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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Unicorn Big Foot (ranked 2855 p4p, 23011 weight class) and Wade Wilson (ranked 323 p4p, 540 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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 8 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Unicorn Big Foot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big Foot connects with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Wade Wilson has been cut.
Big Foot shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wilson as he jumps to the side.
Big Foot gets caught napping as Wilson dives in and scores a takedown. Big Foot manages to retain guard.
Wilson being controlled here momentarily.
Wilson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wilson distracts Big Foot with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson is in close to Big Foot's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Big Foot is on top in guard.
Wilson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Wilson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Big Foot. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wilson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Big Foot is one step ahead there.
Big Foot slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Foot advances to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Big Foot in particular looking to stall.
Big Foot tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wilson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wilson looking for submissions off his back.
Wilson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Still in half guard, Big Foot seems content to control.
Big Foot is trying to work for a kimura but Wilson is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Foot is looking to advance position but Wilson won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Big Foot is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Big Foot is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wilson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Big Foot wants to work for an arm triangle but Wilson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Big Foot is looking for a kimura here.
Wilson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson controls Big Foot momentarily but Big Foot frees himself.
Big Foot slips nicely into half guard.
Big Foot seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Wilson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Unicorn Big Foot!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Master Leader (ranked 2102 p4p, 3893 weight class) and Jonesy McGuffin (ranked 252 p4p, 415 weight class). Leader's entrance music is Champions - Kanye West (ft Travis Scott, Quavo, etc…). A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
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Granite chin |
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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 14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Leader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonesy McGuffin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leader listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McGuffin throws an off balance right hand
and Leader cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGuffin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGuffin swings widly with a right hand
and Leader counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGuffin misses with a lunging right hand
and Leader counters with a nice body shot.
Leader slips a jab from McGuffin.
Leader gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McGuffin.
McGuffin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGuffin checks a leg kick.
McGuffin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leader avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leader misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from McGuffin.
Jonesy McGuffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leader avoids the head kick by McGuffin.
Leader feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGuffins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuffin avoids the head kick by Leader.
McGuffin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leader throws out a loose jab but McGuffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuffin misses with a head kick.
McGuffin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leader momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuffin lands with a good body shot.
McGuffin throws a big shot that misses.
Leader is looking to counter punch.
Leader moves away from the strike by McGuffin.
McGuffin shoots for a double leg takedown but Leader sprawls well. He's pushed McGuffin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Leader uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuffin.
A thudding body kick lands there by McGuffin!
McGuffin throws a front kick aimed at Leader's knee but Leader avoids it well.
Leader slips a jab from McGuffin.
McGuffin loads up on a big right hand but Leader slips the punch.
As McGuffin backs away, Leader returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Leader tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been told by Leader's head coaches at Worn Leather MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McGuffin 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.
Leader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGuffin scores with a jab.
McGuffin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Leader lands a head shot.
McGuffin throws a lazy uppercut
and Leader counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuffin lands with a hook. Leader tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leader steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuffin.
Leader with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGuffin to score with a decent uppercut.
McGuffin misses with a straight left.
Leader throwing a counter right hand but McGuffin manages to avoid it.
Leader ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leader takes a swing at McGuffin's ribcage but misses.
Leader moves away from the strike by McGuffin.
Leader throws a quick counter kick to the body but McGuffin avoids it.
Leader tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good standup being displayed there by McGuffin as he connects with a hook.
McGuffin misses with a double jab
and Leader counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leader lands a big head kick that sends McGuffin tumbling to the mat! Leader takes a step backwards and waves McGuffin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 McGuffin is rocked!
McGuffin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGuffin is still on wobbly legs! Can Leader finish him?
Leader keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuffin.
McGuffin throws a lazy right hand but Leader sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leader throwing a counter right hand but McGuffin manages to avoid it.
McGuffin seems to have recovered his senses.
McGuffin connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from McGuffin.
Leader throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGuffin clobbers Leader with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Leader swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leader looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McGuffin with the inside leg kick.
McGuffin misses with a looping left.
Leader jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuffin wants to counter with a clinch but Leader pushes him away.
