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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 7917 p4p, 624 weight class) and Mikey Eastman (ranked 6129 p4p, 580 weight class). Eastman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Go Ninja Go. Mikey Eastman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikey Eastman!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eastman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meridius.
Meridius stuns Eastman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Eastman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Eastman walks into a stiff left hand from Meridius.
Meridius 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.
Meridius throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eastman on the side of the head.
Eastman takes one to the chin there.
A punch lands to the side of Eastman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Meridius thuds a left hand into Eastman's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meridius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Meridius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meridius bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Eastman's head.
Eastman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Meridius checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little feinted left hand from Meridius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meridius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Eastman with a poor takedown
and Meridius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Eastman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Meridius digs a good body shot into Eastman's ribs.
Meridius scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius moves into range and connects with a jab.
Meridius is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Meridius drops Eastman with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Eastman looks back up at him and smiles so Meridius waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Eastman is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meridius lands a jab to the head.
Eastman is still on wobbly legs! Can Meridius finish him?
Meridius cracks Eastman on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Eastman falls backwards against the cage. Meridius follows up with more strikes that drop Eastman to his knees. Meridius keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Eastman! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximus Meridius!
Mikey Eastman spoke after the fight, saying 'Im Young and will bounce back. Thank you for everyone who is supporting me.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Larry Haggus (ranked 5197 p4p, 474 weight class) and Ethan Wright (ranked 6496 p4p, 519 weight class). The key to victory for Larry Haggus has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Larry Haggus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethan Wright!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright fails with the takedown.
Haggus looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Haggus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wright tries for a takedown but Haggus circles away easily
and Haggus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Haggus throws a head punch that misses.
Wright gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Wright takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Haggus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wright.
Haggus trying to control but Wright postures up.
Wright seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggus is trying to maintain the position but Wright is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if Wright is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wright really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haggus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Wright.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wright connects with a nice short shot to Haggus's temple.
Wright is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Haggus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wright scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wright 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.
Wright thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haggus's head.
Wright 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wright is looking to take a break and control but Haggus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haggus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wright scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wright missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wright seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Haggus actively working from the bottom here.
Wright trying to control from half guard but Haggus is working away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wright lands strikes from half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wright working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wright lands a nice short elbow.
Haggus is looking for a sweep. Wright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wright winds up and cracks Haggus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wright looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Haggus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wright is nestled in close to Haggus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wright lands a nice short elbow.
Haggus is rocked!
Wright is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Haggus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wright is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haggus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wright.
Wright seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wright stalling away here and it's allowed Haggus to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wright is working Haggus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggus controls Wright momentarily but Wright frees himself.
Wright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Haggus's head.
Wright landing with the ground and pound.
Wright connects with a couple of short punches.
Wright pushing down on Haggus's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wright lands with a punch from half guard.
Wright lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Haggus quite badly. Haggus pulls Wright in close trying to recover. Wright postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Haggus on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Haggus doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethan Wright!
During a confident post fight interview, Ethan Wright 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Magnar Sigthordisson (ranked 4149 p4p, 401 weight class) and Khali Mukafi (ranked 4890 p4p, 451 weight class). Sigthordisson comes to the cage accompanied by Ganstagrass - Long hard times to come. Magnar Sigthordisson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnar Sigthordisson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Khali Mukafi!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigthordisson jabs Mukafi right on the nose. Mukafi blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Khali Mukafi has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Sigthordisson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mukafi doesn't seem phased though.
Sigthordisson tests Mukafi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mukafi fails with the takedown.
Mukafi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sigthordisson lands a nice shot that snaps Mukafi's head back.
Mukafi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice takedown defense from Sigthordisson. No joy for Mukafi on that attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mukafi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sigthordisson but Sigthordisson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Magnar Sigthordisson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khali Mukafi.
Sigthordisson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sigthordisson wants it to stay on the feet.
Mukafi blocks a head kick by Sigthordisson.
Sigthordisson scores with a push kick.
Sigthordisson tests Mukafi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sigthordisson connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukafi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sigthordisson works the jab nicely.
