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MMA ATTACK 11 Winger vs Tioti PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hieu Vo (ranked 6206 p4p, 6430 weight class) and Brady Kurtz (ranked 555 p4p, 574 weight class). Brady Kurtz 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hieu Vo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brady Kurtz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vo stalls.
Vo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kurtz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vo tries to pull guard but Kurtz holds him up against the cage and eventually Vo drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hieu Vo . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurtz is pressed up against the cage. Vo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kurtz down to the mat. Kurtz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vo has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kurtz is looking to clinch but Vo is avoiding it.
Vo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kurtz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kurtz circles away.
Kurtz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vo .
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vo .
Vo dives in for a single leg takedown but Kurtz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kurtz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kurtz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kurtz throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Kurtz controlling the position.
Vo preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vo won't allow Kurtz to get back to his feet.
Vo tries to stand but Kurtz is controlling from the bottom.
Kurtz keeping moving, preventing Vo from controlling successfully.
Kurtz wants to stand but Vo is controlling the position.
Kurtz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vo manages to get himself to full guard.
Vo is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kurtz dives into side control.
Kurtz has hold of Vo 's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Vo tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Kurtz cranks the arm and Vo screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Vo , who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Brady Kurtz!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zac Balowski (ranked 5832 p4p, 5735 weight class) and Kody Harbrant (ranked 425 p4p, 422 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zac Balowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kody Harbrant!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Harbrant.
Balowski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A big right from Harbrant misses.
Harbrant throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Balowski misses with a few strikes there.
Balowski misses with a combination
and Harbrant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balowski staying out of range there.
Balowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harbrant. That did some damage!
Harbrant stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balowski.
Balowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Harbrant.
Balowski lands with a slapping head kick.
Harbrant takes the fight into the clinch.
Harbrant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Balowski throwing a counter right hand but Harbrant manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Balowski misses.
Balowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harbrant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbrant misses with a body kick.
Good exchange - Harbrant coming out on top.
Balowski thows a body kick. Harbrant tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Balowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harbrant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balowski scoring well with a low kick there.
We've been told by Balowski's head coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harbrant scores with a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Harbrant.
A left and a right from Balowski both land. Nice combination.
Balowski misses with a body kick.
Balowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harbrant counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Harbrant keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Balowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Balowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harbrant is out of range and Balowski settles back down.
Harbrant takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harbrant's coach down at Tran MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Harbrant's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Balowski lands with a slapping head kick.
 It looks like Kody Harbrant has been cut.
Harbrant has closed the distance and engaged Balowski in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Balowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbrant breaks from the clinch.
Balowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harbrant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harbrant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harbrant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balowski.
Balowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harbrant throws a counter combo.
Harbrant's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harbrant duly obliges.
 Balowski is rocked!
A head kick by Balowski misses
and Harbrant counters with a left to the body.
Balowski is breathing heavily.
Harbrant fails to land with a series of punches.
Balowski connects with a leg kick.
A combination from Balowski does no damage.
Harbrant only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Balowski misses with a head kick.
Balowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oh Balowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harbrant moves into range and clinches up with Balowski.
Balowski can't break the clinch.
Harbrant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Harbrant.
Harbrant steps in with a hook that catches Balowski right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Harbrant follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Balowski looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kody Harbrant!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jihadi John (ranked 5675 p4p, 6078 weight class) and Sleepy Jones (ranked 525 p4p, 549 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jihadi John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sleepy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Jones misses.
John uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
John tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jones manages to circle out of the way.
John throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John lands with a cross.
John definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
John cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
John swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Jihadi John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
John misses with a hook
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
John connects with a jab.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
A little feinted left hand from John on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones misses with a body punch
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones works over John with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones is continuing to stall.
John wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
John knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones stays in close to John's body and controls the position.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to John's brow.
Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
John trying to control the position.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. John is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sleepy Jones will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones fails with the takedown
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
John is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
John lands with a left to the head.
John blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for John.
A short right hand to the side of the head by John.
John lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from John.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
John digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
John lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
John stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
John stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
A shot in the inside from John.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but John won't allow it.
John blocking some punches.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones tries a body shot but John blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on John - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
John is stalling here.
Jones misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A hook to the body from John.
A short uppercut from Jones.
John scores with a shoulder strike.
John working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
John lands a body punch.
John working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning John up against the cage.
John misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
John leaning against his opponent.
John presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
John lands with a right to the head.
John lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
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!
Jones prevents a body shot from John.
John taking a breather.
John lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones is looking to control John's arms but John gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John lands a nice uppercut.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but John gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jihadi John dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
John bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
John tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but John saw it coming and moves away.
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
John stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and John counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and John counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a double jab
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy left from John finds it's target.
 Jones is rocked!
Jones misses with a left hand
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
John moves into the clinch successfully.
John stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones prevents a body shot from John.
Jones tries to circle away but John has him pinned against the cage.
John lands with a short punch from the clinch.
John scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones wants to break free but John has control.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
John has Jones pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
John slowing the pace effectively.
John tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones tries to break free but John pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from John.
John wants to stall.
John lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
John stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jihadi John.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and John makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
John ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
John dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
John lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and John counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jihadi John showed his dominance in that final round.
I think John has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jihadi John!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shigeru Otori (ranked 3380 p4p, 6514 weight class) and Hank N Stank Mcgee (ranked 313 p4p, 450 weight class). Shigeru Otori 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shigeru Otori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank N Stank Mcgee!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgee instigates a clinch.
Mcgee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Otori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mcgee missing with knees to the body.
Mcgee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Otori blocks it with crossed arms.
Otori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Mcgee.
Otori wants to get back to striking at distance but Mcgee won't allow it.
Otori wants to get back to striking at distance but Mcgee won't allow it.
Otori utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Otori fails to land.
Otori wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mcgee has him pressed against the cage.
Mcgee displaying some good clinch control by pressing Otori up against the cage.
Mcgee keeps control of Otori as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mcgee blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Mcgee fails to land.
Mcgee blocking some punches.
Mcgee is working for takedown but Otori is calmly controlling the position for now.
Otori blocks the elbow strike.
Otori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mcgee tries to land knees in the clinch but Otori avoids the damage to the body.
Otori has had enough of the clinch but Mcgee keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee misses with an elbow strike.
Mcgee misses with an elbow over the top.
Mcgee missing with knees to the body.
Otori blocks an elbow strike from Mcgee.
Mcgee tries to land knees in the clinch but Otori avoids the damage to the body.
Mcgee crunches a lovely knee into Otori's ribcage.
Mcgee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Otori tries to land a knee to the head but Mcgee blocks with his arms.
Mcgee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mcgee is pushing Otori up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Otori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Otori avoiding damage as Mcgee throws knees to the body.
Mcgee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Otori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mcgee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Otori pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mcgee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Otori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mcgee is trying to drag Otori to the mat but Otori just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shigeru Otori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank N Stank Mcgee.
Mcgee stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otori avoids the elbow strike from Mcgee, against the cage.
Otori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mcgee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Otori's efforts to push away.
Mcgee lands an elbow just above Otori 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Otori.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otori tries to circle away but Mcgee has him pinned against the cage.
Otori missing with knees to the body.
Otori is trying to push Mcgee away but Mcgee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mcgee stalling against the cage.
Otori managing to block the knees to the body from Mcgee.
A frustrated look appears on Otori's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mcgee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Otori is trying to push Mcgee away but Mcgee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mcgee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Otori is trying to break the clinch but Mcgee has him pressed against the cage.
Otori using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mcgee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Otori blocks an elbow strike from Mcgee.
Mcgee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Otori's defenses.
Otori wants to get back to striking at distance but Mcgee won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcgee.
Otori tries to break free but Mcgee pushes him back against the cage.
Mcgee trying to land knees to the body.
Mcgee pushes off an throws an elbow but Otori leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mcgee trying to stall but Otori improves his position.
