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HFC 23: Broxtino vs Hunt PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holden Ross (ranked 5641 p4p, 5468 weight class) and Manuel Klecker (ranked 552 p4p, 545 weight class). Klecker has chosen Deutschland as his entrance music. Manuel Klecker acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holden Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Klecker!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klecker walks into a stiff left hand from Ross.
 It looks like Manuel Klecker has been cut.
Klecker just misses with a punch to the body.
Ross was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Klecker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ross throws a monster overhand right that drops Klecker! Ross follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Holden Ross!
An out of breath Holden Ross 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 Darius Holloway (ranked 24854 p4p, 3692 weight class) and Don Campbell (ranked 628 p4p, 478 weight class). Darius Holloway looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darius Holloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Don Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holloway's sensitive parts.
Holloway has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Campbell.
Holloway throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Holloway tries to clinch but Campbell is having none of it.
Campbell with a nice calf kick.
A good leg kick by Campbell.
Campbell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Campbell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Campbell gets a clinch.
Holloway changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Campbell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Holloway shoots in for a takedown but Campbell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Campbell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Campbell closes the distance and pushes Holloway back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holloway is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Holloway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee calls for Campbell to work.
Holloway tries for a takedown but Campbell manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holloway blocks it with crossed arms.
Campbell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Campbell.
Campbell is struggling to control the position.
Holloway is trying to pull guard but Campbell has him pressed against the cage.
Holloway trying to stall but Campbell improves his position.
Campbell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holloway backwards.
Campbell keeps control of Holloway as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Campbell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Holloway manages to break the clinch.
Campbell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Holloway has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Don Campbell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holloway throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Campbell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Holloway's knee momentarily.
Holloway definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holloway on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Holloway has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Campbell.
Holloway is breathing heavily.
That kick from Campbell tenderised Holloway's leg. Holloway is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick lands there from Campbell.
Holloway on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Campbell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Campbell. Holloway shrugs it off though.
Campbell connects with a solid leg kick.
Campbell thumps Holloway with a low kick.
Holloway is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Campbell scores with a push kick.
Campbell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Holloway. That did some damage!
Campbell is looking to slow Holloway down with leg kicks.
Don Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holloway takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Campbell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Holloway has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A low kick lands for Campbell.
Holloway on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Holloway has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Campbell.
Holloway closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Campbell wants to control but Holloway is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Holloway lands strikes from half guard.
Holloway wants to take a breather but Campbell is having none of it.
Campbell wants to improve his position but Holloway is controlling well.
Campbell tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell wants to improve his position but Holloway is controlling well.
Holloway stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Campbell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Campbell takes the fight into the clinch.
Campbell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Campbell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Campbell.
Holloway is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short uppercut from Campbell.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Campbell 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.
Campbell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Campbell tries a knee to the head but Holloway blocks it.
Holloway has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Campbell uses from the top position.
Campbell won't allow Holloway to sweep him here.
Campbell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holloway is keeping the position for now.
Holloway seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Holloway is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Campbell rolls with it to try and escape but Holloway cranks on the arm and Campbell is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darius Holloway!
Darius Holloway opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Abarai (ranked 3909 p4p, 4838 weight class) and Haschuk Sucnek (ranked 474 p4p, 527 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Abarai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Haschuk Sucnek!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abarai's corner calls for a 1-2. Abarai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sucnek's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sucnek duly obliges.
 It looks like Hans Abarai has been cut.
Abarai's corner calls for a 1-2. Abarai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sucnek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Abarai lands a nice elbow.
Abarai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abarai lands an elbow just above Sucnek 's eye.
It looks like Haschuk Sucnek has been cut.
Abarai breaks the clinch.
Abarai takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abarai managing to block the knees to the body from Sucnek.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abarai.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Abarai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sucnek's brow.
Abarai lands an elbow that stopped Sucnek in his tracks for a moment.
Sucnek tries to land a knee to the head but Abarai blocks with his arms.
Abarai is leaning against Sucnek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abarai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abarai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Abarai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Haschuk Sucnek's cut even more.
Abarai throws an elbow that misses.
Abarai lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abarai lands an elbow just above Sucnek 's eye.
A hook to the body from Abarai.
