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Grunge 67: Corduroy PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naoise Durnin (ranked 5733 p4p, 4713 weight class) and Pele Ronaldo (ranked 586 p4p, 525 weight class). Durnin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'm Shipping Up To Boston by The Dropkick Murphy's. Naoise Durnin 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 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Naoise Durnin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pele Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durnin scores with a jab. Ronaldo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ronaldo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Durnin circles away.
Durnin lands a left and a right that send Ronaldo crashing to the mat, dazed. Durnin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 It looks like Pele Ronaldo has been cut.
Durnin fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Ronaldo out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Naoise Durnin!
After winning the bout, Naoise Durnin 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Sun Chang (ranked 4083 p4p, 2630 weight class) and Micro Aggression (ranked 369 p4p, 264 weight class). Aggression is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mo Money Mo Problems. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sun Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micro Aggression!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang misses the shot to the body.
Aggression does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aggression chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aggression avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aggression connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chang's hands.
Chang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aggression lands a leg kick that knocks Chang off balance momentarily.
Chang walks into a stiff left hand from Aggression.
Aggression misses with a body kick.
Aggression's coach down at Marijuana Gardens was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Aggression's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Chang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aggression counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
 Chang is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oh Chang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aggression cracks Chang with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Aggression.
Chang tries to move into range but Aggression moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aggression scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chang looks to clinch
and Aggression counters with a stiff right hand.
Chang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aggression cracks Chang on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Chang falls backwards against the cage. Aggression follows up with more strikes that drop Chang to his knees. Aggression keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Chang! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Micro Aggression!
Micro Aggression gave a mention to Grunge Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Homeless Guy (ranked 2812 p4p, 3084 weight class) and Hero Complex (ranked 282 p4p, 304 weight class). Guy comes to the cage accompanied by no music. Complex is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Family Tradition by Hank Jr. The key to victory for Homeless Guy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Homeless Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hero Complex!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Complex on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Complex.
Complex lands a nice forearm strike.
Complex working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guy tries to bench press Complex off him but Complex keeps the position.
Guy tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Guy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Guy tries to get out of the position.
Guy has left one of his arms exposed and Complex doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Guy screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hero Complex!
Hero Complex very nearly forgot to thank Grunge Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benedicte Swanson (ranked 2649 p4p, 18917 weight class) and Bea Mason (ranked 353 p4p, 620 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 19 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benedicte Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bea Mason!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson throws a leg kick which misses Mason's front leg but catches the back leg as Mason tries to avoid it.
Mason moves out of range as Swanson strikes.
Swanson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Swanson moves out of range of the leg kick from Mason.
A little feinted left hand from Swanson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mason gets the takedown into side control.
Swanson is not content to let Mason control the position.
Swanson can't do much from the bottom here.
Mason is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Swanson is trying to escape and Mason transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Swanson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Mason! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bea Mason!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bea Mason made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Apothecary, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Luc Picard (ranked 4311 p4p, 3179 weight class) and The Royal Savage (ranked 481 p4p, 385 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Luc Picard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Royal Savage!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage misses with a hook
and Picard counters with a left to the body.
Savage misses with a hook
letting Picard counter with a right hand.
Picard throws a hook but Savage avoids it easily.
Picard misses the jab.
Savage throws an overhand right that lands on Picard's shoulder, as Picard tries to avoid the shot.
Picard cracks Savage with a good jab.
Savage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Savage.
An inside leg kick lands from Picard.
Picard ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
Picard jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Picard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Picard lands a right hook to the body.
Savage on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Picard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savage loads up on a big right hand but Picard slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Picard misses its target.
Picard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Savage was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Savage cracks Picard with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Picard looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Savage finish him?
Picard is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh Picard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Picard is breathing heavily.
Picard ducks into an uppercut from Savage and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Royal Savage!
The Royal Savage very nearly forgot to thank KOMBAT KLOTHING amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Jean Luc Picard stepped up to the mic, saying 'It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Babyara (ranked 1107 p4p, 3340 weight class) and Madik MBaku (ranked 153 p4p, 406 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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Decent wrestler
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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 26 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Babyara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Madik MBaku!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babyara blocks a head kick by MBaku.
Babyara tries to counter by moving into the clinch but MBaku manages to circle out of the way.
Madik MBaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babyara misses with the combination.
MBaku fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Babyara, pushing him back against the cage.
Babyara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MBaku scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
 It looks like Francisco Babyara has been cut.