Otori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mcgee is defending well for now.
Mcgee tries to stall but Otori uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mcgee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcgee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mcgee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Otori.
Otori is trying to break free.
Otori has a couple of punches blocked by Mcgee.
Otori tries to circle away but Mcgee has him pinned against the cage.
Otori wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Otori misses with a knee to the head.
Mcgee trying to land knees to the body.
Otori using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mcgee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Otori tries to circle away but Mcgee has him pinned against the cage.
Otori takes a knee right on the jaw!
Otori wants to get back to striking at distance but Mcgee won't allow it.
Mcgee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Otori.
Otori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mcgee tries a head kick but it misses.
Otori swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mcgee throws an off balance right hand
and Otori counters with a good low kick that Mcgee was not able to check.
Mcgee looks winded!
Mcgee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Otori counters with a body kick.
Mcgee blocks a head kick by Otori.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcgee throws a lazy head kick
and Otori counters with an outside leg kick.
Otori lands a head kick that stumbles Mcgee and the fighters go to the mat.
Mcgee is rocked!
Otori gets to his feet - Mcgee follows without any prompting.
Mcgee is still on wobbly legs! Can Otori finish him?
Mcgee misses with a hook
and Otori counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mcgee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Otori looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A head kick by Mcgee misses
and Otori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Otori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circle, before Otori throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Mcgee's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Otori lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Shigeru Otori!
Our winner, Shigeru Otori, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Balentines (ranked 5662 p4p, 6277 weight class) and Killer Boy (ranked 507 p4p, 531 weight class). Killer Boy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Balentines's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Balentines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Killer Boy!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Balentines quickly recovers to half guard.
Balentines trying to hold on to Boy's head to control him but Boy postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balentines gets full guard.
Boy is in close to Balentines's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Balentines looking for a guillotine here but Boy defends easily.
Boy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Balentines has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boy has managed to get both his arms back between Balentines's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy landing some decent shots from guard.
Boy postures up in Balentines's guard and throws a big left but Balentines blocks it.
Balentines wants to stand and escape but Boy is having none of it.
Balentines bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boy's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy trying to strike off his back.
Balentines advances position into side control!
Boy misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Boy tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Boy wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Balentines slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Boy.
Balentines blocks Boy's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Balentines jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Boy manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Balentines is breathing heavily.
Boy throws a few strikes from the bottom but Balentines takes advantage and mounts!
Boy regains half guard.
Balentines not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy punching from the bottom.
Balentines wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boy keeps working.
Boy wants to get back to full guard.
Boy flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Balentines tries to stand and escape but Boy is controlling the position.
Boy missing with punches from the bottom.
Boy landing rabbit punches to the side of Balentines's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Boy punching from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boy tries to get to full guard but Balentines has control of the leg.
Boy punching from the bottom.
Boy punching from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy shoots in but no luck this time.
Balentines plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Balentines darts in and clinches Boy up against the cage.
Balentines breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balentines gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Balentines lands a shot to the body.
Balentines pressing his opponent against the cage.
Boy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balentines can't get the takedown.
Boy swings wildly with an uppercut but Balentines uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Boy fails to land.
Boy swings wildly with an uppercut but Balentines uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balentiness head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balentines tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jack Balentines 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.
Balentines fails with a takedown attempt.
Balentines looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boy is fending him off so far but Balentines persists. Nope, Boy circles away and we're back to standing.
Balentines looks to land a combination but Boy avoids it well.
Boy looking to score a takedown here. Balentines is defending well but Boy drives through and ends up in Balentines's guard.
Boy landing with the ground and pound.
Killer Boy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Balentines looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boy is working Balentines over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Balentines is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balentines has momentary wrist control but Boy slips an elbow through the middle.
Oh Balentines is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boy with a nice head shot there.
Boy gets to his feet and stands over Balentines, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Balentines felt that one! Boy unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Balentines from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Killer Boy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Cloudsen (ranked 4369 p4p, 4259 weight class) and Brook Spilih (ranked 494 p4p, 489 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 Sydney, Bjorn Cloudsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brook Spilih!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spilih fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cloudsen.
