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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris De Kok (ranked 6935 p4p, 742 weight class) and Marcus Lima (ranked 5196 p4p, 641 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris De Kok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Lima!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Kok gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lima to score an easy takedown into full guard.
De Kok is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Kok is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Lima frees his head nicely. Oh but De Kok has switched to an armbar! Lima is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Chris De Kok!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Welding (ranked 6848 p4p, 663 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (ranked 25544 p4p, 847 weight class). Alistair Overeem told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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236 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Welding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alistair Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem misses with a wild combination.
Welding fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Overeem, pushing him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Welding.
Welding manages to break the clinch.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Welding moves out of range easily.
Welding is looking for a counter combo.
A shot to the liver by Welding. Beautiful body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Welding.
Welding throws a right and a left that both miss.
Overeem fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welding scores with a jab to the body.
Welding lands a lovely overhand right.
Welding drives through and clinches with Overeem against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Welding.
Welding lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Overeem told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Welding slowing the pace effectively.
A short uppercut from Welding.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Welding avoids it.
Welding prevents Overeem from breaking the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Overeem.
Welding scores with a nice hook to the head.
Welding lands a left hand.
Welding breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Overeem with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Welding to score with a decent uppercut.
Welding instigates a clinch.
Welding lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Welding taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Welding lands a left hand that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Welding stalling the fight.
Overeem keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Welding's efforts to push away.
A bit of stalling here from Welding.
Overeem tries to score a body lock takedown but Welding shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Overeem wants a takedown.
Patrick Welding has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alistair Overeem.
A right hand to the body from Welding.
Overeem looks winded!
Overeem is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Welding is keeping busy.
Welding lands a nice uppercut.
Welding tries to break the clinch but Overeem is controlling the position.
Welding is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Welding avoiding damage as Overeem throws knees to the body.
Welding slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Overeem takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Welding connects with a looping right hand.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overeem changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Welding tries to avoid it but Overeem manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Welding to the ground. Welding escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Welding gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Overeem can't break the clinch.
Welding's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice cross by Welding.
Welding feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Overeems jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Welding finds it's way through Overeem's defenses.
Welding feints a jab promting Overeem to slip. Welding then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Overeem slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Overeem is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Welding gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Welding manages to break the clinch.
Welding lands a hook that stumbles Overeem back into the cage. Welding follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Overeem to the canvas! Welding pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Overeem has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Patrick Welding!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Drake (ranked 6845 p4p, 735 weight class) and Kamden Jackson (ranked 5508 p4p, 666 weight class). Jackson has chosen Valparaiso as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamden Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake stuffs the takedown.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drake lands a nice uppercut.
Drake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake is trying to break free.
Drake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drake is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Drake walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jackson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Drake on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drake tries to get out of the position.
Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Drake has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake tries to escape but Jackson is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Drake rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jackson's guard! Nice work there by Drake!
Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jackson being controlled here, momentarily.
Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drake is aware though and is defending well.
Drake has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Drake passes into half guard.
Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Drake wants to free his trapped foot but Jackson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Drake pulls his head out easily.
Drake stands up from half guard.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Drake kicks Jackson off and gets to his feet.
Drake instigates a clinch.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Jerry Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamden Jackson.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Drake to keep the fight standing.
Drake wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Drake wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Drake uses from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drake defends it easily.
Drake stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Jackson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drake defends it easily.
Jackson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Drake defends well.
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamden Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A punch lands to the side of Drake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut there from Drake.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Drake.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Drake sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jerry Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Drake.
Jerry Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamden Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
Drake leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drake defends it nicely.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
A shot to the liver by Drake. Beautiful body shot.
Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Drake is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Drake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Drake.
Drake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Drake is trying to keep an underhook but Jackson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but Drake is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Drake is trying to stand back up but Jackson is controlling him
Jackson seems to be working for a kimura but Drake defends the submission attempt.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Drake defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake trying to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but Drake is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
Drake is looking to improve his position.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jackson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jackson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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 Jerry Drake will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Drake.
Drake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drake scores with a decent looking hook.
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
and Drake counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Drake finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Drake, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Drake against the cage but Drake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Drake lands a jab to the nose.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drake pinned against the cage. Drake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jerry Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamden Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drake wants it to stay on the feet.
Drake throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Drake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drake throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drake.
Jackson is rocked!
Drake scores with a hook.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him?
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Drake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Drake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice sprawl there from Drake as Jackson shoots in.
Drake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Drake lands a head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson feints the counter takedown.
Drake slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Drake drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drake's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Drake appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jackson lands a jab to the nose.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
Jackson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Drake jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drake gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson prevents Drake from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Drake.
