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Madness Insanity 11 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Milos (ranked 6819 p4p, 511 weight class) and Janis Blums (ranked 24559 p4p, 537 weight class). Blums is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by BEAST by Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard. Janis Blums acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Milos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Janis Blums!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blums tries to clinch but Milos moves away
and Blums takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blums throws a head kick but Milos moves out of range.
Milos scores with a leg kick.
Blums tries to score a power double leg takedown but Milos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blums somewhat.
Milos scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Janis Blums has been cut.
Milos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blums's calf.
Milos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Milos blocks a low kick nicely.
Milos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blums's calf.
A head kick by Blums misses
and Milos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Milos blocks a head kick by Blums.
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!
Milos avoids the head kick by Blums.
Milos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab, jab by Milos - just one landing.
Blums is rocked!
Blums walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Milos swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ricardo Milos!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corazon Silva (ranked 4431 p4p, 435 weight class) and Frederik Weinstein (ranked 24820 p4p, 576 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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154 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Corazon Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frederik Weinstein!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Weinstein with that takedown attempt.
Silva feinted with a counter takedown.
Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Weinstein to the ground. Silva is now in Weinstein's guard.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Weinstein is keeping the position.
Weinstein can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Weinstein is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Corazon Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Murphy (ranked 4006 p4p, 456 weight class) and Orange Karaage (ranked 24449 p4p, 638 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orange Karaage!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karaage fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Murphy sprawls well initially but Karaage persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Murphy is refusing to be controlled, as Karaage sits in half guard.
Karaage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Murphy keeping control of the position.
Murphy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murphy.
Karaage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murphy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Karaage preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karaage looking to sit in guard and control but Murphy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Murphy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Murphy wanted to stand there but Karaage had control of the position.
Murphy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Murphy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy drops back looking for a leg! Karaage is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Karaage manages to kick Murphy off! Murphy jumps back into Karaage's guard.
Murphy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Murphy scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karaage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murphy is one step ahead there.
Murphy tries to free his leg and advance position but Karaage is retaining full guard.
Murphy drops back looking for a leg! Karaage is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Karaage manages to kick Murphy off! Murphy jumps back into Karaage's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Murphy content to stall in guard here.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Karaage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Karaage manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murphy is on top in guard.
Murphy content to stall in guard here.
Murphy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Karaage, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy dives in and scores a takedown into Karaage's guard.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Karaage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy stays in close to Karaage's body and controls the position.
Murphy postures up.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Karaage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Karaage looking to control but Murphy passes into half guard.
Murphy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Murphy maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Karaage could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Murphy has cracked it and Karaage is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Murphy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tommy Murphy!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tommy Murphy made sure he mentioned VanDam Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dale Steyn (ranked 4368 p4p, 465 weight class) and Jude Keene (ranked 3005 p4p, 361 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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179 lbs
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Brawler
Good chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dale Steyn!
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, Jude Keene!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steyn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Keene misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steyn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steyn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keene moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keene throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steyn feinted with a counter takedown.
Steyn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steyn appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Keene lands a nice looking body kick.
Keene jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keene moves away from the strike by Steyn.
Steyn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Keene!
Keene bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steyn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Keene counters with a straight right hand.
Keene throws a body shot but no joy.
Steyn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Steyn backs off Keene throws a huge counter combo but Steyn manages to avoid it all.
Steyn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Keene backs up against the cage.
Steyn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Keene counters with a nice uppercut.
Steyn scores with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Keene.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steyn misses with a wild body shot.
Steyn with a poor takedown
and Keene counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keene misses with a looping right.
Keene misses with a straight left.
Keene uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steyn.
Steyn misses with an uppercut
and Keene finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Keene.
Keene moves away from the strike by Steyn.
Keene lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Keene fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steyn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Keene moves out of range as Steyn strikes.
Keene has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Keene looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Keene connects with a nice looking jab.
Steyn avoids a kick to the body.
