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DFC 53: Full Throttle PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devin Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Gastelum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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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 Sydney, Devin Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Gastelum!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker misses with a few strikes there.
A nice side step and Gastelum releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tucker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gastelum has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Tucker is on him like a limpet, forcing Gastelum back against the cage.
I was talking to Tucker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gastelum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gastelum tries to throw a body punch but Tucker avoids it by throwing Gastelum back against the cage.
Gastelum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tucker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gastelum has had enough of the clinch but Tucker keeps him there for the moment.
Tucker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tucker avoids the head kick by Gastelum.
As Gastelum looks to move away, Tucker throws a big counter combo but Gastelum just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gastelum tries a head kick but it misses.
Gastelum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Gastelum. Those never looked like landing.
Tucker clinches up with Gastelum and pushes him back against the cage.
Tucker has Gastelum pressed against the cage, preventing Gastelum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gastelum is trying to trip Tucker. He has hold of a leg but Tucker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gastelum persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gastelum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gastelum won't allow Tucker to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tucker is on top in guard.
Gastelum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tucker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tucker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tucker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gastelum can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tucker controls the pace.
Tucker throws a big elbow that misses.
Tucker stands up from Gastelum's guard - Tucker perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gastelum digs a good body shot into Tucker's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker breaks from the clinch.
Gastelum throws a body kick, spinning off balance
so Tucker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Gastelum manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Gastelum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Tucker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tucker jumps into guard, dragging Gastelum to the mat.
Tucker has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gastelum has passed into side control.
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!
Tucker holding on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gastelum wants to control but Tucker is keeping him busy.
Gastelum is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gastelum working away.
Tucker is looking to regain half guard here but Gastelum keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kelvin Gastelum 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.
Gastelum's corner calls for a 1-2. Gastelum obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gastelum scores with a jab to the body.
Gastelum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tucker half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gastelum leaves Tucker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gastelum rushes Tucker and presses him up against the cage.
Tucker decides to pull guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tucker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker lands strikes from half guard.
Tucker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gastelum doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tucker.
Gastelum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gastelum is trying to control but Tucker manages to pass to mount!
Gastelum is in a horrible position here. Tucker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tucker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tucker misses with a head shot.
Tucker scoring with strikes but Gastelum is staying in there.
Tucker 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.
Gastelum really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tucker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gastelum felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker raining down shots from the mount!
Tucker controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tucker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tucker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tucker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Devin Tucker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gastelum is in a horrible position here. Tucker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tucker looking for a guillotine from mount but Gastelum is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Tucker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Tucker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gastelum did well to prevent Tucker getting side control.
Gastelum makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Gastelum's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tucker under the eye.
Tucker gets a clinch.
Gastelum is trying to trip Tucker. He has hold of a leg but Tucker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gastelum persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gastelum puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tucker wants to get back to full guard.
Gastelum is taking a breather. Tucker says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tucker gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker pulls Gastelum in close to prevent any damage.
Gastelum won't allow Tucker to sweep him here.
Tucker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tucker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gastelum gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gastelum looking to sit in guard and control but Tucker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tucker stopping the sweep attempt from Gastelum.
Tucker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gastelum manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tucker manages to get himself to full guard.
Tucker wants to sweep here but Gastelum controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tucker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tucker seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gastelum for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tucker'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.
Further stalling from Tucker.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kelvin Gastelum.
I think Gastelum 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kelvin Gastelum!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between BlowJob Pennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BlowJob Pennis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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156 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, BlowJob Pennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Soa Silva!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a jab when Pennis was well out of range.
Pennis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Pennis moved out of range.
Pennis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pennis, pushing him back against the cage.
Pennis lands an uppercut.
Pennis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva blocks a body shot from Pennis.
Pennis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pennis.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Pennis.
Pennis taking a breather.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Pennis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pennis backwards.
A short left from Silva.
Pennis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Pennis.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pennis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Pennis is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Pennis into the cage.
Pennis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pennis misses with some punches.
Pennis has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Pennis - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pennis is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pennis has his back to the cage.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Pennis.
Pennis misses with the head strike.
Pennis blocks an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pennis misses with a punch to the body.
Silva pushes Pennis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pennis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pennis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pennis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva pushes Pennis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennis looking to stall.
