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TBD#26 CARTER vs. ASKREN II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Winkle (ranked 9212 p4p, 649 weight class) and Timothy Rex (ranked 7109 p4p, 573 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Winkle !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Timothy Rex!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rex tries to clinch but Winkle moves out of range.
Winkle gets tackled into the cage by Rex. Rex maintains the clinch.
Rex lands a nice knee to the body.
Rex digs a right hand underneath Winkle 's ribcage. Winkle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winkle 's defenses.
Rex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A shot in the inside from Rex.
Rex lands an elbow inside that Winkle shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rex.
Rex lands an elbow inside.
Winkle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rex avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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!
Winkle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rex scores with a shot to the side of Winkle 's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Winkle 's face.
Rex lands a knee to the head.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winkle 's defenses.
Rex crunches a lovely knee into Winkle 's ribcage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rex.
Rex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rex lands an elbow just above Winkle 's eye.
Rex lands a shoulder strike.
Rex is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Winkle takes an elbow to the temple.
Rex lands a nice shot to the body.
Rex 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!
Winkle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Winkle 's face.
Winkle is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rex.
Rex works on Winkle 's body with a couple of short punches.
Rex scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rex crunches a lovely knee into Winkle 's ribcage.
Rex lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winkle 's defenses.
Rex lands a right hand that snaps the head of Winkle backwards.
Rex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Winkle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Winkle wants a takedown.
A short left from Rex.
Winkle wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Winkle . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rex.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex landing knees to the body.
Rex lands a damaging elbow.
Rex has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Winkle seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rex can turn it around.
Rex lands an elbow inside that Winkle shrugs off.
Rex digs a right hand into Winkle 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Winkle 's gas tank.
Winkle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rex lands an elbow that stopped Winkle in his tracks for a moment.
Rex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rex lands a good knee to the midsection. Winkle won't want to take too many of those.
Winkle is breathing heavily.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rex lands an elbow just above Winkle 's eye.
Rex prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rex lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Winkle backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rex.
Rex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rex stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Winkle 's face.
Rex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like James Winkle has been cut.
Winkle wants to take the fight to the mat but Rex manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rex lands a nice uppercut.
Rex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Rex.
Rex lands a knee to the body.
Rex lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winkle backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Rex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Winkle 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winkle 's defenses.
Rex lands an elbow inside that Winkle shrugs off.
Rex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Rex on the inside.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Winkle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rex lands an elbow just above Winkle 's eye.
Rex landing knees to the head.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winkle 's defenses.
Rex has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex lands a hook that snaps the head of Winkle backwards.
Winkle has Rex pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rex manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rex lands an elbow inside that Winkle shrugs off.
Rex lands a damaging elbow.
Rex working Winkle over with knees to the body.
Rex lands a damaging elbow.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winkle 's defenses.
Rex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Winkle wants to take the fight to the mat but Rex manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rex is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Winkle . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rex landing knees to the body.
Rex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rex lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rex lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rex digs a right hand underneath Winkle 's ribcage. Winkle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A knee to the head by Rex.
Rex scores with a shoulder strike.
Rex lands a left hand.
Winkle takes an elbow to the temple.
Rex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rex scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rex.
Winkle takes an elbow to the temple.
Rex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rex - that landed with a thud.
Winkle takes an elbow to the temple.
Rex lands an elbow inside that Winkle shrugs off.
Rex connects with a knee to the head.
Rex working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rex lands an uppercut.
Winkle goes for a takedown attempt but Rex pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Winkle tries to keep at a distance but Rex has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkle wants a takedown but no success here.
Rex lands an elbow that stopped Winkle in his tracks for a moment.
Rex lands an elbow just above Winkle 's eye.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rex.
Rex lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rex crunches a lovely knee into Winkle 's ribcage.
Rex gets underhooks to prevent Winkle 's takedown attempt.
Rex scores with a shot to the side of Winkle 's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rex.
Rex scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rex scores with a knee to the head.
Rex lands a right hand that snaps the head of Winkle backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Rex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Winkle 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rex instigates a clinch.
Rex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rex lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Winkle takes an elbow to the temple.
Rex lands a knee to the body.
Rex lands a knee to the head.
Rex scores a nice knee to the body.
Rex lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rex lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rex lands an elbow that stopped Winkle in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Rex.
