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SPFT #12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Roach (ranked 3200 p4p, 5578 weight class) and Maximillian Daugherty (ranked 339 p4p, 501 weight class). Maximillian Daugherty looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Roach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximillian Daugherty!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daugherty shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Roach eats them both and turns towards Daugherty to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Roach throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Daugherty on the side of the head.
 It looks like Maximillian Daugherty has been cut.
Daugherty fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roach avoids it really well and circles away.
Roach lands with a cross.
 Daugherty is rocked!
Daugherty ducks into an uppercut from Roach and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joseph Roach!
Joseph Roach thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reinaldo Hernandez (ranked 2942 p4p, 4428 weight class) and Len Denton (ranked 314 p4p, 426 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reinaldo Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Len Denton!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denton moves out of range as Hernandez strikes.
Hernandez cracks a nice hook into Denton's ribs.
Hernandez misses with a body shot
and Denton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hernandez's guard.
Denton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hernandez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez is looking to stand up but Denton isn't so interested in that idea.
Hernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Denton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hernandez has his hands on Denton's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denton passes Hernandez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez is looking to control Denton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hernandez avoid being mounted?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hernandez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet.
Denton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Denton thows a huge punch but Hernandez dodges it nicely.
Hernandez keeping control of the position.
Hernandez is refusing to be controlled, as Denton sits in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Hernandez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Denton on the ground.
Hernandez tries to kick Denton off but Denton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hernandez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Denton throws a big shot that misses.
Hernandez lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Len Denton has been cut.
Hernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez throws out a loose jab but Denton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denton walks into a stiff left hand from Hernandez.
Denton has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hernandez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denton.
Hernandez scores with a nice strike.
Hernandez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut
and Denton counters by moving into the clinch.
Hernandez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hernandez misses with the head strike.
Hernandez tries to circle away but Denton has him pinned against the cage.
Denton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hernandez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hernandez working aggressively here.
Denton manages to pull guard.
Hernandez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Denton's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hernandez defends it easily.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Denton keeps moving.
Denton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hernandez postures up.
Denton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Denton keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Denton is controlling Hernandez's posture.
Denton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hernandez is aware though and is defending well.
Denton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hernandez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Denton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Denton wants to sweep but no luck.
Denton controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hernandez trying to control but Denton is working from the bottom.
Hernandez wants to stand but Denton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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 Reinaldo Hernandez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Len Denton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hernandez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Denton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Denton.
Hernandez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Denton misses.
Reinaldo Hernandez is winning the standup battle so far.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denton was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
Denton walks into a left hand.
Hernandez throws the left hand but Denton avoids the punch easily.
Denton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hernandez, pushing him back against the cage.
Denton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hernandez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hernandez blocking some punches.
Hernandez throws a punch but it's blocked by Denton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denton.
Hernandez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hernandez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Denton takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hernandez is trying to force a seperation but Denton has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez breaks the clinch.
Denton throws a low kick but Hernandez moves out of range easily.
Hernandez looks to land a left hand but Denton moved out of range nicely.
Denton throws the left hand but Hernandez avoids the punch easily.
Denton moves away from the strike by Hernandez.
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Denton.
Hernandez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hernandez lands a slapping body shot.
Hernandez throws a looping overhand right but Denton ducks down to avoid it.
Denton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hernandez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hernandez throws a looping overhand right but Denton ducks down to avoid it.
Denton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hernandez throws a lazy uppercut
and Denton counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hernandez!
Hernandez tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet.
Denton has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Denton is looking to control Hernandez but Hernandez is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Hernandez is trying to get back to his feet but Denton has full control of the position and if anything, Hernandez has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hernandez 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.
Denton not allowing Hernandez to control his hands.
Good control from Denton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Denton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Denton connects with a big shot to the side of Hernandez's head.
Hernandez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Denton looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Hernandez taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Len Denton!
Len Denton very nearly forgot to thank Shadow Realm Apparel amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Israel Adesanya (ranked 3210 p4p, 5687 weight class) and Aaron Nevemore (ranked 357 p4p, 525 weight class). Aaron Nevemore told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Israel Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aaron Nevemore!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevemore throws a sloppy head kick and Adesanya moves out of range easily.
