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KFC 1: The Beginning PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yajson Mrar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Typhoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Mrar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hunter Typhoon!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mrar lands with a shot to the body.
Typhoon throws a sloppy head kick and Mrar moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mrar. Typhoon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mrar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Typhoon.
Typhoon needs to keep his hands up - Mrar had a free shot at his head there.
Mrar misses with a looping right.
Mrar scores with the left hand. Typhoon knows he should have avoided that one.
A nice combination there by Mrar.
Typhoon is rocked!
Yajson Mrar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Typhoon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Typhoon is still in real trouble! Can Mrar finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Typhoon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mrar is looking to control Typhoon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mrar avoid being mounted?
Typhoon seems to have recovered his senses.
Typhoon stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Typhoon might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Typhoon stops Mrar from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Well, if Typhoon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Typhoon shoots in looking for a takedown. Mrar tries to sprawl out of it but Typhoon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mrar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Typhoon tries to clinch but Mrar is having none of it.
It looked like Mrar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Typhoon has closed the distance and engaged Mrar in a clinch.
Typhoon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Typhoon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mrar. Mrar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mrar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mrar looks to land a combination. Typhoon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Typhoon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Typhoon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Typhoon tries to pass to full mount but Mrar defends it.
Typhoon stands up from half guard.
Typhoon misses the body punch
and Mrar counters with a stiff right hand.
Typhoon moves forwards but Mrar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Typhoon dives in for a single leg takedown but Mrar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mrar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Typhoon shoots in and drives through. Mrar sprawls well.
Yajson Mrar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Typhoon.
A head kick misses from Typhoon.
Typhoon looks winded!
Typhoon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Typhoon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mrar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Typhoon doesn't seem bothered though.
Typhoon shoots in looking for a takedown but Mrar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Typhoon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mrar feints a jab promting Typhoon to slip. Mrar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Typhoon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mrar stuns Typhoon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Typhoon.
Mrar looks to land a combination but Typhoon avoids it well.
Mrar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Typhoon backs up against the cage.
Mrar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mrar looks to land a combination. Typhoon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mrar throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yajson Mrar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight stays on the outside here - Typhoon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mrar misses with a few strikes there.
Mrar swinging wildly here.
Mrar loads up on a big right hand but Typhoon slips the punch.
A lazy left from Mrar finds it's target.
Typhoon avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Mrar does no damage.
Mrar misses with an uppercut. Typhoon saw that one coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Mrar scores with a four punch combination!
Mrar just misses with a punch to the body.
Typhoon defending well as Mrar loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Mrar.
Mrar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Typhoon circles away quickly and effectively.
Typhoon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mrar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Mrar does no damage.
Typhoon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mrar defends it nicely.
Mrar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Typhoon.
Mrar misses with the combination.
Typhoon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
No luck for Typhoon with that takedown attempt.
Yajson Mrar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Typhoon.
Typhoon is breathing heavily.
Mrar throws a lazy right hand but Typhoon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Typhoon shoots in and bounces Mrar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Typhoon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mrar's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Typhoon slows the pace down in half guard.
Typhoon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mrar is looking to escape.
Typhoon gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Yajson Mrar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Typhoon moves to clinch but Mrar breaks away
and Mrar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mrar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Mrar.
Mrar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Typhoon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Typhoon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Typhoon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mrar's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mrar being controlled here, momentarily.
Typhoon trying to control the position from guard on top but Mrar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mrar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Typhoon on the ground.
Mrar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Typhoon puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mrar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Typhoon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Typhoon prevents Mrar from improving his position.
Typhoon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yajson Mrar dominated that second round.
That's time! Mrar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Typhoon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mrar.
Typhoon tries to clinch
letting Mrar counter with a right hand.
A jab from Mrar misses.
Typhoon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mrar.
Nice sprawl there from Mrar as Typhoon shoots in.
Mrar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mrar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Typhoon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mrar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mrar is looking for a counter combo.
Typhoon shoots in for a double leg but Mrar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fighters circling - Mrar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mrar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Typhoon can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Typhoon jumps guard but Mrar stands there with Typhoon around his waist. Typhoon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yajson Mrar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Typhoon.
