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PFC: Fight Night 31 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Bogtrotter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Shaam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Bogtrotter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kane Shaam!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogtrotter walks into a stiff left hand from Shaam.
We've been informed that Shaam 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.
Bogtrotter lands a leg kick that knocks Shaam off balance momentarily.
Shaam cracks Bogtrotter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shaam lands with a shot to the body.
Kane Shaam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Bogtrotter misses the target.
Shaam doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bogtrotter swings widly with a right hand
and Shaam counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Shaam seems content to control.
Bogtrotter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bogtrotter trying to control here.
Shaam slips a nice elbow through Bogtrotter's hands, connecting with Bogtrotter's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaam takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shaam working over Bogtrotter with some ground and pound. Bogtrotter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shaam content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogtrotter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shaam scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bogtrotter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shaam controlling the action here.
Shaam lands strikes from half guard.
Shaam seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bogtrotter is looking for a sweep. Shaam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bogtrotter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shaam escapes and gets back to his feet.
Bogtrotter is looking to land body kicks.
Shaam throws out a counter right but Bogtrotter avoids it with no problem.
Bogtrotter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bogtrotter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shaam. Shaam circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogtrotter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bogtrotter takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Bruce Bogtrotter has been cut.
Shaam avoids the head kick by Bogtrotter.
Bogtrotter looks to land a body kick but Shaam moved away.
Shaam moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bogtrotter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A cross from Shaam lands.
Bogtrotter misses with a leg kick
and Shaam counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shaam is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bogtrotter can't keep his opponent in guard - Shaam advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shaam controlling the action here.
Shaam seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogtrotter wants to control but Shaam is keeping busy.
Shaam controlling the action here.
Bogtrotter looking for submissions off his back.
Shaam looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bogtrotter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bogtrotter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shaam on the ground.
Shaam winds up and cracks Bogtrotter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bogtrotter wants to get back to full guard.
Shaam working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bogtrotter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shaam scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bogtrotter wants to control but Shaam is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shaam in particular looking to stall.
Shaam scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bogtrotter is rocked!
Bogtrotter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shaam pulls his head out easily.
Shaam is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Bogtrotter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shaam content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bogtrotter seems to have got his legs back now.
Shaam lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Bogtrotter quite badly. Bogtrotter pulls Shaam in close trying to recover. Shaam postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Bogtrotter on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Bogtrotter doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kane Shaam!
Kane Shaam seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Maskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Moreiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Moreiro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Oliver Maskin's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Maskin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Moreiro!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maskin lands a nice looking body shot.
Maskin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Moreiro eats them both and turns towards Maskin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Maskin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maskin scores with a punch to the head.
Maskin lands a glancing blow to the side of Moreiro's head.
Moreiro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maskin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moreiro's head.
Maskin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Moreiro avoids the body shot from Maskin.
Maskin defending well as Moreiro loads up on a big left hand.
Maskin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Maskin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maskin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moreiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maskin moves away.
A swing and a miss from Moreiro.
Moreiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maskin was well out of range. Poor timing from Moreiro.
Moreiro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Maskin.
Maskin scores with a body shot.
Moreiro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maskin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maskin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maskin punishes Moreiro's body with a nice straight punch.
Maskin lands with a cross.
A jab from Maskin finds it's way through Moreiro's defenses.
Maskin ducks under a wild hook from Moreiro.
Maskin digs a good hook to Moreiro's body.
Moreiro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maskin's corner calls for a 1-2. Maskin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maskin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maskin is looking to wear down Moreiro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maskin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oliver Maskin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maskin scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maskin lands with a right hand.
Moreiro misses with a looping left.
Moreiro takes one on the button.
Maskin throws out a powerful jab.
Maskin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Moreiro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maskin lands with a straight right. Moreiro didn't see that one coming.
Maskin misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreiro throws the left hand but Maskin avoids the punch easily.
Maskin cracks Moreiro with a good jab.
Moreiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Moreiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maskin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moreiro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Moreiro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maskin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maskin catches Moreiro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Moreiro looks to land a right hand but Maskin moved out of range.
Maskin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maskin scores with a jab. Moreiro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Moreiro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Moreiro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maskin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moreiro.
