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WFC 13:Beaverton vs Iceberg PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vape Diaz (ranked 23929 p4p, 648 weight class) and Rocky Hatton (ranked 9608 p4p, 591 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vape Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocky Hatton!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Hatton. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hatton's guard.
Diaz pushes down on Hatton's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Diaz is trying for a kimura here. Hatton looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Diaz wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vape Diaz!
Vape Diaz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Freebok (85% Laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Assad (ranked 7797 p4p, 742 weight class) and Abdel Mumu (ranked 9180 p4p, 787 weight class). Sam Assad has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Assad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abdel Mumu!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Assad.
It looks like Abdel Mumu has been cut.
Assad misses with a two punch combination.
Assad throws a jab but it's blocked by Mumu.
Assad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mumu.
Mumu slips under a jab from Assad.
Mumu throws out a counter right but Assad avoids it with no problem.
Assad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mumu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Assad throws a nice looking combination but Mumu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mumu.
Mumu has closed the distance and engaged Assad in a clinch.
Assad has a couple of punches blocked by Mumu.
Assad wants to get back to striking at distance but Mumu won't allow it.
Assad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mumu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mumu lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mumu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Assad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mumu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Assads head.
Mumu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mumu jabs Assad to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Assad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mumu circles away quickly and effectively.
Mumu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Assad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut there from Assad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mumu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Assad takes a step back to recover.
Mumu swings for the body but Assad moves out of range.
Mumu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Assad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mumu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Assad is breathing heavily.
Mumu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Assad is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Assad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mumu moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mumu manages to break the clinch.
Assad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mumu lands a jab to Assad's midsection.
Assad looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mumu dips to his left and cracks Assad with an uppercut!
Mumu lands a nice looking body shot.
Mumu lands with an uppercut that bounces Assad off the cage and back into range.
Assad is rocked!
Mumu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assad tries to counter by clinching up but Mumu breaks away and moves out of range.
Assad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mumu waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Assad. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Assad to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Oh Assad is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mumu wants to stand but Assad is controlling his posture from full guard.
Assad is looking to sweep but instead, Mumu has passed into half guard.
Mumu trying to pass the guard but Assad defending well.
Assad seems to have got his legs back now.
Mumu stalling.
Assad trying to control from the bottom.
Mumu is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Assad!
Mumu stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Assad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mumu misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad throws a hook to the side of Mumu's head but Mumu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab from Mumu.
Assad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mumu has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mumu scores with a shot to the body.
Mumu connects with a body shot.
Mumu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mumu throws a nice looking combination but Assad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mumu fails to land with a series of punches.
Assad looks to throw the jab but Mumu is out of range.
Assad takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Abdel Mumu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assad looks to throw the jab but Mumu is out of range.
Assad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Mumu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Mumu. Beautiful body shot.
Mumu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Assad rather than just go for the knockout.
Mumu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mumu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mumu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumu lands a nice looking body shot.
Mumu stuns Assad with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mumu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Assad, pushing him back against the cage.
Mumu lands a right hand.
Mumu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mumu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mumu prevents Assad from breaking the clinch.
Mumu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Assad backwards.
Mumu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mumu pushes Assad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mumu lands a nice uppercut.
Mumu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Assad backwards.
Mumu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mumu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mumu lands the left hand.
Mumu sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Assad's defenses. It connects perfectly with Assad's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abdel Mumu!
A relieved looking Abdel Mumu 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Felix Rodrigo (ranked 4836 p4p, 418 weight class) and Uriah Barnes (ranked 4668 p4p, 408 weight class). Barnes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bring Me The Horizon - Can You Feel My Heart. Felix Rodrigo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Uriah Barnes's chin.
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140 lbs
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Granite chin |
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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 London, Felix Rodrigo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uriah Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigo rushes Barnes and presses him up against the cage.
Barnes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes tests Rodrigo 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barnes throws a good cross that connects.
Barnes tests Rodrigo 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes connects with a crisp jab.
Rodrigo keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've been hearing reports that Rodrigo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rodrigo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rodrigo throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodrigo shoots in for a double leg but Barnes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rodrigo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barnes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rodrigo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Barnes enables Rodrigo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Barnes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Barnes wants to stand and escape but Rodrigo is having none of it.
