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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazzym Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christoph Lindemann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Waiting in Darkness. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kazzym Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Christoph Lindemann!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lindemann throws out a counter right but Dall avoids it with no problem.
Dall misses with a looping right.
Dall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lindemann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lindemann flicks out a counter leg kick but Dall steps away.
Lindemann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dall swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lindemann lands a jab.
Dall scoring well with a low kick there.
Lindemann pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dall is out of range and Lindemann settles back down.
Lindemann ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Lindemann 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Christoph Lindemann has been cut.
Dall looks to land a right hand but Lindemann moved out of range.
Lindemann throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lindemann tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dall is able to avoid easily.
Lindemann connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dall shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lindemann's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindemann looking for a sweep. Not yet Lindemann, not yet.
Lindemann working a defensive guard here.
Lindemann looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lindemann wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lindemann has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at House of 1000 Corpses. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Dall thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lindemann wants to sweep but no luck.
Dall trying to control the position from guard on top but Lindemann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dall pushing down on Lindemann's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lindemann trying to control but Dall postures up.
Dall is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lindemann has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lindemann is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Dall has latched onto it... Big trouble! Dall pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Lindemann is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Dall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kazzym Dall!
During a confident post fight interview, Kazzym Dall thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galen Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dall has chosen War as his entrance music. Darnell Cane has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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202 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darnell Cane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galen Dall!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cane lands a slapping body shot.
Dall has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cane is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dall moves forwards but Cane connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cane takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Darnell Cane has been cut.
Cane avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Cane was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dall.
Darnell Cane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall looks to throw a body kick
and Cane counters with a straight right hand.
Cane walks into a jab.
Nice cross by Cane.
Dall avoids the body shot from Cane.
Dall slips under a jab from Cane.
Cane throws a hook but Dall blocks it.
Dall misses with a body punch
and Cane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dall throws an off balance right hand
letting Cane counter with a right hand.
Cane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall was well out of range. Poor timing from Cane.
Cane shoots in for a double leg but Dall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cane swings for the body but Dall moves out of range.
Cane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cane throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been hearing reports that Cane has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Dall misses the target.
Dall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cane counters with a right hand to the body.
Cane misses with a looping left.
Cane is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cane connects with a body shot that sends Dall's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cane throws a body shot but no joy.
Dall with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Cane to counter with a crisp jab.
Dall looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dall is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall tries to pass to full mount but Cane defends it.
Dall is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Cane still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Cane has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall is trying to improve his position.
Cane cracks Dall with a big right hand but Dall just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cane working the ground and pound from side control.
Cane lands a few punches from side control.
Cane is working Dall over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cane lands some shots froms side control.
Dall wants to control but Cane postures up.
Cane grinds an elbow into Dall's temple.
Dall tries to buck Cane off but Cane is having none of it.
Dall on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
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!
Dall is not content to let Cane control the position.
Dall is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cane off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darnell Cane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darnell Cane's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cane throws a poor cross that misses
and Dall counters with a straight right hand.
Cane throws a body shot but no joy.
Dall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dall throws a leg kick
and Cane counters with a nice uppercut.
Cane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dall now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice body punch from Cane.
Nice defenses there by Cane.
Dall misses with a lunging right hand
and Cane counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cane blocks a jab.
Cane drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dall sprawls and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Cane.
Jab from Cane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall slips under a jab from Cane.
Dall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cane defends it well.
Dall throws a lazy uppercut
and Cane counters with a single leg into guard. Dall didn't expect that.
Cane being controlled here momentarily.
Cane keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dall's head.
Dall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dall has his foot on Cane's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cane works his way back into a safe position though.
Dall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cane gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cane keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dall's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cane can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dall can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cane advances to half guard.
Dall is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Cane there.
Dall tries to roll over but Cane keeps him under control.
Dall won't allow Cane to pass to mount.
Cane is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dall actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Cane there.
Dall is looking to control Cane's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dall avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane slips a nice elbow through Dall's hands, connecting with Dall's forehead.
Cane looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dall tries to roll over but Cane keeps him under control.
Cane seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Darnell Cane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cane looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cane trying to control from half guard but Dall is working away.
Dall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cane looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dall with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dall looking for subs from the bottom but Cane mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Cane connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Dall that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cane lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dall is rocked!
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!
Cane putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dall is still in real trouble! Can Cane finish him?
The referee warns Dall that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cane putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cane unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Dall wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Cane celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darnell Cane!
In his post fight interview, Darnell Cane started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rio Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson comes to the cage accompanied by The Devil You Know. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rio Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj throws a series of punches but Swanson avoids them all with ease.
Yaj swinging wildly here.
Yaj shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Swanson eats them both and turns towards Yaj to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Swanson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hangar 18 in the buildup to the fight.
Yaj lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yaj.
Yaj tries to bum rush Swanson with a series of wild strikes but Swanson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A chopping leg kick lands by Swanson.
Yaj misses with a straight right.
Swanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yaj.
Yaj throws a combination that misses
and Yaj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Swanson there.
Swanson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yaj throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Swanson's waist but Swanson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yaj off to one side.
Swanson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yaj in his tracks.
A solid body kick from Swanson.
Donk. Swanson catches Yaj right on the button with a cross.
Swanson throws a body punch but Yaj moves out of range.
Yaj connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Swanson blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Swanson.
Yaj throws a nice looking combination but Swanson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swanson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yajs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A lazy left from Swanson finds it's target.
Yaj works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yaj tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Swanson scores with a leg kick.
Swanson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yaj is out of range and Swanson settles back down.
Yaj clinches with his opponent.
Swanson scores with a hook to the body.
Swanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Swanson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Swanson has Yaj pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Swanson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Yaj tumbling to the mat - Swanson dives into Yaj's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson trying to control but Yaj is working from the bottom.
Swanson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yaj is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Swanson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Swanson tries to free his leg and advance position but Yaj is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Swanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Swanson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Swanson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yaj looking for a sweep. Not yet Yaj, not yet.
