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SFL 114 | Barbarian vs Bone PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between YB Sol Brotha (ranked 1274 p4p, 1221 weight class) and Michael Bennet (ranked 174 p4p, 167 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, YB Sol Brotha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sol Brotha looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennet is just out of range.
Sol Brotha slips under a jab.
Sol Brotha lands a jab to Bennet's midsection.
Bennet takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sol Brotha feints and then cracks Bennet's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bennet down.
Sol Brotha scores with a jab to the body.
Sol Brotha connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bennet stuffs the takedown.
Bennet has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bennet there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sol Brotha 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.
Bennet throws a leg kick but Sol Brotha moved away.
Sol Brotha finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sol Brotha misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Bennet.
Sol Brotha scores with a jab. Bennet acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennet has Sol Brotha up against the cage in a clinch.
Sol Brotha is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bennet is keeping busy.
Sol Brotha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Brotha misses with a punch on the inside.
Sol Brotha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sol Brotha.
Bennet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sol Brotha takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 It looks like YB Sol Brotha has been cut.
Sol Brotha avoids the head kick by Bennet.
Bennet throws a head kick that misses
and Sol Brotha counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sol Brotha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bennet's sensitive parts.
Bennet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennet throws a nice head kick!
Bennet throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sol Brotha getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bennet misses with a head kick.
Sol Brotha lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet throws a push kick but Sol Brotha slaps the foot to one side.
Michael Bennet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennet throws a head kick that misses.
Bennet misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Bennet 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bennet moves forwards but Sol Brotha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bennet slips under a jab from Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bennet checks a leg kick.
Sol Brotha works Bennet's body with a nice hook.
Sol Brotha fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bennet sprawls well initially but Sol Brotha persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bennet manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Sol Brotha keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Sol Brotha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sol Brotha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sol Brotha lands with a left to the head.
Sol Brotha has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Sol Brotha just leaning against Bennet, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha lands a nice uppercut.
Bennet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Bennet.
A head kick by Bennet misses
and Sol Brotha counters with a three punch combo that has Bennet backing up. Bennet nods at Sol Brotha to acknowledge the strikes.
Sol Brotha looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sol Brotha is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bennet told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Sol Brotha 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.
Bennet is staying active underneath Sol Brotha, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha is just content to waste time from the top position. Bennet takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sol Brotha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sol Brotha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bennet swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sol Brotha trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sol Brotha won't allow Bennet to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
YB Sol Brotha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on YB Sol Brotha'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.
Sol Brotha scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bennet in his tracks.
Bennet scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sol Brotha blocks a head kick by Bennet.
Sol Brotha half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Sol Brotha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennet tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Bennet.
Bennet goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bennet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sol Brotha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bennet shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sol Brotha thumps Bennet with a low kick.
Bennet on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
 It looks like Michael Bennet has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennet lands a slapping body shot.
Sol Brotha lands a body shot.
Sol Brotha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sol Brotha throws out a leg kick but Bennet moves out of range and Sol Brotha only half commits.
Bennet on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Brotha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sol Brotha goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bennet throws a head kick that half lands.
Bennet throws a lazy head kick
and Sol Brotha counters with a nice leg kick.
Bennet lands a head kick!
YB Sol Brotha's cut is getting worse.
Sol Brotha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sol Brotha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sol Brotha avoids the head kick by Bennet.
Sol Brotha looks to throw the jab but Bennet is out of range.
YB Sol Brotha is winning the standup battle so far.
Bennet tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sol Brotha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Bennet does no damage.
Bennet misses with a head kick.
Bennet is breathing heavily.
Sol Brotha shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bennet is trying to defend but Sol Brotha finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bennet kicks Sol Brotha off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bennet can do to turn this around?
Bennet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bennet throws a big counter head kick but Sol Brotha avoids it with no problem.
Bennet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sol Brotha manages to avoid it.
