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CCF FN 26:Vinyard vs Sityodton PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Hadley (ranked 7412 p4p, 547 weight class) and Lanny Poffo (ranked 23003 p4p, 644 weight class). Poffo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Genius kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Hadley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lanny Poffo!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadley gets caught napping as Poffo dives in and scores a takedown. Hadley manages to retain guard.
Hadley is trying to control the position but Poffo postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poffo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Poffo wants to pass the guard but Hadley is keeping the position.
Poffo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hadley, up you get!
Poffo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Poffo showed some decent athleticism there.
Poffo controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poffo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Poffo drops an elbow to the side of Hadley's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadley trying to control here.
Poffo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hadley defends it well.
Poffo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Poffo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hadley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Poffo controlling the action here.
Poffo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Poffo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hadley defending well though.
Hadley has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Poffo is on him like a limpet, forcing Hadley back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poffo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Poffo has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hadley doesn't defend quickly enough and Poffo has managed to lock this one up! Can Hadley escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Poffo on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lanny Poffo!
During a confident post fight interview, Lanny Poffo 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hell Bowe (ranked 5533 p4p, 119 weight class) and Will Dre (ranked 4801 p4p, 105 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hell Bowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Dre!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowe throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dre.
Bowe seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bowe or perhaps it was just good defense by Dre, which made it look bad.
Dre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowe manages to avoid it.
Bowe throws a series of punches but Dre moves out of range.
Dre changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dre misses with an uppercut. Bowe saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bowe.
Dre throws a jab when Bowe was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dre.
Hell Bowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bowe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dre circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dre looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bowe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dre has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dre tries to score a body lock takedown but Bowe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dre managing to block the knees to the body from Bowe.
Bowe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dre can't get the takedown.
Hell Bowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Dre.
Dre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bowe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dre is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bowe is defending well.
Dre avoids the elbow strike from Bowe, against the cage.
Bowe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bowe trying to land knees to the body.
Bowe tries to land knees in the clinch but Dre avoids the damage to the body.
Bowe connects with a knee to the head.
Dre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dre has had enough of the clinch but Bowe keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dre avoids it.
Bowe throws an elbow but it misses.
Dre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bowe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bowe.
Bowe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dre has hold of one of Bowe's legs. Bowe is fighting the takedown attempt but Dre gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bowe has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Dre has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Dre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bowe stalling in the clinch but Dre improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dre's efforts to push away.
Bowe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Bowe.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bowe tries to land knees in the clinch but Dre avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dre avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bowe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dre is defending well for now.
Dre manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hell Bowe dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bowe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dre pinned against the cage. Dre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bowe connects with a high kick.
Bowe wants to clinch up but Dre keeps it at a distance.
Bowe closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dre is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dre is trying to drag Bowe to the mat but Bowe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dre has picked Bowe up - he's going for a ride! Dre dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowe is looking to control Dre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bowe avoid being mounted?
Bowe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dre.
Dre wants to get back to his feet.
Dre working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dre frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It looks like Hell Bowe has been cut.
Dre looking to finish Bowe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bowe!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dre lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Bowe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bowe is rocked!
Dre lands a big elbow - Bowe is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Bowe is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Will Dre!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Submarine (ranked 6171 p4p, 572 weight class) and Shannon White (ranked 4561 p4p, 486 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Submarine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shannon White!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
White is working for a submission of some sort.
White wants to free his trapped foot but Submarine is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Submarine makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Submarine.
Submarine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
White drops back, looking for a kneebar! Submarine looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Submarine looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Submarine!
White is looking to regain half guard here but Submarine keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White keeps trying to improve his position.
Submarine wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
White has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Submarine throws an elbow but White slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Submarine throws an elbow but White slips to the side and avoids it well.
Submarine wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
Submarine staying calm.
White is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Submarine's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Submarine trying to control from White's half guard. White has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Submarine is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Submarine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Submarine trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White is looking for a triangle but Submarine pushes his legs off easily.
White keeping full guard, as Submarine tries to pass.
Submarine avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Submarine wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Submarine throws a big elbow that misses.