Typhoon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Typhoon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hunter Typhoon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mrar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Typhoon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Typhoon trying to strike off his back.
Mrar tries to free his leg and advance position but Typhoon is retaining full guard.
Typhoon keeping moving, preventing Mrar from controlling successfully.
Typhoon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Typhoon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Typhoon pulls Mrar in close to prevent any damage.
Typhoon wants to sweep here but Mrar controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Typhoon misses with a takedown attempt
and Mrar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mrar misses with a jab to the body
and Typhoon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Typhoon.
Typhoon breaks the clinch.
Typhoon fails with a takedown attempt.
Mrar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A punch combination from Mrar misses.
Mrar looks to land a combination but Typhoon avoids it well.
Mrar lands with an overhand left.
Mrar cracks a nice hook into Typhoon's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrar lands with an uppercut that bounces Typhoon off the cage and back into range.
Mrar looks to land a combination but Typhoon avoids it well.
Mrar misses with a few strikes there.
Typhoon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mrar to score with a decent uppercut.
Typhoon shoots in but Mrar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mrar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mrar lands with a good body shot.
Mrar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Typhoon has his takedown stuffed
and Mrar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mrar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mrar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Typhoon misses with a takedown
and Mrar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yajson Mrar is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Mrar. Those never looked like landing.
Yajson Mrar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Mrar.
Yajson Mrar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Typhoon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mrar!
Mrar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mrar lands a body shot.
Mrar jabs Typhoon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunter Typhoon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Typhoon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yajson Mrar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mrar, 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yajson Mrar!
Our winner, Yajson Mrar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Longin Slusarczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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258 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gordon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Longin Slusarczyk!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slusarczyk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones lands the left hand.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slusarczyk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slusarczyk.
Slusarczyk looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slusarczyk.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slusarczyk blocks an uppercut.
Jones tries a body shot but Slusarczyk blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slusarczyk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slusarczyk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Slusarczyk misses with a punch on the inside.
Slusarczyk scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Gordon Jones has been cut.
A short left from Jones.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones lands a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Slusarczyk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Slusarczyk.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slusarczyk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Slusarczyk takes a shot to the head.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones tries a body shot but Slusarczyk blocks it.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Slusarczyk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Slusarczyk prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Slusarczyk up against the cage.
Slusarczyk has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Slusarczyk fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Slusarczyk missing with knees to the body.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones avoiding damage as Slusarczyk throws knees to the body.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Slusarczyk looking for a takedown.
Slusarczyk being controlled against the cage.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slusarczyk backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gordon Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones pushes Slusarczyk up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Slusarczyk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Slusarczyk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slusarczyk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries to work over Slusarczyk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slusarczyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slusarczyk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jones throws a right hand that Slusarczyk ducks under and follows up with a left that Slusarczyk also avoids with ease.
Slusarczyk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slusarczyk throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones pushes Slusarczyk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slusarczyk missing with knees to the body.
Jones avoiding damage.
Slusarczyk taking a breather.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slusarczyk can do to turn this around?
Jones leaning against his opponent.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gordon Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slusarczyk can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slusarczyk backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Slusarczyk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slusarczyk's elbow.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones works on Slusarczyk's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slusarczyk.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Slusarczyk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slusarczyk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoiding damage as Slusarczyk throws knees to the body.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones gets through Slusarczyk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Slusarczyk is breathing heavily.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Jones has Slusarczyk pushed against the cage.
Jones is working Slusarczyk over against the cage.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones stalling.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gordon Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jones jabs Slusarczyk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Jones lands a body shot.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones lands a right hand.
Slusarczyk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Slusarczyk avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Slusarczyk lands a damaging elbow.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slusarczyk takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Slusarczyk is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Slusarczyk being controlled against the cage.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Slusarczyk controls the action.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Jones prevents Slusarczyk from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Slusarczyk.
Slusarczyk will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gordon Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Slusarczyk missing with knees to the body.
Longin Slusarczyk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Slusarczyk is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Slusarczyk into the cage.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slusarczyk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filibert Koopman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Filibert Koopman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Butler!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butler with a poor takedown
and Koopman counters with a stiff right hand.
Butler shoots in for a takedown but Koopman shows good takedown defense.
