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DMMA 56: Faulk vs TwentyTwenty PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aubrey Grant (ranked 2943 p4p, 2606 weight class) and Juice Wrld (ranked 357 p4p, 323 weight class). Aubrey Grant 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Aubrey Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juice Wrld!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Grant.
Wrld 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.
Nice defenses there by Grant.
Wrld has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grant.
Wrld uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grant.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrld shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grant works Wrld's body with a nice hook.
Wrld lands a nice shot to the body.
Grant keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wrld throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Grant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grant throws a head kick but Wrld moves out of range.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grant misses with a head kick.
Grant 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.
Grant avoids the body shot from Wrld.
Wrld with a nice cross.
Wrld staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrld chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wrld looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wrld moves away from the strike by Grant.
Wrld loads up on a big right hand but Grant slips the punch.
Wrld misses with an uppercut
and Grant counters with a stiff right hand.
Grant misses the jab.
Grant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Wrld misses.
Wrld throws a body punch but Grant moves out of range.
Grant went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Good leg kick by Wrld.
Wrld pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wrld takes one to the side of the head.
Grant blocks a low kick nicely.
Wrld misses with a right hand
and Grant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk. Grant catches Wrld right on the button with a cross.
Wrld takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wrld is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrld lands a nice shot that snaps Grant's head back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wrld, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrld. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grant looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wrld tries to clinch there but Grant circles away.
Grant attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wrld throws a leg kick that misses.
Grant misses with a leg kick.
Wrld displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
Grant throws a solid leg kick but Wrld takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grant.
Wrld feints a counter leg kick.
Grant keeps the fight on the outside.
Wrld defending well as Grant loads up on a big left hand.
Wrld showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grant.
Wrld lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrld throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant scores with a three punch combo!
Grant lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wrld's sensitive parts.
Wrld throws a lazy right hand but Grant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Wrld backs away, Grant returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wrld tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grant is able to avoid easily.
Wrld avoids the body shot from Grant.
Wrld will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grant throws a jab but it's blocked by Wrld.
Grant takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wrld walks into a straight right hand from Grant.
Wrld throws a poor cross that misses
and Wrld takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wrld takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wrld moves out of range as Grant strikes.
Wrld 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrld swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wrld staying out of range there.
Wrld throws a big shot that misses.
Grant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Wrld tenderised Grant's leg. Grant is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wrld doesn't manage to clinch there - Grant circles away.
Wrld tries to clinch there but Grant circles away.
Grant throws a leg kick which misses Wrld's front leg but catches the back leg as Wrld tries to avoid it.
Grant swings for the body but Wrld moves out of range.
Grant swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grant is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wrld takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wrld has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grant tries to score with a low kick but Wrld moves his leg out of the way.
Wrld fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aubrey Grant dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Wrld.
Wrld rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grant counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wrld's knee momentarily.
Wrld misses with a wild body shot.
Wrld fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good work by Grant as he checks the leg kick.
Grant missing with a left hand there. Wrld was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wrld loads up on a big right hand but Grant slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Wrld misses the target.
Grant thumps Wrld with a low kick.
Grant loads up on a big right hand but Wrld slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Grant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrld takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grant throws a solid leg kick but Wrld takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grant.
Wrld throws a shot from downtown. Grant moves away and avoids it.
Wrld throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wrld throws a leg kick but Grant checks it.
Grant throws a leg kick but Wrld moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant scores with a shot to the body.
Wrld checks a leg kick nicely.
Aubrey Grant is winning the standup battle so far.
Wrld is looking to clinch.
Grant fails to land with a series of punches.
Good work by Wrld as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Wrld misses.
Grant keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wrld misses the shot to the body.
Wrld throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Wrld might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Grant has got the better of the exchanges.
Grant motions for Wrld to come forward. Grant throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grant misses with a jab to the body
and Grant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wrld swings for the body but Grant moves out of range.
Wrld misses with a low kick as Grant jumps back.
Wrld throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grant defending well as Wrld loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrld misses with a wild body shot.
Wrld avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wrld appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wrld is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grant.
Grant throwing a counter right hand but Wrld manages to avoid it.
Grant slips a jab from Wrld.
Grant throwing a counter right hand but Wrld manages to avoid it.
Wrld scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Grant blocks the leg kick.
Wrld slips a jab from Grant.
Grant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wrld can do to turn this around?
Wrld throws a body punch but Grant moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrld misses with a looping left.