Submarine sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Submarine wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Submarine pushes down on White's leg and manages to get into half guard.
White wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. White manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Submarine wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Submarine looking for a guillotine here but White defends easily.
White forces his way into half guard.
White is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Submarine is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
White is looking to take a break and control but Submarine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Submarine is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
White is working for a submission of some sort.
White is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Submarine defends it well.
White is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Submarine doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time White.
White wants to work for an arm triangle but Submarine is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White trying to control the action but Submarine is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shannon White dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
White motions for Submarine to come forward. White throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Submarine fails to land with a series of punches.
Submarine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Submarine wants it to stay on the feet.
Submarine went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Submarine fails to land with a series of punches.
White shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Submarine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Submarine misses with a wild combination.
White fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Submarine to the ground. White is now in Submarine's guard.
Submarine will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Submarine had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. White defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Submarine is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Submarine has escaped and now he's on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Submarine looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Submarine preventing the sweep.
Submarine showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Submarine trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White working for a triangle but Submarine defends it easily.
White is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Submarine defends well.
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Submarine defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Submarine wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Submarine is stalling in the full guard.
Submarine wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Submarine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
Submarine trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Submarine is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Submarine trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by White.
Submarine is looking for a sweep.
White trying to control the position but Submarine is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no White has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
White is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Submarine is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Submarine sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Submarine won't allow White to pass to mount.
Submarine actively working from the bottom here.
Submarine looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Submarine will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
White shoots in for a takedown but Submarine shows good takedown defense.
Submarine appears to be looking for a big counter.
Submarine misses with a double jab.
Submarine moves out of range of the body kick.
White works the jab nicely.
Submarine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
White wants to clinch up but Submarine keeps it at a distance.
Submarine is looking to counter the offense by White and move into the clinch.
Johnny Submarine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from White.
Submarine avoids the head kick by White.
White has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Submarine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnny Submarine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shannon White.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Submarine throws a right and a left that both miss.
White gets tackled into the cage by Submarine. Submarine maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Submarine regains guard immediately.
White looking to pass the guard.
White wants to control from the top but Submarine keeps moving.
Submarine had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. White defends it easily.
White wants to control from the top but Submarine keeps moving.
White passes into half guard.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Submarine keeps working.
Submarine has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. White is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Submarine!
White working for a guillotine from mount but Submarine is in no mood to give up.
White prevents Submarine from getting the reversal.
White forces the positional change into back control.
White is looking for the choke from the back position but Submarine is controlling his hands well.
Submarine is keeping busy.
Submarine is really stuck here.
White tries to keep control of the position but Submarine is staying busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Submarine tries to break free.
White looking for the choke from the back.
Submarine is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Submarine tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
White trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Submarine tries to lock up and control but White gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Submarine is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Submarine regains half guard.
White is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Submarine doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Submarine trying to hold on to White's head to control him but White postures up.
White is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Submarine doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time White.
Submarine wants to control but White is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shannon White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think White has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shannon White!
Our winner, Shannon White, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Bailey (ranked 7629 p4p, 634 weight class) and Matheo Rojas (ranked 2515 p4p, 296 weight class). Bailey's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, NWA-Fuck Tha Police. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matheo Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rojas lands a big head kick that sends Bailey tumbling to the mat! Rojas takes a step backwards and waves Bailey back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bailey is rocked!
A big right from Rojas misses.
Oh Bailey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bailey avoids the head kick by Rojas.
Rojas lands a nice looking body kick.
Bailey seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
Rojas misses with a double jab
and Bailey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rojas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bailey.
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bailey moves away from the strike by Rojas.
Rojas looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Rojas backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Bailey's temple! It sends Bailey violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Rojas celebrates and the doctors try to help Bailey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Matheo Rojas!
Matheo Rojas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Ray Bailey was interviewed post fight and said 'i'll be back bigger, better and stronger. I'll fight anybody anywhere bitches'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Dock (ranked 3823 p4p, 422 weight class) and Youri Tielemans (ranked 1632 p4p, 209 weight class). Dock comes to the cage accompanied by The Hangover Soundtrack- Iko Iko. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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200 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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Lethal high kicks
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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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Dock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Youri Tielemans!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tielemans with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dock misses with a head kick.