McGuffin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McGuffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGuffin misses with a hook.
McGuffin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leader dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGuffin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leader circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuffin connects with the punch.
Donk. Leader catches McGuffin right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Leader blocks the leg kick.
Leader drops his hands momentarily and McGuffin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leader scores with a leg kick.
McGuffin misses with an uppercut. Leader saw that one coming.
Leader moves forwards but McGuffin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McGuffin blocks a jab.
McGuffin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leader is fending him off so far but McGuffin persists. Nope, Leader circles away and we're back to standing.
A cross from Leader lands.
McGuffin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leader just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leader lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Leader lands a nice hook to McGuffin's body. McGuffin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGuffin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Master Leader dominated that round.
That's time! Leader's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Leader drops McGuffin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but McGuffin looks back up at him and smiles so Leader waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Leader takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McGuffin misses with an uppercut
and Leader counters with a left to the body.
McGuffin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leader connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from McGuffin is predictable there
and Leader counters with a crisp right that sends McGuffin to the canvas! Leader follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Master Leader!
Master Leader thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simo Halli (ranked 2117 p4p, 3661 weight class) and Danny Trejo (ranked 244 p4p, 396 weight class). Trejo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by El Mas Bravo De Los Bravos. Danny Trejo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Simo Halli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Trejo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trejo misses with a straight right.
Halli avoids the body shot from Trejo.
Trejo misses the jab.
Trejo misses the jab.
Halli appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Trejo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 It looks like Simo Halli has been cut.
Trejo missing with a left hand there. Halli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trejo throws a leg kick
and Halli counters with a single leg into guard. Trejo didn't expect that.
Trejo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trejo misses with a lunging right hand
and Halli counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Halli looks to land a strike but Trejo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Halli's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Halli tries to free his leg and advance position but Trejo is retaining full guard.
Halli trying to move into half guard but instead Trejo has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halli trying to control the position.
Halli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Halli is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Trejo is aware though and is defending well.
Trejo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Halli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Trejo.
Trejo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danny Trejo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trejo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trejo misses with a leg kick
and Halli counters with a nice double leg into side control. Trejo won't be happy with that.
Trejo throws Halli to one side and escapes!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Halli.
Trejo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Halli walks into a straight right hand from Trejo.
A leg kick checked by Halli.
Halli half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Halli feints and as Trejo raises his hands in defense, Halli changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Halli loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trejo keeping moving, preventing Halli from controlling successfully.
Halli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trejo is keeping the position for now.
Halli working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Trejo's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo keeping full guard, as Halli tries to pass.
Halli slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Halli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Halli controlling from the top position.
Halli tries to free his leg and advance position but Trejo is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Trejo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Halli is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Trejo misses with a leg kick
and Halli counters with a nice double leg into side control. Trejo won't be happy with that.
Halli looking to control but instead Trejo has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Halli is looking to stall here but Trejo recovers full guard.
Halli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Halli sitting in guard here, content to control.
Trejo wants to get back to his feet but Halli is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Trejo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simo Halli's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Trejo throws a leg kick
and Halli counters with a takedown into side control.
Trejo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trejo regains half guard there - taking advantage of Halli's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Halli controlling the pace.
Trejo is trying to stand up here but Halli is controlling him well.
Halli is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Trejo sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli stops Trejo from getting back to his feet.
Halli is pressing down on Trejo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Trejo is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halli throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Trejo to regain full guard.
Trejo is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Halli presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Trejo scores with a shoulder strike.
Trejo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trejo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trejo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Halli tries to score a body lock takedown but Trejo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Trejo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halli's elbow.
Halli has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Trejo after a bit of a struggle.
Trejo stops a takedown attempt from Halli.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Halli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halli goes for a takedown in the clinch but Trejo prevents it.
Halli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halli tries for a takedown but Trejo manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halli tries to pull guard but Trejo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Halli blocking some punches.
Halli prevents a body shot from Trejo.
Trejo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trejo misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trejo.
Nice body punch from Trejo.
Trejo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trejo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trejo throws a punch but it's blocked by Halli.