Winkle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rex lands a knee to the head.
Rex scores a nice knee to the body.
Winkle is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rex is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rex gets through Winkle 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rex crunches a lovely knee into Winkle 's ribcage.
Winkle drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rex gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rex obliges.
Timothy Rex seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rex.
Winkle takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Winkle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rex.
Rex lands a knee to the head.
Rex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rex lands a right hand.
Rex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Winkle 's face.
Rex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rex is leaning against Winkle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex lands with a right to the head.
Rex digs a right hand into Winkle 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Winkle 's gas tank.
Rex connects with a knee to the head.
Rex lands a damaging elbow.
Rex scores a nice knee to the body.
Rex working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rex lands an elbow inside that Winkle shrugs off.
Rex lands an elbow inside.
Good body shot from Rex.
Rex lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rex lands a knee to the body.
Timothy Rex is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rex landing knees to the body.
Rex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rex lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Winkle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rex walks away with a smile on his face. Winkle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Winkle . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rex clinches up against the cage.
Winkle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rex lands a knee to the body.
Rex connects with a knee to the head.
James Winkle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winkle can't get the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timothy Rex comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rex 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 24:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 24:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Rex!
Timothy Rex bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Tasker (ranked 2526 p4p, 297 weight class) and Nick Tessier (ranked 3286 p4p, 376 weight class). 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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181 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Tasker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Tessier!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tasker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tessier is refusing to be controlled, as Tasker sits in half guard.
Tasker is trying for a kimura here. Tessier looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Tasker wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dan Tasker!
Dan Tasker very nearly forgot to thank Freebok (85% Laundry) 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Beast (ranked 2169 p4p, 263 weight class) and Cecil Peters (ranked 23426 p4p, 741 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cecil Peters was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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191 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cecil Peters!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beast.
Peters takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Beast just misses with a punch to the body.
Beast getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Beast changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peters tries to sprawl but Beast drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Beast working the head and body with strikes.
Beast working Peters over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beast content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Beast is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Peters doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Beast.
Beast seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Peters does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Peters with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Beast scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Peters wants to get back to full guard.
Beast is nestled in close to Peters, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Peters is rocked!
Beast scores with a big shot! Peters's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Peters! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Beast!
Dave Beast opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Caunt (ranked 1570 p4p, 152 weight class) and Mark Tyme (ranked 2000 p4p, 189 weight class). Tyme comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Here Comes The Money kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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151 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
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Tyme !
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyme throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tyme throws a shot from downtown. Caunt moves away and avoids it.
As Tyme backs away, Caunt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tyme throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Caunt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Caunt lands with an overhand left.
Tyme lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caunt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tyme throws a right hand that Caunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Caunt also avoids with ease.
Caunt throwing a counter right hand but Tyme manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Tyme is predictable there
and Caunt counters with a good low kick that Tyme was not able to check.
Caunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyme looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tyme tries to clinch but Caunt moves out of range.
Tyme has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Caunt finds it's way round the side to connect with Tyme 's head.
Caunt rushes Tyme and presses him up against the cage.
Caunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyme backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyme backwards.
Caunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyme tries to clinch there but Caunt circles away.
Caunt stuffs the takedown attempt from Tyme . Tyme gets slowly back to his feet.
Caunt throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tyme avoids it.
Caunt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A low kick from Tyme misses
and Caunt counters with a nice body kick.
Tyme misses with a right hand
and Caunt counters with a body kick.
Caunt instigates a clinch.
Tyme tries to pull guard but Caunt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tyme blocks a body shot from Caunt.
Caunt tries to throw a body punch but Tyme avoids it by throwing Caunt back against the cage.
Caunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caunt looks to land a combination. Tyme sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tyme is rocked!
It looks like Mark Tyme has been cut.
Caunt closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Tyme out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dick Caunt!
Dick Caunt was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Mark Tyme spoke after the fight, saying 'I wasn't ready for Primetyme '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fanta Coco (ranked 1657 p4p, 169 weight class) and Maikel Fortuyn (ranked 1073 p4p, 111 weight class). Fanta Coco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fanta Coco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maikel Fortuyn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coco takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fortuyn takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Maikel Fortuyn has been cut.