Pennis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Pennis fails to land.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Pennis swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Pennis gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pennis will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva won't allow Pennis to sweep him here.
Pennis pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva stays in close to Pennis's body and controls the position.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Pennis wants to sweep but no luck.
Pennis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pennis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pennis working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soa Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Pennis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pennis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Pennis scores with a jab to the body.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big left from Pennis misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Soa Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pennis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennis scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Pennis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pennis is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Pennis is rocked!
Pennis has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Oh Pennis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soa Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennis.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Pennis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pennis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pennis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pennis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pennis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Pennis seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pennis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pennis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pennis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Pennis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pennis misses with the head strike.
Silva lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BlowJob Pennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Pennis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Pennis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pennis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Pennis misses the target.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Pennis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva pushes Pennis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pennis misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pennis backwards.
Pennis throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Pennis is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Pennis.
Pennis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pennis's efforts to push away.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Pennis controls his hands.
Silva dips a shoulder and cracks Pennis with a mighty uppercut! Pennis falls back against the cage and Silva unloads with a barrage of strikes! Pennis is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Silva screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soa Silva!
After the fight, Soa Silva was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jenean Garafallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siggy Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenean Garafallo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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114 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jenean Garafallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Siggy Duncan!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garafallo throws a sloppy head kick and Duncan moves out of range easily.
Garafallo misses with a double jab
and Duncan counters by clinching up.
Duncan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duncan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duncan lands a nice shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Duncan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duncan avoiding damage.
Knees to the body from Duncan.
Duncan looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Duncan.
Duncan lands a hook that snaps the head of Garafallo backwards.
Duncan lands a hook that snaps the head of Garafallo backwards.
Garafallo wants to get back to striking at distance but Duncan won't allow it.
Duncan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garafallo backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duncan lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Duncan.
Duncan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garafallo backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duncan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duncan prevents a body shot from Garafallo.
Duncan lands a nice shot to the body.
Duncan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garafallo backwards.
Duncan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duncan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garafallo backwards.
Duncan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duncan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Duncan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duncan stalling the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duncan has Garafallo pushed against the cage.
Garafallo pulls Duncan into guard.
Duncan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Duncan is in close to Garafallo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Duncan throws a big right hand that misses.
Duncan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garafallo's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duncan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Duncan wants to pass the guard but Garafallo is keeping the position.
Garafallo is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Kangaroo's MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Duncan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Garafallo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garafallo tries to get out of the position.
Duncan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Duncan trying to control the position from guard on top but Garafallo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duncan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Duncan postures up in Garafallo's guard and throws a big left but Garafallo blocks it.
Duncan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Duncan stopping the sweep attempt from Garafallo.
Duncan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Duncan scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Duncan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Duncan trying to control but Garafallo is working from the bottom.
Duncan works over Garafallo with some ground and pound from guard.
Duncan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Duncan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Duncan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garafallo's head.
Duncan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Duncan stands up over Garafallo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garafallo is pulling down on Duncan's head. It's preventing any offense from Duncan, at least for the moment.
Duncan postures up and lands a big shot to Garafallo's brow.
Garafallo is rocked!
Duncan scoring with some ground and pound.
Oh Garafallo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duncan arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Garafallo's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Siggy Duncan!
Siggy Duncan made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I feel blessed to be here right now!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyeis Michel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Wan Soo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wan Soo has chosen Rise of the Northstar - Welcame as his entrance music. Tyeis Michel looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyeis Michel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Wan Soo!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wan Soo scores with a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Michel.
Jon Wan Soo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Michel moves away from the strike by Wan Soo.
Michel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Michel tries for a takedown but Wan Soo circles away easily
and Wan Soo counters by clinching up.
Wan Soo pushes Michel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wan Soo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wan Soo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wan Soo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Michel backwards.
Wan Soo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Michel backwards.
Wan Soo scores with a shot to the side of Michel's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michel blocks the elbow strike.
Wan Soo digs a right hand underneath Michel's ribcage. Michel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Michel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wan Soo to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyeis Michel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michel avoiding damage as Wan Soo throws knees to the body.
Wan Soo's coach down at Archon Dojo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wan Soo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A shot in the inside from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo cracks Michel with a nice body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wan Soo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wan Soo.