Trejo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Halli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trejo throws a punch but it's blocked by Halli.
Trejo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Trejo on the inside.
Trejo tries a body shot but Halli blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Trejo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halli is looking for a takedown.
Trejo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Halli tries to pull guard but Trejo holds him up against the cage and eventually Halli drops back down to his feet.
Trejo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trejo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trejo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halli's elbow.
Trejo prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Trejo - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Trejo.
Halli successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trejo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Trejo scores with a shot to the body.
Trejo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Halli half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Danny Trejo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Trejo.
Trejo scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trejo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Halli. That did some damage!
Halli shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Trejo as he jumps to the side.
Trejo lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheers as Trejo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halli doesn't seem phased though.
 Halli is rocked!
Trejo measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Halli! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Danny Trejo!
During a confident post fight interview, Danny Trejo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Davis (ranked 1396 p4p, 2755 weight class) and Luka Marka (ranked 179 p4p, 317 weight class). Marka has chosen HADES as his entrance music. Danny Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22 - 14 - 1 |
BJJ Brown 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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Luka Marka!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Marka.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davis.
Marka has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Marka loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good body shot from Marka.
Good body shot from Davis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marka.
Nice body punch from Davis - that landed with a thud.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marka misses with a lunging right hand
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marka throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
It looked like Davis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Marka.
Davis cracks Marka with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marka throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis moves into the clinch.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marka lands a right hand.
Davis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marka backwards.
Marka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marka looks winded!
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Marka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marka lands with a straight right. Davis didn't see that one coming.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands a nice uppercut.
Davis is working Marka over against the cage.
Davis lands a right hand.
Marka takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Davis.
Davis lands with a right to the head.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davis lands a jab to Marka's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis cracks Marka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marka is rocked!
Davis dances in with a quick combination. Marka is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Davis snaps Marka's head back. Marka stumbles backwards against the cage. Davis steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Marka's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Marka just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Danny Davis!
Danny Davis was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Methodios McIntyre (ranked 1437 p4p, 1622 weight class) and Mabuz Bacia (ranked 177 p4p, 200 weight class). McIntyre comes to the cage accompanied by Gallantry. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Methodios McIntyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mabuz Bacia!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bacia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bacia slips under a jab from McIntyre.
Bacia is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bacia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bacia lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Methodios McIntyre has been cut.
Bacia throws a sloppy head kick and McIntyre moves out of range easily.
McIntyre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McIntyre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bacia was well out of range. Poor timing from McIntyre.
McIntyre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre moves away from the strike by Bacia.
McIntyre is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bacia.
McIntyre connects with a body shot.
Bacia misses with the combination.
McIntyre tries to counter by clinching up but Bacia breaks away and moves out of range.
McIntyre with a nice cross.
It looks like Mabuz Bacia has been cut.
McIntyre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bacia throws a hook but McIntyre avoids it easily.
McIntyre seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McIntyre.
Bacia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McIntyre manages to avoid it.
McIntyre blocks a leg kick.
Bacia throws a big shot that misses.
McIntyre tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bacia manages to circle out of the way.
Bacia looks to score with a jab to the body but McIntyre is just out of range.
As Bacia tries to get set, McIntyre tries to push him back and clinch up but Bacia manages to avoid the attempt.
Bacia missing with a left hand there. McIntyre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McIntyre is looking to counter the offense by Bacia and move into the clinch.
McIntyre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A clash of legs there as McIntyre blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McIntyre.
Bacia throws out a leg kick but McIntyre moves out of range and Bacia only half commits.
McIntyre is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bacia.
Bacia is looking to slow McIntyre down with leg kicks.
McIntyre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bacia.
McIntyre is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bacia.
McIntyre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bacia.
Bacia misses with a kick to the body.
Bacia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McIntyre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacia throws a lazy right hand but McIntyre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McIntyre wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mabuz Bacia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bacia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McIntyre was well out of range. Poor timing from Bacia.
Bacia tries a head kick but it misses.
Bacia lands a nice shot that snaps McIntyre's head back.
McIntyre misses with a two punch combination.