A jab from Sol Brotha finds it's way through Bennet's defenses.
Bennet throws a front kick that sends Sol Brotha stumbling back into the cage.
Nice shot lands for Sol Brotha.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sol Brotha.
Bennet's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bennet tries a head kick but it misses.
Bennet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sol Brotha throws a wild body kick that Bennet sees coming a mile off.
Sol Brotha blocks a head kick by Bennet.
Bennet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sol Brotha throws a front kick that sends Bennet stumbling back into the cage.
Bennet is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sol Brotha rather than just go for the knockout.
Sol Brotha jabs Bennet right on the nose. Bennet blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sol Brotha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bennet on the side of the head.
Bennet on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sol Brotha. Sol Brotha obviously looking to wear him down.
Sol Brotha feints and as Bennet raises his hands in defense, Sol Brotha changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sol Brotha distracts Bennet with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sol Brotha wants to control from the top but Bennet keeps moving.
Sol Brotha wants to pass the guard but Bennet is keeping the position.
Sol Brotha throws a big right hand that misses.
Sol Brotha is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sol Brotha trying to control but Bennet is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha forces his way into half guard.
Bennet blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha wants to free his trapped foot but Bennet is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bennet pushes Sol Brotha off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sol Brotha lands a jab to the nose.
Bennet has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sol Brotha finds it's way round the side to connect with Bennet's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennet walks into a left hand.
Bennet wants to clinch but Sol Brotha slips to the side
and Sol Brotha counters with a shoot takedown. Bennet fights it but they end up in guard.
YB Sol Brotha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sol Brotha trying to control but Bennet is working from the bottom.
Sol Brotha trying to move into half guard but instead Bennet has managed to sweep!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
YB Sol Brotha dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Sol Brotha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sol Brotha forces Bennet back against the cage and clinches.
Sol Brotha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Sol Brotha has Bennet pressed against the cage, preventing Bennet from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennet manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Bennet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet throws a head kick but Sol Brotha moves out of range.
Sol Brotha slips a jab and a cross from Bennet.
Bennet throws a head kick that misses.
Bennet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sol Brotha shoots in looking for a takedown. Bennet tries to sprawl out of it but Sol Brotha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bennet manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Brotha lands with an overhand left.
Bennet on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A shot to the liver by Bennet. Beautiful body shot.
Bennet throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Sol Brotha misses the target.
Sol Brotha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bennet throws a sloppy head kick and Sol Brotha moves out of range easily.
Sol Brotha tests Bennet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bennet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bennet looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sol Brotha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sol Brotha lands a jab to Bennet's midsection.
Sol Brotha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Michael Bennet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha thuds his right hand into Bennet's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennet checks the leg kick.
Sol Brotha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sol Brotha fails with a takedown attempt.
Bennet blocks a leg kick.
Sol Brotha misses with a body shot.
Bennet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennet throws a chopping leg kick but Sol Brotha manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sol Brotha shoots in for a takedown but Bennet shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for YB Sol Brotha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennet throws a head kick that misses.
Sol Brotha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sol Brotha misses with a double jab.
Sol Brotha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sol Brotha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet working hard to break the clinch.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Sol Brotha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sol Brotha throws an elbow but it misses.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennet breaks the clinch.
Sol Brotha with a hook.
Sol Brotha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bennet on the side of the head.
Bennet is looking to land body kicks.
Bennet scores with a head kick. Sol Brotha tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bennet takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sol Brotha scores with a hook to the body. Bennet takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bennet misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sol Brotha connects with a body shot that sends Bennet's belly button to the back.
Bennet tries to clinch but Sol Brotha is having none of it.
Sol Brotha jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bennet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Sol Brotha lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bennet doesn't seem phased though.
Sol Brotha digs a good hook to Bennet's body.
Sol Brotha lands a leg kick that knocks Bennet off balance momentarily.