Babyara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MBaku.
Babyara looks to land a combination but MBaku avoids it well.
Babyara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Madik MBaku has been cut.
MBaku has taken the fight to the clinch.
MBaku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Babyara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MBaku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Babyara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Babyara tries to break the clinch but MBaku is controlling the position.
MBaku misses with some punches.
Babyara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MBaku blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babyara lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MBaku.
Babyara wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by MBaku.
Babyara can't break the clinch.
MBaku misses with a hook from the clinch.
MBaku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MBaku working aggressively here.
MBaku lands with a right to the head.
Babyara tries for a takedown. No joy.
Babyara tries to pull guard but MBaku forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Babyara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MBaku misses with the head strike.
MBaku lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Babyara blocking some punches.
MBaku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babyara tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. MBaku smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Babyara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babyara swings for the body but MBaku moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MBaku pushes Babyara up against the cage in a clinch.
MBaku misses with a short punch on the inside.
MBaku working aggressively here.
Our sources have told us that Babyara has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Babyara wants a takedown but no success here.
MBaku keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Babyara's efforts to push away.
MBaku has a couple of punches blocked by Babyara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babyara blocks an uppercut.
MBaku throws a head punch that misses.
Babyara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MBaku misses with a punch on the inside.
MBaku has a couple of punches blocked by Babyara.
Babyara wants to get back to striking at distance but MBaku won't allow it.
Babyara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MBaku with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Babyara to score with a decent uppercut.
MBaku throws a head kick that misses
and MBaku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
MBaku tries to clinch but Babyara moves out of range.
MBaku takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MBaku misses with a right hand
and Babyara counters with a nice uppercut.
MBaku drives through and clinches with Babyara against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from MBaku fails to land.
Babyara drags the fight down to the ground.
Babyara looking to hit a scissor sweep but MBaku is one step ahead there.
MBaku thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Babyara wants to stand up but MBaku is controlling him.
MBaku wants to control from the top but Babyara keeps moving.
Babyara knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for MBaku on the ground.
Babyara is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MBaku trying to control but Babyara is working from the bottom.
MBaku drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and MBaku jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
MBaku drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and MBaku jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
MBaku won't allow Babyara to sweep him here.
Babyara is looking to stand back up but MBaku counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Babyara.
Babyara wants to improve his position but MBaku is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Madik MBaku dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
MBaku lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Babyara sprawling to the canvas. MBaku follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Babyara hang on?
Babyara is rocked!
MBaku has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Babyara defend it? MBaku steps over the head and cranks it - Babyara is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for MBaku!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Madik MBaku!
Madik MBaku decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Joseph Proudhon (ranked 525 p4p, 1390 weight class) and Vincenzo Lambrucci (ranked 78 p4p, 195 weight class). 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 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Joseph Proudhon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincenzo Lambrucci!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambrucci darts in and clinches Proudhon up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Proudhon.
Lambrucci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lambrucci lands with a right to the head.
Proudhon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Proudhon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lambrucci.
Proudhon throws a punch but it's blocked by Lambrucci.
Lambrucci wants to take the fight to the mat but Proudhon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lambrucci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Proudhon as the two fighters clinch.
Proudhon tries a body shot but Lambrucci blocks it.
Proudhon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lambrucci is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Proudhon.
Proudhon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lambrucci throws a head punch that misses.
Proudhon cracks Lambrucci with a nice body shot.
Lambrucci scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Proudhon misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proudhon misses with a punch to the body.
Lambrucci tries to throw a body punch but Proudhon avoids it by throwing Lambrucci back against the cage.
Lambrucci lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Proudhon backwards.
Lambrucci blocking some punches.
Lambrucci prevents a body shot from Proudhon.
Proudhon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lambrucci or not.
Lambrucci scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lambrucci misses with a punch on the inside.
Proudhon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lambrucci lands a left hand.
Lambrucci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lambrucci tries to work over Proudhon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lambrucci lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lambrucci lands a nice uppercut.
Proudhon lands a left hand.
Proudhon is leaning against Lambrucci and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Proudhon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lambrucci creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lambrucci misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Proudhon.
Proudhon lands with a right to the head.
Proudhon manages to break the clinch.
Proudhon looks to score with a jab to the body but Lambrucci is just out of range.
Proudhon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lambrucci drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lambrucci controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Proudhon has control of Lambrucci's left arm, preventing Lambrucci from doing any damage.
