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Byzantium 36 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Chamizo (ranked 24503 p4p, 24743 weight class) and Romus Dewastator (ranked 812 p4p, 807 weight class). Romus Dewastator has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eduardo Chamizo's chin.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Chamizo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romus Dewastator !
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dewastator misses with a wild combination.
Chamizo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dewastator shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Chamizo is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Dewastator rolls with it to try and escape but Chamizo cranks on the arm and Dewastator is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eduardo Chamizo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Paulik (ranked 25115 p4p, 24793 weight class) and Jaden Stuart (ranked 757 p4p, 766 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Paulik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaden Stuart!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paulik is looking to clinch.
Stuart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paulik slips a straight right by Stuart.
Paulik half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Paulik moves out of range as Stuart strikes.
Stuart throws a combination that misses
and Paulik counters with a single leg into guard. Stuart didn't expect that.
Paulik is in close to Stuart's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stuart looks winded!
Paulik is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Paulik working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulik scoring with punches to the head and body.
Paulik landing with the ground and pound.
Paulik stands up over Stuart, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Paulik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulik passes into half guard.
Stuart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paulik. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Paulik lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulik is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Stuart is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tony Paulik!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sig Sauer (ranked 24065 p4p, 1898 weight class) and Reed Richards (ranked 681 p4p, 255 weight class). Reed Richards 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sig Sauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reed Richards!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards is looking to land body kicks.
Sauer appears to be looking for a big counter.
A leg kick checked by Sauer.
Sauer throws a counter high kick but Richards was just alert enough to avoid it.
Sauer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sauer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sauer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Richards scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
 It looks like Sig Sauer has been cut.
Richards scores with a nice right hand.
Richards misses with an uppercut. Sauer saw that one coming.
Sauer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sauer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards throws a leg kick that misses.
Sauer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Richards did well to prevent Sauer getting side control.
Richards is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sauer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sauer's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sauer's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Sauer trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
A lull in the action here.
Sauer avoids the strikes from Richards.
Richards looking to break Sauer's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sauer remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Richards will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Richards trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Richards is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Sauer knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Sauer for a finish.
Sauer manages to reverse the position and now he's in Richards's guard. Nice work there by Sauer.
Sauer 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauer passes Richards's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Richards moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sauer wants to get up but he can't break Richards's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sauer looking to sit in guard and control but Richards gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sauer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Richards looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Richards wants to control from the top but Sauer keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Richards wants to control but Sauer is keeping him busy.
Richards misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Richards works to advance to full mount. Sauer defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Sauer is working to get back to half guard.
Richards throws some wild stikes that Sauer manages to avoid easily.
Richards punishing his opponent with strikes.
Richards looking to control but Sauer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards working Sauer over with strikes here.
Sauer wants to hold on but Richards pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards throws some wild stikes that Sauer manages to avoid easily.
Richards with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sauer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Richards can't control as he wanted to and Sauer manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Sauer won't allow Richards to pass to mount.
Richards is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Richards passes to full mount!
Richards controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reed Richards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sig Sauer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sauer throws a leg kick
and Richards cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reed Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Sauer counter with a right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Richards checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Richards appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice shot by Sauer.
Richards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab from Sauer.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow Sauer down.
Richards throws the kick towards the body but Sauer avoids it.
Sauer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Sauer. That snapped Richards's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards swings for the body but Sauer moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Richards finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sauer darts in and clinches Richards up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sauer decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Richards doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Richards manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sauer keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
Sauer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Richards wants to control from the top but Sauer keeps moving.
Richards drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sauer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Richards has Sauer in his guard.
Sauer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Richards's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauer drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Richards dives on top into guard.
Richards has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sauer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Richards.
Richards avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Sauer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reed Richards has got the better of the ground game so far.
Richards preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards looking to pass the guard.
Sauer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sauer thows a huge punch but Richards dodges it nicely.
Richards is trying to get back to full guard.
Sauer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauer slows the pace down in half guard.
Sauer moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Richards.
Sauer goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Richards has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sauer but great work by Richards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richards looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sauer is avoiding damage well.