Bennet gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sol Brotha to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sol Brotha stands up over Bennet, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sol Brotha sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
YB Sol Brotha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sol Brotha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... YB Sol Brotha!
Our winner, YB Sol Brotha, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Erwin (ranked 1371 p4p, 1816 weight class) and David McDonald (ranked 192 p4p, 240 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Erwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald tries to move into range but Erwin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Erwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
Derek Erwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Erwin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McDonald takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Erwin misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Erwin misses its intended target.
McDonald with the counter takedown but Erwin avoids it easily.
McDonald moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Erwin throws a lazy right hand but McDonald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Erwin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McDonald's head.
Erwin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Erwin loads up on a big right hand but McDonald slips the punch.
McDonald throws a front kick aimed at Erwin's knee but Erwin avoids it well.
Erwin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McDonald connects with a jab.
A jab from McDonald does it's job there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McDonald digs a good hook to Erwin's body.
Erwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Erwin. Those never looked like landing.
Erwin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McDonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Erwin slips a jab from McDonald.
McDonald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Erwin.
McDonald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Erwin.
McDonald with the counter takedown but Erwin avoids it easily.
We've been told by Erwin's head coaches at Randall's Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Derek Erwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Erwin moves out of range of the body kick from McDonald.
A bone on bone clash there as McDonald blocks the leg kick.
Erwin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Erwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Erwin throws a shot from downtown. McDonald moves away and avoids it.
McDonald scores with a kick to the midsection.
Erwin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McDonald with a nice calf kick.
Erwin is looking to slow McDonald down with leg kicks.
McDonald tries to score with a low kick but Erwin moves his leg out of the way.
Erwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Erwin.
McDonald closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Erwin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDonald.
A swing and a miss from Erwin.
Erwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Erwin sizes up McDonald with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Erwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
Erwin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Erwin thuds his right hand into McDonald's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McDonald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Erwin.
McDonald misses with a looping right.
McDonald swings widly with a right hand
and Erwin counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Erwin misses.
Erwin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDonald. That did some damage!
Erwin slips a straight right by McDonald.
Erwin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McDonald counters with a shoot takedown. Erwin fights it but they end up in guard.
Erwin keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
Erwin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Erwin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Erwin looking for subs off his back but McDonald has passed one foot through into half guard.
McDonald takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McDonald is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McDonald is trying to control. Erwin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McDonald tries to pass the half guard into mount. Erwin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Erwin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McDonald pulls his head out easily.
McDonald is pressing down on Erwin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Erwin is holding on for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McDonald winds up and cracks Erwin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
My spies in Ludus Magnus inform me that McDonald has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Erwin is trying to maintain the position but McDonald is very close to passing his half guard.
Erwin is pressing down on McDonald's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Erwin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McDonald has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McDonald makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Erwin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Erwin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big left from Erwin misses.
Erwin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McDonald shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Erwin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Erwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
McDonald misses with a double jab.
Erwin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McDonald walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Erwin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Erwin stuns McDonald with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by McDonald.
Erwin looks to throw the jab but McDonald is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McDonald 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 Erwin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Erwin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Erwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonald tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erwin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Derek Erwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Erwin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Erwin fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin throws a lazy right hand but McDonald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Erwin scores with a jab.
Erwin avoids the head kick by McDonald.
It looked like Erwin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Erwin ducks under a wild hook from McDonald.
Erwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald.
McDonald is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Erwin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A swing and a miss from Erwin.
McDonald throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McDonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Erwin scores with a one two! McDonald had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Erwin lands a body shot.
Erwin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Erwin misses with the combination.
McDonald flicks out a counter leg kick but Erwin steps away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erwin throws a sloppy body shot
and McDonald counters with a nice body kick.
Erwin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circling - Erwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDonald feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin thuds his right hand into McDonald's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McDonald shoots in but no luck this time.
Erwin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Erwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDonald can do to turn this around?
McDonald walks into a straight right hand from Erwin.