Lambrucci wants to control from the top but Proudhon keeps moving.
Lambrucci advances to half guard.
Proudhon is not content to let Lambrucci control the position.
Lambrucci is looking to pass Proudhon's guard but actually Proudhon recovers to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambrucci controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lambrucci wants to control from the top but Proudhon keeps moving.
Lambrucci not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lambrucci stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Proudhon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lambrucci controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lambrucci stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Proudhon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Proudhon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lambrucci uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Proudhon.
Lambrucci moves into range and clinches up with Proudhon.
Lambrucci misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Proudhon.
Proudhon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lambrucci wants a takedown but no success here.
Lambrucci takes a shot to the head.
Lambrucci misses with some punches.
Proudhon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lambrucci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Pierre Joseph Proudhon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lambrucci misses with a double jab
and Proudhon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Proudhon lands with a nice body punch.
Lambrucci tries to close the distance and clinch but Proudhon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lambrucci looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Proudhon was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Proudhon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Proudhon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lambrucci fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lambrucci takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proudhon avoids the body shot from Lambrucci.
Lambrucci on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lambrucci shoots and misses
letting Proudhon counter with a right hand.
Lambrucci is breathing heavily.
Lambrucci steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Proudhon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambrucci swings away with a body shot that misses
and Proudhon counters with a nice uppercut.
 Lambrucci is rocked!
Lambrucci throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Proudhon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lambrucci is still on wobbly legs! Can Proudhon finish him?
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Proudhon here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Lambrucci throws a right hand that misses
and Proudhon counters with a nice right hand that sends Lambrucci toppling to the canvas! Lambrucci scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Proudhon finish him?!
Proudhon swings widly with a right hand
and Lambrucci counters with a straight right hand.
Lambrucci slips a straight right by Proudhon.
Vincenzo Lambrucci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lambrucci closes this distance looking for a takedown but Proudhon circles away.
Lambrucci seems to have recovered his senses.
Pierre Joseph Proudhon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincenzo Lambrucci.
Proudhon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lambrucci appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lambrucci misses with an uppercut
and Proudhon counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Lambrucci badly! He tries to strike back but Proudhon puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Lambrucci out cold! Oh man, Lambrucci will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pierre Joseph Proudhon!
Pierre Joseph Proudhon retains his light heavyweight title!
Pierre Joseph Proudhon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Reed (ranked 577 p4p, 2626 weight class) and Edwin Lucan (ranked 82 p4p, 360 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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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 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edwin Lucan!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucan throws a one two combo.
It looks like Ben Reed has been cut.
Lucan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reed at a distance.
Reed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lucan.
Lucan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reed was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucan.
Lucan misses with a hook to the body
and Reed counters with a straight right hand.
A solid body kick from Reed.
Lucan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lucan throws a big shot that misses.
Lucan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reed's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lucan under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucan rushes Reed and presses him up against the cage.
Reed has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A short uppercut from Reed.
Reed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reed.
Lucan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucan takes a shot to the head.
Reed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reed.
Reed lands with a light punch inside.
Lucan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reed misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucan is trying to break the clinch but Reed is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reed.
Reed throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Reed fails to land.
Reed lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reed misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lucan.
Reed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lucan backwards.
Lucan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reed pushes Lucan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reed misses with a body punch.
Lucan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reed's elbow.
Reed throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucan.
Lucan misses with some punches.
Reed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lucan has had enough of the clinch but Reed keeps him there for the moment.
Reed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lucan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reed seems keen to control Lucan's posture.
Reed is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lucan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reed is pulling down on Lucan's head to control his posture.
Lucan chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Lucan trying to control the position from guard on top but Reed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reed seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Reed continues to stall.
Reed keeping full guard, as Lucan tries to pass.
Lucan trying to control the position from guard on top but Reed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Reed controlling the position.
Lucan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reed's head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lucan working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Lucan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lucan is working Reed over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lucan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lucan throws a big elbow that misses.
Lucan throws a big elbow that misses.
Lucan postures up in Reed's guard and throws a big left but Reed blocks it.
Lucan working some strikes from top position.
Reed is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Reed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lucan wants to pass the guard but Reed is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reed wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lucan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucan is fighting to break Reed's control of his arms but Reed is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Reed looking to control.
Lucan chips away with some ground and pound.
Reed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reed pulls Lucan in close to prevent any damage.
Lucan forces his way into half guard.