Fortuyn thows a leg kick but Coco checks it
and Coco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fortuyn defending well as Coco loads up on a big left hand.
Fortuyn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fortuyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Coco fails to land with a series of punches.
Coco takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Coco misses with a right hand
and Fortuyn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fortuyn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fortuyn throws the left hand but Coco avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Coco misses the target.
Fortuyn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Coco's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Coco misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Coco.
Fortuyn misses with a wild body shot.
Coco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fortuyn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coco throws an overhand right that lands on Fortuyn's shoulder, as Fortuyn tries to avoid the shot.
Fortuyn blocks a jab.
Coco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fortuyn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fortuyn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Coco.
Fortuyn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fortuyn slips a straight right by Coco.
Fortuyn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fortuyn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Fortuyn blocks the leg kick.
Fortuyn throws a big counter head kick but Coco avoids it with no problem.
Coco throws a predictable looking body shot
and Coco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortuyn manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Fortuyn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fortuyn scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Fanta Coco has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortuyn scores with a jab to the body.
Fortuyn lands a body shot.
Crunch! Fortuyn slams his shin into Coco's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Coco misses.
Coco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fortuyn looks to land a left hand but Coco moved out of range nicely.
Coco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortuyn connects with a body shot.
Fortuyn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Coco if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fortuyn. Coco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fortuyn throws the kick towards the body but Coco avoids it.
Coco is looking to counter punch.
Coco is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fortuyn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Coco throws a jab but it's blocked by Fortuyn.
A shot to the liver by Fortuyn. Beautiful body shot.
A cross from Fortuyn lands.
A slow jab from Coco misses its intended target.
Coco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fortuyn misses with a double jab.
Fortuyn throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortuyn throws a head kick but Coco moves out of range.
Fortuyn lands with a shot to the body.
A combination from Coco does no damage.
Coco lands with a kick to the ribs.
Coco's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Coco duly obliges.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fortuyn.
Coco misses the shot to the body.
Coco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fortuyn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Coco blocks a jab.
Coco's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fortuyn under the eye.
Fortuyn has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fortuyn, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortuyn scores with a nice body kick.
Coco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fortuyn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fortuyn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coco checks a low kick from Fortuyn.
Fortuyn misses with an uppercut
and Coco counters with a three punch combo that has Fortuyn backing up. Fortuyn nods at Coco to acknowledge the strikes.
Coco looks to land a right hand but Fortuyn moved out of range.
Fortuyn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fortuyn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coco is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Coco does it's job there.
Fortuyn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coco.
And Fortuyn responds with a good body kick, but Coco manages to step out the way in time.
Coco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fortuyn! But no joy.
Fortuyn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coco misses with a right hand
and Fortuyn counters with an inside leg kick.
Coco throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Fortuyn to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fortuyn feints and then cracks Coco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coco down.
Nice defenses there by Coco.
Coco misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maikel Fortuyn will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fortuyn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fortuyn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Coco has time to react.
Fortuyn misses with a straight left.
Fortuyn dodges the punch combination from Coco.
Maikel Fortuyn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fortuyn slips a jab and a cross from Coco.
Fortuyn digs a good hook to Coco's body.
Coco blocks the body kick.
Coco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fortuyn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coco throws out the jab.
Fortuyn thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coco lands a right hook to the body.
Fortuyn tests Coco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Coco moves out of range as Fortuyn strikes.
Coco throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Fortuyn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fortuyn.
Fortuyn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Coco scores with a shot to the body.
Fortuyn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Coco.
Fortuyn throws a leg kick which misses Coco's front leg but catches the back leg as Coco tries to avoid it.
Fortuyn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Coco.
Fortuyn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Coco wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coco's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fortuyn under the eye.
Coco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coco throws a head kick but Fortuyn moves out of range.
Coco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fortuyn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortuyn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Coco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fortuyn is looking to land body kicks.
Coco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fortuyn has time to react.
Coco throws a right hand that Fortuyn ducks under and follows up with a left that Fortuyn also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coco throws a body shot but no joy.
Coco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coco takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Coco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortuyn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fortuyn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Coco throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fortuyn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fortuyn scoring well with a low kick there.
Fortuyn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Coco ducks under a wild hook from Fortuyn.
A head kick misses from Coco.
Fortuyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortuyn thuds a left hand into Coco's body.
