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DFC 25: Bloodbath PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monroe Dillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuge Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuge Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Great elbows
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Monroe Dillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yuge Man!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man throws a head kick but Dillard moves out of range.
Man slaps away a takedown attempt from Dillard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dillard fails with the takedown.
Dillard shoots in and drives through. Man sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monroe Dillard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dillard gets a takedown into half guard.
Man tries to kick Dillard off but Dillard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dillard prevents Man from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Man is looking to control Dillard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Man avoid being mounted?
Dillard is trying for a kimura here. Man looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Dillard wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Monroe Dillard!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tupe Fiso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fiso comes to the cage accompanied by We Won't Back Down. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tupe Fiso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyron Whittaker !
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whittaker tries to clinch up but Fiso circles away and keeps his distance.
Whittaker misses with a lunging right hand
and Fiso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whittaker defending well as Fiso loads up on a big left hand.
Whittaker swings widly with a right hand
and Fiso counters with a big right hand! Oh Whittaker is in trouble here! Fiso follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tupe Fiso!
During a confident post fight interview, Tupe Fiso thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Tyron Whittaker had this to say: 'Props to the other guy. We trained hard for this. It sucks when a gameplan doesn't go the way you wanted it to. All we can do is go back to training and never give up. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Minakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Ortiz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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276 lbs
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249 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Great elbows
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitaly Minakov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ortiz walks into a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Minakov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Minakov.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
Minakov is pawing at Ortiz, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Ortiz's nose. Ortiz is badly hurt! Minakov pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Ortiz tries desperately to hold on but Minakov is relentless in his assault! As Ortiz receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Minakov away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitaly Minakov!
Vitaly Minakov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Sane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sane has chosen Fast Lane as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Big Mac has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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194 lbs
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190 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Sane!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac throws a lazy uppercut
and Sane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Sane lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mac doesn't seem phased though.
A shot to the liver by Sane. Beautiful body shot.
Mac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sane.
Mac thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been told by Mac's head coaches at Bo Ma Ye Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sane scores with a nice right hand.
Sane digs a good hook to Mac's body.
Sane throws a big shot that misses.
Mac takes one to the chin there.
Mac cracks the inside of Sane's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mac fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sane misses with a body punch
and Mac counters with a straight right hand.
Mac swings for the body but Sane moves out of range.
Sane throws a fast counter high kick but Mac manages to duck under it in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sane tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mac misses with an uppercut
and Sane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Mac.
Mac dodges the punch combination from Sane.
Sane takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mac throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sane counters with a straight right hand.
Mac scores with a body shot.
Mac get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Mac stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Sane runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Justin Sane!
Justin Sane decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitrious Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Carver looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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140 lbs
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144 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dimitrious Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Chris Dean and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carver quickly recovers to half guard.
Carver looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Cruz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carver moves into full guard.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Cruz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Carver keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Cruz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cruz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Carver is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carver is trying to improve his position.
Carver is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Die Trying Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Cruz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Carver, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cruz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cruz advances to full mount.
Carver keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cruz seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Carver is holding on tight.
Cruz working for a guillotine from mount but Carver is in no mood to give up.
Carver really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cruz looking to control but Carver is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Carver stops Cruz from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looking for a guillotine from mount but Carver is having none of it.
Cruz has hold of Carver's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Carver manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Carver is squirming around, avoiding Cruz's attempts to control the action.
Cruz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Carver haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Carver really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cruz wants to take Carver's back here but Carver is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Cruz prevents Carver from getting the reversal.
Cruz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cruz with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Cruz moves to the back position.
Cruz is hanging on to Carver's back as he tries to escape.
Cruz working for the choke.
Carver defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Cruz's arms.
Carver wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking for the choke from the back position but Carver is controlling his hands well.
Cruz is looking for the choke from the back position but Carver is controlling his hands well.
Carver trying to control the position but Cruz manages to sink in the hooks.
Cruz biding his time, controlling Carver.
Cruz is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Carver defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Cruz is looking to control Carver but Carver is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Cruz has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Carver is in real trouble here. Cruz gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Carver is tapping out! Cruz wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dimitrious Cruz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Myres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Ibraham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Myres has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Myres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Ibraham!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myres falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ibraham counters with a leg kick.
Ibraham throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Ibraham tenderised Myres's leg. Myres is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ibraham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good leg kick by Ibraham there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ibraham lands a head kick!
No joy there for Myres, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Myres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ibraham circles away quickly and effectively.
Ibraham is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Myres with a body shot.
Myres throws a lazy right hand but Ibraham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Myres throws a right and a left that Ibraham avoids nicely.
