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Bellicose XXIX PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mick Madison (ranked 3112 p4p, 2537 weight class) and Joseph Mawma (ranked 397 p4p, 341 weight class). Mick Madison could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joseph Mawma's chin.
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Excellent MT
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Mawma!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mawma darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Madison kicks off Mawma and gets to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Madison.
 It looks like Joseph Mawma has been cut.
Madison swings widly with a right hand
and Mawma counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mawma is working for a kimura but Madison is defending it quite comfortably.
Madison looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Madison manages to get to full guard.
Mawma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Madison is keeping the position for now.
Mawma stopping the sweep attempt from Madison.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mawma wants to control from the top but Madison keeps moving.
Madison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Madison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Madison looking to control.
Mawma is in close to Madison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Madison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Madison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mawma throwing strikes but missing.
Madison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Madison has his foot on Mawma's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mawma works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison looking for a guillotine here but Mawma defends easily.
Mawma showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mawma lands a couple of digs.
Mawma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Madison is keeping the position for now.
Madison throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mawma in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mawma is in close to Madison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mawma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Madison working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mawma doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mawma manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Madison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mawma scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mawma won't allow Madison to sweep him here.
Mawma in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Madison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mawma gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mawma looking to pass the guard.
Madison will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Madison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mawma is working Madison over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mawma keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Madison's head.
Mawma wants to control from the top but Madison keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mawma landing some decent shots from guard.
Madison throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mawma trying to control but Madison is working from the bottom.
Madison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Madison is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mawma is aware though and is defending well.
Madison bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mawma's guard.
Mawma isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Madison stacks Mawma on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Madison!
Mawma manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joseph Mawma will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joseph Mawma's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Madison enables Mawma to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Madison manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mawma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Madison is keeping the position for now.
Madison working for a triangle but Mawma defends it easily.
Madison trying to keep a closed guard but Mawma is proving a slippery customer.
Mawma working some strikes from top position.
Mawma postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mawma pushes down on Madison's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mawma not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mawma is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Madison looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison is looking to control Mawma's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Madison avoid being mounted?
Joseph Mawma has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mawma is nestled in close to Madison, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Madison tries to get to full guard but Mawma has control of the leg.
Mawma wants to control but Madison is keeping him busy.
Madison manages to get to full guard.
Mawma makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Madison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mawma lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mawma is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mawma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mawma with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Madison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mawma gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Madison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mawma defends it easily.
Madison is looking for a triangle but Mawma pushes his legs off easily.
Madison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mawma defends it easily.
Mawma lands a couple of elbows.
Madison trying to keep a closed guard but Mawma is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mawma landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mawma's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Madison throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mawma trying to control the position from guard on top but Madison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mawma with a nice head shot there.
Madison seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Madison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mawma is in close to Madison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mawma makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Madison lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison won't allow Mawma to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Madison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mawma escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Madison gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Madison has gone for a leg lock! Mawma slips out almost immediately though and dives into Madison's guard.
Madison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mawma chips away with some ground and pound.
Madison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Madison is striking from the bottom but Mawma uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Mawma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joseph Mawma's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Mawma gets a takedown into half guard.
Mawma slips a nice elbow through Madison's hands, connecting with Madison's forehead.
Mawma trying to control the action but Madison is working from the bottom.
Madison manages to get to full guard.
Madison wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mawma got a little sloppy there for a moment and Madison has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mawma has managed to get both his arms back between Madison's legs - danger averted.
Madison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mawma trying to control but Madison is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mawma landing with the ground and pound.
Mawma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Madison is keeping the position for now.
Mawma is working Madison over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mawma landing with the ground and pound.
Mawma postures up and lands a big shot to Madison's brow.
 Madison is rocked!
Mawma scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oh Madison is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mawma passes Madison's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mawma scores with a big shot! Madison's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Madison! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Mawma!
Joseph Mawma gave a mention to Brooklyn Threads in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Mick Madison stepped up to the mic, saying 'Don't worry I will be back!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Betty Crocker (ranked 2300 p4p, 3894 weight class) and Dmitry Boytsov (ranked 341 p4p, 509 weight class). Dmitry Boytsov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Betty Crocker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boytsov!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crocker throws an overhand right that lands on Boytsov's shoulder, as Boytsov tries to avoid the shot.
Boytsov wants to counter with a clinch but Crocker pushes him away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crocker. Boytsov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crocker throws a hook but Boytsov blocks it.
A shot to the body from Crocker misses
letting Boytsov counter with a right hand.
Crocker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crocker throws a sloppy body shot
and Boytsov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crocker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boytsov manages to avoid it.
Boytsov throws a big counter head kick but Crocker avoids it with no problem.
Crocker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boytsov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Betty Crocker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boytsov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crocker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crocker throws an overhand right that lands on Boytsov's shoulder, as Boytsov tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crocker throws a right hand that Boytsov ducks under and follows up with a left that Boytsov also avoids with ease.
Boytsov closes the distance and pushes Crocker back into the cage.
Boytsov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crocker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crocker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boytsov tries to clinch there but Crocker circles away.
Boytsov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crocker takes a swing at Boytsov's ribcage but misses.