McDonald closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Erwin's guard.
Erwin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Erwin throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonald.
Erwin misses with a looping right.
McDonald takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McDonald throws a hook but Erwin blocks it.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick from Erwin lands but McDonald takes it in his stride.
Erwin misses the jab.
Erwin loads up on a big right hand but McDonald slips the punch.
Erwin throws a series of punches but McDonald moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald defending well as Erwin loads up on a big left hand.
McDonald thuds his shin into the meat of Erwin's side.
Erwin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice takedown defense from Erwin. No joy for McDonald on that attempt.
Erwin jabs at McDonald's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Erwin misses the target.
Erwin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McDonald counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Erwin!
McDonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Erwin keeps working.
Erwin tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
McDonald in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
David McDonald has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erwin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
McDonald trying to control but Erwin is having none of it.
Erwin wants to hold on but McDonald pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald wants to control the pace but Erwin is squirming around nicely.
McDonald cracks Erwin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Erwin tries to reverse the position but McDonald maintains control.
Erwin is in a horrible position here. McDonald smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Erwin hang on?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonald working Erwin over with strikes here.
Erwin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Erwin tries to improve his position but McDonald has taken his back! McDonald has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Erwin tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! McDonald pushes Erwin away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David McDonald!
During a confident post fight interview, David McDonald thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Derek Erwin was interviewed post fight and said 'I didn't lose I just ran out of time'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Akinwande (ranked 1070 p4p, 1577 weight class) and James Fusi (ranked 144 p4p, 205 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Akinwande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Fusi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Fusi.
Fusi checks a low kick from Akinwande.
A swing and a miss from Fusi.
Akinwande tries to close the distance and clinch but Fusi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akinwande has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cloud9 in the buildup to the fight.
Akinwande takes one to the chin there.
Fusi slips a straight right by Akinwande.
Akinwande keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fusi.
Akinwande lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Akinwande throws a body punch but Fusi moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Akinwande 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fusi throws out a loose jab but Akinwande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akinwande lands with a thumping leg kick.
Akinwande has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akinwande works on Fusi's body with a couple of short punches.
Fusi looks winded!
Akinwande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fusi throws a punch but it's blocked by Akinwande.
Fusi avoiding damage as Akinwande throws knees to the body.
Akinwande has Fusi pressed against the cage, preventing Fusi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Akinwande lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fusi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akinwande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fusi's elbow.
Akinwande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Akinwande throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akinwande digs a right hand into Fusi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fusi's gas tank.
Akinwande throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fusi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akinwande tries a body shot but Fusi blocks it.
Fusi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fusi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akinwande lands a nice elbow.
Fusi misses with some punches.
Fusi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akinwande lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fusi.
Fusi misses with the head strike.
Akinwande takes a shot to the head.
Akinwande lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up James Fusi's cut even more.
Akinwande lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akinwande lands an uppercut.
James Fusi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Akinwande lands an elbow just above Fusi 's eye.
Fusi misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fusi takes an elbow to the forehead.
 Fusi is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Fusi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Henry Akinwande!
A relieved looking Henry Akinwande 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Rex Gunn (ranked 935 p4p, 2365 weight class) and Vladimir Tomcic (ranked 108 p4p, 238 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rex Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tomcic!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tomcic momentarily.
Tomcic throws an overhand right that lands on Gunn's shoulder, as Gunn tries to avoid the shot.
Tomcic shoots in and gets a takedown into Gunn's guard.
Tomcic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tomcic keeps trying to improve his position.
Tomcic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gunn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tomcic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tomcic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tomcic defends well.
Tomcic passes Gunn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomcic seems to be looking for submissions.
Gunn actively working from the bottom here.
Gunn is defending against the submission attempts here by Tomcic.
Gunn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tomcic has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gunn defend it? Tomcic steps over the head and cranks it - Gunn is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Tomcic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vladimir Tomcic!