Fortuyn ducks under a wild hook from Coco.
Fortuyn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Coco.
Fortuyn scores with a body shot.
Fortuyn misses with a hook.
Coco takes a swing at Fortuyn's ribcage but misses.
Fortuyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coco moves away from the strike by Fortuyn.
Fortuyn lands a front kick.
Fortuyn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coco.
Coco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fortuyn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Coco ducks right into an uppercut from Fortuyn.
Fortuyn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fortuyn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fortuyn throws out a loose jab but Coco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortuyn checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortuyn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coco.
Coco throws out a loose jab but Fortuyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Fortuyn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Coco avoids a kick to the body.
Coco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortuyn manages to avoid it.
Coco misses with a low kick.
Coco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coco will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Coco ducks under a wild hook from Fortuyn.
Fortuyn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fortuyn throws a sloppy head kick and Coco moves out of range easily.
Coco appears to be looking for a big counter.
Coco takes a swing at Fortuyn's ribcage but misses.
Fortuyn misses with a wild body shot.
Coco slips a jab from Fortuyn.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fortuyn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Coco back to the cage. Fortuyn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maikel Fortuyn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Coco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Some bone on bone action there as Coco checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Coco works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fortuyn scores with a jab to the body.
Fortuyn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Coco just misses with a punch to the body.
Fortuyn raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fortuyn misses the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fortuyn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Coco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Coco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fortuyn doesn't seem bothered though.
Fortuyn lands with a shot to the body.
Fortuyn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Coco counters with a thumping low kick.
Fortuyn throws a leg kick but Coco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fortuyn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Coco misses.
Coco moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFortuyn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fanta Coco's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortuyn throws the kick towards the body but Coco avoids it.
Fortuyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fortuyn looks to land a left hand but Coco moved out of range nicely.
Coco avoids a kick to the body.
Coco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fortuyn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fortuyn thuds his shin into the meat of Coco's side.
Fortuyn scoring well with a low kick there.
Fortuyn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fortuyn walks into a jab.
Jab by Coco.
Coco swings for the body but Fortuyn moves out of range.
Fortuyn appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fortuyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coco manages to avoid it.
Fortuyn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Coco. Coco circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortuyn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Coco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fortuyn. Coco shrugs it off though.
Fortuyn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Coco's head.
Coco avoids the body shot from Fortuyn.
A big left from Coco misses.
Coco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fortuyn can pounce on him.
Coco misses with a wild body shot.
Fortuyn scores with a shot to the body.
Fortuyn lands a leg kick that knocks Coco off balance momentarily.
Nice jab there from Coco.
Fortuyn drops his hands momentarily and Coco takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fortuyn works Coco's body with a nice hook.
Fortuyn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fortuyn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Coco's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coco throws an off balance right hand
and Coco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fortuyn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fortuyn is looking to land body kicks.
Fortuyn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fortuyn misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Coco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fortuyn misses with a body punch
and Coco counters with a body kick.
Fortuyn looks to throw a body kick
and Coco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fortuyn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Coco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortuyn manages to avoid it.
Coco misses with a wild combination.
Coco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fortuyn throws a head kick that misses
and Coco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coco lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortuyn connects with a body shot.
Coco ducks under a wild hook from Fortuyn.
A little feinted left hand from Coco on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fortuyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Coco misses the target.
Coco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fortuyn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Coco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fortuyn.
And Fortuyn responds with a good body kick, but Coco manages to step out the way in time.
Fortuyn works the jab nicely.
Fortuyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Coco bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fortuyn throws a head kick but Coco moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coco scores with a one two! Fortuyn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Coco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortuyn manages to avoid it.
Fortuyn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fanta Coco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fortuyn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maikel Fortuyn.
Well Fortuyn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Maikel Fortuyn!
After winning the bout, Maikel Fortuyn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roddy Piper (ranked 2603 p4p, 267 weight class) and Wolfgang Übensplikt (ranked 3630 p4p, 362 weight class). Piper comes to the cage accompanied by Roddy Piper Entrance. Übensplikt has chosen More Than Nothing 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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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roddy Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wolfgang Übensplikt!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Übensplikt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Piper at a distance.
Übensplikt wants to clinch.
Piper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Übensplikt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Übensplikt moves away from the strike by Piper.
