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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Harris (ranked 6500 p4p, 638 weight class) and Michael Johnson (ranked 8016 p4p, 694 weight class). Harris comes into the arena with Kevin Rudolf - In the City blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Frank Harris has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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250 lbs
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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
16 - 50 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Johnson wants the takedown. Harris is fighting it off but Johnson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Harris's guard against the cage.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Harris wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Johnson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is pushing down on Harris's leg trying to pass to half guard. Harris is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Harris actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harris's head.
Johnson is stalling here. Harris is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Johnson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Harris has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Harris tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harris has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johnson is trying to control Harris's posture but Harris avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to buck Harris off but Harris is having none of it.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Harris trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Harris looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Harris smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
It looks like Michael Johnson has been cut.
Harris in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris landing strikes.
Harris working the body and head with strikes.
Harris working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Johnson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Harris working away.
Harris misses with the ground and pound.
Harris scoring with punches and elbows.
Johnson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Harris connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Harris scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harris scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Harris.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Harris chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson is trying to control the position but Harris postures up.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Harris pushes his legs off easily.
Harris stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harris with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harris postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Harris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Harris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Harris's guard.
Harris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Harris, up you get!
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Harris lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Johnson falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Harris!
An out of breath Frank Harris thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Conor Russell (ranked 4933 p4p, 428 weight class) and Ritchie Souza (ranked 2408 p4p, 256 weight class). Souza has chosen Luxurious as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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153 lbs
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155 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Conor Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ritchie Souza!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Russell.
Souza lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like George Conor Russell has been cut.
A head kick misses from Souza.
No luck for Souza with that takedown attempt.
Souza misses with a hook
and Russell counters with a left and a right that stings Souza.
The crowd cheers as Souza lands an impressive looking overhand right. Russell doesn't seem phased though.
Souza cracks Russell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Russell throws a nice looking combination but Souza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Souza throws a series of punches but Russell avoids them all with ease.
Russell is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Souza.
Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Russell pinned against the cage. Russell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Russell counters with a one-two to the body.
Russell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza throws a head kick that misses.
Souza throws a sloppy head kick
and Russell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Russell.
Souza is looking to stand back up but Russell counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Souza.
Souza trying to control but Russell postures up.
Russell seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Souza is concentrating on defense, preventing Russell from advancing position.
Souza wants to improve his position but Russell is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Souza works his way to full guard. Good work.
Russell won't allow Souza to get back to his feet.
Russell wanted to stand there but Souza had control of the position.
Russell won't allow Souza to sweep him here.
Russell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Russell feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
George Conor Russell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ritchie Souza.
Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Russell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Souza.
Russell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Souza manages to circle out of the way.
Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Russell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A nice combination there by Russell.
Russell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Souza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Russell counters with a series of strikes. Souza will be more careful next time no doubt.
Russell misses with a wild combination.
Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell misses with a series of wild punches.
George Conor Russell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Souza.
Souza throws a right hand that Russell ducks under and follows up with a left that Russell also avoids with ease.
We've been informed that Souza has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Russell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Russell avoids a kick to the body.
Russell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Souza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Russell takes one on the button.
Russell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Souza throws a counter combo.
Souza works Russell's body with a nice hook.
Russell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Souza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that George Conor Russell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Conor Russell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Souza misses with a double jab
and Russell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza moves into full guard.
Souza pulls Russell in close to prevent any damage.
Souza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Russell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Russell wants to stand but Souza has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Souza holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza has a closed guard, preventing Russell from standing up.
Souza is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Souza manages to pull guard.
Russell wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Souza's closed guard. He's half up but Souza has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Souza pivots and extends the arm, Russell falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Souza! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ritchie Souza!
Post fight, an emotional Ritchie Souza said 'i'm not surprised mother fuckers, Tap, snap or Nap bitches...'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Longworth (ranked 3320 p4p, 157 weight class) and Ove Sundberg (ranked 6324 p4p, 290 weight class). 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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138 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
27 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinnie Longworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ove Sundberg!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Longworth.
Longworth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sundberg scores with a jab. Longworth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Longworth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Longworth lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Longworth throws a sloppy body shot
and Sundberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Longworth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sundberg avoids it really well and circles away.