Cloudsen fails with the takedown.
Cloudsen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Spilih avoids it really well and circles away.
Cloudsen has been working on his balance at Reach Around, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Spilih.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjorn Cloudsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spilih avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cloudsen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cloudsen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Spilih is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Spilih struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cloudsen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Spilih has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cloudsen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cloudsen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spilih manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cloudsen wants to stand but Spilih has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Spilih flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cloudsen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cloudsen is keen to just control but Spilih is a slippery customer.
Spilih trying to control but Cloudsen postures up.
Cloudsen is looking to advance position but Spilih won't allow it.
That's two 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.
Cloudsen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Spilih sees it coming and defends easily.
Cloudsen is looking for a kimura here.
Spilih trying to hold on to Cloudsen's head to control him but Cloudsen postures up.
Spilih tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Spilih is looking to control Cloudsen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Spilih avoid being mounted?
Spilih is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cloudsen pulls his head out easily.
Cloudsen is trying to control. Spilih wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloudsen shoots for a double leg takedown but Spilih sprawls well. He's pushed Cloudsen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spilih throws a big counter head kick but Cloudsen avoids it with no problem.
No luck for Cloudsen with that takedown attempt.
Cloudsen shoots in for a takedown but Spilih shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Cloudsen backs off Spilih throws a huge counter combo but Cloudsen manages to avoid it all.
Spilih closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cloudsen wants to stall.
Spilih has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cloudsen uses from the top position.
Cloudsen is looking to advance position but Spilih has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Spilih tries to control but Cloudsen wriggling away.
Cloudsen tries to reverse the position but Spilih maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloudsen manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Cloudsen, under a barage of strikes from Spilih.
Cloudsen tries to roll over but Spilih keeps him under control.
Spilih wants to take a breather but Cloudsen is having none of it.
Cloudsen is pressing down on Spilih's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Spilih won't allow Cloudsen to sweep him here.
Spilih trying to control but Cloudsen is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cloudsen 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brook Spilih dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cloudsen darts in looking for a takedown but Spilih gets double underhooks and turns Cloudsen into the cage.
Cloudsen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Spilih pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Spilih tries to score a body lock takedown but Cloudsen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Spilih tries to break free but Cloudsen pushes him back against the cage.
Spilih is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjorn Cloudsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cloudsen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Spilih taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cloudsen looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spilih gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cloudsen.
Spilih goes for a takedown attempt but Cloudsen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloudsen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Spilih defends well and Cloudsen ends up having to push Spilih into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Spilih steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cloudsen.
Cloudsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spilih lands a right hook to the body.
Cloudsen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Spilih sprawls well initially but Cloudsen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cloudsen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Spilih to regain full guard.
Cloudsen tries to free his leg and advance position but Spilih is retaining full guard.
Spilih wants to sweep but no luck.
Spilih tries to strike from the bottom.
Cloudsen is in close to Spilih's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Spilih trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spilih looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Spilih controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloudsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Spilih is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cloudsen looking to pass the guard.
Spilih is trying to keep Cloudsen in close.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cloudsen content to stall in guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cloudsen slaps away a takedown attempt from Spilih, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cloudsen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Spilih tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cloudsen is in Spilih's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spilih is trying to keep Cloudsen in close.
Spilih keeping moving, preventing Cloudsen from controlling successfully.
Cloudsen tries to free his leg and advance position but Spilih is retaining full guard.
Cloudsen looking to sit in guard and control but Spilih gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Spilih wants to stand but Cloudsen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bjorn Cloudsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cloudsen working for a triangle but Spilih defends it easily.
That's four 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.
Cloudsen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spilih's guard.
Cloudsen passes Spilih's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cloudsen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cloudsen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cloudsen tries to stand but can't do so whilst Spilih controls his leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Cloudsen dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Spilih forces Cloudsen back against the cage and clinches.