Myres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ibraham dodges the punch combination from Myres.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Ibraham catches Myres right on the button with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ibraham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Ibraham lands but Myres takes it in his stride.
Ibraham looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rob Myres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibraham lands with a kick to the temple. Myres shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ibraham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ibraham checks a leg kick nicely.
Myres stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ibraham.
Myres throws a hook but Ibraham blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Ibraham.
Ibraham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Myres takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Myres misses with a hook
and Ibraham counters with a good low kick that Myres was not able to check.
Ibraham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ibraham.
Ibraham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibraham ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Myres blocks a head kick by Ibraham.
Ibraham slips a jab and a cross from Myres.
Nice defenses there by Ibraham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myres misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ibraham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Myres looks to land a left hand but Ibraham moved out of range nicely.
Myres misses with a few strikes there.
Ibraham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Myres was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Myres on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ibraham. Ibraham obviously looking to wear him down.
Ibraham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Myres.
Ibraham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibraham. Myres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ibraham lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ibraham throws a body shot but no joy.
Myres tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ibraham.
Ibraham throws a head kick that misses.
That kick from Ibraham tenderised Myres's leg. Myres is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ibraham.
Some wild striking there from Myres.
Ibraham tries a quick counter leg kick but Myres is wise to it.
Myres misses with a hook to the body
and Ibraham counters with an inside leg kick.
Ibraham tries to clinch there but Myres circles away.
As Ibraham looks to move away, Myres throws a big counter combo but Ibraham just gets out of the way.
Myres misses with a body shot.
Myres is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ibraham's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Myres connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ibraham scrambles back to his feet.
Myres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ibraham.
Ibraham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ibraham cracks the inside of Myres's front leg.
Ibraham fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Myres looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Myres ducks under a wild hook from Ibraham.
Left hook, right uppercut from Myres.
It looks like George Ibraham has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Myres scores with a decent looking hook.
Ibraham turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ibraham connects with a high kick.
Myres misses with a left hand
and Ibraham counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibraham manages to avoid it.
Myres throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ibraham counters with an inside leg kick.
Myres throws out a loose jab but Ibraham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibraham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Myres cracks Ibraham with an open hand slap.
Ibraham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Myres's calf.
Myres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ibraham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ibraham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Myres is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Myres scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ibraham lets loose with a powerful body kick. Myres will feel that in the morning.
An inside leg kick lands from Ibraham.
Myres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ibraham.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ibraham pushes Myres away with a front kick.
Myres throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ibraham counters with a good low kick that Myres was not able to check.
Ibraham needs to keep his hands up - Myres had a free shot at his head there.
Good leg kick by Ibraham there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Ibraham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Ibraham's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Myres lands the left hand.
Rob Myres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ibraham on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Myres throws an off balance right hand
and Ibraham counters with a nice body shot.
Myres avoids the body shot from Ibraham.
Ibraham throws a head kick but Myres moves out of range.
Myres throws a series of punches but Ibraham moves out of range.
Ibraham is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Myres rather than just go for the knockout.
Ibraham jabs at Myres's body.
Myres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ibraham slips a jab and a cross from Myres.
Ibraham thows a body kick. Myres tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Myres clobbers Ibraham with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Ibraham.
Ibraham scores with a head kick.
George Ibraham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Myres misses with a shot to the body
and Ibraham counters with a leg kick.
Ibraham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Myres looks to throw the jab but Ibraham is out of range.
Ibraham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibraham lands with a kick to the temple. Myres shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ibraham defending well as Myres loads up on a big left hand.
Myres misses with a body shot.
Ibraham doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ibraham scores with a jab to the body.
Ibraham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Myres.
Myres lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ibraham backs up against the cage.
Myres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ibraham.
Ibraham replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Myres blocks it well.
Myres missing with a left hand there. Ibraham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as Myres lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ibraham doesn't seem phased though.
Myres really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ibraham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Myres swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ibraham.
Ibraham is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myres throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ibraham counters with an inside leg kick.
Ibraham wants to clinch up but Myres keeps it at a distance.
Ibraham works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ibraham throws a predictable looking body shot
and Myres counters with a crisp one two that drops Ibraham! Myres thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ibraham to his feet! Ibraham is in big trouble!
Ibraham is still on wobbly legs! Can Myres finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibraham misses with a body shot.
Myres tries to counter by clinching up but Ibraham breaks away and moves out of range.
Ibraham turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Myres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ibraham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crunch! Ibraham slams his shin into Myres's torso.
Ibraham thumps Myres with a low kick.
