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Torcida 22 - Lord Vs Zetsika PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grappling Guy (ranked 24362 p4p, 352 weight class) and Sergio Belkacem (ranked 25248 p4p, 349 weight class). Sergio Belkacem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grappling Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergio Belkacem!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Belkacem.
Guy feinted with a counter takedown.
Belkacem throws a right hand that Guy ducks under and follows up with a left that Guy also avoids with ease.
Guy defending well as Belkacem loads up on a big left hand.
Guy attempts a counter takedown but Belkacem avoids it well and moves away.
Belkacem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belkacem misses with a combination
and Guy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Guy tries to pass to full mount but Belkacem defends it.
Guy is taking a breather. Belkacem says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Belkacem does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Belkacem is positioning himself well to prevent Guy advancing to mount.
Belkacem is not content to let Guy control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Belkacem is not content to let Guy control the position.
Belkacem preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Belkacem has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Guy is working away from the top position though.
Guy is pressing down on Belkacem's thigh, looking to free his foot. Belkacem is holding on for now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Guy wants to take a breather but Belkacem is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Guy drops his hands momentarily and Belkacem takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Guy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Guy is rocked!
Belkacem throws a nice looking combination but Guy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oh Guy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belkacem throws a series of punches but Guy avoids them all with ease.
Belkacem drops Guy with a huge uppercut! Guy drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Belkacem is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergio Belkacem!
Sergio Belkacem spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cluck Morris (ranked 24762 p4p, 716 weight class) and Horatius McDaniels (ranked 6590 p4p, 605 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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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cluck Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Horatius McDaniels!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDaniels scores with a three punch combo!
McDaniels throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McDaniels throws a right and a left that both miss.
McDaniels scores with a jab to the body.
Morris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McDaniels looks to land a combination. Morris sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McDaniels jabs at Morris's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDaniels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morris shoots for a double leg takedown but McDaniels sprawls well. He's pushed Morris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McDaniels moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McDaniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McDaniels connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morris momentarily.
Morris blocks the body kick.
Morris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McDaniels scores with a nice head shot.
McDaniels with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McDaniels, right into the meat.
McDaniels lands an overhand right.
Morris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris blocks the body kick.
A punch combination from McDaniels misses.
McDaniels fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McDaniels shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morris eats them both and turns towards McDaniels to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McDaniels fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McDaniels bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morris is breathing heavily.
McDaniels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McDaniels scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McDaniels is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morris rather than just go for the knockout.
Morris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McDaniels finds it's way round the side to connect with Morris's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDaniels scores with a sloppy right hand. Morris should have avoided that one.
Morris is rocked!
Nice uppercut there from McDaniels.
Oh Morris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDaniels lands a big right hook! Morris looks hurt but is still standing! McDaniels lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Morris falls down and McDaniels dives in with a huge hammer fist! Morris's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and McDaniels runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Horatius McDaniels!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Haden (ranked 7571 p4p, 291 weight class) and Chad Stronghold (ranked 8806 p4p, 317 weight class). Chad Stronghold is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Haden !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Stronghold!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Stronghold. That snapped Haden 's head back.
Stronghold misses with a straight left.
Stronghold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haden defending well as Stronghold loads up on a big left hand.
Haden tries for a takedown but Stronghold circles away easily
and Stronghold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stronghold is fending him off so far but Haden persists. Nope, Stronghold circles away and we're back to standing.
Stronghold looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stronghold blocks a head kick by Haden .
A little jabbing left from Stronghold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've been hearing reports that Haden has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Haden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stronghold finds it's way round the side to connect with Haden 's head.
Stronghold's corner calls for a 1-2. Stronghold obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haden darts in trying to clinch
and Stronghold counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haden wants to clinch up but Stronghold keeps it at a distance.
Stronghold looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stronghold lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haden is looking to clinch.
Stronghold lands a nice shot that snaps Haden 's head back.
Stronghold checks a low kick from Haden .
Stronghold has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Haden is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Stronghold is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haden tries to clinch up
letting Stronghold counter with a right hand.
Stronghold tests Haden 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stronghold connects with a single shot there.
Stronghold scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jake Haden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stronghold.