Michel is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo is struggling to control the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Wan Soo.
Come on Wan Soo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wan Soo lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wan Soo throws an elbow but it misses.
Wan Soo tries to work over Michel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wan Soo pushes Michel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Wan Soo.
Wan Soo lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wan Soo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michel is trying to pull guard but Wan Soo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wan Soo is leaning against Michel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The referee calls for Wan Soo to work.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Michel up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wan Soo lands a body shot.
Wan Soo lands with a right to the head.
Wan Soo scores with a hook to the body.
Wan Soo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wan Soo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Wan Soo.
Michel blocks a body shot from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo prevents the takedown attempt.
Wan Soo digs a right hand into Michel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Michel's gas tank.
Stalling in the clinch from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wan Soo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Michel's brow.
Wan Soo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wan Soo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wan Soo is working Michel over against the cage.
Wan Soo cracks Michel with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wan Soo pushes Michel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wan Soo is working Michel over against the cage.
Wan Soo lands a nice shot to the body.
Wan Soo lands with a short shot to the head.
Wan Soo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Michel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wan Soo'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.
Wan Soo lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Wan Soo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Michel shoots in for a takedown but Wan Soo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wan Soo is looking for the big counter here.
Michel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wan Soo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Michel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wan Soo sprawls well. Wan Soo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Michel gets slowly back to his feet.
Wan Soo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wan Soo just misses with a punch to the body.
Wan Soo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Michel checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wan Soo.
Wan Soo connects with a leg kick. Michel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wan Soo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Michel's head.
It looks like Tyeis Michel has been cut.
Wan Soo rushes Michel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wan Soo is working Michel over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wan Soo lands with a left to the head.
Wan Soo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wan Soo scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wan Soo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wan Soo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Wan Soo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Michel is rocked!
A body shot lands from Wan Soo.
Oh Michel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wan Soo lands a body shot.
Wan Soo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Michel seems to have got his legs back now.
Wan Soo scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo pushes Michel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wan Soo smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyeis Michel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michel gets tackled into the cage by Wan Soo. Wan Soo maintains the clinch.
Wan Soo avoiding damage as Michel throws knees to the body.
Wan Soo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Michel backwards.
A hook to the body from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo lands with a left to the head.
Wan Soo creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Michel's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Michel drops to his knees and Wan Soo pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Wan Soo!
During a confident post fight interview, Jon Wan Soo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulua Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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21
137 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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27
150 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ulua Master!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell darts in and clinches Master up against the cage.
Good body shot from Master.
Master lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Master stalling the fight.
A shot in the inside from Master.
A short right from Master on the inside.
Master scores with a shoulder strike.
Master stalls.
Master is stalling here.
Master stalls.
Master slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Master taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mitchell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ulua Master.
Mitchell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mitchell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Master misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Master, pushing him back against the cage.
Mitchell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Master has him pressed against the cage.
Master is leaning against Mitchell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Master stalling the fight.
Master working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mitchell is trying to stall.
Mitchell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Master taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Master dodges an elbow strike from Mitchell.
Master scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Master lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Master lands a body shot.
Master keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mitchell's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Master.
Master controlling the action here for a moment.
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Master has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Master misses with a looping right.
Mitchell throwing a counter right hand but Master manages to avoid it.
Mitchell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Master stalls.
A shot in the inside from Master.
Nice body punch from Master - that landed with a thud.
Master lands a body shot.
Master lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Good body shot from Master.
Master lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master lands a body punch.
Mitchell is looking to control Master's arms but Master gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mitchell has his back to the cage.
Mitchell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Master has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Master on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Master takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Master avoiding damage as Mitchell throws knees to the body.
Master stalling the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mitchell letting Master take a breather here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Master takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting on Master's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Master blocking some punches.
Master lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Master creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Master lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master managing to block the knees to the body from Mitchell.
Good body shot from Master.
Master displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mitchell up against the cage.
A short right from Master.
Mitchell is rocked!
Master lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Master displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mitchell up against the cage.
Master scores with a hook to the body.
Master lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Master slowing the pace effectively.
Mitchell misses with an elbow over the top.
Master taking a breather.
Master lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulua Master 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.
Master lands a jab to the head.
Master throws a right and a left that Mitchell avoids nicely.
