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Arlen Bales' Annihilator Ep.5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 6317 p4p, 551 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 3419 p4p, 371 weight class). The key to victory for Nate Diaz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Snow moves into the clinch.
Snow jumps guard.
Snow has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Diaz has passed into side control.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Snow is trying to improve his position.
Diaz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Snow sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Diaz 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sloppy strikes there by Diaz.
Diaz lands a few punches from side control.
Diaz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Snow misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Diaz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Snow is avoiding damage well.
Snow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Snow is trying to get back to half guard.
Snow is not content to let Diaz control the position.
A control attempt from Snow but he's now mounted!
Snow is trying to escape the mount.
Snow flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Snow can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee warns Snow that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow tries to reverse the position but Diaz maintains control.
Diaz has hold of Snow's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Snow manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Snow wants to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Snow can't escape the position.
Snow wants to control but Diaz is having none of it.
Snow is looking to improve his position but Diaz isn't that keen on the idea.
Diaz scoring with strikes but Snow is staying in there.
Snow slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Diaz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diaz lands strikes from half guard.
Diaz prevents Snow from improving his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snow is trying to stand back up but Diaz is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Snow blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaz.
Diaz trying to control from half guard but Snow is working away.
Diaz prevents Snow from improving his position.
Diaz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Snow is doing well to control the position and prevent Diaz from advancing to side control.
Snow punching from the bottom.
Snow flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Snow gets back to full guard.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Snow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz throws a big elbow that misses.
Snow wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
Snow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow 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.
Snow is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Our spies down at at Boomerang!! PURE ELITE COACHES and Sparring Center inform us that Snow has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Diaz passes Snow's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Snow is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Diaz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Diaz's back!
Snow landing with strikes.
Diaz is rocked!
Snow scoring with big shots to the body. Diaz is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Diaz was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Snow!
A relieved looking Jon Snow thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petko Petkov (ranked 25916 p4p, 800 weight class) and Mister Gibbs (ranked 8639 p4p, 699 weight class). Mister Gibbs will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petko Petkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mister Gibbs!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbs works the jab nicely.
Petkov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gibbs, pushing him back against the cage.
Petkov wants the takedown. Gibbs is fighting it off but Petkov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gibbs's guard against the cage.
Petkov trying to control but Gibbs is working from the bottom.
Gibbs pushes a forearm under Petkov's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Petkov is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mister Gibbs!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Williams (ranked 8087 p4p, 299 weight class) and High Row (ranked 25693 p4p, 380 weight class). High Row has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Williams's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, High Row!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Row has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Williams throws a right hand that Row ducks under and follows up with a left that Row also avoids with ease.
Williams fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Row to the ground. Williams is now in Row's guard.
Row manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
Williams lands a takedown into guard.
Row looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Williams wants to control from the top but Row keeps moving.
Williams drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Williams as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Row screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Williams! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). James Williams!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chief Hunter (ranked 25897 p4p, 799 weight class) and Petr Knize (ranked 5786 p4p, 578 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petr Knize!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter moves in looking to clinch but Knize pushes him off.
Hunter moves in looking to clinch but Knize pushes him off.
Hunter closes the distance and clinches.
Hunter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knize backwards.
Knize misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hunter.
Hunter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knize is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hunter.
A short right from Hunter.
Knize wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunter lands with a left to the head.
Knize tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunter.
Knize is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter throws a punch but it's blocked by Knize.
Knize is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunter finish him?
Hunter misses with the head strike.
Hunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter misses with some punches.
Hunter throws a punch but it's blocked by Knize.
Hunter misses with some punches.
Knize blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knize seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Hunter - that landed with a thud.
Hunter has Knize pressed against the cage, preventing Knize from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter lands an uppercut.
Hunter throws a big uppercut that drops Knize! More strikes from Hunter and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Knize lies dazed against the cage as Hunter celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Hunter!
A very excited looking Chief Hunter made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Petr Knize had this to say: 'I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Obadele Haynes (ranked 8459 p4p, 694 weight class) and Lioness Richie (ranked 6872 p4p, 618 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Obadele Haynes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lioness Richie!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haynes throws a looping overhand right but Richie ducks down to avoid it.