Koopman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Butler gets a double leg takedown into Koopman's guard.
Butler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Koopman throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Butler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koopman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Butler throwing strikes from guard but Koopman blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Butler stays in close to Koopman's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Butler is working Koopman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koopman trying to keep a closed guard but Butler is proving a slippery customer.
Butler is looking to work some ground and pound but Koopman has wrist control.
Butler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Butler trying to control the position from guard on top but Koopman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Butler throws a big elbow that misses.
Butler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Butler trying to move into half guard but instead Koopman has managed to sweep!
Butler has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Butler has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Butler keeping moving, preventing Koopman from controlling successfully.
Butler is controlling Koopman's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Butler shoots in for a takedown but Koopman shows good takedown defense.
Filibert Koopman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Butler.
Butler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Koopman swivels and escapes.
Koopman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Koopman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Butler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Koopman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Butler shoots and misses
and Koopman counters with a stiff right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Butler.
Koopman digs a good body shot into Butler's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koopman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Butler has his takedown stuffed
and Koopman counters with a straight right hand.
Butler closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koopman circles away.
Koopman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koopman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koopman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Butler is out of range.
Koopman lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Koopman. No joy for Butler on that attempt.
It looked like Koopman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Butler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koopman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Butler shoots in looking for a takedown but Koopman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Butler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Butler shoots in and drives through. Koopman sprawls well.
Butler shoots and misses
and Koopman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koopman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Butler looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Koopman!
Koopman throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filibert Koopman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Koopman with a jab.
Butler is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Koopman's half guard.
Koopman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Koopman tries to get out of the position.
Butler slows the pace down in half guard.
Butler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Butler lands with a punch from half guard.
Butler controlling the action here.
Jake Butler has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butler is trying to control. Koopman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Butler looks to land a strike but Koopman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Butler trying to control the position from guard on top but Koopman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler looking to sit in guard and control but Koopman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Butler seems keen to control Koopman's posture.
Butler's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Butler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Koopman counters with a left to the body.
Koopman scores with a sloppy right hand. Butler should have avoided that one.
Butler shoots in looking for a takedown but Koopman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Butler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
An inside leg kick from Koopman misses.
Butler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Koopman swivels and escapes.
Filibert Koopman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Butler.
Koopman lands a really nice looking cross but Butler seems unphased.
Butler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Koopman but Koopman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Koopman throws a right and a left that Butler avoids nicely.
Butler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Koopman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butler chips away with some ground and pound.
Butler postures up in Koopman's guard and throws a big left but Koopman blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Butler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Butler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Butler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butler trying to control the position from guard on top but Koopman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filibert Koopman dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Koopman lands with a cross.
Butler looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Butler thows a huge punch but Koopman dodges it nicely.
Butler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Butler throws a strike but Koopman avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Butler stops Koopman from standing up.
Butler advances to half guard.
Koopman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butler can do to turn this around?
Butler trying to control from half guard but Koopman is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Koopman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Butler on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Butler lands a nice short elbow.
Butler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koopman defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler lands strikes from half guard.
Koopman is rocked!
Butler 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.
Oh Koopman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Butler drops an elbow to the side of Koopman's head.
Well, if Butler is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
More stalling from Butler.
Butler lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Koopman quite badly. Koopman pulls Butler in close trying to recover. Butler postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Koopman on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Koopman doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Butler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lake Dutchman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Big Bad John. John Thomas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lake Dutchman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Thomas!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas lands a jab.
Jab, jab by Dutchman - just one landing.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Dutchman. That snapped Thomas's head back.
Dutchman misses the shot to the body.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Thomas shoots in and bounces Dutchman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Thomas advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dutchman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Dutchman regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas postures up and lands a big shot to Dutchman's brow.
Dutchman keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dutchman wants to stand up but Thomas is controlling him.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Dutchman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas chips away with some ground and pound.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Dutchman keeps moving.
Thomas wants to pass the guard but Dutchman is keeping the position.
Thomas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dutchman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Dutchman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thomas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dutchman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dutchman tries to get out of the position.
Dutchman wants to get back to his feet but Thomas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Dutchman keeps moving.
Dutchman wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Thomas manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thomas lands strikes from half guard.
