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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 24249 p4p, 686 weight class) and Miles Bridges (ranked 24513 p4p, 705 weight class). Miles Bridges 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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles Bridges!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bridges shoots in for a double leg but Nurmagomedov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nurmagomedov looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bridges throws a shot from downtown. Nurmagomedov moves away and avoids it.
Nurmagomedov fails with a takedown attempt.
Bridges misses with a takedown attempt - Nurmagomedov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bridges attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bridges is looking to score with low kicks.
Nurmagomedov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bridges.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bridges.
Bridges tries a head kick but it misses.
Nurmagomedov tries to counter with a takedown but Bridges is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bridges throws a push kick but Nurmagomedov slaps the foot to one side.
Bridges throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nurmagomedov goes for a double leg but Bridges avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bridges continues to drive forward.
Nurmagomedov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nurmagomedov tries to bum rush Bridges with a series of wild strikes but Bridges uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bridges scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridges misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bridges thumps Nurmagomedov with a low kick.
Bridges bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bridges advances to full mount.
Nurmagomedov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nurmagomedov is squirming around, avoiding Bridges's attempts to control the action.
Bridges might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nurmagomedov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bridges is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Bridges extends the arm and Nurmagomedov is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Miles Bridges!
Miles Bridges seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Seshomaru (ranked 5718 p4p, 524 weight class) and Fitz Meister (ranked 8614 p4p, 610 weight class). Fitz Meister has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lord Seshomaru's chin.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lord Seshomaru!
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, Fitz Meister!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seshomaru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meister.
Seshomaru feints and then cracks Meister's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Meister down.
Meister tries to clinch up.
Meister throws out a loose jab but Seshomaru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meister connects with a looping right hand.
Seshomaru with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meister to score with a decent uppercut.
Seshomaru 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.
Seshomaru throws a head kick that half lands.
A jab from Meister misses.
Seshomaru looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Meister misses the target.
Meister misses with an uppercut. Seshomaru saw that one coming.
Seshomaru drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Seshomaru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meister tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Seshomaru counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Meister.
Seshomaru half committed to a counter leg kick.
Meister closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Seshomaru lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Meister thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fitz Meister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seshomaru's jab looks to have found its range, popping Meister under the eye.
Meister with a nice cross.
Meister throws the left hand but Seshomaru avoids the punch easily.
Seshomaru moves away from the strike by Meister.
And Seshomaru counters with a quick kick to the body but Meister blocks it.
Seshomaru slips under a jab.
Seshomaru walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Meister fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Seshomaru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meister.
Meister lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seshomaru avoids the body shot from Meister.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meister misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seshomaru stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Meister might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Meister is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seshomaru.
Meister throws an off balance right hand
and Seshomaru counters with a nice leg kick.
Seshomaru lands with an overhand left.
Meister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seshomaru was well out of range. Poor timing from Meister.
Seshomaru lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meister's sensitive parts.
Meister throws a series of punches but Seshomaru moves out of range.
Meister takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Meister swings away with a body shot that misses
and Seshomaru counters with a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Meister crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Seshomaru - the referee stops the clock and Meister gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Seshomaru. Meister manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Meister looks winded!
A slapping body kick lands there for Seshomaru.
Meister on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Seshomaru throws a nice inside leg kick.
Seshomaru bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Seshomaru turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seshomaru throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That kick from Seshomaru tenderised Meister's leg. Meister is trying to keep his angry face on.
Meister stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seshomaru.
Meister misses with a looping left.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Seshomaru. Meister shrugs it off though.
Seshomaru throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Meister throws the left hand but Seshomaru avoids the punch easily.
Meister on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Meister misses with a body shot.
Seshomaru smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Seshomaru looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meister throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seshomaru counters with an outside leg kick.
Meister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seshomaru swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Seshomaru lands an impressive looking overhand right. Meister doesn't seem phased though.
Seshomaru moves away from the strike by Meister.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seshomaru ducks under a wild hook from Meister.
Meister's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Seshomaru connects with a leg kick. Meister looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Meister chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seshomaru can pounce on him.
Seshomaru is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Meister misses with a straight left.
Seshomaru looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meister has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Seshomaru.
Seshomaru with a hook.
Meister takes a jab right on the kisser.
Seshomaru slips a straight right by Meister.
Seshomaru throws a one two combo.