Haynes leaves Richie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And Haynes counters with a quick kick to the body but Richie blocks it.
Haynes avoids the head kick by Richie.
Richie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been hearing reports that Haynes has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Richie fails with a takedown attempt.
Lioness Richie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richie darts in looking for a takedown but Haynes gets double underhooks and turns Richie into the cage.
Obadele Haynes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lioness Richie.
Haynes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haynes jabs Richie right on the nose. Richie blinks but takes it well.
Richie throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Obadele Haynes has been cut.
Haynes misses with a few strikes there.
Richie throws a head kick that misses
and Haynes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Richie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richie darts in and clinches Haynes up against the cage.
Haynes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haynes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richie tries to break free but Haynes pushes him back against the cage.
Richie is looking to control Haynes's arms but Haynes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Richie has his back to the cage.
Richie tries to pull guard but Haynes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Haynes lands a good knee to the midsection. Richie won't want to take too many of those.
Haynes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Richie backwards.
Haynes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Haynes looking to throw knees to the head but Richie is blocking nicely.
Richie tries to pull guard but Haynes holds him up against the cage and eventually Richie drops back down to his feet.
Richie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Richie looks winded!
Haynes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Richie is defending well for now.
Haynes misses with a knee strike.
A shot in the inside from Haynes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richie takes an elbow to the temple.
Haynes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Haynes landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richie blocks an uppercut.
Haynes lands a knee to the body.
Haynes working Richie over with knees to the body.
Haynes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Richie's defenses.
Haynes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haynes lands a left hand.
Richie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Haynes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Haynes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice left hand lands by Haynes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haynes lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Haynes.
Haynes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haynes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Haynes landing knees to the head.
Still in the clinch, Haynes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haynes tries a knee to the head but Richie blocks it.
Richie prevents a body shot from Haynes.
Haynes scores with a shot to the side of Richie's head.
Haynes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Richie or not.
Haynes missing with knees to the body.
Haynes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Richie's face.
Haynes stops a takedown attempt from Richie.
Haynes lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haynes misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Haynes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haynes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haynes connects with a knee to the head.
Haynes scores with a shot to the side of Richie's head.
Haynes swings wildly with an uppercut but Richie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haynes tries to land a knee to the head but Richie blocks with his arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Richie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Haynes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Richie manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Richie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haynes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obadele Haynes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Obadele Haynes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Haynes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haynes slaps away a takedown attempt from Richie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haynes feinted with a counter takedown.
Haynes scores with a punch to the head.
Obadele Haynes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haynes lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richie shoots in for a takedown but Haynes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Haynes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richie circles away quickly and effectively.
Haynes thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richie avoids the head kick by Haynes.
A head kick misses from Haynes.
Richie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Obadele Haynes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lioness Richie.
Richie is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Richie or perhaps it was just good defense by Haynes, which made it look bad.
Haynes tries to counter with a takedown but Richie is quick to defend against it.
Haynes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richie was well out of range. Poor timing from Haynes.
Richie follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Haynes lands a lovely overhand right.
Richie clinches up with Haynes and pushes him back against the cage.
Obadele Haynes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Haynes.
Haynes tries to land knees in the clinch but Richie avoids the damage to the body.
Richie managing to block the knees to the body from Haynes.
Haynes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Haynes.
Haynes pushes Richie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haynes lands a nice knee to the body.
Haynes landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haynes lands a left hand.
Haynes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Haynes.
Haynes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Richie can do to turn this around?
Haynes gets underhooks to prevent Richie's takedown attempt.
Haynes looking to throw knees to the head but Richie is blocking nicely.
Haynes struggles to land a body shot inside as Richie controls his hands.
Haynes lands a nice knee to the body.
Haynes working Richie over with knees to the body.
Richie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haynes looking to throw knees to the head but Richie is blocking nicely.
Haynes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Richie is trying to force a seperation but Haynes has the dominant position.
Haynes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Richie tries to pull guard but Haynes holds him up against the cage and eventually Richie drops back down to his feet.
Richie tries to circle away but Haynes has him pinned against the cage.
Haynes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Haynes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Richie stalling in the clinch.
Haynes tries a knee to the head but Richie blocks it.