Swanson stops Yaj from standing up.
Swanson throws a big right hand that misses.
Swanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yaj works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yaj has momentary wrist control but Swanson slips an elbow through the middle.
Swanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Yaj has wrist control.
Swanson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Swanson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swanson connects with a couple of short punches.
Yaj is looking to stand up but Swanson isn't so interested in that idea.
Swanson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Swanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Swanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yaj preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Swanson landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yaj avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Yaj keeps moving.
Yaj throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Swanson throws a big elbow that misses.
Yaj is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yaj holds on and takes a little breather.
Swanson throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Swanson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Swanson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yaj shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Swanson but Swanson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Swanson misses with a wild body shot.
Swanson misses with an uppercut.
Swanson looks to land a right hand but Yaj moved out of range.
Yaj lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yaj takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yaj takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Swanson. That's going to slow Yaj down.
Swanson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Swanson.
Swanson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yaj in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Yaj looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yaj misses with the combination.
Yaj misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yaj shoots for a takedown but Swanson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson connects with the punch.
Swanson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Swanson winds up and cracks Yaj with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yaj pushes Swanson off looking to stand but Swanson dives back in and keeps control.
Yaj has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Swanson is working away from the top position though.
Yaj blocking the ground and pound attempt from Swanson.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yaj manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yaj preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
John Swanson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Swanson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yaj looking to hit a scissor sweep but Swanson is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yaj utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yaj controls Swanson momentarily but Swanson frees himself.
Swanson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yaj has control of Swanson's left arm, preventing Swanson from doing any damage.
Yaj is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Swanson postures up and lands a big shot to Yaj's brow.
Yaj wants to sweep here but Swanson controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson postures up in Yaj's guard and throws a big left but Yaj blocks it.
Swanson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yaj pulls Swanson in to control the position.
Yaj avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yaj will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yaj is on top in guard.
Swanson wants to sweep but no luck.
Swanson pulls Yaj in close to prevent any damage.
Yaj trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Swanson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yaj is fighting to break Swanson's control of his arms but Swanson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson is trying to keep Yaj in close.
Swanson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yaj manages to get himself to full guard.
Yaj has momentary wrist control but Swanson slips an elbow through the middle.
Swanson scoring with some ground and pound.
Swanson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yaj has his hands on Swanson's head, controlling the position.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Yaj keeps moving.
Swanson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Swanson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Swanson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Swanson digs a good hook to Yaj's body.
Swanson lands with an uppercut that bounces Yaj off the cage and back into range.
Yaj tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yaj falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yaj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yaj slips under a jab.
Yaj misses with a left hand
and Swanson counters with a nice leg kick.
Yaj misses with a double jab.
Swanson thuds a left hand into Yaj's body.
Yaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Yaj gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yaj misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yaj misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yaj takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yaj looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Swanson scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj misses with a left hand
and Swanson counters with a left to the body.
Swanson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Swanson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Swanson wants to slow Yaj down by chopping away at his legs.
Swanson dives in and scores a takedown into Yaj's guard.
Swanson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Swanson postures up and lands a big shot to Yaj's brow.
Yaj wants to get back to his feet but Swanson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Swanson wants to pass the guard but Yaj is keeping the position.
Swanson postures up in Yaj's guard and throws a big left but Yaj blocks it.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Yaj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swanson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rio Yaj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson postures up in Yaj's guard and throws a big left but Yaj blocks it.
Swanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yaj 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.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Yaj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yaj lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yaj preventing the sweep.
Swanson controls Yaj momentarily but Yaj frees himself.
Swanson seems keen to control Yaj's posture.
Swanson looking to control.
Swanson pulls Yaj in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yaj connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Swanson's hands.
Swanson slips under a jab.
Yaj punishes Swanson's body with a nice straight punch.
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yaj swings widly with a right hand
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Swanson. That snapped Yaj's head back.
Swanson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yajs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Swanson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yaj with the counter takedown but Swanson avoids it easily.
Yaj moves in looking to clinch but Swanson pushes him off.
Yaj wants to clinch up but Swanson keeps it at a distance.
Swanson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yaj can do to turn this around?
Swanson swats away the attempt to clinch by Yaj.
Yaj waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swanson.
Yaj misses with a wild combination.
Rio Yaj is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Yaj's guard.
Swanson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Swanson postures up in Yaj's guard and throws a big left but Yaj blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Swanson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Swanson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Swanson!
John Swanson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Janish Jasperdek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Rasmussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasmussen has chosen Era – Ameno as his entrance music. Janish Jasperdek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
167 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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24
166 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Janish Jasperdek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Rasmussen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jasperdek blocks a head kick by Rasmussen.
Jasperdek half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rasmussen throws a head kick that misses.
Jasperdek drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rasmussen sprawls and moves away.
Christian Rasmussen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jasperdek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rasmussen to score with a decent uppercut.
Rasmussen scores with a hook to the body. Jasperdek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rasmussen throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen connects with a high kick.
Rasmussen throws a series of punches but Jasperdek avoids them all with ease.
Rasmussen connects with a jab.
Rasmussen lands with a slapping head kick.
Jasperdek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasmussen throws a sloppy head kick and Jasperdek moves out of range easily.
Rasmussen cracks Jasperdek with a good jab.
Rasmussen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jasperdek manages to avoid it.
Rasmussen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jasperdek drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rasmussen sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rasmussen misses with a double jab.
A combination from Rasmussen does no damage.
Jasperdek drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rasmussen sprawls and moves away.
Rasmussen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jasperdek bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jasperdek wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rasmussen, who protects the arm well.
Jasperdek tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jasperdek tries for a kimura but Rasmussen is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jasperdek is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rasmussen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jasperdek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rasmussen keeps working.
Jasperdek is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rasmussen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jasperdek is looking to take a break and control but Rasmussen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rasmussen regains half guard there - taking advantage of Jasperdek's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jasperdek is working for a submission of some sort.