Maskin avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maskin connects with a body shot that sends Moreiro's belly button to the back.
Maskin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moreiro is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Moreiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maskin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moreiro ducks right into an uppercut from Maskin.
Maskin lands a right hook to the body.
Jab from Maskin.
Maskin misses with a double jab.
Moreiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maskin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Maskin lands a jab to Moreiro's midsection.
Maskin connects with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Maskin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maskin.
Maskin misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maskin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moreiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maskin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maskin lands a jab to Moreiro's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maskin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maskin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Maskin. Those never looked like landing.
Moreiro misses with a series of wild punches.
Maskin thuds his right hand into Moreiro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A shot to the liver by Maskin. Beautiful body shot.
Maskin misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Moreiro misses.
Moreiro swinging wildly here.
It looked like Maskin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A combination from Moreiro does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Maskin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maskin scores with a sloppy right hand. Moreiro should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreiro tries to move into range but Maskin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab from Maskin.
Maskin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Moreiro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Maskin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maskin cracks Moreiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Moreiro in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Maskin misses with a series of wild punches.
Maskin just misses with a punch to the body.
Maskin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Maskin as he connects with a hook.
Maskin lands with an uppercut that bounces Moreiro off the cage and back into range.
Moreiro swings for the body but Maskin moves out of range.
Maskin lands an overhand right.
Maskin tests Moreiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maskin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maskin cracks Moreiro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maskin's corner calls for a 1-2. Maskin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maskin lands a glancing blow to the side of Moreiro's head.
Maskin thuds a left hand into Moreiro's body.
Maskin misses with a looping left.
Moreiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maskin is looking to counter punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Moreiro might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Maskin has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreiro walks into a straight right hand from Maskin.
Oliver Maskin is winning the standup battle so far.
Maskin lands a head shot.
Maskin works Moreiro's body with a nice hook.
Moreiro swings for the body but Maskin moves out of range.
Maskin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maskin slips a straight right by Moreiro.
Maskin works the jab nicely.
Maskin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moreiro can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Maskin.
Moreiro tries to move into range but Maskin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maskin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maskin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moreiro.
Maskin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maskin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moreiro.
Maskin tests Moreiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maskin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Maskin misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maskin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Moreiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maskin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Moreiro on the side of the head.
Moreiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maskin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Maskin tries to bum rush Moreiro with a series of wild strikes but Moreiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maskin throws a right hand that Moreiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Moreiro also avoids with ease.
Maskin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maskin avoids the body shot from Moreiro.
Maskin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Moreiro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maskin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moreiro moves away.
A little jabbing left from Moreiro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maskin slips under a jab.
Maskin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Maskin jabs Moreiro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maskin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maskin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maskin throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Moreiro misses.
Moreiro throws a hook but Maskin avoids it easily.
Moreiro swings for the body but Maskin moves out of range.
Maskin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Moreiro walks into a left hand.
Moreiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maskin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moreiro.
Moreiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Maskin misses its target.
Moreiro looks to throw the jab but Maskin is out of range.
Maskin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Moreiro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moreiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Maskin is looking to counter punch.
Maskin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moreiro.
Maskin cracks a nice hook into Moreiro's ribs.
Maskin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maskin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Maskin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moreiro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maskin lands a right hook to the body.
Maskin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Moreiro does no damage.
Moreiro swinging wildly here.
Maskin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moreiro in his tracks.
Moreiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maskin.
Maskin scores with a jab. Moreiro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maskin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moreiro.
Maskin throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moreiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maskin.
Moreiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the liver by Maskin. Beautiful body shot.
Moreiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Maskin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Maskin connects with a right hand. Moreiro shakes it off.
Moreiro drops his hands momentarily and Maskin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Donk. Maskin catches Moreiro right on the button with a cross.
Nice jab there from Maskin.
Maskin cracks Moreiro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Moreiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Maskin.
Moreiro throws a hook but Maskin blocks it.
Maskin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Moreiro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moreiro looks to land a left hand but Maskin moved out of range nicely.
Moreiro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maskin scores with a jab to the head.
Moreiro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Maskin.
Maskin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Maskin.
Maskin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moreiro swings for the body but Maskin moves out of range.