Seshomaru scores with a nice right hand.
Seshomaru lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meister closes the distance and pushes Seshomaru back into the cage.
Meister tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meister throws a punch but it's blocked by Seshomaru.
Good body shot from Meister.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lord Seshomaru dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Meister misses with a left hand
and Seshomaru counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Meister thinking.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Seshomaru.
Meister misses with a looping right.
Meister looks to land a left hand but Seshomaru moved out of range nicely.
Meister takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Seshomaru is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Seshomaru moves away from the strike by Meister.
Seshomaru is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seshomaru. That's going to slow Meister down.
An inside leg kick lands from Seshomaru.
Meister takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seshomaru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meister can do to turn this around?
Meister misses with a straight left.
Meister misses the shot to the body.
Meister lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Seshomaru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meister.
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!
Meister misses with a left hand
and Seshomaru makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Meister throws a right hand that misses
letting Seshomaru counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meister throws the left hand but Seshomaru avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by Meister there.
Seshomaru throws a front kick that sends Meister stumbling back into the cage.
Meister is breathing heavily.
Seshomaru moves away from the strike by Meister.
Lord Seshomaru is winning the standup battle so far.
Seshomaru connects with a solid leg kick.
Seshomaru connects with a leg kick. Meister looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Seshomaru moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Seshomaru fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Seshomaru throws a quick inside leg kick.
Seshomaru slips under a jab.
Meister gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Seshomaru connects with a solid leg kick.
Meister has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Seshomaru.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seshomaru keeps Meister at a distance using the push kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Seshomaru.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seshomaru displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meister throws out the jab.
Meister lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That kick from Seshomaru tenderised Meister's leg. Meister is trying to keep his angry face on.
Meister looks to score with a jab to the body but Seshomaru is just out of range.
Meister doesn't manage to clinch there - Seshomaru circles away.
Seshomaru moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Seshomaru dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seshomaru defending well as Meister loads up on a big left hand.
Meister will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Seshomaru lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Meister misses with a straight right.
Seshomaru connects with an inside leg kick.
Seshomaru lands with a thumping leg kick.
A lazy left from Seshomaru finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Seshomaru tenderised Meister's leg. Meister is trying to keep his angry face on.
Seshomaru fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meister.
Seshomaru connects with a crisp jab.
Jab from Meister.
Seshomaru slips under a jab.
Seshomaru scores with the left hand. Meister knows he should have avoided that one.
Seshomaru ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Seshomaru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seshomaru looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Seshomaru. Meister shrugs it off though.
Crunch! Seshomaru slams his shin into Meister's torso.
A big right from Meister misses.
You can see that Meister has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seshomaru.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seshomaru connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meister throws an off balance right hand
and Seshomaru counters with an outside leg kick.
Meister throws a jab when Seshomaru was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Seshomaru misses its target.
Meister has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Seshomaru throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Meister's head.
Meister punishes Seshomaru's body with a nice straight punch.
Seshomaru lands with a cross.
Meister cracks Seshomaru with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Meister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seshomaru manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seshomaru avoids the body shot from Meister.
Seshomaru slips under a jab.
Meister throws a shot from downtown. Seshomaru moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seshomaru connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meister. Seshomaru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meister rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seshomaru moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lord Seshomaru dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Meister misses the jab.
Seshomaru is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Meister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seshomaru fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Meister has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Meister misses with a left hand
and Seshomaru counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Seshomaru connects with a body shot that sends Meister's belly button to the back.
Nice uppercut lands for Seshomaru. That snapped Meister's head back.
A good leg kick by Seshomaru.
Meister misses with an uppercut
and Seshomaru counters with a nice body kick.
Seshomaru scores with a jab.
Seshomaru scores with a kick to the body.
Meister looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Meister swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seshomaru went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Seshomaru lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meister's sensitive parts.
Seshomaru scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meister throws a right hand that Seshomaru ducks under and follows up with a left that Seshomaru also avoids with ease.
Seshomaru lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Seshomaru lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meister moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Meister takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meister throws a sloppy body shot
and Seshomaru counters with a stiff right hand.
Meister takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Meister fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Seshomaru.
Meister misses with a combination
and Seshomaru counters with an inside leg kick.
Seshomaru turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Seshomaru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meister.
Meister gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Seshomaru.