Wrld throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Wrld. That snapped Grant's head back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wrld 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 Grant has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grant and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some bone on bone action there as Wrld checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wrld takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wrld clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrld pushes Grant back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Wrld.
Wrld lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grant backwards.
Grant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wrld is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grant is keeping busy.
Grant lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wrld tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wrld lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grant tries to land knees in the clinch but Wrld avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Grant.
A short right from Grant.
A head punch on the inside from Wrld fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wrld.
Wrld misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wrld.
Grant blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant blocks an uppercut.
Wrld's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrld tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Grant fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grant.
Grant can't find room to land a body shot as Wrld controls the action.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wrld lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grant backwards.
Grant with a knee to the head.
Grant blocks an uppercut.
Wrld tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Grant on the inside.
Grant landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wrld misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wrld tries a knee to the head but Grant blocks it.
A short right from Grant.
Grant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrld throws a head punch that misses.
Grant throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wrlds head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grant.
Wrld takes a knee right on the jaw!
 It looks like Juice Wrld has been cut.
Wrld breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aubrey Grant will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juice Wrld's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wrld misses the shot to the body.
Grant was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wrld checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grant connects with a jab.
Grant checks a leg kick.
Grant throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wrld on the side of the head.
 Wrld is rocked!
Wrld is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wrld is still on wobbly legs! Can Grant finish him?
A shot to the body from Wrld misses
and Grant counters with a nice body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grant.
Grant is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Wrld like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Wrld from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aubrey Grant!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Panda One (ranked 2172 p4p, 2810 weight class) and Gen Tenryu (ranked 312 p4p, 379 weight class). Gen Tenryu 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gen Tenryu!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One misses with a right hand
and Tenryu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tenryu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tenryu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
One misses with a looping left.
A jab from One misses.
Tenryu tries to counter with a clinch but One shakes him off and moves away.
One misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tenryu.
Tenryu ducks under a wild hook from One.
Tenryu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
One rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and One takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
One scores with the left hand. Tenryu knows he should have avoided that one.
One misses with a wild body shot.
Tenryu wants to counter the offense by One and move into the clinch position.
Left hook, right uppercut from One.
Tenryu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tenryu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Tenryu.
Tenryu throws a jab but it's blocked by One.
One bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tenryu misses with a hook. One ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenryu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tenryu moves in looking to clinch but One pushes him off.
Tenryu misses with a wild body shot.
Tenryu slips under a jab from One.
Tenryu wants to counter with a clinch but One pushes him away.
Tenryu slips a jab from One.
Panda One seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
One is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tenryu.
One uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tenryu.
One is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tenryu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from One.
Tenryu tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tenryu wants to clinch up but One keeps it at a distance.
One jabbing away but nothing is landing.
One misses with a looping left.
One takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tenryu connects with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Panda One has been cut.
One falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tenryu counters with a nice uppercut.
 One is rocked!
One jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tenryu wants to counter with a clinch but One pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but One paws at him with a jab and circles away.
One tries to bum rush Tenryu with a series of wild strikes but Tenryu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tenryu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
One misses with an uppercut. Tenryu saw that one coming.
Tenryu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
One half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
One avoids the body shot from Tenryu.
Tenryu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
One tries to bum rush Tenryu with a series of wild strikes but Tenryu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tenryu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of One's head.
One is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tenryu's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tenryu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from One.
Tenryu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. One doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from One misses its intended target.
One shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tenryu as he jumps to the side.
Tenryu's corner calls for a 1-2. Tenryu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from One. Tenryu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tenryu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with One, pushing him back against the cage.
One digs a right hand underneath Tenryu's ribcage. Tenryu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
One working aggressively here.
One fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
One misses with a short punch on the inside.
One fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tenryu lands a right hand.
One misses with the head strike.
Tenryu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with One's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Tenryu.
Tenryu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tenryu struggles to land a body shot inside as One controls his hands.
Tenryu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tenryu.
Tenryu blocks a body shot from One.
One is looking to break free of the clinch but Tenryu has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One blocks a body shot from Tenryu.
Tenryu has a couple of punches blocked by One.
Tenryu misses with a punch on the inside.
One misses with some punches.
Tenryu trying to stall but One improves his position.
Tenryu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tenryu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tenryu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. One seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tenryu can turn it around.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
One fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from One fails to land.
Tenryu looking to stall.
One misses with some punches.
Tenryu taking a breather.
One throws a punch but it's blocked by Tenryu.
A head punch on the inside from One fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gen Tenryu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Panda One's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
One swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
One getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gen Tenryu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
One ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tenryu moves away.