Crocker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crocker misses with an uppercut
and Boytsov counters with a takedown into side control.
Boytsov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Crocker has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Boytsov but great work by Crocker.
Boytsov is trying to control Crocker's posture but Crocker avoids it.
Crocker has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Crocker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crocker misses with a body shot.
Crocker sets himself, and Boytsov steps forward looking for the clinch! Crocker avoids it this time.
A swing and a miss from Crocker.
Jab from Crocker.
Crocker looks to score with a jab to the body but Boytsov is just out of range.
Boytsov is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov moves away from the strike by Crocker.
Crocker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boytsov throws a head kick but Crocker moves out of range.
Crocker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Betty Crocker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crocker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crocker misses with a hook.
Boytsov blocks a jab.
Donk. Crocker catches Boytsov right on the button with a cross.
Crocker cracks Boytsov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Crocker has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Boytsov to stand back up!
 Boytsov is rocked!
It looks like Dmitry Boytsov has been cut.
Boytsov tries to clinch up but Crocker circles away and keeps his distance.
Boytsov is still on wobbly legs! Can Crocker finish him?
Boytsov shoots in but no luck this time.
Boytsov seems to have recovered his senses.
Oooooh!!! Crocker has knocked Boytsov down with a huge combo! Crocker steps away and waves a wobbly Boytsov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crocker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boytsov manages to avoid it.
Boytsov slips under a jab from Crocker.
Boytsov moves away from the strike by Crocker.
Crocker misses with a right hand
and Boytsov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crocker just misses with a punch to the body.
Boytsov fails with the takedown.
Boytsov defending well as Crocker loads up on a big left hand.
Boytsov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Boytsov tries for a kimura but Crocker is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Crocker has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boytsov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Crocker has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boytsov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Crocker is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Boytsov off and has taken his back!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crocker gets his hands free as Boytsov looks to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Betty Crocker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmitry Boytsov's cut.
That's time! Crocker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Crocker throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Crocker misses.
Boytsov blocks a jab.
Crocker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boytsov can do to turn this around?
Boytsov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crocker.
Boytsov feints and as Crocker raises his hands in defense, Boytsov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boytsov trying to control the position from guard on top but Crocker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boytsov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Crocker manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Boytsov has Crocker in his guard.
Crocker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crocker wants to get up but he can't break Boytsov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boytsov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boytsov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boytsov working for a triangle but Crocker defends it easily.
Crocker wants to stand but Boytsov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boytsov is working an open guard so Crocker takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Crocker misses with a shot to the body
and Boytsov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crocker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crocker throws a hook to the side of Boytsov's head but Boytsov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crocker swings widly with a right hand
and Boytsov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boytsov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Crocker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov clinches up with Crocker and pushes him back against the cage.
Crocker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crocker misses with a punch on the inside.
Crocker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Betty Crocker is winning the standup battle so far.
Boytsov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boytsov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Crocker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crocker feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Boytsov sprawling to the canvas! Boytsov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Crocker finish him?!
Crocker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boytsov manages to avoid it.
Crocker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boytsov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crocker.
Boytsov blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocker digs a good hook to Boytsov's body.
Crocker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boytsov slips a straight right by Crocker.
Boytsov throws a fast counter high kick but Crocker manages to duck under it in time.
Crocker throws a hook but Boytsov avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Boytsov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crocker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boytsov.
Boytsov feints the counter takedown.
Crocker misses the shot to the body.
Boytsov with the counter takedown but Crocker avoids it easily.
Crocker throws a hook to the side of Boytsov's head but Boytsov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boytsov defending well as Crocker loads up on a big left hand.
Crocker misses with a looping right.
Boytsov is looking for the big counter here.
Crocker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boytsov was well out of range. Poor timing from Crocker.
Crocker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boytsov manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Boytsov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boytsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crocker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov shoots for a takedown but Crocker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Crocker misses the target.
Crocker throws a hook but Boytsov blocks it.
Boytsov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crocker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crocker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boytsov in his tracks.
Crocker throws a right hand that misses
and Boytsov counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boytsov looks for a takedown but Crocker sprawls well.
Betty Crocker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitry Boytsov.
Crocker cracks Boytsov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crocker swings for the body but Boytsov moves out of range.
Boytsov avoids the body shot from Crocker.
Boytsov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Betty Crocker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dmitry Boytsov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Boytsov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crocker's waist but Crocker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boytsov off to one side.
Crocker gets caught flat footed, as Boytsov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Boytsov tries to free his leg and advance position but Crocker is retaining full guard.
Boytsov trying to control the position from guard on top but Crocker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crocker trying to control the position.
Crocker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boytsov on the ground.
Boytsov looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crocker looking to control.
Crocker wants to sweep here but Boytsov controlling him for the moment.
Boytsov trying to control the position from guard on top but Crocker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Crocker throws an off balance right hand
and Boytsov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boytsov moves away from the strike by Crocker.
Boytsov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Boytsov 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.
Boytsov seems to be working for a kimura but Crocker defends the submission attempt.
Betty Crocker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Crocker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boytsov.
Boytsov 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.
Boytsov is trying to work for a kimura but Crocker is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocker trying to control but Boytsov postures up.