Seshomaru bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Seshomaru takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Meister closes the distance looking to clinch
and Seshomaru finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meister tries to close the distance and clinch but Seshomaru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seshomaru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meister.
Seshomaru sizes up Meister with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Seshomaru as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Meister misses.
Seshomaru looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Seshomaru bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Seshomaru thumps Meister with a low kick.
Meister tries to clinch up
and Seshomaru counters with a good low kick that Meister was not able to check.
Meister throws out a loose jab but Seshomaru uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Meister misses the target.
Meister thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meister swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Meister misses with a lunging right hand
and Seshomaru counters with a nice uppercut.
Meister swings widly with a right hand
and Seshomaru counters with a nice kick to the body.
Seshomaru digs a good body shot into Meister's ribs.
Seshomaru will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fitz Meister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seshomaru throws a quick inside leg kick.
Seshomaru scores with a head kick. Meister tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Meister waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seshomaru.
Meister takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Seshomaru getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Meister swings widly with a right hand
and Seshomaru counters with a nice kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meister misses with a left hand
and Seshomaru counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seshomaru lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Meister misses with a hook
and Seshomaru counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Meister walks into a straight right hand from Seshomaru.
Good leg kick by Seshomaru there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Seshomaru scores with a nice right hand.
Meister wants to clinch
and Seshomaru counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Meister is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Meister throws a lazy uppercut
and Seshomaru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meister jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meister misses with a body punch
and Seshomaru counters with a slapping leg kick.
Meister missing with a left hand there. Seshomaru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Seshomaru wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Meister misses with a hook to the body
and Seshomaru counters with a body kick that stops Meister in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meister throws a lazy uppercut
and Meister takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meister misses with a two punch combination.
Seshomaru feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lord Seshomaru showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Seshomaru, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lord Seshomaru!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Splinter (ranked 5349 p4p, 504 weight class) and Bobby Lashley (ranked 7196 p4p, 561 weight class). Splinter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Theme Song. Master Splinter has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Master Splinter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Lashley!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Splinter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lashley shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lashley is working for a submission of some sort.
Lashley maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Splinter could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Lashley has cracked it and Splinter is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Lashley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bobby Lashley!
Bobby Lashley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manu Mikkonen (ranked 4879 p4p, 475 weight class) and Buel Samuel (ranked 4858 p4p, 472 weight class). Mikkonen comes to the cage accompanied by When Worlds Collide. Samuel has chosen Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Manu Mikkonen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manu Mikkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buel Samuel!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Mikkonen misses
so Samuel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Samuel tries to free his leg and advance position but Mikkonen is retaining full guard.
Mikkonen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Samuel wants to control from the top but Mikkonen keeps moving.
Samuel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mikkonen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Samuel won't allow Mikkonen to get back to his feet.
Samuel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Samuel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mikkonen managing to control the position.
Mikkonen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mikkonen tries to get out of the position.
Mikkonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikkonen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mikkonen continues to stall.
Mikkonen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
More hug and hope from Mikkonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel drops back looking for a leg! Mikkonen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mikkonen manages to kick Samuel off! Samuel jumps back into Mikkonen's guard.
Mikkonen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Samuel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Samuel wants to control from the top but Mikkonen keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Manu Mikkonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Mikkonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mikkonen lands a big head kick that sends Samuel tumbling to the mat! Mikkonen takes a step backwards and waves Samuel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Buel Samuel has been cut.
Mikkonen looks to land a right hand but Samuel moved out of range.
Mikkonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice side step and Samuel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mikkonen swings for the body but Samuel moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mikkonen.
Mikkonen misses with a looping left.
Mikkonen walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Samuel drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Mikkonen swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Samuel's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manu Mikkonen!
Manu Mikkonen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Buel Samuel stepped up to the mic, saying 'The trouble with being a good sport is that you have to lose to prove it'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Coburn (ranked 4264 p4p, 461 weight class) and Joe Baker (ranked 4983 p4p, 500 weight class). Joe Baker has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Coburn!
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, Joe Baker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coburn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coburn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baker tries to clinch up.
Coburn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baker is looking to clinch.
Baker closes the distance but Coburn moves to the side
and Coburn counters with a stiff right hand.
Baker tries to clinch up
and Coburn counters with a stiff right hand.
Coburn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baker.
Baker looks to clinch
and Coburn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Coburn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Baker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Coburn.
