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DMMA 67: Hightower vs Zhdanov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deividas Vilkas (ranked 3181 p4p, 3581 weight class) and Chandra Rajnahn (ranked 391 p4p, 438 weight class). Vilkas's entrance music is Fortunate Son. A fine choice. Chandra Rajnahn 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Deividas Vilkas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chandra Rajnahn!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rajnahn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vilkas throws out the jab.
Rajnahn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick by Rajnahn misses
and Vilkas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rajnahn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vilkas sizes up Rajnahn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 It looks like Chandra Rajnahn has been cut.
Vilkas looks to land a body kick but Rajnahn moved away.
Rajnahn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rajnahn looks winded!
Vilkas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vilkas jabs Rajnahn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rajnahn gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Deividas Vilkas!
An out of breath Deividas Vilkas 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Gen Tenryu (ranked 2278 p4p, 3448 weight class) and Christian Gillet (ranked 327 p4p, 450 weight class). Christian Gillet is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gen Tenryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Gillet!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gillet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gillet lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Gillet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tenryu throws a hook but Gillet blocks it.
Tenryu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Tenryu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tenryu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tenryu is looking for a counter combo.
Gillet throws a sloppy head kick and Tenryu moves out of range easily.
Gillet throws a jab when Tenryu was well out of range.
Tenryu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Good standup being displayed there by Tenryu as he connects with a hook.
Gillet throws a lazy right hand but Tenryu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tenryu connects with a crisp jab.
Gillet's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tenryu under the eye.
Tenryu throws a body punch but Gillet moves out of range.
Gillet on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Christian Gillet has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tenryu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gillet throws a jab but it's blocked by Tenryu.
Gillet falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tenryu counters with a nice uppercut.
Tenryu blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenryu scores with a punch to the head.
Gillet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tenryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gillet changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Tenryu misses.
Tenryu scores with a jab.
Gillet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Come on Tenryu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tenryu blocking some punches.
Gillet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Gillet on the inside.
Gillet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gillet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gillet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gillet throws a sloppy head kick
and Tenryu counters with a nice body shot.
Tenryu lands a nice shot to the body.
Tenryu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gillet throws out the jab.
Gillet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tenryu throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Gillet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillet lands a jab to Tenryu's midsection.
No joy there for Gillet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tenryu misses with a looping right.
Gillet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gillet looks to score with a jab to the body but Tenryu is just out of range.
Gillet closes the distance and clinches.
Gillet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tenryu breaks the clinch.
Gillet misses with a hook.
Gillet loads up on a big right hand but Tenryu slips the punch.
Tenryu slips under a jab.
Gillet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tenryu swings for the body but Gillet moves out of range.
Gillet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tenryu counters with a stiff right hand.
Tenryu connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Gillet tumbling to the canvas! Tenryu pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Gillet was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gen Tenryu!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Luc Petit (ranked 2017 p4p, 2375 weight class) and Bruce Leroy (ranked 214 p4p, 244 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Luc Petit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Leroy !
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leroy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Petit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leroy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leroy throws a hook but Petit blocks it.
Bruce Leroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leroy misses with a combination
and Petit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Petit throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leroy .
A nice leg kick from Petit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Leroy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leroy moves away.
Leroy blocks a leg kick.
Leroy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leroy checks a leg kick.
Petit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petit tried to counter with a leg kick but Leroy avoided it.
Petit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leroy swings widly with a right hand
and Petit counters with a nice body shot.
No joy there for Leroy , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroy ducks under a wild hook from Petit.
Leroy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petit can pounce on him.
Petit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leroy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leroy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petit can pounce on him.
Petit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leroy moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petit, as that shot connected.
Petit tries a low kick but Leroy avoids it.
Leroy checks a low kick from Petit.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leroy ! But no joy.
Petit tries to keep at a distance but Leroy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Petit looking to throw knees to the head but Leroy is blocking nicely.
Leroy swings wildly with an uppercut but Petit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leroy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leroy misses with some punches.
Petit blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Leroy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Petit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Leroy throws an elbow but misses.
Leroy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Petit.
Petit lands a hook that snaps the head of Leroy backwards.
Leroy breaks the clinch.