Sauer throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Richards works to advance to full mount. Sauer defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sig Sauer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sig Sauer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Richards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Richards misses.
Richards punishes Sauer's body with a nice straight punch.
Richards thuds his right hand into Sauer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A left lands for Sauer.
Richards throws a nice looking combination but Sauer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sauer is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sauer closes the distance and clinches.
Sauer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards looking to slow down the pace here.
Richards is pressed up against the cage. Sauer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Richards down to the mat. Richards avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Richards blocks a head kick by Sauer.
Richards has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sauer misses with a kick to the body
and Richards counters with a left to the body.
Sauer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Richards. Richards obviously looking to wear him down.
Richards scores with a head kick. Sauer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Richards swings for the body but Sauer moves out of range.
Richards throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sauer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Richards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sauer's sensitive parts.
Reed Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richards throws a right hand that misses
and Sauer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richards throws a head kick that Sauer semi-blocks.
Nice body punch from Richards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Richards works Sauer's body with a nice hook.
Richards connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richards misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Sauer misses the target.
Sauer misses with a hook to the body
and Sauer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Richards fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sauer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richards can pounce on him.
Richards throws a quick inside leg kick.
Richards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Richards works Sauer's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Richards scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sig Sauer's cut is getting worse.
Richards scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Richards is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sauer rather than just go for the knockout.
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Richards both land. Nice combination.
Sig Sauer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 Sauer is rocked!
Richards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh Sauer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sauer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Richards doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut lands for Richards. That snapped Sauer's head back.
Richards circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Richards to counter with a crisp jab.
Reed Richards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sauer walks into a left hand.
Richards connects with a solid leg kick.
Sauer throws a lazy uppercut
and Richards counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sauer seems to have got his legs back now.
Richards scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sauer in his tracks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Richards.
Richards throws a nice looking combination but Sauer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Richards.
Sauer swings widly with a right hand
and Richards counters with a nice kick to the body.
Reed Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richards throws a front kick that sends Sauer stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reed Richards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Richards 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Reed Richards!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Reed Richards!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Reed Richards!
Reed Richards wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Narayan Nassau (ranked 2694 p4p, 3811 weight class) and Twee Kerr (ranked 355 p4p, 487 weight class). Narayan Nassau has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Narayan Nassau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Twee Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nassau lands a really nice looking cross but Kerr seems unphased.
Kerr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nassau throws out the jab.
Nassau throws a low kick but Kerr moves out of range easily.
Nassau punishes Kerr's body with a nice straight punch.
Kerr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nassau to score with a decent uppercut.
Nassau connects with a looping right hand.
Nassau lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kerr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice jab there from Nassau.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nassau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nassau lands a big uppercut and Kerr crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kerr looks OK. Nassau waves Kerr back to his feet!
 Kerr is rocked!
Nassau connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Kerr out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Narayan Nassau!
After winning the bout, Narayan Nassau thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Jones (ranked 594 p4p, 861 weight class) and Lorenzo Bianchi (ranked 96 p4p, 127 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lorenzo Bianchi!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bianchi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bianchi.
Bianchi throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Bianchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bianchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bianchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bianchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Bianchi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Bianchi counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bianchi is out of range.
Bianchi misses with a right hand
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bianchi - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bianchi. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones throws a head kick but Bianchi moves out of range.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bianchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Bianchi flicks out a counter leg kick but Jones steps away.
Lorenzo Bianchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bianchi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bianchi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bianchi checks a low kick from Jones.
Bianchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Bianchi lands a head kick!
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bianchi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bianchi connects with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Bianchi.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bianchi. Jones shrugs it off though.
Jones moves away from the strike by Bianchi.
Ray Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Bianchi moves away and avoids it.
Good shot there by Jones.
Bianchi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bianchi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Bianchi.
Bianchi 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.
Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Bianchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones swings for the body but Bianchi moves out of range.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bianchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Bianchi throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bianchi scores with a nice strike.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bianchi.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bianchi doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bianchi.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones moves out of range as Bianchi strikes.
Jones swings for the body but Bianchi moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Bianchi counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Bianchi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bianchi's half guard.
Bianchi is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bianchi trying to control but Jones postures up.
Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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 Ray Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bianchi lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Bianchi's leg but Bianchi calmly moves out of range.
Bianchi lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bianchi moves away.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Bianchi counters with a solid body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bianchi misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bianchi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bianchi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bianchi ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Bianchi thinks about the counter body kick.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bianchi lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bianchi tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Jones takes a swing at Bianchi's ribcage but misses.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bianchi staying out of range there.
Ray Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bianchi moves away.
An inside leg kick from Bianchi misses.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bianchi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bianchi misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Bianchi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big right from Bianchi misses.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Bianchi avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Bianchi counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with the body kick
enabling Bianchi to counter with a crisp jab.
Bianchi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bianchi throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bianchi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bianchi misses with a low kick.
Bianchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bianchi clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bianchi.
Jones with a hook.
Bianchi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Bianchi's leg but Bianchi calmly moves out of range.
Jones jabs Bianchi right on the nose. Bianchi blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Bianchi counters with a stiff right hand.
Bianchi blocks a head kick by Jones.
Bianchi throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Bianchi connects with a leg kick.
Bianchi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bianchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones slips a jab from Bianchi.
Bianchi checks a leg kick nicely.
Bianchi avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones swings for the body but Bianchi moves out of range.
Bianchi tries a quick counter leg kick but Jones is wise to it.
Jones misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Bianchi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bianchi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones scores with a one two! Bianchi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Bianchi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bianchi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones motions for Bianchi to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bianchi manages to avoid it.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Bianchi should have avoided that one.
Bianchi throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bianchi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bianchi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Bianchi checks a low kick from Jones.
Bianchi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheers as Bianchi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bianchi misses with a straight right.
Bianchi throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Jones thumps Bianchi with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lorenzo Bianchi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bianchi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Bianchi's head.
Bianchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bianchi at a distance.
Bianchi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Bianchi with an uppercut!
Jones throws a low kick but Bianchi avoids it.
Bianchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones blocks a head kick by Bianchi.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bianchi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bianchi but Bianchi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A cross from Jones lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bianchi back to the cage. Jones follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bianchi is rocked!
Jones walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Bianchi drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Jones swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Bianchi's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Jones!
A very excited looking Ray Jones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Khan (ranked 6189 p4p, 4217 weight class) and Dorian Swathe (ranked 701 p4p, 538 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Aiden Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dorian Swathe!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swathe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khan.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Swathe.
Khan wants to control but Swathe postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swathe remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Swathe has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Khan!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swathe sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
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.
Swathe fails to take his opponent's back.
Swathe with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Khan taking shots to the head.
Khan tries to reverse the position but Swathe maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swathe goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Khan is on top in guard.
Swathe is pulling down on Khan's head to control his posture.
Swathe keeping full guard, as Khan tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swathe keeping full guard, as Khan tries to pass.
Khan stopping the sweep attempt from Swathe.
Khan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Swathe looking for a guillotine here but Khan defends easily.
Khan 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.
Khan preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Swathe is pulling down on Khan's head to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khan throws a series of punches but Swathe moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dorian Swathe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Swathe closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Khan did well to prevent Swathe getting side control.
Swathe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Swathe wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy.
Swathe is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Khan is just riding it out for now. Swathe eventually gives up the hold.
Swathe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Khan defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swathe is trying to control. Khan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Khan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swathe is thwarting Khan's attempts to control the position.
Swathe is looking for a kimura here.
Khan trying to control here.
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.
Swathe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Swathe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swathe closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Khan did well to prevent Swathe getting side control.
Still in half guard, Swathe seems content to control.
Khan trying to control but Swathe postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swathe is stalling here. Khan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Swathe seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Khan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Swathe regains half guard.
Khan trying to control the pace.
Swathe is staying active underneath Khan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Khan stalling.
Swathe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Swathe wants to control but Khan is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dorian Swathe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khan is defended easily by Swathe.
A low kick from Khan is predictable there
and Swathe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khan's guard.
Swathe wants to pass the guard but Khan is keeping the position.
Swathe trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swathe looking to sit in guard and control but Khan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Swathe holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swathe controls Khan momentarily but Khan frees himself.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Swathe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swathe looking to control.
