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ENIGMA 165 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Almeida (ranked 3458 p4p, 3981 weight class) and Saad Sadiq (ranked 405 p4p, 445 weight class). Sadiq has chosen Where Have All The Boot Boys Gone - Slaughter And The Dogs as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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4 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vitor Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saad Sadiq !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadiq misses with a straight right.
Almeida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sadiq shoots in but no luck this time.
Sadiq dives in for a single leg takedown but Almeida sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sadiq .
Vitor Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saad Sadiq .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadiq has a takedown stuffed.
Sadiq scores with a takedown into Almeida's guard.
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.
Sadiq is looking to advance position but Almeida has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Almeida avoids the attempt from Sadiq to control.
Almeida pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida tries to control but Sadiq wriggling away.
Sadiq tries to hold on but Almeida pushes him away.
Sadiq is squirming around, avoiding Almeida's attempts to control the action.
Almeida controlling the position easily from mount.
Sadiq is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Almeida's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Almeida wants to control the pace but Sadiq is squirming around nicely.
Almeida sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Almeida is trying to take his opponent's back.
Almeida controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sadiq working to try and regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Almeida dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sadiq looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Almeida is fending him off so far but Sadiq persists. Nope, Almeida circles away and we're back to standing.
Sadiq goes for a double leg but Almeida avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Almeida continues to drive forward.
The fighters circling - Sadiq throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Almeida misses the target.
Sadiq shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Almeida swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vitor Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saad Sadiq .
Sadiq throws a leg kick
and Almeida counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadiq misses with an uppercut.
Almeida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sadiq can do to turn this around?
Almeida throws a leg kick
and Sadiq counters with a nice double leg into side control. Almeida won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadiq wants to lay and pray for a moment but Almeida keeps working.
Sadiq throwing strikes but Almeida manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Almeida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sadiq keeps working.
Sadiq can't do much from the bottom here.
Sadiq is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Almeida is staying active.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Almeida wants to control but Sadiq is keeping him busy.
Almeida is really struggling to control Sadiq but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida working away.
Almeida looking to control but instead Sadiq has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Almeida controlling the pace.
Almeida looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sadiq is looking to control Almeida's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sadiq avoid being mounted?
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sadiq changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Almeida tries to avoid it but Sadiq manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Almeida to the ground. Almeida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sadiq dives in for a single leg takedown but Almeida sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It looked like Almeida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sadiq misses with a takedown
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
Almeida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sadiq sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Almeida enables Sadiq to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Almeida manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Almeida dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sadiq uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Almeida.
Sadiq looks for a takedown but Almeida sprawls well.
It looked like Almeida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sadiq tries to score a power double leg takedown but Almeida sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sadiq somewhat.
It looked like Almeida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadiq uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almeida.
Sadiq drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Almeida defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida misses with a hook.
Sadiq is trying hard to land a takedown here. Almeida sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vitor Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saad Sadiq .
Sadiq shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Almeida but Almeida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Almeida with a nice cross.
Almeida stuffs the takedown attempt from Sadiq . Sadiq gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sadiq slips a jab and a cross from Almeida.
Almeida throws out a powerful jab.
A big right from Almeida misses.
Sadiq looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Almeida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sadiq was well out of range. Poor timing from Almeida.
Sadiq goes for a double leg but Almeida avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Almeida continues to drive forward.
It looked like Almeida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida leaves Sadiq with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Almeida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Almeida slaps away a takedown attempt from Sadiq , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vitor Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sadiq tries for a takedown but Almeida sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Almeida throwing a counter right hand but Sadiq manages to avoid it.
Sadiq dives in for a single leg takedown but Almeida sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sadiq shoots in for a double leg but Almeida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sadiq scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Almeida wants to improve his position but Sadiq is controlling well.
Saad Sadiq has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Almeida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sadiq sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Almeida is trying to control but Sadiq passes into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Almeida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Almeida 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Almeida!
Vitor Almeida thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean O Rally (ranked 4593 p4p, 3359 weight class) and Erica Santana (ranked 230 p4p, 190 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Santana's choice of entrance music: Scream - OG Ron C. Erica Santana is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Rally!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erica Santana!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Rally.
Santana is trying hard to land a takedown here. O Rally sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
O Rally really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Santana shoots in but no luck this time.
O Rally connects with a nice looking jab.
Santana shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. O Rally eats them both and turns towards Santana to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Santana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Santana or perhaps it was just good defense by O Rally, which made it look bad.
Sean O Rally has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erica Santana.
Santana throws a nice looking combination but O Rally bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Rally throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santana looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Erica Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Rally fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Rally fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santana slips under a jab.
O Rally ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santana moves away.
O Rally throws a hook but Santana blocks it.
O Rally misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santana throws an overhand right that lands on O Rally's shoulder, as O Rally tries to avoid the shot.
Santana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santana tries to land a front kick but O Rally steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santana throws a series of punches but O Rally avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rally scores with a body shot.