Richie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obadele Haynes is winning the standup battle so far.
Haynes takes a swing at Richie's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richie shoots in for a takedown but Haynes shows good takedown defense.
A counter left hand to the body from Haynes misses its target.
Haynes tries to clinch there but Richie circles away.
Haynes misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Haynes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Richie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Haynes tries to throw a body punch but Richie avoids it by throwing Haynes back against the cage.
Richie blocking some punches.
Richie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richie throws a head kick but Haynes moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richie goes for a double leg but Haynes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Haynes continues to drive forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obadele Haynes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Obadele Haynes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Haynes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haynes moves in looking to clinch but Richie pushes him off.
Richie has managed to clinch.
Haynes missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Haynes.
Haynes lands a nice elbow.
Richie tries to land knees in the clinch but Haynes avoids the damage to the body.
Richie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Richie fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richie has Haynes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Haynes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Obadele Haynes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lioness Richie.
Haynes scores with a knee to the head.
Richie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Richie has had enough of the clinch but Haynes keeps him there for the moment.
Richie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haynes lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haynes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Haynes has a couple of punches blocked by Richie.
Haynes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Richie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Haynes throws a head punch that misses.
Haynes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Haynes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Richie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Richie tries to break the clinch but Haynes is controlling the position.
Richie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haynes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Richie blocks it with crossed arms.
Haynes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Richie's face.
Haynes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Richie blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haynes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richie tries to land a knee to the head but Haynes blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Richie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Haynes's brow.
Haynes throws an elbow but it misses.
Haynes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Haynes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Richie tries to circle away but Haynes has him pinned against the cage.
Richie tries to land knees in the clinch but Haynes avoids the damage to the body.
Richie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haynes prevents Richie from breaking the clinch.
Richie working hard to break the clinch.
Haynes lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Haynes.
Richie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Haynes after a bit of a struggle.
A knee to the head by Haynes.
Knees to the body from Haynes.
Haynes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Richie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haynes has a couple of punches blocked by Richie.
Richie jumps guard but Haynes stands there with Richie around his waist. Richie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Richie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Richie looking for a takedown.
Haynes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Richie blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Haynes - that landed with a thud.
Haynes can't find room to land a body shot as Richie controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Haynes.
Richie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Richie scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Haynes fails to land.
Richie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haynes pushes Richie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haynes.
Richie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Richie stalling the fight.
Richie is looking for a takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haynes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haynes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lioness Richie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richie blocks an elbow strike from Haynes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Obadele Haynes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haynes, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Obadele Haynes!
Obadele Haynes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Wall (ranked 8604 p4p, 635 weight class) and Urho Puuma (ranked 7050 p4p, 582 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Wall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Puuma!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wall clinches.
Wall misses with the head strike.
Wall lands with a right to the head.
Our sources have told us that Wall has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Puuma backwards.
Wall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wall throws a punch but it's blocked by Puuma.
Puuma misses with a knee strike.
Puuma blocking some punches.
Wall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Puuma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wall throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Wall fails to land.
Wall misses with the head strike.
Wall throws a punch but it's blocked by Puuma.
Wall has a couple of punches blocked by Puuma.
Puuma tries to land a knee to the head but Wall blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Puuma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Puuma trying to land knees to the body.
Puuma lands a knee to the body.
Wall managing to block the knees to the body from Puuma.
Puuma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wall avoids it.
Wall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Puuma backwards.
Wall lands with a left to the head.
Wall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wall throws a punch but it's blocked by Puuma.
Puuma looking to stall.
Wall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Puuma lands a knee to the head.
Puuma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wall is defending well for now.
Wall working aggressively here.
Puuma trying to stall but Wall improves his position.
Puuma misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wall.
Puuma landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puuma is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puuma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Puuma clinches up against the cage.
Wall throws a head punch that misses.
Wall misses with the head strike.
Wall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puuma.
Puuma blocking some punches.
Puuma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wall lands with a short shot to the head.
Puuma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wall.
Puuma tries to land a knee to the head but Wall blocks with his arms.
Wall has a couple of punches blocked by Puuma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puuma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wall blocks it with crossed arms.
Wall throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wall breaks the clinch.
Wall closes the distance and clinches.