Thomas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dutchman has hold of Thomas's hands but Thomas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Thomas connects with a nice short shot to Dutchman's temple.
Thomas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dutchman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dutchman is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to control. Dutchman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dutchman wants to get back to his feet.
Dutchman is in trouble now - Thomas has advanced to mount!
Thomas working for a guillotine from mount but Dutchman is in no mood to give up.
Thomas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Thomas trying to control but Dutchman is having none of it.
Dutchman tries to hold on but Thomas postures up.
Thomas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thomas has hold of Dutchman's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dutchman manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dutchman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thomas on the ground.
Dutchman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is keen to just control but Dutchman is a slippery customer.
Thomas is nestled in close to Dutchman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Thomas there.
Thomas postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Dutchman to stand up.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dutchman.
Thomas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dutchman with a body shot.
Dutchman stuffs the takedown attempt from Thomas. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
Dutchman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thomas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dutchman scrambles back to his feet.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Dutchman avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Dutchman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas fails to land the takedown.
Lake Dutchman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Thomas.
Thomas scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Thomas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thomas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dutchman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dutchman throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dutchman.
Thomas scores with a punch to the head.
Dutchman throws out a powerful jab.
Dutchman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dutchman in his tracks.
Thomas gets tackled into the cage by Dutchman. Dutchman maintains the clinch.
Dutchman scores with a shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Dutchman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Dutchman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dutchman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dutchman lands a nice uppercut.
Dutchman is pressed up against the cage. Thomas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dutchman down to the mat. Dutchman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lake Dutchman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Thomas.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thomas!
Dutchman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Dutchman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Thomas or perhaps it was just good defense by Dutchman, which made it look bad.
Thomas shoots in for a double leg but Dutchman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Dutchman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dutchman scores with the left hand. Thomas knows he should have avoided that one.
Thomas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dutchman quickly recovers to half guard.
Dutchman manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dutchman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Dutchman.
As Dutchman backs off Thomas throws a huge counter combo but Dutchman manages to avoid it all.
Lake Dutchman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dutchman throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Dutchman throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas lands a really nice looking cross but Dutchman seems unphased.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dutchman as he jumps to the side.
Thomas slips under a jab.
John Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Dutchman misses its intended target.
Dutchman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutchman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thomas scores with a body shot.
Thomas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dutchman.
Dutchman throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Dutchman misses with an uppercut.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Dutchman circles away and keeps his distance.
Dutchman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dutchman walks into a left hand.
Dutchman throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Dutchman shows good takedown defense.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dutchman throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Dutchman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dutchman is fending him off so far but Thomas persists. Nope, Dutchman circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thomas.
Nice cross by Thomas.
Dutchman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Dutchman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thomas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dutchman.
Thomas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dutchman circles away.
A big right from Dutchman misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Thomas as he connects with a hook.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Thomas feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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!
Thomas prevents Dutchman from getting back to his feet.
Thomas lands a couple of digs.
Dutchman is looking to stand up but Thomas isn't so interested in that idea.
Thomas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thomas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thomas is pushing down on Dutchman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dutchman is fighting to maintain full guard but Thomas has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas seems to be working for a kimura but Dutchman defends the submission attempt.
Dutchman tries to kick Thomas off but Thomas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dutchman makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Thomas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dutchman swivels and escapes.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thomas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dutchman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thomas's head backwards.
John Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Dutchman misses.
Dutchman scores with a sloppy right hand. Thomas should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dutchman misses with a straight left.
Thomas scores with a nice right hand.
Dutchman throws a big shot that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Dutchman as Thomas shoots in.
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 Lake Dutchman will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dutchman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dutchman on the side of the head.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dutchman scores with a jab to the head.
Jab, jab by Dutchman - just one landing.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dutchman. Dutchman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Dutchman feinted with a counter takedown.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dutchman was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dutchman misses with a hook.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dutchman throws out the jab.
Thomas lands with a nice combination. Dutchman backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dutchman misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas goes for a double leg but Dutchman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dutchman continues to drive forward.
Dutchman is looking to counter the offense by Thomas and move into the clinch.
Dutchman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thomas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dutchman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thomas somewhat.
Dutchman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Dutchman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lake Dutchman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Thomas.