Mitchell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Master! But no joy.
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
Master steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mitchell.
Ulua Master is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitchell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Mitchell.
A swing and a miss from Master.
Master avoids the head kick by Mitchell.
A decent looking cross lands there for Master.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Mitchell coming out on top.
Master has taken the fight to the clinch.
Master has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Master controlling the action here for a moment.
Master slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Master.
Master lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Master lands with a short shot to the head.
Mitchell trying to control the position but instead, Master has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mitchell into the cage.
Master is working Mitchell over against the cage.
Master lands a body punch.
Master scores with a shot to the side of Mitchell's head.
Master lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Mitchell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Master lands a hook that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master lands a body punch.
Master lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Still in the clinch, Master scores with a nice short uppercut.
Master effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Master.
Master lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Master on the inside.
Mitchell looking to throw knees to the head but Master is blocking nicely.
Mitchell is trying to push Master away but Master has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Master lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Master stalling.
Master effectively controlling the action here.
Master lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell wants to stall.
Master presses Mitchell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Master lands a hook that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Come on Master - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Master avoiding damage.
Master throws a big uppercut that drops Mitchell! More strikes from Master and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mitchell lies dazed against the cage as Master celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulua Master!
Post fight, Ulua Master stared into the camera and said 'I told him he had no chance.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomy Faspred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marques's choice of entrance music: Raining Blood. Tomy Faspred has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
178 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomy Faspred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Marques!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marques lands a jab to the head.
Faspred misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Faspred tries to clinch but Marques moves away
and Marques counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Marques does it's job there.
Marques connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Faspred's hands.
Faspred gets a clinch.
Marques wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marques manages to break the clinch.
Marques fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Faspred looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marques throws a big shot that misses.
Faspred with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marques counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Faspred walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marques misses with a body shot.
Faspred doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Marques throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Faspred avoids the body shot from Marques.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marques smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Faspred fails in his attempt to clinch.
Faspred closes the distance and clinches.
Faspred goes for a takedown attempt but Marques pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomy Faspred. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marques throws a body punch but Faspred moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Marques. Those never looked like landing.
Marques pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faspred wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Marques.
Marques lunges at Faspred with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Faspred's hand.
Faspred clinches up against the cage.
Faspred tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marques smiles and moves away.
Marques throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faspred on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marques connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marques throws the left hand but Faspred avoids the punch easily.
Marques gets tackled into the cage by Faspred. Faspred maintains the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Marques has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Faspred goes for a takedown attempt but Marques pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Faspred fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Marques on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marques misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faspred dives in and grabs Marques's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marques pushes down on Faspred's head and hops out.
Marques lands a nice shot to the body.
Marques has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marques scores with a jab. Faspred acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marques scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Faspred doesn't seem bothered though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marques, as that shot connected.
Faspred gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marques counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marques scores with a one two! Faspred had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marques scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tomy Faspred seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marques jabs Faspred right on the nose. Faspred blinks but takes it well.
Faspred shoots for a takedown but Marques saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marques feints a jab promting Faspred to slip. Marques then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Faspred slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Faspred is rocked!
Faspred with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marques counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Faspred badly! He tries to strike back but Marques puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Faspred out cold! Oh man, Faspred will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Billy Marques!
An out of breath Billy Marques 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Prince Thalente Sfiso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Libio Do Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Libio Do Santos acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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190 lbs
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192 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Prince Thalente Sfiso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Libio Do Santos !
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Do Santos misses its intended target.
A big right from Sfiso misses.
Do Santos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A slow jab from Sfiso misses its intended target.
Do Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sfiso is fending him off so far but Do Santos persists. Nope, Sfiso circles away and we're back to standing.
Sfiso misses with a straight left.
Prince Thalente Sfiso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sfiso is looking to slow Do Santos down with leg kicks.
Sfiso looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sfiso moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Do Santos throws a sloppy head kick
and Sfiso makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Do Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sfiso.
Do Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sfiso throws a body shot but no joy.
Sfiso throws a leg kick
and Do Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Sfiso fights it but they end up in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Do Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Do Santos throwing strikes from guard but Sfiso blocks nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Do Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Do Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sfiso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sfiso on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sfiso tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Sfiso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sfiso will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sfiso trying to keep a closed guard but Do Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Do Santos is fighting to break Sfiso's control of his arms but Sfiso is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sfiso keeping moving, preventing Do Santos from controlling successfully.