Crocker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boytsov wants to control from the top but Crocker keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crocker keeping full guard, as Boytsov tries to pass.
Dmitry Boytsov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Boytsov trying to control but Crocker is working from the bottom.
Boytsov is looking to pass into half guard but Crocker pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Crocker is in guard.
Crocker stands up and waves to Boytsov to follow him.
A jab from Crocker does it's job there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boytsov misses with a wild body shot.
Boytsov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dmitry Boytsov.
I think Crocker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Betty Crocker!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Betty Crocker made sure he mentioned New Standard, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Osmany Pizziconi (ranked 2065 p4p, 2439 weight class) and Michael Fochi (ranked 280 p4p, 317 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Osmany Pizziconi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Fochi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pizziconi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fochi swivels and escapes.
Fochi scores with a nice right hand.
Pizziconi shoots in for a double leg but Fochi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fochi cracks Pizziconi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pizziconi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fochi pinned against the cage. Fochi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osmany Pizziconi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Pizziconi with that takedown attempt.
Pizziconi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fochi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pizziconi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fochi trying to control the position.
Fochi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fochi is trying to control the position but Pizziconi postures up.
Fochi keeping full guard, as Pizziconi tries to pass.
Pizziconi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizziconi distracts Fochi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fochi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pizziconi.
Pizziconi postures up and lands a big shot to Fochi's brow.
Fochi keeping moving, preventing Pizziconi from controlling successfully.
Fochi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pizziconi trying to control but Fochi is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pizziconi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pizziconi won't allow Fochi to sweep him here.
Pizziconi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fochi throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pizziconi uses it to pass to side control.
Fochi dodges the ground and pound from Pizziconi.
Pizziconi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fochi has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pizziconi looks up at the clock and then as Fochi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pizziconi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fochi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Pizziconi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fochi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pizziconi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fochi is rocked!
Pizziconi postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Fochi bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Pizziconi and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osmany Pizziconi!
In his post fight interview, Osmany Pizziconi 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ingo Szopa (ranked 1501 p4p, 2112 weight class) and Okon Omoh (ranked 203 p4p, 284 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ingo Szopa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Okon Omoh!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Omoh.
Szopa misses with a looping left.
Omoh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ingo Szopa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szopa avoids the body shot from Omoh.
Szopa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Szopa throws a right hand that misses
and Omoh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Szopa.
Omoh sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Omoh looking for submissions off his back.
Szopa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Omoh's head.
Omoh actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Omoh gets full guard.
Szopa is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Omoh has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Szopa is looking to defend but Omoh has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Szopa! Omoh pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Szopa taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Okon Omoh!
Our winner, Okon Omoh, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Kings (ranked 1295 p4p, 1915 weight class) and Hasbulla Magomedov (ranked 83 p4p, 112 weight class). Paul Kings 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Kings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hasbulla Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kings throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kings lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kings throws a good cross that connects.
Magomedov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Magomedov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Magomedov looking to sit in guard and control but Kings gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kings trying to control but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
Magomedov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kings defends it easily.
Magomedov wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov looking for a guillotine here but Kings defends easily.
Magomedov controls Kings momentarily but Kings frees himself.
Magomedov is looking for a triangle here but Kings uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kings working away.
That's two 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.
Magomedov trying his best to control but Kings has mounted him.
Magomedov is looking to get to half guard.
Kings looking to control and managing it successfully.
Magomedov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Magomedov tries to lock up and control but Kings gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Magomedov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kings haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to reverse the position but Kings maintains control.
Magomedov keeps trying to improve his position.
Kings wants to stand but Magomedov is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Magomedov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Magomedov tries to roll over but Kings keeps him under control.
Kings sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kings wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magomedov keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kings slows the pace down in half guard.
Kings is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Magomedov is looking to control Kings's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Magomedov avoid being mounted?
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kings!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kings gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Magomedov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kings is looking to stand up but Magomedov isn't so interested in that idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Kings dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kings scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Magomedov is rocked!
Kings lands a big right hand that sends Magomedov crashing to the mat! Kings stays standing though and waves Magomedov back to his feet!
Magomedov is still on wobbly legs! Can Kings finish him?
It looks like Hasbulla Magomedov has been cut.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Kings! Magomedov is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Kings!
After winning the bout, Paul Kings 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between FullOf Hiddens (ranked 894 p4p, 1289 weight class) and Darryl Haze (ranked 128 p4p, 178 weight class). Darryl Haze has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, FullOf Hiddens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darryl Haze !
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiddens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hiddens.
As Hiddens backs off Haze throws a huge counter combo but Hiddens manages to avoid it all.
Hiddens loads up on a big right hand but Haze slips the punch.
Hiddens throws a leg kick but Haze sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hiddens lands a right hook to the body.
Haze is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hiddens.
Haze loads up on a big right hand but Hiddens slips the punch.
Haze attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hiddens appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Haze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haze gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hiddens to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Haze is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hiddens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze keeping moving, preventing Hiddens from controlling successfully.
Haze working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hiddens doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hiddens manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Haze trying to control the position here.
Haze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've been hearing good reports from Hiddens's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hiddens sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two 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.
Hiddens stopping the sweep attempt from Haze .
