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BB 17 - Bjornsson vs Abner PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odd Hansen (ranked 3278 p4p, 5266 weight class) and Incredible Muay Thai (ranked 405 p4p, 601 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hansen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Post Malone-Rockstar. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Odd Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Incredible Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muay Thai lands a head kick!
 It looks like Odd Hansen has been cut.
Hansen looks for a takedown but Muay Thai sprawls well.
Muay Thai dives in and scores a takedown into Hansen's guard.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Muay Thai from controlling successfully.
Hansen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Muay Thai tries to free his leg and advance position but Hansen is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muay Thai is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Hansen has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Muay Thai is looking to defend but Hansen has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Muay Thai! Hansen pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Muay Thai taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Odd Hansen!
Odd Hansen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Ducreux (ranked 2735 p4p, 2782 weight class) and Chief Chumbo (ranked 342 p4p, 349 weight class). Joseph Ducreux 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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joseph Ducreux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Chief Chumbo!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ducreux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chumbo.
Chumbo shoots in and drives through. Ducreux sprawls well.
It looked like Ducreux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chumbo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ducreux's waist but Ducreux gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chumbo off to one side.
Chumbo tries for a takedown but Ducreux circles away easily
and Ducreux counters with a nice leg kick.
Joseph Ducreux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Chumbo.
Chumbo throws the left hand but Ducreux avoids the punch easily.
Chumbo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chumbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ducreux.
Chumbo throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ducreux lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ducreux. Chumbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Ducreux. Beautiful body shot.
Chumbo misses with a looping right.
Ducreux jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chumbo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ducreux defends it nicely.
Ducreux is looking to slow Chumbo down with leg kicks.
Chumbo shoots for a double leg takedown but Ducreux sprawls well. He's pushed Chumbo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chumbo throws a big shot that misses.
We've been told by Ducreux's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chumbo. Ducreux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chumbo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ducreux as he jumps to the side.
Chumbo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ducreux counters with a thumping low kick.
Ducreux goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chumbo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chumbo gets a double leg takedown into Ducreux's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ducreux has his hands on Chumbo's head, controlling the position.
Chumbo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ducreux works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ducreux pulls Chumbo in close to prevent any damage.
Ducreux looking for a sweep. Not yet Ducreux, not yet.
Chumbo is in close to Ducreux's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ducreux keeping full guard, as Chumbo tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chumbo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ducreux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chumbo is looking to work some ground and pound but Ducreux has wrist control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chumbo stopping the sweep attempt from Ducreux.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ducreux scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Chumbo misses.
Chumbo scores with a nice right hand.
Ducreux defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chumbo.
Chumbo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ducreux finds it's way round the side to connect with Chumbo's head.
Joseph Ducreux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chumbo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chumbo or perhaps it was just good defense by Ducreux, which made it look bad.
Chumbo throws an overhand right that lands on Ducreux's shoulder, as Ducreux tries to avoid the shot.
Ducreux gets caught flat footed, as Chumbo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ducreux bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chumbo's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chumbo looking for a sweep. Not yet Chumbo, not yet.
Ducreux controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ducreux sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chumbo's guard.
Chumbo keeping control of the position.
Chumbo tries to get to full guard but Ducreux has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Ducreux dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chumbo fails with the takedown
enabling Ducreux to counter with a crisp jab.
Chumbo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ducreux's head.
Ducreux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ducreux looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chumbo misses with a body shot
and Ducreux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chumbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ducreux.
Chumbo lands a nice looking body shot.
Chumbo throws a hook to the side of Ducreux's head but Ducreux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chumbo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ducreux circles away.
Ducreux misses the shot to the body.
Ducreux takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chumbo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ducreux.
Chumbo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Chumbo throws a lazy uppercut
and Ducreux makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chumbo swings widly with a right hand
and Chumbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ducreux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chief Chumbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ducreux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ducreux stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ducreux wants it to stay on the feet.
Ducreux is looking to counter with head kicks.
Joseph Ducreux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Chumbo.
A jab from Chumbo finds it's way through Ducreux's defenses.
Chumbo looks to throw the jab but Ducreux is out of range.
Chumbo loads up on a big right hand but Ducreux slips the punch.
Chumbo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ducreux throws out the jab.
Ducreux throws a good cross that connects.