Reed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reed holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lucan trying to mount his opponent but Reed defends it.
Reed makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Reed.
Reed pulls Lucan in close to prevent any damage.
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 Ben Reed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben Reed's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Lucan throws a nice looking combination but Reed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reed tries to score with a low kick but Lucan moves his leg out of the way.
Reed throws a sloppy head kick and Lucan moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Lucan.
Reed is looking to slow Lucan down with leg kicks.
A big left from Lucan misses.
Edwin Lucan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reed on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Edwin Lucan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lucan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lucan fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed thuds his shin into the meat of Lucan's side.
Lucan misses with the combination.
Lucan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reed thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lucan misses with an uppercut
and Reed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lucan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lucan throws a right and a left that Reed avoids nicely.
Lucan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reed sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reed is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lucan misses the jab.
Lucan misses with the combination.
Lucan is breathing heavily.
Lucan misses with a body shot
and Reed counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reed scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Reed.
Reed lands a jab to the nose.
Sloppy strikes from Lucan. Those never looked like landing.
Reed feints and then cracks Lucan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lucan down.
Lucan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucan looks to land a combination. Reed sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick misses from Reed.
Reed lands a nice hook to Lucan's body. Lucan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lucan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed connects with a jab.
Reed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lucan misses with a shot to the body
letting Reed counter with a right hand.
Lucan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reed seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Reed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lucan.
Edwin Lucan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reed is looking to slow Lucan down with leg kicks.
Reed is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lucan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lucan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Reed back to the cage. Lucan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lucan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lucan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lucan moves into the clinch successfully.
Lucan blocking some punches.
Reed lands a shoulder strike.
Lucan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ben Reed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edwin Lucan.
Reed tries to work over Lucan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reed working aggressively here.
Reed scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed has Lucan pressed against the cage, preventing Lucan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lucan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reed is keeping busy.
Reed lands a shot to the body.
Lucan is looking to break free of the clinch but Reed has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Reed.
Nice body punch from Reed - that landed with a thud.
Reed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reed lands with a light punch inside.
Reed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lucan takes one to the chin there.
Lucan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lucan misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Reed was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Reed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lucan.
Reed is looking to counter punch.
Reed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reed scores with a jab to the head.
Lucan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reed.
Lucan looks to land a combination but Reed avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lucan is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Reed.
Lucan is still on wobbly legs! Can Reed finish him?
Reed feints a jab and as Lucan dips his head, Reed unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Lucan right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Lucan falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Reed smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ben Reed!
The defeated Edwin Lucan had this to say: 'Death be to you all.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Jimenez (ranked 242 p4p, 947 weight class) and Leonardo Da Silva (ranked 31 p4p, 107 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Da Silva's choice of entrance music: Lil Uzi Vert - XO Tour Llif3. 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 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diogo Jimenez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonardo Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jimenez swings for the body but Da Silva moves out of range.
Da Silva takes one to the chin there.
Jimenez misses with a looping left.
Jimenez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Da Silva slips a jab from Jimenez.
Da Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Da Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jimenez.
Jimenez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A jab from Jimenez finds it's way through Da Silva's defenses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jimenez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva prevents Jimenez from improving position.
Jimenez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Da Silva rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jimenez's guard! Nice work there by Da Silva!
Da Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Da Silva is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jimenez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Da Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Jimenez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Da Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jimenez looking for subs off his back but Da Silva has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jimenez trying to control but Da Silva postures up.
Jimenez actively working from the bottom here.
Jimenez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Da Silva pulls his head out easily.
Jimenez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez wants to control but Da Silva passes into side.
Jimenez is trying to control Da Silva's posture but Da Silva avoids it.
Jimenez tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Da Silva presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Da Silva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jimenez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jimenez working to try and regain half guard.
Jimenez tries to control Da Silva's body but Da Silva pushes him off. Jimenez squirms to his side and now Da Silva has his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jimenez's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Da Silva is trying to stick to Jimenez's back but Jimenez is turning into Da Silva. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Da Silva's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jimenez.
Da Silva keeping full guard, as Jimenez tries to pass.
Da Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jimenez advances to half guard.
Jimenez is looking to advance position but Da Silva won't allow it.
Jimenez is just content to waste time from the top position. Da Silva takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Da Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Jimenez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez trying to pass the guard but Da Silva defending well.
Jimenez is working for an americana but Da Silva has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Jimenez was thinking about the submission.