Thomas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thomas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thomas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dutchman circles away.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dutchman misses with an uppercut.
Dutchman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomas. Thomas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Thomas showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas seems to be working for a kimura but Dutchman defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutchman kicks off Thomas and gets to his feet.
Dutchman lands a nice shot to the body.
Dutchman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dutchman manages to avoid it.
Dutchman closes the distance and pushes Thomas back into the cage.
Thomas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dutchman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Dutchman circles away.
Dutchman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dutchman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dutchman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutchman throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dutchman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dutchman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Thomas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dutchman ducks right into an uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thomas tries to bum rush Dutchman with a series of wild strikes but Dutchman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Dutchman avoids it well.
Thomas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dutchman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Dutchman keeps moving.
Thomas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dutchman's head.
John Thomas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dutchman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Dutchman keeps moving.
Dutchman wants to stand up but Thomas is controlling him.
Thomas drops back looking for a leg! Dutchman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dutchman manages to kick Thomas off! Thomas jumps back into Dutchman's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A cross from Thomas lands.
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 Lake Dutchman.
I think Dutchman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lake Dutchman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DK Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, DK Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer lands a nice looking body shot.
Hammer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hammer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shaw gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Hammer to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Hammer lands.
Shaw is rocked!
Hammer circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Shaw tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Hammer wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thor Hammer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Thornhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Griffey Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Thornhill has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Thornhill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Griffey Jr!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffey Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ken Griffey Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thornhill shoots in looking for a takedown. Griffey Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Thornhill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Griffey Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Griffey Jr throws a series of strikes that have Thornhill backpedaling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thornhill looking to score a takedown here. Griffey Jr is defending well but Thornhill drives through and ends up in Griffey Jr's guard.
Thornhill throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Griffey Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thornhill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornhill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thornhill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thornhill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Griffey Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thornhill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Griffey Jr wants to sweep here but Thornhill controlling him for the moment.
Thornhill throwing strikes from guard but Griffey Jr blocks nicely.
Thornhill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thornhill throws a big elbow that misses.
Thornhill throws a big right hand that misses.
Thornhill throws a big elbow that misses.
Griffey Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thornhill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Griffey Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornhill throwing strikes but missing.
Thornhill throwing strikes but missing.
Thornhill is looking to work some ground and pound but Griffey Jr has wrist control.
Thornhill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thornhill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thornhill throwing strikes from guard but Griffey Jr blocks nicely.
Thornhill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thornhill 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.
Thornhill throws a big right hand that misses.
Thornhill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornhill throwing strikes from guard but Griffey Jr blocks nicely.
Thornhill throws an elbow that misses. Griffey Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thornhill's guard. Nice move by Griffey Jr!
Thornhill trying to control the position here.
Griffey Jr preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thornhill manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Griffey Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Griffey Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thornhill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thornhill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thornhill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thornhill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Griffey Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Griffey Jr looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thornhill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thornhill throws an elbow that misses. Griffey Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thornhill's guard. Nice move by Griffey Jr!
Griffey Jr stops Thornhill from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Thornhill 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.
Thornhill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffey Jr throws a shot from downtown. Thornhill moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Thornhill misses the target.
Thornhill slips a jab from Griffey Jr.
Thornhill appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thornhill tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Griffey Jr swivels and escapes.
Josh Thornhill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thornhill misses with a hook to the body
and Griffey Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thornhill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffey Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thornhill takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thornhill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Griffey Jr counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffey Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Griffey Jr.
It seemed like Griffey Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Griffey Jr misses with a body shot.
Thornhill was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Griffey Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thornhill doesn't seem bothered though.
Griffey Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've been informed that Griffey Jr has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Griffey Jr lands an overhand right.
Thornhill tries for a takedown but Griffey Jr circles away easily
and Griffey Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Thornhill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thornhill misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griffey Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornhill misses with an uppercut
and Griffey Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thornhill thinking.
Griffey Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffey Jr connects with a right hand. Thornhill shakes it off.
Griffey Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griffey Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Griffey Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thornhill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Griffey Jr misses with a hook
and Thornhill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffey Jr. Thornhill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thornhill shoots in for a double leg but Griffey Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffey Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Thornhill should have avoided that one.
Thornhill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Griffey Jr.