Maskin lands a right hook to the body.
Moreiro misses with a body shot.
Maskin lunges at Moreiro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moreiro's hand.
Maskin dips to his left and cracks Moreiro with an uppercut!
Maskin scores with a sloppy right hand. Moreiro should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Moreiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maskin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maskin cracks a nice hook into Moreiro's ribs.
A jab from Maskin does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maskin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Moreiro throws a nice looking combination but Maskin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maskin lunges at Moreiro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moreiro's hand.
Moreiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maskin was well out of range. Poor timing from Moreiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Moreiro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Maskin missing with a left hand there. Moreiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maskin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maskin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moreiro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maskin to score with a decent uppercut.
Moreiro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maskin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moreiro on the side of the head.
Maskin scores with the left hand. Moreiro knows he should have avoided that one.
Maskin lands a body shot.
Moreiro throws a right and a left that Maskin avoids nicely.
Maskin just misses with a punch to the body.
Maskin lands a nice shot that snaps Moreiro's head back.
Maskin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Moreiro under the eye.
Maskin lands a jab to Moreiro's midsection.
Maskin scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maskin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Maskin duly obliges.
Maskin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maskin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moreiro.
Maskin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Moreiro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Moreiro misses.
Maskin ducks under a wild hook from Moreiro.
Moreiro walks into a left hand.
Maskin works Moreiro's body with a nice hook.
Maskin dips to his left and cracks Moreiro with an uppercut!
Moreiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maskin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moreiro.
Moreiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moreiro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maskin finds it's way round the side to connect with Moreiro's head.
Moreiro misses with a hook. Maskin ducked under it nicely.
Maskin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moreiro doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maskin looks to score with a jab to the body but Moreiro is just out of range.
Maskin lands with a good body shot.
Moreiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Maskin throws a good cross that connects.
Maskin lands an overhand right.
Maskin cracks Moreiro with an open hand slap.
Maskin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Moreiro eats them both and turns towards Maskin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maskin throws a looping overhand right but Moreiro ducks down to avoid it.
Anthony Moreiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maskin misses the jab.
Maskin lands with a shot to the body.
Moreiro throws a hook but Maskin blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maskin lands with a good body shot.
Maskin connects with a body shot that sends Moreiro's belly button to the back.
Maskin clobbers Moreiro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oliver Maskin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moreiro throws a hook but Maskin blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Maskin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maskin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Maskin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mick Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aquiles Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaw's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Silver Bullet - Bring Forth The Guillotine. Romero has chosen Scotland The Brave as his entrance music. Aquiles Romero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mick Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aquiles Romero!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Romero.
Shaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaw.
Mick Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero gets tackled into the cage by Shaw. Shaw maintains the clinch.
Shaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Shaw.
Romero misses with a knee to the head.
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero avoids the body shot from Shaw.
Romero blocks a head kick by Shaw.
Shaw bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Romero's head backwards.
The fighters circling - Shaw throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shaw throws a front kick that sends Romero stumbling back into the cage.
Shaw misses with a left hand
and Romero counters with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaw. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Romero throws a head kick that misses.
Romero just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromShaw.
Shaw moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shaw connects with a body shot that sends Romero's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Shaw slips the punch.
Shaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romero looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Romero scores with a shot to the body.
Romero needs to keep his hands up - Shaw had a free shot at his head there.
Shaw has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Netherlands Top Team & KT in the buildup to the fight.
Shaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shaw throws a chopping leg kick but Romero manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aquiles Romero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaw forces Romero back against the cage and clinches.
Shaw scores with a hook to the body.
Shaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero tries to break free but Shaw pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Shaw.
Shaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shaw lands a right hand.
Romero tries a body shot but Shaw blocks it.
Shaw works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Romero tries to land knees in the clinch but Shaw avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Romero.
Shaw drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Romero gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaw lands a body shot.
Shaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shaw lands an elbow inside that Romero shrugs off.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaw tries a body shot but Romero blocks it.
Romero blocks a body shot from Shaw.
Shaw lands a hook that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Romero tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Romero pushes off an throws an elbow but Shaw leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shaw misses with a body punch.
Shaw lands a body punch in the clinch.