Steyn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keene was well out of range. Poor timing from Steyn.
Keene scores with a nice strike.
Steyn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Steyn misses the shot to the body.
Keene slips a jab from Steyn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steyn looking to score a takedown here. Keene is defending well but Steyn drives through and ends up in Keene's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Keene is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Steyn is controlling him.
Keene working a defensive guard here.
Keene is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Steyn wants to improve his position but Keene is controlling well.
Keene wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steyn keeps working.
Steyn is looking to control Keene's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Steyn avoid being mounted?
Keene stalling away here and it's allowed Steyn to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steyn 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.
Steyn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Steyn tries to get out of the position.
Steyn keeping moving, preventing Keene from controlling successfully.
Steyn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Keene's guard.
Steyn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jude Keene dominated that round.
That's time! Steyn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Steyn throws a looping overhand right but Keene ducks down to avoid it.
Keene appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Steyn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steyn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Keenes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Keene finds it's way through Steyn's defenses.
Steyn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Keene throws Steyn to one side and escapes!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steyn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Steyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keene manages to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Keene - that will leave a mark!
Steyn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Keene counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Steyn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steyn misses with a right hand
and Keene counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steyn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Steyn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Steyn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keene lands with a nice body kick.
Keene listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Keene fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Steyn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jude Keene is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steyn throws a hook to the side of Keene's head but Keene sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steyn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Keene counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steyn thinking.
Steyn throws a hook but Keene blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keene manages to avoid it.
Keene replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Steyn blocks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keene throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dale Steyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steyn defending well as Keene loads up on a big left hand.
Steyn looks to land a combination but Keene avoids it well.
Steyn cracks a nice hook into Keene's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steyn. Keene does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Keene on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Steyn misses with an uppercut
and Keene counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keene connects with a leg kick. Steyn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Steyn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keene feints and then cracks Steyn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steyn down.
Steyn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Keene counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters circling a little - Keene finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Keene has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Keene tries to land a front kick but Steyn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keene looks to score with a jab to the body but Steyn is just out of range.
Keene throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keene goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Keene throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Steyn throws a hook but Keene blocks it.
Keene was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Keene, right into the meat.
Steyn is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Keene's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Steyn shoots and misses
and Keene connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dale Steyn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keene connects with a body shot.
Steyn ducks under a wild hook from Keene.
Keene misses with a body kick.
Steyn changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Steyn feints and as Keene raises his hands in defense, Steyn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jude Keene has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steyn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Keene swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Keene looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Keene is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steyn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steyn is working Keene over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Keene is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Steyn works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jude Keene showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Steyn throws a sloppy body shot
and Keene makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Steyn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keene displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Steyn.
Keene tries a head kick but it misses.
Keene misses with a body shot.
Steyn misses with a hook.
Steyn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jude Keene seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keene throws a sloppy head kick and Steyn moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Steyn - just one landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Keene.
Keene motions for Steyn to come forward. Keene throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steyn misses the body punch
and Keene counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steyn throws a big shot that misses.
Steyn misses with a hook.
Steyn tries to move into range but Keene moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Steyn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Keene counters with a stiff right hand.
Steyn misses with a two punch combination.
Keene lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Keene lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steyn at a distance.
Keene feints and then cracks Steyn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steyn down.
Keene dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Keene throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good exchange - Steyn coming out on top.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Keene, as that shot connected.
Dale Steyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keene blocks a jab.
Keene follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Keene lands a nice shot to the body.
That kick from Keene tenderised Steyn's leg. Steyn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Keene throws an overhand right that lands on Steyn's shoulder, as Steyn tries to avoid the shot.
Keene uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steyn.
Keene wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Keene throws a nice head kick!
Steyn throws out a powerful jab.
Steyn ducks under a wild hook from Keene.
Steyn misses with an uppercut.
Steyn loads up on a big right hand but Keene slips the punch.
Steyn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Keene to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steyn manages to avoid it.