Griffey Jr pushes Thornhill up against the cage in a clinch.
Griffey Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thornhill up against the cage.
Thornhill blocking some punches.
Griffey Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Griffey Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thornhill backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffey Jr working aggressively here.
Griffey Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Griffey Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Griffey Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Griffey Jr blocking some punches.
Griffey Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Thornhill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thornhill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griffey Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffey Jr.
Griffey Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Griffey Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Griffey Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thornhill's head backwards.
Thornhill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thornhill is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Griffey Jr's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Thornhill takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Griffey Jr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Thornhill shoots in but Griffey Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffey Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffey Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thornhill on the side of the head.
Thornhill walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thornhill scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Griffey Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thornhill shoots and misses
letting Griffey Jr counter with a right hand.
Griffey Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Griffey Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Griffey Jr scores with a hook to the body. Thornhill takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Griffey Jr rushes Thornhill and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffey Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Thornhill controls his hands.
Thornhill blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffey Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Griffey Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Thornhill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griffey Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Thornhill.
Thornhill misses with some punches.
Thornhill blocks an uppercut.
Griffey Jr working aggressively here.
Griffey Jr blocking some punches.
Griffey Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thornhills head.
Griffey Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griffey Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Thornhill looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornhill lands a right hand.
Griffey Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Griffey Jr misses with some punches.
Griffey Jr has Thornhill pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Griffey Jr.
Griffey Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Griffey Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Griffey Jr tries to work over Thornhill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griffey Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Thornhill.
Thornhill blocks an uppercut.
Griffey Jr leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffey Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Thornhill.
Thornhill drops down looking for an ankle pick but Griffey Jr pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Thornhill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffey Jr has closed the distance and engaged Thornhill in a clinch.
Griffey Jr just leaning against Thornhill, taking a breather.
Griffey Jr tries to work over Thornhill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griffey Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Griffey Jr misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Griffey Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Griffey Jr 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Griffey Jr!
Ken Griffey Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nonito Donaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vick Shroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donaire's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sia - Unstoppable. Vick Shroud has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nonito Donaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vick Shroud!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donaire's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shroud under the eye.
Decent striking displayed by Donaire there.
Donaire scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shroud just misses with a punch to the body.
Shroud misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Donaire darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shroud shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Donaire as he jumps to the side.
Shroud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donaire manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shroud scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shroud slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shroud is looking to advance position but Donaire won't allow it.
Shroud perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Donaire tries to get to full guard but Shroud has control of the leg.
Shroud lands with a punch from half guard.
Shroud sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shroud works his way into side control.
Shroud content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Shroud scores with a couple of short elbows.
Shroud taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shroud works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Donaire seems a little lost for a moment, as Shroud dominates the positioning.
Shroud is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Donaire knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shroud thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shroud controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vick Shroud dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Donaire ducks under a wild hook from Shroud.
Shroud throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Donaire tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Shroud is in Donaire's guard.
Donaire being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shroud scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donaire wants to get back to his feet but Shroud is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shroud stands up over Donaire, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shroud seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Vick Shroud has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shroud scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shroud missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shroud content to stall in guard here.
Shroud landing with the ground and pound.
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.
Shroud controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shroud has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shroud sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Donaire's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donaire taking some punishment here, with Shroud in his half guard.
Shroud lands with a punch from half guard.
Donaire is rocked!
Shroud lands a big elbow - Donaire is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Shroud!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vick Shroud!
In defeat, Nonito Donaire stepped up to the mic, saying 'Just don't give up when you lose,you can comeback stronger and you will be a champion one day'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chea Soun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Woodley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woodley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem - Till I Collapse . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chea Soun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyron Woodley!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soun misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Woodley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Woodley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Soun gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woodley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Soun.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Soun.
Woodley is trying to stand up here but Soun is controlling him well.
Woodley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Woodley looks like he's trying to stand up.
Woodley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soun lands strikes from half guard.
Woodley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soun. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Soun controlling the action here.
Soun winds up and cracks Woodley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soun takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Soun connects with a nice short shot to Woodley's temple.
Soun missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Soun is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Woodley has hold of Soun's hands but Soun slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Soun missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Soun drops an elbow to the side of Woodley's head.
Soun 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.