Ibraham seems to have recovered his senses.
Ibraham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Myres throws out the jab.
A combination from Myres does no damage.
It seemed like Ibraham was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Myres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ibraham.
Ibraham scores with a head kick. Myres tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ibraham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Myres on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ibraham. Ibraham obviously looking to wear him down.
Myres cracks Ibraham with a right hand to the side of the head.
Myres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ibraham.
Ibraham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Myres avoids the head kick by Ibraham.
Ibraham lands a head kick. Myres smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Myres is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A big left from Myres misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibraham with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Myres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ibraham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Myres was well out of range. Poor timing from Ibraham.
Ibraham misses with a head kick.
Ibraham fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Myres has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ibraham staying out of range there.
Ibraham connects with a solid leg kick.
Ibraham lands a nice leg kick that just misses Myres's sensitive parts.
Myres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Myres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Myres throws a right hand that Ibraham ducks under and follows up with a left that Ibraham also avoids with ease.
Myres scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Myres swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ibraham lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ibraham dodges the punch combination from Myres.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Myres throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ibraham counters with a nice low kick that buckles Myres's knee momentarily.
Ibraham lands a jab to Myres's midsection.
Ibraham digs a good body shot into Myres's ribs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ibraham - that will leave a mark!
Myres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Myres takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Myres scores with a hook to the body. Ibraham takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Myres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ibraham moves away.
Myres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Myres throws a poor cross that misses
and Ibraham makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Myres will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ibraham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ibraham delivers a nice body kick.
Myres lands with a nice combination. Ibraham backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Myres scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Ibraham will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on George Ibraham's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Myres scores with a nice right hand.
Myres misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ibraham counters with a nice low kick that buckles Myres's knee momentarily.
Ibraham scores with a push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ibraham, right into the meat.
Myres takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ibraham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Myres's calf.
Ibraham tries to close the distance and clinch but Myres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ibraham looks to score with a jab to the body but Myres is just out of range.
Myres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ibraham looks to score with a jab to the body but Myres is just out of range.
Ibraham throws a sloppy head kick and Myres moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibraham misses the shot to the body.
Myres takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Ibraham.
Ibraham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ibraham.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Ibraham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibraham scores with a push kick.
Myres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Myres throws out a loose jab but Ibraham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Myres feints a jab promting Ibraham to slip. Myres then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ibraham slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ibraham fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Myres.
Ibraham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ibraham follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ibraham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ibraham scores with a hook to the body. Myres takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Myres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ibraham appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Myres lands with a nice combination. Ibraham backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibraham scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Myres chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ibraham can pounce on him.
Ibraham throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibraham throws a nice head kick!
Myres missing with a left hand there. Ibraham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ibraham.
Myres swinging wildly here.
Ibraham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Myres misses with a few strikes there.
Myres gets tackled into the cage by Ibraham. Ibraham maintains the clinch.
Ibraham misses with a knee strike.
Ibraham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Myres's efforts to push away.
Ibraham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Myres has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ibraham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Myres tries to break free but Ibraham pushes him back against the cage.
Ibraham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibraham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Myres is trying to break the clinch but Ibraham is controlling him.
Ibraham misses with a knee to the head.
Myres takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ibraham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Myres looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ibraham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short uppercut from Ibraham.
Ibraham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Myres breaks from the clinch.
Myres takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Myres throws a combination that misses
and Ibraham counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ibraham lands a leg kick that knocks Myres off balance momentarily.
Ibraham lands a nice leg kick that just misses Myres's sensitive parts.
Ibraham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Myres throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ibraham counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibraham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Myres.
Ibraham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Myres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Myres fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ibraham on the side of the head.
George Ibraham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Myres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ibraham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ibraham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Myres's calf.
Sloppy strikes from Myres. Those never looked like landing.
Myres chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ibraham can pounce on him.
Ibraham shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That has opened up George Ibraham's cut even more.
Ibraham walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ibraham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Myres scores with a one two! Ibraham had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ibraham lands with a nice body kick.
Myres throws a right and a left that Ibraham avoids nicely.
Ibraham throws a fast counter high kick but Myres manages to duck under it in time.
Rob Myres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ibraham lands a nice leg kick that just misses Myres's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Ibraham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ibraham has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Ibraham!
In his post fight interview, George Ibraham started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Rob Myres spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry for crappy performance tonight guys, I'll be back better than ever next time out '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Shore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eyeam Yurmommy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yurmommy has chosen Peanut Butter Jelly Time - Galantis as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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145 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jordan Shore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eyeam Yurmommy!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yurmommy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shore in his tracks.