Leroy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leroy drops his hands momentarily and Petit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leroy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Petit lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Leroy backs up against the cage.
Leroy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leroy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Petit counters with a low kick, right behind Leroy 's knee.
Petit throws a leg kick but Leroy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leroy tries to clinch but Petit moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Leroy .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leroy is looking to chop away at Petit's legs.
Petit misses with a straight right.
Petit moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLeroy .
Petit scores with a nice head shot.
Leroy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petit.
Leroy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Leroy throws a shot from downtown. Petit moves away and avoids it.
Petit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leroy looks to land a body kick but Petit moved away.
Leroy lands with a good body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Petit misses the target.
Leroy works Petit's body with a nice hook.
Petit lands a leg kick that knocks Leroy off balance momentarily.
Petit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leroy at a distance.
Leroy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leroy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petit moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petit throws a shot from downtown. Leroy moves away and avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leroy .
Petit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Leroy just manages to avoid it.
Leroy misses with the combination.
Petit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Petit lunges at Leroy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leroy 's hand.
A swing and a miss from Petit.
Good work by Leroy as he checks the leg kick.
Leroy tries to land a body kick
and Petit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Petit connects with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leroy misses with a double jab.
Petit doesn't manage to clinch there - Leroy circles away.
Petit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leroy tries to bum rush Petit with a series of wild strikes but Petit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Luc Petit dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Leroy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Petit moves out of range of the strikes.
Petit moves out of range as Leroy throws a body kick.
Leroy connects with a body shot that sends Petit's belly button to the back.
Petit ducks under a wild hook from Leroy .
A nice leg kick lands there from Petit.
Petit misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Leroy 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Petit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petit lands with a good body shot.
Leroy gets a clinch.
Petit avoids a wild elbow strike from Leroy .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leroy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Leroy fails to land.
Petit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leroy blocks an uppercut.
Leroy takes a knee right on the jaw!
A body shot lands from Petit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petit is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Petit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leroy can do to turn this around?
Petit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Petit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petit prevents a body shot from Leroy .
Petit misses with a knee to the head.
Leroy misses with a body punch.
Leroy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petits head.
Petit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petit connects with a nasty looking knee right to Leroy 's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leroy .
Leroy 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leroy takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Leroy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Petit's brow.
Jean Luc Petit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leroy 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leroy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petit lands a hook that snaps the head of Leroy backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petit.
Leroy throws a head punch that misses.
Petit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leroy is trying to break free.
Petit prevents Leroy from breaking the clinch.
Leroy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leroy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petit using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Petit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leroy backwards.
Leroy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leroy blocks a body shot from Petit.
Leroy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petit lands a shoulder strike.
Petit blocking some punches.
Petit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Petit misses with a punch to the body.
Petit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leroy .
Leroy misses with a body punch.
Petit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petit obliges.
A right handed body shot lands from Petit.
Leroy 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Petit - that landed with a thud.
Leroy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leroy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Petit or not.
Leroy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petit is working Leroy over against the cage.
Leroy is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Petit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leroy blocks it with crossed arms.
Leroy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Petit.
Petit gets through Leroy 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leroy is defending well for now.
Petit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leroy has a couple of punches blocked by Petit.
A short left from Petit.
Petit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Petit presses Leroy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leroy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petit lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Bruce Leroy has been cut.
Petit lands a hook that snaps the head of Leroy backwards.
Petit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Petit tries a knee to the head but Leroy blocks it.
Petit tries to land knees in the clinch but Leroy avoids the damage to the body.
Leroy misses with a body punch.
Petit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leroy avoids it.
Petit misses with some punches.
Petit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Petit lands a body punch.
Leroy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Leroy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leroy 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Luc Petit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Leroy 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Petit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leroy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leroy wants to clinch up but Petit keeps it at a distance.
Petit ducks under a wild hook from Leroy .
Leroy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Leroy feints a jab promting Petit to slip. Leroy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Petit slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Leroy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petit.
Leroy throws a nice looking combination but Petit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leroy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leroy tries to clinch but Petit moves away
and Leroy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leroy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Petit counters with a good low kick that Leroy was not able to check.
Petit with the inside leg kick.