Longworth dodges the punch combination from Sundberg.
Sundberg throws a right hand that Longworth ducks under and follows up with a left that Longworth also avoids with ease.
Longworth swings for the body but Sundberg moves out of range.
Sundberg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Longworth throws a sloppy head kick and Sundberg moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longworth scores with a jab to the body.
Sundberg gets caught napping as Longworth dives in and scores a takedown. Sundberg manages to retain guard.
Longworth postures up in Sundberg's guard and throws a big left but Sundberg blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longworth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sundberg being controlled here, momentarily.
Longworth throwing strikes but missing.
Longworth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sundberg being controlled here, momentarily.
Sundberg keeping moving, preventing Longworth from controlling successfully.
Longworth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sundberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Longworth makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Longworth trying to control the position from guard on top but Sundberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Longworth sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sundberg's guard.
Sundberg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Longworth.
Longworth throwing shots but Sundberg is blocking nicely.
Longworth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Longworth wants to take a breather but Sundberg is having none of it.
Longworth tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sundberg knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longworth lands with a punch from half guard.
Longworth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Longworth wants to work for an arm triangle but Sundberg is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Longworth wants to take a breather but Sundberg is having none of it.
Longworth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sundberg defending well though.
Longworth is working for a submission of some sort.
Longworth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longworth is working for a kimura but Sundberg is defending it quite comfortably.
Longworth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Longworth is looking to take a break and control but Sundberg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Longworth looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sundberg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Longworth is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Longworth dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Longworth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sundberg but Sundberg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sundberg misses with a straight left.
Longworth looks to land a right hand but Sundberg moved out of range.
Longworth tries a head kick but it misses.
Longworth thuds his right hand into Sundberg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Longworth throws a right hand that misses
and Sundberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Longworth goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sundberg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sundberg throws a hook but Longworth avoids it easily.
Sundberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Longworth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Longworth feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sundbergs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Longworth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sundberg.
Sundberg appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Sundberg.
Sundberg moves out of range as Longworth strikes.
Sundberg looks to throw the jab but Longworth is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longworth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sundberg throws out the jab.
Longworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sundberg.
Ove Sundberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longworth misses with a takedown
and Sundberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Longworth lands a right hook to the body.
Sundberg looks to land a left hand but Longworth moved out of range nicely.
Sundberg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Danga de danga de dang - Longworth scores with a four punch combination!
Sundberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Longworth takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Longworth throws a low kick, looking for Sundberg's leg but Sundberg calmly moves out of range.
Sundberg throws out a counter right but Longworth avoids it with no problem.
Sundberg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Longworth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sundberg can do to turn this around?
Sundberg dodges the punch combination from Longworth.
Longworth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longworth misses with a straight right.
Sundberg throws a counter combo.
Sundberg throws a shot from downtown. Longworth moves away and avoids it.
Longworth scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Sundberg lands an impressive looking overhand right. Longworth doesn't seem phased though.
Longworth lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've been informed that Sundberg has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Longworth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sundberg checks it well.
Longworth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Longworth looking to score a takedown here. Sundberg is defending well but Longworth drives through and ends up in Sundberg's guard.
Longworth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Longworth thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Longworth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Longworth trying to control the position from guard on top but Sundberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Longworth 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.
Sundberg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Longworth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longworth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Longworth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Longworth throws a big elbow that misses.
Sundberg is controlling Longworth's posture.
Longworth looking to pass the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sundberg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Longworth to score with a decent uppercut.
Longworth cracks Sundberg with a good jab.
Sundberg might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sundberg swings for the body but Longworth moves out of range.
Longworth tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sundberg manages to circle out of the way.
Sundberg avoids a kick to the body.
Sundberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Longworth.
Longworth scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longworth fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sundberg to the ground. Longworth is now in Sundberg's guard.
Longworth is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Longworth tries to free his leg and advance position but Sundberg is retaining full guard.
Longworth throwing strikes from guard but Sundberg blocks nicely.
Longworth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Longworth passes into half guard.
Sundberg is trying to maintain the position but Longworth is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Longworth dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Longworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Longworth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sundberg lands a lovely overhand right.
Longworth is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sundberg throws a lazy right hand but Longworth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sundberg missing with a left hand there. Longworth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Longworth throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sundberg on the side of the head.