Yurmommy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shore throws a body punch but Yurmommy moves out of range.
Shore takes a swing at Yurmommy's ribcage but misses.
We've been told by Shore's head coaches at White's ELITE Fitness Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Shore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yurmommy was well out of range. Poor timing from Shore.
Yurmommy defending well as Shore loads up on a big left hand.
Yurmommy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yurmommy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Shore is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Shore misses with a hook. Yurmommy ducked under it nicely.
Shore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shore throws a right and a left that Yurmommy avoids nicely.
Yurmommy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yurmommy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yurmommy misses with a body shot
and Shore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shore misses the jab.
Shore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yurmommy.
Shore looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Shore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yurmommy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shore on his heels. He'll look to pass Shore's guard now, I'm sure.
Yurmommy stopping the sweep attempt from Shore.
Yurmommy sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yurmommy is one step ahead there.
Yurmommy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yurmommy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yurmommy works to advance to full mount. Shore defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Shore can't escape the position.
Yurmommy takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Yurmommy looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Shore taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eyeam Yurmommy!
An intense looking Eyeam Yurmommy took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Night night boy!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonnhy Four (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonnhy Four!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Neil!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Four stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Four looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Four tries to clinch but Neil moves out of range.
Neil has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Four is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Neil swings widly with a right hand
and Four cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Four has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Four swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neil misses with a combination
and Four holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Neil is trying to pull guard but Four turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Four misses with a short punch on the inside.
Four scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Four lands with a light punch inside.
Neil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neil.
Four lands with a light punch inside.
Neil is trying to pull guard but Four turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jonnhy Four has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Neil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil tries to pull guard but Four holds him up against the cage and eventually Neil drops back down to his feet.
Neil is trying to drag Four to the mat but Four just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Four keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Neil's efforts to push away.
Four lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Four misses with a hook from the clinch.
Four working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Four.
Four swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Four lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Neil blocks a body shot from Four.
Neil is trying to drag Four to the mat but Four just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Four lands a left hand that snaps the head of Neil backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil blocking some punches.
Four tries to throw a body punch but Neil avoids it by throwing Four back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Four.
Neil is trying to pull guard but Four has him pressed against the cage.
Four lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Neil has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Four avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Four fails to land.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Four creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Four.
Four doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neil tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Four smiles and moves away.
Neil keeps the fight on the outside.
Four moves into the clinch.
Neil stalling.
A short right from Four on the inside.
Four lands with a light punch inside.
Neil is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Four to keep the fight standing.
Neil tries to pull guard but Four forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil is trying to pull guard but Four has him pressed against the cage.
Neil goes for a takedown attempt but Four pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Four lands a big uppercut and Neil crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Neil looks OK. Four waves Neil back to his feet!
Neil is rocked!
Four tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neil swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Four tries to clinch but Neil moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Neil.
Neil fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Four was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Neil.
No joy there for Neil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Four wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Four walks into a left hand.
Four slips under a jab from Neil.
Four keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Four connects with a jab.
Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
James Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Neil.
Neil misses with a wild body shot.
Four scores with a sloppy right hand. Neil should have avoided that one.
Neil throws a sloppy body shot
and Four counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Neil is still on wobbly legs! Can Four finish him?
Neil's jab looks to have found its range, popping Four under the eye.
Neil seems to have recovered his senses.
Neil swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Four seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Four wants to clinch up but Neil keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonnhy Four dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Four with a jab.
Four takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Neil throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Four counters with a crisp right hand that drops Neil! Four lets Neil back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Neil misses with a takedown
and Four counters with a huge left! Neil is in big trouble! He's backing up but Four isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Neil from any more damage. A dominating finish by Four!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonnhy Four!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephens comes to the cage accompanied by Renegade by (hed)PE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
223 lbs
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224 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Stephens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Benjamin!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Topper Green and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benjamin.
Stephens swings for the body but Benjamin moves out of range.
Benjamin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stephens is trying to stand up here but Benjamin is controlling him well.
Stephens is trying to escape back to his feet but Benjamin uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Benjamin working the body and head with strikes.
Benjamin trying to control the position but Stephens is working away.
Benjamin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stephens is trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benjamin is trying to get an arm triangle but Stephens is defending well.
Stephens is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Zen Balance Monastery that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Benjamin lands an elbow.
Benjamin advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin won't let Stephens get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Benjamin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stephens squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benjamin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stephens's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Stephens trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stephens is looking to escape.