Romero can't break the clinch.
Romero is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shaw to keep the fight standing.
Shaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Romero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shaw smiles and moves away.
Mick Shaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aquiles Romero.
Romero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Romero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Romero moves out of range of the body kick.
Romero walks into a stiff left hand from Shaw.
Romero staying out of range there.
Shaw blocks a head kick by Romero.
Shaw is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Romero.
Shaw throws a half hearted mid kick.
Romero throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shaw is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Romero throws a body punch but Shaw moves out of range.
Shaw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Romero is fending him off so far but Shaw persists. Nope, Romero circles away and we're back to standing.
Shaw throws out a loose jab but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Romero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaw gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Shaw.
Shaw is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Romero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shaw avoids it.
Shaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shaw wants to take the fight to the mat but Romero manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Shaw fails to land.
Romero tries to break the clinch but Shaw is controlling the position.
A hook to the body from Shaw.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romeros head.
Shaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Romero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shaw is defending well for now.
Romero blocks an elbow strike.
Shaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shaw lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Shaw dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shaw misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Romero checks a leg kick.
Shaw has Romero up against the cage in a clinch.
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
Jab, jab by Shaw - just one landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romero. Shaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shaw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Romero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw throws a lazy body kick
letting Romero counter with a right hand.
Shaw shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
Shaw throws a lazy head kick
and Romero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero lands a jab to Shaw's midsection.
Shaw throws a series of punches but Romero moves out of range.
A punch combination from Shaw misses.
Shaw does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A little jabbing left from Romero on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shaw tries to clinch
and Romero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shaw.
Shaw tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Romero manages to circle out of the way.
Romero blocks a head kick by Shaw.
Shaw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romero now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shaw misses with a left hand
and Romero counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shaw thinking.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shaw takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Romero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Romero misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaw throws a leg kick
and Romero counters with a left and a right... And another left! Shaw is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aquiles Romero!
As Aquiles Romero got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I want to fight Nick Diaz in this weight class in this division!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lars Paulsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsson's entrance music is Soldaat van Oranje Theme. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Paulsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Carter Williams!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams rushes Paulsson and presses him up against the cage.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Paulsson won't allow it.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams has clasped his hands together around Paulsson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Paulsson is trying to get back to half guard.
Paulsson can't do much from the bottom here.
Paulsson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Williams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Paulsson is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams wants to control but Paulsson is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsson is trying to get back to half guard.
Paulsson tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Williams easily slips into full mount!
Williams tries to control but Paulsson wriggling away.
Williams looking to control and managing it successfully.
Paulsson is trying desperately to improve position.
Paulsson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams prevents Paulsson from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Paulsson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Paulsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Paulsson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams won't allow Paulsson to sweep him here.
Paulsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Paulsson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Paulsson uses his free foot to push down on Williams's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Williams.
Paulsson controlling the pace for now.
Williams tries to reverse the position but Paulsson maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsson with a couple of short strikes.
Paulsson lands a big shot there that rocks Williams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Paulsson working for a guillotine from mount but Williams is in no mood to give up.
Williams manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Williams won't allow Paulsson to pass to mount.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paulsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williams wants to control but Paulsson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Paulsson wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Williams preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paulsson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lars Paulsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paulsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Paulsson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Paulsson trying to land knees to the body.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
Paulsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulsson wants the takedown. Williams is fighting it off but Paulsson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Williams's guard against the cage.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Paulsson wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Paulsson from controlling successfully.
Paulsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams is looking to stand up but Paulsson isn't so interested in that idea.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Paulsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Paulsson has passed into side control.
Paulsson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Williams has escaped the position, nice work there.
Williams struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes there by Paulsson.
Paulsson is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williams can do anything to dispel that myth.
Paulsson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Paulsson working away.
Williams is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Paulsson gets to mount! Williams was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Williams is looking to improve his position but Paulsson isn't that keen on the idea.
Paulsson with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Paulsson trying to control but Williams is having none of it.
Paulsson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Williams can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Williams is looking to improve his position but Paulsson isn't that keen on the idea.
Williams is squirming around, avoiding Paulsson's attempts to control the action.
