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CFC 579 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Brewer (ranked 5342 p4p, 3696 weight class) and Rudra Yogpeeth (ranked 509 p4p, 428 weight class). Leroy Brewer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leroy Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rudra Yogpeeth!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yogpeeth throws a low kick, looking for Brewer's leg but Brewer calmly moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Yogpeeth.
Brewer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yogpeeth. Yogpeeth obviously looking to wear him down.
Yogpeeth ducks under a wild hook from Brewer.
A low kick from Brewer is predictable there
and Yogpeeth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Leroy Brewer has been cut.
Yogpeeth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brewer tries to keep at a distance but Yogpeeth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brewer prevents the takedown attempt.
Brewer breaks the clinch.
Yogpeeth misses with a wild combination.
Yogpeeth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brewer.
Yogpeeth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brewer lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yogpeeth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Brewer.
Yogpeeth looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brewer throws a front kick that sends Yogpeeth stumbling back into the cage.
Brewer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yogpeeth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yogpeeth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brewer.
Yogpeeth looks to score with a jab to the body but Brewer is just out of range.
Brewer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yogpeeth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brewer.
Brewer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yogpeeth fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brewer is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Yogpeeth. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Brewer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yogpeeth.
Yogpeeth moves forwards but Brewer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yogpeeth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brewer.
Yogpeeth misses the jab.
Brewer misses with an uppercut. Yogpeeth saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yogpeeth. Brewer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Brewer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brewer lunges at Yogpeeth with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yogpeeth's hand.
Yogpeeth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brewer throws the kick towards the body but Yogpeeth avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Yogpeeth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yogpeeth slips under a jab from Brewer.
Yogpeeth wants to counter with a clinch but Brewer pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yogpeeth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick from Yogpeeth, right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brewer checks a leg kick.
Brewer tries to work over Yogpeeth's front leg with a kick but Yogpeeth checks it.
Yogpeeth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brewer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brewer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yogpeeth throws a body shot but no joy.
Yogpeeth moves out of range of the body kick.
Brewer lands a really nice looking cross but Yogpeeth seems unphased.
Brewer punishes Yogpeeth's body with a nice straight punch.
Yogpeeth tries to close the distance and clinch but Brewer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brewer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yogpeeth circles away quickly and effectively.
Yogpeeth tries to counter with a clinch but Brewer shakes him off and moves away.
Brewer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brewer misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yogpeeth. Brewer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yogpeeth 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 Brewer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brewer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer thuds his shin into the meat of Yogpeeth's side.
Yogpeeth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yogpeeth misses with a low kick as Brewer jumps back.
Yogpeeth moves into range and clinches up with Brewer.
Yogpeeth prevents a body shot from Brewer.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brewer.
 Yogpeeth is rocked!
Brewer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yogpeeth is still on wobbly legs! Can Brewer finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Yogpeeth fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Brewer.
A right hook to the body lands for Brewer.
Yogpeeth takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Brewer.
Yogpeeth looks winded!
Brewer lands a big right hand that drops Yogpeeth! The killer instinct kicks in and Brewer finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Brewer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leroy Brewer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mombasa Magabi (ranked 5111 p4p, 3477 weight class) and Franz Nicholas (ranked 462 p4p, 374 weight class). Mombasa Magabi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mombasa Magabi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Franz Nicholas!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicholas swings for the body but Magabi moves out of range.
Magabi tried to counter with a leg kick but Nicholas avoided it.
Nicholas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magabi .
It looked like Magabi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nicholas.
Magabi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magabi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicholas.
Nicholas throws a big shot that misses.
Magabi blocks a jab.
Magabi misses with a straight right.
Magabi slips under a jab.
Magabi moves out of range of the strikes.
Magabi ducks under a wild hook from Nicholas.
Magabi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magabi misses with a body shot.
Nicholas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magabi .
Nice uppercut lands for Nicholas. That snapped Magabi 's head back.
Nicholas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magabi .
Nicholas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magabi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nicholas checks a leg kick.
Magabi looks to land a right hand but Nicholas moved out of range.
Nicholas connects with a jab.
It looks like Mombasa Magabi has been cut.
Magabi staying out of range there.
It looked like Magabi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Magabi slips a jab from Nicholas.