Spilih changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cloudsen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cloudsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spilih tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cloudsen throws a sloppy head kick and Spilih moves out of range easily.
Spilih is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cloudsen misses the shot to the body.
Bjorn Cloudsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cloudsen.
Spilih fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spilih tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cloudsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cloudsen attempts a counter takedown but Spilih avoids it well and moves away.
Spilih tries for a takedown but Cloudsen circles away easily
and Cloudsen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Spilih won't be happy with that.
Bjorn Cloudsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brook Spilih.
Cloudsen stands up and beckons Spilih to his feet.
Cloudsen slaps away a takedown attempt from Spilih, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spilih defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cloudsen.
Cloudsen clinches with his opponent.
Spilih wants a takedown.
Spilih takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cloudsen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cloudsen goes for a takedown attempt but Spilih pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Spilih closes the distance and clinches.
Cloudsen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Spilih blocks a body shot from Cloudsen.
Cloudsen is looking for a takedown.
Spilih manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloudsen looking to pass the guard.
Spilih is trying to keep Cloudsen in close.
Cloudsen stands and throws Spilih's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Spilih is trying to improve his position.
Cloudsen working the ground and pound.
Cloudsen tries to advance to mount but Spilih denies him.
Cloudsen working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloudsen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spilih keeps working.
Cloudsen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Spilih knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cloudsen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Spilih has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cloudsen but great work by Spilih.
Spilih misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cloudsen tries to improve position but can't.
Cloudsen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Spilih's best efforts.
Spilih takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloudsen is looking to improve his position.
Cloudsen actively working from the bottom here.
Spilih prevents Cloudsen from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spilih wants to get back to his feet.
Cloudsen is trying to control but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brook Spilih.
I think Spilih has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brook Spilih!
During a confident post fight interview, Brook Spilih 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alalala Long (ranked 2770 p4p, 3871 weight class) and Robert With (ranked 129 p4p, 176 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alalala Long!
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, Robert With!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
With looks to throw the jab but Long is out of range.
With throws a right hand that misses
letting Long counter with a right hand.
With avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
With throws a jab when Long was well out of range.
With scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - With throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Long throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from With finds it's target.
Long displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as With throws out the jab.
Robert With seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Long lands a head shot.
With misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
As With looks to move away, Long throws a big counter combo but With just gets out of the way.
With looks to throw the jab but Long is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Long was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Long closes the distance and clinches.
With misses with some punches.
With lands a shoulder strike.
Long tries to throw a body punch but With avoids it by throwing Long back against the cage.
Long lands a body shot.
With misses with a punch on the inside.
Long goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
Long misses with a body punch.
Long misses with a punch to the body.
With misses with a hook from the clinch.
Long lands a shoulder strike.
Long goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With throws a punch but it's blocked by Long.
With swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Long has a couple of punches blocked by With.
With misses with the head strike.
Long lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Long blocking some punches.
Long digs a right hand into With's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on With's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Long creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Long swings wildly with an uppercut but With uses good head movement to avoid it.
Long throws a punch but it's blocked by With.
Long blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
Long blocks an uppercut.
Long has a couple of punches blocked by With.
With lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for With.
With has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
Long misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Long scores with a nice short uppercut.
Long swings wildly with an uppercut but With uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, With scores with a nice short uppercut.
With swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With misses with the head strike.
With misses with some punches.
Long lands a body shot in the clinch.
Long has a couple of punches blocked by With.
With tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Long lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down With.
Long blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Long is working With over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
With prevents a body shot from Long.
Long blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Long pushes With back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With misses with a short punch on the inside.
With working aggressively here.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
With working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Long.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
With misses with the head strike.
With misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Long stalling against the cage.
With swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
With lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With pushes Long back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Long struggles to land a body shot inside as With controls his hands.
With fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
With throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longs head.
Long swings wildly with an uppercut but With uses good head movement to avoid it.
With lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Long misses with a punch to the body.
With has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Long lands a right hand.
With lands a nice uppercut.
Long has a couple of punches blocked by With.
With blocks a body shot from Long.