Vladimir Tomcic really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conviction logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernand Duif (ranked 973 p4p, 585 weight class) and Billy Bob Brown (ranked 129 p4p, 81 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fernand Duif!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Bob Brown!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duif scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown walks into a left hand.
It looks like Billy Bob Brown has been cut.
Duif tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Duif checks it well.
Duif tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown counters with a good low kick that Duif was not able to check.
Duif tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Fernand Duif has been cut.
Duif misses with a leg kick
and Brown counters with a crisp one two that drops Duif! Brown thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Duif to his feet! Duif is in big trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duif tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Fernand Duif seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duif misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Duif misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Duif is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown cracks Duif with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Duif looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Brown finish him?
 Duif is rocked!
Duif throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Duif tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duif misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a nice low kick that buckles Duif's knee momentarily.
Duif tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Brown forces Duif back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duif blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Duif lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duif avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Duif blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown landing knees to the head.
Brown lands a body punch.
Duif throws a head punch that misses.
Duif is looking to control Brown's arms but Brown gets an underhook and turns him. Now Duif has his back to the cage.
Duif blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duif's elbow.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Duif throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Duif misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Brown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brown throws an elbow but misses.
Duif looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Duif avoids the damage to the body.
Duif presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Duif can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Duif misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Duif fails to land.
Duif misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Duif.
Duif on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Duif misses with the head strike.
Brown scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Brown.
Duif is breathing heavily.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Brown lands a body punch.
Brown is struggling to control the position.
Brown with a knee to the head.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown pushes Duif back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown is leaning against Duif and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. Duif won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
Brown connects with a knee to the head.
Brown dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brown crunches a lovely knee into Duif's ribcage.
Brown tries a knee to the head but Duif blocks it.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duif is defending well for now.
Brown connects with a knee to the head.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Duif in his tracks for a moment.
Brown is working Duif over against the cage.
Duif takes a knee right on the jaw!
Duif takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown lands a knee to the body.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Duif shrugs off.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bob Brown dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Duif tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown keeps Duif at a distance using the push kick.
Brown lands a big right hand that sends Duif crashing to the mat! Brown stays standing though and waves Duif back to his feet!
Oh Duif is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duif scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brown ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Duif out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Bob Brown!
After winning the bout, Billy Bob Brown 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bleeding Spanner (ranked 635 p4p, 856 weight class) and Fedor Shabanov (ranked 90 p4p, 113 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bleeding Spanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fedor Shabanov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spanner looks to score with a jab to the body but Shabanov is just out of range.
Shabanov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Spanner slips a straight right by Shabanov.
An attempted straight right counter from Spanner misses the target.
Shabanov looks to throw a body kick
and Spanner counters with a nice uppercut.
Shabanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spanner scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Fedor Shabanov has been cut.
Spanner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Shabanov to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Bleeding Spanner has been cut.
Spanner misses with a lunging right hand
and Shabanov counters with a straight right hand.
Shabanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spanner.
Spanner with a nice calf kick.
Spanner throws out a powerful jab.
Spanner misses with a jab to the body
and Shabanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shabanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spanner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shabanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spanner cracks Shabanov with an open hand slap.
Spanner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shabanov.
Shabanov throws out a counter right but Spanner avoids it with no problem.
Spanner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shabanov checks it well.
Shabanov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot lands for Spanner.
Shabanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spanner.
Spanner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shabanov.
Shabanov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shabanov defending well as Spanner loads up on a big left hand.
Spanner connects with a right hand. Shabanov shakes it off.
Spanner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shabanov moves away from the strike by Spanner.
Spanner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanner cracks Shabanov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Spanner has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Shabanov to stand back up!
Shabanov is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spanner is stalking Shabanov. Shabanov circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Spanner, and it's lights out! Shabanov really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bleeding Spanner!