Leroy tries to clinch but Petit is having none of it.
Jean Luc Petit is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leroy .
Petit feints and then cracks Leroy 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leroy down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petit.
Leroy throws a right and a left that Petit avoids nicely.
Petit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leroy is out of range and Petit settles back down.
Petit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leroy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leroy checks the leg kick.
Petit lands with an overhand left.
Leroy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leroy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A big right from Petit misses.
A cross from Petit lands.
Petit throws a body shot but no joy.
Leroy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petit.
Leroy works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Leroy . Those never looked like landing.
Leroy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Petit is looking to slow Leroy down with leg kicks.
Petit throws a leg kick but Leroy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leroy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Petit lands an overhand right.
Petit looks to land a right hand but Leroy moved out of range.
Leroy is looking for the big counter here.
Petit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leroy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Petit backs up against the cage.
Petit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leroy avoids the head kick by Petit.
Petit moves out of range of the body kick from Leroy .
That kick from Petit tenderised Leroy 's leg. Leroy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leroy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petit jabs at Leroy 's body.
Leroy throws a jab but it's blocked by Petit.
Petit moves out of range of the body kick from Leroy .
Petit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leroy throws a combination that misses
and Petit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leroy throws a head kick but Petit moves out of range.
Leroy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petit throws a chopping leg kick but Leroy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leroy closes the distance but Petit moves to the side
and Petit counters with a stiff right hand.
Petit stuns Leroy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jean Luc Petit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leroy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petit throws a hook to the side of Leroy 's head but Leroy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy left from Petit finds it's target.
Leroy swings for the body but Petit moves out of range.
Petit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leroy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petit.
Leroy misses with a wild combination.
Petit avoids the body shot from Leroy .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petit scores with a jab to the body.
Petit throws a low kick, looking for Leroy 's leg but Leroy calmly moves out of range.
Leroy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bruce Leroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petit scores with a jab to the body.
Leroy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leroy doesn't manage to clinch there - Petit circles away.
Leroy avoids the body shot from Petit.
Leroy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leroy misses with a body shot.
Petit circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Luc Petit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petit 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Luc Petit!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Washington (ranked 1988 p4p, 2100 weight class) and Braun Westen (ranked 253 p4p, 264 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xavier Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Braun Westen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington blocks the body kick.
Westen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Westen throws a poor cross that misses
and Washington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Braun Westen has been cut.
Westen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Washington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Westen to score with a decent uppercut.
Washington throws a hook to the side of Westen's head but Westen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Westen! But no joy.
Washington throws a sloppy body shot
and Westen counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington stuns Westen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Washington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Washington uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westen throws a body shot but no joy.
Washington darts in and clinches Westen up against the cage.
Good body shot from Westen.
Westen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Washington.
Washington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Westen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Washington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Westen has a couple of punches blocked by Washington.
Washington working Westen over with knees to the body.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Westen struggles to land a body shot inside as Washington controls his hands.
Washington tries a knee to the head but Westen blocks it.
Washington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Westen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Washington's elbow.
Washington lands a body shot.
Washington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Westen blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Westen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Westen struggles to land a body shot inside as Washington controls his hands.
Washington connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Westen fails to land.
Washington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Washington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Washington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Washington looking to throw knees to the head but Westen is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Washington obliges.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washington tries to land knees in the clinch but Westen avoids the damage to the body.
Westen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Washington.
Washington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Washington.
Washington misses with a knee to the head.
Westen has a couple of punches blocked by Washington.
Washington looking to throw knees to the head but Westen is blocking nicely.
Westen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Westen fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westen misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Westen.
Washington tries a knee to the head but Westen blocks it.
Washington lands a good knee to the midsection. Westen won't want to take too many of those.
Westen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
Still in the clinch, Westen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Westen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Washington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Westen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
Westen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Washington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Westen tries a body shot but Washington blocks it.
Washington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Westen misses with a punch on the inside.
Washington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington misses with a knee strike.
Washington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Washington tries to land a knee to the head but Westen blocks with his arms.
Washington is breathing heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westen blocks an uppercut.
Westen managing to block the knees to the body from Washington.
Washington misses with a knee strike.