Paulsson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Paulsson lands a big shot there that rocks Williams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Williams is squirming around, avoiding Paulsson's attempts to control the action.
Paulsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsson fails to take his opponent's back.
Paulsson unloading with bombs!
Paulsson looking to control but Williams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Paulsson looking to finish Williams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Williams!
Williams is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulsson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Williams is surviving well by controlling Paulsson's body position as best he can.
Williams is still in real trouble! Can Paulsson finish him?
Paulsson lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Williams! Paulsson sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Williams and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lars Paulsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Lars Paulsson 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Irving (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Luigi Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jasper Irving!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irving stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Irving wants it to stay on the feet.
Irving appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Irving swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Bates misses its intended target.
Irving avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Irving lands with an overhand left.
Irving swings for the body but Bates moves out of range.
Irving fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bates manages to avoid it.
Bates stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bates avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Irving defending well as Bates loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Irving misses.
Bates looks to land a left hand but Irving moved out of range nicely.
Bates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irving is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bates rather than just go for the knockout.
Irving ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Irving stuffs the takedown.
Bates shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Irving manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bates looking to pass the guard.
Bates wants to control from the top but Irving keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates is really struggling to control Irving but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bates tries to free his leg and advance position but Irving is retaining full guard.
Bates is stalling in the full guard.
Bates wants to control from the top but Irving keeps moving.
Bates stands and throws Irving's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Irving is trying to control Bates's posture but Bates avoids it.
Bates is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Irving has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two 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.
Bates tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bates has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bates wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Irving, who protects the arm well.
Bates tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bates has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bates looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates wants to control but Irving is keeping him busy.
Bates is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Irving is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bates tries for a kimura but Irving is defending well.
Irving is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bates goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Irving has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bates but great work by Irving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates is looking for a sweep.
Bates gets back to half guard.
Irving is thwarting Bates's attempts to control the position.
Bates is looking to improve his position.
Bates trying to get back to full guard but Irving takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Irving looking to control but Bates is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bates is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Luigi Bates will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Irving walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bates ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bates shoots in looking for a takedown but Irving manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bates's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Irving keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Irving misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Bates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Irving releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bates.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luigi Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bates on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irving scores with a sloppy right hand. Bates should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irving. Bates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bates throws a lazy right hand but Irving sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Irving connects with the punch.
Bates shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Irving defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irving misses with a wild body shot.
Bates drops down looking for a counter takedown but Irving sprawls and moves away.
A low kick from Irving misses
and Bates holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bates pulls guard successfully.
Bates trying to control the position.
Irving trying to control but Bates is working from the bottom.
Bates bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Irving's guard.
Bates trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bates is looking to pass into half guard but Irving pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Irving is in guard.
Luigi Bates overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bates tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irving postures up.
Bates is looking for a triangle but Irving pushes his legs off easily.
Bates looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bates is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates 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.
Bates looking for a guillotine here but Irving defends easily.
Bates pulls Irving in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bates is working hard here to advance position.
Bates trying to control the position.
Bates keeping moving, preventing Irving from controlling successfully.
Bates trying to keep a closed guard but Irving is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Irving tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bates was well out of range. Poor timing from Irving.
Bates thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irving with a nice cross.
Jasper Irving seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bates closes the distance and clinches up with Irving, looking for a takedown. Bates pushes Irving against the cage but Irving circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irving. Bates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jasper Irving is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irving digs a good body shot into Bates's ribs.
Bates shoots in looking for a takedown. Irving tries to sprawl out of it but Bates keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Irving manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Irving swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bates slips a jab from Irving.
Bates misses with a takedown attempt - Irving sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Irving throws a body shot but no joy.
Irving scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bates doesn't seem bothered though.
Irving has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irving. Bates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irving scores with a body shot.
Irving comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bates looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Irving is fending him off so far but Bates persists. Nope, Irving circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bates changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Irving tries to avoid it but Bates manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Irving to the ground. Irving escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irving manages to avoid it.
Irving was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Decent striking displayed by Irving there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jasper Irving showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Irving lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Irving steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bates.