Do Santos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Do Santos drops back looking for a leg! Sfiso is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sfiso manages to kick Do Santos off! Do Santos jumps back into Sfiso's guard.
Do Santos trying to control but Sfiso is working from the bottom.
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.
Sfiso wants to sweep but no luck.
Sfiso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Do Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Do Santos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sfiso's head.
Sfiso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Do Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sfiso looking to hit a scissor sweep but Do Santos is one step ahead there.
Sfiso is working hard here to advance position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sfiso trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sfiso finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sfiso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sfiso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Do Santos .
Do Santos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Do Santos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Do Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Sfiso.
Do Santos ducks under a wild hook from Sfiso.
Do Santos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fighters circling - Do Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Do Santos shoots for a takedown but Sfiso saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice shot by Sfiso.
Do Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sfiso blocks a head kick by Do Santos .
Do Santos blocks the body kick.
Do Santos missing with a left hand there. Sfiso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Do Santos tries for a takedown but Sfiso sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Prince Thalente Sfiso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Libio Do Santos .
Sfiso blocks a head kick by Do Santos .
Sfiso's jab looks to have found its range, popping Do Santos under the eye.
Do Santos lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Santos dives in and grabs Sfiso's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sfiso pushes down on Do Santos 's head and hops out.
Do Santos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Do Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Do Santos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sfiso defends it well.
Sfiso lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sfiso throws the kick towards the body but Do Santos avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sfiso.
A head kick misses from Do Santos .
A nice leg kick lands there from Sfiso.
Do Santos misses with an uppercut. Sfiso saw that one coming.
Sfiso thows a leg kick but Do Santos checks it
and Do Santos counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sfiso!
Sfiso sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sfiso misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Do Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sfiso knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Do Santos on the ground.
Sfiso lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Libio Do Santos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sfiso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sfiso moves out of range as Do Santos strikes.
Sfiso lands with a right hand.
Sfiso throws a wild body kick that Do Santos sees coming a mile off.
Sfiso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Do Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sfiso.
Sfiso slips under a jab.
Sfiso jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sfiso fakes the leg kick and cracks Do Santos in the body.
Sfiso gets a double leg takedown into Do Santos 's guard.
Do Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sfiso gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sfiso trying to control but Do Santos is working from the bottom.
Sfiso lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sfiso with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sfiso landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sfiso keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Do Santos 's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sfiso stands up over Do Santos , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Do Santos wants to sweep here but Sfiso controlling him for the moment.
Sfiso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Do Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sfiso is aware though and is defending well.
Sfiso working some strikes from top position.
Do Santos is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Sfiso rolls with it to try and escape but Do Santos cranks on the arm and Sfiso is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Libio Do Santos !
A relieved looking Libio Do Santos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonnhy Four (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonnhy Four!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Chris Dean and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Four avoids the body shot from Tucker.
Four went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Four moves in looking to clinch but Tucker pushes him off.
Four clinches up against the cage.
Tucker misses with the head strike.
Tucker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Four throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Four.
Four lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Four scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Four lands a body punch in the clinch.
Four lands a body punch.
Four lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Four lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Four goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Four misses.
Tucker misses the body punch
and Four counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Danny Tucker has been cut.
Tucker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Four tries to clinch but Tucker is having none of it.
Tucker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tucker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Four misses with a body shot.
Four steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Four slips under a jab from Tucker.
Four swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tucker's corner calls for a 1-2. Tucker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Jonnhy Four has been cut.
Tucker throws a body punch but Four moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Four is looking to clinch.
Tucker staying out of range there.
Four swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Four wants to clinch up but Tucker keeps it at a distance.
Tucker has Four up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Four throws a punch but it's blocked by Tucker.
Four lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tucker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Four.
Four's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Four working aggressively here.
Four swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Four tries to throw a body punch but Tucker avoids it by throwing Four back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Four makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tucker blocking some punches.
Four misses with a punch on the inside.
Tucker lands a nice uppercut.
Four working aggressively here.
Four digs a right hand into Tucker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tucker's gas tank.
Tucker breaks the clinch.