Longworth scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sundberg in his tracks.
Nice uppercut lands for Sundberg. That snapped Longworth's head back.
Vinnie Longworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longworth scores with a hook to the body. Sundberg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Longworth misses with a low kick.
Donk. Sundberg catches Longworth right on the button with a cross.
Sundberg slips under a jab.
Longworth just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sundberg! But no joy.
Sundberg misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Longworth catches Sundberg right on the button with a cross.
Sundberg looks to land a left hand but Longworth moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Sundberg misses its intended target.
Longworth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longworth lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Longworth misses.
Sundberg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Longworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sundberg avoids the body shot from Longworth.
Sundberg cracks Longworth with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Longworth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Longworth.
Sundberg misses with a hook.
Sundberg defending well as Longworth loads up on a big left hand.
Sundberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab by Longworth.
Longworth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sundberg! But no joy.
A combination from Sundberg does no damage.
Longworth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sundberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Longworth is just out of range.
Longworth takes a swing at Sundberg's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Longworth.
Sundberg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sundberg there as he acknowledges the shot.
Longworth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sundberg pinned against the cage. Sundberg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sundberg misses the jab.
Longworth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Longworth misses with a straight left.
Sundberg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Longworth.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Longworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Longworth slips a jab and a cross from Sundberg.
Sundberg throws a right hand that Longworth ducks under and follows up with a left that Longworth also avoids with ease.
Longworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sundberg.
Sundberg has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Longworth closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sundberg quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longworth is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sundberg is looking to control Longworth's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sundberg avoid being mounted?
Longworth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sundberg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sundberg is not content to let Longworth control the position.
Sundberg makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sundberg.
Sundberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Longworth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Longworth throwing strikes from guard but Sundberg blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Longworth forces his way into half guard.
Longworth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Longworth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sundberg keeps working.
Longworth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Longworth takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sundberg tries to roll over but Longworth keeps him under control.
Ove Sundberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vinnie Longworth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Longworth with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinnie Longworth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Longworth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinnie Longworth!
Our winner, Vinnie Longworth, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Finnegan (ranked 2765 p4p, 382 weight class) and Derek Pappalardo (ranked 2437 p4p, 345 weight class). Finnegan's entrance music is The Rogues - Gravel Walk. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 lbs
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167 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Finnegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derek Pappalardo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pappalardo closes the distance and clinches.
Pappalardo has a couple of punches blocked by Finnegan.
Finnegan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Finnegan tries to break free but Pappalardo pushes him back against the cage.
Pappalardo throws a head punch that misses.
Finnegan tries to work over Pappalardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pappalardo blocking some punches.
Pappalardo blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finnegan.
Pappalardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finnegan breaks the clinch.
Finnegan scores with a jab to the head.
Finnegan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pappalardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pappalardo has Finnegan up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Finnegan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Finnegan tries to throw a body punch but Pappalardo avoids it by throwing Finnegan back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finnegan blocking some punches.
Finnegan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Finnegan.
Finnegan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Finnegan throws a shot to the body.
Pappalardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pappalardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finnegan.
Oooooh!!! Finnegan has knocked Pappalardo down with a huge combo! Finnegan steps away and waves a wobbly Pappalardo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Pappalardo is rocked!
It looks like Derek Pappalardo has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pappalardo is looking to clinch.
It looked like Finnegan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pappalardo.
Pappalardo is still on wobbly legs! Can Finnegan finish him?
Finnegan fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Pappalardo to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Pappalardo looks to clinch but Finnegan throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Pappalardo taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Roy Finnegan!
Our winner, Roy Finnegan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Szczęsny (ranked 1061 p4p, 54 weight class) and Alex Silva (ranked 2035 p4p, 91 weight class). Victor Szczęsny has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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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
37 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Victor Szczęsny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczęsny lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Szczęsny displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Szczęsny changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Szczęsny tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Szczęsny regains half guard.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Szczęsny knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Szczęsny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Szczęsny is looking to improve his position.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Szczęsny defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny is trying to control but can't.
Szczęsny is positioning himself well to prevent Silva advancing to mount.