Adesanya throws a counter high kick but Nevemore was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nevemore throws a leg kick
and Adesanya counters with a right hand to the body.
Adesanya takes one to the chin there.
Adesanya checks a leg kick nicely.
Adesanya is looking to counter with head kicks.
Adesanya avoids the head kick by Nevemore.
Aaron Nevemore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nevemore tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Adesanya is able to avoid easily.
Adesanya lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A head kick by Nevemore misses
and Adesanya counters with a nice uppercut.
Nevemore throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nevemore misses with a head kick.
Adesanya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nevemore scoring well with a low kick there.
Nevemore tries a head kick but it misses.
Adesanya with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adesanya scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nevemore wants to land a leg kick but Adesanya is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Adesanya misses the target.
Nevemore misses with a right hand
and Adesanya counters with a nice uppercut.
Nevemore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Nevemore.
Adesanya lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A low kick from Nevemore misses
and Adesanya counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nevemore throws a sloppy head kick and Adesanya moves out of range easily.
Adesanya was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Adesanya definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nevemore misses with the body kick
and Adesanya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick by Nevemore misses
letting Adesanya counter with a right hand.
Nevemore tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Adesanya to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya checks a low kick from Nevemore.
Nevemore throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Nevemore misses its intended target.
Nevemore throws a lazy head kick
and Adesanya counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nevemore thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nevemore misses with an uppercut
and Adesanya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nevemore throws a lazy head kick
and Adesanya makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nevemore tries to clinch there but Adesanya circles away.
Nevemore misses with an uppercut. Adesanya saw that one coming.
Nevemore throws a head kick that misses
and Adesanya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nevemore blocks a head kick by Adesanya.
Adesanya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nevemore misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nevemore throws a sloppy head kick and Adesanya moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevemore tries a head kick but it misses.
Adesanya is looking to counter punch.
Nevemore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adesanya throws a sloppy head kick and Nevemore moves out of range easily.
Nevemore throws a leg kick
and Adesanya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adesanya lands a nice shot to the body.
Nevemore tries a head kick but it misses.
Adesanya is looking to counter with head kicks.
Adesanya circles away from the clinch attempt
and Adesanya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nevemore throws a head kick but Adesanya moves out of range.
Adesanya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Nevemore is predictable there
and Adesanya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nevemore throws a poor cross that misses
and Adesanya counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevemore throws a sloppy head kick and Adesanya moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Adesanya misses the target.
Nevemore throws out a leg kick but Adesanya moves out of range and Nevemore only half commits.
Adesanya is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nevemore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nevemore looks to land a right hand but Adesanya moved out of range.
Adesanya throws a sloppy head kick and Nevemore moves out of range easily.
Nevemore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adesanya scores with a jab. Nevemore acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Adesanya blocks a leg kick.
Nevemore throws a lazy head kick
and Adesanya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nevemore throws a leg kick
and Adesanya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Nevemore has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Adesanya checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Nevemore.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Adesanya dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from Adesanya.
Adesanya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nevemore throws out the jab.
Adesanya throws a sloppy head kick and Nevemore moves out of range easily.
Adesanya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nevemore throws a head kick but Adesanya moves out of range.
Israel Adesanya is winning the standup battle so far.
Nevemore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adesanya looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nevemore tries a head kick but it misses.
Nevemore misses with a lunging right hand
and Adesanya counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nevemore tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya throws a sloppy head kick
and Nevemore counters with an outside leg kick.
Nevemore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adesanya changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick from Nevemore lands but Adesanya takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevemore misses with a head kick.
Adesanya moves out of range as Nevemore strikes.
Adesanya appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Adesanya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Adesanya - just one landing.
Adesanya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adesanya throws a head kick but Nevemore moves out of range.
Nevemore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adesanya thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nevemore throws a leg kick
and Adesanya counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Adesanya connects with a body shot.
Nevemore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Nevemore.
Adesanya moves out of range as Nevemore strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya walks into a left hand.
Adesanya throws a head kick but Nevemore moves out of range.
Nevemore throws a front kick aimed at Adesanya's knee but Adesanya avoids it well.
Nevemore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Adesanya scores with a body shot.
Nevemore avoids the head kick by Adesanya.