Nicholas throws out a loose jab but Magabi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicholas misses the target.
Nicholas looks to throw the jab but Magabi is out of range.
Magabi throws an overhand right that lands on Nicholas's shoulder, as Nicholas tries to avoid the shot.
Magabi throws a good cross that connects.
Nicholas throws a poor cross that misses
and Magabi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nicholas's knee momentarily.
Nicholas connects with the punch.
Nicholas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magabi counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicholas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magabi looks to throw the jab but Nicholas is out of range.
Magabi misses with a body shot.
Nicholas looks to land a left hand but Magabi moved out of range nicely.
Nicholas misses with a left hand
and Magabi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nicholas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Magabi in his tracks.
Magabi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicholas.
Nicholas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magabi .
Nicholas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franz Nicholas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magabi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nicholas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magabi slips under a jab from Nicholas.
Magabi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nicholas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magabi drops his hands momentarily and Nicholas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nicholas looks to score with a jab to the body but Magabi is just out of range.
Magabi tries a head kick but it misses.
Nicholas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magabi .
Magabi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Magabi throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Nicholas to counter with a crisp jab.
Nicholas throws an overhand right that lands on Magabi 's shoulder, as Magabi tries to avoid the shot.
Nicholas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magabi .
Magabi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nicholas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Magabi counters with a leg kick.
Magabi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicholas.
Magabi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicholas.
Nicholas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nicholas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nicholas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nicholas misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magabi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nicholas throws out the jab.
Nicholas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicholas throws the left hand but Magabi avoids the punch easily.
Magabi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nicholas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nicholas misses with an uppercut.
Nicholas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Magabi staying out of range there.
Magabi moves out of range as Nicholas strikes.
As Nicholas looks to move away, Magabi throws a big counter combo but Nicholas just gets out of the way.
Magabi takes a swing at Nicholas's ribcage but misses.
Magabi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mombasa Magabi 's cut is getting worse.
Magabi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nicholas throws the left hand but Magabi avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franz Nicholas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mombasa Magabi 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magabi . Nicholas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magabi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Franz Nicholas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magabi slips under a jab.
Magabi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nicholas to score with a decent uppercut.
Nicholas scores with a jab to the head.
Nicholas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magabi moves out of range as Nicholas strikes.
Magabi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nicholas misses with a hook. Magabi ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Nicholas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magabi misses the body punch
and Nicholas counters with a stiff right hand.
Magabi keeps Nicholas at a distance using the push kick.
Nicholas staying out of range there.
Magabi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicholas throws a hook to the side of Magabi 's head but Magabi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magabi throws an overhand right that lands on Nicholas's shoulder, as Nicholas tries to avoid the shot.
Magabi slips a jab from Nicholas.
Magabi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Magabi clobbers Nicholas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Magabi finds it's way through Nicholas's defenses.
Magabi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nicholas manages to avoid it.
Magabi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicholas.
Nicholas throws a right hand that misses
and Magabi counters with a big right hand! Oh Nicholas is in trouble here! Magabi follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mombasa Magabi !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akubundu Yobachukwu (ranked 3302 p4p, 4926 weight class) and Thunda Punch (ranked 356 p4p, 455 weight class). Yobachukwu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hate Me Now. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akubundu Yobachukwu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thunda Punch!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yobachukwu lands a lovely overhand right.
Punch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Punch closes the distance and clinches.
Yobachukwu wants to get back to striking at distance but Punch won't allow it.
Yobachukwu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Punch defending well as Yobachukwu loads up on a big left hand.
Punch steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yobachukwu.
Punch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yobachukwu sets himself, and Punch steps forward looking for the clinch! Yobachukwu avoids it this time.
Yobachukwu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Punch tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yobachukwu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Thunda Punch has been cut.
Punch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yobachukwu swinging wildly here.
Punch wants to counter with a clinch but Yobachukwu pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punch tests Yobachukwu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Akubundu Yobachukwu has been cut.
Punch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yobachukwu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yobachukwu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yobachukwu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Punch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Punch clinches up against the cage.
Punch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Punch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Punch tries to throw a body punch but Yobachukwu avoids it by throwing Punch back against the cage.
Yobachukwu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yobachukwu is trying to push Punch away but Punch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Punch lands a hook that snaps the head of Yobachukwu backwards.