Magnar Sigthordisson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sigthordisson misses with a head kick.
Sigthordisson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sigthordisson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mukafi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sigthordisson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sigthordisson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sigthordisson lands a hook that snaps the head of Mukafi backwards.
Sigthordisson stops a takedown attempt from Mukafi.
A short right from Sigthordisson.
Sigthordisson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mukafi's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigthordisson works on Mukafi's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sigthordisson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That has opened up Khali Mukafi's cut even more.
Sigthordisson breaks the clinch.
Magnar Sigthordisson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sigthordisson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mukafi. Mukafi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mukafi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sigthordisson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mukafi tries to move into range but Sigthordisson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sigthordisson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mukafi's head backwards.
Nice shot by Sigthordisson.
Mukafi is rocked!
Sigthordisson cracks the inside of Mukafi's front leg.
Sigthordisson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mukafi takes a step back to recover.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sigthordisson.
Sigthordisson lands a nice shot that snaps Mukafi's head back.
Mukafi is still on wobbly legs! Can Sigthordisson finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sigthordisson.
Mukafi seems to have recovered his senses.
Sigthordisson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sigthordisson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mukafi or perhaps it was just good defense by Sigthordisson, which made it look bad.
Mukafi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sigthordisson defends it nicely.
Mukafi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sigthordisson lands a jab to the head.
Mukafi takes one to the chin there.
The cut above Khali Mukafi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mukafi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sigthordisson connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Mukafi tumbling to the canvas! Sigthordisson pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Mukafi was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Magnar Sigthordisson!
A very excited looking Magnar Sigthordisson 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack King (ranked 4284 p4p, 506 weight class) and Vladamir Slamenkov (ranked 4990 p4p, 543 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladamir Slamenkov!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with the combination.
Slamenkov fails with the takedown.
King definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A cross from King lands.
King shoots in but Slamenkov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Slamenkov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Slamenkov persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
Slamenkov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Slamenkov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King keeping full guard, as Slamenkov tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King keeping moving, preventing Slamenkov from controlling successfully.
Slamenkov wanted to stand there but King had control of the position.
King is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King trying to control the position here.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Slamenkov is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
King looks for a takedown but Slamenkov sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
King clinches up with Slamenkov and pushes him back against the cage.
King is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jack King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladamir Slamenkov.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Slamenkov leaning against his opponent.
Slamenkov jumps guard.
King trying to control but Slamenkov is working from the bottom.
Slamenkov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Slamenkov has his foot on King's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. King works his way back into a safe position though.
Slamenkov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Slamenkov throws a big elbow that misses.
King keeping moving, preventing Slamenkov from controlling successfully.
Slamenkov throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wants to stand up but Slamenkov is controlling him.
Slamenkov drops back looking for a leg! King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and King manages to kick Slamenkov off! Slamenkov jumps back into King's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Slamenkov looking to pass the guard.
King is trying to control the position but Slamenkov postures up.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slamenkov on the ground.
Slamenkov is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Slamenkov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Slamenkov trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slamenkov drops back looking for a leg! King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and King manages to kick Slamenkov off! Slamenkov jumps back into King's guard.
Slamenkov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
King is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slamenkov is controlling him.
Slamenkov wants to stand but King has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
King moves into the clinch.
King leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladamir Slamenkov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
King darts in and clinches Slamenkov up against the cage.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Slamenkov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Slamenkov wants a takedown.
King tries a body shot but Slamenkov blocks it.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Slamenkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slamenkov goes for a takedown attempt but King pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
King leaves Slamenkov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jack King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladamir Slamenkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King darts in and clinches Slamenkov up against the cage.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slamenkov stalling in the clinch.
King is trying to push Slamenkov away but Slamenkov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slamenkov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slamenkov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Slamenkov trying to control the position.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Slamenkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slamenkov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Slamenkov looking for a guillotine here but King defends easily.
Slamenkov wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slamenkov throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
King is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Slamenkov looking to control but King passes into half guard.
King is looking for a kimura here.
Slamenkov moves into full guard.
King in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Slamenkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King postures up.