Stephens is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Benjamin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stephens somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Stephens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stephens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benjamin moves into the clinch.
Stephens breaks the clinch.
Benjamin moves into the clinch.
Stephens is trying to force a seperation but Benjamin has the dominant position.
Benjamin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stephens working hard to break the clinch.
Benjamin swings wildly with an uppercut but Stephens uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stephens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Benjamin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stephens up against the cage.
Stephens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benjamin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stephens can't break the clinch.
Benjamin has Stephens pressed against the cage, preventing Stephens from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stephens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Benjamin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Benjamin tries to land knees in the clinch but Stephens avoids the damage to the body.
Stephens is looking to break free of the clinch but Benjamin has double underhooks.
Benjamin looking to throw knees to the head but Stephens is blocking nicely.
Benjamin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stephens avoids it.
Stephens can't break the clinch.
Benjamin prevents Stephens from breaking the clinch.
Benjamin tries to land knees in the clinch but Stephens avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Benjamin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benjamin stalls.
Benjamin has Stephens pressed against the cage, preventing Stephens from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benjamin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Benjamin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stephens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stephens misses the shot to the body.
Stephens lands a nice shot that snaps Benjamin's head back.
Stephens lands with a straight right. Benjamin didn't see that one coming.
Craig Stephens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benjamin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benjamin tries a low kick but Stephens avoids it.
Stephens scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Benjamin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Benjamin wants to land a leg kick but Stephens is out of range.
Stephens lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benjamin's sensitive parts.
Benjamin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some bone on bone action there as Benjamin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brock Benjamin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benjamin swinging wildly here.
It looked like Stephens wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stephens lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stephens throws a jab when Benjamin was well out of range.
Benjamin blocks a head kick by Stephens.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benjamin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stephens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stephens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Stephens does no damage.
Benjamin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stephens to score with a decent uppercut.
Stephens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stephens lands a right hook to the body.
Benjamin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Stephens.
Benjamin throws a low kick but Stephens moves out of range easily.
Stephens lands a body shot.
Stephens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benjamin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stephens circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stephens. That's going to slow Benjamin down.
Benjamin scores with a leg kick.
Stephens scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benjamin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benjamin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stephens scores with a jab.
No joy there for Benjamin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stephens ducks under a wild hook from Benjamin.
Benjamin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benjamin walks into a stiff left hand from Stephens.
Stephens tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Craig Stephens is winning the standup battle so far.
Benjamin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stephens.
A low kick from Stephens misses
and Benjamin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Benjamin.
Stephens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Benjamin scores with a shot to the side of Stephens's head.
A short right from Benjamin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin missing with knees to the body.
Stephens wants to break free but Benjamin has control.
A frustrated look appears on Stephens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Benjamin trying to land knees to the body.
Brock Benjamin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stephens avoiding damage as Benjamin throws knees to the body.
Benjamin leaning against his opponent.
Stephens is trying to break free.
Benjamin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stephens is defending well for now.
Stephens is trying to push Benjamin away but Benjamin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Benjamin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stephens up against the cage.
Stephens manages to break the clinch.
Stephens displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Benjamin.
Benjamin lands with a nice combination. Stephens backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Stephens coming out on top.
Benjamin wants to clinch.
Stephens fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benjamin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benjamin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benjamin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stephens tests Benjamin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stephens looks to land a combination but Benjamin avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stephens misses with an uppercut. Benjamin saw that one coming.
Stephens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Stephens dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Benjamin misses with a few strikes there.
Benjamin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stephens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benjamin wants to counter with a clinch but Stephens pushes him away.
Benjamin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stephens.
Benjamin wants to counter the offense by Stephens and move into the clinch position.
Benjamin tries to clinch there but Stephens circles away.
Benjamin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stephens circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Stephens misses.
Stephens misses with a straight left.
Stephens digs a good body shot into Benjamin's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephens jabs Benjamin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benjamin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stephens cracks Benjamin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benjamin gets the takedown into side control.
Stephens explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens throws a hook to the side of Benjamin's head but Benjamin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Craig Stephens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benjamin walks into a straight right hand from Stephens.
Benjamin misses with a few strikes there.
Benjamin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benjamin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stephens changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benjamin takes one to the side of the head.
Benjamin is rocked!
Stephens drops Benjamin with a huge uppercut! Benjamin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Stephens is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Stephens!
Craig Stephens retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Craig Stephens thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Mineev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kicker comes to the cage accompanied by Kiss Kicker 99. James Kicker 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Mineev!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicker throws an overhand right that has Mineev reeling! Kicker follows up with more punches and Mineev is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Kicker!
James Kicker 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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