Santana misses with a straight left.
Santana tries for a takedown but O Rally sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
O Rally comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santana throws a series of punches but O Rally avoids them all with ease.
Santana misses with a few strikes there.
Santana tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and O Rally counters with a three punch combo that has Santana backing up. Santana nods at O Rally to acknowledge the strikes.
O Rally scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Rally swats away the attempt to clinch by Santana.
Santana shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Rally defends it nicely.
O Rally misses with a two punch combination.
Santana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Rally throws out the jab.
O Rally lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Rally tests Santana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santana's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Rally connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santana scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana slips under a jab from O Rally.
Santana unleashes a big counter combination but O Rally bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Santana closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into O Rally's guard.
O Rally has control of Santana's left arm, preventing Santana from doing any damage.
O Rally has his foot on Santana's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santana works his way back into a safe position though.
Santana drops back, looking for a kneebar! O Rally looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. O Rally looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from O Rally!
Santana is looking to regain half guard here but O Rally keeps moving and retains side control.
O Rally swings around for an armbar but Santana sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into O Rally's guard.
O Rally looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rally utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Rally has Santana pulled in close to control his posture.
Santana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Rally managing to control the position.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santana postures up in O Rally's guard and throws a big left but O Rally blocks it.
O Rally looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santana throws a big elbow that misses.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but O Rally has wrist control.
Santana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Santana preventing the sweep.
O Rally is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Santana trying to stand up but can't free himself from O Rally's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
O Rally moves away from the strike by Santana.
Santana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santana shoots for a takedown but O Rally saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santana misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Rally. Santana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santana throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. O Rally tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Santana is in O Rally's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as O Rally holds on and takes a little breather.
O Rally is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Outlier Martial Arts that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Santana 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 round but I would say that Sean O Rally will probably get the nod.
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.
O Rally slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Rally throws a hook but Santana avoids it easily.
Santana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santana there as he acknowledges the shot.
Erica Santana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Rally on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big right from O Rally misses.
Santana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Rally circles away quickly and effectively.
O Rally looks to land a combination but Santana avoids it well.
O Rally with a nice cross.
O Rally misses with a looping right.
A jab from O Rally misses.
O Rally tries a low kick but Santana avoids it.
Santana tries to clinch but O Rally is having none of it.
Santana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Rally.
O Rally shoots in looking for a takedown. Santana tries to sprawl out of it but O Rally keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Santana manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Rally tries to counter with a takedown but Santana is quick to defend against it.
Santana fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana shoots for a takedown but O Rally saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sean O Rally is winning the standup battle so far.
O Rally throws out a loose jab but Santana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santana misses with a kick to the body.
Santana misses with a double jab
and O Rally cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santana on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Rally.
Santana throws a right hand that O Rally ducks under and follows up with a left that O Rally also avoids with ease.
O Rally half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice takedown defense from O Rally. No joy for Santana on that attempt.
Sean O Rally has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erica Santana.
Santana misses with a two punch combination.
Santana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Rally throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Santana's head.
Santana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Rally circles away quickly and effectively.
Santana fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Rally throwing a counter right hand but Santana manages to avoid it.
Santana closes the distance but O Rally moves to the side
enabling O Rally to counter with a crisp jab.
O Rally throws out a loose jab but Santana uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by O Rally.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rally displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santana throws out the jab.
Santana throws a right hand that O Rally ducks under and follows up with a left that O Rally also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Santana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santana goes for a double leg but O Rally avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as O Rally continues to drive forward.
Santana is breathing heavily.
O Rally changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santana tries to avoid it but O Rally manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santana to the ground. Santana escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Santana throws a counter combo.
O Rally lands a body shot.
Santana looks to land a combination but O Rally avoids it well.
Santana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Rally.
Nice takedown defense from O Rally. No joy for Santana on that attempt.
O Rally looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santana is fending him off so far but O Rally persists. Nope, Santana circles away and we're back to standing.
Despite the aggression on Santana's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
O Rally uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Santana has time to react.
Nice uppercut there from O Rally.
O Rally goes for a double leg but Santana avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Santana continues to drive forward.
O Rally is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santana can do to turn this around?
O Rally tries for a takedown but Santana manages to get underhooks.
Santana drops down looking for an ankle pick but O Rally pulls his leg out and moves away.
O Rally swings for the body but Santana moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana fails to land with a series of punches.
O Rally with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut lands for O Rally. That snapped Santana's head back.
Santana is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from O Rally misses.
O Rally ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Santana closes the distance and pushes O Rally back into the cage.
Santana takes a shot to the head.
Santana gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, O Rally regains guard.
Santana landing some decent shots from guard.
Santana throws an elbow that misses. O Rally uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Santana's guard. Nice move by O Rally!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Rally engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Erica Santana has got the better of the ground game so far.
O Rally forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Rally perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
O Rally is trying to work for a kimura but Santana is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean O Rally dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
O Rally dodges the punch combination from Santana.