Wall misses with the head strike.
Wall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Puuma backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Puuma throws an elbow but misses.
Wall avoiding damage as Puuma throws knees to the body.
Puuma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Puuma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wall is defending well for now.
Wall misses with a punch on the inside.
Puuma lands a knee to the body.
Wall working aggressively here.
Wall throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puuma blocks an uppercut.
Puuma looking to stall.
Puuma taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puuma is trying to stall.
Wall breaks from the clinch.
Wall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Puuma throws a body kick that misses.
Puuma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wall.
Wall avoids the head kick by Puuma.
Wall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puuma moves in looking to clinch but Wall pushes him off.
Wall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Puuma at a distance.
Wall darts in and clinches Puuma up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wall dominated that round.
That's time! Wall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puuma tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wall has a couple of punches blocked by Puuma.
Wall misses with a punch on the inside.
Puuma blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Puuma obliges.
Puuma blocks a body shot from Wall.
Wall working aggressively here.
Puuma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wall lands an uppercut.
Wall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Puuma can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puuma misses with a knee to the head.
Puuma looking to throw knees to the head but Wall is blocking nicely.
Wall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Puuma backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Wall fails to land.
Puuma lands a knee to the head.
It looks like John Wall has been cut.
Wall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall misses with the head strike.
Puuma misses with a knee strike.
Puuma prevents a body shot from Wall.
Wall has a couple of punches blocked by Puuma.
Wall throws a head punch that misses.
Wall has a couple of punches blocked by Puuma.
Puuma misses with a knee to the head.
John Wall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Puuma tries a knee to the head but Wall blocks it.
Puuma lands a good knee to the midsection. Wall won't want to take too many of those.
Wall managing to block the knees to the body from Puuma.
Wall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Puuma - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wall has a couple of punches blocked by Puuma.
Puuma trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puuma blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Puuma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wall is defending well for now.
Wall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puuma is struggling to control the position.
Puuma scores a nice knee to the body.
Wall can't find room to land a body shot as Puuma controls the action.
Wall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puuma using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wall misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wall fails to land.
Wall avoiding damage as Puuma throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wall.
Puuma crunches a lovely knee into Wall's ribcage.
Wall misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Puuma.
Puuma tries to land a knee to the head but Wall blocks with his arms.
Puuma leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wall fails to land.
Puuma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wall avoiding damage as Puuma throws knees to the body.
Puuma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puuma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wall is defending well for now.
Wall avoiding damage as Puuma throws knees to the body.
Puuma is looking to control Wall's arms but Wall gets an underhook and turns him. Now Puuma has his back to the cage.
Wall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puuma misses with a knee strike.
Wall can't find room to land a body shot as Puuma controls the action.
Wall misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall working aggressively here.
Puuma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wall can't find room to land a body shot as Puuma controls the action.
Puuma landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wall has a couple of punches blocked by Puuma.
Wall misses with some punches.
Wall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puuma's elbow.
Wall can't find room to land a body shot as Puuma controls the action.
Puuma working Wall over with knees to the body.
Puuma controlling the action here for a moment.
Puuma tries a knee to the head but Wall blocks it.
Wall misses with some punches.
Wall swings wildly with an uppercut but Puuma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Urho Puuma will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Wall's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wall clinches with his opponent.
Puuma taking a breather.
Wall throws a head punch that misses.
Wall misses with the head strike.
Wall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puuma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puuma blocks an uppercut.
Puuma is stalling here.
Puuma blocking some punches.
Wall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puuma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puuma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wall is defending well for now.
Wall misses with some punches.
Wall swings wildly with an uppercut but Puuma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puuma tries to land a knee to the head but Wall blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puuma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Wall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wall as Puuma tries to tie him up.
Wall drops down looking for an ankle pick but Puuma pulls his leg out and moves away.
A big right from Wall misses.
Wall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wall managing to block the knees to the body from Puuma.
Puuma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wall has a couple of punches blocked by Puuma.
Puuma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wall.
Puuma tries a knee to the head but Wall blocks it.
Wall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wall misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puuma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puuma looking to throw knees to the head but Wall is blocking nicely.
Puuma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wall.