Irving takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Irving misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
Bates takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bates tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Irving defends well and Bates ends up having to push Irving into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Irving throws out a counter right but Bates avoids it with no problem.
Bates throws a jab when Irving was well out of range.
Irving ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Irving misses the shot to the body.
Bates shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Irving as he avoids it easily.
Irving lands a slapping body shot.
Bates avoids the body shot from Irving.
Irving lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bates looks for a takedown but Irving sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luigi Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Irving lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irving slips under a jab.
Bates throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Irving's waist but Irving gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bates off to one side.
Irving is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bates with a body shot.
Irving lands with a nice body punch.
Bates with a lazy takedown attempt
and Irving counters with a left to the body.
Irving fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bates looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Irving with a jab.
Irving dips to his left and cracks Bates with an uppercut!
Irving's corner calls for a 1-2. Irving obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bates is rocked!
Irving scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh Bates is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good exchange - Irving coming out on top.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irving moves away.
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!
Bates takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Irving works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Irving wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Irving throws a head kick but Bates moves out of range.
Irving comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Irving lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Bates falls backwards - clearly groggy! Irving dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jasper Irving!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges Batroc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psycho Vaughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Psycho Vaughan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Georges Batroc's chin.
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georges Batroc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Psycho Vaughan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batroc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vaughan circles away quickly and effectively.
And Vaughan tries to counter it with a takedown but Batroc pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Batroc throws out a loose jab but Vaughan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vaughan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Batroc on the side of the head.
Batroc walks into a straight right hand from Vaughan.
Batroc misses with a looping right.
Vaughan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vaughan cracks Batroc with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Batroc fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vaughan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vaughan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vaughan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Batroc.
Batroc pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vaughan is out of range and Batroc settles back down.
Vaughan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vaughan lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batroc throws a front kick aimed at Vaughan's knee but Vaughan avoids it well.
Vaughan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Batroc. Batroc obviously looking to wear him down.
A combination from Batroc does no damage.
Batroc misses with a double jab.
Jab by Vaughan.
We've been told by Batroc's head coaches at LOD: Purpose Training Center™ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batroc looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vaughan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Batroc as he avoids it easily.
Vaughan misses the shot to the body.
Batroc moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Batroc has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Batroc there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vaughan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Batroc is rocked!
Vaughan just misses with a punch to the body.
Batroc is looking to slow Vaughan down with leg kicks.
Batroc throws a head kick but Vaughan moves out of range.
Vaughan goes for a double leg but Batroc avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Batroc continues to drive forward.
It looked like Batroc wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Batroc misses with a hook. Vaughan ducked under it nicely.
Vaughan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vaughan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batroc.
Batroc throws a hook but Vaughan avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batroc takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batroc throws a lazy uppercut
and Vaughan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Batroc connects with a crisp jab.
Vaughan takes a swing at Batroc's ribcage but misses.
Vaughan takes a swing at Batroc's ribcage but misses.
Vaughan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Vaughan.
A slow jab from Vaughan misses its intended target.
Batroc scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Psycho Vaughan has been cut.
Batroc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vaughan throws a nice head kick!
Oh Batroc is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vaughan pounces like a tiger and cracks Batroc with a vicious hook! Batroc is down but not out! Vaughan follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Psycho Vaughan!
Our winner, Psycho Vaughan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devario Koleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wacka Flocka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devario Koleman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wacka Flocka's chin.
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devario Koleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wacka Flocka!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koleman swings for the body but Flocka moves out of range.
Flocka throws a fast counter high kick but Koleman manages to duck under it in time.
A thudding body kick lands there by Koleman!
Koleman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koleman tries to clinch up but Flocka circles away and keeps his distance.
Koleman lands with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Flocka. That's going to slow Koleman down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flocka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flocka misses with a body kick.
Flocka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koleman.
Flocka has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koleman tries to work over Flocka's front leg with a kick but Flocka checks it.
Flocka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koleman on the side of the head.
Koleman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koleman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flocka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koleman moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFlocka.
Koleman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Flocka blocks an uppercut.
Flocka misses with a punch to the body.
Flocka can't find room to land a body shot as Koleman controls the action.
Koleman working aggressively here.