Szczęsny is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Szczęsny doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Szczęsny is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Szczęsny is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
My spies in Jitz MMA inform me that Silva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Szczęsny sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Szczęsny is defending well.
Szczęsny is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva trying to control from Szczęsny's half guard. Szczęsny has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Szczęsny is retaining full guard.
Szczęsny pulls Silva in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Szczęsny lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheers as Szczęsny lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Szczęsny scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Szczęsny tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva goes for a double leg but Szczęsny avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Szczęsny continues to drive forward.
Szczęsny looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Szczęsny counter with a right hand.
Victor Szczęsny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Szczęsny scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by Szczęsny.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Szczęsny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Szczęsny lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Szczęsny lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Szczęsny but Szczęsny pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Szczęsny dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Szczęsny scoring well with a low kick there.
Szczęsny scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Szczęsny lands a nice shot to the body.
Szczęsny really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Szczęsny sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Szczęsny with a hook.
Szczęsny throws a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczęsny throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Victor Szczęsny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Szczęsny is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Szczęsny circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Victor Szczęsny is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Szczęsny connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Szczęsny.
A shot to the liver by Szczęsny. Beautiful body shot.
Szczęsny tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva dives in and grabs Szczęsny's left leg, looking for a takedown. Szczęsny pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Victor Szczęsny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Szczęsny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Szczęsny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Szczęsny keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva shoots and misses
and Szczęsny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Szczęsny is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Szczęsny thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny works the jab nicely.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Szczęsny pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Szczęsny cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Szczęsny throws a quick inside leg kick.
Szczęsny ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Szczęsny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva walks into a jab.
Szczęsny bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Szczęsny connects with an inside leg kick.
Szczęsny is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Szczęsny scores with a spinning back kick!
Szczęsny lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Szczęsny counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Szczęsny sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Szczęsny dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Szczęsny can pounce on him.
Szczęsny scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Szczęsny lands with a nice body punch.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good leg kick by Szczęsny there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczęsny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Szczęsny lands with a right hand.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Szczęsny scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Szczęsny throws a nice head kick!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Szczęsny shows good takedown defense.
Szczęsny feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Szczęsny lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Szczęsny throws out a powerful jab.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Szczęsny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Victor Szczęsny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Silva shoots and misses
and Szczęsny counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Szczęsny.
An inside leg kick lands from Szczęsny.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Szczęsny, which made it look bad.
It looked like Szczęsny was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Szczęsny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Szczęsny defends it well.
Szczęsny connects with a body shot.
Szczęsny lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Szczęsny does it's job there.
Szczęsny paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Szczęsny sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Szczęsny tried to counter with a leg kick but Silva avoided it.
Szczęsny throws a head kick that misses.
Szczęsny throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Alex Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny just misses with a punch to the body.
Szczęsny lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Victor Szczęsny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Szczęsny has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Victor Szczęsny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Szczęsny counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Szczęsny showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Szczęsny, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Szczęsny!
A determined Victor Szczęsny didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Liquid Gold (ranked 787 p4p, 39 weight class) and Luis Carlos Linhares (ranked 1987 p4p, 87 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148 lbs
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146 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
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liquid Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Carlos Linhares!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gold was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice body punch from Linhares.
Linhares wants to slow Gold down by chopping away at his legs.
Gold gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Linhares counters with an outside leg kick.
Linhares lands a nice looking body shot.
Linhares has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gold misses the shot to the body.
Linhares avoids the head kick by Gold.
Gold throws a lazy right hand but Linhares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Linhares.
Linhares missing with a left hand there. Gold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Linhares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Linhares works Gold's body with a nice hook.
Linhares ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
Linhares misses with a low kick.
Gold takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gold lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Linhares misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Linhares.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Linhares ducks down to avoid it.
Linhares is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gold rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares slips under a jab from Gold.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Linhares tries to land a front kick but Gold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Linhares ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
Linhares misses with a wild body shot.
Gold misses with a wild combination.
Gold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linhares manages to avoid it.
Linhares doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gold scores with a sloppy right hand. Linhares should have avoided that one.
Linhares misses with a hook. Gold ducked under it nicely.
Gold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Linhares digs a good body shot into Gold's ribs.
Gold checks a leg kick nicely.
Linhares misses with a wild body shot.