A less than humble Bleeding Spanner misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between New Breed One (ranked 638 p4p, 923 weight class) and Adrian Picklesbly (ranked 42 p4p, 52 weight class). Picklesbly has chosen Pickle Song as his entrance music. Adrian Picklesbly told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, New Breed One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adrian Picklesbly!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picklesbly jabs One to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Picklesbly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping One at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from One.
Picklesbly tries to counter with a clinch but One shakes him off and moves away.
Picklesbly looks to land a combination but One avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Picklesbly lands a nice elbow.
Picklesbly told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
One goes for a takedown in the clinch but Picklesbly prevents it.
One drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for New Breed One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Picklesbly prevents the takedown attempt.
One can't get the takedown.
One tries for a takedown but Picklesbly manages to get underhooks.
Picklesbly misses with an elbow over the top.
Our sources have told us that One has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picklesbly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Picklesbly lands a damaging elbow.
Picklesbly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Picklesbly pushes off an throws an elbow but One leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Picklesbly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Picklesbly misses with a hook to the ribs.
One has picked Picklesbly up - he's going for a ride! One dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
One is thwarting Picklesbly's attempts to control the position.
One slows the pace down in half guard.
Picklesbly regains full guard. Nicely done.
One wants to control from the top but Picklesbly keeps moving.
One is really struggling to control Picklesbly but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Picklesbly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Picklesbly keeping full guard, as One tries to pass.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
One avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
One throwing strikes but missing.
One drops back, looking for a kneebar! Picklesbly looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Picklesbly looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Picklesbly!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Picklesbly postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Picklesbly working away.
Picklesbly working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Picklesbly looking to punish the body of his opponent here but One is avoiding damage well.
Picklesbly working the ground and pound but One is defending the strikes.
One is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
One is pressing down on Picklesbly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Picklesbly wants to stand but One is controlling his posture from full guard.
One avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
One has his feet on Picklesbly's thighs here. He's pushed Picklesbly off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Picklesbly screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). New Breed One!
An out of breath New Breed One thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Adrian Picklesbly was interviewed post fight and said 'Isn't this a pickle?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alborz Mumu (ranked 177 p4p, 411 weight class) and Uber Hammerfall (ranked 27 p4p, 57 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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World class boxer
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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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alborz Mumu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uber Hammerfall!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammerfall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hammerfall misses with a left hand
and Mumu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Uber Hammerfall has been cut.
Hammerfall lands a leg kick that knocks Mumu off balance momentarily.
Uber Hammerfall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammerfall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mumu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Undisputed in the buildup to the fight.
Hammerfall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mumu counters with a straight right hand.
Hammerfall misses with an uppercut
and Mumu counters with a big right hand! Oh Hammerfall is in trouble here! Mumu follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alborz Mumu!
After winning the bout, Alborz Mumu 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oulu Laine (ranked 224 p4p, 142 weight class) and Biff Raper (ranked 35 p4p, 24 weight class). Laine's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Peti - Oulu Shangri-la. 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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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 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oulu Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Biff Raper!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raper lands a lovely overhand right.
Raper takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Raper finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A lazy left from Raper finds it's target.
Raper throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Raper slips a straight right by Laine.
Raper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raper connects with an inside leg kick.
Raper cracks Laine with a good jab.
Laine lands a head kick. Raper smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine 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.
Raper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine cracks Raper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Laine tries to move into range but Raper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Raper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Laine fires out a quick counter leg kick but Raper just manages to avoid it.
Raper lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A bone on bone clash there as Raper blocks the leg kick.
Laine takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Laine misses with an uppercut.
Raper scores with a jab.
Raper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Raper throws a right hand that misses
and Laine counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raper tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raper thumps Laine with a low kick.
Raper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raper misses with a hook.
It looked like Laine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Laine wants to clinch.
Raper throws a hook but Laine blocks it.
Raper lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raper. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laine throwing a counter right hand but Raper manages to avoid it.
Laine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raper.
Raper misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raper misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Laine misses its target.