Nevemore misses with an uppercut
and Adesanya counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nevemore misses with a leg kick
enabling Adesanya to counter with a crisp jab.
Nevemore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adesanya thinks about countering with a head kick.
Adesanya checks a low kick from Nevemore.
It looked like Adesanya was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nevemore.
Nevemore swings widly with a right hand
and Adesanya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adesanya blocks a head kick by Nevemore.
Nevemore is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevemore misses with a lunging right hand
and Adesanya counters with a stiff right hand.
Nevemore throws a sloppy head kick
and Adesanya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nevemore misses with a right hand
and Adesanya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Nevemore misses
and Adesanya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nevemore walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Adesanya checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Adesanya throws a quick counter head kick but Nevemore was just out of range.
Adesanya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nevemore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adesanya blocks a head kick by Nevemore.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Nevemore might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Adesanya has got the better of the exchanges.
Adesanya blocks a head kick by Nevemore.
Nevemore throws a leg kick that is checked
and Adesanya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Adesanya finds it's way through Nevemore's defenses.
Adesanya clobbers Nevemore with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nevemore is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevemore avoids the head kick by Adesanya.
Nevemore is still on wobbly legs! Can Adesanya finish him?
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!
Adesanya catches Nevemore with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Adesanya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nevemore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nevemore just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAdesanya.
A head kick misses from Nevemore.
A head kick misses from Adesanya.
Adesanya cracks Nevemore with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Nevemore falls to his knees and Adesanya doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Israel Adesanya!
An out of breath Israel Adesanya thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Jacobson (ranked 2687 p4p, 2489 weight class) and George Johnson (ranked 288 p4p, 268 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Marshall Jacobson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marshall Jacobson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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245
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271
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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 New York, Marshall Jacobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Johnson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jacobson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Jacobson cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like George Johnson has been cut.
Jacobson scores with a decent looking hook.
Jacobson connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Jacobson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jacobson lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
No joy there for Jacobson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jacobson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Jacobson had a free shot at his head there.
Jacobson lands a jab to the head.
That has opened up George Johnson's cut even more.
Jacobson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jacobson sends Johnson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jacobson is motioning to the referee to let Johnson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Johnson is rocked!
Marshall Jacobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack! Jacobson connects with the perfect overhand right and Johnson falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Jacobson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marshall Jacobson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Syaiful (ranked 2384 p4p, 1826 weight class) and David Morrell (ranked 284 p4p, 223 weight class). Morrell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by David Morrell training. Ahmad Syaiful 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ahmad Syaiful!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Morrell!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syaiful swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Syaiful looks to land a left hand but Morrell moved out of range nicely.
Morrell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morrell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Syaiful misses with a hook. Morrell ducked under it nicely.
Morrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrell defending well as Syaiful loads up on a big left hand.
Morrell jabs at Syaiful's body.
Syaiful ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Syaiful misses with a looping left.
Morrell lands a jab to the head.
Syaiful waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrell.
Morrell throws out a loose jab but Syaiful uses good head movement to avoid it.
Syaiful bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morrell's head.
Syaiful lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Syaiful connects with the punch.
Syaiful throws a hook but Morrell avoids it easily.
Morrell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Morrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syaiful misses with a looping left.
Syaiful throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morrell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Syaiful throws a lazy right hand but Morrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Syaiful cracks Morrell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Syaiful is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Syaiful lands a really nice looking cross but Morrell seems unphased.
Morrell misses with an uppercut.
Syaiful seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Morrell lands a jab.
Morrell thuds a left hand into Syaiful's body.
Morrell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morrell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Syaiful.
Syaiful jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Syaiful.
Nice uppercut lands for Syaiful. That snapped Morrell's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Syaiful throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Syaiful ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrell moves away.
Morrell lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrell jabs at Syaiful's body.
Syaiful is breathing heavily.
Syaiful misses with a hook. Morrell ducked under it nicely.
Morrell is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Syaiful with a body shot.
Syaiful takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Morrell misses.
Morrell swings for the body but Syaiful moves out of range.
Ahmad Syaiful seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Syaiful takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Syaiful misses with an uppercut
and Morrell counters with a stiff right hand.
Morrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Syaiful misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrell.