Flocka misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koleman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koleman prevents a body shot from Flocka.
A short right from Koleman on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flocka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flocka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flocka has a couple of punches blocked by Koleman.
Koleman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flocka misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flocka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flocka.
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!
Flocka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flocka misses with the head strike.
Flocka working aggressively here.
Flocka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Koleman.
Koleman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koleman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flocka misses with a body punch.
Flocka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flocka working aggressively here.
Koleman throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koleman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koleman lands an uppercut.
It looks like Wacka Flocka has been cut.
Koleman has Flocka pushed against the cage.
A short left from Flocka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koleman misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koleman.
Koleman throws a punch but it's blocked by Flocka.
Flocka throws a punch but it's blocked by Koleman.
Koleman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Flocka.
Koleman has a couple of punches blocked by Flocka.
Koleman scores with a shot to the side of Flocka's head.
Flocka is rocked!
Koleman unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Flocka! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Koleman is unloading with more strikes now! Flocka drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devario Koleman!
A victorious Devario Koleman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Attila Skif (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rui Rodrigo Germano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Germano has chosen HIM - Don't Fear The Reaper as his entrance music. Rui Rodrigo Germano acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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208 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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Attila Skif!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rui Rodrigo Germano!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skif throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Germano blocks a head kick by Skif.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Germano 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.
Germano misses with the combination.
Skif throwing a counter right hand but Germano manages to avoid it.
Germano connects with a crisp jab.
Germano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skif slips under a jab.
Skif looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Skif lands a nice shot to the body.
Skif misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skif lands with a shot to the body.
Germano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skif moves away.
Skif tries to land a front kick but Germano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And Germano tries to counter it with a takedown but Skif pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Skif scoring well with a low kick there.
Skif lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Rui Rodrigo Germano has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skif throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skif connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Germano momentarily.
Skif takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Attila Skif is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skif lands a big head kick that sends Germano tumbling to the mat! Skif takes a step backwards and waves Germano back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Germano is rocked!
Skif circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Germano tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Skif wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Attila Skif!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Army (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Ciprianni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Army's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Vagina Coastguard. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Army!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Ciprianni!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Army uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ciprianni.
Army half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ciprianni throws an overhand right that lands on Army's shoulder, as Army tries to avoid the shot.
Jab by Army.
Army motions for Ciprianni to come forward. Army throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ciprianni misses with a shot to the body
and Army counters with a nice uppercut.
Ciprianni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Army manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Army.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciprianni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ciprianni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Army can pounce on him.
Army scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprianni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ciprianni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Army swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ciprianni.
Ciprianni takes one to the chin there.
Ciprianni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Army misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Army throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Army looks to land a right hand but Ciprianni moved out of range.
Ciprianni thinks about the counter body kick.
Army misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Army is predictable there
and Ciprianni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Army tries to clinch but Ciprianni is having none of it.
Dick Army is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni blocks a head kick by Army.
Ciprianni throws a lazy body kick
and Army counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from Army fails to land.
A short left from Ciprianni.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Army.
Army has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Army blocks a body shot from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni misses with a punch on the inside.
Army misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ciprianni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Army.
Army prevents a body shot from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Army misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ciprianni tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Army lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Army.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni blocks an uppercut.
Army lands a body punch.
Army has a couple of punches blocked by Ciprianni.
Ciprianni misses with a punch on the inside.
Army swings wildly with an uppercut but Ciprianni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Army working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ciprianni scores with a shoulder strike.
Ciprianni throws a punch but it's blocked by Army.
Army creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ciprianni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ciprianni throws a head punch that misses.
Ciprianni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ciprianni cracks a nice hook into Army's ribs.
Army connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Army is looking to clinch.
Army misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Army misses.
Army swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ciprianni counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ciprianni seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ciprianni trying to mount his opponent but Army defends it.
Ciprianni is trying to control. Army wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ciprianni is working for a kimura but Army is defending it quite comfortably.
Ciprianni seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Army does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Army 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 jab from Ciprianni misses.
Army digs a good hook to Ciprianni's body.
Ciprianni checks a low kick from Army.