Long tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Long misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long tries to work over With's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Long tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robert With will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Long lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Robert With has been cut.
Long cracks a nice hook into With's ribs.
With takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Long throws a body shot but no joy.
With slips a jab from Long.
With let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
With needs to keep his hands up - Long had a free shot at his head there.
Long throws a looping overhand right but With ducks down to avoid it.
Long misses with a straight left.
With lands a nice shot that snaps Long's head back.
With misses with a straight left.
With might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A combination from Long does no damage.
With throws out a counter right but Long avoids it with no problem.
Long clinches up with With and pushes him back against the cage.
Robert With seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Long.
With misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from With fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, With creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Long swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Long.
With blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With blocking some punches.
Long tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Long scores with a nice short uppercut.
With tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With misses with the head strike.
With misses with a hook from the clinch.
With lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Long backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Long fails to land.
Long lands a body punch.
Long tries to throw a body punch but With avoids it by throwing Long back against the cage.
Long misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
With fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Long misses with a punch on the inside.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Long is leaning against With and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Long misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longs head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Long.
With swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Long blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Long tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Long lands a shoulder strike.
Long throws a punch but it's blocked by With.
Long lands a body shot in the clinch.
With's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Long.
Long blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Long blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Long.
With blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Long.
Long lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from With.
With takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by With.
With blocking some punches.
With swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With misses with a hook from the clinch.
Long lands a nice shot to the body.
With misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Long.
Long lands a right hand that snaps the head of With backwards.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
Long working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
With throws a punch but it's blocked by Long.
Long lands a body punch.
With's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With misses with the head strike.
Long struggles to land a body shot inside as With controls his hands.
Long goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long wants to stall.
Long blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With working aggressively here.
With working aggressively here.
Long blocking some punches.
With swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With throws a punch but it's blocked by Long.
With tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With blocking some punches.
With fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from With fails to land.
With misses with some punches.
Long misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Long fails to land.
Long misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long working aggressively here.
Long blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Long.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alalala Long dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert With's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
With throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
With swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Long.
Long lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
With misses with a straight left.
Long ducks under a wild hook from With.
With looks to land a right hand but Long moved out of range.
Long throws a body punch but With moves out of range.
Long slips under a jab.
Long throws a big shot that misses.
With rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Long counter with a right hand.
Long slips a straight right by With.
Alalala Long is winning the standup battle so far.
With misses with an uppercut. Long saw that one coming.
It looked like Long wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Long looks to land a right hand but With moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long tries to clinch there but With circles away.
With swings widly with a right hand
and Long counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
With swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Long misses its target.
Long lands a slapping body shot.
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!
With misses with a lunging right hand
and Long cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
With is rocked!
Long connects with a good right hand that stumbles With. With circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
With is still on wobbly legs! Can Long finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long with a hook.
Long gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from With fails to land.
With scores with a shoulder strike.
With misses with the head strike.
Long tries to work over With's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With throws a head punch that misses.
With misses with some punches.
Long lands a left hand.
Long lands a hook to the side of the head.
Long tries to work over With's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With working aggressively here.
With misses with the head strike.
With swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
With throws a punch but it's blocked by Long.
With takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With prevents a body shot from Long.
With misses with some punches.
Long has a couple of punches blocked by With.
Long lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by With.
With seems to have recovered his senses.
With swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Long throws a punch but it's blocked by With.
Long is working With over against the cage.
Long misses with a body punch.
Long lands with a light punch inside.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Long.
Long is working With over against the cage.
Long lands with a left to the head.
Long misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by With.
Long stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for With.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
With blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for With.
Long lands with a left to the head.
With blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
A short uppercut from Long.
Long lands a shot to the body.
With working aggressively here.
With has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
Long blocks an uppercut.
Long swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Long swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Long tries a body shot but With blocks it.
Long lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With prevents a body shot from Long.
With swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
With blocking some punches.
Long misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long works on With's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Long.