Yobachukwu prevents a body shot from Punch.
Punch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yobachukwu's elbow.
Yobachukwu tries to break free but Punch pushes him back against the cage.
Yobachukwu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Punch has him pressed against the cage.
Yobachukwu blocks an uppercut.
Punch has Yobachukwu pressed against the cage.
Yobachukwu blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yobachukwu is trying to push Punch away but Punch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yobachukwu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Punch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yobachukwu working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Punch.
Punch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Punch lands a nice shot to the body.
Yobachukwu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yobachukwu has had enough of the clinch but Punch keeps him there for the moment.
Punch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yobachukwu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Punch pushes Yobachukwu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Punch misses with the head strike.
Punch working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punch misses with some punches.
Yobachukwu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Yobachukwu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yobachukwu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yobachukwu blocks a body shot from Punch.
Punch lands a body punch.
Yobachukwu has had enough of the clinch but Punch keeps him there for the moment.
Yobachukwu wants to get back to striking at distance but Punch won't allow it.
Yobachukwu is trying to break free.
Yobachukwu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Punch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yobachukwu throws out the jab.
Punch steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yobachukwu.
Punch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Punch is looking to clinch but Yobachukwu is avoiding it.
Yobachukwu throws a hook but Punch blocks it.
Punch tries to counter by closing the distance.
Punch tries to close the distance and clinch but Yobachukwu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yobachukwu catches Punch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Punch wants to clinch
and Yobachukwu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Punch is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yobachukwu ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Punch's jaw. Punch's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Yobachukwu does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akubundu Yobachukwu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maskar Flugamine (ranked 3549 p4p, 4173 weight class) and Jai Patel (ranked 413 p4p, 457 weight class). Maskar Flugamine has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maskar Flugamine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jai Patel!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flugamine fails with a takedown attempt.
Patel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Flugamine shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Patel counters with a nice right hand that sends Flugamine toppling to the canvas! Flugamine scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Patel finish him?!
 Flugamine is rocked!
It looks like Maskar Flugamine has been cut.
Flugamine goes for a double leg but Patel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Patel continues to drive forward.
A little jabbing left from Patel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oh Flugamine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maskar Flugamine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patel lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Patel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patel creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Flugamine with a big uppercut! Flugamine tries to clinch up but Patel pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Flugamine to the mat! Flugamine covers up and Patel unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jai Patel!
After winning the bout, Jai Patel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moussa Bouba (ranked 3692 p4p, 2076 weight class) and Tiff Sanford (ranked 392 p4p, 231 weight class). Sanford has chosen Body Count - Body Count's in the House as his entrance music. Moussa Bouba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moussa Bouba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiff Sanford!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouba lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Tiff Sanford has been cut.
Bouba tries to clinch up.
Bouba misses the shot to the body.
Sanford counters with a body kick.
Bouba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bouba misses with a two punch combination.
Bouba swings widly with a right hand
and Sanford counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanford looks to land a body kick but Bouba moved away.
Bouba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bouba throws a jab when Sanford was well out of range.
Sanford connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bouba swings widly with a right hand
and Sanford counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Moussa Bouba has been cut.
Bouba lands with a straight right. Sanford didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bouba throws an off balance right hand
and Sanford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bouba lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford scores with a hook to the body. Bouba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bouba is breathing heavily.
Sanford is looking to score with low kicks.
Bouba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanford.
Moussa Bouba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanford ducks under a wild hook from Bouba.
Sanford throws a jab but it's blocked by Bouba.
Sanford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bouba lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanford misses with a body punch
and Bouba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bouba is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bouba looks to throw the jab but Sanford is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanford! But no joy.
Bouba takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford manages to break the clinch.
Bouba lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanford's head.
Bouba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bouba moves in looking to clinch but Sanford pushes him off.
Sanford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanford misses the shot to the body.
Bouba moves in looking to clinch but Sanford pushes him off.
Bouba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanford throws out the jab.
Bouba throws a lazy right hand but Sanford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bouba misses with a looping right.
And Sanford responds with a good body kick, but Bouba manages to step out the way in time.
Bouba misses the body punch
and Sanford counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouba throws a right and a left that Sanford avoids nicely.