Coburn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Coburn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coburn lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coburn controlling the action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coburn lands a nice short elbow.
Coburn with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Coburn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Coburn.
Baker has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym (ALL ELITE COACHES). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Coburn lands strikes from half guard.
Coburn moves into full mount! Baker won't be happy about that!
Baker is trying to stand up.
Coburn 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.
Coburn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Baker hang on?
Baker is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coburn postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Baker bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Coburn and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Coburn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oberyn Martel (ranked 3908 p4p, 488 weight class) and Vinicio Vanna (ranked 4769 p4p, 555 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oberyn Martel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinicio Vanna!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanna rushes Martel and presses him up against the cage.
Vanna has a couple of punches blocked by Martel.
Vanna lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vanna prevents the takedown attempt.
Vanna lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martel backwards.
It looks like Oberyn Martel has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vanna.
Vanna throws a punch but it's blocked by Martel.
Vanna lands a nice uppercut.
Vanna swings wildly with an uppercut but Martel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vanna.
Vanna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vanna swings wildly with an uppercut but Martel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Martel fails to land.
Vanna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martels head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanna working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vanna pushes Martel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanna lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vanna lands with a left to the head.
Oberyn Martel's cut is getting worse.
Vanna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martel backwards.
Martel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martel throws a head punch that misses.
Martel wants a takedown but no success here.
Vanna lands a right hand.
Martel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oberyn Martel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanna lands a nice uppercut.
Vanna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oberyn Martel's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head punch on the inside from Martel fails to land.
Martel throws a head punch that misses.
Vanna misses with some punches.
Vanna lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Vanna.
Jeez, Oberyn Martel's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vanna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martel working aggressively here.
Vanna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martel misses with a punch to the body.
Martel goes for a takedown attempt but Vanna pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Martel.
Vanna moves into the clinch successfully.
Vanna swings wildly with an uppercut but Martel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanna lands a left hand.
Martel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vanna's elbow.
Martel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vanna pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vanna clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vanna throws a punch but it's blocked by Martel.
Vanna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Oberyn Martel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vinicio Vanna!
Our winner, Vinicio Vanna, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Malenko (ranked 3730 p4p, 381 weight class) and Omise Go (ranked 5032 p4p, 483 weight class). Malenko comes to the cage accompanied by WCW NITRO ENTRANCE SONG. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dean Malenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omise Go!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Go fails in his attempt to clinch.
Go connects with a single shot there.
Go slips under a jab from Malenko.
Go lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Dean Malenko has been cut.
Go tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Malenko.
Go scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Malenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Go.
A nice combination there by Go.
Malenko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Go tries to sprawl but Malenko drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Go tries to roll over but Malenko keeps him under control.
Malenko frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Go felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Go bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Go is posturing up here but Malenko has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Go tries to roll out but it's too tight and Go has to tap! Slick submission there by Malenko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dean Malenko!
During a confident post fight interview, Dean Malenko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Jacobs (ranked 4216 p4p, 457 weight class) and Dallas Winston (ranked 2634 p4p, 301 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dallas Winston!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston lands a slapping body shot.
Jacobs throws a series of punches but Winston moves out of range.
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jacobs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jacobs drives through and clinches with Winston against the cage.
Jacobs throws a head punch that misses.
Jacobs prevents a body shot from Winston.
Winston blocking some punches.
Jacobs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jacobs tries a body shot but Winston blocks it.
Jacobs digs a right hand underneath Winston's ribcage. Winston let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Winston blocks an uppercut.
Jacobs throws a head punch that misses.
Winston misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winston.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jacobs.
Jacobs can't find room to land a body shot as Winston controls the action.
Jacobs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Winstons head.
Jacobs misses with a body punch.
Jacobs throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jacobs throws a punch but it's blocked by Winston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jacobs's elbow.
Jacobs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jacobs misses with a punch to the body.
Winston blocking some punches.
Jacobs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacobs.
Winston pushes Jacobs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jacobs has a couple of punches blocked by Winston.
Jacobs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Winston scores with a shot to the side of Jacobs's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winston.
Jacobs has a couple of punches blocked by Winston.
Winston pushes Jacobs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Winston misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winston.
A short uppercut from Winston.
Winston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jacobs's elbow.
Winston cracks Jacobs with a nice body shot.
Winston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jacobs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston prevents a body shot from Jacobs.