Sucnek looks winded!
Abarai scores with a shoulder strike.
Sucnek takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abarai is leaning against Sucnek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abarai lands a shot to the body.
Abarai lands with a left to the head.
Abarai is working Sucnek over against the cage.
Abarai tries a body shot but Sucnek blocks it.
Abarai lands a hook that snaps the head of Sucnek backwards.
Abarai lands a shoulder strike.
Abarai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Abarai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sucnek's defenses.
 Sucnek is rocked!
The cut above Haschuk Sucnek's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abarai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sucnek is still on wobbly legs! Can Abarai finish him?
Abarai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abarai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Abarai lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Abarai on the inside.
Abarai cracks Sucnek with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abarai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sucnek seems to have recovered his senses.
Abarai lands an elbow just above Sucnek 's eye.
Haschuk Sucnek's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Abarai digs a right hand into Sucnek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sucnek's gas tank.
Abarai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sucnek backwards.
Abarai is leaning against Sucnek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abarai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sucnek's defenses.
Abarai lands an elbow inside that Sucnek shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Haschuk Sucnek's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hans Abarai!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed El Shaarawy (ranked 5120 p4p, 3804 weight class) and Felix Dupree (ranked 462 p4p, 406 weight class). Dupree has chosen Big Game Hunter as his entrance music. Felix Dupree 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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mohamed El Shaarawy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Dupree!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupree moves into range and clinches up with El Shaarawy.
Dupree lands with a left to the head.
Dupree breaks the clinch.
Dupree misses with a double jab.
Felix Dupree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dupree throws a series of punches but El Shaarawy moves out of range.
El Shaarawy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
El Shaarawy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dupree manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dupree has closed the distance and engaged El Shaarawy in a clinch.
Dupree breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Dupree knocks El Shaarawy out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Felix Dupree!
After winning the bout, Felix Dupree thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Logan Lambert (ranked 4107 p4p, 3544 weight class) and Gen Block (ranked 218 p4p, 190 weight class). Lambert comes into the arena with The Godfather blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Logan Lambert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gen Block!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Block takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lambert gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Block misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lambert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Block misses with a looping right.
Block on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Block takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Block drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Block is rocked!
Block loses concentration momentarily and Lambert pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Block crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Lambert finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Logan Lambert!
Logan Lambert took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, The Natural Order for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Gen Block had this to say: 'Everyday is a chance to redeem yourself'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taron Caceres (ranked 3888 p4p, 4096 weight class) and Shawn The General (ranked 441 p4p, 461 weight class). The key to victory for Taron Caceres has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taron Caceres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn The General!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The General takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Caceres connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Shawn The General has been cut.
Caceres throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so The General counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The General is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Caceres avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Caceres not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The General has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Caceres keeping moving, preventing The General from controlling successfully.
Caceres controls The General momentarily but The General frees himself.
Caceres preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caceres keeping full guard, as The General tries to pass.
The General trying to control but Caceres is working from the bottom.
Caceres pulls The General in close to his closed guard and prevents The General from doing any damage or advancing position.
Caceres looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caceres is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because The General is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Caceres misses with a jab to the body
and The General counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The General trying to control but Caceres is working from the bottom.
Caceres working a defensive guard here.
Caceres keeping full guard, as The General tries to pass.
The General postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The General postures up.
The General lands a couple of elbows.
The General is looking to work some ground and pound but Caceres has wrist control.
The General trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The General postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The General is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caceres looking to control.
The General scoring with some ground and pound.
The General is fighting to break Caceres's control of his arms but Caceres is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Caceres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The General trying to control the position from guard on top but Caceres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The General trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The General chips away with some ground and pound.
Caceres looking to control but The General passes into half guard.
Caceres tries to roll over but The General keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The General is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Caceres has managed to free his arm - good work.
The General is working for a kimura but Caceres is defending it quite comfortably.
The General looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Caceres definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The General trying to control from half guard but Caceres is working away.
Caceres has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The General is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The General wants to take a breather but Caceres is having none of it.
The General not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Caceres is pressing down on The General's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The General with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Caceres pulls The General in to control the position.
The General drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The General jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Caceres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Caceres working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The General.