Bacia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McIntyre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bacia misses with a low kick.
McIntyre staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mabuz Bacia dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bacia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McIntyre is looking to counter the offense by Bacia and move into the clinch.
McIntyre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bacia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bacia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bacia missing with a left hand there. McIntyre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Bacia tries to get set, McIntyre tries to push him back and clinch up but Bacia manages to avoid the attempt.
Mabuz Bacia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McIntyre moves into range and clinches up with Bacia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McIntyre swings wildly with an uppercut but Bacia uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Bacia fails to land.
Bacia manages to break the clinch.
McIntyre scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bacia throws a leg kick but McIntyre sees it coming and moves out of range.
McIntyre wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A bone on bone clash there as McIntyre blocks the leg kick.
McIntyre is looking to counter the offense by Bacia and move into the clinch.
Bacia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bacia misses with a jab to the body
and McIntyre counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McIntyre.
Bacia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, McIntyre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bacia misses with a hook from the clinch.
McIntyre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bacia backwards.
Bacia working aggressively here.
McIntyre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bacia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, McIntyre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bacia misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bacia.
McIntyre works on Bacia's body with a couple of short punches.
Bacia is breathing heavily.
McIntyre misses with a body punch.
McIntyre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McIntyre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bacia misses with some punches.
McIntyre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McIntyre unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bacia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McIntyre drops Bacia with a big knee straight up the middle! Bacia is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Bacia is rocked!
McIntyre rushes Bacia and presses him up against the cage.
Bacia is still on wobbly legs! Can McIntyre finish him?
McIntyre scores with a shoulder strike.
Bacia misses with a hook to the ribs.
McIntyre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bacia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bacia seems to have recovered his senses.
McIntyre digs a right hand into Bacia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bacia's gas tank.
Nice body punch from McIntyre.
McIntyre lands a nice uppercut.
Bacia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Methodios McIntyre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McIntyre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McIntyre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre tries to throw a body punch but Bacia avoids it by throwing McIntyre back against the cage.
McIntyre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bacia misses with a short punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bacia in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A shot in the inside from McIntyre.
Bacia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McIntyre lands a body shot.
McIntyre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bacia blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from McIntyre.
McIntyre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bacia backwards.
McIntyre lands a knee to the body.
McIntyre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McIntyre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McIntyre lands with a right to the head.
McIntyre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bacia backwards.
McIntyre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McIntyre is leaning against Bacia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McIntyre lands a good knee to the midsection. Bacia won't want to take too many of those.
McIntyre lands with a right to the head.
Bacia takes a shot to the head.
That has opened up Mabuz Bacia's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McIntyre.
Bacia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McIntyre blocking some punches.
McIntyre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bacia or not.
McIntyre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McIntyre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McIntyre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McIntyre misses with a body punch.
McIntyre has Bacia pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Bacia is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from McIntyre - that's hurt Bacia badly! Oh, another knee lands and Bacia is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Bacia doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Methodios McIntyre!
After winning the bout, Methodios McIntyre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Journey Sky (ranked 724 p4p, 958 weight class) and Bubba Rolls (ranked 107 p4p, 138 weight class). Rolls has chosen Moonshine Bandits - For The Outlawz as his entrance music. Bubba Rolls told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Journey Sky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Rolls!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sky throws a front kick aimed at Rolls's knee but Rolls avoids it well.
Sky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sky has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outlaw MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Rolls misses with a right hand
and Sky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rolls lands a head shot.
Sky throws a right hand that misses
and Rolls cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been informed that Rolls has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sky takes one to the chin there.
Rolls takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rolls scores with a jab.
Rolls walks into a left hand.
It looks like Bubba Rolls has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sky scores with a nice head shot.
Rolls lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sky. Rolls does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sky misses with a body shot.
Rolls fails with a takedown attempt.
Sky slips under a jab from Rolls.
The fighters circling - Rolls throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sky throwing a counter right hand but Rolls manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sky misses with a straight right.
Rolls thuds his right hand into Sky's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rolls misses with an uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Sky, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rolls throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sky counters with a nice uppercut.
Rolls 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.