Ducreux slips a straight right by Chumbo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chumbo throws a lazy uppercut
and Ducreux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chumbo throws a poor cross that misses
and Chumbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chumbo shoots for a double leg takedown but Ducreux sprawls well. He's pushed Chumbo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ducreux feints and then cracks Chumbo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chumbo down.
Ducreux misses with a hook. Chumbo ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the body from Chumbo misses
and Ducreux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chumbo tries to move into range but Ducreux moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ducreux is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chumbo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Chumbo misses.
Chumbo misses with a hook. Ducreux ducked under it nicely.
Chumbo loads up on a big right hand but Ducreux slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux takes a swing at Chumbo's ribcage but misses.
And Chumbo tries to counter it with a takedown but Ducreux pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chumbo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ducreux.
Chumbo throws a lazy right hand but Ducreux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chumbo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ducreux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chumbo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ducreux counters with a straight right hand.
 Chumbo is rocked!
Chumbo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ducreux counters with a right hand from hell and Chumbo is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joseph Ducreux!
A very excited looking Joseph Ducreux rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Steel (ranked 1638 p4p, 2470 weight class) and Rob Sapo (ranked 219 p4p, 306 weight class). Daniel Steel has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Sapo!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steel's head.
It looks like Daniel Steel has been cut.
Sapo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sapo shoots for a takedown but Steel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sapo is defended easily by Steel.
Steel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CHECMATE PRIME MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Sapo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
Steel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sapo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sapo fails to land with a series of punches.
Sapo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sapo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sapo cracks Steel with a big elbow.
Sapo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
 Steel is rocked!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sapo working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Sapo in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Steel looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Sapo turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Sapo!
Rob Sapo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fiore Azul (ranked 1760 p4p, 3664 weight class) and Marcus Hughes (ranked 264 p4p, 475 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fiore Azul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Hughes!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azul throws out the jab.
Azul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Azul.
Azul jabs Hughes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hughes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Azul pinned against the cage. Azul gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Azul tried to counter with a leg kick but Hughes avoided it.
Hughes moves out of range of the body kick.
Azul looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've been hearing reports that Azul has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Marcus Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes.
Azul scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hughes misses with an uppercut. Azul saw that one coming.
Azul looks for a takedown but Hughes sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hughes.
Hughes misses the jab.
Azul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hughes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azul looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hughes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Azul can pounce on him.
Hughes misses with a body shot
and Azul counters with a nice leg kick.
Azul scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Azul moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hughes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Azul's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azul missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Azul is keen to just control but Hughes is a slippery customer.
Hughes is trying to maintain the position but Azul is very close to passing his half guard.
Azul throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hughes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hughes is looking to control Azul's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hughes avoid being mounted?
Azul is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hughes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azul is in close to Hughes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Azul throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hughes keeping full guard, as Azul tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azul throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hughes working for a triangle but Azul defends it easily.
Azul stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Hughes throws up his legs and catches Azul in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Azul tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Hughes! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Marcus Hughes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruin Ritcey (ranked 1067 p4p, 1456 weight class) and Jimmy King (ranked 139 p4p, 199 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruin Ritcey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy King!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritcey avoids the body shot from King.
Ritcey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ritcey has time to react.
King digs a good body shot into Ritcey's ribs.
King throws out a powerful jab.
King misses the jab.
Ritcey appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ritcey.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
King throws a series of strikes that have Ritcey backpedaling.
King lands a jab to Ritcey's midsection.
King looks to land a combination but Ritcey avoids it well.
Ritcey moves out of range as King strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ritcey has King up against the cage in a clinch.
Ritcey misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritcey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ritcey throws a head punch that misses.
Ritcey misses with some punches.
Ritcey misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ritcey.
Ritcey tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ritcey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ritcey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ritcey has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Ritcey misses with a body punch.
Ritcey misses with some punches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that King has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ritcey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ritcey scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritcey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ritcey wants to clinch but King slips to the side
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Ritcey misses the target.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Ritcey is looking to counter punch.
King looks to throw the jab but Ritcey is out of range.
Ritcey tries to clinch up
and King counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from King.
Ritcey wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King throws a leg kick which misses Ritcey's front leg but catches the back leg as Ritcey tries to avoid it.
King fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
King throws a right hand that Ritcey ducks under and follows up with a left that Ritcey also avoids with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Ritcey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ritcey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritcey gets a clinch.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ritcey.
Ritcey misses with a body punch.