Caceres wants to sweep here but The General controlling him for the moment.
The General trying to control but Caceres is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The General stays in close to Caceres's body and controls the position.
Caceres is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn The General dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn The General's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The General walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Caceres throws a right hand that misses
and The General counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Caceres is looking to get back to is feet but The General passes into side control.
The General looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Caceres struggling a bit here.
The General wants to lay and pray for a moment but Caceres keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caceres struggling a bit here.
The General wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Caceres, who protects the arm well.
The General thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caceres is trying to control The General's posture but The General avoids it.
Caceres tries to control the position but he's not in luck - The General easily slips into full mount!
Caceres is in a horrible position here. The General smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Caceres is trying to escape the mount.
The General controlling the position easily from mount.
Caceres tries to lock up and control but The General gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by The General.
The General has control of Caceres's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Caceres regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The General looking to finish Caceres with some ground and pound. This is bad for Caceres!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caceres wants to control but The General is having none of it.
Caceres is looking to improve his position but The General isn't that keen on the idea.
The General lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The General avoids the attempt from Caceres to control.
Caceres is looking to improve his position but The General isn't that keen on the idea.
Caceres tries to hold on but The General pushes him away.
The General tries to control but Caceres wriggling away.
Shawn The General has got the better of the ground game so far.
The General looking for a guillotine from mount but Caceres is having none of it.
Caceres is desperately trying to improve his position but The General has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The General with good strikes from the mount here!
The General avoids the attempt from Caceres to control.
Caceres can't escape the position.
The General can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Caceres is looking to escape.
Caceres defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from The General.
Caceres keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The General has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caceres is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The General looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The General looking to control and managing it successfully.
The General tries to control but Caceres wriggling away.
The General looking to control and managing it successfully.
Caceres is trying desperately to improve position.
The General has hold of Caceres's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Caceres manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The General with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
BOOM! The General connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn The General showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shawn The General's cut.
That's time! Caceres's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The General displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Caceres.
Caceres misses with a combination
and The General counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The General trying to control the position from guard on top but Caceres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The General sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Caceres's guard.
Caceres wants to get back to full guard.
The General seems to be working for a kimura but Caceres defends the submission attempt.
The General is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Caceres sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caceres is looking to improve his position.
Caceres trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The General is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Caceres is trying to maintain the position but The General is very close to passing his half guard.
The General takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The General has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Caceres tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The General lands a big elbow.
Caceres tries to hold on but The General pushes him away.
The General has hold of Caceres's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Caceres manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The General is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Caceres can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The General takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The General controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caceres really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Caceres tries to lock up and control but The General gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The General prevents Caceres from getting the reversal.
The General avoids the attempt from Caceres to control.
The General is landing with some decent strikes but Caceres is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Caceres wants to control but The General is having none of it.
The General working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The General looking to control but Caceres is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Caceres tries to hold on but The General postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caceres manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The General passes into side control, despite Caceres's attempt to control the position.
Caceres is being controlled here.
The General working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The General works to advance to full mount. Caceres defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Caceres's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Caceres wants to hold on but The General pushes him away.
The General has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Caceres's face.
The General lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The General lands a big shot there that rocks Caceres but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caceres is in a horrible position here. The General smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Caceres tries to lock up and control but The General gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Caceres keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Caceres is working hard here to advance position.
The General looking to secure an arm triangle but Caceres defends it well.
The General sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The General can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Caceres is looking to escape.
Caceres is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn The General comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The General winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Shawn The General!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Shawn The General!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Shawn The General!
Shawn The General wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cody Lake (ranked 3266 p4p, 3332 weight class) and Paddy Sly (ranked 426 p4p, 435 weight class). Paddy Sly will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cody Lake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paddy Sly!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lake moves into the clinch.
Sly avoids the elbow strike from Lake, against the cage.
Sly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sly has Lake up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lake.
Sly working aggressively here.
Sly struggles to land a body shot inside as Lake controls his hands.
Lake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sly dodges an elbow strike from Lake.
Sly is trying to break the clinch but Lake has him pressed against the cage.
Sly throws a head punch that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sly 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sly tries to work over Lake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sly misses with a punch on the inside.