A telegraphed right hand from O Rally misses the target.
O Rally shoots in but no luck this time.
O Rally dodges the punch combination from Santana.
Santana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Rally manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santana connects with a crisp jab.
Santana misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Santana does no damage.
O Rally was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
O Rally scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with O Rally but O Rally pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A big left from O Rally misses.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Rally paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Rally scores with a hook.
O Rally cracks Santana with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rally slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Rally thuds his right hand into Santana's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Rally avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Rally's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and O Rally duly obliges.
Santana takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O Rally throws a shot from downtown. Santana moves away and avoids it.
O Rally fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Rally fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Rally fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santana looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Rally is fending him off so far but Santana persists. Nope, O Rally circles away and we're back to standing.
O Rally shoots in for a takedown but Santana shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean O Rally. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Rally misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana misses with a wild combination.
A jab from O Rally finds it's way through Santana's defenses.
Santana shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. O Rally is trying to defend but Santana finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Santana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santana thows a huge punch but O Rally dodges it nicely.
O Rally slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
O Rally working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santana doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santana manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
O Rally is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santana defends well.
Santana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santana has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rally avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santana makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Erica Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Rally looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Santana trying to stand up but can't free himself from O Rally's guard.
Santana lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
O Rally is trying to keep Santana in close.
O Rally has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sean O Rally is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four 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.
Santana makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Santana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Rally works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Santana dives in for a single leg takedown but O Rally sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Santana displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
O Rally connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice shot lands for O Rally.
Horrible takedown attempt by Santana or perhaps it was just good defense by O Rally, which made it look bad.
Santana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Rally throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santana's waist but Santana gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing O Rally off to one side.
O Rally shoots in for a double leg but Santana sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santana 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.
O Rally pulls Santana in close to prevent any damage.
O Rally controls Santana momentarily but Santana frees himself.
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 Sean O Rally.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Rally, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean O Rally!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raimundo Forza (ranked 1707 p4p, 3255 weight class) and Rudolf Meine (ranked 226 p4p, 380 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Raimundo Forza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rudolf Meine!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meine lands a head shot.
Good work by Forza as he checks the leg kick.
Meine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Forza. That did some damage!
Meine throws a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Forza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meine tried to score with a low kick but Forza checks it.
Meine throws a leg kick that is checked
and Forza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Forza misses with a wild body shot.
Forza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Meine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Forza is out of range.
Meine scores with the left hand. Forza knows he should have avoided that one.
Meine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Meine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Meine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Meine. Those never looked like landing.
Meine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Forza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Meine slips under a jab from Forza.
Forza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meine. Forza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Forza keeps Meine at a distance using the push kick.
Forza misses with a hook. Meine ducked under it nicely.
Meine connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Forza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Meine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Forza checks the leg kick nicely there.
Forza is looking to counter with a body kick.
Meine missing with a left hand there. Forza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meine motions for Forza to come forward. Meine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Forza throws a leg kick but Meine checks it.
Forza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meine.
Forza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rudolf Meine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meine throws a head kick that misses.
Meine lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Meine misses with a lunging right hand
and Forza counters with a nice leg kick.
Meine thows a leg kick but Forza checks it
and Forza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Forza with the inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Meine crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Forza - the referee stops the clock and Meine gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Forza. Meine manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Forza scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forza ducks under a wild hook from Meine.
Meine takes a jab right on the kisser.
Forza moves out of range of the strikes.
Forza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Forza misses the shot to the body.
Meine wants to clinch up but Forza keeps it at a distance.
Forza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meine.
Meine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Forza misses with a looping left.
Meine let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Meine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Meine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Meine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meine moves out of range of the strikes.
Meine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Meine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Meine misses with a low kick.
Meine misses the jab.
Meine misses with a low kick.
Meine throws a body punch but Forza moves out of range.
Forza moves forwards but Meine connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Forza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meine cracks Forza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Meine throws a jab but it's blocked by Forza.
Meine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Forza throws a leg kick that misses.
Good work by Forza as he checks the leg kick.
Forza has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Forza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meine was well out of range. Poor timing from Forza.
Forza scores with a shot to the body.
Meine works Forza's body with a nice hook.
Meine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Forza throws a low kick, looking for Meine's leg but Meine calmly moves out of range.
Forza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meine's sensitive parts.
Meine misses with a body punch
and Forza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Forza's head backwards.
Meine moves out of range of the body kick from Forza.
Meine misses with a low kick.
Forza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Forza there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forza connects with a body shot.
Forza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Meine eats them both and turns towards Forza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Forza is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Meine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meine looks to score with a jab to the body but Forza is just out of range.
Forza works over Meine's head and body with a nice combination.
Forza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Forza to score with a decent uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Forza.
Forza throws a leg kick but Meine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Forza takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Forza.
Forza misses with a right hand
and Meine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Meine throws a poor cross that misses
and Forza counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Forza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meine.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meine misses with a straight right.