Haze keeping moving, preventing Hiddens from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Hiddens looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
FullOf Hiddens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haze stuffs the takedown.
Haze looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haze drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Haze checks the leg kick.
Haze scores with a takedown into Hiddens's guard.
Haze wants to control from the top but Hiddens keeps moving.
Haze must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hiddens managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Haze wants to control from the top but Hiddens keeps moving.
Hiddens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haze looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hiddens has Haze pulled in close to control his posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Haze trying to control but Hiddens is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hiddens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hiddens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hiddens throws a body kick that misses.
Hiddens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haze .
Haze lands a jab.
Hiddens misses with a hook. Haze ducked under it nicely.
Hiddens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hiddens manages to avoid it.
Haze 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 telegraphed takedown attempt from Hiddens is defended easily by Haze .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for FullOf Hiddens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hiddens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haze throws out the jab.
Hiddens tries to counter with a takedown but Haze is quick to defend against it.
Nice takedown defense from Haze . No joy for Hiddens on that attempt.
Haze looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiddens is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darryl Haze will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Haze walks into a straight right hand from Hiddens.
FullOf Hiddens is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick from Haze , right into the meat of the thigh.
Hiddens shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hiddens lands a right hook to the body.
Hiddens misses the shot to the body.
Haze pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hiddens is out of range and Haze settles back down.
Hiddens avoids the body shot from Haze .
Hiddens misses with a hook. Haze ducked under it nicely.
Haze displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hiddens.
Hiddens looks to land a body kick but Haze moved away.
Haze looks to land a right hand but Hiddens moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A shot to the liver by Haze . Beautiful body shot.
Haze connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haze throws a hook but Hiddens blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiddens throws a body punch but Haze moves out of range.
Hiddens misses with an uppercut.
Haze throws a chopping leg kick but Hiddens manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Haze misses with a body shot.
Hiddens attempts a counter takedown but Haze avoids it well and moves away.
Hiddens catches Haze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hiddens pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haze lands with a right hand.
Haze looks to land a body kick but Hiddens moved away.
Hiddens keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hiddens throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haze slips a jab from Hiddens.
Haze misses with a straight left.
Hiddens scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hiddens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hiddens scoring well with a low kick there.
Haze misses with an uppercut.
Haze 's coach down at Punch Out Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Haze 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiddens throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Haze .
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Hiddens misses the target.
Haze misses with a kick to the body.
Hiddens misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haze lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hiddens has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hiddens and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haze looks to throw the jab but Hiddens is out of range.
Hiddens lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haze blocks a head kick by Hiddens.
Hiddens looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hiddens digs a good body shot into Haze 's ribs.
Hiddens moves out of range of the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hiddens lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Haze has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haze and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hiddens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haze is looking to score with low kicks.
Hiddens slips under a jab.
Haze throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiddens lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haze moves out of range as Hiddens strikes.
Haze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hiddens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haze as he jumps to the side.
Hiddens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haze tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hiddens half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hiddens staying out of range there.
Hiddens feinted with a counter takedown.
Hiddens changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Haze looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hiddens connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Haze some visible discomfort.
Hiddens landing strikes.
Hiddens taking a break here but Haze is having none of it and regains half guard.
Haze gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiddens throwing strikes from guard but Haze blocks nicely.
Hiddens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haze is trying to control the position but Hiddens postures up.
Hiddens trying to control but Haze is working from the bottom.
Hiddens is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hiddens with a nice head shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that FullOf Hiddens will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Haze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hiddens throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Haze was covering up waiting for the punch and Hiddens finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hiddens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hiddens advances to half guard.
Hiddens thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haze 's head.
Hiddens scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Haze keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hiddens with the ground and pound but Haze uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hiddens preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiddens working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Haze 's head.
Haze keeping full guard, as Hiddens tries to pass.
Haze is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hiddens postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hiddens scoring with some ground and pound.
Hiddens stays in close to Haze 's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hiddens is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hiddens got a little sloppy there for a moment and Haze has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hiddens has managed to get both his arms back between Haze 's legs - danger averted.
Haze has momentary wrist control but Hiddens slips an elbow through the middle.
Haze utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hiddens connects with a couple of short punches.
Hiddens landing with the ground and pound.
Hiddens is looking to work some ground and pound but Haze has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hiddens doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hiddens manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hiddens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hiddens not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Haze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haze looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hiddens misses with an uppercut. Haze saw that one coming.
Hiddens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haze takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hiddens cracks Haze with a good jab.
Haze scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Haze wants to control but Hiddens is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze prevents Hiddens from improving his position.
Haze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hiddens's head.
Haze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hiddens here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Haze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hiddens defending well though.
Hiddens gets back to full guard.
Hiddens has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Haze wants to control from the top but Hiddens keeps moving.
Hiddens has Haze pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haze wants to control from the top but Hiddens keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
FullOf Hiddens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hiddens 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... FullOf Hiddens!
A very excited looking FullOf Hiddens rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kanud Odimabesser (ranked 1326 p4p, 1457 weight class) and Benjamin Noeigati (ranked 181 p4p, 196 weight class). Noeigati is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cremation of Sam McGee. Kanud Odimabesser has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kanud Odimabesser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Benjamin Noeigati!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odimabesser fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Noeigati.