Syaiful ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Syaiful looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab, jab by Morrell - just one landing.
Morrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Morrell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
 Syaiful is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syaiful defending well as Morrell loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Syaiful is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morrell lands a right hook to the body.
Syaiful seems to have got his legs back now.
Syaiful avoids the body shot from Morrell.
Morrell throws out a loose jab but Syaiful uses good head movement to avoid it.
Syaiful slips a jab from Morrell.
Syaiful throwing a counter right hand but Morrell manages to avoid it.
Morrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Syaiful throws out the jab.
Syaiful takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morrell connects with a single shot there.
Morrell swings widly with a right hand
letting Syaiful counter with a right hand.
Morrell punishes Syaiful's body with a nice straight punch.
Syaiful gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Morrell gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Syaiful is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Morrell!
A victorious David Morrell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Flores (ranked 2545 p4p, 3001 weight class) and MIchael Myers (ranked 275 p4p, 320 weight class). MIchael Myers 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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, MIchael Myers!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Myers takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like MIchael Myers has been cut.
Myers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Flores lands a lovely overhand right.
Flores pounces like a tiger and cracks Myers with a vicious hook! Myers is down but not out! Flores follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivan Flores!
A very excited looking Ivan Flores made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Morimoto (ranked 1473 p4p, 2009 weight class) and Kenji Yamazaki (ranked 210 p4p, 267 weight class). Takashi Morimoto 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takashi Morimoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kenji Yamazaki!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morimoto shoots in looking for a takedown but Yamazaki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morimoto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yamazaki throws out a counter right but Morimoto avoids it with no problem.
Morimoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice uppercut there from Yamazaki.
Yamazaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yamazaki lands a nice uppercut.
Yamazaki gets through Morimoto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Yamazaki.
Morimoto looking for a takedown.
Morimoto is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takashi Morimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morimoto takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamazaki.
Yamazaki pushes Morimoto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morimoto is working for takedown but Yamazaki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morimoto wants to take the fight to the mat but Yamazaki manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Morimoto is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yamazaki lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamazaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Yamazaki.
Yamazaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morimoto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Morimoto takes a shot to the head.
Yamazaki gets through Morimoto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamazaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yamazaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yamazaki working aggressively here.
Morimoto is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yamazaki lands a right hand.
Yamazaki is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Morimoto is trying to break the clinch but Yamazaki has him pressed against the cage.
Morimoto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yamazaki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yamazaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamazaki lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morimoto tries for a takedown but Yamazaki manages to get underhooks.
Yamazaki trying to land knees to the body.
Yamazaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morimoto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yamazaki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yamazaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamazaki lands a left hand.
Morimoto is looking to take this one to the mat.
Morimoto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Still in the clinch, Yamazaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morimoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamazaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Morimoto backwards.
Morimoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yamazaki gets through Morimoto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamazaki lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morimoto has Yamazaki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yamazaki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yamazaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yamazaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yamazaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morimoto is working for takedown but Yamazaki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morimoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morimoto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yamazaki is defending well.
Morimoto is breathing heavily.
Yamazaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morimoto backwards.
Yamazaki lands an uppercut.
Morimoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yamazaki has him pressed against the cage.
Morimoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamazaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morimoto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yamazaki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Morimoto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yamazaki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've been informed that Yamazaki has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A short right from Yamazaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Yamazaki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamazaki stops a takedown attempt from Morimoto.
Morimoto takes a shot to the head.
Yamazaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morimoto backwards.
Morimoto has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yamazaki after a bit of a struggle.
Morimoto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yamazaki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yamazaki closes the distance and pushes Morimoto back into the cage.
Yamazaki lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yamazaki.
Yamazaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yamazaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morimoto avoids it.
Yamazaki scores with a shot to the side of Morimoto's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamazaki.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Yamazaki dominated that round.
That's time! Morimoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yamazaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yamazaki works on Morimoto's body with a couple of short punches.
Morimoto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yamazaki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Morimoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Yamazaki.
Yamazaki trying to land knees to the body.
Yamazaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yamazaki stops a takedown attempt from Morimoto.
Yamazaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morimoto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yamazaki pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takashi Morimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamazaki instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morimoto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yamazaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamazaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yamazaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morimoto tries to circle away but Yamazaki has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Yamazaki.