Haden throws a counter high kick but Stronghold was just alert enough to avoid it.
Haden throws a leg kick
and Stronghold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stronghold works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Haden fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Haden . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haden doesn't manage to clinch there - Stronghold circles away.
Haden moves into range and clinches up with Stronghold.
Haden wants to break free but Stronghold has control.
Haden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haden throws a body kick that misses
and Stronghold counters with a stiff right hand.
Chad Stronghold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stronghold loads up on a big right hand but Haden slips the punch.
Stronghold ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stronghold connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haden . Haden circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stronghold misses with a hook.
Stronghold listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stronghold lands with a right hand.
Haden with a poor takedown
and Stronghold counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stronghold avoids it really well and circles away.
Haden is breathing heavily.
Stronghold sizes up Haden with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stronghold connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Stronghold scores with a four punch combination!
Haden is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stronghold connects with the punch.
Oh Haden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stronghold closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Haden out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chad Stronghold!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Cunningham (ranked 8623 p4p, 622 weight class) and Goran Firehand (ranked 5641 p4p, 519 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Firehand's choice of entrance music: Thunderstruck. Andrew Cunningham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Goran Firehand!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham throws a front kick aimed at Firehand's knee but Firehand avoids it well.
Firehand blocks the body kick.
Cunningham fails to land with a series of punches.
Firehand lands a high kick!
It looks like Andrew Cunningham has been cut.
Firehand throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cunningham's head.
Cunningham avoids the head kick by Firehand.
Firehand circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Cunningham drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Firehand follows Cunningham to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Goran Firehand!
A victorious Goran Firehand thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Coburn (ranked 6129 p4p, 549 weight class) and Greg Mclovin (ranked 7318 p4p, 589 weight class). Greg Mclovin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Coburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Mclovin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclovin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coburn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Greg Mclovin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coburn lands a slapping body shot.
Mclovin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coburn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mclovin throws a right and a left that Coburn avoids nicely.
It looked like Coburn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mclovin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mclovin wants to clinch but Coburn slips to the side
and Coburn counters with a straight right hand.
Mclovin shoots in and drives through. Coburn sprawls well.
It looked like Coburn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coburn misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mclovin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclovin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mclovin tries to clinch up but Coburn circles away and keeps his distance.
A quick step to the side and Coburn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mclovin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Coburn avoids it really well and circles away.
Kevin Coburn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Mclovin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Coburn keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mclovin or perhaps it was just good defense by Coburn, which made it look bad.
Mclovin misses with a body kick.
Coburn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mclovin on the side of the head.
Mclovin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coburn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Coburn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coburn connects with the punch.
Mclovin wants to clinch up but Coburn keeps it at a distance.
Coburn scores with a hook to the body. Mclovin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin shoots in for a double leg but Coburn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mclovin looks winded!
Coburn lands an overhand right.
Mclovin wants to clinch.
Coburn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kevin Coburn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coburn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Greg Mclovin has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mclovin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Coburn counters with a straight right hand.
Mclovin tries to clinch up but Coburn circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice combo by Coburn! Oh, that's hurt him - Mclovin falls to the canvas and Coburn follows him into side control.
Mclovin is rocked!
Coburn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mclovin to see if he's OK.
Mclovin is still in real trouble! Can Coburn finish him?
Coburn in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Mclovin looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Coburn turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Coburn!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Baker (ranked 4160 p4p, 436 weight class) and Dallas Winston (ranked 3413 p4p, 380 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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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dallas Winston!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston shoots in for a takedown but Baker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Winston circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Winston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Winston keeps the fight on the outside.
Winston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baker needs to keep his hands up - Winston had a free shot at his head there.
Winston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No luck for Winston with that takedown attempt.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winston has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Baker is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baker as he avoids it easily.
Joe Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dallas Winston.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baker is looking to clinch.
Baker tries to clinch there but Winston circles away.
Winston throws out a counter right but Baker avoids it with no problem.
Baker is looking to clinch.
Joe Baker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker wants to clinch.
Nice jab there from Baker.
Baker is looking to clinch.
Winston with a hook.
Winston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baker was well out of range. Poor timing from Winston.
Winston swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baker.