Westen digs a right hand underneath Washington's ribcage. Washington let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Westen.
Westen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
Westen managing to block the knees to the body from Washington.
Washington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Westen lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Westen.
Westen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Washington landing knees to the body.
Westen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Washington misses with a knee strike.
Washington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Westen.
A short right from Westen.
Westen leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Braun Westen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Braun Westen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Westen throws an overhand right that has Washington reeling! Westen follows up with more punches and Washington is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Braun Westen!
Braun Westen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pate Murhapuro (ranked 1858 p4p, 2016 weight class) and Phony Phontana (ranked 239 p4p, 260 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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5 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pate Murhapuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phony Phontana!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro takes a swing at Phontana's ribcage but misses.
Murhapuro closes the distance and pushes Phontana back into the cage.
Phontana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phontana is leaning against Murhapuro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murhapuro looking to slow down the pace here.
Murhapuro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhapuro lands a shoulder strike.
Phontana lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murhapuro or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhapuro.
A right hook to the body lands for Murhapuro.
Phontana tries to throw a body punch but Murhapuro avoids it by throwing Phontana back against the cage.
Murhapuro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murhapuro lands a body punch.
Murhapuro 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.
Murhapuro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Phontana.
Phontana lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murhapuro blocks an uppercut.
Phontana lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phontana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhapuro stalling the fight.
Phontana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phontana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murhapuro backwards.
Phontana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhapuro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murhapuro swings wildly with an uppercut but Phontana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhapuro can't find room to land a body shot as Phontana controls the action.
Phontana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phontana throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Murhapuro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phontana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phontana lands a body punch in the clinch.
Phontana lands a body punch.
Murhapuro is breathing heavily.
Phontana pushes Murhapuro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Phontana.
Nice body punch from Phontana.
Phontana lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phontana scores with a shot to the side of Murhapuro's head.
Phontana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phontana pushes Murhapuro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phontana prevents a body shot from Murhapuro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phontana trying to control the position but instead, Murhapuro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Phontana into the cage.
Phontana lands a shot to the body.
Phontana misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Phontana as the two fighters clinch.
Phontana lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phontana.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Phontana.
Good body shot from Phontana.
A left hand lands to the body for Phontana.
Phontana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phontana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phontana.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phontana.
Phontana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murhapuro has a couple of punches blocked by Phontana.
Phontana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murhapuros head.
Phontana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murhapuro backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phontana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhapuro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phontana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phontana pushes Murhapuro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Phontana lands a shoulder strike.
Phontana lands a body punch.
A short right from Phontana on the inside.
Phontana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murhapuros head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phontana.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Phontana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Phontana struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhapuro controls his hands.
Phontana slowing the pace effectively.
Murhapuro is looking to control Phontana's arms but Phontana gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murhapuro has his back to the cage.
Phontana misses with a body punch.
Phontana has Murhapuro pressed against the cage.
Phontana scores with a hook to the body.
Phontana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murhapuro backwards.
Murhapuro prevents a body shot from Phontana.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phontana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Phontana.
Phontana blocks an uppercut.
Murhapuro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Phontana has a couple of punches blocked by Murhapuro.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phontana.
Murhapuro tries to work over Phontana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phontana lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murhapuro.
Phontana lands a shoulder strike.
Phontana lands with a left to the head.
Phontana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murhapuro trying to control the position but instead, Phontana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murhapuro into the cage.
Phontana lands a left hand.
Phontana works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phontana working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phontana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phontana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch on the inside from Murhapuro fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phony Phontana 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.
Murhapuro takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Phontana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Phontana with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Phontana. Those never looked like landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Phontana.
Phontana throws a head kick but Murhapuro moves out of range.
Phontana keeps the fight on the outside.
And Phontana responds with a good body kick, but Murhapuro manages to step out the way in time.
Phontana lands with a shot to the body.
Phontana throws a sloppy head kick and Murhapuro moves out of range easily.
Phontana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Murhapuro misses its intended target.
A big left from Phontana misses.
Phontana throws a leg kick but Murhapuro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Phontana looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhapuro is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Murhapuro misses the target.
Murhapuro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phontana.
Murhapuro tries to clinch
and Murhapuro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phontana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro moves into range and clinches up with Phontana.