One throws a hook to the side of Tenryu's head but Tenryu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tenryu blocks a jab.
One slips under a jab.
One takes one on the button.
Tenryu blocks a jab.
One moves out of range of the strikes.
One drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tenryu sprawls and moves away.
Tenryu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tenryu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One misses with an uppercut
letting Tenryu counter with a right hand.
Oh One is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
One throws a right hand that Tenryu ducks under and follows up with a left that Tenryu also avoids with ease.
One avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
One seems to have got his legs back now.
One throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tenryu slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One throws a body punch but Tenryu moves out of range.
One throws a shot from downtown. Tenryu moves away and avoids it.
Tenryu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
One throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tenryu! But no joy.
One throws a right hand that Tenryu ducks under and follows up with a left that Tenryu also avoids with ease.
One sets himself, and Tenryu steps forward looking for the clinch! One avoids it this time.
Tenryu scores with a nice head shot.
One swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tenryu tries to counter with a clinch but One shakes him off and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Tenryu.
One is looking to counter punch.
Tenryu cracks One with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! One looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tenryu finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tenryu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
One connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tenryu momentarily.
One lands with a cross.
Tenryu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tenryu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tenryu connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One keeps the fight on the outside.
One throws a jab but it's blocked by Tenryu.
A jab from One misses.
Tenryu lands a big right hand that sends One crashing to the mat! Tenryu stays standing though and waves One back to his feet!
One throws a lazy right hand but Tenryu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tenryu cracks a nice hook into One's ribs.
One swings widly with a right hand
and Tenryu counters with a nice uppercut.
One takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tenryu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tenryu staying out of range there.
A slow jab from One misses its intended target.
Tenryu lands a big uppercut and One crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but One looks OK. Tenryu waves One back to his feet!
One misses with a hook. Tenryu ducked under it nicely.
One throws a right hand that misses
and Tenryu scores with a counter punch that sends One to the canvas! Tenryu smells blood - he's punishing One with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! One has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gen Tenryu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Bach (ranked 3583 p4p, 3158 weight class) and Rapido Nadadora (ranked 424 p4p, 378 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Sebastian Bach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rapido Nadadora!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bach slips a jab and a cross from Nadadora.
Bach shoots in looking for a takedown but Nadadora manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bach's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bach misses the shot to the body.
Bach pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nadadora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bach looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bach tries for a takedown but Nadadora sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nadadora lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bach tries a head kick but it misses.
Nadadora tries to bum rush Bach with a series of wild strikes but Bach uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Bach moves out of range.
Nadadora throws a jab when Bach was well out of range.
Bach connects with a body shot that sends Nadadora's belly button to the back.
Bach throws an overhand right that lands on Nadadora's shoulder, as Nadadora tries to avoid the shot.
Nadadora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bach moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bach shoots for a takedown but Nadadora saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Bach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nadadora lands a really nice looking cross but Bach seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bach throws a head kick that misses.
Bach looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadadora blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bach.
Bach stops Nadadora from getting back to his feet.
Bach 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! Nadadora is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sebastian Bach!
Our winner, Sebastian Bach, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Galen Dall Jr (ranked 1534 p4p, 1850 weight class) and Kra Hang (ranked 213 p4p, 252 weight class). Hang has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galen Dall Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kra Hang!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hang throws a good cross that connects.
Dall Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hang wants to slow Dall Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Dall Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Hang feints a jab promting Dall Jr to slip. Hang then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dall Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Galen Dall Jr has been cut.
Hang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dall Jr momentarily.
Dall Jr checks a low kick from Hang.
Dall Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hang darts in and clinches Dall Jr up against the cage.
Hang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hang lands with a left to the head.
Dall Jr works on Hang's body with a couple of short punches.
Hang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dall Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hang misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hang manages to break the clinch.
Hang scores with a leg kick.
Hang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dall Jr keeps control of Hang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hang's coach down at Heavy Metal was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hang's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hang connects with a body shot that sends Dall Jr's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheers as Hang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dall Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Dall Jr tries to keep at a distance but Hang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hang misses with a punch to the body.
Dall Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Hang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Hang.
A short uppercut from Hang.
A short uppercut from Hang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dall Jr blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hang.
Hang working aggressively here.
I was talking to Dall Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hang scores with a hook to the body.
Hang lands with a light punch inside.
Hang blocks a body shot from Dall Jr.
Hang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hang rushes Dall Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hang.
Hang manages to break the clinch.