Winston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jacobs blocks an uppercut.
Winston misses with the head strike.
Winston misses with some punches.
Jacobs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Winstons head.
Jacobs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Winston misses with a body punch.
Jacobs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winston throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winston.
Jacobs throws a punch but it's blocked by Winston.
A left hand lands to the body for Jacobs.
Jacobs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jacobs misses with a punch on the inside.
Jacobs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Winston misses with a punch on the inside.
Jacobs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jacobs lands with a left to the head.
Jacobs blocking some punches.
Jacobs prevents a body shot from Winston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Winston.
Winston prevents a body shot from Jacobs.
Winston has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jacobs seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Winston can turn it around.
Jacobs lands with a left to the head.
Jacobs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jacobs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jacobs gets through Winston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jacobs throws a punch but it's blocked by Winston.
Winston misses with a punch on the inside.
Winston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Winston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jacobs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jacobs blocks an uppercut.
Jacobs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Winston lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobs blocks an uppercut.
Winston misses with a body punch.
Jacobs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jacobs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Winston looks winded!
Jacobs lands a nice uppercut.
Jacobs lands a right hand.
Winston is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston can't find room to land a body shot as Jacobs controls the action.
Winston is still on wobbly legs! Can Jacobs finish him?
Winston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winston seems to have recovered his senses.
Winston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jacobs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Winston.
Jacobs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Winston backwards.
Jacobs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jacobs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jacobs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jacobs digs a right hand into Winston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Winston's gas tank.
Jacobs scores with a shot to the side of Winston's head.
Jacobs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jacobs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winston's elbow.
Jacobs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jacobs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacobs throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Winston fails to land.
Jacobs scores with a shot to the side of Winston's head.
Jacobs lands a left hand.
Jacobs lands a hook that snaps the head of Winston backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Jacobs dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jacobs clinches up with Winston and pushes him back against the cage.
Jacobs blocks a body shot from Winston.
Jacobs misses with a punch on the inside.
Jacobs misses with the head strike.
Jacobs lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jacobs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Winston blocks an uppercut.
Winston misses with some punches.
Jacobs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jacobs misses with a punch on the inside.
Winston misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jacobs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobs lands with a left to the head.
Jacobs prevents a body shot from Winston.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacobs.
Jacobs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jacobs throws a head punch that misses.
Winston digs a right hand underneath Jacobs's ribcage. Jacobs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jacobs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winston can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston lands a hook that snaps the head of Jacobs backwards.
Winston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winston blocks an uppercut.
Jacobs throws a head punch that misses.
Winston has a couple of punches blocked by Jacobs.
Winston tries to work over Jacobs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jacobs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Winston blocks an uppercut.
Jacobs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Winston is breathing heavily.
Jacobs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Winston throws a head punch that misses.
Winston tries a body shot but Jacobs blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Jacobs.
Winston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jacobs pushes Winston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Winston swings wildly with an uppercut but Jacobs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winston throws a head punch that misses.
Jacobs throws a head punch that misses.
Jacobs lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jacobs.
Jacobs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs lands with a light punch inside.
Winston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jacobs's elbow.
Winston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jacobs can't find room to land a body shot as Winston controls the action.
Jacobs lands a left hand.
Jacobs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jacobs works on Winston's body with a couple of short punches.
Jacobs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jacobs lands with a left to the head.
Winston tries to throw a body punch but Jacobs avoids it by throwing Winston back against the cage.
Winston throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Winston.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jacobs.
Jacobs digs a right hand underneath Winston's ribcage. Winston let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jacobs.
Jacobs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jacobs lands a body shot.
Jacobs tries to throw a body punch but Winston avoids it by throwing Jacobs back against the cage.
Jacobs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston misses with some punches.
Jacobs lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Winston fails to land.
Winston throws a punch but it's blocked by Jacobs.
Jacobs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Jacobs on the inside.
Jacobs tries to throw a body punch but Winston avoids it by throwing Jacobs back against the cage.
Jacobs drops Winston onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Winston is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Winston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winston throws a head punch that misses.
Jacobs working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winston swings wildly with an uppercut but Jacobs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacobs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jacobs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jacobs drops Winston onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Winston is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jacobs misses with some punches.
Jacobs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Winston fails to land.
Jacobs is working Winston over against the cage.