Morimoto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yamazaki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamazaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamazaki lands with a right to the head.
Morimoto looking for a takedown.
Yamazaki lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yamazaki.
Yamazaki is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Morimoto managing to block the knees to the body from Yamazaki.
Kenji Yamazaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yamazaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morimoto backwards.
Yamazaki pushes Morimoto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morimoto is rocked!
Morimoto wants to take the fight to the mat but Yamazaki manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Oh Morimoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morimoto wants a takedown.
Morimoto seems to have got his legs back now.
Yamazaki gets underhooks to prevent Morimoto's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Yamazaki.
Yamazaki lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamazaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Morimoto backwards.
Yamazaki lands with a light punch inside.
Yamazaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morimoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morimoto is looking for a takedown.
Morimoto can't get the takedown.
A short uppercut from Yamazaki.
Morimoto working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Yamazaki.
Yamazaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamazaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morimoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morimoto tries for a takedown but Yamazaki manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Yamazaki on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto tries to break free but Yamazaki pushes him back against the cage.
Morimoto working hard to break the clinch.
Yamazaki lands a shoulder strike.
Morimoto has had enough of the clinch but Yamazaki keeps him there for the moment.
Morimoto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yamazaki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yamazaki lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Yamazaki.
Yamazaki works on Morimoto's body with a couple of short punches.
Yamazaki lands with a left to the head.
Yamazaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morimoto is trying to drag Yamazaki to the mat but Yamazaki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yamazaki has Morimoto pressed against the cage, preventing Morimoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yamazaki presses Morimoto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yamazaki has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Yamazaki.
Yamazaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamazaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Morimoto backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamazaki.
Yamazaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morimoto backwards.
Yamazaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yamazaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamazaki digs a right hand underneath Morimoto's ribcage. Morimoto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yamazaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yamazaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morimoto backwards.
Yamazaki lands a body shot.
Yamazaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morimoto can't break the clinch.
Yamazaki lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamazaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Yamazaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morimoto switches off momentarily and Yamazaki cracks him with a monster right hand! Morimoto topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Yamazaki dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Yamazaki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenji Yamazaki!
Kenji Yamazaki is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Svensson Von Tancred (ranked 1647 p4p, 2347 weight class) and Michael Tavares (ranked 188 p4p, 261 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Svensson Von Tancred!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares ducks under a wild hook from Von Tancred.
Tavares throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Von Tancred's waist but Von Tancred gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tavares off to one side.
The fighters circling - Von Tancred throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tavares has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Von Tancred is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Michael Tavares has been cut.
Tavares takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tavares is rocked!
Von Tancred wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tavares is still on wobbly legs! Can Von Tancred finish him?
Von Tancred gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tavares to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Von Tancred avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tavares seems to have recovered his senses.
Tavares wants to control from the top but Von Tancred keeps moving.
Tavares stops Von Tancred from standing up.
Tavares trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Von Tancred keeping moving, preventing Tavares from controlling successfully.
Tavares throwing strikes from guard but Von Tancred blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Tancred wants to sweep here but Tavares controlling him for the moment.
Tavares with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tavares trying to control but Von Tancred is working from the bottom.
Tavares scoring with some ground and pound.
Tavares with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Von Tancred is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tavares engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tavares passes Von Tancred's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Tancred is trying to stand back up but Tavares is controlling him
Tavares lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Tavares seems content to control.
Tavares trying to control the action but Von Tancred is working from the bottom.
Tavares controlling the action here.
Tavares has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tavares lands with a punch from half guard.
Tavares trying to control from half guard but Von Tancred is working away.
Von Tancred wants to control but Tavares is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares is keen to just control but Von Tancred is a slippery customer.
Tavares stops Von Tancred from getting back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tavares is nestled in close to Von Tancred, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Tancred is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tavares scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tavares wants to pass to mount but Von Tancred is defending the position.
Von Tancred on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Von Tancred tries to get out of the position.
Tavares lands strikes from half guard.
Von Tancred tries to get to full guard but Tavares has control of the leg.
Tavares working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tavares in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Von Tancred tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Tavares!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michael Tavares!
Michael Tavares is the new lightweight champion!
Michael Tavares thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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