Sanford now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sanford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bouba throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanford counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bouba looks to land a left hand but Sanford moved out of range nicely.
Bouba misses with a straight left.
Bouba misses with an uppercut. Sanford saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Sanford releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sanford cracks a nice hook into Bouba's ribs.
Bouba doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanford is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bouba rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanford dips to his left and cracks Bouba with an uppercut!
Sanford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bouba throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bouba throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanford counters with a straight right hand.
Bouba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanford counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sanford lands an uppercut, right on the button! Bouba tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tiff Sanford!
Tiff Sanford thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edgars Al Dariush (ranked 2254 p4p, 3362 weight class) and Jean Clarkint (ranked 334 p4p, 476 weight class). Edgars Al Dariush 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgars Al Dariush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Clarkint!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarkint is looking to clinch.
Al Dariush throws a poor cross that misses
and Clarkint holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Al Dariush is working Clarkint over against the cage.
Clarkint is trying to pull guard but Al Dariush has him pressed against the cage.
Al Dariush presses Clarkint against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Clarkint looks winded!
Al Dariush lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Clarkint takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Al Dariush.
A left hand lands to the body for Al Dariush.
Al Dariush digs a right hand underneath Clarkint's ribcage. Clarkint let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Dariush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Al Dariush lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Clarkint head around and knocks him out cold! Al Dariush hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edgars Al Dariush!
Edgars Al Dariush decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ansgar Thorsen (ranked 1381 p4p, 2411 weight class) and Adoniskhan Khan (ranked 166 p4p, 264 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ansgar Thorsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adoniskhan Khan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Khan both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Ansgar Thorsen has been cut.
Thorsen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thorsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thorsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Thorsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Thorsen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
A short left from Thorsen.
A shot in the inside from Thorsen.
Khan working aggressively here.
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!
Thorsen works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
Khan looks winded!
Thorsen is working Khan over against the cage.
Thorsen gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thorsen works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
Thorsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Thorsen scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
Thorsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thorsen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thorsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Thorsen pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thorsen digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Thorsen lands an uppercut.
Thorsen lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen digs a right hand underneath Khan's ribcage. Khan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thorsen is working Khan over against the cage.
Thorsen scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
A nice left hand lands by Thorsen.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thorsen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thorsen lands an uppercut.
Thorsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Thorsen.
Thorsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thorsen pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thorsen digs a right hand underneath Khan's ribcage. Khan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thorsen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thorsen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thorsen.
Thorsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thorsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
A short right from Thorsen on the inside.
Thorsen is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Thorsen - that landed with a thud.
Thorsen is pushing Khan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thorsen lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Thorsen.
Thorsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Thorsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thorsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thorsen.
Nice body punch from Thorsen - that landed with a thud.
Thorsen digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Thorsen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thorsen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thorsen digs a right hand underneath Khan's ribcage. Khan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Thorsen.
Thorsen blocking some punches.
Thorsen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Thorsen.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
Thorsen lands with a short shot to the head.
Thorsen digs a right hand underneath Khan's ribcage. Khan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Thorsen.
Thorsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Thorsen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thorsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thorsen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thorsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Thorsen.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thorsen has him pressed against the cage.
Thorsen scores with a hook to the body.
Thorsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Thorsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thorsen presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thorsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsen digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
A short right from Thorsen on the inside.
Thorsen works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
Thorsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thorsen gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Thorsen.
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can Thorsen finish him?
Thorsen lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.
Thorsen is working Khan over against the cage.
Thorsen lands a nice uppercut.
Thorsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Thorsen creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Khan's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Khan drops to his knees and Thorsen pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ansgar Thorsen!
A relieved looking Ansgar Thorsen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Higgins (ranked 4444 p4p, 1530 weight class) and Jan Siuta (ranked 587 p4p, 238 weight class). Don Higgins is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Higgins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Siuta!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siuta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Higgins.
Siuta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Higgins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Siuta has time to react.
Higgins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Siuta stalks Higgins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Higgins's face. Higgins staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Don Higgins has been cut.
Don Higgins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Higgins throws the left hand but Siuta avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Siuta releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Higgins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siuta.