Jasperdek is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rasmussen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jasperdek is looking to stall here but Rasmussen recovers full guard.
Jasperdek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rasmussen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jasperdek is looking to advance position but Rasmussen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jasperdek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rasmussen get's back to his feet.
Rasmussen throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick by Rasmussen misses
and Jasperdek counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rasmussen won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jasperdek tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rasmussen's legs.
Rasmussen explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Rasmussen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jasperdek circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Rasmussen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jasperdek shoots for a takedown but Rasmussen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jasperdek avoids the head kick by Rasmussen.
Jasperdek tries to counter with a takedown but Rasmussen is quick to defend against it.
Rasmussen throws a lazy head kick
and Jasperdek counters with a single leg into guard. Rasmussen didn't expect that.
Jasperdek trying to control but Rasmussen is working from the bottom.
Jasperdek passes Rasmussen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jasperdek is working for a kimura but Rasmussen is defending it quite comfortably.
Jasperdek seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jasperdek trying to work for an americana but Rasmussen has managed to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen has his feet on Jasperdek's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jasperdek avoids the head kick by Rasmussen.
Jasperdek takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rasmussen lands a really nice looking cross but Jasperdek seems unphased.
Rasmussen lands with a slapping head kick.
Jasperdek drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rasmussen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No joy there for Rasmussen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jasperdek tries to counter with a takedown but Rasmussen is quick to defend against it.
Jasperdek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rasmussen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rasmussen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rasmussen scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Rasmussen.
Jasperdek changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jasperdek blocks a head kick by Rasmussen.
Rasmussen misses with a body shot.
Rasmussen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jasperdek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen throws a body kick that misses
and Jasperdek counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rasmussen!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jasperdek wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rasmussen, who protects the arm well.
Jasperdek goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rasmussen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jasperdek's guard! Nice work there by Rasmussen!
Jasperdek looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rasmussen passes into side control.
Jasperdek is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jasperdek to his feet.
Rasmussen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Christian Rasmussen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rasmussen throws out a loose jab but Jasperdek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jasperdek tries to counter with a takedown but Rasmussen is quick to defend against it.
Jasperdek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jasperdek takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rasmussen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rasmussen cracks Jasperdek with a good jab.
Rasmussen throws a leg kick
so Jasperdek counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jasperdek drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rasmussen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rasmussen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rasmussen!
Jasperdek tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rasmussen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rasmussen stands up and beckons Jasperdek to his feet.
Jasperdek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rasmussen throws a good cross that connects.
Rasmussen misses with a body kick.
Christian Rasmussen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rasmussen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Rasmussen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jasperdek fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rasmussen avoids it really well and circles away.
Rasmussen misses with a head kick.
Jasperdek half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jasperdek is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rasmussen's half guard.
Jasperdek is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jasperdek is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasmussen is staying active underneath Jasperdek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen is trying to stand back up but Jasperdek is controlling him
Jasperdek is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rasmussen defends it well.
Jasperdek 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.
Rasmussen wants to get back to his feet.
Jasperdek is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rasmussen defends it well.
Jasperdek is looking to take a break and control but Rasmussen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jasperdek is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rasmussen is just riding it out for now. Jasperdek eventually gives up the hold.
Rasmussen pushes Jasperdek off looking to stand but Jasperdek dives back in and keeps control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Janish Jasperdek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rasmussen misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jasperdek shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rasmussen as he avoids it easily.
Rasmussen misses with a head kick.
Jasperdek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rasmussen.
Jasperdek takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rasmussen throws a nice head kick!
Rasmussen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jasperdek's head.
Jasperdek swings for the body but Rasmussen moves out of range.
Rasmussen throws a big counter head kick but Jasperdek avoids it with no problem.
Jasperdek takes a kick to the side of the head.
Christian Rasmussen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rasmussen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jasperdek's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jasperdek shoots in looking for a takedown. Rasmussen tries to sprawl out of it but Jasperdek keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rasmussen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janish Jasperdek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen scores with a head kick.
A punch combination from Rasmussen misses.
Jasperdek half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jasperdek tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rasmussen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jasperdek somewhat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rasmussen leaves Jasperdek with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jasperdek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Rasmussen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rasmussen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Rasmussen!
After winning the bout, Christian Rasmussen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Ciprianni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Gilas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilas has chosen Remember The Name - Fort Minor as his entrance music. Neil Gilas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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25
213 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Ciprianni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Neil Gilas!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilas lands a head shot.
Ciprianni drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ciprianni drops back looking for a leg! Gilas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gilas manages to kick Ciprianni off! Ciprianni jumps back into Gilas's guard.
Ciprianni trying to control the position from guard on top but Gilas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gilas keeping full guard, as Ciprianni tries to pass.
Ciprianni pushes down on Gilas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ciprianni is trying to work for a kimura but Gilas is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciprianni is looking for a kimura but Gilas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ciprianni to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ciprianni stalling away here and it's allowed Gilas to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprianni looking to sit in guard and control but Gilas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ciprianni looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gilas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ciprianni is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gilas scoring with some ground and pound.
Ciprianni looking for a sweep. Not yet Ciprianni, not yet.
Ciprianni will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gilas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ciprianni throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gilas escapes and throws Ciprianni's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Ciprianni trying to remain calm as Gilas controls from the top position.
Ciprianni tries to control but Gilas manages to take his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Gilas.
Gilas is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Gilas gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Gilas gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Gilas apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Ciprianni throws a hook to the side of Gilas's head but Gilas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ciprianni.
Gilas throws a looping overhand right but Ciprianni ducks down to avoid it.
Ciprianni throwing a counter right hand but Gilas manages to avoid it.
Ciprianni stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciprianni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gilas throws a lazy right hand but Ciprianni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ciprianni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gilas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gilas lands a jab to Ciprianni's midsection.
Ciprianni misses with an uppercut.
Gilas scoring well with a low kick there.