Wall swings wildly with an uppercut but Puuma uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wall tries a body shot but Puuma blocks it.
Puuma is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wall misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puuma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wall misses with some punches.
Wall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puuma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wall throws a head punch that misses.
Puuma blocking some punches.
Wall drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Puuma connects with a knee to the head.
Wall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wall misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Puuma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall swings wildly with an uppercut but Puuma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puuma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wall.
Puuma landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wall misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wall.
Puuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Wall controls his hands.
Puuma has Wall pressed against the cage.
Puuma lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wall tries a body shot but Puuma blocks it.
Wall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puuma blocks an uppercut.
Puuma is struggling to control the position.
Puuma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Wall.
Well Wall 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... John Wall!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Seis (ranked 7541 p4p, 725 weight class) and Tyrone Smith (ranked 7677 p4p, 735 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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24
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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18
203 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Seis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Smith!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seis moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Seis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Seis lands a damaging elbow.
Seis is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Seis.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Smith has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Seis stalling the fight.
Seis lands an elbow inside.
Seis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Seis lands a nice elbow.
Seis has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Seis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Seis throws an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith wants to break free but Seis has control.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith looks winded!
Seis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Seis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Seis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seis throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Seis.
Seis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith is rocked!
Seis has Smith pressed against the cage. He pushes Smith back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Seis throws a beautiful elbow that sends Smith crashing to the floor! Seis piles on the pressure with more strikes! Smith is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Seis!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raul Gillette (ranked 4613 p4p, 469 weight class) and Ramon Sophisticado (ranked 7481 p4p, 602 weight class). Gillette comes to the cage accompanied by Rockstar. Raul Gillette has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raul Gillette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Sophisticado!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gillette ducks under a wild hook from Sophisticado.
Gillette throws a big shot that misses.
Sophisticado tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sophisticado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gillette swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sophisticado tries to close the distance and clinch but Gillette swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gillette throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sophisticado on the side of the head.
Sophisticado throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Gillette was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sophisticado.
Sophisticado rushes Gillette and presses him up against the cage.
Gillette is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gillette tries to break the clinch but Sophisticado is controlling the position.
Sophisticado effectively controlling the action here.
Gillette is looking to break free of the clinch but Sophisticado has double underhooks.
Gillette lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gillette wants to get back to striking at distance but Sophisticado won't allow it.
Sophisticado stalling in the clinch but Gillette improves position.
A frustrated look appears on Gillette's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sophisticado misses with an elbow strike.
Sophisticado throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sophisticado effectively controlling the action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sophisticado throws an elbow but misses.
Sophisticado has Gillette pressed against the cage, preventing Gillette from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gillette as Sophisticado tries to tie him up.
Sophisticado stalling in the clinch but Gillette improves position.
Gillette taking a breather.
Gillette is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sophisticado lands an elbow that stopped Gillette in his tracks for a moment.
Gillette blocks an elbow strike.
Gillette wants to get back to striking at distance but Sophisticado won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Gillette - that landed with a thud.
Sophisticado lands a nice elbow.
Sophisticado looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gillette wants to break free but Sophisticado has control.
Sophisticado keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gillette's efforts to push away.
Gillette blocks an elbow strike.
Sophisticado lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillette wants to break free but Sophisticado has control.
Gillette blocks an elbow strike.
Sophisticado looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sophisticado comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sophisticado lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Raul Gillette has been cut.
Gillette breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sophisticado tries to clinch but Gillette is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sophisticado slips a jab from Gillette.
Gillette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gillette circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gillette misses with a hook.
Sophisticado misses the jab.
Sophisticado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sophisticado wants to clinch up but Gillette keeps it at a distance.
Sophisticado is looking to clinch but Gillette is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Sophisticado misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Gillette.
A swing and a miss from Sophisticado.
Sophisticado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gillette tries to bum rush Sophisticado with a series of wild strikes but Sophisticado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gillette throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sophisticado wants to clinch
enabling Gillette to counter with a crisp jab.
Gillette swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sophisticado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gillette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gillette moves away from the strike by Sophisticado.
Sophisticado misses with a looping right.