Hang closes the distance and pushes Dall Jr back into the cage.
Dall Jr blocks a body shot from Hang.
Dall Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Dall Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Hang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dall Jr prevents a body shot from Hang.
Hang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hang lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Dall Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dall Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dall Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dall Jr is looking to counter punch.
Hang lands a jab to the nose.
A combination from Hang does no damage.
Dall Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hang.
Hang moves into range and clinches up with Dall Jr.
Hang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hang thows a leg kick but Dall Jr checks it
and Dall Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Hang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dall Jr.
Dall Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hang.
Dall Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Hang avoided it.
Kra Hang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hang jabs at Dall Jr's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hang tries to score with a low kick but Dall Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Hang is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dall Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hang throws a leg kick which misses Dall Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Dall Jr tries to avoid it.
Hang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hang wants to land a leg kick but Dall Jr is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hang.
Hang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dall Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dall Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dall Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hang cracks Dall Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hang tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Dall Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dall Jr. That did some damage!
Hang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kra Hang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Galen Dall Jr'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.
Hang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dall Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Hang misses.
Dall Jr is looking to counter the offense by Hang and move into the clinch.
Hang throws a body punch but Dall Jr moves out of range.
Dall Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dall Jr moves out of range as Hang strikes.
Dall Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Dall Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kra Hang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Hang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hang misses with a low kick as Dall Jr jumps back.
Dall Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hang misses with a wild combination.
Hang moves into range and clinches up with Dall Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hang misses with some punches.
Hang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Hang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dall Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hang. Hang obviously looking to wear him down.
Hang moves into range and clinches up with Dall Jr.
Dall Jr misses with a body punch.
Dall Jr lands an uppercut.
Dall Jr presses Hang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dall Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dall Jr works on Hang's body with a couple of short punches.
Dall Jr blocks a body shot from Hang.
Hang struggles to land a body shot inside as Dall Jr controls his hands.
Dall Jr is trying to pull guard but Hang has him pressed against the cage.
Dall Jr tries a body shot but Hang blocks it.
Kra Hang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hang wants to break free but Dall Jr has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hang's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hang.
Dall Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hang or not.
Dall Jr takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dall Jr wants a takedown but no success here.
Hang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dall Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dall Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hang throws a punch but it's blocked by Dall Jr.
Hang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dall Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dall Jr.
A short left from Hang.
Dall Jr pulls guard effortlessly.
Dall Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hang defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hang decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hang instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hang has a couple of punches blocked by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hang throws a punch but it's blocked by Dall Jr.
Hang breaks from the clinch.
Dall Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hang.
Hang throws a sloppy head kick
and Dall Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dall Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hang's elbow.
Hang lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hang.
Good body shot from Hang.
Hang throws a punch but it's blocked by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr drags the fight down to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dall Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Dall Jr, not yet.
Dall Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hang is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hang won't allow Dall Jr to sweep him here.
Hang is looking to stand up but Dall Jr won't let him.
Dall Jr has his foot on Hang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hang works his way back into a safe position though.
Hang decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hang's corner calls for a 1-2. Hang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hang connects with an inside leg kick.
Hang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dall Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hang. Dall Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hang scores with a body shot.
Hang lands a nice looking body shot.
Hang lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Hang.
As Hang tries to get set, Dall Jr tries to push him back and clinch up but Hang manages to avoid the attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kra Hang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Galen Dall Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dall Jr seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dall Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hang.
An inside leg kick lands from Hang.
Hang takes the fight into the clinch.
Hang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Dall Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Dall Jr fails to land.
Dall Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall Jr is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right from Hang on the inside.
Hang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dall Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hang misses with some punches.
Dall Jr misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dall Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hang.
Dall Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hang just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dall Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Hang.
Hang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dall Jr backwards.
Hang misses with a punch on the inside.
Hang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hang lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hang.
Hang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hang is working Dall Jr over against the cage.
Dall Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hang backwards.
Dall Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall Jr tries to throw a body punch but Hang avoids it by throwing Dall Jr back against the cage.
Hang has a couple of punches blocked by Dall Jr.
Hang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Galen Dall Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dall Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dall Jr seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dall Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hang misses the jab.
Dall Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hang.
Hang scores with the left hand. Dall Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Hang closes the distance and clinches.
Hang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dall Jr backwards.
Hang lands with a short shot to the head.
Hang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hang tries to work over Dall Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dall Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Hang controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Hang.
Hang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dall Jr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hang fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Galen Dall Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hang takes the fight into the clinch.
Hang can't find room to land a body shot as Dall Jr controls the action.
Hang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hang pushes Dall Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Dall Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hang working aggressively here.
Dall Jr pulls guard effortlessly.