Gilas lands a right hook to the body.
Gilas cracks Ciprianni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gilas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Ciprianni to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas swings widly with a right hand
enabling Ciprianni to counter with a crisp jab.
Gilas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ciprianni.
Gilas shoots in for a takedown but Ciprianni shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gilas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ciprianni pinned against the cage. Ciprianni gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Danny Ciprianni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil Gilas.
Gilas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ciprianni to the mat! Ciprianni manages to get full guard.
Gilas postures up and lands a big shot to Ciprianni's brow.
Gilas trying to control the position from guard on top but Ciprianni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ciprianni working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gilas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gilas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gilas defends it easily.
Gilas trying to control but Ciprianni is working from the bottom.
Ciprianni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gilas.
Ciprianni is looking for a triangle but Gilas pushes his legs off easily.
Gilas postures up and lands a big shot to Ciprianni's brow.
Ciprianni is looking for a triangle but Gilas pushes his legs off easily.
Gilas landing some decent shots from guard.
Ciprianni controls Gilas momentarily but Gilas frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Gilas 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.
Ciprianni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ciprianni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gilas.
An attempted straight right counter from Ciprianni misses the target.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gilas.
Ciprianni is looking for a sweep.
Gilas is chipping away with strikes.
Gilas moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ciprianni manages to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gilas lands a nice short elbow.
Ciprianni is trying to control but can't.
Gilas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ciprianni looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilas lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gilas lands a nice short elbow.
Ciprianni gets full guard.
Ciprianni controls Gilas momentarily but Gilas frees himself.
Gilas landing with the ground and pound.
Gilas lands a couple of elbows.
Gilas trying to control but Ciprianni is working from the bottom.
Ciprianni working for a triangle but Gilas defends it easily.
Ciprianni looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gilas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ciprianni controls Gilas momentarily but Gilas frees himself.
Ciprianni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gilas landing with the ground and pound.
Gilas throws a big elbow that misses.
Gilas throws a big right hand that misses.
Neil Gilas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ciprianni throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ciprianni is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gilas lands a couple of digs.
Gilas stands up over Ciprianni, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ciprianni has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gilas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gilas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gilas cracks Ciprianni with a solid left hand.
Gilas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gilas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ciprianni is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gilas defends well.
Gilas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gilas is in close to Ciprianni's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ciprianni escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gilas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ciprianni looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ciprianni has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gilas has managed to get both his arms back between Ciprianni's legs - danger averted.
Gilas with a nice head shot there.
Ciprianni is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gilas defends well.
Gilas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gilas postures up and lands a big shot to Ciprianni's brow.
Gilas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gilas trying to control but Ciprianni is working from the bottom.
Ciprianni has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gilas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Gilas 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!
Gilas shoots in and drives through. Ciprianni sprawls well.
Gilas throws a lazy uppercut
and Ciprianni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gilas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ciprianni has hold of Gilas's hands but Gilas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ciprianni is looking to control Gilas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ciprianni avoid being mounted?
Gilas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gilas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciprianni is pressing down on Gilas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gilas wants to control from the top but Ciprianni keeps moving.
Ciprianni throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ciprianni wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilas distracts Ciprianni with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gilas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gilas slips nicely into half guard.
Gilas drops an elbow to the side of Ciprianni's head.
Ciprianni tries to roll over but Gilas keeps him under control.
Gilas working Ciprianni over with strikes.
Ciprianni is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gilas scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gilas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ciprianni is rocked!
Ciprianni trying to hold on to Gilas's head to control him but Gilas postures up.
Oh Ciprianni is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gilas wants to control but Ciprianni is keeping him busy.
Danny Ciprianni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ciprianni seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ciprianni is looking for a sweep. Gilas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ciprianni taking some punishment here, with Gilas in his half guard.
Ciprianni on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ciprianni looking for submissions off his back.
Ciprianni actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ciprianni looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neil Gilas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gilas slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gilas scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ciprianni is trying to get back to full guard.
Ciprianni looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ciprianni is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gilas pulls his head out easily.
Ciprianni looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ciprianni is staying active underneath Gilas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ciprianni looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ciprianni looking for submissions off his back.
That's four 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.
Gilas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ciprianni looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ciprianni is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gilas pulls his head out easily.
Gilas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ciprianni looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ciprianni looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Still in half guard, Gilas seems content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Gilas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gilas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil Gilas!
Neil Gilas really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alpa Chino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuiness is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys. Liam McGuiness told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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209 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alpa Chino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuiness misses with a straight left.
McGuiness scores with a nice head shot.
Chino looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chino tries to bum rush McGuiness with a series of wild strikes but McGuiness uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chino lands a nice hook to McGuiness's body. McGuiness takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGuiness tries a head kick but it misses.
Chino fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGuiness, pushing him back against the cage.
Chino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuiness.
McGuiness misses with a straight left.
Chino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuiness.
Chino is looking to counter punch.
McGuiness throws a big shot that misses.
Liam McGuiness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chino has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chino tries a body shot but McGuiness blocks it.
Chino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chino working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuiness tries to work over Chino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chino leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chino lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chino struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuiness controls his hands.
McGuiness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuiness content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chino swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuiness uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Chino has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chino throws a head punch that misses.
Chino swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuiness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chino dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chino works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chino misses with the head strike.
Chino breaks from the clinch.
Chino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chino 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chino throws a front kick that sends McGuiness stumbling back into the cage.
McGuiness sizes up Chino with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chino goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've been informed that McGuiness 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.
A big left from Chino misses.
Chino misses with an uppercut.
McGuiness moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chino defending well as McGuiness loads up on a big left hand.
McGuiness throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chino ducks under a wild hook from McGuiness.
Chino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuiness.
Chino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGuiness displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chino throws out the jab.
McGuiness looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chino lands with a thumping leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Chino. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Chino.
Nice jab there from McGuiness.
McGuiness takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness misses with a low kick.