Gillette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sophisticado takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sophisticado closes the distance but Gillette moves to the side
letting Gillette counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Gillette.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sophisticado has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gillette tries to circle away but Sophisticado has him pinned against the cage.
Gillette tries to break the clinch but Sophisticado is controlling the position.
Gillette is trying to break free.
Sophisticado lands a damaging elbow.
Gillette working hard to break the clinch.
Gillette dodges an elbow strike from Sophisticado.
Sophisticado taking a breather.
Sophisticado prevents Gillette from breaking the clinch.
Sophisticado throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gillette content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gillette has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gillette content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gillette working hard to break the clinch.
Sophisticado throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sophisticado just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gillette's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Sophisticado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raul Gillette's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gillette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sophisticado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sophisticado wants to counter with a clinch but Gillette pushes him away.
Sophisticado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gillette swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gillette swats away the attempt to clinch by Sophisticado.
Gillette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sophisticado wants to counter with a clinch but Gillette pushes him away.
Sophisticado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gillette swats away the attempt to clinch by Sophisticado.
Gillette misses with a double jab.
Sophisticado wants to clinch up but Gillette keeps it at a distance.
Gillette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sophisticado.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gillette connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sophisticado. Sophisticado circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice shot lands for Gillette.
Sophisticado tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sophisticado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sophisticado tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gillette counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sophisticado throws a hook to the side of Gillette's head but Gillette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sophisticado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gillette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gillette connects with a body shot that sends Sophisticado's belly button to the back.
Sophisticado tries to clinch up but Gillette circles away and keeps his distance.
Gillette is looking to counter punch.
Sophisticado tries to clinch up.
Gillette keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sophisticado wants to clinch up but Gillette keeps it at a distance.
Sophisticado is looking to clinch but Gillette is avoiding it.
It looked like Gillette wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sophisticado tries to clinch
and Gillette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sophisticado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sophisticado tries to clinch up.
Sophisticado moves in looking to clinch but Gillette pushes him off.
Sophisticado moves into the clinch.
Ramon Sophisticado seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sophisticado throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gillette blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillette is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sophisticado looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gillette lands an uppercut.
Sophisticado looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sophisticado comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gillette avoids the elbow strike from Sophisticado, against the cage.
Gillette is trying to break the clinch but Sophisticado is controlling him.
Sophisticado creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sophisticado lands an elbow inside.
Gillette is trying to force a seperation but Sophisticado has the dominant position.
Gillette has had enough of the clinch but Sophisticado keeps him there for the moment.
Gillette is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sophisticado has Gillette pressed against the cage, preventing Gillette from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gillette wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sophisticado throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sophisticado just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gillette's brow.
Gillette tries to circle away but Sophisticado has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillette blocks the elbow strike.
Sophisticado keeps control of Gillette as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gillette can't break the clinch.
Gillette wants to get back to striking at distance but Sophisticado won't allow it.
Sophisticado looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sophisticado throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sophisticado pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sophisticado misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sophisticado throws an elbow but misses.
Gillette lands a body shot.
Sophisticado lands a damaging elbow.
Sophisticado keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gillette's efforts to push away.
Gillette has had enough of the clinch but Sophisticado keeps him there for the moment.
Sophisticado lands an elbow inside that Gillette shrugs off.
Sophisticado throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gillette looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sophisticado creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good body shot from Gillette.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sophisticado.
Sophisticado lands an elbow inside.
Sophisticado has Gillette pressed against the cage, preventing Gillette from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sophisticado stalling.
Gillette blocks an elbow strike from Sophisticado.
Gillette wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sophisticado pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gillette tries to circle away but Sophisticado has him pinned against the cage.
Gillette blocks an elbow strike.
Sophisticado will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gillette up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sophisticado just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gillette's brow.
Gillette dodges an elbow strike from Sophisticado.
Gillette wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sophisticado is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gillette tries to break the clinch but Sophisticado is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Sophisticado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raul Gillette's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Gillette circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sophisticado tries to clinch but Gillette moves out of range.
Gillette throws a lazy right hand but Sophisticado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gillette just misses with a punch to the body.
Sophisticado tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gillette manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gillette misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sophisticado looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gillette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sophisticado circles away quickly and effectively.