Odimabesser scores with a nice strike.
Odimabesser throws a chopping leg kick but Noeigati manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Odimabesser lands a nice looking kick to the body. Noeigati takes a step back to recover.
Odimabesser connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Odimabesser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Noeigati throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Odimabesser connects with a body shot.
Noeigati swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odimabesser gets a clinch.
Odimabesser lands a body punch in the clinch.
Noeigati working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Noeigati.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Odimabesser misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Noeigati.
Noeigati tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Odimabesser.
A nice left hand lands by Noeigati.
Odimabesser lands a left hand that snaps the head of Noeigati backwards.
Odimabesser can't find room to land a body shot as Noeigati controls the action.
Odimabesser blocks a body shot from Noeigati.
Noeigati gets through Odimabesser's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Odimabesser fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Noeigati on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Odimabesser fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Noeigati.
Odimabesser scores with a nice hook to the head.
Noeigati lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Odimabesser's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Odimabesser misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Noeigati.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Odimabesser.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noeigati just misses with a elbow thrown towards Odimabesser's brow.
Odimabesser blocks an uppercut.
Odimabesser tries to work over Noeigati's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Noeigati lands with a left to the head.
Noeigati lands a left hand.
Odimabesser tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noeigati's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noeigati lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Noeigati scores with a hook to the body.
Noeigati lands with a right to the head.
Odimabesser lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Odimabesser blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Noeigati misses with a body punch.
Noeigati lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Noeigati lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Noeigati digs a right hand underneath Odimabesser's ribcage. Odimabesser let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Noeigati tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Odimabesser throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Noeigatis head.
Odimabesser tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Noeigati blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Noeigati lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Odimabesser.
Noeigati lands a body shot in the clinch.
Odimabesser tries a body shot but Noeigati blocks it.
Odimabesser misses with a punch on the inside.
Odimabesser takes a knee to the side of the body.
Noeigati working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noeigati lands a right hand that snaps the head of Odimabesser backwards.
Noeigati lands with a right to the head.
Odimabesser struggles to land a body shot inside as Noeigati controls his hands.
Noeigati lands a hook that snaps the head of Odimabesser backwards.
Noeigati prevents a body shot from Odimabesser.
Odimabesser can't find room to land a body shot as Noeigati controls the action.
Noeigati makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Odimabesser working aggressively here.
Noeigati presses Odimabesser against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Noeigati gets through Odimabesser's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
 It looks like Kanud Odimabesser has been cut.
Noeigati tries a body shot but Odimabesser blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Noeigati.
Odimabesser throws a punch but it's blocked by Noeigati.
Noeigati lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Noeigati lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Noeigati missing with knees to the body.
Odimabesser tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noeigati's elbow.
Noeigati swings wildly with an uppercut but Odimabesser uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Noeigati.
Noeigati is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Odimabesser is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Noeigati.
Odimabesser lands a hook that snaps the head of Noeigati backwards.
Noeigati misses with a knee strike.
Odimabesser stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Odimabesser misses with the head strike.
Noeigati throws a head punch that misses.
Odimabesser tries to throw a body punch but Noeigati avoids it by throwing Odimabesser back against the cage.
Odimabesser lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Noeigati prevents a body shot from Odimabesser.
A nice right hand lands inside from Noeigati.
Odimabesser misses with a body punch.
Odimabesser lands with a light punch inside.
Odimabesser avoids a wild elbow strike from Noeigati.
Noeigati misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Noeigati breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Odimabesser dodges the punch combination from Noeigati.
Odimabesser moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Noeigati dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kanud Odimabesser's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Noeigati throws a lazy right hand but Odimabesser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Odimabesser misses with a body punch
and Noeigati counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Odimabesser gets a clinch.
Odimabesser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Noeigati blocks an uppercut.
Noeigati has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice left hand lands by Odimabesser.
Odimabesser scores with a nice hook to the head.
Odimabesser avoiding damage as Noeigati throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Odimabesser scores with a nice short uppercut.
Noeigati lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Odimabesser scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Noeigati throws a head punch that misses.
Noeigati breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Odimabesser throws a head kick but Noeigati moves out of range.
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!
Odimabesser has closed the distance and engaged Noeigati in a clinch.
Noeigati struggles to land a body shot inside as Odimabesser controls his hands.
Noeigati lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noeigati goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Odimabesser tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odimabesser.
Odimabesser presses Noeigati against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Odimabesser misses with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Noeigati.
A nice left hand lands by Noeigati.
Odimabesser misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Odimabesser misses with a body punch.
Odimabesser working aggressively here.
Odimabesser misses with a body punch.
Odimabesser throws a head punch that misses.
Odimabesser misses with a body punch.
Noeigati missing with knees to the body.
Noeigati scores with a nice hook to the head.
Odimabesser swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Odimabesser throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Noeigatis head.
Noeigati tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Noeigati.
Noeigati working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odimabesser has a couple of punches blocked by Noeigati.
Still in the clinch, Noeigati scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noeigati prevents a body shot from Odimabesser.
A hook to the body from Noeigati.