Steyn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Keene cracks Steyn with an open hand slap.
Steyn throws a hook but Keene blocks it.
Steyn tries to bum rush Keene with a series of wild strikes but Keene uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steyn will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Keene is looking to slow Steyn down with leg kicks.
Steyn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keene.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Keene! But no joy.
Steyn drops his hands momentarily and Keene takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steyn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steyn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Keene as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steyn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keene displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steyn throws out the jab.
Keene lands a slapping body shot.
Keene connects with the punch.
Steyn throws a series of punches but Keene avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keene lands a body shot.
Steyn fails with the takedown
and Keene counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dale Steyn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steyn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keene.
Steyn throws a combination that misses
and Keene counters with a stiff right hand.
Jude Keene is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Keene lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jude Keene comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Keene has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jude Keene!
Our winner, Jude Keene, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilpo Pallero (ranked 3937 p4p, 397 weight class) and Kenneth Smith (ranked 3520 p4p, 359 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilpo Pallero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenneth Smith!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws out a loose jab but Pallero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pallero seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Smith dives in and scores a takedown into Pallero's guard.
Pallero is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
Pallero is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Pallero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pallero throws his legs up looking for a submission but Smith uses it to pass to side control.
Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pallero knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Pallero sneaks back into half guard.
Smith passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pallero!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith controlling his opponent.
Pallero is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Pallero working to try and regain half guard.
Smith is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pallero can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pallero can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pallero really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pallero has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Smith is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pallero has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Smith wants to control the pace but Pallero is squirming around nicely.
Pallero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Pallero has given up his back. Will we see Smith going for some submissions?
Pallero is trying to defend against the choke here but Smith has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Smith Tightens the hold and Pallero taps out furiously! Smith displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kenneth Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Southern Goon (ranked 2986 p4p, 319 weight class) and Alexander Kokorin (ranked 5242 p4p, 474 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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26
162 lbs
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164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Southern Goon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Kokorin!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokorin with a poor takedown
and Goon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kokorin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Goon counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kokorin! Goon lets Kokorin back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kokorin is rocked!
Goon flashes Kokorin a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Kokorin's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Kokorin crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Goon punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Southern Goon!
A very excited looking Southern Goon 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Will Charles (ranked 2802 p4p, 308 weight class) and Joe Monroe (ranked 3539 p4p, 362 weight class). Joe Monroe will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Will Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Monroe !
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe moves into the clinch.
Charles tries for a takedown. No joy.
Charles has hold of one of Monroe 's legs. Monroe is fighting the takedown attempt but Charles gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Charles throwing strikes from guard but Monroe blocks nicely.
Charles missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Charles postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Charles is looking to work some ground and pound but Monroe has wrist control.
Charles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Monroe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Charles tries to free his leg and advance position but Monroe is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles with a flurry of punches that miss.
Charles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Monroe controls Charles momentarily but Charles frees himself.
Charles trying to control the position from guard on top but Monroe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles postures up in Monroe 's guard and throws a big left but Monroe blocks it.
Charles slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Monroe 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 referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Charles throwing strikes but missing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Monroe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Charless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Charles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Monroe tries to clinch but Charles is having none of it.
Monroe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Charles at a distance.
Monroe closes the distance and clinches.
Monroe breaks the clinch.
Monroe takes the fight into the clinch.
Charles goes for a takedown attempt but Monroe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Monroe lands a jab-cross combination.
Joe Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe tries to clinch up.
Jab, jab by Monroe - just one landing.
Charles tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Monroe defends well and Charles ends up having to push Monroe into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Monroe has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Charles is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Charles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe moves to clinch but Charles breaks away
so Charles counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charles stops Monroe from standing up.
Charles throwing strikes but missing.
Charles throwing strikes but missing.
Monroe wants to sweep but no luck.
Charles 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.
Charles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Monroe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Monroe has momentary wrist control but Charles slips an elbow through the middle.