Dall Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hang's guard.
Dall Jr working some strikes from top position.
Hang has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Dall Jr has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Hang lands an uppercut.
Dall Jr tries a body shot but Hang blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Hang as the two fighters clinch.
Hang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hang swings wildly with an uppercut but Dall Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hang lands a right hand.
Dall Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Dall Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dall Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hang's elbow.
Dall Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dall Jr backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kra Hang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hang 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kra Hang!
Kra Hang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niklas Aho (ranked 1897 p4p, 1401 weight class) and Eric Brooks (ranked 257 p4p, 201 weight class). Eric Brooks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niklas Aho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks lands with a good body shot.
Brooks jabs Aho right on the nose. Aho blinks but takes it well.
Brooks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brooks scores with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brooks. That's going to slow Aho down.
Nice shot by Brooks.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Aho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brooks finds it's way round the side to connect with Aho's head.
Good work by Aho as he checks the leg kick.
Aho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brooks.
Aho shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aho takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Brooks - just one landing.
Aho is rocked!
Brooks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brooks throws an overhand right that lands on Aho's shoulder, as Aho tries to avoid the shot.
Brooks scores with a nice strike.
Eric Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aho drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brooks sprawls and moves away.
Brooks connects with a leg kick.
Aho throws a sloppy head kick and Brooks moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Brooks.
Brooks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a low kick.
Aho half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Aho is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Brooks misses.
Brooks connects with a jab.
Aho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brooks looks to land a combination but Aho avoids it well.
Aho tries to counter with a takedown but Brooks is quick to defend against it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aho moves into range and clinches up with Brooks.
Aho pulls guard.
Aho throws his legs up looking for a submission but Brooks uses it to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aho is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is staying tight to Aho's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Aho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brooks taking a breather here.
Aho is looking to regain half guard here but Brooks keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aho looks to move to half guard but instead Brooks has passed into mount! Damn!
Brooks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Aho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aho is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brooks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aho is looking to escape.
Brooks prevents Aho from getting the reversal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Brooks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aho moves into range and clinches up with Brooks.
Aho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks working aggressively here.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brooks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aho has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Brooks uses from the top position.
Aho working for submissions but it's allowed Brooks to get to half guard.
Aho looking for a kimura from the bottom but Brooks passes into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aho is trying to get back to half guard.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aho looks to move to half guard but instead Brooks has passed into mount! Damn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks trying to control but Aho is having none of it.
Aho is trying to escape the mount.
Aho regains half guard.
Aho gets back to full guard.
Brooks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brooks has managed to get both his arms back between Aho's legs - danger averted.
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.
Brooks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aho is keeping the position for now.
Aho escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brooks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aho isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Brooks stacks Aho 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 Brooks!
Aho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aho manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Aho is controlling the pace.
Aho looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brooks felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Aho works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aho goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Brooks turns into him and now he's in Aho's guard.
Aho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Niklas Aho will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aho was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
Brooks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aho has closed the distance and engaged Brooks in a clinch.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Aho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aho has Brooks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brooks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short uppercut from Brooks.
Aho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brooks avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brooks is keeping busy.
Brooks misses with a punch on the inside.
Aho prevents a body shot from Brooks.
Aho is trying to drag Brooks to the mat but Brooks just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Brooks.
Brooks is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niklas Aho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aho is working for takedown but Brooks is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
Aho tries for a takedown but Brooks manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brooks pushes Aho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brooks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brooks lands a nice uppercut.
Aho jumps guard but Brooks stands there with Aho around his waist. Aho gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aho tries to pull guard but Brooks forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Aho looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brooks as Aho tries to tie him up.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aho can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aho blocks a body shot from Brooks.
Brooks working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aho just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brooks's brow.
Aho blocks an uppercut.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike.
Brooks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Brooks scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Brooks on the inside.
Aho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks struggles to land a body shot inside as Aho controls his hands.
Aho is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brooks gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brooks pushes Aho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aho is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brooks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brooks has a couple of punches blocked by Aho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks gets through Aho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Aho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aho jumps guard but Brooks stands there with Aho around his waist. Aho gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brooks pushes Aho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aho is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Brooks can't fight it off and eventually Aho manages to take the fight to the floor. Brooks looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aho seems to have got his legs back now.
Brooks looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brooks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aho trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aho is looking to advance position but Brooks has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Brooks controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Brooks has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Aho is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brooks controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Brooks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brooks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Brooks!