Phontana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phontana scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phontana misses with a body punch.
Phontana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhapuro throws a punch but it's blocked by Phontana.
Good body shot from Phontana.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phontana lands a left hand.
Phontana is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Phontana lands a nice shot to the body.
Phontana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murhapuro backwards.
Phontana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murhapuro misses with a punch on the inside.
Phontana lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phontana misses with a punch on the inside.
Phontana lands with a left to the head.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phontana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phontana swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhapuro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Phontana scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murhapuro has a couple of punches blocked by Phontana.
Phontana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phontana lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phontana digs a right hand into Murhapuro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murhapuro's gas tank.
Phontana misses with a punch to the body.
Phontana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phontana pushes Murhapuro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murhapuro throws a punch but it's blocked by Phontana.
Phontana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Phontana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Phontana.
Phontana swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhapuro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phony Phontana seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Phontana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhapuro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phontana stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murhapuro misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phontana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Phontana.
Phontana scores with a shot to the side of Murhapuro's head.
A short right from Phontana on the inside.
Phontana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Phontana.
Phontana lands a shot to the body.
Phontana scores with a shoulder strike.
Phontana scores with a shot to the side of Murhapuro's head.
A short body shot lands from Phontana as the two fighters clinch.
Phontana scores with a shot to the side of Murhapuro's head.
A shot in the inside from Phontana.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhapuro.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phontana.
A short body shot lands from Phontana as the two fighters clinch.
Phontana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
 Murhapuro is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Phontana.
Oh Murhapuro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhapuro is looking to control Phontana's arms but Phontana gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murhapuro has his back to the cage.
Phontana lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phontana lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phontana lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Phontana on the inside.
Phontana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phontana scores with a shot to the side of Murhapuro's head.
Phontana works on Murhapuro's body with a couple of short punches.
Phontana throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Phontana gets through Murhapuro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phontana.
Murhapuro misses with a knee to the head.
Phontana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murhapuro backwards.
Phontana throws a head punch that misses.
Phontana pressing his opponent against the cage.
Murhapuro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhapuro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Phontana on the inside.
The referee calls for Phontana to work.
Murhapuro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phontana creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Murhapuro's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Murhapuro drops to his knees and Phontana pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phony Phontana!
In his post fight interview, Phony Phontana started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thorvald Nansen (ranked 1190 p4p, 2519 weight class) and Chike Obi (ranked 161 p4p, 310 weight class). Nansen comes to the cage accompanied by Benny Jamz - Torden. On his way into the cage it seems that Thorvald Nansen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Thorvald Nansen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorvald Nansen!
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, Chike Obi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obi lands with a right hand.
Obi throws a lazy uppercut
and Nansen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nansen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Obi throws a poor cross that misses
and Nansen counters with a left to the body.
A low kick lands for Nansen.
Obi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obi throws the left hand but Nansen avoids the punch easily.
Obi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nansen was well out of range. Poor timing from Obi.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nansen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Obi misses its intended target.
Nansen connects with a solid leg kick.
Nansen ducks under a wild hook from Obi.
Nansen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nansen moves out of range as Obi strikes.
Nansen instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nansen.
Nansen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chike Obi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nansen's head backwards.
Obi looks to land a left hand but Nansen moved out of range nicely.
Nansen walks into a straight right hand from Obi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obi misses with an uppercut
and Nansen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Obi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nansen is looking to counter punch.
Nansen gets a takedown into half guard.
Obi wants to get back to full guard.
Nansen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nansen wants to work for an arm triangle but Obi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Obi gets back to full guard.
Obi trying to control the position.
Nansen is looking to work some ground and pound but Obi has wrist control.
Obi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nansen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nansen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Obi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nansen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Obi is tightening it up a little... Nansen has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Nansen reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Nansen taps out! Nice BJJ there by Obi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Chike Obi!
Our winner, Chike Obi, 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.
Thorvald Nansen spoke after the fight, saying 'Hinga dinga durgen'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Diego (ranked 1530 p4p, 1656 weight class) and Daniel Sanninen (ranked 233 p4p, 249 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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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Sanninen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanninen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diego connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanninen scrambles back to his feet.