Charles is working Monroe 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.
Monroe wants to control the position but Charles says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Charles thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Charles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Charles 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.
Charles prevents Monroe from standing back up.
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 Will Charles will probably get the nod.
That's time! Charles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Charles shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Monroe sprawls well. Monroe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Charles gets slowly back to his feet.
Monroe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Monroe is looking to clinch.
Charles tries to counter by clinching up but Monroe breaks away and moves out of range.
Charles has a takedown stuffed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Monroe , right into the meat.
Monroe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Charles in his tracks.
Donk. Monroe catches Charles right on the button with a cross.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch but Charles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Charles shoots in for a double leg but Monroe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Monroe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Charles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe is pawing at Charles, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Charles's nose. Charles is badly hurt! Monroe pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Charles tries desperately to hold on but Monroe is relentless in his assault! As Charles receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Monroe away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Monroe !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Fukk (ranked 2153 p4p, 79 weight class) and Marcus Pickett (ranked 1917 p4p, 75 weight class). Heavy Fukk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcus Pickett's chin.
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280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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26
295 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Heavy Fukk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Pickett!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickett throws a jab but it's blocked by Fukk.
Fukk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pickett cracks Fukk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pickett works Fukk's body with a nice hook.
Fukk missing with a left hand there. Pickett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pickett throws out a loose jab but Fukk uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Pickett tries to get set, Fukk tries to push him back and clinch up but Pickett manages to avoid the attempt.
Fukk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pickett throws a hook but Fukk avoids it easily.
Fukk tries to move into range but Pickett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fukk darts in trying to clinch
enabling Pickett to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pickett.
Fukk is looking to counter the offense by Pickett and move into the clinch.
Pickett throws a jab when Fukk was well out of range.
Fukk wants to clinch up but Pickett keeps it at a distance.
Pickett swings for the body but Fukk moves out of range.
Pickett has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fukk walks into a left hand.
Pickett throws a jab but it's blocked by Fukk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Fukk.
Pickett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pickett misses with a wild body shot.
Fukk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pickett.
Fukk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Fukk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fukk slips under a jab from Pickett.
Fukk tries to counter by clinching up but Pickett breaks away and moves out of range.
Pickett lands with a right hand.
Pickett throws a looping overhand right but Fukk ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukk slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Fukk misses the target.
Pickett misses with an uppercut
and Fukk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fukk.
Pickett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pickett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fukk's elbow.
Fukk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fukk misses with some punches.
Fukk misses with a body punch.
Pickett misses with some punches.
Fukk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pickett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pickett blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pickett fails to land.
Pickett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pickett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fukk's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pickett fails to land.
Pickett misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fukk fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Fukk.
Pickett lands a left hand.
Fukk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pickett tries to work over Fukk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pickett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pickett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Fukk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fukk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pickett misses with the head strike.
Pickett working aggressively here.
Pickett working aggressively here.
Fukk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pickett has a couple of punches blocked by Fukk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Pickett dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fukk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pickett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fukk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pickett misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Fukk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pickett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fukk.
Pickett misses with an uppercut
and Fukk counters by clinching up.
Pickett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pickett swings wildly with an uppercut but Fukk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pickett swings wildly with an uppercut but Fukk uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pickett has a couple of punches blocked by Fukk.
Fukk misses with a punch to the body.
Fukk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fukk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Fukk.
Fukk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pickett's elbow.
Fukk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fukk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pickett is rocked!
Fukk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pickett is still on wobbly legs! Can Fukk finish him?
Fukk throws a big uppercut that drops Pickett! More strikes from Fukk and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pickett lies dazed against the cage as Fukk celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heavy Fukk!
Heavy Fukk really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sportivité logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikki Sixx (ranked 2123 p4p, 236 weight class) and Matt Griffin (ranked 3676 p4p, 371 weight class). Sixx comes to the cage accompanied by Niykee Heaton. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nikki Sixx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sixx lands a jab to the nose.