Forza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Forza checks the leg kick nicely there.
Forza throws a leg kick which misses Meine's front leg but catches the back leg as Meine tries to avoid it.
Forza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Raimundo Forza will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Forza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Meine throws a leg kick which misses Forza's front leg but catches the back leg as Forza tries to avoid it.
Forza with the inside leg kick.
Forza fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Meine checks it well.
Meine throws a leg kick which misses Forza's front leg but catches the back leg as Forza tries to avoid it.
Forza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meine.
Meine tries a low kick but Forza avoids it.
Forza lands with a straight right. Meine didn't see that one coming.
Forza swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Meine just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Forza misses its intended target.
Raimundo Forza is winning the standup battle so far.
Meine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Forza is able to avoid easily.
Forza appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Meine misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meine. Forza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meine tries a low kick but Forza avoids it.
Meine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Meine scores with the left hand. Forza knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Forza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine throws the left hand but Forza avoids the punch easily.
Forza throwing a counter right hand but Meine manages to avoid it.
Forza lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Meine looks to score with a jab to the body but Forza is just out of range.
Meine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Forza throws a hook but Meine avoids it easily.
Meine misses with a straight right.
Forza fires out a quick counter leg kick but Meine just manages to avoid it.
Meine tries to land a leg kick but Forza saw it coming and moves away.
Meine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meine avoids the head kick by Forza.
Meine misses with a two punch combination.
Meine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meine throws a hook to the side of Forza's head but Forza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meine fakes the leg kick and cracks Forza in the body.
Forza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meine.
Forza missing with a left hand there. Meine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meine throws a body shot but no joy.
Meine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Forza.
Meine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Forza staying out of range there.
Forza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Forza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meine.
Forza thinks about countering with a body kick.
Forza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meine.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Forza checks it well.
Meine with a nice cross.
Forza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meine connects with a jab.
Meine throws a low kick but Forza avoids it.
Forza throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Forza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Meine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Forza finds it's way through Meine's defenses.
Meine lands with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Forza blocks the low kick.
Meine checks a low kick from Forza.
Meine was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Forza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Meine misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Forza was well out of range. Poor timing from Meine.
Forza throws a big shot that misses.
Forza tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meine is able to avoid easily.
Forza takes one to the chin there.
Meine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Meine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Meine moves out of range of the body kick from Forza.
Meine cracks a nice hook into Forza's ribs.
A slow jab from Meine misses its intended target.
Forza jabs at Meine's body.
Forza jabs at Meine's body.
Forza connects with a leg kick.
Meine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Forza counters with a stiff right hand.
Forza misses with a kick to the body.
Meine misses with a few strikes there.
Meine avoids the body shot from Forza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meine throws a body punch but Forza moves out of range.
Forza lands with a straight right. Meine didn't see that one coming.
Forza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meine.
Decent striking displayed by Forza there.
Forza walks into a straight right hand from Meine.
Forza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Forza throws a quick counter kick to the body but Meine avoids it.
Forza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Meine tries to clinch up.
Meine lands a leg kick that knocks Forza off balance momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Forza 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 Meine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Meine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Meine throws a hook but Forza avoids it easily.
Meine misses with a low kick as Forza jumps back.
Meine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Forza is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Meine thuds his right hand into Forza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Meine throws a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Forza.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forza lands a nice shot that snaps Meine's head back.
Forza wants to land a leg kick but Meine is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rudolf Meine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Meine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Forza appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Meine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Forza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Forza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Forza throws a body punch but Meine moves out of range.
Meine punishes Forza's body with a nice straight punch.
Forza slips a jab and a cross from Meine.
Forza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick by Meine misses
enabling Forza to counter with a crisp jab.
Forza is looking to slow Meine down with leg kicks.
Forza lands a head shot.
Meine moves out of range as Forza throws a body kick.
Meine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Forza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Forza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meine manages to avoid it.
Meine has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Forza avoids the body shot from Meine.
Forza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick from Meine misses.
Forza throws a jab when Meine was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Forza checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forza scores with a leg kick.
Meine lands a nice shot to the body.
Forza feints and then cracks Meine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Meine down.
Forza looks for the body kick but Meine saw that one coming.
Forza misses with a hook.
Meine looks for the body kick but Forza saw that one coming.
Forza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Meine misses.
Meine jabs at Forza's body.
Forza checks a low kick from Meine.
A low kick from Meine is predictable there
and Forza counters with a nice uppercut.
Forza is looking to land body kicks.
Meine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Forza.
Forza feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Meine throws a poor cross that misses
and Forza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Meine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meine misses with a looping right.
Meine misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Meine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Forza to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Forza. That did some damage!
Forza tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Forza pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Meine is looking to chop away at Forza's legs.
Forza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Forza throws a body kick that misses.
Meine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Forza manages to avoid it.
Meine misses the jab.
Meine misses with a looping right.
Meine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Forza lands a nice looking body kick.