Gold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Linhares scores with a kick to the body.
Linhares misses with a kick to the body.
Gold dodges the punch combination from Linhares.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares misses with a low kick.
It looked like Gold wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gold connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Linhares misses with a kick to the body.
Linhares misses with the body kick
and Gold counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gold fakes the leg kick and cracks Linhares in the body.
Gold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gold throws a hook but Linhares avoids it easily.
Gold throws a combination that misses
letting Linhares counter with a right hand.
Gold moves out of range of the body kick.
Gold catches Linhares with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Linhares lands a body shot.
Linhares ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
Linhares doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gold's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Linhares connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gold scrambles back to his feet.
Linhares's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gold under the eye.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Linhares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold moves out of range of the body kick from Linhares.
Linhares walks into a jab.
Linhares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gold.
A solid body kick from Linhares.
Linhares lands a right hook to the body.
Linhares ducks right into an uppercut from Gold.
Gold looks to throw the jab but Linhares is out of range.
Linhares throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A leg kick checked by Gold.
Linhares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Linhares looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Linhares digs a good body shot into Gold's ribs.
Linhares lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Linhares moves out of range as Gold throws a body kick.
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!
Gold tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Linhares is able to avoid easily.
Linhares misses with a body kick.
Gold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares throws a wild body kick that Gold sees coming a mile off.
Gold misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Linhares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gold tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gold avoids the body shot from Linhares.
Gold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gold.
No joy there for Gold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Linhares looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gold rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Linhares makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Linhares throws the left hand but Gold avoids the punch easily.
Gold throws a jab when Linhares was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linhares scores with a jab.
Linhares throws a body kick that misses.
Linhares tries to score with a low kick but Gold moves his leg out of the way.
Gold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luis Carlos Linhares will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gold takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gold throws a shot from downtown. Linhares moves away and avoids it.
Gold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linhares was well out of range. Poor timing from Gold.
Linhares throws a hook but Gold blocks it.
Gold misses with a wild body shot.
Gold cracks Linhares with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Linhares with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Linhares lands with a cross.
Linhares lands a nice looking body shot.
Gold defending well as Linhares loads up on a big left hand.
Linhares is looking to score with low kicks.
Gold swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Linhares lands with a nice body kick.
Gold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gold digs a good body shot into Linhares's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linhares moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold throws a lazy right hand but Linhares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gold lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Linhares.
Linhares scoring well with a low kick there.
Gold doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Gold. Beautiful body shot.
Linhares catches Gold with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gold checks a leg kick.
Linhares shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Linhares takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gold pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gold fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Linhares throws a body kick that misses
and Gold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Linhares is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Linhares.
Gold looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gold tests Linhares's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Linhares is still on wobbly legs! Can Gold finish him?
Linhares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Gold cracks Linhares with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linhares. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold misses with a straight left.
Gold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Linhares seems to have recovered his senses.
Linhares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gold's jab looks to have found its range, popping Linhares under the eye.
Gold throws a jab when Linhares was well out of range.
Gold misses the jab.
Gold connects with a jab.
Gold lands with a hook. Linhares tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gold fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gold throws an overhand right that lands on Linhares's shoulder, as Linhares tries to avoid the shot.
Linhares looks for the body kick but Gold saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gold.
Linhares throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold throws a shot from downtown. Linhares moves away and avoids it.
Gold lands with a right hand.
Linhares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linhares can pounce on him.
Gold misses with a right hand
and Linhares counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gold misses with a head kick.
Linhares misses with a straight left.
Gold throwing a counter right hand but Linhares manages to avoid it.
Linhares misses the shot to the body.
Gold lands a really nice looking cross but Linhares seems unphased.
Linhares looks to land a left hand but Gold moved out of range nicely.
Gold cracks Linhares with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Linhares cracks Gold with a right hand to the side of the head.
Linhares lands with a shot to the body.
Gold misses with a few strikes there.
Gold backing away here, and Linhares unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gold misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linhares lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares scores with a leg kick.
Gold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gold, as that shot connected.
Gold sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Linhares throws a leg kick but Gold sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Linhares is looking to land body kicks.
Gold lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gold misses with a body kick.
Gold throws a lazy uppercut
and Gold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Linhares takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gold checks a leg kick.