Drake tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but Drake turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Drake lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Drake forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Drake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Drake shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Drake displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jackson up against the cage.
Jerry Drake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Drake looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but Drake turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Drake digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Drake manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Drake won't allow it.
Drake is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Drake forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Drake won't allow it.
Drake wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Drake lands a shot to the body.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Drake lands a body punch.
Jackson prevents Drake from breaking the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Drake 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Drake!
Kamden Jackson spoke after the fight, saying 'Gotta sleep in my van again, but will live on the mats!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Flemming (ranked 4682 p4p, 599 weight class) and Reggie Sincari (ranked 6996 p4p, 752 weight class). Flemming's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AC/DC | Spoilin' For A Fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Flemming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reggie Sincari!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flemming lands a jab to the head.
Craig Flemming seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flemming with a nice cross.
Sincari takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Reggie Sincari has been cut.
Sincari slips under a jab from Flemming.
Sincari has his takedown stuffed
and Flemming counters with a stiff right hand.
Sincari is rocked!
Flemming lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Sincari up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Flemming from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Sincari's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Craig Flemming!
A relieved looking Craig Flemming 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herb Dean (ranked 4609 p4p, 512 weight class) and Ivan Emelianenko (ranked 5955 p4p, 623 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Herb Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dean is trying to defend but Emelianenko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dean is looking to get back to is feet but Emelianenko passes into side control.
Dean wants to control but Emelianenko postures up.
Dean is looking to regain half guard here but Emelianenko keeps moving and retains side control.
Dean can't do much from the bottom here.
Dean wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Emelianenko's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko is pressing down on Dean's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dean is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dean is trying to stand up here but Emelianenko is controlling him well.
Emelianenko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dean with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Emelianenko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Emelianenko's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dean trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice sprawl there from Emelianenko as Dean shoots in.
And Emelianenko tries to counter it with a takedown but Dean pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Emelianenko manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dean on his heels. He'll look to pass Dean's guard now, I'm sure.
Emelianenko gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Emelianenko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dean sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Emelianenko somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko shoots for a takedown but Dean saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt - Dean sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Herb Dean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Emelianenko.
Horrible takedown attempt by Emelianenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Dean, which made it look bad.
Emelianenko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Emelianenko postures up.
Dean throws his legs up looking for a submission but Emelianenko uses it to pass to side control.
Dean sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Emelianenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dean. 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko stalling.
Dean actively working from the bottom here.
Emelianenko is thwarting Dean's attempts to control the position.
Dean is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Emelianenko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Emelianenko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Emelianenko dives in and grabs Dean's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dean pushes down on Emelianenko's head and hops out.
Nice takedown defense from Emelianenko. No joy for Dean on that attempt.
Emelianenko steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dean.
Dean closes the distance and clinches up with Emelianenko, looking for a takedown. Dean pushes Emelianenko against the cage but Emelianenko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko unleashes a big counter combination but Dean bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Emelianenko scores with a takedown into Dean's guard.
Emelianenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Dean is retaining full guard.
Emelianenko gets to his feet - Dean follows without any prompting.
Emelianenko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Emelianenko lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Dean is retaining full guard.
Emelianenko stays in close to Dean's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean wants to stand up but Emelianenko is controlling him.
Dean not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Emelianenko is stalling in the full guard.
Emelianenko stands up from Dean's guard - Emelianenko perhaps looking for a knockout.
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.
Dean has his takedown stuffed
and Emelianenko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herb Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dean wants to sweep but no luck.
Emelianenko is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dean is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Emelianenko is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emelianenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dean is keeping the position for now.
Emelianenko working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean 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.
Emelianenko stands up from Dean's guard - Emelianenko perhaps looking for a knockout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Emelianenko.
Dean wants to get back to his feet but Emelianenko is dominant here and he's now got Dean's back!
Emelianenko trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Dean doesn't escape.
Dean wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko controlling the position well here. Dean rolled but Emelianenko kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Emelianenko punishes Dean with strikes from the back mount.
Ivan Emelianenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Emelianenko goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Dean escapes and is now in half guard on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dean gets caught flat footed, as Emelianenko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Emelianenko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Emelianenko working some strikes from top position.
Emelianenko sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dean has momentary wrist control but Emelianenko slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko is stalling in the full guard.
Emelianenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Dean is retaining full guard.
Emelianenko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko stands up and waves to Dean to follow him.
Emelianenko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dean is in trouble now - Emelianenko has advanced to mount!
Dean tries to hold on but Emelianenko pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko content just to control the position here.
Dean tries to reverse the position but Emelianenko maintains control.