Meine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Forza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Forza tried to counter with a leg kick but Meine avoided it.
Meine stuns Forza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Meine is predictable there
and Forza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Forza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meine.
Meine throws a head kick that misses.
Forza tries a low kick but Meine avoids it.
Meine throws a hook to the side of Forza's head but Forza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Forza is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Forza is looking to score with low kicks.
Meine lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Forza lands a nice shot that snaps Meine's head back.
Forza keeps the fight on the outside.
Meine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Meine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Meine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Forza checks it well.
Meine is looking to score with low kicks.
Forza blocks a low kick nicely.
Forza is looking to counter punch.
Meine tries to work over Forza's front leg with a kick but Forza checks it.
Meine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Forza.
Meine swings for the body but Forza moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forza lands a nice looking body shot.
It looks like Forza has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Forza throws the left hand but Meine avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Meine does no damage.
Forza moves out of range as Meine strikes.
Meine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Meine has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Forza.
Forza misses with a wild body shot.
Meine cracks Forza with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forza misses the shot to the body.
Meine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Meine staying out of range there.
Meine misses with a shot to the body
and Forza counters with a stiff right hand.
Meine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Forza avoids the head kick by Meine.
Forza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Meine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Meine throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rudolf Meine.
Well Meine has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Raimundo Forza!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Braxton Driscoll (ranked 2918 p4p, 2008 weight class) and Garrett Smythe (ranked 402 p4p, 289 weight class). Smythe has chosen The Chairman's Intent: Action Bronson as his entrance music. Braxton Driscoll 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Braxton Driscoll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Garrett Smythe!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smythe lands a leg kick that knocks Driscoll off balance momentarily.
Smythe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Driscoll.
We've been told by Driscoll's head coaches at New York Public Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Driscoll lands a left and a right that send Smythe crashing to the mat, dazed. Driscoll thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 It looks like Garrett Smythe has been cut.
Smythe throws a body punch but Driscoll moves out of range.
A slow jab from Driscoll misses its intended target.
Driscoll looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Driscoll throws a hook but Smythe blocks it.
Driscoll misses with a left hand
and Smythe counters with a head kick. That will keep Driscoll thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Garrett Smythe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smythe is looking to score with low kicks.
Driscoll uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smythe.
Smythe cracks Driscoll with a good jab.
Driscoll misses the shot to the body.
Driscoll misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smythe. Driscoll does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smythe looks to throw the jab but Driscoll is out of range.
Smythe drives through with a takedown into Driscoll's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Smythe cracks Driscoll with a solid left hand.
Driscoll wants to stand and escape but Smythe is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smythe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Driscoll is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Driscoll keeping full guard, as Smythe tries to pass.
Driscoll is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Driscoll trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Smythe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smythe misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smythe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smythe moves away from the strike by Driscoll.
Smythe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Driscoll jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smythe moves away from the strike by Driscoll.
Smythe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Smythe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Driscoll.
Driscoll looks to land a right hand but Smythe moved out of range.
Smythe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Driscoll scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Driscoll scores with a nice right hand.
Smythe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smythe motions for Driscoll to come forward. Smythe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smythe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Driscoll. That did some damage!
Driscoll looks to land a left hand but Smythe moved out of range nicely.
Smythe wants to counter with a clinch but Driscoll pushes him away.
Smythe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smythe misses with a head kick.
It looked like Driscoll wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Driscoll is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smythe tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smythe looks to land a right hand but Driscoll moved out of range.
Smythe drives through and clinches with Driscoll against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smythe throws an elbow but misses.
Smythe prevents Driscoll from breaking the clinch.
Smythe keeps control of Driscoll as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smythe lands a right hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smythe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Driscoll's brow.
Smythe throws a head punch that misses.
Smythe keeps control of Driscoll as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Driscoll blocking some punches.
Smythe pulls guard.
Smythe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smythe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Driscoll can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Our spies down at at The Scrap Squad inform us that Smythe has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Smythe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driscoll is looking to stand up but Smythe won't let him.
Driscoll stopping the sweep attempt from Smythe.
Smythe has Driscoll pulled in close to control his posture.
Smythe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smythe has his foot on Driscoll's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Driscoll works his way back into a safe position though.
Smythe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Driscoll manages to get himself to full guard.
Driscoll working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smythe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Garrett Smythe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Garrett Smythe's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Smythe throws an off balance right hand
and Driscoll counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Driscoll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smythe.
A nice leg kick from Smythe, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smythe throws a shot from downtown. Driscoll moves away and avoids it.
Smythe throws a body shot but no joy.
Smythe throws a series of punches but Driscoll moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Driscoll.
Smythe throws a lazy uppercut
and Driscoll cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smythe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smythe scores with a jab to the head.
Smythe thows a leg kick but Driscoll checks it
and Driscoll counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 Smythe is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smythe scoring well with a low kick there.
Driscoll has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Driscoll there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smythe misses with a shot to the body
and Driscoll counters with a nice uppercut.
Smythe is still on wobbly legs! Can Driscoll finish him?