Linhares slips a jab from Gold.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linhares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gold.
Nice defenses there by Gold.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
Linhares fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gold is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liquid Gold dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Linhares moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gold slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Linhares connects with a looping right hand.
Linhares slips a straight right by Gold.
Gold takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gold lands an overhand right.
A big left from Gold misses.
Linhares thinks about the counter body kick.
Linhares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Linhares misses with a wild body shot.
Liquid Gold is winning the standup battle so far.
Linhares lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Linhares misses.
Gold walks forward, straight into a front kick from Linhares.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Linhares.
Linhares throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Linhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Gold is looking to counter punch.
Linhares scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares throws a wild body kick that Gold sees coming a mile off.
Linhares wants to land a leg kick but Gold is out of range.
Gold feints with a jab and clips Linhares right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Linhares is sent crashing into the canvas and Gold leaps in for the kill! Linhares tries to get to his feet but Gold is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Linhares is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liquid Gold!
Liquid Gold decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Balkan (ranked 1009 p4p, 118 weight class) and Fifth Fist (ranked 1868 p4p, 219 weight class). 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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25
240 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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29
240 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Balkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Fifth Fist!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balkan pushes Fist away with a front kick.
Balkan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Balkan looks to land a body kick but Fist moved away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Balkan.
Fist looks winded!
Nice body kick there by Balkan.
Fist takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Balkan pushes Fist away with a front kick.
Balkan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Balkan scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Fifth Fist has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Balkan there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A thudding body kick lands there by Balkan!
Balkan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Balkan throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Fist crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Boris Balkan!
Boris Balkan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Fifth Fist was interviewed post fight and said 'My daddy can win ur daddy!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Graeme Symons (ranked 589 p4p, 94 weight class) and Frank Nada (ranked 1836 p4p, 268 weight class). 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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177 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Graeme Symons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nada!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Symons shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nada as he jumps to the side.
Symons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nada.
Symons takes one to the chin there.
Frank Nada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Symons slips a straight right by Nada.
Symons ducks under a wild hook from Nada.
Symons slips a straight right by Nada.
Nada gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nada has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Tōshi. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Nada controls Symons momentarily but Symons frees himself.
Nada is controlling Symons's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nada trying to control the position.
Symons throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nada controls Symons momentarily but Symons frees himself.
Symons preventing the sweep.
Nada is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Symons controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Symons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nada keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Symons has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graeme Symons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Symons takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Graeme Symons has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Symons gets the takedown into side control.
Symons is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nada is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Symons tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Nada's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Symons wants to control but Nada is keeping him busy.
Nada trying to control but Symons flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Symons is trying to stick to Nada's back but Nada is turning into Symons. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Symons's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Nada.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nada missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nada wants to control from the top but Symons keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symons looking for a sweep. Not yet Symons, not yet.
Symons keeping full guard, as Nada tries to pass.
Nada postures up and lands a big shot to Symons's brow.
Symons preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nada cracks Symons with a solid left hand.
Symons 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.
Nada trying to control but Symons is working from the bottom.
Symons bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nada's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Symons stopping the sweep attempt from Nada.
Symons looking to pass the guard.
Nada lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nada trying to control but Symons is working from the bottom.
Nada wants to pass the guard but Symons is keeping the position.
Symons has his hands on Nada's head, controlling the position.
Nada looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Symons not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Nada will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Graeme Symons's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nada throws an off balance right hand
and Symons counters with a series of strikes. Nada will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nada moves into range and connects with a jab.
Symons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Symons fails to land the takedown.
Symons avoids a punch combination nicely.
Symons slips under a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Symons.
Nada misses with an uppercut. Symons saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Symons fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graeme Symons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Symons slips under a jab.
Frank Nada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Symons manages to avoid it.
Symons is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nada.
Nada misses with a jab, cross combination.
Symons has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Symons there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Symons slips a jab from Nada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nada lands a nice hook to Symons's body. Symons takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nada swinging wildly here.
Graeme Symons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Symons wants to slow Nada down by chopping away at his legs.
Nada looks to score with a jab to the body but Symons is just out of range.
Nada throws a body punch but Symons moves out of range.