That kick from McGuiness tenderised Chino's leg. Chino is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chino moves away from the strike by McGuiness.
Chino throwing a counter right hand but McGuiness manages to avoid it.
Chino pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGuiness is out of range and Chino settles back down.
McGuiness stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chino clinches.
Chino lands a left hand.
Chino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for McGuiness.
Chino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuiness's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chino.
A hook to the body from McGuiness.
Chino misses with the head strike.
McGuiness blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chino.
McGuiness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chino lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Chino works on McGuiness's body with a couple of short punches.
McGuiness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chino's elbow.
McGuiness is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McGuiness blocking some punches.
McGuiness being controlled against the cage.
Chino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
Chino misses with a body punch.
McGuiness stalling in the clinch but Chino improves position.
McGuiness struggles to land a body shot inside as Chino controls his hands.
McGuiness blocks a body shot from Chino.
McGuiness blocks a body shot from Chino.
McGuiness scores with a shoulder strike.
McGuiness is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chino misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpa Chino dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chino throws a sloppy head kick and McGuiness moves out of range easily.
Chino throws a hook to the side of McGuiness's head but McGuiness sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chino defending well as McGuiness loads up on a big left hand.
Chino seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Chino moves out of range of the strikes.
Chino looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McGuiness scores with a jab. Chino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chino takes one to the side of the head.
McGuiness comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A cross from Chino lands.
McGuiness throws a lazy uppercut
and Chino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McGuiness misses with a series of wild punches.
McGuiness throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGuiness cracks Chino with a good jab.
Chino throws the kick towards the body but McGuiness avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chino scores with a jab. McGuiness acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chino moves away from the strike by McGuiness.
McGuiness throws a series of punches but Chino avoids them all with ease.
McGuiness forces Chino back against the cage and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chino.
Chino lands a left hand.
Chino is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McGuiness leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chino misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Chino fails to land.
Chino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chino lands with a left to the head.
Chino pressing his opponent against the cage.
McGuiness misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Chino.
Chino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chino struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuiness controls his hands.
Chino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGuiness can do to turn this around?
McGuiness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Chino.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuiness blocks a body shot from Chino.
McGuiness scores with a hook to the body.
McGuiness is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McGuiness tries to circle away but Chino has him pinned against the cage.
Chino lands a left hand.
Chino lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGuiness misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuiness.
Chino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGuiness tries to work over Chino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuiness being controlled against the cage.
Chino works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGuiness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGuiness moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Liam McGuiness seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chino lands a head kick. McGuiness smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McGuiness steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chino. That one must have hurt.
McGuiness looks to score with a jab to the body but Chino is just out of range.
Chino lands with a right hand.
McGuiness wants to slow Chino down by chopping away at his legs.
McGuiness gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chino.
Chino throws a hook but McGuiness blocks it.
McGuiness checks a low kick from Chino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chino takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McGuiness ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chino lands a jab.
McGuiness misses the jab.
McGuiness loads up on a big right hand but Chino slips the punch.
Chino misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chino darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McGuiness throws a lazy right hand but Chino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chino throws a leg kick that misses.
Chino tries to land a front kick but McGuiness steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McGuiness misses with a hook. Chino ducked under it nicely.
McGuiness looks to throw the jab but Chino is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Chino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGuiness waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chino.
McGuiness blocks a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chino, right into the meat.
A left lands for McGuiness.
Chino throws the kick towards the body but McGuiness avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpa Chino dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Chino moves out of range as McGuiness strikes.
Chino fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGuiness has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGuiness feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chinos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McGuiness jabs Chino right on the nose. Chino blinks but takes it well.
Chino looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McGuiness walks into a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGuiness.
McGuiness scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McGuiness misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGuiness scores with a hook to the body. Chino takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from McGuiness misses.
Chino tries to work over McGuiness's front leg with a kick but McGuiness checks it.
McGuiness on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuiness looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McGuiness takes one to the side of the head.
Chino moves into the clinch.
Chino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chino misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chino stalling.
McGuiness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuiness is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chino lands a left hand.
McGuiness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chino working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chino working aggressively here.
McGuiness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
McGuiness blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Chino.
Chino pushes McGuiness back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGuiness fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness breaks the clinch.
Chino moves forwards but McGuiness connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chino thuds his right hand into McGuiness's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Liam McGuiness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuiness gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chino.
McGuiness throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGuiness throws a lazy right hand but Chino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chino goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chino lands a nice looking kick to the body. McGuiness takes a step back to recover.
Nice defenses there by McGuiness.
Chino displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McGuiness moves out of range of the strikes.
Chino moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chino connects with an inside leg kick.
McGuiness swings widly with a right hand
and Chino counters with a leg kick.
McGuiness takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGuiness throws a series of punches but Chino moves out of range.
Alpa Chino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McGuiness looks to land a left hand but Chino moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A big right from McGuiness misses.
McGuiness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chino moves away.
McGuiness looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McGuiness throws out a loose jab but Chino uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuiness pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuiness ducks right into an uppercut from Chino.
Chino throws a head kick but McGuiness moves out of range.
Chino lands a head shot.
McGuiness has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chino.
McGuiness throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuiness throws a lazy uppercut
and Chino makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chino turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from McGuiness misses.
Chino digs a good body shot into McGuiness's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuiness takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chino bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chino scores with a crisp jab that stopped McGuiness in his tracks.
Chino looks to land a combination but McGuiness avoids it well.
Chino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chino connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chino lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuiness.
Chino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGuiness moves out of range of the body kick from Chino.
Chino clinches.
McGuiness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chino's elbow.
Chino is leaning against McGuiness and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGuiness is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Chino.
McGuiness struggles to land a body shot inside as Chino controls his hands.
Chino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGuinesss head.
McGuiness swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alpa Chino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chino has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alpa Chino!
After winning the bout, Alpa Chino thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Blaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, King Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Blaster!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Blaster lands.