Piper tries to sprawl but Übensplikt drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Piper pushes Übensplikt off and gets back to his feet.
Übensplikt throws a nice looking combination but Piper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Übensplikt looks to move away, Piper throws a big counter combo but Übensplikt just gets out of the way.
Übensplikt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piper.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piper misses with a wild body shot.
Übensplikt throws a hook but Piper avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Piper lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Übensplikt is looking for a takedown.
Übensplikt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Piper prevents it.
Piper tries to throw a body punch but Übensplikt avoids it by throwing Piper back against the cage.
Übensplikt wants the takedown. Piper is fighting it off but Übensplikt persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Piper's guard against the cage.
Piper is wriggling around but Übensplikt manages to pass to half guard.
Piper is trying to stand back up but Übensplikt is controlling him
Piper is trying to get back to full guard.
Piper looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Übensplikt throwing shots but Piper is blocking nicely.
Übensplikt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Piper defending well though.
Piper keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Piper is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Piper manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Piper wants to get back to his feet but Übensplikt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Übensplikt postures up and lands a big shot to Piper's brow.
Übensplikt prevents Piper from getting back to his feet.
Piper has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Piper is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Übensplikt dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Übensplikt cracks Piper with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Übensplikt is chipping away with strikes.
Übensplikt lands a big left to the face of Piper, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Übensplikt and another - Piper is out! Übensplikt stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wolfgang Übensplikt!
Wolfgang Übensplikt managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dauntless, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edgy Brah (ranked 1136 p4p, 109 weight class) and Kongchai Phetboonme (ranked 895 p4p, 91 weight class). Brah comes to the cage accompanied by Dropped by Smoke Serpent. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edgy Brah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kongchai Phetboonme!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phetboonme misses with a low kick.
Brah misses with an uppercut.
Phetboonme jabs Brah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Phetboonme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brah shoots in and bounces Phetboonme off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brah is standing up over Phetboonme. Phetboonme looks to escape but Brah dives into side control.
Phetboonme has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brah just content to control the position.
Brah has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Phetboonme wants to control but Brah postures up.
Brah prevents Phetboonme from escaping the position.
Phetboonme is not content to let Brah control the position.
Phetboonme is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Brah is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme is not content to let Brah control the position.
Brah tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Phetboonme pushes Brah away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Brah gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Brah thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Phetboonme is not content to let Brah control the 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.
Phetboonme wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Phetboonme is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brah connects with a decent elbow.
Phetboonme is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Phetboonme is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brah passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Phetboonme!
Brah goes for an armbar but Phetboonme turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Phetboonme.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Phetboonme gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Phetboonme stands and steps away. Brah gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Brah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Phetboonme fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brah is out of range.
Brah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Phetboonme's hands.
Kongchai Phetboonme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brah slips a jab from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Phetboonme is predictable there
and Brah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phetboonme with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Phetboonme fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brah checks it well.
Brah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brah there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme throws a hook but Brah blocks it.
Phetboonme steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brah.
Phetboonme throws out a counter right but Brah avoids it with no problem.
Brah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Phetboonme buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme misses with a body shot
and Brah counters with a stiff right hand.
Brah clobbers Phetboonme with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brah throws a hook but Phetboonme blocks it.
Phetboonme feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brah's calf.
Brah throws an overhand right that lands on Phetboonme's shoulder, as Phetboonme tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Brah misses its intended target.
Phetboonme listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brah scores with a sloppy right hand. Phetboonme should have avoided that one.
Kongchai Phetboonme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phetboonme lands a glancing blow to the side of Brah's head.
Phetboonme connects with a solid leg kick.
Phetboonme wants to slow Brah down by chopping away at his legs.
A little feinted left hand from Brah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kongchai Phetboonme will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Phetboonme's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brah under the eye.
Phetboonme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phetboonme scores with a nice right hand.
Phetboonme blocks a jab.
Brah changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Phetboonme looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brah working away.
Brah misses with the ground and pound.
Brah is looking to take a break and control but Phetboonme is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Phetboonme manages to get back to half guard.
Brah is working for a kimura but Phetboonme is defending it quite comfortably.
Brah is keen to just control but Phetboonme is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brah tries to pass to full mount but Phetboonme defends it.
Phetboonme looks like he's trying to stand up.