Tielemans avoids the head kick by Dock.
Tielemans jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tielemans feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dock's calf.
Tielemans clinches.
Dock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tielemans has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tielemans presses Dock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dock really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tielemans lands a right hand.
Dock looking to throw knees to the head but Tielemans is blocking nicely.
Tielemans misses with a punch on the inside.
Dock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tielemans lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tielemans lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dock backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dock misses with a knee to the head.
Dock is breathing heavily.
Tielemans scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tielemans lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tielemans.
Tielemans lands with a right to the head.
Tielemans makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Tielemans.
Dock is rocked!
Dock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Dock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tielemans lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Tielemans.
Tielemans throws a big uppercut that drops Dock! More strikes from Tielemans and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dock lies dazed against the cage as Tielemans celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Youri Tielemans!
Youri Tielemans 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Dayne (ranked 1878 p4p, 225 weight class) and James Howlett (ranked 1938 p4p, 230 weight class). Howlett has chosen Push as his entrance music. The key to victory for Arthur Dayne has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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26
167 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Dayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Howlett!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howlett shoots in for a takedown but Dayne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Howlett misses with a takedown attempt
and Dayne counters with a two punch combo.
Howlett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dayne throws a series of punches but Howlett moves out of range.
Howlett has a takedown stuffed.
Dayne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Arthur Dayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Howlett.
Dayne lands with a right hand.
Dayne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Howlett's hands.
Howlett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dayne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Howlett shoots in and drives through. Dayne sprawls well.
Dayne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dayne.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howlett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dayne pinned against the cage. Dayne gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Howlett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dayne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Howlett walks into a jab.
Howlett doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Dayne to counter with a crisp jab.
Howlett doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dayne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dayne throws a right hand that Howlett ducks under and follows up with a left that Howlett also avoids with ease.
Dayne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Howlett fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett fails with a takedown attempt.
Howlett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A shot to the liver by Dayne. Beautiful body shot.
Howlett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dayne sprawls well initially but Howlett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howlett is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
It looks like Howlett might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Dayne trying to hold on to Howlett's head to control him but Howlett postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Howlett lands a nice short elbow.
Howlett winds up and cracks Dayne with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dayne does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Howlett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Howlett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Howlett content to control rather than advance.
Dayne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Howlett on the ground.
Howlett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Howlett there.
Howlett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Howlett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Howlett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Howlett winds up and cracks Dayne with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Howlett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayne has hold of Howlett's hands but Howlett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dayne has hold of Howlett's hands but Howlett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Howlett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Dayne's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Howlett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dayne defending well though.
Howlett sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice strikes from Howlett there.
Howlett lands with a punch from half guard.
Howlett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howlett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Howlett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dayne's head.
Dayne is defending against the submission attempts here by Howlett.
Howlett working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arthur Dayne will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dayne slaps away a takedown attempt from Howlett, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Howlett changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dayne looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Howlett scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dayne to see if he's OK.
Howlett connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dayne some visible discomfort.
Who's going to make the next move?
Dayne taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Dayne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Howlett working the head and body with strikes.
James Howlett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Howlett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Howlett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dayne keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Howlett seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dayne tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Howlett presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Howlett putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Howlett landing punches.
Howlett in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Howlett lands with some strikes.
Howlett with shots to the head and body - Dayne looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dayne is rocked!
Howlett putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oh Dayne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Howlett cracks Dayne with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Howlett!
After winning the bout, James Howlett thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Donde (ranked 2509 p4p, 294 weight class) and Young Buck (ranked 1951 p4p, 229 weight class). Buck has chosen Beat it as his entrance music. Raymond Donde is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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155 lbs
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21
163 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Donde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Young Buck!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buck misses with an uppercut. Donde saw that one coming.
Donde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buck attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Buck stuffs the takedown attempt from Donde. Donde gets slowly back to his feet.
Buck lands a head kick!
Raymond Donde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buck connects with a body shot that sends Donde's belly button to the back.