Four throws a jab but it's blocked by Tucker.
Tucker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tucker connects with a crisp jab.
Tucker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Four.
Tucker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Four throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Tucker misses.
Tucker digs a good hook to Four's body.
Tucker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Four connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tucker scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker takes a swing at Four's ribcage but misses.
Tucker throws a body kick that misses.
Tucker throws a poor cross that misses
letting Four counter with a right hand.
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!
Tucker connects with the punch.
Tucker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Four counters with a stiff right hand.
Tucker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Four swinging wildly here.
Tucker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Four keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonnhy Four dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Four's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circling - Tucker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Four tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tucker was well out of range. Poor timing from Four.
Tucker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tucker misses with a shot to the body
and Four counters with a straight right hand.
Tucker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Four misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tucker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Four is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tucker can do to turn this around?
A hook to the body from Four.
Four goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tucker throws a head punch that misses.
Four throws a punch but it's blocked by Tucker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Four fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tucker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Four tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tucker's elbow.
Tucker has a couple of punches blocked by Four.
Tucker tries to break the clinch but Four is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Four.
Four blocks a body shot from Tucker.
Four lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Four tries to throw a body punch but Tucker avoids it by throwing Four back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tucker fails to land.
Four scores with a nice hook to the head.
Four blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tucker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tucker slips a jab from Four.
Four changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Four misses with a body punch
and Tucker counters with a nice uppercut.
Tucker has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice jab there from Four.
That has opened up Danny Tucker's cut even more.
Tucker works over Four's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tucker throws a shot from downtown. Four moves away and avoids it.
As Tucker tries to get set, Four tries to push him back and clinch up but Tucker manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Four lands a really nice looking cross but Tucker seems unphased.
Four wants to clinch up but Tucker keeps it at a distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Tucker misses.
Tucker misses with a wild body shot.
Four lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tucker in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tucker looks to score with a jab to the body but Four is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Four. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Four.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Four moves away.
Tucker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tucker throws a lazy right hand but Four sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tucker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Four ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Four thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tucker throws a low kick but Four avoids it.
Tucker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Four on the side of the head.
Tucker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Four throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tucker.
Tucker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tucker missing with a left hand there. Four was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tucker punishes Four's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Four drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tucker throws a hook but Four avoids it easily.
Four is looking to counter punch.
Tucker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Four counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Four ducks right into an uppercut from Tucker.
Tucker swats away the attempt to clinch by Four.
Tucker misses with a body shot
and Four counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The cut above Danny Tucker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tucker misses the body punch
and Four counters with a stiff right hand.
Four scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tucker doesn't seem bothered though.
Four throws a hook to the side of Tucker's head but Tucker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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 Jonnhy Four will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A big left from Tucker misses.
As Tucker tries to get set, Four tries to push him back and clinch up but Tucker manages to avoid the attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Tucker. That snapped Four's head back.
Sloppy strikes from Tucker. Those never looked like landing.
Four is looking to counter punch.
Tucker looks to land a right hand but Four moved out of range.
A left lands for Four.
A telegraphed right hand from Tucker misses the target.
Four misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Tucker to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Four jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Four checks the leg kick.
Four swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tucker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Four counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Four looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tucker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tucker connects with a leg kick. Four looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Four tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Four jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tucker throws a right hand that misses
and Tucker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Tucker.
Tucker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tucker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Four manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Four's head.
Tucker is looking to slow Four down with leg kicks.
Four rushes Tucker and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Four fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tucker.
Tucker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tucker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Four.
Tucker has Four pushed against the cage.
Tucker is working Four over against the cage.
Four keeps control of Tucker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Four on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tucker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tucker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tucker thows a body kick. Four tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tucker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tucker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Four was well out of range. Poor timing from Tucker.
Tucker is looking to slow Four down with leg kicks.
Jonnhy Four is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tucker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tucker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tucker throws a looping overhand right but Four ducks down to avoid it.
Tucker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tucker misses with an uppercut
and Four counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Four circles away quickly and effectively.
Four appears to be looking for a big counter.
A shot to the liver by Four. Beautiful body shot.
Tucker lands a nice looking body shot.
Tucker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Four counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Four stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tucker.