Rolls keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sky.
Sky with a nice cross.
Rolls blocks a jab.
Sky swings for the body but Rolls moves out of range.
Rolls lands with an uppercut that bounces Sky off the cage and back into range.
Sky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rolls sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rolls looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rolls misses with a left hand
and Sky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sky.
Journey Sky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Sky.
Rolls pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sky slips a jab from Rolls.
Sky drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rolls throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sky takes a swing at Rolls's ribcage but misses.
Bubba Rolls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sky misses with an uppercut.
Sky has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rolls finds it's way round the side to connect with Sky's head.
Sky lands a jab to the head.
Sky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rolls.
Rolls defending well as Sky loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Sky.
A slow jab from Sky misses its intended target.
Rolls looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rolls uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sky.
Rolls misses with a lunging right hand
and Sky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rolls ducks under a wild hook from Sky.
Rolls feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rolls is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sky wants to stand but Rolls is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolls trying to control but Sky is working from the bottom.
Sky wants to stand and escape but Rolls is having none of it.
Rolls slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sky is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rolls is controlling him.
Rolls slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sky misses with a looping right.
Rolls rushes Sky and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rolls blocks an uppercut.
Rolls wants to take the fight to the mat but Sky manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rolls swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sky.
Sky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sky.
Rolls jumps guard and drags Sky to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sky wants to stand but Rolls has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sky decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sky scores with a shot to the body.
Rolls throws a hook but Sky avoids it easily.
Sky is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sky looks to land a right hand but Rolls moved out of range.
Rolls is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sky with a body shot.
Rolls lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Journey Sky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Rolls's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rolls misses with a straight right.
Sky's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rolls under the eye.
Rolls's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sky connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rolls scrambles back to his feet.
Rolls tries to clinch but Sky is having none of it.
Rolls closes the distance and clinches.
Rolls has clasped his hands together around Sky's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rolls wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sky keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rolls happy to just control the position for now.
Rolls prevents Sky from escaping the position.
Sky tries to escape back to his feet but Rolls has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Sky's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Sky is tapping! Rolls saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bubba Rolls!
A relieved looking Bubba Rolls 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nino Babel (ranked 740 p4p, 1459 weight class) and Isaac Ebe (ranked 90 p4p, 180 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nino Babel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Ebe!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ebe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ebe misses the shot to the body.
Babel appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Babel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ebe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ebe looks to score with a jab to the body but Babel is just out of range.
Babel feinted with a counter takedown.
Ebe stuns Babel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ebe takes a swing at Babel's ribcage but misses.
Ebe throws a big shot that misses.
Babel feinted with a counter takedown.
Babel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body punch from Ebe.
Babel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ebe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Babel staying out of range there.
Babel shoots in for a takedown but Ebe shows good takedown defense.
Ebe misses with a combination
and Babel counters with a single leg into guard. Ebe didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebe looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Babel tries to free his leg and advance position but Ebe is retaining full guard.
Babel wants to control from the top but Ebe keeps moving.
Babel postures up.
Babel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Babel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Babel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ebe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Babel has managed to get both his arms back between Ebe's legs - danger averted.
Ebe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ebe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ebe is continuing to stall.
Babel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ebe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ebe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Babel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ebe pulls Babel in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ebe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Babel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ebe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babel trying to control the position from guard on top but Ebe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ebe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Babel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Babel drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ebe sprawls and moves away.
Babel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Ebe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Babel goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ebe rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Babel's guard! Nice work there by Ebe!
Ebe trying to control the position from guard on top but Babel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Babel is looking for a triangle but Ebe pushes his legs off easily.
Babel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Babel is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ebe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ebe wants to control from the top but Babel keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babel is looking for a triangle but Ebe pushes his legs off easily.
Babel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Isaac Ebe will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ebe leaves Babel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ebe looks to throw the jab but Babel is out of range.
Babel shoots in and bounces Ebe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ebe working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Babel has passed into half guard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ebe wants to control but Babel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ebe is looking to improve his position.
Babel passes to full mount!
Babel wants to control the pace but Ebe is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babel looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Babel avoids the attempt from Ebe to control.