Ritcey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ritcey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King wants to take the fight to the mat but Ritcey manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ritcey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ritcey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ritcey trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King blocking some punches.
Ritcey gets underhooks to prevent King's takedown attempt.
Ritcey misses with a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Ritcey has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A right handed body shot lands from Ritcey.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy King dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ritcey looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King scores with the left hand. Ritcey knows he should have avoided that one.
Jimmy King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ritcey wants to clinch but King slips to the side
and Ritcey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from King misses.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Ritcey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ritcey.
Ritcey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Ritcey.
King looking for a takedown.
Ritcey struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritcey digs a right hand underneath King's ribcage. King let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ritcey misses with a punch on the inside.
Ritcey scores with a hook to the body.
King is breathing heavily.
Ritcey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning King up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritcey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ritcey throws a head punch that misses.
Ritcey misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ritcey.
Ritcey works on King's body with a couple of short punches.
Ritcey lands a body punch.
Ritcey cracks King with a nice body shot.
Ritcey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ritcey moves into range and clinches up with King.
Ritcey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Ritcey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
King throws a combination that misses
and Ritcey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ritcey lands with a hook. King tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice shot by King.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritcey takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King throws a leg kick which misses Ritcey's front leg but catches the back leg as Ritcey tries to avoid it.
A jab from Ritcey finds it's way through King's defenses.
King takes a swing at Ritcey's ribcage but misses.
Ritcey wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ritcey counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritcey flashes King a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. King's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. King crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Ritcey punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruin Ritcey!
Bruin Ritcey bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chakrit Pratoomwong (ranked 781 p4p, 1592 weight class) and Isaiah Okongwu (ranked 105 p4p, 210 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Okongwu's choice of entrance music: Know Better - Headie One. Chakrit Pratoomwong 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chakrit Pratoomwong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Okongwu!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pratoomwong looks to score with a jab to the body but Okongwu is just out of range.
Pratoomwong throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Okongwu counters with a series of strikes. Pratoomwong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Okongwu slips under a jab.
Okongwu connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Chakrit Pratoomwong has been cut.
Okongwu punishes Pratoomwong's body with a nice straight punch.
Okongwu misses with a jab to the body
and Pratoomwong counters with a stiff right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okongwu 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 Pratoomwong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pratoomwong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Okongwu is looking to land body kicks.
Pratoomwong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Okongwu 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.
Pratoomwong is rocked!
Okongwu connects with a body shot that sends Pratoomwong's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pratoomwong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pratoomwong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Okongwu.
Pratoomwong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Pratoomwong is breathing heavily.
Okongwu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratoomwong throws a body shot but no joy.
Okongwu throws a leg kick
and Pratoomwong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Okongwu feints and then cracks Pratoomwong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pratoomwong down.
Pratoomwong loses concentration momentarily and Okongwu pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Pratoomwong crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Okongwu finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Isaiah Okongwu!
Isaiah Okongwu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chew Kok (ranked 528 p4p, 797 weight class) and Corona Virus (ranked 11 p4p, 24 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chew Kok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Corona Virus!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virus moves out of range of the body kick from Kok.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Virus! But no joy.
Crunch! Kok slams his shin into Virus's torso.
Virus avoids the body shot from Kok.
Virus slips a straight right by Kok.
Kok tries a head kick but it misses.
Virus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kok throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kok throws the left hand but Virus avoids the punch easily.
Kok scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Virus - just one landing.
It looks like Chew Kok has been cut.
Kok throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Virus counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kok! Virus lets Kok back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kok 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Virus throws a pinpoint strike between Kok's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Kok crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Virus scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Corona Virus!
A victorious Corona Virus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carter Wright (ranked 335 p4p, 1093 weight class) and Owen Alvarez (ranked 56 p4p, 148 weight class). Carter Wright 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 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Wright.
Alvarez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wright connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alvarez misses with a left hand
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
Wright lands a big head kick that sends Alvarez tumbling to the mat! Wright takes a step backwards and waves Alvarez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Alvarez is rocked!
 It looks like Owen Alvarez has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright staying out of range there.
Wright appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alvarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Wright finish him?
Wright throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
Alvarez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wright defends it well.
Alvarez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alvarez seems to have recovered his senses.
Wright walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alvarez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alvarez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wright turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Wright wants to get back to striking at distance but Alvarez won't allow it.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Alvarez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wright.
Alvarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alvarez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wright pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carter Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright sends Alvarez crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Wright is motioning to the referee to let Alvarez up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hard And Sweaty Men in the buildup to the fight.
Nice shot lands for Alvarez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Alvarez moves out of range of the body kick.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alvarez gets a clinch.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alvarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wright tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wright manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Wright misses
and Alvarez counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Alvarez.
Alvarez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wright gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alvarez scores with a hook to the body.
Alvarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvarez trying to stall but Wright improves his position.
Wright tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alvarez.
Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wright takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wright scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alvarez jabs at Wright's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Alvarez with the counter takedown but Wright avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
Alvarez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wright, pushing him back against the cage.
Alvarez taking a breather.
Wright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
Wright softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alvarez throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez can't find room to land a body shot as Wright controls the action.
Wright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Wright fails to land.
Alvarez lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez looking to slow down the pace here.
Wright pushes Alvarez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wright lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Wright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Owen Alvarez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alvarez's corner calls for a 1-2. Alvarez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A lazy left from Alvarez finds it's target.
Wright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the body from Alvarez misses
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Wright moves out of range.
Alvarez wants to clinch
and Wright counters with a nice right hand that sends Alvarez toppling to the canvas! Alvarez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wright finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wright is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alvarez is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Wright doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Alvarez crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Alvarez's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carter Wright!
A relieved looking Carter Wright 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renoa Gracie (ranked 279 p4p, 285 weight class) and Yasha Big Mouth (ranked 35 p4p, 37 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 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Renoa Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yasha Big Mouth!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big Mouth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Big Mouth working a defensive guard here.
Big Mouth can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
Gracie landing with the ground and pound.
Big Mouth pulls Gracie in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Gracie advances to full mount.
Gracie looking to control but Big Mouth is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We've been hearing that Gracie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie unloading with bombs!
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Big Mouth bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Big Mouth is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gracie has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Big Mouth is looking to defend but Gracie has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Big Mouth! Gracie pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Big Mouth taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Renoa Gracie!
Renoa Gracie retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Renoa Gracie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bjornsson (ranked 38 p4p, 150 weight class) and Beau Abner (ranked 8 p4p, 26 weight class). Bjornsson's entrance music is Ultimate - Denzel Curry. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Bjornsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beau Abner!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bjornsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bjornsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Eddie Bjornsson has been cut.
Bjornsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abner was well out of range. Poor timing from Bjornsson.
Abner has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Abner looks to score with a jab to the body but Bjornsson is just out of range.
Bjornsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Abner misses with a series of wild punches.
Bjornsson misses with a straight left.
A big right from Bjornsson misses.
Abner cracks Bjornsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Eddie Bjornsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjornsson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bjornsson showed some decent athleticism there.
Abner is looking to get back to is feet but Bjornsson passes into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abner wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson landing strikes.
Bjornsson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Abner tries to bench press Bjornsson off him but Bjornsson keeps the position.
Bjornsson lands a nice forearm strike.
Abner is not content to let Bjornsson control the position.
Bjornsson scoring with punches from side control.
Bjornsson trying to control the action but Abner is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjornsson scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner is looking for a sweep.
Bjornsson wants to control but Abner is keeping him busy.
Bjornsson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bjornsson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bjornsson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bjornsson trying to control the action but Abner is working from the bottom.
Bjornsson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bjornsson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bjornsson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner can't do much from the bottom here.
Abner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bjornsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bjornsson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bjornsson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Abner taking a bit of punishment here - Bjornsson scoring with strikes.
Bjornsson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Abner managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bjornsson.
Abner taking punishment in the form of punches.
Abner manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've been hearing that Bjornsson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bjornsson lands a nice short elbow.
Bjornsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bjornsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Abner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bjornsson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Abner is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Abner has escaped and now he's on top!
Bjornsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Abner controls the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Bjornsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Bjornsson'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.
Abner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Abner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice shot by Abner.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abner.
Bjornsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Abner let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bjornsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abner moves away.
Bjornsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Abner sprawls well. Abner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bjornsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Abner lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson misses with a left hand
and Abner counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bjornsson! Abner lets Bjornsson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abner tries a head kick but it misses.
Beau Abner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abner fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Bjornsson square on the jaw! Damn, Bjornsson is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Beau Abner!
Beau Abner is the new heavyweight champion!
Beau Abner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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FIGHT
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