King stands up over Slamenkov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Slamenkov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Slamenkov controls King momentarily but King frees himself.
King postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
King has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
King won't allow Slamenkov to sweep him here.
Slamenkov working for a triangle but King defends it easily.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Slamenkov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slamenkov drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Slamenkov as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! King screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Slamenkov! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Vladamir Slamenkov!
After winning the bout, Vladamir Slamenkov 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 Will Andreas (ranked 7228 p4p, 535 weight class) and Andre Valentino (ranked 3688 p4p, 395 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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164 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Will Andreas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Valentino!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentino swings for the body but Andreas moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Valentino has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Valentino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good exchange - Valentino coming out on top.
Valentino cracks Andreas with a good jab.
Andreas fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andreas walks into a jab.
Valentino connects with a single shot there.
Valentino feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andreass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Valentino tries to avoid it but Andreas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Valentino to the ground. Valentino escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andreas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Andreas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Andreas really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Valentino has control of Andreas's left arm, preventing Andreas from doing any damage.
Valentino keeping moving, preventing Andreas from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andreas preventing the sweep.
Andreas forces his way into half guard.
Valentino trying to control here.
Valentino is looking to improve his position.
Andreas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Andreas maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Valentino could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Andreas has cracked it and Valentino is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Andreas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Will Andreas!
Will Andreas 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Norman (ranked 5918 p4p, 572 weight class) and Aran Ryan (ranked 2928 p4p, 394 weight class). Norman comes to the cage accompanied by Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Aran Ryan enters 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 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Norman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aran Ryan!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norman misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ryan! But no joy.
Norman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryan throws out a counter right but Norman avoids it with no problem.
Norman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ryan checks it well.
Ryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norman moves into the clinch successfully.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norman tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryan avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a body punch.
Norman has Ryan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ryan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Norman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Norman.
Ryan is looking to control Norman's arms but Norman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ryan has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ryan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Norman wants to take the fight to the mat but Ryan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ryan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ryan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Norman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Norman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Norman controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryan.
Norman tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryan avoids the damage to the body.
Norman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ryan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Norman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norman throws a right and a left that Ryan avoids nicely.
Norman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ryan sprawls well initially but Norman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norman uses his free foot to push down on Ryan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ryan.
Norman wants to finish this one by submission but Ryan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Norman.
Norman has control of Ryan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ryan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ryan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Norman looking to secure an arm triangle but Ryan defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ryan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ryan blocking the ground and pound.
Norman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman throws some wild stikes that Ryan manages to avoid easily.
Norman looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Norman quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Norman but it's paid off an Ryan is forced to tap! Nice work by Norman.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Norman!
During a confident post fight interview, William Norman 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 Diego Oriola (ranked 2408 p4p, 287 weight class) and Lucky Day (ranked 4339 p4p, 441 weight class). Lucky Day will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Oriola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucky Day!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Day throws a jab when Oriola was well out of range.
Oriola changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Day has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Oriola is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A jab from Day does it's job there.
Day throws a jab but it's blocked by Oriola.
Day works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Day throws a lazy uppercut
and Oriola counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Oriola passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Day!
Oriola sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Oriola is trying to take his opponent's back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Oriola locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Day is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diego Oriola!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Nasty (ranked 3631 p4p, 337 weight class) and Bill Watson (ranked 4061 p4p, 366 weight class). Nasty comes to the cage accompanied by Green Hell. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Nasty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Watson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson stuffs the takedown attempt from Nasty. Nasty gets slowly back to his feet.
Watson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nasty looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Watson lands a left and a right that send Nasty crashing to the mat, dazed. Watson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Jack Nasty has been cut.
Watson lands a big uppercut and Nasty crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nasty looks OK. Watson waves Nasty back to his feet!
Nasty is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson moves in close and cracks Nasty with a massive right hand! Nasty, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Watson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Watson!
Jack Nasty was interviewed post fight and said 'I got nothin to say'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagoduv (ranked 3684 p4p, 370 weight class) and Mario Benedetti (ranked 3182 p4p, 335 weight class). Benedetti has chosen Bajafondo as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 New York, Khabib Nurmagoduv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagoduv uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Nurmagoduv walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benedetti scores with a jab. Nurmagoduv acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nurmagoduv walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benedetti with a jab.