Sly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lake has him pressed against the cage.
Lake lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Paddy Sly has been cut.
Lake blocks a body shot from Sly.
Lake blocks a body shot from Sly.
A short uppercut from Lake.
Sly misses with a punch to the body.
Lake is stalling here.
Lake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sly's efforts to push away.
Lake lands a shoulder strike.
Lake lands a nice uppercut.
Lake gets through Sly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lake throws an elbow but misses.
Sly blocks an elbow strike from Lake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sly moves away from the strike by Lake.
Sly misses with a straight left.
Sly tries to bum rush Lake with a series of wild strikes but Lake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sly wants to stall.
Sly misses with a punch to the body.
Sly blocks an elbow strike from Lake.
Sly breaks from the clinch.
Lake moves into the clinch.
Lake lands with a left to the head.
Lake lands with a light punch inside.
Lake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sly wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sly fails to land.
Lake blocks a body shot from Sly.
Sly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Lake.
Lake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sly.
Lake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lake lands an elbow that stopped Sly in his tracks for a moment.
Lake looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lake scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sly's brow.
Sly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sly wants to break free but Lake has control.
Nice body punch from Lake - that landed with a thud.
Sly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lake darts in and clinches Sly up against the cage.
Lake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lake lands a shoulder strike.
Sly is rocked!
Lake scores with a hook to the body.
Lake lands an elbow inside that Sly shrugs off.
Sly is still on wobbly legs! Can Lake finish him?
Sly looks winded!
Lake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lake unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sly! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lake is unloading with more strikes now! Sly drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Lake!
Cody Lake took some time post fight to say the following; 'See! That was to easy! Give me the title shot for the winner of Chimaev vs Ilmarinen because neither of them deserve it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Gonzalez (ranked 2525 p4p, 4018 weight class) and Foai Foao (ranked 330 p4p, 481 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaun Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Foai Foao!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzalez.
As Gonzalez backs off Foao throws a huge counter combo but Gonzalez manages to avoid it all.
Gonzalez lands a left and a right that send Foao crashing to the mat, dazed. Gonzalez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Foai Foao has been cut.
Foao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Foao fails with a takedown attempt.
Gonzalez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Foao needs to keep his hands up - Gonzalez had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Foao sprawling to the canvas! Foao rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gonzalez finish him?!
Foao is rocked!
Gonzalez connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Foao out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shaun Gonzalez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dong Labelle (ranked 2676 p4p, 2613 weight class) and Tommy McCork (ranked 328 p4p, 317 weight class). McCork is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alternative Ulster by Stiff Little Fingers. Tommy McCork told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dong Labelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy McCork!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCork swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Labelle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Labelle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McCork with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Labelle to counter with a crisp jab.
Labelle throws a series of punches but McCork moves out of range.
Labelle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Labelle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Labelle lands a glancing blow to the side of McCork's head.
Labelle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Labelle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McCork misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labelle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McCork moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Labelle stuffs the takedown attempt from McCork. McCork gets slowly back to his feet.
Labelle throwing a counter right hand but McCork manages to avoid it.
Labelle ducks under a wild hook from McCork.
Labelle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCork takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Tommy McCork has been cut.
Labelle lands a really nice looking cross but McCork seems unphased.
McCork is rocked!
Labelle drops McCork with a straight left! Oh this is bad for McCork! Labelle dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dong Labelle!
After the fight, Dong Labelle was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlito Broxtino (ranked 3032 p4p, 2732 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 346 p4p, 313 weight class). Carlito Broxtino has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlito Broxtino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt shoots in and gets a takedown into Broxtino's guard.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Broxtino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Broxtino knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hunt on the ground.
Hunt is pushing down on Broxtino's leg trying to pass to half guard. Broxtino is fighting to maintain full guard but Hunt has managed to sneak the leg through.
Broxtino taking some punishment here, with Hunt in his half guard.
Hunt stops Broxtino from getting back to his feet.
Hunt prevents Broxtino from improving his position.
Hunt passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Broxtino!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broxtino is looking to get to half guard.
Hunt trying to control but Broxtino is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broxtino can't escape the position.
Broxtino has left one of his arms exposed and Hunt doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Broxtino screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Hunt!
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