Winston cracks Baker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baker is looking to clinch but Winston is avoiding it.
Baker tries to clinch but Winston is having none of it.
Joe Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Baker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch but Winston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice cross by Winston.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winston tries for a takedown but Baker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Baker tries to clinch up but Winston circles away and keeps his distance.
Winston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baker moves away.
Winston's corner calls for a 1-2. Winston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baker is looking to clinch but Winston is avoiding it.
Winston let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Winston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baker needs to keep his hands up - Winston had a free shot at his head there.
Baker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winston scores with a nice head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker doesn't manage to clinch there - Winston circles away.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winston connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baker's hands.
Nice jab there from Baker.
Winston lands an overhand right.
Winston swats away the attempt to clinch by Baker.
Baker fails to land with a series of punches.
Baker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winston swats away the attempt to clinch by Baker.
Baker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winston moves away.
Winston fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker drops Winston with a beautiful combination! Winston stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Baker is looking for the KO!
Winston is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Winston keeps the fight on the outside.
Winston is still on wobbly legs! Can Baker finish him?
Baker misses with an uppercut
enabling Winston to counter with a crisp jab.
Winston seems to have recovered his senses.
Baker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Winston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baker misses with a body shot
and Winston counters with a straight right hand.
Baker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Winston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baker scrambles back to his feet.
Winston throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baker's waist but Baker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Winston off to one side.
Baker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winston misses with a body shot.
Baker tries to clinch up.
Winston doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Baker needs to keep his hands up - Winston had a free shot at his head there.
Winston scores with a nice right hand.
Baker is rocked!
Baker ducks into an uppercut from Winston and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dallas Winston!
After winning the bout, Dallas Winston 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 3128 p4p, 363 weight class) and Egon Graumuller (ranked 3612 p4p, 415 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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192 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Egon Graumuller!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson tries to keep at a distance but Graumuller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wilson takes an elbow to the temple.
Graumuller scores with a shot to the side of Wilson's head.
Graumuller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graumuller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graumuller lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Wilson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Graumuller after a bit of a struggle.
A short uppercut from Graumuller.
Wilson is rocked!
The referee is keeping an eye on Graumuller - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Oh Wilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graumuller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graumuller creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Wilson! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Graumuller.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Egon Graumuller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Figgis (ranked 3080 p4p, 319 weight class) and Hans Nebel (ranked 3094 p4p, 322 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyril Figgis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Nebel!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nebel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Figgis.
Nebel misses the jab.
Nebel throws a hook to the side of Figgis's head but Figgis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Figgis has managed to clinch.
Nebel prevents a body shot from Figgis.
Nebel blocks an uppercut.
Figgis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nebel wants to break free but Figgis has control.
A frustrated look appears on Nebel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Figgis keeps control of Nebel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nebel blocks an uppercut.
Figgis misses with some punches.
Figgis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Figgis throws a head punch that misses.
Nebel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Figgis fails to land.
Nebel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Nebel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Figgis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nebel can't break the clinch.
Figgis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Figgis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Figgis scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figgis breaks the clinch.
Figgis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nebel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nebel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nebel's coach down at Fit-Out was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nebel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nebel walks into a stiff left hand from Figgis.
It looks like Hans Nebel has been cut.
Figgis loads up on a big right hand but Nebel slips the punch.
Figgis throws the left hand but Nebel avoids the punch easily.
Figgis staying out of range there.
Nebel scores with a jab to the head.
Figgis has Nebel up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Figgis.
Nebel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Figgis.
Nebel prevents a body shot from Figgis.
Nebel has had enough of the clinch but Figgis keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Nebel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Figgis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Nebel has had enough of the clinch but Figgis keeps him there for the moment.
Nebel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Figgis has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Figgis.
Nebel looks winded!
Figgis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Figgis.
Figgis throws a head punch that misses.
Figgis has Nebel pressed against the cage, preventing Nebel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Figgis scores with a shoulder strike.
Figgis throws a punch but it's blocked by Nebel.
Figgis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Figgis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Figgis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Figgis gets through Nebel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Figgis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Figgis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nebel counters with a nice uppercut.
Figgis sends Nebel crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Figgis is motioning to the referee to let Nebel up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Nebel is rocked!