Rodrigo wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.
Rodrigo won't allow Barnes to get back to his feet.
Rodrigo distracts Barnes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rodrigo wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Barnes wants to stand and escape but Rodrigo is having none of it.
Rodrigo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rodrigo wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Rodrigo from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodrigo passes Barnes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rodrigo is trying to control. Barnes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rodrigo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rodrigo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rodrigo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rodrigo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnes keeps working.
Rodrigo seems to be working for a kimura but Barnes defends the submission attempt.
Barnes makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Barnes was covering up waiting for the punch and Rodrigo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rodrigo trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodrigo slips nicely into half guard.
Rodrigo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barnes is just riding it out for now. Rodrigo eventually gives up the hold.
Barnes is looking to escape.
Rodrigo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to stand back up but Rodrigo is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigo is keen to just control but Barnes is a slippery customer.
Rodrigo is working for a submission of some sort.
Barnes is looking to escape.
Rodrigo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barnes has one foot on Rodrigo 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Barnes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A lazy body kick from Barnes
and Rodrigo counters with a shoot takedown. Barnes fights it but they end up in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rodrigo is controlling him.
Rodrigo works over Barnes with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Uriah Barnes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Rodrigo 's head but Rodrigo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes jabs Rodrigo right on the nose. Rodrigo blinks but takes it well.
Barnes throws a series of strikes that have Rodrigo backpedaling.
Barnes cracks Rodrigo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rodrigo closes the distance and clinches.
Rodrigo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Rodrigo is controlling him.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Rodrigo is controlling him.
Barnes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barnes gets underhooks to prevent Rodrigo 's takedown attempt.
Rodrigo tries to pull guard but Barnes won't allow it.
Rodrigo is trying to pull guard but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Rodrigo . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes tries to break free but Rodrigo pushes him back against the cage.
Rodrigo jumps into guard, dragging Barnes to the mat.
Barnes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rodrigo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barnes has managed to get both his arms back between Rodrigo 's legs - danger averted.
Rodrigo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barnes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barnes is aware though and is defending well.
Rodrigo is looking for a triangle but Barnes pushes his legs off easily.
Barnes wants to stand but Rodrigo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Barnes won't allow Rodrigo to sweep him here.
Rodrigo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barnes defends well.
Barnes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rodrigo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barnes finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodrigo 's head.
Uriah Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barnes throws a good cross that connects.
Barnes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rodrigo on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo clinches up against the cage.
Rodrigo is trying to pull guard but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Rodrigo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rodrigo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Barnes with a nice cross.
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!
Rodrigo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
Rodrigo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rodrigo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Rodrigo from controlling successfully.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rodrigo tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnes is retaining full guard.
Rodrigo wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet but Rodrigo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Felix Rodrigo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodrigo with a nice head shot there.
Rodrigo lands a couple of elbows.
Rodrigo prevents Barnes from getting back to his feet.
Rodrigo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Rodrigo from controlling successfully.
Rodrigo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rodrigo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Barnes takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo is working to tighten his grip on Barnes's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Barnes has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Rodrigo is really squeezing tight and eventually Barnes passes out! Rodrigo breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Felix Rodrigo !
Felix Rodrigo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Welding (ranked 4082 p4p, 441 weight class) and Sorinel Pustiu (ranked 5151 p4p, 548 weight class). Patrick Welding had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
2 - 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sorinel Pustiu!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pustiu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Welding rushes Pustiu and presses him up against the cage.
Welding pressing his opponent against the cage.
Welding has Pustiu pressed against the cage, preventing Pustiu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pustiu is trying to push Welding away but Welding has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Welding lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pustiu backwards.
Welding lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pustiu backwards.
Welding lands a nice uppercut.
Pustiu being controlled against the cage.
Pustiu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Welding has managed to clinch.
Welding manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welding stuns Pustiu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pustiu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Welding sizes up Pustiu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pustiu scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot lands for Welding.
Welding connects with a single shot there.
Pustiu misses with a combination
and Welding counters with a nice right hand that sends Pustiu toppling to the canvas! Pustiu scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Welding finish him?!
Pustiu is rocked!