Our winner, Eric Brooks, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konsta Mutka (ranked 1312 p4p, 2015 weight class) and Thanos Doomsday (ranked 202 p4p, 289 weight class). Mutka's entrance music is Let It Bleed. A fine choice. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konsta Mutka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thanos Doomsday!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutka cracks a nice hook into Doomsday's ribs.
Doomsday tries to move into range but Mutka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mutka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mutka throws a lazy right hand but Doomsday sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doomsday pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mutka lands a left and a right that send Doomsday crashing to the mat, dazed. Mutka thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Doomsday is rocked!
It looks like Thanos Doomsday has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doomsday instigates a clinch.
Doomsday is still on wobbly legs! Can Mutka finish him?
Doomsday misses with a knee strike.
Doomsday with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mutka stalling in the clinch but Doomsday improves position.
Doomsday keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mutka's efforts to push away.
Mutka breaks from the clinch.
Doomsday closes the distance and clinches.
Mutka managing to block the knees to the body from Doomsday.
Mutka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doomsday has him pressed against the cage.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doomsday is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mutka is defending well for now.
Doomsday seems to have recovered his senses.
Doomsday with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mutka slowing the pace effectively.
Doomsday looking to throw knees to the head but Mutka is blocking nicely.
Mutka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mutka has had enough of the clinch but Doomsday keeps him there for the moment.
Mutka wants to break free but Doomsday has control.
Doomsday throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mutka blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday landing knees to the head.
Doomsday unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Doomsday crunches a lovely knee into Mutka's ribcage.
Mutka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Doomsday.
Doomsday scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Konsta Mutka has been cut.
Doomsday lands a good knee to the midsection. Mutka won't want to take too many of those.
Mutka is breathing heavily.
Mutka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Doomsday lands a good knee to the midsection. Mutka won't want to take too many of those.
Mutka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mutka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doomsday sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doomsday uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mutka.
Doomsday darts in and clinches Mutka up against the cage.
Doomsday working Mutka over with knees to the body.
Doomsday scores a nice knee to the body.
Doomsday connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mutka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Doomsday tries a knee to the head but Mutka blocks it.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mutka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mutka looking to stall.
Doomsday is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mutka is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Doomsday.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the head but Mutka blocks with his arms.
Doomsday lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mutka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mutka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doomsday has him pressed against the cage.
Doomsday landing knees to the body.
Doomsday with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doomsday tries a knee to the head but Mutka blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday lands a knee to the head.
Doomsday scores a nice knee to the body.
Doomsday lands a knee to the head.
Doomsday working Mutka over with knees to the body.
Doomsday scores a nice knee to the body.
Doomsday landing knees to the head.
Doomsday landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Doomsday scores a nice knee to the body.
Doomsday with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Doomsday.
Konsta Mutka's cut is getting worse.
Mutka is looking to control Doomsday's arms but Doomsday gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mutka has his back to the cage.
Mutka trying to control the position but instead, Doomsday has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mutka into the cage.
Doomsday misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doomsday tries to land knees in the clinch but Mutka avoids the damage to the body.
Doomsday putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mutka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Doomsday scores with a knee to the head.
Doomsday with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doomsday with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mutka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mutka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mutka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doomsday slips a jab from Mutka.
Mutka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Doomsday instigates a clinch.
Doomsday connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mutka's face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thanos Doomsday dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mutka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doomsday throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doomsday throws a head kick that half lands.
Mutka is rocked!
Mutka fails to land with a series of punches.
Oh Mutka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doomsday slips under a jab.
Doomsday throws a body kick that misses.
Mutka seems to have got his legs back now.
Doomsday needs to keep his hands up - Mutka had a free shot at his head there.
Doomsday tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mutka went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Doomsday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mutka was well out of range. Poor timing from Doomsday.
An inside leg kick from Mutka misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutka works the jab nicely.
Mutka 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.
Doomsday misses the body punch
and Mutka counters with a left and a right that stings Doomsday.
Konsta Mutka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doomsday throws a sloppy head kick and Mutka moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Mutka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mutka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doomsday looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mutka looking to slow down the pace here.
Mutka breaks from the clinch.
Doomsday has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doomsday pushes Mutka up against the cage in a clinch.
Doomsday scores with a knee to the head.
Mutka tries a body shot but Doomsday blocks it.
Doomsday unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doomsday tries to land knees in the clinch but Mutka avoids the damage to the body.
Mutka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by Doomsday.
Mutka working hard to break the clinch.
Doomsday with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doomsday lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mutka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday scores a nice knee to the body.