Donde decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Donde is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Buck moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Buck keeping full guard, as Donde tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donde slips nicely into half guard.
Donde tries to pass to full mount but Buck defends it.
Buck is defending against the submission attempts here by Donde.
Donde seems to be looking for submissions.
Donde has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Buck defend it? Donde steps over the head and cranks it - Buck is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Donde!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raymond Donde!
A very excited looking Raymond Donde made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Young Buck stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shit!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcinho Sitsongrit (ranked 962 p4p, 105 weight class) and Ronald Mateo Suarez (ranked 3146 p4p, 267 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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21
150 lbs
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20
150 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcinho Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronald Mateo Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Suarez.
Suarez jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sitsongrit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Suarez throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Suarez misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a right hand to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sitsongrit enables Suarez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sitsongrit manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Suarez wants to stand but Sitsongrit has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position.
Sitsongrit managing to control the position.
Suarez wants to stand but Sitsongrit has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit seems keen to control Suarez's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sitsongrit is on top in guard.
Suarez keeping moving, preventing Sitsongrit from controlling successfully.
Sitsongrit works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Suarez won't allow Sitsongrit to pass to mount.
Sitsongrit wants to take a breather but Suarez is having none of it.
Sitsongrit trying to mount his opponent but Suarez defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez wants to improve his position but Sitsongrit is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sitsongrit is trying to work for a kimura but Suarez is defending well.
Sitsongrit is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Suarez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sitsongrit. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Suarez is trying to get back to full guard.
Sitsongrit works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sitsongrit trying to control the action but Suarez is working from the bottom.
Suarez is looking to regain half guard here but Sitsongrit keeps moving and retains side control.
Sitsongrit has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sitsongrit pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Sitsongrit is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Suarez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looking to control but Suarez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sitsongrit pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Sitsongrit working for a guillotine from mount but Suarez is in no mood to give up.
Sitsongrit looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sitsongrit is working for a guillotine from mount but Suarez frees his head quite easily.
Sitsongrit looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcinho Sitsongrit dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Suarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suarez can do to turn this around?
A big left from Suarez misses.
Sitsongrit drops down looking for a counter takedown but Suarez sprawls and moves away.
Suarez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Suarez throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suarez.
A counter left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Suarez knows he should have avoided that one.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sitsongrit as he jumps to the side.
Suarez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Suarez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Suarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Suarez.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Suarez avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suarez moves away.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Suarez is defended easily by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Marcinho Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Mateo Suarez.
Suarez throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Suarez moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Suarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Suarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ronald Mateo Suarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suarez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suarez slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suarez.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suarez.
Suarez throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suarez.
Suarez misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a single leg into guard. Suarez didn't expect that.
Sitsongrit pushes down on Suarez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sitsongrit is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Suarez is just riding it out for now. Sitsongrit eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Suarez is keeping him busy.
Suarez tries to get to full guard but Sitsongrit has control of the leg.
Sitsongrit trying to control the pace.
Suarez holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sitsongrit is trying to work for a kimura but Suarez is defending well.
Sitsongrit is thwarting Suarez's attempts to control the position.
Sitsongrit performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sitsongrit moves nicely into side control.
Sitsongrit is staying tight to Suarez's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcinho Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Suarez throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Suarez.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Suarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suarez fails with a takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suarez cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Suarez lands with an uppercut that bounces Sitsongrit off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Suarez.
Suarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Suarez connects with a body shot.
Suarez has his takedown stuffed
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice double leg into side control. Suarez won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is working to tighten his grip on Suarez's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Suarez has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Sitsongrit is really squeezing tight and eventually Suarez passes out! Sitsongrit breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marcinho Sitsongrit!
Marcinho Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
Marcinho Sitsongrit 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Butler (ranked 1007 p4p, 108 weight class) and Thiago Araujo (ranked 1429 p4p, 142 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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31
215 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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285 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Araujo!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araujo just misses with a punch to the body.
Butler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Araujo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butler working the head and body with strikes.
Araujo is looking to reverse the position.
Butler landing a few strikes.
Butler looks up at the clock and then as Araujo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Butler smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Araujo is looking for a sweep.