Smythe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smythe throws a head kick that misses.
Smythe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smythe seems to have recovered his senses.
Smythe looks to land a right hand but Driscoll moved out of range.
Driscoll throwing a counter right hand but Smythe manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smythe throws a shot to the body.
Smythe throws a right hand that misses
and Smythe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smythe moves in looking to clinch but Driscoll pushes him off.
Smythe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Driscoll swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smythe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Driscoll swivels and escapes.
Driscoll connects with a right hand. Smythe shakes it off.
Driscoll pounces like a tiger and cracks Smythe with a vicious hook! Smythe is down but not out! Driscoll follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Braxton Driscoll!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kron Gracie (ranked 2117 p4p, 2018 weight class) and Brock Dredd (ranked 282 p4p, 265 weight class). Dredd comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wake up the Town kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Brock Dredd has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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195
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Dredd!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dredd missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Dredd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dredd throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Gracie misses.
We've been informed that Dredd has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Dredd gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Dredd keeps moving.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Dredd blocks nicely.
Dredd utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Dredd is keeping the position.
Dredd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Dredd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dredd defending against the ground and pound.
Gracie working the ground and pound.
Gracie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dredd tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
Dredd manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gracie is nestled in close to Dredd, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dredd tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Dredd is having none of it.
Dredd is trying to control but can't.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Dredd is working away.
Dredd tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Dredd is defending the position.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Dredd is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gracie trying to control the action but Dredd is working from the bottom.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dredd has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Dredd is not content to let Gracie control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dredd is trying to get back to full guard.
Dredd is still trying to improve position.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Dredd is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gracie seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Dredd has recovered full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dredd pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Dredd manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dredd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dredd got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dredd has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Dredd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dredd takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Donk. Dredd catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Dredd saw that one coming.
Gracie throws a body punch but Dredd moves out of range.
Dredd doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dredd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie misses with a body shot
enabling Dredd to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie throws a jab when Dredd was well out of range.
Gracie misses with a hook
enabling Dredd to counter with a crisp jab.
 Gracie is rocked!
Brock Dredd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie takes a swing at Dredd's ribcage but misses.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Dredd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Dredd counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Dredd drops Gracie with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gracie looks back up at him and smiles so Dredd waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dredd lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Kron Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Dredd's head but Dredd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Dredd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dredd cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Dredd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Dredd counters with a stiff right hand.
Dredd connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Gracie out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brock Dredd!
Our winner, Brock Dredd, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Brown (ranked 2131 p4p, 2162 weight class) and Raymond King (ranked 309 p4p, 313 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond King!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a lazy head kick
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
King lands with an overhand left.
We've been told by Brown's head coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
King throws a head kick that misses.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Brown prevents a takedown attempt there.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown pushes King up against the cage in a clinch.
King goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
King jumps guard.
King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King has his feet on Brown's thighs here. He's pushed Brown off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Brown screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raymond King!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Raymond King waved his t-shirt featuring Critical Mass Q159 $75's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexus Argento (ranked 1902 p4p, 1696 weight class) and Isaac Ebe (ranked 228 p4p, 202 weight class). Argento comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexus Argento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Ebe!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ebe misses the shot to the body.
Ebe swings for the body but Argento moves out of range.
It looked like Argento wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ebe scores with a hook to the body. Argento takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Argento throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Argento moves away from the strike by Ebe.
A slapping leg kick lands for Argento.
Ebe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Argento on the side of the head.
Ebe lands a jab to the nose.
Argento tries to clinch but Ebe is having none of it.
Ebe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've been hearing reports that Argento has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ebe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
 It looks like Alexus Argento has been cut.
Argento uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ebe.
Ebe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Argento.
Argento pushes Ebe up against the cage in a clinch.
Ebe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Argento just stands there and leans against the cage.
Argento throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Argento is trying to trip Ebe. He has hold of a leg but Ebe is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Argento persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ebe trying to keep a closed guard but Argento is proving a slippery customer.
Argento landing some decent shots from guard.
Argento 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.
Ebe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Argento landing with the ground and pound.
Ebe trying to keep a closed guard but Argento is proving a slippery customer.
Argento cracks Ebe with a solid left hand.
Ebe looking for a guillotine here but Argento defends easily.
Argento landing with the ground and pound.
Argento tries to free his leg and advance position but Ebe is retaining full guard.
Argento got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ebe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Argento has managed to get both his arms back between Ebe's legs - danger averted.
Argento is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argento wants to control from the top but Ebe keeps moving.
Our spies down at at CHECMATE PRIME MMA inform us that Ebe has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Ebe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Argento defends well.
Argento throwing strikes from guard but Ebe blocks nicely.
Argento lands a couple of digs.
Argento throws a big elbow that misses.
Ebe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Argento works over Ebe with some ground and pound from guard.
Argento scoring with punches to the head and body.
Argento postures up and lands a big shot to Ebe's brow.