Sophisticado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sophisticado throws a leg kick but Gillette moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sophisticado wants to clinch up but Gillette keeps it at a distance.
Sophisticado tries to clinch up.
Sophisticado misses with an uppercut
and Gillette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raul Gillette is winning the standup battle so far.
Gillette misses with a two punch combination.
Sophisticado tries to work over Gillette's front leg with a kick but Gillette checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sophisticado is looking to clinch but Gillette is avoiding it.
Sophisticado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gillette.
Sophisticado gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gillette.
Gillette throws a looping overhand right but Sophisticado ducks down to avoid it.
Sophisticado forces Gillette back against the cage and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gillette working hard to break the clinch.
Sophisticado is trying to maintain a safe position but Gillette gets an underhook and turns Sophisticado into the cage.
Gillette is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sophisticado throws an elbow but misses.
Gillette wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gillette wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gillette working hard to break the clinch.
Gillette letting Sophisticado take a breather here.
Gillette looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillette looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sophisticado throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gillette wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sophisticado has him pressed against the cage.
Sophisticado misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sophisticado throws an elbow but misses.
Gillette blocks an elbow strike.
Gillette tries to break free but Sophisticado pushes him back against the cage.
Sophisticado is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sophisticado looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sophisticado is trying to maintain a safe position but Gillette gets an underhook and turns Sophisticado into the cage.
Gillette avoids a wild elbow strike from Sophisticado.
Gillette working hard to break the clinch.
Gillette avoids the elbow strike from Sophisticado, against the cage.
Sophisticado lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gillette tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sophisticado's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Gillette - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sophisticado misses with an elbow strike.
Gillette blocks an elbow strike from Sophisticado.
Gillette tries to break free but Sophisticado pushes him back against the cage.
Gillette is trying to push Sophisticado away but Sophisticado has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sophisticado throws an elbow but it misses.
Gillette avoids a wild elbow strike from Sophisticado.
Gillette is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gillette wants to break the clinch but can't.
A bit of stalling here from Sophisticado.
Gillette blocks an elbow strike from Sophisticado.
Sophisticado throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sophisticado lands an elbow that stopped Gillette in his tracks for a moment.
Gillette can't break the clinch.
Gillette wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gillette wants to break free but Sophisticado has control.
Gillette is trying to push Sophisticado away but Sophisticado has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillette has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gillette tries to break the clinch but Sophisticado is controlling the position.
Gillette is looking to break free of the clinch but Sophisticado has double underhooks.
Gillette wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gillette struggles to land a body shot inside as Sophisticado controls his hands.
Sophisticado lands an elbow just above Gillette 's eye.
Nice elbow from Sophisticado.
Raul Gillette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gillette is trying to force a seperation but Sophisticado has the dominant position.
Gillette blocks the elbow strike.
Sophisticado looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sophisticado keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gillette's efforts to push away.
Gillette tries to circle away but Sophisticado has him pinned against the cage.
Sophisticado creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gillette's defenses.
Gillette misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sophisticado gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gillette struggles to land a body shot inside as Sophisticado controls his hands.
Gillette is trying to push Sophisticado away but Sophisticado has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramon Sophisticado is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gillette can't find room to land a body shot as Sophisticado controls the action.
Gillette takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gillette is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Sophisticado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sophisticado winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Sophisticado!
Raul Gillette was interviewed post fight and said 'My opponent was the better fighter tonight, I know I could've won if I hadn't got caught like that. My apologies go out to all my fans for my disappointing loss.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Rinaldi (ranked 9445 p4p, 788 weight class) and Dandelion Cornier (ranked 3444 p4p, 434 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustav Rinaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dandelion Cornier!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornier cracks Rinaldi with a good jab.
Cornier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rinaldi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cornier sprawls and moves away.
A head kick by Cornier misses
and Rinaldi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cornier is looking to stand back up but Rinaldi counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cornier.
Cornier tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Rinaldi manages to move to mount!
Cornier has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Cornier covers up after that shot from Rinaldi.
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 bit of a pause in the action here. Rinaldi controlling the positon.
Rinaldi has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Cornier! Can he survive? No! He's out! Rinaldi gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gustav Rinaldi!
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