Soun trying to control the pace.
Soun lands strikes from half guard.
Soun 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.
Soun looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Woodley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Woodley is rocked!
Soun slips a nice elbow through Woodley's hands, connecting with Woodley's forehead.
Woodley is still in real trouble! Can Soun finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soun is pressing down on Woodley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Woodley is holding on for now.
Soun scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Woodley looks winded!
Soun is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Woodley taking some punishment here, with Soun in his half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice strikes from Soun there.
Soun seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Soun controlling the action here.
Soun's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Soun lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Woodley quite badly. Woodley pulls Soun in close trying to recover. Soun postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Woodley on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Woodley doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chea Soun!
Tyron Woodley was interviewed post fight and said 'I don't know what is next for me after this lose'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Cavalcanti Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Shuman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Cavalcanti Azevedo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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138 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Cavalcanti Azevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Shuman!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo shoots in and drives through. Shuman sprawls well.
Shuman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Azevedo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shuman won't allow Azevedo to sweep him here.
Azevedo working for a triangle but Shuman defends it easily.
Shuman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shuman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Azevedo pulls Shuman in to control the position.
Shuman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shuman postures up.
Shuman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Azevedo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azevedo wants to sweep but no luck.
Shuman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Azevedo working a defensive guard but Shuman passes into half guard.
Shuman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Azevedo trying to control but Shuman postures up.
Azevedo wants to improve his position but Shuman is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Shuman jumps into side control!
Azevedo is looking for a sweep.
Azevedo can't do much from the bottom here.
Shuman is putting a hurting on Azevedo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Azevedo is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shuman working the ground and pound.
Azevedo tries to bench press Shuman off him but Shuman keeps the position.
Shuman taking a breather here.
Azevedo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo is looking for a sweep. Shuman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shuman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shuman working Azevedo over with strikes.
Azevedo wants to improve his position but Shuman is controlling well.
Azevedo actively working from the bottom here.
Azevedo tries to get to full guard but Shuman has control of the leg.
Shuman controlling the action here.
It looks like Shuman might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Azevedo trying to hold on to Shuman's head to control him but Shuman postures up.
Azevedo is trying to get back to full guard.
Shuman is controlling the pace.
Azevedo tries to roll over but Shuman keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shuman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Shuman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Azevedo shoots and misses
and Shuman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shuman trying to control but Azevedo is working from the bottom.
Azevedo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shuman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shuman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Frank Shuman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Azevedo is looking for a triangle but Shuman pushes his legs off easily.
Azevedo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Azevedo working for submissions but it's allowed Shuman to get to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shuman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shuman slips a nice elbow through Azevedo's hands, connecting with Azevedo's forehead.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shuman in particular looking to stall.
Shuman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Azevedo manages to get to full guard.
Azevedo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Azevedo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shuman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Azevedo looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shuman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Azevedo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shuman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shuman stays in close to Azevedo's body and controls the position.
Shuman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Azevedo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shuman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shuman controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shuman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Azevedo is looking for a sweep.
Shuman cracks Azevedo with a big elbow.
Shuman in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Azevedo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Azevedo is being controlled here.
Azevedo is looking to reverse the position.
Azevedo is working hard here to advance position.
Shuman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Azevedo keeps working.
Azevedo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shuman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shuman controlling from side mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Azevedo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Shuman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Azevedo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shuman circles away.
Shuman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Shuman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Azevedo is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Azevedo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Azevedo tries to bench press Shuman off him but Shuman keeps the position.
Shuman takes a little break here. Azevedo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Shuman happy to just control the position for now.
Shuman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Azevedo is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo is trying to control Shuman's posture but Shuman avoids it.
Azevedo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Azevedo wants to improve his position but Shuman is controlling well.
Azevedo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shuman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Azevedo looking for a guillotine here but Shuman defends easily.
Azevedo looking for a guillotine here but Shuman defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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.
Azevedo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shuman is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shuman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shuman content to stall in guard here.
Azevedo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shuman manages to get himself to full guard.
Azevedo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shuman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Azevedo has managed to get both his arms back between Shuman's legs - danger averted.
Shuman looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Azevedo is defending well. Shuman quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Azevedo has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Shuman celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Shuman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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