We've been hearing good reports from Butler's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Butler tries to advance to mount but Araujo denies him.
Butler lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Araujo tries to bench press Butler off him but Butler keeps the position.
Araujo wants to control but Butler postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butler scores with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butler working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Butler cracks Araujo with a big right hand but Araujo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Araujo is rocked!
Araujo is trying to improve his position.
Butler trying to control the action but Araujo is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo is looking for a sweep.
Araujo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Araujo tries to roll over but Butler keeps him under control.
Araujo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Araujo wants to improve his position but Butler is controlling well.
Butler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Butler is looking to advance position but Araujo won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Butler lands a nice short elbow.
Butler has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Araujo tries to reverse the position but Butler maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Butler.
Butler 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.
Butler fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Araujo is still in real trouble! Can Butler finish him?
Butler postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Araujo bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Butler and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Butler!
A victorious Jake Butler 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Derek Vinyard (ranked 548 p4p, 21 weight class) and Yodsanan Sityodtong (ranked 1062 p4p, 51 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Vinyard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsanan Sityodtong!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Sityodtong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vinyard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vinyard.
Sityodtong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vinyard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sityodtong defending well as Vinyard loads up on a big left hand.
Vinyard moves into range and clinches up with Sityodtong.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
Sityodtong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sityodtong lands a body punch.
Sityodtong blocking some punches.
We've been informed that Sityodtong has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sityodtong misses with a body punch.
Sityodtong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sityodtong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to Vinyard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vinyard blocking some punches.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard struggles to land a body shot inside as Sityodtong controls his hands.
Sityodtong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vinyard is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinyard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sityodtong.
Vinyard scores with a shot to the side of Sityodtong's head.
Vinyard scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sityodtong.
A short right from Sityodtong.
Vinyard lands a nice uppercut.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
Sityodtong is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Vinyard.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vinyard lands a hook that snaps the head of Sityodtong backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinyard.
Vinyard pushes Sityodtong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sityodtong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vinyard avoiding damage as Sityodtong throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Sityodtong.
Sityodtong blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard swings wildly with an uppercut but Sityodtong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sityodtong looking to slow down the pace here.
Sityodtong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vinyard.
Sityodtong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sityodtong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
Sityodtong taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sityodtong.
Sityodtong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Vinyard blocks a body shot from Sityodtong.
Sityodtong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinyard throws a punch but it's blocked by Sityodtong.
Sityodtong digs a right hand into Vinyard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vinyard's gas tank.
Sityodtong lands a hook that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
Sityodtong lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Vinyard.
Sityodtong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sityodtong.
Sityodtong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
Sityodtong working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vinyard as Sityodtong tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vinyard.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Sityodtong fails to land.
Vinyard lands with a short shot to the head.
Vinyard pushes Sityodtong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sityodtong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sityodtong lands a left hand.
Sityodtong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vinyard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sityodtong is rocked!
Vinyard swings wildly with an uppercut but Sityodtong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sityodtong is still on wobbly legs! Can Vinyard finish him?
Sityodtong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sityodtong lands with a right to the head.
Vinyard misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sityodtong blocking some punches.
Sityodtong tries to throw a body punch but Vinyard avoids it by throwing Sityodtong back against the cage.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard throws a punch but it's blocked by Sityodtong.
Vinyard throws a punch but it's blocked by Sityodtong.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Sityodtong swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sityodtong swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
Sityodtong seems to have recovered his senses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sityodtong.
Sityodtong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sityodtong lands an uppercut.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard throws a punch but it's blocked by Sityodtong.
Sityodtong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vinyard up against the cage.
Sityodtong taking a breather.
Vinyard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
Vinyard prevents a body shot from Sityodtong.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Sityodtong.
Vinyard throws a punch but it's blocked by Sityodtong.
Sityodtong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sityodtong struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinyard controls his hands.
Sityodtong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jab from Vinyard.
Sityodtong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vinyard scores with a counter punch that sends Sityodtong to the canvas! Vinyard smells blood - he's punishing Sityodtong with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Sityodtong has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Vinyard!
Derek Vinyard retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Derek Vinyard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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