Doomsday scores with a knee to the head.
Konsta Mutka's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doomsday tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mutka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mutka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doomsday crunches a lovely knee into Mutka's ribcage.
Doomsday drops Mutka with a big knee straight up the middle! Mutka is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Doomsday moves into the clinch successfully.
Doomsday unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Doomsday slows down the pace here.
Doomsday drops Mutka with a big knee straight up the middle! Mutka is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Doomsday closes the distance and clinches.
Mutka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday looking to throw knees to the head but Mutka is blocking nicely.
Thanos Doomsday seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Doomsday with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mutka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Doomsday.
Doomsday throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doomsday looking to throw knees to the head but Mutka is blocking nicely.
Mutka wants to break free but Doomsday has control.
Doomsday lands a nice knee to the body.
Doomsday looking to throw knees to the head but Mutka is blocking nicely.
Mutka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mutka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mutka tries to land a knee to the head but Doomsday blocks with his arms.
Mutka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday tries a knee to the head but Mutka blocks it.
Mutka is trying to push Doomsday away but Doomsday has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mutka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the head but Mutka blocks with his arms.
Mutka tries to circle away but Doomsday has him pinned against the cage.
Doomsday connects with a knee to the head.
Mutka trying to control the position but instead, Doomsday has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mutka into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mutka can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Doomsday tries to land knees in the clinch but Mutka avoids the damage to the body.
Doomsday is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mutka is defending well for now.
Doomsday misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doomsday scores with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thanos Doomsday showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Doomsday lands with a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Doomsday.
Doomsday misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doomsday misses with a looping left.
Doomsday ducks under a wild hook from Mutka.
Doomsday uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mutka.
Doomsday misses with a jab to the body
and Mutka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doomsday slips under a jab from Mutka.
Mutka takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Doomsday tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mutka throws out a loose jab but Doomsday uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Mutka.
Mutka misses with a straight right.
Doomsday looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Doomsday wants to clinch but Mutka slips to the side
and Mutka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday has managed to clinch.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mutka avoids it.
Mutka misses with a knee to the head.
Mutka managing to block the knees to the body from Doomsday.
Doomsday trying to land knees to the body.
Doomsday missing with knees to the body.
Mutka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doomsday misses with a knee to the head.
Doomsday takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doomsday connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mutka's face.
Mutka wants to break free but Doomsday has control.
Doomsday utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the head but Mutka blocks with his arms.
Mutka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mutka avoids it.
Doomsday tries to land knees in the clinch but Mutka avoids the damage to the body.
Mutka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mutka stalls.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mutka avoids it.
Mutka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mutka has had enough of the clinch but Doomsday keeps him there for the moment.
Mutka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mutka tries a body shot but Doomsday blocks it.
Doomsday throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mutka tries to break free but Doomsday pushes him back against the cage.
Doomsday unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday lands a knee to the head.
Doomsday looking to throw knees to the head but Mutka is blocking nicely.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the head but Mutka blocks with his arms.
Doomsday with a knee to the head.
Mutka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mutka is trying to maintain a safe position but Doomsday gets an underhook and turns Mutka into the cage.
Doomsday tries a knee to the head but Mutka blocks it.
Thanos Doomsday is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mutka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doomsday lands a head kick!
Doomsday scores with a push kick.
Mutka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mutka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutka tries to keep at a distance but Doomsday has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mutka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Doomsday drops Mutka with a big knee straight up the middle! Mutka is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Jeez, Konsta Mutka's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doomsday takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Doomsday moves into range and clinches up with Mutka.
Mutka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mutka is trying to maintain a safe position but Doomsday gets an underhook and turns Mutka into the cage.
Mutka tries a body shot but Doomsday blocks it.
Doomsday tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doomsday missing with knees to the body.
Konsta Mutka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mutka wants to get back to striking at distance but Doomsday won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thanos Doomsday comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Doomsday 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thanos Doomsday!
In his post fight interview, Thanos Doomsday 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean O Malley (ranked 1360 p4p, 1828 weight class) and Jacques Swanson (ranked 157 p4p, 189 weight class). O Malley's entrance music is Goat Talk- Sugar Sean. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Swanson's choice of entrance music: Gorillaz- Clint Eastwood. Sean O Malley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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4 - 1 - 0 |
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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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Malley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacques Swanson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson misses with a head kick.
Swanson scores with a shot to the body.
O Malley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Swanson 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.
O Malley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Swanson counters with a stiff right hand.
O Malley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
O Malley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A shot to the liver by Swanson. Beautiful body shot.