Good body shot from Long.
Long lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long struggles to land a body shot inside as With controls his hands.
Long lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long struggles to land a body shot inside as With controls his hands.
Long tries to work over With's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Long.
Long lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Long fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Long.
Long presses With against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Long doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Long lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Long.
A hook to the body from Long.
Long lands a shoulder strike.
Long lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Long has a couple of punches blocked by With.
Long has a couple of punches blocked by With.
A nice right hand lands inside from Long.
Long pushes With back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alalala Long showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Long has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alalala Long!
During a confident post fight interview, Alalala Long 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luke Mcgregor (ranked 2488 p4p, 3392 weight class) and Mikkel Philips (ranked 119 p4p, 158 weight class). Luke Mcgregor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Mcgregor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikkel Philips!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Philips 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mcgregor scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Mikkel Philips has been cut.
Philips clinches up with Mcgregor and pushes him back against the cage.
Mcgregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor has Philips pressed against the cage.
Mcgregor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mcgregor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Philips tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Philips tries to score a body lock takedown but Mcgregor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgregor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mcgregor struggles to land a body shot inside as Philips controls his hands.
Mcgregor is trying to push Philips away but Philips has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mcgregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Philips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mcgregor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips tries to clinch up
and Philips takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Philips drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mcgregor is trying to get back to half guard.
Philips controls the position.
Mcgregor has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Philips scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips trying to control the action but Mcgregor is working from the bottom.
Mcgregor gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Philips blocks the strikes from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Mcgregor wants to get back to full guard but Philips has passed into side control.
Mcgregor is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcgregor keeps working.
Mcgregor parries the strikes from Philips easily there. Philips is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mcgregor to escape.
Mcgregor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Philips advances nicely into full mount.
Mcgregor bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Philips is looking to cinch up a triangle. Mcgregor throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Philips's body to avoid the submission. Philips has instead reached around Mcgregor's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Philips arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mikkel Philips! Mikkel Philips retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Mikkel Philips thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yunel Martinez (ranked 3122 p4p, 4679 weight class) and Wade Giles (ranked 323 p4p, 451 weight class). Wade Giles is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yunel Martinez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wade Giles!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Giles. Giles circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Giles tries to move into range but Martinez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Giles throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
Giles misses with a body shot.
Martinez throws a big counter combination but Giles scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Martinez lands a nice hook to Giles's body. Giles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
Giles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martinez lands with a shot to the body.
Martinez lands a left and a right that send Giles crashing to the mat, dazed. Martinez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Giles is rocked!
It looks like Wade Giles has been cut.
Giles looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Giles to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Martinez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yunel Martinez!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between #1 Winger (ranked 731 p4p, 756 weight class) and Ara Tiotio (ranked 27 p4p, 29 weight class). Tiotio has chosen Havana as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, #1 Winger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ara Tiotio!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winger connects with a leg kick.
Winger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Winger is looking to take a break and control but Tiotio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Winger has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Winger tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tiotio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Winger somewhat.
Winger 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.
Winger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tiotio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tiotio blocks a head kick by Winger.
Tiotio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiotio swings for the body but Winger moves out of range.
Winger fakes the leg kick and cracks Tiotio in the body.
Tiotio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winger.
Winger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tiotio drops Winger with a beautiful combination! Winger stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tiotio is looking for the KO!
 It looks like #1 Winger has been cut.
Tiotio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winger circles away quickly and effectively.
Tiotio just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winger closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tiotio to the mat! Tiotio manages to get full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Winger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tiotio working a defensive guard here.
Winger sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Winger is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winger is fighting to break Tiotio's control of his arms but Tiotio is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Winger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Winger drops Tiotio with a beautiful combination! Tiotio stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Winger is looking for the KO!
Tiotio is rocked!
It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
Winger throws a front kick that sends Tiotio stumbling back into the cage.
Tiotio is still on wobbly legs! Can Winger finish him?
Ara Tiotio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winger drops Tiotio with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Tiotio! Winger dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). #1 Winger!
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