Symons takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab by Nada.
Symons throws a leg kick that misses.
Symons is looking to score with low kicks.
Symons takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Symons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nada throws out the jab.
Nada avoids the head kick by Symons.
Symons fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Symons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nada throws a right and a left that Symons avoids nicely.
Nada might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nada misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Symons on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nada stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nada lands a glancing blow to the side of Symons's head.
Symons staying out of range there.
Symons takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nada throws out a loose jab but Symons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nada catches Symons napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Symons to the canvas!
Symons is rocked!
Nada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nada lands a couple of digs.
Oh Symons is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Symons keeping full guard, as Nada tries to pass.
Nada content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Symons is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Symons seems to have got his legs back now.
Nada won't allow Symons to sweep him here.
Nada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Symons works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symons is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nada is fighting to break Symons's control of his arms but Symons is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nada slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nada scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Symons to see if he's OK.
Nada has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Symons!
Nada cracks Symons with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nada with good strikes from the mount here!
Nada postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Symons bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Nada and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Nada!
Frank Nada very nearly forgot to thank KAISER Nutrition - Q160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baraka Obamacare (ranked 1385 p4p, 207 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 315 p4p, 50 weight class). Obamacare comes to the cage accompanied by Etnoscope - Odin's Kraft. Locke comes into a darkened arena with his song building. What Makes a Good Man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Baraka Obamacare has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29
176 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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25
183 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Baraka Obamacare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obamacare throws a right and a left that Locke avoids nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Locke.
Baraka Obamacare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obamacare misses with a two punch combination.
Locke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Obamacare with a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Locke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Locke scores with the left hand. Obamacare knows he should have avoided that one.
Obamacare throws a hook but Locke avoids it easily.
Locke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Obamacare with a body shot.
Locke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Obamacare misses with a few strikes there.
Locke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obamacare.
Obamacare throws a body shot but no joy.
Obamacare falls off balance throwing a combination
and Locke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obamacare throws a combination that misses
and Locke counters with a straight right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Obamacare there.
Donk. Obamacare catches Locke right on the button with a cross.
Locke cracks Obamacare with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Locke lands with a nice body punch.
Obamacare throws a big shot that misses.
Locke raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Obamacare has a couple of punches blocked by Locke.
Locke lands with a light punch inside.
Obamacare swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Locke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Obamacare tries a body shot but Locke blocks it.
Locke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Obamacare lands an uppercut.
Locke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Locke lands a hook that snaps the head of Obamacare backwards.
Locke blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Obamacare.
Locke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Locke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Locke.
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!
Locke blocks a body shot from Obamacare.
Locke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Obamacare's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Obamacare takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Obamacare misses with the combination.
Locke throws out a counter right but Obamacare avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obamacare.
Obamacare throws a body punch but Locke moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Obamacare.
Obamacare throws a jab but it's blocked by Locke.
Locke keeps Obamacare at a distance using the push kick.
Obamacare misses with a series of wild punches.
Obamacare throws a left and a right that both miss
and Locke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Obamacare thinking.
Locke rushes Obamacare and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Locke lands a nice shot to the body.
Obamacare is breathing heavily.
Obamacare tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Locke's elbow.
Obamacare tries to throw a body punch but Locke avoids it by throwing Obamacare back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Locke.
Obamacare throws a punch but it's blocked by Locke.
Locke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Locke shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Obamacare eats them both and turns towards Locke to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Baraka Obamacare has been cut.
A combination from Obamacare does no damage.
Locke throws out a counter right but Obamacare avoids it with no problem.
Locke scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke lands a leg kick that knocks Obamacare off balance momentarily.
Obamacare swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Locke counters with a left and a right that stings Obamacare.
Obamacare swings widly with a right hand
and Locke counters with a solid body kick.
Locke lands with a shot to the body.
Locke thuds a left hand into Obamacare's body.
Obamacare fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Locke thumps Obamacare with a low kick.
Locke digs a good hook to Obamacare's body.
A shot to the liver by Locke. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obamacare moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both fighters circling a little - Locke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Locke scores with a jab.
A shot to the body from Obamacare misses
and Locke counters with a straight right hand.
Locke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sloppy strikes from Obamacare. Those never looked like landing.