Figgis plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Nebel swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Nebel face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cyril Figgis!
Cyril Figgis 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.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Jacobs (ranked 3440 p4p, 386 weight class) and What Cheem (ranked 3244 p4p, 367 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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165 lbs
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162 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, What Cheem!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheem throws an overhand right that lands on Jacobs's shoulder, as Jacobs tries to avoid the shot.
Cheem avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cheem fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jacobs.
Jacobs clinches.
Cheem is trying to push Jacobs away but Jacobs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cheem scores a nice knee to the body.
Cheem connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jerry Jacobs has been cut.
Jacobs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jacobs managing to block the knees to the body from Cheem.
Jacobs presses Cheem against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jacobs swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheem putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jacobs in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cheem has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cheem breaks the clinch.
Jacobs is looking to clinch.
Jacobs avoids the head kick by Cheem.
Jacobs cracks Cheem with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs is looking to clinch.
Jacobs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jacobs tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheem tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cheem takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cheem throws a shot from downtown. Jacobs moves away and avoids it.
Cheem smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cheem misses with a low kick.
Jacobs tries to clinch there but Cheem circles away.
Jacobs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cheem lands a high kick to the side of Jacobs's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Cheem dives into guard, looking to finish.
Jacobs is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheem drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cheem jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oh Jacobs is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jacobs wants to stand up but Cheem is controlling him.
Cheem thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cheem throws a big elbow that misses.
Cheem postures up in Jacobs's guard and throws a big left but Jacobs blocks it.
Jacobs seems to have got his legs back now.
Cheem throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jacobs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jacobs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cheem on the ground.
Jacobs will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cheem throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jacobs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cheem with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jacobs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cheem.
Cheem throwing strikes but missing.
Cheem working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jacobs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cheem throwing strikes but missing.
Cheem trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cheem drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Cheem seems to have locked his on tight now - Jacobs screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Cheem, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). What Cheem!
Post fight, What Cheem stared into the camera and said 'Jerry? It's my wife, Jerry. Ah Jerry, it's Jean. Jerry, it's-- something's happened with my wife. It's my wife, Jerry.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Logan Lord (ranked 1845 p4p, 182 weight class) and Antonio Zetsika (ranked 2964 p4p, 265 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
150 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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151 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Logan Lord!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Zetsika!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zetsika fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lord throws a shot to the body.
Lord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zetsika manages to avoid it.
Jab by Lord.
A big right from Lord misses.
Lord circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Lord finds it's way through Zetsika's defenses.
Zetsika tries to clinch up but Lord circles away and keeps his distance.
Zetsika fails to land the takedown.
We've been told by Lord's head coaches at Scouse House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lord blocks a jab.
Lord stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lord lands a jab to the nose.
Lord jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zetsika tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lord throws a hook but Zetsika avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord misses with a body shot.
Zetsika tries to clinch but Lord moves out of range.
Lord lands with a cross.
Zetsika tries to clinch but Lord is having none of it.
Zetsika is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lord sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zetsika keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Lord.
Zetsika is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Zetsika tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lord changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lord throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lord scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zetsika doesn't seem bothered though.
Zetsika ducks right into an uppercut from Lord.
Lord misses with a body shot.
Zetsika moves away from the strike by Lord.
Zetsika steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lord.
Zetsika takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zetsika doesn't manage to clinch there - Lord circles away.
Zetsika has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Lord gets tackled into the cage by Zetsika. Zetsika maintains the clinch.
Zetsika gets control of Lord's arms and successfully pulls guard. Zetsika will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Zetsika is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zetsika is trying to control the position but Lord postures up.
Lord gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Logan Lord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zetsika closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lord quickly recovers to half guard.
Lord tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Zetsika manages to move to mount!
Lord on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lord tries to get out of the position.
Lord is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lord working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zetsika with shots to the head and body - Lord looks very uncomfortable down there.
Zetsika in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lord tries to hold on but Zetsika pushes him away.
Zetsika throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Lord has his hands clasped together but Zetsika breaks the hold and Lord is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Zetsika!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Zetsika!
Antonio Zetsika is the new featherweight champion!
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