Swanson connects with a jab.
O Malley cracks Swanson with an open hand slap.
Swanson throws a series of punches but O Malley moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Malley lands with a cross.
O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swanson avoids the body shot from O Malley.
Swanson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Malley lands with a nice body punch.
O Malley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
O Malley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Swanson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley drops Swanson with a naaaaasty hook - Swanson is in real trouble here! O Malley dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean O Malley!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sean O Malley waved his t-shirt featuring Carnage Clothing 's logo in front of the cameras.
Jacques Swanson spoke after the fight, saying 'I didn't sign here to get my ass kicked. I will be a champion here, uh, one day. Just going to take little bit longer than expected.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Ilmarinen (ranked 1276 p4p, 1488 weight class) and Hafir Dharris (ranked 175 p4p, 209 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seppo Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hafir Dharris !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilmarinen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dharris sprawls well. Dharris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ilmarinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Ilmarinen misses with a takedown attempt - Dharris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ilmarinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ilmarinen goes for a double leg but Dharris avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dharris continues to drive forward.
I was talking to Ilmarinen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Ilmarinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ilmarinen has Dharris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dharris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ilmarinen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dharris is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ilmarinen to the mat. Ilmarinen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ilmarinen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dharris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ilmarinen is trying to control the position but Dharris postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ilmarinen looking for a guillotine here but Dharris defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen keeping full guard, as Dharris tries to pass.
Ilmarinen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dharris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ilmarinen trying to control the position.
Ilmarinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Well, if Ilmarinen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dharris trying to hold on to Ilmarinen's head to control him but Ilmarinen postures up.
Dharris is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ilmarinen tries to pass to full mount but Dharris defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dharris is looking to control Ilmarinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dharris avoid being mounted?
Ilmarinen trying to pass the guard but Dharris defending well.
Ilmarinen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dharris defends it well.
Dharris controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dharris is looking for a sweep. Ilmarinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dharris is refusing to be controlled, as Ilmarinen sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ilmarinen is looking for a kimura here.
Ilmarinen is keen to just control but Dharris is a slippery customer.
Ilmarinen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dharris sees it coming and defends easily.
Dharris is trying is best to control the position here.
Dharris is looking to control Ilmarinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dharris avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ilmarinen uses his free foot to push down on Dharris 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dharris .
Ilmarinen wants to control the pace but Dharris is squirming around nicely.
Ilmarinen has isolated one of Dharris 's arms. Dharris looking to fight him off but Ilmarinen twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Seppo Ilmarinen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Trejo (ranked 1328 p4p, 1274 weight class) and Ilya Muromets (ranked 206 p4p, 195 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Trejo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilya Muromets!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muromets looks to throw the jab but Trejo is out of range.
Muromets throws a front kick that sends Trejo stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Muromets misses.
Trejo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Trejo connects with the punch.
Trejo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trejo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A big right from Muromets misses.
Trejo scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trejo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Muromets misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trejo misses with a head kick.
As Trejo backs off Muromets throws a huge counter combo but Trejo manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muromets.
Trejo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Trejo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Trejo counters with a body kick that stops Muromets in his tracks momentarily.
Danny Trejo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muromets throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Muromets takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trejo slips a jab and a cross from Muromets.
A low kick from Trejo is predictable there
and Muromets counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trejo ducks right into an uppercut from Muromets.
Trejo misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muromets lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Trejo is rocked!
Trejo is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Muromets doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Trejo crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Trejo's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ilya Muromets!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Faulk (ranked 228 p4p, 681 weight class) and Trump TwentyTwenty (ranked 33 p4p, 94 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Faulk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trump TwentyTwenty!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TwentyTwenty throws the left hand but Faulk avoids the punch easily.
TwentyTwenty misses with a left hand
and Faulk counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Trump TwentyTwenty has been cut.
Faulk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
TwentyTwenty misses with a right hand
and Faulk counters with a crisp right hand that drops TwentyTwenty! Faulk lets TwentyTwenty back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
TwentyTwenty misses with a double jab.
Faulk throwing a counter right hand but TwentyTwenty manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
TwentyTwenty throws out a loose jab but Faulk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faulk fires out a quick counter leg kick but TwentyTwenty just manages to avoid it.
Faulk slips under a jab from TwentyTwenty.
TwentyTwenty glances at the clock... BAM! Faulk nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends TwentyTwenty crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, TwentyTwenty is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin Faulk!
Kevin Faulk retains his heavyweight title!
Kevin Faulk 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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