Argento keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ebe's head.
Argento distracts Ebe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ebe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Argento gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argento postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Argento working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ebe's head.
Ebe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Argento doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Argento manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ebe looking to control.
Argento postures up and lands a big shot to Ebe's brow.
Argento trying to control but Ebe is working from the bottom.
Ebe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Argento connects with a couple of short punches.
Ebe is trying to keep Argento in close.
Argento postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebe trying to keep a closed guard but Argento is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ebe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Argento trying to control the position from guard on top but Ebe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Argento working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ebe's head.
Ebe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Argento trying to control the position from guard on top but Ebe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Argento thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ebe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Argento.
Argento working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Argento postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ebe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexus Argento dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexus Argento's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ebe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Argento's head.
Ebe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Ebe. Beautiful body shot.
Ebe looks to land a right hand but Argento moved out of range.
Ebe ducks right into an uppercut from Argento.
Ebe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ebe misses the shot to the body.
Ebe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Argento uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ebe.
Argento thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ebe if he has to take too many more of those.
Argento closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Argento lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Argento chips away with some ground and pound.
Argento got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ebe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Argento has managed to get both his arms back between Ebe's legs - danger averted.
Argento throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Argento keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ebe's head.
Ebe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Argento trying to control but Ebe is working from the bottom.
Argento makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Argento trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ebe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Argento's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ebe trying to control the position.
Ebe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Argento makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Argento accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Argento scoring with some ground and pound.
Argento postures up and lands a big shot to Ebe's brow.
Argento lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Argento trying to control the position from guard on top but Ebe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Argento is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Argento trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Argento trying to control the position from guard on top but Ebe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Argento is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ebe can do to turn this around?
Ebe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Argento missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alexus Argento overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argento makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Argento loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Argento trying to control but Ebe is working from the bottom.
Argento scoring with punches to the head and body.
Argento missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Argento got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ebe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Argento has managed to get both his arms back between Ebe's legs - danger averted.
Argento distracts Ebe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Argento lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ebe is trying to keep Argento in close.
Ebe has momentary wrist control but Argento slips an elbow through the middle.
Argento postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ebe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Argento defends well.
Ebe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Argento gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Argento scoring with some ground and pound.
Argento works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Argento uses his free foot to push down on Ebe's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ebe.
Ebe wants to control but Argento is having none of it.
Argento raining down shots from the mount!
Ebe taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Argento! Ebe is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexus Argento!
Alexus Argento thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bibi (ranked 1831 p4p, 1665 weight class) and Free Waterfall Jr (ranked 237 p4p, 220 weight class). Waterfall Jr has chosen John Lennon - Imagine as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Bibi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Free Waterfall Jr!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waterfall Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Bibi's head back.
Bibi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Waterfall Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Waterfall Jr.
Bibi walks into a stiff left hand from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr lands a head shot.
We've been told by Bibi's head coaches at BronkΒ΄s GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Waterfall Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bibi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bibi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Waterfall Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Bibi's head.
Waterfall Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bibi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Bibi misses.
Waterfall Jr connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Waterfall Jr tenderised Bibi's leg. Bibi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bibi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bibi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Waterfall Jr is looking to control Bibi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Waterfall Jr avoid being mounted?
Waterfall Jr 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bibi prevents Waterfall Jr from improving his position.
Waterfall Jr gets full guard.
Waterfall Jr is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Bibi rolls with it to try and escape but Waterfall Jr cranks on the arm and Bibi is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Free Waterfall Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Free Waterfall Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valdo Calamari (ranked 477 p4p, 1042 weight class) and Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos (ranked 56 p4p, 134 weight class). Calamari comes to the cage accompanied by Bellini - Samba Do Brasil. Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos 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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valdo Calamari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xanthopoulos looking to score a takedown here. Calamari is defending well but Xanthopoulos drives through and ends up in Calamari's guard.
Xanthopoulos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Calamari is on top in guard.
Calamari tries to free his leg and advance position but Xanthopoulos is retaining full guard.
Xanthopoulos wants to sweep but no luck.
Calamari wants to control from the top but Xanthopoulos keeps moving.
Xanthopoulos controlling Calamari's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xanthopoulos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Calamari's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xanthopoulos being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Calamari pulls Xanthopoulos in close to prevent any damage.
Calamari is looking to sweep but instead, Xanthopoulos has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Calamari tries to get to full guard but Xanthopoulos has control of the leg.
Xanthopoulos is taking a breather. Calamari says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Xanthopoulos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
My spies in Steel Penn Training Den inform me that Xanthopoulos has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Calamari is looking to get back to full guard here but Xanthopoulos has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamari is looking for a sweep.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Calamari being controlled for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Xanthopoulos or perhaps it was just good defense by Calamari, which made it look bad.
That's four 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.
Calamari dips to his left and cracks Xanthopoulos with an uppercut!
Calamari seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Xanthopoulos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Calamari is looking for a sweep.
Calamari is working hard here to advance position.
Calamari struggling a bit here.