Raper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Raper throws a leg kick but Laine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Laine staying out of range there.
Laine quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Raper there.
Laine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Laine misses the target.
Laine lands with a kick to the ribs.
Raper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raper.
Raper avoids the head kick by Laine.
Raper throws an overhand right that lands on Laine's shoulder, as Laine tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laine tries to work over Raper's front leg with a kick but Raper checks it.
Laine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Raper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laine at a distance.
Raper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Raper throws a right hand that misses
and Laine counters with a straight right hand.
Raper misses with a body punch
and Laine counters with a head kick. That will keep Raper thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Raper throws a body kick that misses
and Laine counters with a straight right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Laine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Raper is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Laine had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Raper checks a low kick from Laine.
Raper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Raper misses.
It looked like Laine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biff Raper dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Laine avoids the body shot from Raper.
Raper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raper cracks Laine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Raper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Laine might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jab from Raper.
Laine throws a jab when Raper was well out of range.
Raper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laine doesn't seem bothered though.
Good leg kick by Raper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper scores with a nice strike.
Raper keeps Laine at a distance using the push kick.
Raper misses the body punch
and Laine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Biff Raper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Raper misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Laine misses its target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper sizes up Laine with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Raper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Raper with a nice calf kick.
Raper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laine throws a quick counter head kick but Raper was just out of range.
Raper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A good leg kick by Raper.
Raper lands an overhand right.
Laine connects with a body shot that sends Raper's belly button to the back.
Laine blocks a jab.
Laine's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Raper misses with a low kick as Laine jumps back.
Raper lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Raper throws a hook but Laine blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raper with a nice calf kick.
Raper scores with a punch to the head.
Raper looks to land a left hand but Laine moved out of range nicely.
Raper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Laine throws a sloppy head kick
and Raper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Laine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raper lands a big right hand that sends Laine crashing to the mat! Raper stays standing though and waves Laine back to his feet!
Laine is rocked!
Laine is holding his hands too far apart here. Raper throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Laine is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conor The Barbarian (ranked 21 p4p, 133 weight class) and Kay Bone (ranked 5 p4p, 22 weight class). Conor The Barbarian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor The Barbarian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kay Bone!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Barbarian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bone.
The Barbarian throws a hook but Bone blocks it.
A nice side step and Bone releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bone avoids the body shot from The Barbarian.
The Barbarian moves out of range as Bone strikes.
The Barbarian swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bone throws a jab but it's blocked by The Barbarian.
Bone lands with a hook. The Barbarian tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Conor The Barbarian has been cut.
The Barbarian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bone.
Bone throws an off balance right hand
and The Barbarian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Kay Bone has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Barbarian lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Barbarian ducks under a wild hook from Bone.
The Barbarian quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Barbarian.
Bone looks to land a left hand but The Barbarian moved out of range nicely.
The Barbarian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bone misses with a right hand
and The Barbarian counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bone! The Barbarian lets Bone back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The Barbarian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Bone misses.
The Barbarian ducks under a wild hook from Bone.
Bone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Barbarian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Barbarian appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The Barbarian misses with a leg kick
and Bone counters with a stiff right hand.
The Barbarian throws out a loose jab but Bone uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Barbarian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bone looks to land a combination but The Barbarian avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Bone misses the target.
Bone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bone looks to throw the jab but The Barbarian is out of range.
Bone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Barbarian is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Barbarian.
An attempted straight right counter from The Barbarian misses the target.
Bone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Barbarian takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice uppercut lands for The Barbarian. That snapped Bone's head back.
The Barbarian throws a leg kick
letting Bone counter with a right hand.
Bone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for The Barbarian.
Bone drops his hands momentarily and The Barbarian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bone walks straight into a right hand from The Barbarian - that's dropped him! The Barbarian jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Bone from any more punishment! Bone complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Conor The Barbarian!
Conor The Barbarian retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Conor The Barbarian 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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