Nurmagoduv walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benedetti just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck for Nurmagoduv with that takedown attempt.
Benedetti cracks Nurmagoduv with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Benedetti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benedetti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurmagoduv shoots in for a double leg but Benedetti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Benedetti misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti forces Nurmagoduv back against the cage and clinches.
Benedetti lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Benedetti on the inside.
Benedetti pushes Nurmagoduv back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti manages to break the clinch.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nurmagoduv.
Nurmagoduv looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benedetti throws a hook but Nurmagoduv blocks it.
Benedetti swings for the body but Nurmagoduv moves out of range.
A left and a right from Benedetti both land. Nice combination.
Benedetti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A body shot lands from Benedetti.
Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmagoduv closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nurmagoduv ducks right into an uppercut from Benedetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti cracks Nurmagoduv with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benedetti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benedetti connects with a right hand. Nurmagoduv shakes it off.
Nurmagoduv fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Nurmagoduv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benedetti lands a nice hook to Nurmagoduv's body. Nurmagoduv takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nurmagoduv closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benedetti swings for the body but Nurmagoduv moves out of range.
Nurmagoduv attempts a counter takedown but Benedetti avoids it well and moves away.
Nurmagoduv moves in looking to clinch but Benedetti pushes him off.
Mario Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good shot there by Benedetti.
Benedetti tries to clinch
and Nurmagoduv counters with a nice double leg into side control. Benedetti won't be happy with that.
Benedetti 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.
Benedetti is not content to let Nurmagoduv control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nurmagoduv is controlling him well.
Nurmagoduv working the ground and pound but Benedetti is defending the strikes.
Benedetti is trying to buck Nurmagoduv off.
Benedetti tries to bench press Nurmagoduv off him but Nurmagoduv keeps the position.
Nurmagoduv throws a strike aimed at the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti avoids it well.
Nurmagoduv trying to control the position but Benedetti is working away.
Nurmagoduv landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nurmagoduv wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The strikes coming from Nurmagoduv are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Benedetti manages to get back to half guard.
Nurmagoduv missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nurmagoduv 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.
Nurmagoduv is nestled in close to Benedetti, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nurmagoduv lands with a punch from half guard.
Nurmagoduv with the ground and pound but Benedetti uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Nurmagoduv missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nurmagoduv connects with a couple of short punches.
Nurmagoduv throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Benedetti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nurmagoduv stops Benedetti from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Benedetti dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurmagoduv is just out of range.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurmagoduv drops down looking for a counter takedown but Benedetti sprawls and moves away.
Nurmagoduv takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmagoduv takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benedetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurmagoduv's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benedetti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nurmagoduv scrambles back to his feet.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Nurmagoduv was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nurmagoduv shoots in for a takedown but Benedetti shows good takedown defense.
Benedetti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti lands with a short shot to the head.
Benedetti is pressed up against the cage. Nurmagoduv has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Benedetti down to the mat. Benedetti avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
Nurmagoduv half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A shot to the liver by Benedetti. Beautiful body shot.
Benedetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benedetti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nurmagoduv on the side of the head.
Benedetti moves into range and clinches up with Nurmagoduv.
Benedetti scores with a shot to the side of Nurmagoduv's head.
Benedetti cracks Nurmagoduv with a nice body shot.
A short right from Benedetti on the inside.
Benedetti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nurmagoduv backwards.
Benedetti breaks the clinch.
Nurmagoduv walks into a stiff left hand from Benedetti.
Nurmagoduv takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Benedetti dips to his left and cracks Nurmagoduv with an uppercut!
Benedetti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nurmagoduv has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nurmagoduv under the eye.
Benedetti scores with a hook.
Benedetti instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nurmagoduv is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Benedetti gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Nurmagoduv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benedetti digs a right hand into Nurmagoduv's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nurmagoduv's gas tank.
Nurmagoduv drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benedetti lands a left hand.