Bradley ducks under a wild hook from Blaster.
King Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blaster throws a front kick aimed at Bradley's knee but Bradley avoids it well.
Bradley scores with a punch to the head.
Bradley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bradley scores with a leg kick.
Bradley darts in and clinches Blaster up against the cage.
Blaster blocks an uppercut.
Bradley lands a hook that snaps the head of Blaster backwards.
It looks like Master Blaster has been cut.
Bradley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blaster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Blaster there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by Blaster.
Bradley connects with a crisp jab.
Bradley throws a low kick, looking for Blaster's leg but Blaster calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bradley connects with a high kick.
Bradley misses the jab.
Bradley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blaster lands a nice shot to the body.
Bradley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blackthorn in the buildup to the fight.
Blaster misses with a low kick.
Bradley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaster. That did some damage!
Blaster takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blaster connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bradley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've been informed that Blaster 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.
Bradley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blaster closes the distance and pushes Bradley back into the cage.
Bradley lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster pushes Bradley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blaster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Blaster.
Blaster working aggressively here.
Blaster has a couple of punches blocked by Bradley.
Blaster lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Blaster.
Blaster trying to control the position but instead, Bradley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blaster into the cage.
Bradley misses with some punches.
Blaster cracks Bradley with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaster.
Bradley lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blaster.
Blaster displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bradley up against the cage.
Good body shot from Blaster.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster blocks an uppercut.
Bradley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blasters head.
Bradley prevents a body shot from Blaster.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blaster.
A nice left hand lands by Blaster.
Bradley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blaster backwards.
Bradley lands a nice shot to the body.
Blaster misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Bradley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradley.
Bradley has a couple of punches blocked by Blaster.
Blaster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Bradley.
Blaster tries to throw a body punch but Bradley avoids it by throwing Blaster back against the cage.
Bradley misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaster blocks an uppercut.
Blaster tries to throw a body punch but Bradley avoids it by throwing Blaster back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bradleys head.
Blaster misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Blaster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bradley blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Blaster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Blaster.
A left hand lands to the body for Blaster.
Blaster blocks an uppercut.
Blaster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bradley lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradley.
Blaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blaster misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blaster.
Blaster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Blaster.
Blaster content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bradley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Master Blaster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Master Blaster's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blaster throws a shot from downtown. Bradley moves away and avoids it.
Blaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradley is just out of range.
Bradley misses with a hook to the body
and Blaster counters with a stiff right hand.
Bradley throws an overhand right that lands on Blaster's shoulder, as Blaster tries to avoid the shot.
Blaster lands a jab.
A combination from Blaster does no damage.
Bradley moves out of range as Blaster strikes.
Blaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
A good leg kick by Bradley.
Blaster misses the shot to the body.
Bradley missing with a left hand there. Blaster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaster misses with a leg kick.
Blaster punishes Bradley's body with a nice straight punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bradley checks a leg kick.
Bradley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blaster.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. Blaster does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Bradley.
Bradley stuns Blaster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bradley throws a hook but Blaster blocks it.
Bradley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bradley tries to clinch but Blaster is having none of it.
A nice side step and Blaster releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bradley checks a low kick from Blaster.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blaster.
Blaster misses with the combination.
Blaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley throws a looping overhand right but Blaster ducks down to avoid it.
Blaster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bradley avoids the head kick by Blaster.
Blaster takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bradley has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Blaster misses.
Bradley appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bradley throws a leg kick that misses.
Bradley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bradley misses with some punches.
Bradley lands an uppercut.
Bradley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bradley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blaster prevents a body shot from Bradley.
Blaster looking to slow down the pace here.
Bradley can't find room to land a body shot as Blaster controls the action.
Bradley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bradley.
Blaster scores with a shoulder strike.
Bradley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bradley.
Bradley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blaster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Blaster.
A short right from Blaster.
Blaster tries to throw a body punch but Bradley avoids it by throwing Blaster back against the cage.
Bradley lands a left hand.
Blaster takes a shot to the head.
Blaster tries a body shot but Bradley blocks it.
Bradley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blaster.
Still in the clinch, Blaster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blaster misses with the head strike.
Blaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaster looking to stall.
Master Blaster seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blaster can't find room to land a body shot as Bradley controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaster tries to throw a body punch but Bradley avoids it by throwing Blaster back against the cage.
Bradley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bradley misses with some punches.
Bradley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blaster stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bradley.
Blaster is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Bradley.
Bradley keeps the fight on the outside.
A good leg kick by Blaster.
Blaster throws a body kick that misses.
Bradley lands a jab.
Bradley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bradley throws out a loose jab but Blaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradley looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaster is just out of range.
Blaster feints a counter leg kick.
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 King Bradley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Master Blaster's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bradley moves in looking to clinch but Blaster pushes him off.
Bradley throws out a loose jab but Blaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bradley throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaster. Bradley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bradley misses with a low kick as Blaster jumps back.
Blaster lands a right hook to the body.
Bradley looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaster is just out of range.
Bradley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blaster in his tracks.
Blaster takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaster can't find room to land a body shot as Bradley controls the action.
Blaster blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blaster.
A shot in the inside from Blaster.
Blaster misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaster lands a nice shot to the body.
Bradley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Blaster.
Bradley lands with a light punch inside.
Blaster blocks an uppercut.
Blaster lands a nice uppercut.
Bradley can't find room to land a body shot as Blaster controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bradley.
Blaster lands a nice uppercut.
Bradley misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley misses with some punches.
Blaster prevents a body shot from Bradley.
Blaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Bradley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bradley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bradley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blaster misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Bradley controls his hands.
Blaster lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bradley tries to throw a body punch but Blaster avoids it by throwing Bradley back against the cage.
Bradley working aggressively here.
Bradley breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaster throws a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Blaster does no damage.
Blaster walks into a stiff left hand from Bradley.
Bradley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bradley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bradley throws a hook but Blaster avoids it easily.