It looks like Sorinel Pustiu has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Welding plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Pustiu swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Pustiu face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Patrick Welding!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Yoshida (ranked 2627 p4p, 127 weight class) and Jish Bratch (ranked 4825 p4p, 227 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Takashi Yoshida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jish Bratch!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida cracks the inside of Bratch's front leg.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the body.
Bratch tries to clinch up
and Yoshida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bratch shoots for a takedown but Yoshida saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A lazy left from Yoshida finds it's target.
Bratch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshida half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bratch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bratch closes the distance and clinches.
Yoshida lands with a left to the head.
Yoshida working aggressively here.
Bratch takes a shot to the head.
Yoshida has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
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!
Yoshida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bratch is rocked!
Bratch gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Yoshida knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bratch on the ground.
Bratch trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bratch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yoshida is keeping the position for now.
Yoshida controlling the position.
Bratch trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoshida is controlling Bratch's posture.
Bratch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yoshida utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bratch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bratch throws a strike but Yoshida rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida controlling from the top position.
Bratch is trying to control the position but Yoshida postures up.
Bratch working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yoshida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yoshida manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bratch has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yoshida can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yoshida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bratch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bratch looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yoshida is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yoshida paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bratch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bratch goes for a takedown attempt but Yoshida pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yoshida lands with a good body shot.
Bratch drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yoshida has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Bratch is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yoshida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yoshida stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yoshida.
Bratch jumps guard but Yoshida turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Takashi Yoshida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jish Bratch.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the side of Bratch's head.
Yoshida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bratch is still on wobbly legs! Can Yoshida finish him?
Yoshida lands a hook that snaps the head of Bratch backwards.
Bratch tries to pull guard but Yoshida forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Yoshida 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.
Bratch misses with a takedown attempt
and Yoshida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yoshida paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bratch gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Yoshida points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Bratch wakes up just in time to hear Yoshida thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Takashi Yoshida!
Takashi Yoshida retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Marston (ranked 4431 p4p, 534 weight class) and Craig Flemming (ranked 3016 p4p, 403 weight class). Flemming has chosen AC/DC | Spoilin' For A Fight as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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20
181 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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26
177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Marston!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Flemming!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Craig Flemming has been cut.
Flemming pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marston misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Flemming counters with a straight right hand.
Marston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Flemming missing with a left hand there. Marston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flemming throws a jab when Marston was well out of range.
Marston misses with an uppercut
and Flemming cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marston throws a shot from downtown. Flemming moves away and avoids it.
Marston looks to land a left hand but Flemming moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Marston.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flemming takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Flemming keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marston tries to clinch there but Flemming circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flemming lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Flemming misses.
Marston scores with the left hand. Flemming knows he should have avoided that one.
Marston takes the fight into the clinch.
Marston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marston scores with a shoulder strike.
Marston lands with a light punch inside.
Marston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Flemming lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marston scores with a shot to the side of Flemming's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marston.
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!
Flemming scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Flemming is trying to break the clinch but Marston is controlling him.
Marston lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flemming backwards.
Marston blocks the elbow strike.
Good body shot from Marston.
Flemming breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flemming takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flemming throws a hook to the side of Marston's head but Marston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marston. Flemming does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flemming.
Flemming throws a hook but Marston avoids it easily.
Marston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flemming, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Marston on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marston.
Marston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Flemming lands a hook that snaps the head of Marston backwards.
A short left from Marston.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marston.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marston.
I was talking to Marston's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marston blocks an uppercut.
Flemming is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marston lands a right hand.
Marston throws a punch but it's blocked by Flemming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marston blocks an elbow strike from Flemming.
Flemming wants to get back to striking at distance but Marston won't allow it.
Marston swings wildly with an uppercut but Flemming uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flemming tries to break free but Marston pushes him back against the cage.
Marston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Flemming lands a nice uppercut.
Flemming breaks the clinch.
Marston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marston tests Flemming's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Flemming has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Marston is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Flemming on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marston wants to clinch.
A combination from Flemming does no damage.
Marston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Flemming takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marston.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Flemming wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flemming pushes Marston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flemming manages to break the clinch.