Tucker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tucker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As Tucker tries to get set, Four tries to push him back and clinch up but Tucker manages to avoid the attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tucker. That's going to slow Four down.
Danny Tucker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Four takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Tucker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Four 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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 Jamie Bounty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephens comes to the cage accompanied by Renegade by (hed)PE. The key to victory for Craig Stephens has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Stephens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Bounty!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephens moves forwards but Bounty connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bounty takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Decent striking displayed by Stephens there.
Stephens connects with a single shot there.
Stephens darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stephens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stephens throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stephens misses with a body shot.
Bounty tries to counter with a clinch but Stephens shakes him off and moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Stephens as he connects with a hook.
Stephens throws a lazy right hand but Bounty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stephens just misses with a punch to the body.
Bounty tries to counter with a clinch but Stephens shakes him off and moves away.
Stephens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bounty manages to avoid it.
Stephens throws a lazy right hand but Bounty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stephens swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bounty counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bounty throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stephens throws a lazy uppercut
and Bounty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bounty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stephens throws out the jab.
Bounty looks to land a left hand but Stephens moved out of range nicely.
Bounty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stephens.
Bounty moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bounty lands a nice shot that snaps Stephens's head back.
Stephens moves away from the strike by Bounty.
Stephens tries to score with a low kick but Bounty moves his leg out of the way.
Stephens throws a leg kick but Bounty sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bounty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stephens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bounty.
Stephens looks to throw the jab but Bounty is out of range.
Jab by Stephens.
Stephens throws a push kick but Bounty slaps the foot to one side.
Stephens moves away from the strike by Bounty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stephens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bounty.
A slow jab from Bounty misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stephens just misses with a punch to the body.
Stephens throws a head kick that misses.
Bounty scores with a hook to the body. Stephens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bounty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stephens.
Bounty does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bounty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bounty lands a big right hand that sends Stephens crashing to the mat! Bounty stays standing though and waves Stephens back to his feet!
It looks like Craig Stephens has been cut.
Bounty takes a swing at Stephens's ribcage but misses.
Bounty ducks under a wild hook from Stephens.
Stephens motions for Bounty to come forward. Stephens throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty lands a really nice looking cross but Stephens seems unphased.
Bounty ducks under a wild hook from Stephens.
Craig Stephens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bounty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stephens was well out of range. Poor timing from Bounty.
Stephens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bounty.
Bounty just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromStephens.
Stephens throws a sloppy head kick and Bounty moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Stephens misses the target.
Bounty fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stephens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A swing and a miss from Stephens.
Stephens throws a right hand that misses
and Bounty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stephens throws a lazy right hand but Bounty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stephens throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bounty.
Stephens jabs Bounty to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bounty takes one to the side of the head.
Stephens is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bounty slips a jab from Stephens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bounty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stephens.
Stephens on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bounty works Stephens's body with a nice hook.
Stephens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bounty.
A countering left hand to the body from Bounty misses.
Stephens throws a jab but it's blocked by Bounty.
Bounty connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stephens throws the left hand but Bounty avoids the punch easily.
Stephens misses with a body kick.
Bounty throws the left hand but Stephens avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stephens just misses with a punch to the body.
Bounty sends Stephens crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bounty is motioning to the referee to let Stephens up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Stephens is rocked!
Bounty drops Stephens with a big left hand! Stephens is injured, injured bad! Bounty jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamie Bounty!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conchito Alonso comes to the cage accompanied by War - The Cisco Kid . On his way into the cage it seems that Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conchito Alonso shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Conchito Alonso was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Conchito Alonso gets to mount! Anderson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Anderson is working to get back to half guard.
Anderson is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Anderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Conchito Alonso has hold of Anderson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Anderson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Anderson is trying desperately to improve position.
Conchito Alonso with a couple of short strikes.
Anderson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Conchito Alonso controlling his opponent.
Anderson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Conchito Alonso controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Conchito Alonso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
Anderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Anderson throws a strike from the bottom but Conchito Alonso passes into side control!
Conchito Alonso controls the position.
Anderson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Conchito Alonso wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to get back to half guard.
Anderson throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Conchito Alonso has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Anderson defend it? Conchito Alonso steps over the head and cranks it - Anderson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Conchito Alonso !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso !
An out of breath Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso 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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