Army throws a body shot but no joy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Army crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ciprianni - the referee stops the clock and Army gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ciprianni. Army manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ciprianni takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Army throws a sloppy body shot
and Ciprianni counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Army is predictable there
and Ciprianni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Army looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Army throws a lazy right hand but Ciprianni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ciprianni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ciprianni swings widly with a right hand
and Army counters with a nice kick to the body.
Army throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Army swings away with a body shot that misses
and Army takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Army misses with a body kick.
Ciprianni moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ciprianni moves out of range as Army throws a body kick.
Army throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ciprianni counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Army closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni lands with an overhand left.
Army on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Army moves out of range as Ciprianni strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ciprianni misses the jab.
Ciprianni throws a hook but Army blocks it.
Army wants to clinch.
Army throws a leg kick which misses Ciprianni's front leg but catches the back leg as Ciprianni tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni throws a head kick that misses.
Army throws a body kick that misses.
Army's corner calls for a 1-2. Army obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Ciprianni checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Army jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Army misses with a hook to the body
and Ciprianni counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ciprianni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Army. That did some damage!
Army lands a high kick!
Ciprianni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army throws a jab when Ciprianni was well out of range.
Ciprianni lands with a shot to the body.
Ciprianni tries a head kick but it misses.
Ciprianni misses with a body shot.
Army avoids the head kick by Ciprianni.
Good work by Ciprianni as he checks the leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Army misses with a low kick.
Danny Ciprianni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ciprianni lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Army gets tackled into the cage by Ciprianni. Ciprianni maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Ciprianni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Ciprianni misses the target.
Army walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Army defending well as Ciprianni loads up on a big left hand.
Ciprianni takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ciprianni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Army misses with a hook
and Ciprianni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Army's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army moves out of range of the leg kick from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni throws a looping overhand right but Army ducks down to avoid it.
Army lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprianni thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Army if he has to take too many more of those.
Army takes a swing at Ciprianni's ribcage but misses.
Ciprianni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Army on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Army displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ciprianni throws out the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Army 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 Ciprianni has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ciprianni and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ciprianni is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Army with a body shot.
Army tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ciprianni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Ciprianni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Army throws an off balance right hand
letting Ciprianni counter with a right hand.
Ciprianni moves out of range as Army strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Army finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ciprianni throws a predictable looking body shot
and Army counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Army. That one must have hurt.
Ciprianni misses with the combination.
Army scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Army attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Army jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ciprianni takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ciprianni walks forward, straight into a front kick from Army.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army misses with a kick to the body
and Ciprianni counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ciprianni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Army counters with an inside leg kick.
Army misses with a body kick.
Ciprianni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ciprianni on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Army misses with a low kick.
Army tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ciprianni was well out of range. Poor timing from Army.
Army walks into a jab.
Ciprianni moves out of range as Army throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Ciprianni misses its intended target.
Ciprianni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ciprianni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ciprianni misses with a hook.
Ciprianni throws a body shot but no joy.
Ciprianni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Army throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ciprianni connects with a crisp jab.
Army fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ciprianni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny Ciprianni.
I think Ciprianni 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Danny Ciprianni!
Danny Ciprianni spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Neculai Costel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoel Palacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costel comes into the arena with Ain't No Sunshine blaring out of the sound system. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neculai Costel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoel Palacio!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palacio closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Costel quickly recovers to half guard.
Palacio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Palacio.
Costel wants to get back to full guard.
Palacio lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Costel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Costel is trying to control but can't.
Palacio throwing shots but Costel is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palacio looks to land a strike but Costel avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Palacio content to stall in guard here.
Costel is looking for a triangle here but Palacio uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costel tries to improve position but can't.
Palacio tries to advance to mount but Costel denies him.
Costel struggling a bit here.
Costel gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Palacio putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Palacio lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costel tries to lock up and control but Palacio gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Costel regains half guard.
Palacio with the ground and pound but Costel uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Costel is trying to control the position but Palacio postures up.
Costel pushes a forearm under Palacio's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Palacio is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Neculai Costel!
A very excited looking Neculai Costel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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