Noeigati escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Odimabesser falls off balance throwing a combination
and Noeigati counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Noeigati blocks the body kick.
Noeigati appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Noeigati just misses with a punch to the body.
Odimabesser lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noeigati circles away quickly and effectively.
Noeigati misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Odimabesser misses with a right hand
and Noeigati counters with a straight right hand.
Odimabesser wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odimabesser misses with a body shot
and Noeigati counters with a nice uppercut.
Kanud Odimabesser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noeigati takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Odimabesser throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noeigati counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Odimabesser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Odimabesser throws a head kick that misses.
Noeigati scores with a hook.
Noeigati throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Odimabesser throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Noeigati counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Noeigati throws a nice outside leg kick.
Odimabesser takes one to the side of the head.
Kanud Odimabesser's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Odimabesser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Odimabesser misses with a double jab.
Odimabesser tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Noeigati manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Odimabesser misses with the combination.
Noeigati let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Odimabesser misses the body punch
and Noeigati counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Odimabesser misses with a lunging right hand
and Noeigati counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Noeigati connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Odimabesser momentarily.
Odimabesser is rocked!
Odimabesser wants to clinch but Noeigati slips to the side
and Noeigati counters with a nice body shot.
Oh Odimabesser is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benjamin Noeigati seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Odimabesser gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Noeigati points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Odimabesser wakes up just in time to hear Noeigati thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benjamin Noeigati!
A relieved looking Benjamin Noeigati thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Ocampo (ranked 1046 p4p, 2099 weight class) and Brendon Carrillo-Moreno (ranked 64 p4p, 121 weight class). Brendon Carrillo-Moreno told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luciano Ocampo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brendon Carrillo-Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carrillo-Moreno looks to throw the jab but Ocampo is out of range.
Ocampo throws a shot to the body.
Luciano Ocampo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carrillo-Moreno feints and as Ocampo raises his hands in defense, Carrillo-Moreno changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ocampo has control of Carrillo-Moreno's left arm, preventing Carrillo-Moreno from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carrillo-Moreno passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Carrillo-Moreno thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ocampo stops Carrillo-Moreno from passing to mount.
Carrillo-Moreno moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ocampo is looking for a sweep.
Carrillo-Moreno trying to control the position but Ocampo is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ocampo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Carrillo-Moreno thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ocampo tries to improve position but can't.
Carrillo-Moreno tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ocampo can't do much from the bottom here.
Ocampo tries to buck Carrillo-Moreno off but Carrillo-Moreno is having none of it.
Carrillo-Moreno is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ocampo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Carrillo-Moreno tries to advance to mount but Ocampo denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ocampo is trying to get back to half guard.
Carrillo-Moreno tries for a kimura but Ocampo is defending well.
Ocampo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Carrillo-Moreno is trying to control but can't.
Carrillo-Moreno looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ocampo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carrillo-Moreno does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ocampo trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carrillo-Moreno felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Carrillo-Moreno actively working from the bottom here.
Ocampo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ocampo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Carrillo-Moreno controlling the position well.
Carrillo-Moreno wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ocampo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Carrillo-Moreno is trying to control but can't.
Carrillo-Moreno is looking to improve his position.
Ocampo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Carrillo-Moreno wants to improve his position but Ocampo is controlling well.
Carrillo-Moreno is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carrillo-Moreno is staying active underneath Ocampo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ocampo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Carrillo-Moreno to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Carrillo-Moreno being controlled here momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brendon Carrillo-Moreno dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ocampo lunges at Carrillo-Moreno with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carrillo-Moreno's hand.
Luciano Ocampo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ocampo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Carrillo-Moreno to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ocampo seems keen to control Carrillo-Moreno's posture.
Ocampo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ocampo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carrillo-Moreno is one step ahead there.
Carrillo-Moreno postures up and lands a big shot to Ocampo's brow.
Ocampo pulls Carrillo-Moreno in to control the position.
Ocampo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrillo-Moreno is looking to advance position but Ocampo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Carrillo-Moreno is looking to get to half guard.
Ocampo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ocampo controlling from the full mount.
Ocampo wants to control the pace but Carrillo-Moreno is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brendon Carrillo-Moreno has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ocampo prevents Carrillo-Moreno from getting the reversal.
Ocampo trying to control but Carrillo-Moreno is having none of it.
Carrillo-Moreno wants to control but Ocampo is having none of it.
Ocampo controlling from mount.
Ocampo trying to control but Carrillo-Moreno is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carrillo-Moreno is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Carrillo-Moreno is trying desperately to improve position.
Carrillo-Moreno is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ocampo tries to control but Carrillo-Moreno wriggling away.
Carrillo-Moreno wants to control but Ocampo is having none of it.
Carrillo-Moreno gets back to half guard.
Carrillo-Moreno actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carrillo-Moreno looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ocampo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Carrillo-Moreno moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Carrillo-Moreno is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ocampo defends well.
Carrillo-Moreno keeping moving, preventing Ocampo from controlling successfully.
Ocampo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carrillo-Moreno has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ocampo has managed to get both his arms back between Carrillo-Moreno's legs - danger averted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ocampo wants to get up but he can't break Carrillo-Moreno's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ocampo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ocampo wants to control from the top but Carrillo-Moreno keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Ocampo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ocampo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carrillo-Moreno's head.