Calamari is looking to reverse the position.
Calamari wants to control but Xanthopoulos postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Xanthopoulos happy to just control the position for now.
Calamari is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Xanthopoulos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Calamari throws a lazy right hand but Xanthopoulos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Calamari looks to land a left hand but Xanthopoulos moved out of range nicely.
Calamari lands a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Xanthopoulos.
Xanthopoulos with a poor takedown
and Calamari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xanthopoulos avoids the body shot from Calamari.
Xanthopoulos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Calamari's waist but Calamari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Xanthopoulos off to one side.
It looked like Calamari was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Xanthopoulos.
Valdo Calamari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos.
Calamari throws a looping overhand right but Xanthopoulos ducks down to avoid it.
Xanthopoulos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari throws a hook but Xanthopoulos avoids it easily.
Xanthopoulos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Calamari avoids it really well and circles away.
Calamari swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xanthopoulos.
Xanthopoulos with the counter takedown but Calamari avoids it easily.
Calamari jabs at Xanthopoulos's body.
Xanthopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
Calamari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Calamari takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Calamari stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Calamari wants it to stay on the feet.
Xanthopoulos fails with the takedown.
Valdo Calamari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calamari lands a nice shot that snaps Xanthopoulos's head back.
Xanthopoulos fails with the takedown
and Calamari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Xanthopoulos misses with a takedown attempt
and Calamari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamari with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calamari. Xanthopoulos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xanthopoulos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Calamari defends it well.
Xanthopoulos misses with a takedown
and Calamari counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xanthopoulos tries to clinch but Calamari moves out of range.
Calamari defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Xanthopoulos.
Calamari swings for the body but Xanthopoulos moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Xanthopoulos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Xanthopoulos closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Calamari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Calamari seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Calamari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calamari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamari works the jab nicely.
Xanthopoulos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Calamari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Calamari lands a glancing blow to the side of Xanthopoulos's head.
Calamari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Xanthopoulos's head backwards.
Xanthopoulos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Calamari cracks a nice hook into Xanthopoulos's ribs.
Calamari throws a looping overhand right but Xanthopoulos ducks down to avoid it.
Xanthopoulos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calamari.
Calamari lands with a cross.
Xanthopoulos closes the distance and clinches up with Calamari, looking for a takedown. Xanthopoulos pushes Calamari against the cage but Calamari circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Xanthopoulos closes the distance and clinches up with Calamari, looking for a takedown. Xanthopoulos pushes Calamari against the cage but Calamari circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calamari looks to throw the jab but Xanthopoulos is out of range.
Xanthopoulos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xanthopoulos darts in looking for a takedown but Calamari gets double underhooks and turns Xanthopoulos into the cage.
Calamari is looking to counter punch.
Calamari works Xanthopoulos's body with a nice hook.
Xanthopoulos walks into a jab.
Calamari lands a nice shot to the body.
Xanthopoulos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calamari throws out the jab.
Valdo Calamari is winning the standup battle so far.
Calamari cracks Xanthopoulos with a good jab.
Xanthopoulos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Calamari sprawls well. Calamari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Xanthopoulos gets slowly back to his feet.
Calamari lands a jab to Xanthopoulos's midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Calamari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Calamari lands an impressive looking overhand right. Xanthopoulos doesn't seem phased though.
Calamari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calamari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calamari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xanthopoulos can do to turn this around?
Sloppy strikes from Calamari. Those never looked like landing.
Xanthopoulos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Calamari throws a jab but it's blocked by Xanthopoulos.
Calamari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Calamari misses with a straight left.
Calamari works Xanthopoulos's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari lands with a straight right. Xanthopoulos didn't see that one coming.
Calamari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Xanthopoulos throws a series of punches but Calamari avoids them all with ease.
Xanthopoulos fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Xanthopoulos slips a jab from Calamari.
Xanthopoulos shoots and misses
and Calamari counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Xanthopoulos misses with a takedown
letting Calamari counter with a right hand.
Valdo Calamari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos.
Calamari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Xanthopoulos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Xanthopoulos fails with a takedown attempt.
Calamari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos scores with a takedown into Calamari's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calamari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Calamari has his hands on Xanthopoulos's head, controlling the position.
Calamari has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Xanthopoulos has passed into side control.
Xanthopoulos takes a little break here. Calamari wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamari struggling a bit here.
Calamari is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Xanthopoulos off and has taken his back!
Xanthopoulos is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Calamari trying to control momentarily.
Calamari is trying to stick to Xanthopoulos's back but Xanthopoulos is turning into Calamari. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Calamari's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Xanthopoulos.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calamari working a defensive guard but Xanthopoulos manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Xanthopoulos politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Xanthopoulos prefers to stall for the moment though.
Calamari wants to control but Xanthopoulos postures up.
Calamari sneaks back into half guard.
Xanthopoulos not doing much here.
Calamari is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valdo Calamari showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Calamari 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valdo Calamari!
Valdo Calamari spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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