Da Silva keeping full guard, as Jimenez tries to pass.
Da Silva trying to control the position.
Jimenez trying to control but Da Silva is working from the bottom.
Jimenez passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Jimenez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jimenez tests Da Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Da Silva avoids the body shot from Jimenez.
Da Silva jabs Jimenez right on the nose. Jimenez blinks but takes it well.
Da Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jimenez to score with a decent uppercut.
Jimenez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Da Silva.
Jimenez slips a jab from Da Silva.
Jimenez with a jab.
Jimenez throws the left hand but Da Silva avoids the punch easily.
Da Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Jimenez is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jimenez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Da Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Jimenez misses the jab.
Da Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Da Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Jimenez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Da Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jimenez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jimenez's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva trying to control.
Jimenez trying to control the hands but Da Silva won't let him.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Da Silva controlling the positon.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Da Silva's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Da Silva avoiding Jimenez 's attempts to control his hands.
Jimenez can't escape the position.
Da Silva tightening his grip on Jimenez, looking for the choke.
Jimenez just trying to survive but Da Silva is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Da Silva patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Da Silva controlling well, preventing Jimenez from escaping the position.
Jimenez wants to control his opponent's hands but Da Silva gets his hands free.
Jimenez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jimenez wants to control but Da Silva is having none of it.
Jimenez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Da Silva wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Da Silva jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jimenez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez is looking to reverse the position.
A control attempt from Jimenez but he's now mounted!
Da Silva controlling the pace for now.
Da Silva prevents Jimenez from getting the reversal.
Jimenez tries to control the position but Da Silva now has his back.
Jimenez trying to control but not successfully.
Jimenez is really stuck here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jimenez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Jimenez looking for a kimura from the bottom but Da Silva passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez is looking to reverse the position.
Da Silva is looking to take a break and control but Jimenez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jimenez regains half guard.
Jimenez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Leonardo Da Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jimenez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jimenez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Da Silva pulls his head out easily.
Jimenez looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Da Silva pushes past his half guard into mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leonardo Da Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jimenez misses with a body shot.
Da Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jimenez throws a poor cross that misses
and Jimenez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from Jimenez lands.
Da Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jimenez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Da Silva.
Da Silva looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jimenez throws a shot from downtown. Da Silva moves away and avoids it.
Da Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Jimenez is wise to it.
Jimenez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jimenez duly obliges.
Jimenez cracks Da Silva with an open hand slap.
Da Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jimenez.
A combination from Jimenez does no damage.
Jimenez throws a poor cross that misses
and Da Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Da Silva takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jimenez shoots in and drives through. Da Silva sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva blocks a jab.
Jimenez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimenez misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Da Silva releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jimenez misses with a hook. Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
Jimenez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Da Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Da Silva advances to mount.
Jimenez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Da Silva controlling from mount.
Da Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jimenez is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jimenez to take his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva not allowing Jimenez to control his hands.
Good control from Da Silva.
Da Silva not allowing Jimenez to control his hands.
Da Silva tightening his grip on Jimenez, looking for the choke.
I really don't envy Jimenez right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jimenez has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Da Silva avoiding Jimenez 's attempts to control his hands.
Jimenez manages to reverse the position and now he's in Da Silva's guard. Nice work there by Jimenez.
Jimenez trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jimenez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Jimenez from controlling successfully.
Jimenez tries to free his leg and advance position but Da Silva is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Da Silva's guard.
Jimenez tries to pass to full mount but Da Silva defends it.
Jimenez moves nicely into side control.
Da Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Jimenez keeps moving and retains side control.
Da Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jimenez wants to pass to mount but Da Silva is defending the position.
Jimenez is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Da Silva to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Da Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jimenez defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Diogo Jimenez did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jimenez looks to throw the jab but Da Silva is out of range.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut. Da Silva saw that one coming.
Jimenez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jimenez cracks Da Silva with an open hand slap.
Da Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Da Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Da Silva is trying for a kimura here. Jimenez looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Da Silva wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leonardo Da Silva!
Leonardo Da Silva is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Leonardo Da Silva 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ay Blyad (ranked 196 p4p, 455 weight class) and Tom Rivers (ranked 27 p4p, 63 weight class). Blyad comes into the arena with luv blaring out of the sound system. 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ay Blyad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers misses with a hook.
Blyad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blyad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivers.
Blyad lands the left hand.
It looks like Tom Rivers has been cut.
Blyad checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tom Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers throws a jab but it's blocked by Blyad.