Ocampo staying out of range there.
Carrillo-Moreno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ocampo.
Carrillo-Moreno gets the takedown into side control.
Carrillo-Moreno tries for a kimura but Ocampo is defending well.
Carrillo-Moreno tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ocampo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ocampo gets full guard.
Carrillo-Moreno postures up in Ocampo's guard and throws a big left but Ocampo blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrillo-Moreno's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ocampo wants to stand but Carrillo-Moreno is controlling the position.
Ocampo keeping moving, preventing Carrillo-Moreno from controlling successfully.
Carrillo-Moreno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ocampo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carrillo-Moreno controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Carrillo-Moreno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ocampo is keeping the position for now.
Ocampo is pulling down on Carrillo-Moreno's head to control his posture.
Ocampo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ocampo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carrillo-Moreno looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Carrillo-Moreno moves out of range of the strikes.
Carrillo-Moreno with the counter takedown but Ocampo avoids it easily.
Carrillo-Moreno misses with an uppercut.
Ocampo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carrillo-Moreno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carrillo-Moreno.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice shot by Ocampo.
Ocampo throws a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Carrillo-Moreno as he connects with a hook.
Carrillo-Moreno dives in and grabs Ocampo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ocampo pushes down on Carrillo-Moreno's head and hops out.
Carrillo-Moreno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ocampo misses with a hook. Carrillo-Moreno ducked under it nicely.
Ocampo stuffs the takedown attempt from Carrillo-Moreno. Carrillo-Moreno gets slowly back to his feet.
Luciano Ocampo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendon Carrillo-Moreno.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carrillo-Moreno is defended easily by Ocampo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carrillo-Moreno looks to land a right hand but Ocampo moved out of range.
It looked like Ocampo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carrillo-Moreno lands with an overhand left.
Carrillo-Moreno takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ocampo looks to land a right hand but Carrillo-Moreno moved out of range.
Carrillo-Moreno drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ocampo defends it well.
Carrillo-Moreno throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ocampo was covering up waiting for the punch and Carrillo-Moreno finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Carrillo-Moreno wants to control from the top but Ocampo keeps moving.
Ocampo looking for a sweep. Not yet Ocampo, not yet.
Carrillo-Moreno slips nicely into half guard.
Ocampo wants to get back to full guard.
Carrillo-Moreno content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ocampo wants to improve his position but Carrillo-Moreno is controlling well.
Ocampo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Carrillo-Moreno trying to control the position from guard on top but Ocampo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ocampo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ocampo keeping moving, preventing Carrillo-Moreno from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carrillo-Moreno passes Ocampo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luciano Ocampo.
I think Ocampo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luciano Ocampo!
A relieved looking Luciano Ocampo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michal Sykora (ranked 822 p4p, 548 weight class) and Natalia Pisswater (ranked 51 p4p, 35 weight class). Michal Sykora could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Natalia Pisswater's chin.
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Sykora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Natalia Pisswater!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sykora falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pisswater counters with a right hand to the body.
Sykora lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sykora throws a head kick that half lands.
Pisswater lands a really nice looking cross but Sykora seems unphased.
Pisswater closes the distance and pushes Sykora back into the cage.
Pisswater scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Sykora.
A short right from Pisswater on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sykora wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sykora is trying to break the clinch but Pisswater has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pisswater.
Sykora wants to break free but Pisswater has control.
Sykora manages to break the clinch.
Sykora throws a leg kick but Pisswater checks it.
No joy there for Sykora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pisswater lands a right hook to the body.
Pisswater ducks under a wild hook from Sykora.
Pisswater takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pisswater swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sykora.
Pisswater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sykora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pisswater moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pisswater throws out a counter right but Sykora avoids it with no problem.
Pisswater wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sykora throws a low kick but Pisswater moves out of range easily.
Sykora looks to land a right hand but Pisswater moved out of range.
Pisswater looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sykora throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pisswater drives through with a takedown into Sykora's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sykora has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pisswater off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sykora throws a lazy right hand but Pisswater sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pisswater jabs Sykora to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sykora cracks Pisswater with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pisswater staying out of range there.
Pisswater is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sykora with a body shot.
Sykora throws a sloppy head kick
and Pisswater makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sykora stuffs the takedown attempt from Pisswater. Pisswater gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykora throws a lazy uppercut
and Pisswater counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pisswater is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sykora rather than just go for the knockout.
Sykora looks for the body kick but Pisswater saw that one coming.
Sykora swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Sykora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sykora scores with a nice strike.
Sykora throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pisswater sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pisswater digs a good body shot into Sykora's ribs.
Pisswater showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sykora.
It seemed like Pisswater was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sykora takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sykora throws an overhand right that lands on Pisswater's shoulder, as Pisswater tries to avoid the shot.
Pisswater lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykora scores with a decent looking hook.
Sykora loads up on a big right hand but Pisswater slips the punch.
Sykora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Pisswater misses.
Sykora's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pisswater connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sykora scrambles back to his feet.
Sykora throws a lazy body kick
letting Pisswater counter with a right hand.