Flemming moves out of range of the strikes.
Flemming misses with an uppercut. Marston saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Marston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marston has closed the distance and engaged Flemming in a clinch.
Flemming pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Flemming working hard to break the clinch.
Marston working aggressively here.
Flemming misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marston lands a left hand.
Flemming tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flemming backwards.
Marston scores with a shoulder strike.
Marston can't find room to land a body shot as Flemming controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Marston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Flemming's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marston looks to throw the jab but Flemming is out of range.
Flemming throws a shot from downtown. Marston moves away and avoids it.
Marston misses with the combination.
Marston moves away from the strike by Flemming.
Flemming waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marston.
John Marston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marston tries to clinch there but Flemming circles away.
Flemming looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flemming.
Marston throws an overhand right that lands on Flemming's shoulder, as Flemming tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Flemming! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Flemming, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marston pushes Flemming up against the cage in a clinch.
Marston tries a body shot but Flemming blocks it.
Flemming looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marston has a couple of punches blocked by Flemming.
Marston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marston has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flemming lands an elbow just above Marston 's eye.
Marston avoids a wild elbow strike from Flemming.
Flemming is trying to stall.
Marston lands a hook that snaps the head of Flemming backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marston.
Marston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marston presses Flemming against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marston lands a right hand.
Flemming scores with a shoulder strike.
Marston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flemming can do to turn this around?
Marston misses with some punches.
Marston presses Flemming against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
John Marston has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Marston on the inside.
Flemming blocks a body shot from Marston.
A head punch on the inside from Flemming fails to land.
Marston misses with some punches.
Marston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flemmings head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marston blocks a body shot from Flemming.
Marston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flemming tries to break the clinch but Marston is controlling the position.
Flemming lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flemming scores with a shot to the side of Marston's head.
Flemming lands a shoulder strike.
Marston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Flemming.
With the fighters up against the cage, Flemming throws an elbow but misses.
Marston has a couple of punches blocked by Flemming.
Marston misses with some punches.
Flemming's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Flemming looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Marston.
Marston lands with a left to the head.
Marston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Flemming can't break the clinch.
Flemming is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Flemming fails to land.
Marston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marston lands a hook that snaps the head of Flemming backwards.
Flemming is rocked!
Marston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Flemming is still on wobbly legs! Can Marston finish him?
Flemming working hard to break the clinch.
Marston throws a punch but it's blocked by Flemming.
A body shot lands from Marston.
Flemming is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Marston.
Marston blocks a body shot from Flemming.
Flemming seems to have recovered his senses.
Marston lands a left hand.
Marston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Flemming fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Flemming pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flemming displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marston throws out the jab.
Flemming looks like he wants to counter punch here.
and Marston counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Flemming! He's just covering up as Marston starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Marston!
John Marston is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking John Marston made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Jacobs (ranked 2044 p4p, 94 weight class) and Ivo Alves (ranked 9619 p4p, 359 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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26
140 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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25
135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jayden Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivo Alves!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jacobs.
Jacobs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alves walks into a left hand.
Alves misses with an uppercut
and Jacobs scores with a counter punch that sends Alves to the canvas! Jacobs smells blood - he's punishing Alves with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Alves has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jayden Jacobs!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vulcahn Dravezesdi (ranked 3756 p4p, 422 weight class) and Hannibal Rose (ranked 1594 p4p, 211 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vulcahn Dravezesdi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannibal Rose!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dravezesdi moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Rose fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dravezesdi throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Rose.
Rose throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rose throws a jab when Dravezesdi was well out of range.
Dravezesdi misses with a straight right.
Dravezesdi takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Dravezesdi misses the shot to the body.
Rose connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dravezesdi's hands.
Dravezesdi misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Dravezesdi counters with a nice body shot.
Rose thumps Dravezesdi with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rose, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dravezesdi moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Rose is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dravezesdi throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Dravezesdi ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dravezesdi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rose.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dravezesdi.
Nice defenses there by Dravezesdi.
Dravezesdi throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose lands with an uppercut that bounces Dravezesdi off the cage and back into range.
Dravezesdi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dravezesdi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from Dravezesdi misses.