Horrible takedown attempt by Griffin or perhaps it was just good defense by Sixx, which made it look bad.
Sixx throws a big counter combination but Griffin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sixx scores with a shot to the body.
Sixx shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Griffin's guard.
Sixx preventing the sweep.
Sixx trying to stand up but can't free himself from Griffin's guard.
Sixx throws a big elbow that misses.
Sixx stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Griffin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Griffin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sixx throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sixx postures up and lands a big shot to Griffin's brow.
Sixx trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sixx working some strikes from top position.
Griffin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sixx is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Griffin is looking for a triangle but Sixx pushes his legs off easily.
Griffin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sixx seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Griffin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Griffin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sixx got a little sloppy there for a moment and Griffin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sixx has managed to get both his arms back between Griffin's legs - danger averted.
Griffin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sixx content to stall in guard here.
Sixx passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sixx thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sixx tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sixx is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Griffin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sixx works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sixx staying calm.
Griffin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sixx wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Griffin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sixx in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sixx is looking to take a break and control but Griffin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Griffin tries to improve position but can't.
Sixx working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Griffin is not content to let Sixx control the position.
Sixx tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sixx slows the pace down.
Griffin misses with a strike from the bottom.
Griffin manages to get back to half guard.
Sixx performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Griffin is staying active underneath Sixx, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sixx is working for a kimura but Griffin is defending it quite comfortably.
Sixx 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.
Griffin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Griffin wants to get back to full guard.
Griffin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sixx is keen to just control but Griffin is a slippery customer.
Sixx wants to work for an arm triangle but Griffin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sixx winds up and cracks Griffin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Griffin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Griffin looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikki Sixx dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Griffin cracks Sixx with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch but Sixx swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Sixx misses the target.
Griffin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Griffin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sixx on his heels. He'll look to pass Sixx's guard now, I'm sure.
Sixx is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Griffin is aware though and is defending well.
Sixx is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Griffin is aware though and is defending well.
Sixx working a defensive guard here.
Griffin stopping the sweep attempt from Sixx.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sixx manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Griffin manages to get himself to full guard.
Griffin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sixx doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sixx manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Griffin looking for a guillotine here but Sixx defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sixx working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Griffin's head.
Sixx is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffin can do to turn this around?
Griffin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sixx gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Griffin misses with a takedown
and Griffin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sixx works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sixx clinches up with Griffin and pushes him back against the cage.
Sixx displaying some good clinch control by pressing Griffin up against the cage.
Sixx's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nikki Sixx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sixx closes this distance looking for a takedown but Griffin circles away.
Sixx is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Griffin's half guard.
Griffin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Griffin looking for submissions off his back.
Sixx 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.
Sixx is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Griffin has managed to free his arm - good work.
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!
Griffin has hold of Sixx's hands but Sixx slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sixx is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sixx scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sixx seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin has hold of Sixx's hands but Sixx slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sixx takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sixx is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Griffin has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin is staying active underneath Sixx, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Griffin missing with punches from the bottom.
Sixx passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sixx is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Griffin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Griffin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sixx lands a nice short elbow.
Sixx trying to control the action but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Griffin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sixx pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sixx trying to control the pace.
Griffin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nikki Sixx overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sixx content to control rather than advance.
Sixx is looking for a kimura here.
Sixx lands strikes from half guard.
Griffin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Griffin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sixx pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikki Sixx dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Sixx as he connects with a hook.
Griffin jabs Sixx to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Griffin shoots in and drives through. Sixx sprawls well.
Sixx tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Griffin manages to circle out of the way.
Griffin throws a hook to the side of Sixx's head but Sixx sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sixx digs a good body shot into Griffin's ribs.
Sixx throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Griffin on the side of the head.
Sixx closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Griffin's guard.
Sixx trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sixx pushes down on Griffin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Griffin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sixx pulls his head out easily.