Blaster's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blaster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bradley thumps Blaster with a low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blaster.
Bradley is rocked!
Blaster pushes Bradley up against the cage in a clinch.
Bradley blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blaster working aggressively here.
Bradley prevents a body shot from Blaster.
Blaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blaster prevents a body shot from Bradley.
Blaster blocks an uppercut.
Bradley throws a head punch that misses.
Blaster blocking some punches.
Blaster blocks an uppercut.
Blaster misses with some punches.
Bradley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bradley manages to break the clinch.
Blaster misses the body punch
and Bradley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blaster is looking to clinch.
Blaster throws a lazy right hand but Bradley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Blaster there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blaster is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bradley rather than just go for the knockout.
Blaster tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blaster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blaster throws the kick towards the body but Bradley avoids it.
Bradley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaster.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Bradley misses its target.
Nice jab there from Bradley.
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!
Blaster catches Bradley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blaster paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bradley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bradley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bradley swings for the body but Blaster moves out of range.
Bradley cracks Blaster with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bradley looks to land a right hand but Blaster moved out of range.
Blaster jabs Bradley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradley was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaster.
And that's the end of the fight!
Master Blaster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blaster 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Blaster!
Master Blaster gave a mention to Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Attila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russell Bell has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johan Attila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Russell Bell!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Attila throws the left hand but Bell avoids the punch easily.
Bell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Johan Attila has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Attila.
Attila displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bell throws out the jab.
Bell misses with a body shot.
Attila looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Attila has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bell wants to get back to striking at distance but Attila won't allow it.
Attila letting Bell take a breather here.
Attila tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bell's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Attila can't find room to land a body shot as Bell controls the action.
Attila tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Attila.
Bell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Attila keeps control of Bell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bell is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attila works on Bell's body with a couple of short punches.
Bell breaks from the clinch.
Bell slips under a jab from Attila.
Attila blocks a low kick nicely.
Attila misses with a low kick.
Attila backing away here, and Bell unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Attila rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bell counters with a nice uppercut.
Attila takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bell moves forwards but Attila connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Attila thuds his right hand into Bell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Attila paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Attila lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Attila throws a jab when Bell was well out of range.
Bell throws out a counter right but Attila avoids it with no problem.
Nice body punch from Attila.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Attila throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Attila tests Bell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell needs to keep his hands up - Attila had a free shot at his head there.
Attila throws a good cross that connects.
A cross from Bell lands.
Bell looks to land a body kick but Attila moved away.
Bell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bell misses with a hook.
Attila is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Attila moves into the clinch successfully.
Bell is trying to push Attila away but Attila has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Bell.
Johan Attila's cut is getting worse.
Bell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bell gets tackled into the cage by Attila. Attila maintains the clinch.
Attila lands with a short shot to the head.
Attila misses with the head strike.
Attila misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell is trying to break the clinch but Attila has him pressed against the cage.
Bell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johan Attila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell staying out of range there.
Bell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Attila.
The fighters circling - Attila throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Attila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bell lands a really nice looking cross but Attila seems unphased.
Attila throws the left hand but Bell avoids the punch easily.
Bell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Attila moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Attila fails with a takedown attempt.
Bell follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Attila fakes the leg kick and cracks Bell in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Attila. Beautiful body shot.
Attila is looking to slow Bell down with leg kicks.
Attila with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bell to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Bell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bell throws a jab when Attila was well out of range.
Attila attempts a counter takedown but Bell avoids it well and moves away.
Bell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid body kick from Attila.
Nice straight punches there by Attila. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Attila.
Bell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Attila manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bell on his heels. He'll look to pass Bell's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bell is trying to keep Attila in close.
Attila missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Attila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Attila's cut.
That's time! Attila's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Attila tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bell misses with a straight right.
Bell drops his hands momentarily and Attila takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bell throws an overhand right that lands on Attila's shoulder, as Attila tries to avoid the shot.
Attila attempts a counter takedown but Bell avoids it well and moves away.
Attila throws a leg kick which misses Bell's front leg but catches the back leg as Bell tries to avoid it.
Bell tries to keep at a distance but Attila has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bell is trying to break the clinch but Attila is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell is looking to break free of the clinch but Attila has double underhooks.
Bell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bell looks for the body kick but Attila saw that one coming.
Attila throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Attila lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bell moves out of range of the body kick from Attila.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bell! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attila slips a straight right by Bell.
Bell misses with a body shot.
Attila looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Attila throws an off balance right hand
and Bell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Attila.
Attila lands a glancing blow to the side of Bell's head.
Bell connects with the punch.
Bell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Attila.
Attila looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Attila accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Attila pushing down on Bell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Attila looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attila looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Attila landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Attila is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bell can do to turn this around?
Attila trying to control the action but Bell is working from the bottom.
Attila missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Attila thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Attila thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bell's head.
Bell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Attila is looking to take a break and control but Bell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Attila thows a huge punch but Bell dodges it nicely.
Bell regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Attila.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attila trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Attila missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bell 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.
Attila postures up in Bell's guard and throws a big left but Bell blocks it.
Attila tries to free his leg and advance position but Bell is retaining full guard.
Attila throws an elbow that misses. Bell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Attila's guard. Nice move by Bell!
Bell is pushing down on Attila's leg trying to pass to half guard. Attila is fighting to maintain full guard but Bell has managed to sneak the leg through.
Attila wants to control the action here but instead Bell manages to pass to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attila keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Attila is working hard here to advance position.
Attila tries to hold on but Bell pushes him away.
Attila can't escape the position.
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 Johan Attila will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johan Attila's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Attila.
Bell is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bell throws a right hand that Attila ducks under and follows up with a left that Attila also avoids with ease.
Attila swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Attila thinking.
Johan Attila is winning the standup battle so far.
Bell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Attila momentarily.
Bell stuffs the takedown attempt from Attila. Attila gets slowly back to his feet.
Attila pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Attila.