Locke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Locke as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Locke works on Obamacare's body with a couple of short punches.
Locke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obamacare or not.
Locke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Locke lands a jab to Obamacare's midsection.
Locke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Locke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Obamacare swinging wildly here.
Obamacare will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Locke forces Obamacare back against the cage and clinches.
Obamacare tries a body shot but Locke blocks it.
Locke lands a right hand.
Locke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obamacare backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obamacare misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obamacare throws a head punch that misses.
Obamacare manages to break the clinch.
Obamacare misses with a double jab
and Locke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Obamacare's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baraka Obamacare's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Obamacare misses with a combination
and Locke counters with a nice leg kick.
Obamacare just misses with a punch to the body.
Obamacare tries to keep at a distance but Locke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Locke tries to work over Obamacare's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Locke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Locke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Obamacare is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Obamacare swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obamacare throws a series of punches but Locke avoids them all with ease.
Locke is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Locke works over Obamacare's head and body with a nice combination.
Locke connects with the punch.
Locke thuds his shin into the meat of Obamacare's side.
Obamacare throws a left and a right that both miss
and Locke counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Locke rushes Obamacare and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Locke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Obamacare.
Locke scores with a hook to the body.
Locke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obamacare backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Locke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Locke.
Locke digs a right hand into Obamacare's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Obamacare's gas tank.
Locke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obamacare backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Locke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Obamacare is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Locke.
Locke is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Locke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Obamacare backwards.
Oh Obamacare is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Locke lands a nice uppercut.
Obamacare seems to have got his legs back now.
Locke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Locke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Obamacare backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Locke.
Locke works on Obamacare's body with a couple of short punches.
Locke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Locke lands an uppercut.
Locke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Locke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obamacare or not.
Locke lands a nice shot to the body.
Locke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Locke lands a hook that snaps the head of Obamacare backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
John Locke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Locke lands a nice shot to the body.
Locke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Obamacare.
Locke drops Obamacare onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Obamacare is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Baraka Obamacare's cut is getting worse.
Locke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Locke lands a slapping body shot.
Locke takes the fight into the clinch.
Locke holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Obamacare working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Locke.
Obamacare misses with a hook from the clinch.
Locke tries to work over Obamacare's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Locke lands an uppercut.
Obamacare breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obamacare throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Locke counters with a straight right hand.
Locke clinches.
A short body shot lands from Locke as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Obamacare.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obamacare.
Locke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obamacare breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obamacare misses with a combination
and Locke counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice cross by Locke.
Obamacare on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Locke. Locke obviously looking to wear him down.
Obamacare misses with the combination.
Locke clinches.
Locke breaks from the clinch.
Locke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Locke feints and then cracks Obamacare's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Obamacare down.
John Locke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Locke forces Obamacare back against the cage and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Locke.
Locke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Locke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obamacare backwards.
Locke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Locke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Obamacare throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Locke counters with a leg kick.
Locke lands a nice shot to the body.
Locke lands a head kick!
Obamacare throws a poor cross that misses
and Locke counters with a low kick, right behind Obamacare 's knee.
Jab from Locke.
Obamacare takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Obamacare throws a combination that misses
and Locke counters with a thumping low kick.
Locke lands an overhand right.
Obamacare misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obamacare misses with a jab, cross combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Locke misses.
Baraka Obamacare is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obamacare misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Obamacare misses with a right hand
and Locke counters with an inside leg kick.
Obamacare on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Baraka Obamacare's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Whack! Locke lands a heavy head kick that drops Obamacare. The ref tackles Locke to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Obamacare was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). John Locke!
After the big win, John Locke made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors King of Clothes and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rostam Xerxes (ranked 1831 p4p, 61 weight class) and Hello Bay (ranked 1884 p4p, 63 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rostam Xerxes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hello Bay!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xerxes cracks Bay with a right hand to the side of the head.
Xerxes lands a left and a right that send Bay crashing to the mat, dazed. Xerxes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Hello Bay has been cut.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Xerxes knocks Bay out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rostam Xerxes!
In his post fight interview, Rostam Xerxes gave a big smile as he said 'i just made you my bitch, i made you my woman now go to the kitchen and make me a sandwich while i smack your wifes big fat ass.'.
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