Sixx prevents Griffin from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sixx in particular looking to stall.
Sixx tries to stand and escape but Griffin is controlling the position.
Sixx works his way into full mount!
Sixx trying to control but Griffin is having none of it.
Sixx fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Griffin is desperately trying to improve his position but Sixx has a good base and remains in mount.
Sixx wants to control the pace but Griffin is squirming around nicely.
Sixx prevents Griffin from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is in a horrible position here. Sixx smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Griffin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sixx fails to take his opponent's back.
Sixx can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Griffin is looking to escape.
Griffin tries to reverse the position but Sixx maintains control.
Sixx cracks Griffin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sixx working for a guillotine from mount but Griffin is in no mood to give up.
Sixx in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin is in a horrible position here. Sixx smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Griffin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Sixx connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Griffin is rocked!
Griffin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Griffin is still in real trouble! Can Sixx finish him?
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sixx working for a guillotine from mount but Griffin is in no mood to give up.
Sixx connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sixx trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sixx unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Griffin wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Sixx celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikki Sixx!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nikki Sixx thanked VanDam Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malik Ali (ranked 1193 p4p, 141 weight class) and Neal Diaz (ranked 1066 p4p, 129 weight class). Neal Diaz has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malik Ali !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neal Diaz!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ali sprawls well. Ali wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Ali tries a head kick but it misses.
Ali tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ali lands with a short shot to the head.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali gets underhooks to prevent Diaz's takedown attempt.
Malik Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neal Diaz.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Diaz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ali has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ali 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ali sprawls well. Ali wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ali swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Ali .
A nice side step and Diaz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ali misses with a head kick.
Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diaz tries to work over Ali 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants the takedown. Ali is fighting it off but Diaz persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ali 's guard against the cage.
Diaz postures up in Ali 's guard and throws a big left but Ali blocks it.
Diaz won't allow Ali to sweep him here.
Diaz trying to control but Ali is working from the bottom.
Diaz postures up in Ali 's guard and throws a big left but Ali blocks it.
Diaz is stalling in the full guard.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Ali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Ali is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Ali looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ali 's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diaz is working for a submission of some sort.
Diaz is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ali wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz wants to pass to mount but Ali is defending the position.
Ali blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaz.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Neal Diaz will probably get the nod.
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.
Ali closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ali lands in his opponent's guard.
Ali stays in close to Diaz's body and controls the position.
Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Ali is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ali has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ali is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ali has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ali looking to sit in guard and control but Diaz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Ali keeps moving.
Ali trying to control the position here.
Ali avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ali working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.
Ali looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Diaz postures up in Ali 's guard and throws a big left but Ali blocks it.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Ali keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz looking to score a takedown here. Ali is defending well but Diaz drives through and ends up in Ali 's guard.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Ali is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali trying to control from half guard but Diaz is working away.
Ali stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ali wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Diaz uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Ali would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Diaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ali 's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diaz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Diaz wants to control but Ali is keeping him busy.
Diaz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ali 's head.
Ali is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz tries to pass to full mount but Ali defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neal Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ali 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ali throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ali wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz controlling the pace.
Diaz trying to control from Ali 's half guard. Ali has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz forces his way into half guard.
Ali wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz trying to control from half guard but Ali is working away.
Ali is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ali is trying to stand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ali stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ali is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Ali circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz gets caught napping as Ali dives in and scores a takedown. Diaz manages to retain guard.
Ali controls from within his opponent's guard.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing Ali from standing up.
Ali wants to stand and escape but instead Diaz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz advances position into side control!
Diaz tries for a kimura but Ali is defending well.
Ali is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Diaz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ali haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Diaz tries to advance to mount but Ali denies him.
Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ali managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Diaz.
Ali prevents Diaz from improving position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz throws an elbow but Ali slips to the side and avoids it well.
Malik Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neal Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diaz prevents Ali from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neal Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diaz 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neal Diaz!
A determined Neal Diaz didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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