Dean wants to hold on but Emelianenko pushes him away.
Emelianenko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Emelianenko swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Dean is now in Emelianenko's guard. A big mistake from Emelianenko there, giving up the dominant position!
Emelianenko has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko pushes Dean off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Dean shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Emelianenko sprawls well. Emelianenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dean gets slowly back to his feet.
Dean darts in looking for a takedown but Emelianenko gets double underhooks and turns Dean into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emelianenko gets the takedown into side control.
Emelianenko controls the position.
Emelianenko decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dean fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herb Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Dean, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dean is trying to defend but Emelianenko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Emelianenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Emelianenko trying to control the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Emelianenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Emelianenko 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Screw Ewe (ranked 3617 p4p, 353 weight class) and Meallán Magorian (ranked 7561 p4p, 562 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Screw Ewe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Meallán Magorian!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magorian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ewe.
We've been told by Ewe's head coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ewe looks to throw the jab but Magorian is out of range.
Magorian lands the left hand.
Magorian throws a hook to the side of Ewe's head but Ewe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ewe throws a jab but it's blocked by Magorian.
Ewe throws a jab but it's blocked by Magorian.
Magorian appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ewe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magorian.
Magorian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magorian scores with a nice head shot.
Magorian tests Ewe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ewe misses with a body shot.
Magorian takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ewe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magorian.
Magorian lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Ewe misses its intended target.
Magorian scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magorian moves out of range as Ewe strikes.
Magorian circles away from the clinch attempt
and Magorian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Magorian uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magorian swings for the body but Ewe moves out of range.
Ewe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Magorian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Magorian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Magorian throws a shot to the body.
Ewe moves into the clinch.
Ewe lands with a right to the head.
Magorian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Magorian fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ewe.
Magorian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ewe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magorian lands a shoulder strike.
Ewe misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Ewe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ewe blocking some punches.
Magorian blocks a body shot from Ewe.
Magorian tries to work over Ewe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magorian tries a body shot but Ewe blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Ewe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magorian tries a body shot but Ewe blocks it.
Magorian lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ewe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ewe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magorian is rocked!
Magorian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magorian is still on wobbly legs! Can Ewe finish him?
Magorian blocking some punches.
Ewe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ewe misses with some punches.
Magorian throws a punch but it's blocked by Ewe.
Ewe pushes Magorian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Magorian blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magorian.
Ewe misses with some punches.
Magorian seems to have recovered his senses.
Ewe lands with a light punch inside.
Ewe tries to throw a body punch but Magorian avoids it by throwing Ewe back against the cage.
Magorian misses with a punch on the inside.
Magorian can't find room to land a body shot as Ewe controls the action.
Magorian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ewe backwards.
Magorian swings wildly with an uppercut but Ewe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ewe lands with a right to the head.
Magorian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magorian has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ewe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Magorian can turn it around.
Magorian throws a head punch that misses.
Ewe misses with the head strike.
Ewe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magorian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ewe gets through Magorian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Magorian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magorian throws a head punch that misses.
Magorian tries a body shot but Ewe blocks it.
Ewe works on Magorian's body with a couple of short punches.
Ewe is working Magorian over against the cage.
Magorian looks winded!
Magorian throws a punch but it's blocked by Ewe.
Magorian tries to throw a body punch but Ewe avoids it by throwing Magorian back against the cage.
Ewe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ewe.
Ewe digs a right hand into Magorian's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Magorian's gas tank.
Ewe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ewe creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Magorian's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Magorian drops to his knees and Ewe pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Screw Ewe!
After the fight, Screw Ewe 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benito Camela (ranked 4477 p4p, 223 weight class) and Takashi Yoshida (ranked 7738 p4p, 353 weight class). Camela comes to the cage accompanied by NEGRAMARO - Nuvole e lenzuola. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Takashi Yoshida was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benito Camela!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Takashi Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida connects with a looping right hand.
A clash of legs there as Yoshida blocks the low kick.
Yoshida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Camela.
Yoshida slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yoshida scores with a decent looking hook.
Yoshida blocks the body kick.
Yoshida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A lazy left from Yoshida finds it's target.
Camela misses with a looping right.
Yoshida's jab looks to have found its range, popping Camela under the eye.
Camela throws a low kick but Yoshida moves out of range easily.
Camela misses with a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yoshida. Camela shrugs it off though.
Camela tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida dips to his left and cracks Camela with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Yoshida blocks the low kick.
Camela misses with a hook.
Yoshida has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Camela is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Camela looks to land a body kick but Yoshida moved away.
A jab lands there for Yoshida.
Yoshida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Camela misses.
Takashi Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Yoshida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Camela.