Khan stays in close to Swathe's body and controls the position.
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.
Khan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Swathe is looking for a sweep.
Swathe holds on to Khan's head and controls the position momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Swathe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Khan to the mat! Khan manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is adopting a defensive guard.
Swathe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khan is keeping the position for now.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Swathe from controlling successfully.
Khan working for submissions but it's allowed Swathe to get to half guard.
Swathe trying to work for an americana but Khan has managed to regain full guard.
That's four 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.
Khan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Swathe trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dorian Swathe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Swathe 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Dorian Swathe!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Dorian Swathe!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Dorian Swathe!
Dorian Swathe wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Dorian Swathe made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedrick Collner (ranked 4110 p4p, 6174 weight class) and Johnny Smith (ranked 452 p4p, 592 weight class). Cedrick Collner could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Smith'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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cedrick Collner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Collner has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Collner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Collner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Collner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Collner lands in his opponent's guard.
Collner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Collner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Collner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Collner pushes down on Smith's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Collner perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collner blocks the strikes from Smith.
Collner is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collner working Smith over with strikes here.
Collner unloading with bombs!
Collner landing strikes from the mount and Smith is in trouble!
Smith is rocked!
Collner loads up with a big shot that hurts Smith! He's pulled Collner in close but Collner has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Smith survive? More strikes from Collner and Smith is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cedrick Collner!
An out of breath Cedrick Collner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petter Persson (ranked 1884 p4p, 4119 weight class) and Seattle Seahawks (ranked 212 p4p, 453 weight class). Persson comes to the cage accompanied by JINJER - Pisces. Petter Persson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petter Persson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seattle Seahawks!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seahawks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Persson tries to avoid it but Seahawks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Persson to the ground. Persson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Seahawks tries for a takedown but Persson circles away easily
and Persson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Seattle Seahawks has been cut.
Persson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Seahawks shoots in for a takedown but Persson shows good takedown defense.
Persson throwing a counter right hand but Seahawks manages to avoid it.
Petter Persson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seattle Seahawks.
Seahawks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seahawks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Seahawks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Persson sprawls well. Persson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Seahawks gets slowly back to his feet.
Persson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Seahawks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Persson counters with a nice right hand that sends Seahawks toppling to the canvas! Seahawks scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Persson finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seahawks fails with the takedown
and Persson counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Seahawks falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Petter Persson!
In his post fight interview, Petter Persson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ochoa (ranked 308 p4p, 2049 weight class) and Gunnar Goransson (ranked 50 p4p, 276 weight class). Ochoa's entrance music is Gang Signs by The Game. A fine choice. Goransson has chosen Hit Em Up as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Ochoa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnar Goransson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goransson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goransson stuns Ochoa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ochoa lands a jab to the nose.
Goransson wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Ochoa misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ochoa, as that shot connected.
Goransson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ochoa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Ochoa counters with a quick kick to the body but Goransson blocks it.
Goransson is looking to clinch.
Goransson misses with a head kick.
Ochoa jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goransson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ochoa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ochoa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ochoa cracks Goransson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Goransson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ochoa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Goransson under the eye.
Goransson is rocked!
Ochoa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goransson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ochoa finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goransson seems to have recovered his senses.
Goransson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ochoa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goransson moves to clinch but Ochoa breaks away
and Ochoa counters with an outside leg kick.
Goransson throws a sloppy head kick
and Ochoa counters with an outside leg kick.
Ochoa lands a jab to the head.
Ochoa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've been told by Ochoa's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Goransson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ochoa.
Goransson throws a lazy uppercut
and Ochoa counters with a crisp right hand that drops Goransson! Ochoa lets Goransson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goransson misses with a head kick.
Ochoa tried to counter with a leg kick but Goransson avoided it.
Goransson wants to clinch but Ochoa slips to the side
and Ochoa counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Ochoa!
Anthony Ochoa retains his light heavyweight title!
Anthony Ochoa managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conviction, into his post fight interview.
Gunnar Goransson was interviewed post fight and said 'Keep booing, you dickless cowards!'.
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G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
67% |
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