Dravezesdi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
Dravezesdi ducks right into an uppercut from Rose.
Dravezesdi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rose defends well and Dravezesdi ends up having to push Rose into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Rose.
Rose throws a jab when Dravezesdi was well out of range.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dravezesdi.
Dravezesdi is looking to wear down Rose with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dravezesdi cracks Rose with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dravezesdi.
A jab from Rose misses.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Dravezesdi.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rose, as that shot connected.
Dravezesdi misses with a series of wild punches.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Dravezesdi slips the punch.
Dravezesdi avoids the body shot from Rose.
Dravezesdi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hannibal Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose slips a jab from Dravezesdi.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose cracks Dravezesdi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dravezesdi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rose scores with the left hand. Dravezesdi knows he should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Rose misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dravezesdi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Rose avoids the body shot from Dravezesdi.
Dravezesdi misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Rose.
A counter left hand to the body from Dravezesdi misses its target.
Dravezesdi avoids the head kick by Rose.
Dravezesdi takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Dravezesdi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rose is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dravezesdi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rose misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Rose.
Rose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dravezesdi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Rose smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dravezesdi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dravezesdi takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Rose let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rose cracks Dravezesdi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dravezesdi throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose lands with a slapping head kick.
Dravezesdi misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheers as Dravezesdi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rose doesn't seem phased though.
Dravezesdi takes one to the side of the head.
Dravezesdi takes one to the side of the head.
Dravezesdi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rose throws a big counter head kick but Dravezesdi avoids it with no problem.
Dravezesdi scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dravezesdi moves forwards but Rose connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dravezesdi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Rose dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rose lands a big head kick that sends Dravezesdi tumbling to the mat! Rose takes a step backwards and waves Dravezesdi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dravezesdi is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Rose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Dravezesdi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rose defending well as Dravezesdi loads up on a big left hand.
Dravezesdi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Rose throws a fast counter high kick but Dravezesdi manages to duck under it in time.
Dravezesdi seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose throws a low kick but Dravezesdi avoids it.
A big right from Rose misses.
We've been informed that Rose has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A cross from Rose lands.
Hannibal Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dravezesdi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Jab by Rose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dravezesdi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rose defends well and Dravezesdi ends up having to push Rose into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dravezesdi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rose throws a nice head kick!
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Dravezesdi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dravezesdi fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dravezesdi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rose counters with a nice body shot.
Dravezesdi staying out of range there.
Dravezesdi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dravezesdi throws a hook but Rose blocks it.
Rose lands a lovely overhand right.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dravezesdi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dravezesdi shoots for a double leg takedown but Rose sprawls well. He's pushed Dravezesdi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rose looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose misses with a hook. Dravezesdi ducked under it nicely.
Dravezesdi throws a lazy uppercut
and Rose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dravezesdi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dravezesdi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
Dravezesdi throws a sloppy body shot
and Rose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dravezesdi misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dravezesdi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dravezesdi just misses with a punch to the body.
Dravezesdi misses with a body shot.
Rose throws a hook but Dravezesdi avoids it easily.
Rose misses with a looping left.
Dravezesdi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Dravezesdi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dravezesdi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dravezesdi lands in his opponent's guard.
Dravezesdi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dravezesdi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rose works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dravezesdi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dravezesdi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dravezesdi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dravezesdi 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.
Rose wants to control but Dravezesdi postures up.
Dravezesdi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rose has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dravezesdi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rose is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dravezesdi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rose rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dravezesdi's guard! Nice work there by Rose!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dravezesdi 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! Rose rolls with it to try and escape but Dravezesdi cranks on the arm and Rose is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vulcahn Dravezesdi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dougie Logan (ranked 3515 p4p, 331 weight class) and Atte Savitaipale (ranked 816 p4p, 84 weight class). Savitaipale has chosen Roger Whittaker - Finnish Whistler as his entrance music. 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 Atte Savitaipale was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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30
139 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dougie Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Savitaipale!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savitaipale on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Logan. Logan obviously looking to wear him down.
Savitaipale is looking to clinch but Logan is avoiding it.
Logan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Savitaipale cracks Logan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Savitaipale just misses with a punch to the body.