Yoshida lands a nice looking kick to the body. Camela takes a step back to recover.
Yoshida lands with a right hand.
Camela throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshida.
Nice uppercut lands for Yoshida. That snapped Camela's head back.
Camela looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
Yoshida throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Camela on the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Yoshida.
A bone on bone clash there as Yoshida blocks the leg kick.
Camela throws a front kick aimed at Yoshida's knee but Yoshida avoids it well.
Yoshida only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yoshida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Camela misses with a leg kick
and Yoshida counters with a straight right hand.
Camela misses with a low kick.
Yoshida was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A leg kick checked by Yoshida.
Camela throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick from Yoshida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Camela throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Yoshida to counter with a crisp jab.
Yoshida checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yoshida checks a leg kick.
Yoshida slips under a jab from Camela.
Yoshida lands with a hook. Camela tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yoshida blocks a head kick by Camela.
Yoshida explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yoshida slips under a jab from Camela.
Yoshida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice body kick from Yoshida.
Camela takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Camela throws a leg kick that misses.
Yoshida scores with a nice right hand.
Camela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yoshida avoids a kick to the body.
Yoshida lands with a shot to the body.
Yoshida paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Camela.
Yoshida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yoshida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Camela's sensitive parts.
Yoshida lands with a shot to the body.
Camela misses with a hook to the body
letting Yoshida counter with a right hand.
Camela misses with a double jab.
Yoshida lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Yoshida finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Camela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camela misses with a body shot.
Camela is looking to score with low kicks.
Yoshida appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yoshida with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshida thuds his shin into the meat of Camela's side.
Yoshida digs a good body shot into Camela's ribs.
Yoshida keeps Camela at a distance using the push kick.
Camela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Camela.
Camela swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yoshida counters with a good, hard body kick but Camela shrugs it off.
Camela chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yoshida can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camela lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yoshida takes a step back to recover.
Camela throws a body kick that misses.
Yoshida blocks the body kick.
Yoshida appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yoshida lands with a nice body kick.
Camela will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yoshida lands a nice looking kick to the body. Camela takes a step back to recover.
Yoshida thuds his shin into the meat of Camela's side.
Yoshida is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Camela had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Camela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshida jabs Camela to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Camela misses with a body punch
and Yoshida counters with a nice uppercut.
Camela misses with a left hand
letting Yoshida counter with a right hand.
Camela looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Camela takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yoshida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshida clinches up with Camela and pushes him back against the cage.
Yoshida lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Yoshida.
Nice body punch from Yoshida - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Yoshida dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Camela throws a combination. Yoshida tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yoshida, as that shot connected.
Yoshida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yoshida rushes Camela and presses him up against the cage.
Yoshida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Yoshida.
Yoshida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short left from Yoshida.
Yoshida presses Camela against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yoshida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yoshida lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida has Camela pressed against the cage, preventing Camela from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Yoshida.
Camela looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short body shot lands from Yoshida as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Yoshida as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yoshida presses Camela against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yoshida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yoshida.
Yoshida digs a right hand underneath Camela's ribcage. Camela let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yoshida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yoshida lands with a right to the head.
Yoshida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yoshida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yoshida gets through Camela's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yoshida gets through Camela's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Yoshida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yoshida stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yoshida lands a nice shot to the body.
Yoshida lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Yoshida.
Camela looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yoshida lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida lands a nice shot to the body.
Yoshida lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yoshida.
Yoshida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camela is rocked!
Yoshida makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Camela is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yoshida lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yoshida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Camela backwards.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the side of Camela's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yoshida.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.
Yoshida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Camela is trying to break the clinch but Yoshida has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yoshida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Camela just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yoshida's brow.
Still in the clinch, Yoshida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yoshida lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Camela.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yoshida.
Camela wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yoshida has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Yoshida.
Yoshida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Camela tries to break free but Yoshida pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Camela is trying to break the clinch but Yoshida has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Yoshida.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yoshida.
Yoshida works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yoshida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Camela backwards.
Yoshida lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Yoshida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yoshida unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Camela! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Yoshida is unloading with more strikes now! Camela drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takashi Yoshida!
Takashi Yoshida is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Graves (ranked 5038 p4p, 629 weight class) and David Thatcher (ranked 3741 p4p, 514 weight class). David Thatcher will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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218 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Graves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Thatcher!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thatcher drops Graves with a beautiful combination! Graves stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thatcher is looking for the KO!
It looks like Jose Graves has been cut.
Graves throws a head kick that misses
and Thatcher counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Graves has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). David Thatcher!
David Thatcher is the new light heavyweight champion!
David Thatcher tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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FIGHT
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