Higgins misses with a body punch
and Siuta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Siuta stuns Higgins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Higgins misses with a hook
and Siuta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Higgins throws an off balance right hand
and Siuta counters with a nice body shot.
Higgins throws an overhand right that lands on Siuta's shoulder, as Siuta tries to avoid the shot.
Siuta unleashes a big counter combination but Higgins bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Higgins misses with a hook
and Siuta counters with a stiff right hand.
Higgins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins misses with a hook
and Siuta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Higgins thinking.
Higgins is breathing heavily.
Higgins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Siuta lands a left and a right that send Higgins crashing to the mat, dazed. Siuta thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Higgins is rocked!
Siuta catches Higgins with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Higgins forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jan Siuta!
After winning the bout, Jan Siuta thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Akamu (ranked 1885 p4p, 1279 weight class) and Akamaru Jackson (ranked 213 p4p, 154 weight class). Akamu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Be Yourself - Audioslave. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Akamu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akamaru Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akamu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Akamu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Akamu misses with an uppercut
and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Akamu managing to control the position.
Akamu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akamu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Akamu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson advances to half guard.
Akamu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson trying to control the action but Akamu is working from the bottom.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson working Akamu over with strikes.
Jackson winds up and cracks Akamu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Akamu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Jackson.
Jackson is trying to control. Akamu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Akamu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Akamu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Akamu trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
Akamu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Akamu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Akamu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jackson lands with a punch from half guard.
Jackson winds up and cracks Akamu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akamu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Akamu tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Akamu to regain full guard.
Akamu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Akamu tries to get out of the position.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Akamu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Akamu's guard.
Jackson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Akamu looking for a sweep. Not yet Akamu, not yet.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Akamu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson won't allow Akamu to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jackson trying to control but Akamu is working from the bottom.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Akamu's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akamaru Jackson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Akamu misses with a hook
and Jackson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Akamu!
Akamu gets back to half guard.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Jackson there.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Akamu won't allow it.
Jackson is stalling here. Akamu is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jackson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Akamu has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Akamu wants to control for a moment but Jackson uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Akamu prevents Jackson from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson tries to roll over but Akamu keeps him under control.
Jackson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Akamu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Akamu manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Akamu working a defensive guard here.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Akamu blocks nicely.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Akamu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jackson won't allow Akamu to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.
Akamu trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Akamu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Akamu stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Akamu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson postures up in Akamu's guard and throws a big left but Akamu blocks it.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akamaru Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Akamu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akamu throws a head kick that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Akamu has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jackson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Akamu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
Akamu throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.
And Jackson tries to counter it with a takedown but Akamu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akamu scores with a hook.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is nestled in close to Akamu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Akamu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Akamu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Akamu has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Akamu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Akamu defending well though.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson is nestled in close to Akamu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jackson working over Akamu with some ground and pound. Akamu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Akamu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Akamu is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson slips a nice elbow through Akamu's hands, connecting with Akamu's forehead.
Jackson controlling the action here.
John Akamu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Akamu's head.
Akamu is rocked!
Akamu has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oh Akamu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Akamu is hurt! He's hurt bad - Jackson fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Akamu from any more punishment! Congratulations to Jackson! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akamaru Jackson!
Akamaru Jackson took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
John Akamu spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bleeding Spanner (ranked 1816 p4p, 435 weight class) and Holden Gracie (ranked 75 p4p, 20 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bleeding Spanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Holden Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spanner ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Spanner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Spanner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Spanner pushes off an throws an elbow but Gracie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Spanner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Spanner.
A frustrated look appears on Gracie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Spanner.
Gracie lands a left hand.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Spanner is out of range.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Spanner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Spanner looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Spanner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanner pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spanner.
Spanner swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spanner misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Spanner avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Spanner throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spanner throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie lands an overhand right.
Spanner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie.
Spanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Spanner moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spanner lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Spanner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanner misses with a head kick.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Spanner blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie avoids the elbow strike from Spanner, against the cage.
Spanner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Spanner.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Spanner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie lands a right hand.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Spanner.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A telegraphed right hand from Spanner misses the target.
Spanner pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Spanner throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Spanner throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Holden Gracie.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 9:10
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 9:10
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Holden Gracie!
Bleeding Spanner spoke after the fight, saying 'That was fucking bullshit!'.
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