Brah throwing shots but Phetboonme is blocking nicely.
Brah wants to pass to mount but Phetboonme is defending the position.
Phetboonme is trying to maintain the position but Brah is very close to passing his half guard.
Phetboonme is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Phetboonme keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brah is keen to just control but Phetboonme is a slippery customer.
Brah works his foot free and advances to mount.
Phetboonme is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Brah looking to finish with strikes here!
Brah breaks from Phetboonme's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brah connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah avoids the attempt from Phetboonme to control.
Brah is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Phetboonme has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Phetboonme tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brah controlling from mount.
Brah throws some wild stikes that Phetboonme manages to avoid easily.
Brah throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Phetboonme squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Phetboonme tries to hold on but Brah postures up.
Phetboonme just holding on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brah tries to control but Phetboonme wriggling away.
Brah has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Phetboonme's face.
The referee warns Phetboonme that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Phetboonme keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Phetboonme blocking the ground and pound.
Brah controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phetboonme tries to lock up and control but Brah gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brah looking to finish with strikes here!
Phetboonme wants to control but Brah is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgy Brah dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brah on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A shot to the liver by Phetboonme. Beautiful body shot.
Phetboonme tries a low kick but Brah avoids it.
Phetboonme cracks Brah with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Phetboonme misses with a shot to the body
and Brah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick from Phetboonme is predictable there
and Brah counters with a straight right hand.
Brah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Phetboonme can pounce on him.
Brah looks to land a combination but Phetboonme avoids it well.
Phetboonme lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brah's sensitive parts.
Brah fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Phetboonme avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Phetboonme.
Brah is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phetboonme misses with a body punch
letting Brah counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme wants to slow Brah down by chopping away at his legs.
Brah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice body kick from Phetboonme.
Brah connects with a body shot that sends Phetboonme's belly button to the back.
Phetboonme throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A low kick from Phetboonme is predictable there
and Brah counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Phetboonme is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brah tries to free his leg and advance position but Phetboonme is retaining full guard.
Brah passes Phetboonme's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Phetboonme avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brah.
Phetboonme controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Phetboonme defending well though.
Brah is pressing down on Phetboonme's thigh, looking to free his foot. Phetboonme is holding on for now.
Brah is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Phetboonme doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brah.
Brah 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.
Phetboonme wants to get back to his feet.
Brah working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme pushes Brah off looking to stand but Brah dives back in and keeps control.
Brah tries to pass to full mount but Phetboonme defends it.
Phetboonme avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brah.
Brah wants to take a breather but Phetboonme is having none of it.
Phetboonme is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brah prevents Phetboonme from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Phetboonme sprawls well. Phetboonme wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brah gets slowly back to his feet.
Phetboonme thows a leg kick but Brah checks it
and Brah counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brah swinging wildly here.
Phetboonme motions for Brah to come forward. Phetboonme throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Phetboonme's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brah under the eye.
Brah swings for the body but Phetboonme moves out of range.
Brah looks to throw the jab but Phetboonme is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Brah.
Nice straight punches there by Phetboonme. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Phetboonme.
Phetboonme attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brah throws a sloppy head kick and Phetboonme moves out of range easily.
Brah misses with a wild body shot.
Brah misses with a hook
and Phetboonme counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Brah blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Phetboonme misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Edgy Brah did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Phetboonme connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brah's hands.
Brah scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brah gets a takedown into half guard.
Phetboonme trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brah tries to pass to full mount but Phetboonme defends it.
Brah is trying to control. Phetboonme wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Phetboonme is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brah's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brah's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme wants to stand up but Brah is stuck to his back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Phetboonme's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Brah rolls, trying to escape but Phetboonme keeps control of the position.
Brah looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Brah tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Phetboonme is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Phetboonme throws a right hand that misses
and Brah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good work by Brah as he checks the leg kick.
Phetboonme takes one on the button.
Phetboonme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme lands a lovely overhand right.
Brah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phetboonme.
Brah lands with a cross.
Brah drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brah looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brah working the ground and pound.
Kongchai Phetboonme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phetboonme is trying to get back to half guard.
Phetboonme tries to escape but Brah is in control.
An elbow from Brah crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Phetboonme is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Brah has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Brah working the ground and pound.