Sanninen misses with a body kick.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanninen.
Diego fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanninen misses with a series of wild punches.
Diego swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diego lands with a shot to the body.
Sanninen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sanninen moves forwards but Diego connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sanninen throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
We've been told by Diego's head coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sanninen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sanninen lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego avoids the head kick by Sanninen.
Diego throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Sanninen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sanninen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diego throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanninen on the side of the head.
 Sanninen is rocked!
Diego wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanninen is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanninen digs a good body shot into Diego's ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Diego.
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanninen.
Sanninen lands with a good body shot.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanninen seems to have recovered his senses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sanninen 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.
Diego scores with a spinning back kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diego - that will leave a mark!
Sanninen looks winded!
Sanninen slips under a jab.
Sanninen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
Diego avoids the body shot from Sanninen.
Nice body punch from Sanninen.
Diego misses with a hook. Sanninen ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Diego. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Diego darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanninen. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego jabs Sanninen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanninen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego looks to land a left hand but Sanninen moved out of range nicely.
Diego cracks Sanninen with a good jab.
Diego thuds a left hand into Sanninen's body.
Diego lands a body shot.
Diego throws an off balance right hand
letting Sanninen counter with a right hand.
Diego connects with a crisp jab.
Diego fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanninen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sanninen moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanninen misses with a leg kick.
Diego is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sanninen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Sanninen gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Diego gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Diego!
Sam Diego gave a mention to Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
The defeated Daniel Sanninen had this to say: 'Opponent fought well. Congratulations. Back to the training. I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Divine Intervention (ranked 1044 p4p, 880 weight class) and KT Panda (ranked 145 p4p, 119 weight class). KT Panda is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Divine Intervention!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, KT Panda!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda moves out of range of the strikes.
Panda defending well as Intervention loads up on a big left hand.
Panda is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Intervention with a body shot.
Panda attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Panda staying out of range there.
Panda throws a body shot but no joy.
Panda lands with a cross.
Intervention tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Panda lands with a nice combination. Intervention backs away looking to recover.
 It looks like Divine Intervention has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Intervention misses the target.
Panda doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Panda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Panda slips a jab from Intervention.
Panda only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Panda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Intervention at a distance.
Intervention takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like KT Panda has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Panda throws a jab when Intervention was well out of range.
Intervention changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Panda misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda looks to land a combination. Intervention sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick misses from Panda.
Intervention takes a swing at Panda's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Panda.
Intervention throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Panda is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Intervention fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Panda looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Panda throws a front kick aimed at Intervention's knee but Intervention avoids it well.
Panda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Intervention misses with a wild body shot.
Intervention misses with a hook to the body
and Panda counters with a one-two to the body.
Intervention drops Panda with a beautiful combination! Panda stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Intervention is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Intervention takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Intervention loads up on a big right hand but Panda slips the punch.
Panda throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Intervention counters by moving into the clinch.
Panda tries to throw a body punch but Intervention avoids it by throwing Panda back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Intervention pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Intervention misses with a looping left.
Panda moves out of range of the strikes.
Intervention drops Panda with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Panda looks back up at him and smiles so Intervention waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Panda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Intervention wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Intervention misses with a body shot.
Panda now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Panda throws a solid leg kick but Intervention takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Panda.
Intervention will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Panda jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Panda is looking to clinch.
Panda throws a leg kick that misses.
Intervention ducks right into an uppercut from Panda.
Intervention will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intervention misses with an uppercut.
Intervention throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Intervention misses with a hook.
Intervention fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Intervention slips a jab from Panda.
Panda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Intervention.
Intervention ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Panda looks winded!
Intervention throws a low kick but Panda avoids it.
Intervention uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Panda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Intervention feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Panda sprawling to the canvas! Panda rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Intervention finish him?!
Panda is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy body kick from Panda
and Intervention counters with a huge right that knocks Panda out cold! Intervention is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Divine Intervention!
Divine Intervention was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Imanari (ranked 210 p4p, 1000 weight class) and Clam Licker (ranked 24 p4p, 118 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Imanari might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 吉田兄弟 Rising. 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazuo Imanari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clam Licker!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Licker being controlled against the cage.