Benedetti lands a body punch.
Benedetti lands a shot to the body.
Nurmagoduv tries for a takedown but Benedetti manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benedetti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nurmagoduv.
Benedetti lands a nice shot to the body.
Benedetti lands a body shot.
Benedetti lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nurmagoduv takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Decent striking displayed by Benedetti there.
Nurmagoduv walks into a jab.
Benedetti misses with a series of wild punches.
Benedetti drives through and clinches with Nurmagoduv against the cage.
Benedetti breaks the clinch.
Nurmagoduv takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mario Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benedetti misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurmagoduv misses the target.
Nurmagoduv on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benedetti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Benedetti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagoduv shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benedetti pinned against the cage. Benedetti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nurmagoduv looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurmagoduv moves away.
Nurmagoduv feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Benedetti. No joy for Nurmagoduv on that attempt.
Nurmagoduv walks into a straight right hand from Benedetti.
A jab lands there for Benedetti.
Benedetti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nurmagoduv looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nurmagoduv doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Benedetti clinches up with Nurmagoduv and pushes him back against the cage.
Benedetti breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Benedetti. That snapped Nurmagoduv's head back.
Benedetti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nurmagoduv, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Benedetti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Benedetti stuns Nurmagoduv with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nurmagoduv shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benedetti.
Benedetti scores with a hook.
Benedetti lands a nice shot to the body.
Benedetti tests Nurmagoduv's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nurmagoduv gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benedetti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nurmagoduvs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Benedetti cracks a nice hook into Nurmagoduv's ribs.
A lazy left from Benedetti finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the head.
Nurmagoduv takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti scores with a shot to the body.
Nurmagoduv takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benedetti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Benedetti lands with an uppercut that bounces Nurmagoduv off the cage and back into range.
Benedetti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Benedetti.
Nurmagoduv shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benedetti as he avoids it easily.
Benedetti tries to bum rush Nurmagoduv with a series of wild strikes but Nurmagoduv uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nurmagoduv avoids the body shot from Benedetti.
Nurmagoduv changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Benedetti lands.
Benedetti scores with a decent looking hook.
Nurmagoduv uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Nurmagoduv tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benedetti sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nurmagoduv somewhat.
Mario Benedetti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benedetti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nurmagoduv circles away quickly and effectively.
Nurmagoduv appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Benedetti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benedetti connects with a single shot there.
Benedetti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benedetti throws out a powerful jab.
Nurmagoduv is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nurmagoduv takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmagoduv was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Nurmagoduv attempts a counter takedown but Benedetti avoids it well and moves away.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti slaps away a takedown attempt from Nurmagoduv, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Nurmagoduv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benedetti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Benedetti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nurmagoduv on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benedetti cracks Nurmagoduv with an open hand slap.
Benedetti punishes Nurmagoduv's body with a nice straight punch.
Benedetti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Nurmagoduv uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nurmagoduv tries to counter with a takedown but Benedetti is quick to defend against it.
Benedetti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benedetti sizes up Nurmagoduv with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nurmagoduv takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nurmagoduv shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nurmagoduv has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benedetti finds it's way round the side to connect with Nurmagoduv's head.
Nurmagoduv walks into a jab.
Good exchange - Benedetti coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurmagoduv takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benedetti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khabib Nurmagoduv has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nurmagoduv takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Benedetti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Benedetti winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 25:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Benedetti!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mario Benedetti made sure he mentioned Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunna Win (ranked 1425 p4p, 223 weight class) and Jordon Shoemaker (ranked 2175 p4p, 316 weight class). Shoemaker has chosen Nelly - Air Force Ones as his entrance music. Jordon Shoemaker has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunna Win!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordon Shoemaker!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Win lands a left and a right that send Shoemaker crashing to the mat, dazed. Win thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Win looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Win cracks Shoemaker with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Shoemaker looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Win finish him?
Shoemaker is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Win darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Shoemaker's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Win before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunna Win!
During a confident post fight interview, Gunna Win thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Jordon Shoemaker stepped up to the mic, saying 'JAG 4 Lyfe'.
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