Brah trying to control the position but Phetboonme is working away.
Brah looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brah controlling the position from side mount.
Phetboonme is not content to let Brah control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Phetboonme tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Phetboonme pushes Brah away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Brah gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Brah tries to move into full mount but can't pass Phetboonme's legs.
Brah tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brah has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brah throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgy Brah had his way with Kongchai Phetboonme in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brah bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Phetboonme's head.
Phetboonme lunges at Brah with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brah's hand.
Phetboonme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phetboonme misses with a wild body shot.
Phetboonme swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phetboonme with a hook.
Phetboonme throws a sloppy head kick and Brah moves out of range easily.
Brah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Brah misses the target.
A low kick from Phetboonme misses
and Brah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kongchai Phetboonme seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brah staying out of range there.
Brah looks to land a left hand but Phetboonme moved out of range nicely.
Brah misses with a looping left.
Phetboonme slips a jab from Brah.
The fighters circling - Phetboonme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phetboonme only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Phetboonme swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Brah to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Phetboonme 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brah throws a hook but Phetboonme avoids it easily.
Brah staying out of range there.
Brah feinted with a counter takedown.
Phetboonme misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Brah tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brah.
Phetboonme misses with an uppercut
and Brah counters with a one-two to the body.
Phetboonme looks to land a left hand but Brah moved out of range nicely.
Brah feinted with a counter takedown.
Phetboonme misses with an uppercut
and Brah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phetboonme.
Brah swinging wildly here.
Brah misses the jab.
Phetboonme is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brah with a body shot.
Phetboonme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phetboonme lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Phetboonme scores with a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Phetboonme.
No joy there for Brah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phetboonme throws a leg kick
and Brah counters with a straight right hand.
Phetboonme throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Phetboonme has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Phetboonme lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brah has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brah and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Phetboonme is predictable there
and Brah counters with a shoot takedown. Phetboonme fights it but they end up in guard.
Phetboonme wriggles free and stands up.
Phetboonme connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brah momentarily.
Phetboonme bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brah's head backwards.
Phetboonme keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme misses with a leg kick
and Brah counters with a nice uppercut.
Brah blocks a leg kick.
Brah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Phetboonme misses the target.
Phetboonme fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice shot lands for Brah.
Phetboonme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phetboonme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick from Phetboonme misses
and Brah counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Phetboonme manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Brah keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phetboonme struggles to land a body shot inside as Brah controls his hands.
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brah pushes Phetboonme back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phetboonme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phetboonme is fighting off a takedown attempt but Brah is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Phetboonme to the mat. Phetboonme regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Phetboonme manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Phetboonme tries a body shot but Brah blocks it.
Brah is looking for a takedown.
Phetboonme lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brah backwards.
Brah gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Phetboonme regains guard.
Phetboonme wants to stand up but Brah is controlling him.
Brah trying to control but Phetboonme is working from the bottom.
Edgy Brah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Edgy Brah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brah controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kongchai Phetboonme.
I think Brah has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 50:46
Judge Josh West scores the fight 50:46
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgy Brah!
Edgy Brah retains his featherweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Edgy Brah waved his t-shirt featuring Freebok (85% Laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Carter (ranked 450 p4p, 61 weight class) and Yen Askren (ranked 1114 p4p, 148 weight class). Askren comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hello from the Askren Side kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Carter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yen Askren!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Askren swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Askren to score with a decent uppercut.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Askren saw that one coming.
Askren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
Askren misses with a looping left.
Askren misses with a lunging right hand
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Askren throws an off balance right hand
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Askren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Askren misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Michael Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Askren somewhat.
Carter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Askren misses.
Askren takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Askren.
Askren shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carter defends it nicely.
Michael Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yen Askren.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Askren to counter with a crisp jab.
Askren throws a right hand that misses
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Askren throws a right hand that misses
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Askren takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
Askren on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Askren misses with a looping left.
It looks like Carter has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Carter lands a big head kick that sends Askren tumbling to the mat! Carter takes a step backwards and waves Askren back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Askren is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Askren is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Askren gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Carter gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Askren is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Carter!
Michael Carter retains his middleweight title!
Michael Carter was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Yen Askren spoke after the fight, saying 'I blame Bjorn and the Egg.'.
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