Licker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Licker being controlled against the cage.
Imanari manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Imanari has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Licker is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Imanari.
Licker tries to stand but Imanari is controlling his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imanari manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Licker can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari wants to advance to full mount but Licker doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Imanari seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Licker wants to stand but Imanari is controlling the position.
Imanari advances position into side control!
Licker trying to remain calm as Imanari controls from the top position.
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.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Imanari thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Imanari thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Imanari thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Imanari tries to advance to mount but Licker denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Licker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Imanari tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Imanari has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Imanari is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Licker has escaped the position, nice work there.
Imanari tries to move to mount but Licker blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Imanari wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Licker, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Licker is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Imanari tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Imanari wants to control but Licker is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuo Imanari dominated that round.
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.
Licker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Licker moves into the clinch.
Licker breaks from the clinch.
Licker drives through and clinches with Imanari against the cage.
Imanari is trying to stall.
Imanari blocks a body shot from Licker.
Licker manages to break the clinch.
Licker moves into range and clinches up with Imanari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imanari is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Licker to keep the fight standing.
Imanari pulls Licker into guard.
Imanari has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Licker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Licker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Licker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Licker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Licker's coach down at Count Dante's Deadliest Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Licker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Imanari takes a shot to the head.
Licker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Licker lands with a right to the head.
Imanari ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Imanari no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Imanari looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Licker wants to stand but Imanari is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licker gets to his feet - Imanari follows without any prompting.
Licker closes the distance and clinches.
Licker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Imanari swings for the body but Licker moves out of range.
Licker throws a counter combo.
Licker looks to land a left hand but Imanari moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Licker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Imanari ducks right into an uppercut from Licker.
Licker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Licker lands with a straight right. Imanari didn't see that one coming.
Licker throws a right hand that misses
and Imanari moves into the clinch.
Licker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Imanari stalling.
Licker is trying to break the clinch but Imanari is controlling him.
Licker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Licker looks to land a combination but Imanari avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Licker. Those never looked like landing.
Clam Licker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Imanari clinches up against the cage.
I was talking to Imanari's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Licker lands a hook that snaps the head of Imanari backwards.
Imanari trying to control the position but instead, Licker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Imanari into the cage.
Imanari gets control of Licker's arms and successfully pulls guard. Imanari will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Imanari looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Licker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Imanari has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Licker has managed to get both his arms back between Imanari's legs - danger averted.
Imanari has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Licker should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Imanari has tightened it up now! Licker should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kazuo Imanari!
Kazuo Imanari decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hightower (ranked 647 p4p, 833 weight class) and Roman Zhdanov (ranked 88 p4p, 110 weight class). Hightower comes to the cage accompanied by The Power. 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 16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Hightower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Zhdanov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hightower throws a leg kick but Zhdanov checks it.
Hightower has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CT in the buildup to the fight.
Hightower avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hightower swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zhdanov closes the distance and clinches.
We've been informed that Zhdanov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Zhdanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hightower landing knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Hightower.
Hightower lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zhdanov or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hightower creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hightower is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zhdanov takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hightower pushes Zhdanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hightower lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Hightower working Zhdanov over with knees to the body.
Zhdanov looks winded!
Hightower doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hightower lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hightower lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hightower presses Zhdanov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hightower.
Hightower lands a shoulder strike.
Hightower softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hightower lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zhdanov managing to block the knees to the body from Hightower.
Knees to the body from Hightower.
Hightower lands a nice uppercut.
Hightower blocks an elbow strike from Zhdanov.
Hightower landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Hightower.
Hightower gets through Zhdanov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hightower scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hightower lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zhdanov backwards.
Hightower tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hightower scores a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Hightower.
Hightower lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zhdanov.
Hightower lands a knee to the head.
Hightower lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hightower lands an uppercut.
Hightower doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hightower landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hightower creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hightower lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Hightower.
Zhdanov is rocked!
It looks like Roman Zhdanov has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Hightower.
Still in the clinch, Hightower scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zhdanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Hightower finish him?
Hightower lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Zhdanov to his knees! Hightower keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Hightower!
An out of breath Jason Hightower 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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