Logan throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Logan.
A swing and a miss from Savitaipale.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Logan.
Logan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Savitaipale has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Savitaipale on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Savitaipale throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Logan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Logan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Logan throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savitaipale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Logan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Savitaipale looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Logan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A left lands for Logan.
Logan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Logan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savitaipale throws an overhand right that lands on Logan's shoulder, as Logan tries to avoid the shot.
Savitaipale gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Logan.
Savitaipale misses with a combination
and Logan counters with a good low kick that Savitaipale was not able to check.
Logan defending well as Savitaipale loads up on a big left hand.
Savitaipale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Logan moves away.
Logan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Logan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dougie Logan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Savitaipale. Beautiful body shot.
Savitaipale throws a big shot that misses.
Savitaipale misses with a body shot.
Savitaipale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savitaipale catches Logan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Savitaipale throws a body shot but no joy.
Logan feints and then cracks Savitaipale's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Savitaipale down.
Logan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Savitaipale misses with a looping left.
Logan works Savitaipale's body with a nice hook.
Savitaipale takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan punishes Savitaipale's body with a nice straight punch.
Logan clobbers Savitaipale with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Logan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savitaipale manages to avoid it.
A jab from Logan does it's job there.
Logan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Logan throws a hook but Savitaipale blocks it.
Logan stuffs the takedown.
Logan slips under a jab from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Logan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Logan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Logan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Savitaipale stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Logan takes a swing at Savitaipale's ribcage but misses.
Savitaipale looks to score with a jab to the body but Logan is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Logan.
A left lands for Savitaipale.
Logan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Logan is rocked!
Dougie Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Logan misses with a hook
and Savitaipale counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Logan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Savitaipale is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Logan is in big trouble! Savitaipale is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Logan. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Atte Savitaipale!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Beaverton (ranked 5712 p4p, 588 weight class) and Tor Iceberg (ranked 686 p4p, 84 weight class). Iceberg has chosen Manowar - Hail and Kill as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lord Beaverton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tor Iceberg!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaverton lands a slapping body shot.
Beaverton throws a nice looking combination but Iceberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Iceberg wants to clinch up but Beaverton keeps it at a distance.
Iceberg tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Beaverton defends well and Iceberg ends up having to push Beaverton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Beaverton wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Beaverton swings for the body but Iceberg moves out of range.
Beaverton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iceberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Beaverton.
Beaverton lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Tor Iceberg has been cut.
Beaverton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iceberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Beaverton.
Iceberg goes for a double leg but Beaverton avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Beaverton continues to drive forward.
Beaverton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Iceberg fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Beaverton sprawls well initially but Iceberg persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beaverton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Iceberg.
Iceberg working Beaverton over with strikes.
Iceberg trying to control from half guard but Beaverton is working away.
Iceberg throwing shots but Beaverton is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaverton is trying to control but can't.
Iceberg is trying to control. Beaverton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Beaverton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Beaverton.
Beaverton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Iceberg.
Iceberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beaverton is keeping the position for now.
Iceberg makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Beaverton looking for a sweep. Not yet Beaverton, not yet.
Iceberg pushing down on Beaverton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Iceberg is looking to take a break and control but Beaverton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beaverton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iceberg is working Beaverton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Iceberg stopping the sweep attempt from Beaverton.
Beaverton throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Iceberg escapes and throws Beaverton's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Iceberg with the ground and pound but Beaverton regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Iceberg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Iceberg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beaverton's head.
Beaverton wants to improve his position but Iceberg is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaverton trying to hold on to Iceberg's head to control him but Iceberg postures up.
Beaverton is staying active underneath Iceberg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Beaverton trying to control from the bottom.
Iceberg wants to take a breather but Beaverton is having none of it.
Iceberg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Iceberg is trying to control. Beaverton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Beaverton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Iceberg.
Beaverton is staying active underneath Iceberg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Iceberg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Iceberg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Iceberg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beaverton's head.
Iceberg uses his free foot to push down on Beaverton's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Beaverton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iceberg raining down hammerfists from mount.
Iceberg lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Iceberg unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Beaverton wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Iceberg celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tor Iceberg!
After winning the bout, Tor Iceberg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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