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Escobar! Pablo Escobar retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Pablo Escobar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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