Jacobs drops Winston onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Winston is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs creates a bit of distance for himself, with Winston pressed up against the cage and cracks Winston with a massive uppercut! Winston goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Jacobs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jerry Jacobs!
A relieved looking Jerry Jacobs thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Dallas Winston was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck it'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Greene (ranked 1241 p4p, 151 weight class) and What Cheem (ranked 2309 p4p, 271 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Greene!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, What Cheem!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheem throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Danny Greene has been cut.
A low kick from Cheem is predictable there
and Greene counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cheem utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Greene 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.
Greene stays in close to Cheem's body and controls the position.
Greene throwing strikes from guard but Cheem blocks nicely.
Greene lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cheem has his foot on Greene's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Greene works his way back into a safe position though.
Greene trying to control but Cheem is working from the bottom.
Greene is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Greene chips away with some ground and pound.
Greene keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cheem's head.
Greene trying to control the position from guard on top but Cheem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cheem had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Greene defends it easily.
Greene distracts Cheem with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cheem's head.
Cheem looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Greene is working Cheem over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Greene chips away with some ground and pound.
Greene connects with a couple of short punches.
Greene with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Greene chips away with some ground and pound.
Cheem is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Greene throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greene slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Greene scoring with punches from side control.
Cheem is looking to regain half guard here but Greene keeps moving and retains side control.
Greene working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cheem some visible discomfort.
Cheem tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Greene wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cheem tries to escape but Greene is in control.
Greene is putting a hurting on Cheem here, landing some big shots from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheem is working to avoid the ground and pound but Greene connects with a decent elbow.
Greene works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Cheem's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cheem takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Greene grinds an elbow into Cheem's temple.
Greene grinds an elbow into Cheem's temple.
Cheem is looking for a sweep.
Greene grinds an elbow into Cheem's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene in side control lands a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Greene's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Greene scores with a couple of short elbows.
Greene works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Greene is looking to take a break and control but Cheem is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Greene cracks Cheem with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Cheem's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Greene is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cheem has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cheem takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cheem takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Greene landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheem tries to buck Greene off but Greene is having none of it.
Greene working away.
Cheem manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greene tries to get to full guard but Cheem has control of the leg.
Greene is defending against the submission attempts here by Cheem.
Cheem is working for a kimura but Greene is defending it quite comfortably.
Greene is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cheem's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cheem's back!
Greene lands with a hammerfist to the side of Cheem's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Greene dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Greene's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cheem throws a poor cross that misses
so Greene counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cheem has his foot on Greene's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Greene works his way back into a safe position though.
Greene landing with the ground and pound.
Greene scoring with punches to the head and body.
Greene throws a big right hand that misses.
Cheem throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Greene wants to pass the guard but Cheem is keeping the position.
Greene is in close to Cheem's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene is in close to Cheem's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Greene works over Cheem with some ground and pound from guard.
Danny Greene overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Greene postures up.
Greene trying to control but Cheem is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene lands a couple of digs.
Greene content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Greene content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Greene content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cheem is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Greene lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Greene's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Greene with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Greene cracks Cheem with a solid left hand.
Cheem looking for a guillotine here but Greene defends easily.
Cheem has his foot on Greene's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Greene works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cheem working a defensive guard here.
Greene wants to control from the top but Cheem keeps moving.
Cheem has momentary wrist control but Greene slips an elbow through the middle.
Cheem pulls Greene in close to prevent any damage.
Greene working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cheem's head.
Greene postures up and lands a big shot to Cheem's brow.
Cheem looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Greene connects with a couple of short punches.
Greene scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene works over Cheem with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Greene's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cheem trying to control the position.
Greene wants to control from the top but Cheem keeps moving.
Cheem had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Greene defends it easily.
Greene scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Greene advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Cheem's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Greene working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cheem is rocked!
Cheem felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Greene trying to control the action but Cheem is working from the bottom.
Greene is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cheem can do to turn this around?
Greene landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cheem is still in real trouble! Can Greene finish him?
Greene working the ground and pound from side control.
Cheem takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cheem is looking for a sweep.
Greene is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cheem has escaped the position, nice work there.
Greene lands a decent elbow from side control.
Greene scores with punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greene lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Greene lands a strong strike to the head of Cheem. That's dazed him! Greene looking to finish here. Cheem is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Greene lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Greene!
Danny Greene retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Danny Greene 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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