Blyad is looking to counter punch.
Rivers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blyad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blyad takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blyad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blyad takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rivers cracks a nice hook into Blyad's ribs.
Rivers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blyad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers throws a right hand that misses
and Rivers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blyad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
Blyad is looking to counter punch.
Blyad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid body kick from Rivers.
Rivers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blyad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blyad thinks about countering with a head kick.
Rivers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Blyad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rivers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blyad throws a right and a left that Rivers avoids nicely.
Rivers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blyad. That did some damage!
Rivers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rivers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Blyad misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers connects with a solid leg kick.
Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blyad.
Rivers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rivers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rivers throws a low kick, looking for Blyad's leg but Blyad calmly moves out of range.
Rivers has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rivers walks into a jab.
Rivers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blyad has time to react.
Rivers with a nice cross.
Rivers throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blyad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Rivers.
Rivers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers tries to clinch but Blyad moves out of range.
Rivers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blyad slips a straight right by Rivers.
Blyad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivers can pounce on him.
Blyad takes one to the chin there.
Blyad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivers.
Rivers is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Blyad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rivers misses with a looping left.
Blyad throws an overhand right that lands on Rivers's shoulder, as Rivers tries to avoid the shot.
Rivers clinches.
Blyad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blyad blocks a body shot from Rivers.
Rivers takes a shot to the head.
Rivers lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers takes a shot to the head.
Rivers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blyad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blyad blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blyad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivers has a couple of punches blocked by Blyad.
Blyad swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blyad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riverss head.
Blyad lands with a left to the head.
Rivers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blyad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
Blyad tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blyad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blyad.
Rivers blocking some punches.
Blyad pushes Rivers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivers lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blyads head.
Blyad blocks a body shot from Rivers.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Rivers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Rivers's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Rivers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blyad on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blyad slips under a jab from Rivers.
Jab from Rivers.
Rivers fakes the leg kick and cracks Blyad in the body.
Rivers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blyad, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blyad.
Blyad lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Blyad.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Blyad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blyad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad is working Rivers over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivers.
Rivers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blyad backwards.
Blyad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rivers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blyad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Blyad working aggressively here.
Blyad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blyad scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Rivers.
Rivers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blyad backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivers.
Blyad scores with a shoulder strike.
Blyad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blyad misses with some punches.
Blyad tries to throw a body punch but Rivers avoids it by throwing Blyad back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Rivers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blyad drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right handed body shot lands from Blyad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blyad's elbow.
Rivers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blyad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blyad has Rivers pressed against the cage, preventing Rivers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blyad blocks a body shot from Rivers.
Rivers misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivers throws a head punch that misses.
Blyad blocks an uppercut.
Blyad lands with a light punch inside.
Rivers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blyad gets through Rivers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Rivers.
Rivers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blyad backwards.
Blyad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blyad working aggressively here.
Blyad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Blyad.
Blyad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivers's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers blocks a body shot from Blyad.
Rivers lands with a light punch inside.
Blyad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Blyad.
Blyad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
Blyad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rivers.
Rivers is breathing heavily.
Blyad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Blyad.
Blyad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Blyad - that landed with a thud.
Rivers takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blyad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blyad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivers blocking some punches.
Blyad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rivers is rocked!
Blyad prevents a body shot from Rivers.
Rivers is still on wobbly legs! Can Blyad finish him?
Blyad lands with a short shot to the head.
Blyad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blyad pushes Rivers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivers misses with a punch on the inside.
Blyad lands a left hand.
Blyad pulls guard successfully.
Blyad escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rivers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blyad is looking for a triangle but Rivers pushes his legs off easily.
Blyad isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rivers stacks Blyad on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rivers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blyad tries to buck Rivers off but Rivers is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivers seems to have recovered his senses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ay Blyad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Rivers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rivers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blyad avoids the body shot from Rivers.
A counter left hand to the body from Blyad misses its target.
Rivers dodges the punch combination from Blyad.
Rivers punishes Blyad's body with a nice straight punch.
Tom Rivers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rivers lands a jab.
Rivers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers misses with a right hand
and Blyad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick from Rivers.
Rivers misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blyad.
Rivers is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Rivers throws the left hand but Blyad avoids the punch easily.
Rivers throws out a loose jab but Blyad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers misses with a low kick.
Blyad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blyad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blyad looks to land a right hand but Rivers moved out of range.