Pisswater takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sykora throws a head kick but Pisswater moves out of range.
A combination from Sykora does no damage.
Pisswater connects with a body shot that sends Sykora's belly button to the back.
Sykora is breathing heavily.
Sykora misses with a straight right.
Michal Sykora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pisswater looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pisswater keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sykora's head.
Pisswater connects with a couple of short punches.
Pisswater distracts Sykora with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykora keeping moving, preventing Pisswater from controlling successfully.
Pisswater chips away with some ground and pound.
Pisswater working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pisswater trying to control the position from guard on top but Sykora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pisswater postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sykora keeping full guard, as Pisswater tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pisswater's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pisswater drops back looking for a leg! Sykora is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sykora manages to kick Pisswater off! Pisswater jumps back into Sykora's guard.
Pisswater throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pisswater won't allow Sykora to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Natalia Pisswater will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sykora's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sykora swings widly with a right hand
and Pisswater counters with a stiff right hand.
Sykora is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Sykora scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pisswater has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sykora.
Pisswater cracks Sykora with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oh Sykora is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sykora throws an overhand right that lands on Pisswater's shoulder, as Pisswater tries to avoid the shot.
Sykora looks up at the clock. Bad move! Pisswater lands a right hand from hell, dropping Sykora. Pisswater pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Natalia Pisswater!
Natalia Pisswater decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Horton (ranked 210 p4p, 119 weight class) and Willie Diggs (ranked 32 p4p, 19 weight class). Horton comes to the cage accompanied by Canada National Anthem. Diggs has chosen CHOSEN 1 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Horton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willie Diggs!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horton moves into the clinch.
Diggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horton throws out a leg kick but Diggs moves out of range and Horton only half commits.
Diggs has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Horton tries to close the distance and clinch but Diggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Horton.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Horton.
Horton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horton takes a swing at Diggs's ribcage but misses.
Horton ducks under a wild hook from Diggs.
Horton throws a body shot but no joy.
Diggs is looking to slow Horton down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton connects with a crisp jab.
Horton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diggs will feel that in the morning.
Diggs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diggs is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Horton with a body shot.
Horton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
Diggs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diggs shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Horton darts in trying to clinch
and Diggs counters with a right hand to the body.
Horton digs a good hook to Diggs's body.
Diggs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton throws a hook but Diggs avoids it easily.
Diggs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tim Horton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horton throws a head kick but Diggs moves out of range.
Horton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diggs. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggs. Horton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horton checks a low kick from Diggs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diggs.
Horton throws a head kick but Diggs moves out of range.
Diggs blocks a head kick by Horton.
Diggs keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diggs throws a hook but Horton avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton misses with a low kick.
Horton tries to clinch but Diggs moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Horton throws a head kick that misses.
Diggs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Horton closes the distance and clinches.
Horton prevents a body shot from Diggs.
Still in the clinch, Horton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Horton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diggs backwards.
Horton prevents a body shot from Diggs.
Diggs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Horton backwards.
Diggs is working Horton over against the cage.
Horton lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Horton as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Horton.
Diggs has a couple of punches blocked by Horton.
Diggs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Horton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggs lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Horton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs blocking some punches.
Horton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Horton controls his hands.
Horton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Diggs as the two fighters clinch.
Horton scores with a shoulder strike.
Diggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diggs checks a leg kick.
Horton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diggs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diggs follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Horton tries to clinch up.
Diggs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Horton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diggs.
Horton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diggs is looking to score with low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Horton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Horton moves out of range of the body kick.
Horton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diggs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Horton misses with a wild body shot.
Horton is looking to clinch.
Horton tries to land a front kick but Diggs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diggs swings for the body but Horton moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Horton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Horton missing with a left hand there. Diggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horton misses with a series of wild punches.
Diggs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Horton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diggs's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton just misses with a punch to the body.
Diggs throws out a counter right but Horton avoids it with no problem.
Horton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Horton has closed the distance and engaged Diggs in a clinch.
Diggs lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Horton fails to land.
Diggs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Horton is defending well for now.
Horton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diggs can do to turn this around?
Horton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horton lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Horton.
Horton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horton misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Horton.
Diggs blocking some punches.
Diggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Horton controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diggs.
Horton is leaning against Diggs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Horton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs throws a head punch that misses.
Diggs tries to work over Horton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horton misses with a punch to the body.
Diggs lands a nice uppercut.
Horton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horton misses with some punches.
Diggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Horton has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A hook to the body from Diggs.
Diggs pushes Horton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horton can't find room to land a body shot as Diggs controls the action.
Diggs scores with a shoulder strike.
Diggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diggs has a couple of punches blocked by Horton.
Tim Horton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diggs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diggs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diggs lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs pushes Horton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diggs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diggs scores with a jab.
Horton is rocked!
Diggs lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Horton - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Diggs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Willie Diggs!
Willie Diggs is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Willie Diggs 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.
Tim Horton was interviewed post fight and said 'I walk out of this cage a new man, a hungrier one. I realize the mistakes I had very good moments in the fight. I’ll be back, and fighting for the belt again. FOR CANADA🇨🇦 #THEGREATWHITENORTH'.
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