Attila misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Attila drives through and clinches with Bell against the cage.
Attila has Bell pressed against the cage, preventing Bell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Attila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body kick from Bell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Attila turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Attila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Attila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bell moves away.
Attila ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Attila looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bell throws a body shot but no joy.
Attila throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bell counter with a right hand.
Attila throws a hook but Bell avoids it easily.
Attila thows a leg kick but Bell checks it
and Bell counters with a nice body kick.
Attila is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Bell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Attila tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bell swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attila throws a head kick that misses.
Attila misses with a takedown attempt - Bell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bell shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Attila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Attila connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bell. Bell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice takedown defense from Bell. No joy for Attila on that attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Attila tries to clinch but Bell moves out of range.
Russell Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Attila moves into the clinch successfully.
Bell tries to break the clinch but Attila is controlling the position.
Attila lands a nice uppercut.
Attila lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bell manages to break the clinch.
Attila walks into a jab.
Bell looks to throw the jab but Attila is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attila misses with an attempted mid kick.
Attila moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBell.
Attila scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bell doesn't seem bothered though.
Attila shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bell as he jumps to the side.
Bell only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Attila lands with a cross.
Bell walks into a straight right hand from Attila.
Nice uppercut lands for Bell. That snapped Attila's head back.
A jab from Attila does it's job there.
Attila changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bell tries to avoid it but Attila manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bell to the ground. Bell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Attila tries to clinch there but Bell circles away.
Attila throws an overhand right that lands on Bell's shoulder, as Bell tries to avoid the shot.
Bell throws a sloppy head kick and Attila moves out of range easily.
Attila wants to clinch up but Bell keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attila takes the fight into the clinch.
Bell blocks an uppercut.
Bell is trying to push Attila away but Attila has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Attila is trying to drag Bell to the mat but Bell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bell working hard to break the clinch.
Johan Attila is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bell is trying to force a seperation but Attila has the dominant position.
Bell wants to get back to striking at distance but Attila won't allow it.
Bell tries to circle away but Attila has him pinned against the cage.
Bell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Attila lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Attila tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bell's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johan Attila.
Well Attila 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Attila!
After winning the bout, Johan Attila thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between O Shea Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Aires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into the arena with Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, O Shea Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Aires!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aires.
Aires with a jab.
Aires works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aires throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson takes a swing at Aires's ribcage but misses.
Bruno Aires seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aires gets a takedown into half guard.
Aires 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.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aires throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aires thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Aires winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has hold of Aires's hands but Aires slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Aires missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Aires is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aires missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aires not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aires with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with Aires in his half guard.
Jackson's coaches at Magis have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aires.
Aires wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Aires not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jackson is looking to control Aires's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
Aires seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jackson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Aires has a good base and remains in mount.
Jackson wants to hold on but Aires pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aires thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Aires thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires looking to ground and pound but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jackson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aires stands up over Jackson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson pulls Aires in close to his closed guard and prevents Aires from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aires lands a couple of digs.
Aires distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson is trying to keep Aires in close.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Aires from controlling successfully.
Aires postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aires postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Aires controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aires throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Aires 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.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Aires cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aires looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Aires fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
Aires shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Aires throws a strike but Jackson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Aires throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aires stands up over Jackson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Aires from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Aires lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Aires throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Aires in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bruno Aires has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Aires from controlling successfully.
Aires landing with the ground and pound.
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.
Aires keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Aires throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson has his hands on Aires's head, controlling the position.
Aires trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Aires from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Aires throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aires wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Aires blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aires cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aires throws a leg kick but Jackson moved away.
Aires throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson counters with a nice leg kick.
Aires throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aires misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Aires misses its intended target.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Aires.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson 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 Aires has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aires and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aires lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Aires from controlling successfully.
Aires throws an elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aires's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
Aires looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aires looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Aires 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!
Aires fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
Aires listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aires displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Aires connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
Aires has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aires throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Aires only half commits.
Aires throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aires thumps Jackson with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson takes a swing at Aires's ribcage but misses.
Aires is looking for the big counter here.
Aires misses with a double jab.
Aires cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aires tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackson is able to avoid easily.
Jackson is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aires scores with a body shot.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Aires counters with a good low kick that Jackson was not able to check.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson cracks Aires with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aires misses with a wild body shot.
Aires works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
Aires throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Jackson throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Aires. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aires.
Jackson throws a hook but Aires avoids it easily.
O Shea Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aires counters with a nice leg kick.
Jackson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aires counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aires fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jackson to the ground. Aires is now in Jackson's guard.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aires.
Aires throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Aires looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aires pulls Jackson in close to his closed guard and prevents Jackson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aires has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Aires's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Bruno Aires is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aires is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.
Aires controlling the position.
Aires looking to control.
Jackson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aires trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Aires keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Aires unleashes a big counter combination but Jackson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Aires looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Aires scores with a punch to the head.
Aires listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aires lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Aires comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Aires has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Aires!
Bruno Aires decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Joker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trenton Funkhouser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joker comes into the arena with The Jester of Genocide - Travis Scott blaring out of the sound system. Trenton Funkhouser will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Joker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Trenton Funkhouser!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joker feints and as Funkhouser raises his hands in defense, Joker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Joker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Funkhouser has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Joker has managed to get both his arms back between Funkhouser's legs - danger averted.
Funkhouser looking for a sweep. Not yet Funkhouser, not yet.
Joker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Funkhouser's head.
Funkhouser wants to sweep here but Joker controlling him for the moment.
Funkhouser looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Funkhouser looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Joker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've been hearing that Joker has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Funkhouser has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Joker should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Funkhouser has tightened it up now! Joker should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Trenton Funkhouser!
Trenton Funkhouser 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.
In defeat, Mr Joker stepped up to the mic, saying 'HahaHAAhaaHha haHAhahaHA haha ha Hahaaha ha ha... haHa.. HA!'.
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