Rivers stuns Blyad with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blyad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blyad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
Rivers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rivers with the inside leg kick.
Rivers throws a body punch but Blyad moves out of range.
Rivers lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blyad ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Blyad throwing a counter right hand but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Blyad needs to keep his hands up - Rivers had a free shot at his head there.
Blyad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blyad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rivers.
Blyad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivers.
Rivers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyad blocks the body kick.
Jab, jab by Rivers - just one landing.
Rivers feints and then cracks Blyad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blyad down.
Rivers throws a lazy right hand but Blyad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rivers throws a leg kick
and Blyad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Tom Rivers's cut even more.
Rivers feints and then cracks Blyad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blyad down.
The fighters circling - Blyad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rivers scores with a nice right hand.
Rivers looks to land a right hand but Blyad moved out of range.
A lazy left from Blyad finds it's target.
Blyad misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers jabs at Blyad's body.
Blyad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivers.
Blyad is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rivers closes the distance but Blyad moves to the side
and Blyad counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers misses with a low kick.
Blyad keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rivers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blyad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rivers lands with a good body shot.
Rivers misses with an uppercut. Blyad saw that one coming.
Blyad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rivers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Rivers really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Rivers's cut.
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.
Blyad misses with a double jab.
Rivers connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
Rivers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blyad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rivers misses with a looping left.
Rivers looks to land a body kick but Blyad moved away.
Blyad slips a straight right by Rivers.
Blyad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad avoids the body shot from Rivers.
Blyad throws a counter high kick but Rivers was just alert enough to avoid it.
Blyad slips a jab from Rivers.
Blyad throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivers counters with a straight right hand.
Blyad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rivers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blyad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers scores with a jab to the body.
Blyad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blyad checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blyad misses with a looping left.
Blyad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rivers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blyad swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivers.
It looked like Blyad was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rivers.
Rivers defending well as Blyad loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyad moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice defenses there by Rivers.
Blyad slips under a jab from Rivers.
Blyad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rivers misses with a body shot.
Blyad throws the left hand but Rivers avoids the punch easily.
Blyad misses with a hook
and Rivers counters with an inside leg kick.
Blyad takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blyad swings widly with a right hand
and Rivers counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers throws a lazy right hand but Blyad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blyad thinks about countering with a head kick.
Rivers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blyad circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Blyad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blyad walks into a straight right hand from Rivers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rivers on the side of the head.
Rivers slips a jab from Blyad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivers. Blyad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blyad seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rivers wants to clinch.
Blyad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A lazy left from Rivers finds it's target.
Blyad checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a body shot.
Blyad throwing a counter right hand but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Rivers jabs at Blyad's body.
Blyad avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Blyad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rivers throws a leg kick which misses Blyad's front leg but catches the back leg as Blyad tries to avoid it.
Blyad throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Rivers to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivers lands a body shot.
Rivers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blyad looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Blyad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blyad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rivers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Rivers dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tom Rivers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rivers cracks a nice hook into Blyad's ribs.
Blyad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivers misses the shot to the body.
Blyad walks into a stiff left hand from Rivers.
Rivers closes the distance and pushes Blyad back into the cage.
Rivers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rivers presses Blyad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Blyad - that landed with a thud.
Rivers blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blyad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Blyad.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blyad.
Rivers blocks a body shot from Blyad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad lands a shot to the body.
Rivers is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Blyad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Blyad pushes Rivers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blyad tries a body shot but Rivers blocks it.
Blyad digs a right hand underneath Rivers's ribcage. Rivers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blyad misses with the head strike.
Blyad swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blyad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blyad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A right hand to the body from Blyad.
Rivers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blyad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blyad digs a right hand into Rivers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rivers's gas tank.
Blyad prevents a body shot from Rivers.
A head punch on the inside from Blyad fails to land.
Blyad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivers working aggressively here.
Rivers tries a body shot but Blyad blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Rivers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blyad scores with a hook to the body.
Rivers throws a punch but it's blocked by Blyad.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
Blyad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riverss head.
Blyad blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Rivers.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blyad.
Blyad dips a shoulder and cracks Rivers with a mighty uppercut! Rivers falls back against the cage and Blyad unloads with a barrage of strikes! Rivers is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Blyad screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ay Blyad!
Ay Blyad retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Ay Blyad, 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.
In defeat, Tom Rivers stepped up to the mic, saying 'good fight'.
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