Ebe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ebe wants to hold on but Babel pushes him away.
Ebe tries to reverse the position but Babel maintains control.
Babel with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Babel is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ebe is surviving well by controlling Babel's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babel controlling the pace for now.
Babel avoids the attempt from Ebe to control.
Ebe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Babel avoids the attempt from Ebe to control.
Babel is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ebe can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Babel is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ebe can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ebe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babel is looking to work his way around to Ebe's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Ebe tries to lock up and control but Babel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Babel looking for a guillotine from mount but Ebe is having none of it.
Ebe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ebe tries to lock up and control but Babel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ebe reaches up to try and control the position but Babel seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Ebe rolls and tries to escape and now Babel has his back!
Ebe showing good submission defense here.
Babel working for a choke but Ebe is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebe just trying to survive but Babel is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Babel is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Babel gets his hands free as Ebe looks to control.
Ebe tries to roll but Babel sticks to his back.
Babel is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ebe is defending well though. Babel let's go of the attempt for now.
Babel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ebe can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ebe trying to control the hands but Babel breaks the grip.
Babel is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Babel dominated that second round.
That's time! Babel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Babel shoots in for a takedown but Ebe shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed right hand from Babel misses the target.
Ebe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babel manages to avoid it.
Ebe is looking to land body kicks.
Babel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ebe misses with an uppercut
and Babel counters with a takedown into side control.
Ebe struggling a bit here.
Babel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ebe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Ebe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ebe has one of Babel's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ebe wants to control but Babel postures up.
Babel tries to move to mount but Ebe blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on Ebe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nino Babel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Babel tries for a kimura but Ebe is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Babel wants to control but Ebe is keeping him busy.
Ebe is trying to control Babel's posture but Babel avoids it.
Babel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ebe keeps working.
Babel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Babel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ebe struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebe is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Babel is staying active.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ebe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ebe throws a big shot that misses.
Ebe slaps away a takedown attempt from Babel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice body punch from Ebe.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ebe.
Isaac Ebe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babel dives in and grabs Ebe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ebe pushes down on Babel's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nino Babel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebe lands a jab to the nose.
Ebe keeps Babel at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Ebe misses.
Babel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ebe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Babel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ebe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ebe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Isaac Ebe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ebe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Babel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ebe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Babel scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babel wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isaac Ebe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ebe 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Ebe!
A very excited looking Isaac Ebe 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 Ivan Petrov (ranked 381 p4p, 1285 weight class) and Ricardo P Cruz (ranked 49 p4p, 171 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo P Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov misses with a hook
and P Cruz counters with a one-two to the body.
A shot to the liver by Petrov. Beautiful body shot.
P Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but P Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. P Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov lands a right hook to the body.
P Cruz staying out of range there.
P Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheers as Petrov lands an impressive looking overhand right. P Cruz doesn't seem phased though.
Petrov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Petrov takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Petrov moves out of range of the body kick.
P Cruz throws a wild body kick that Petrov sees coming a mile off.
P Cruz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petrov.
P Cruz takes one to the side of the head.
Petrov slips a jab and a cross from P Cruz.
Petrov fires out a quick counter leg kick but P Cruz just manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from P Cruz.
Petrov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and P Cruz is able to avoid easily.
Petrov tests P Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
P Cruz lands with an uppercut that bounces Petrov off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheers as P Cruz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Petrov doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz looks up at the clock. Bad move! Petrov lands a right hand from hell, dropping P Cruz. Petrov pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Petrov!
Ivan Petrov opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fotos Hasapis (ranked 350 p4p, 758 weight class) and Uwot Meight (ranked 44 p4p, 94 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fotos Hasapis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uwot Meight!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasapis throws a body punch but Meight moves out of range.
Hasapis throws a head kick but Meight moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Meight blocks the low kick.
Meight doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hasapis misses with a head kick.
Hasapis thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Meight on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hasapis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Meight tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hasapis is in Meight's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meight keeping full guard, as Hasapis tries to pass.
Meight avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasapis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hasapis throws a big right hand that misses.
Hasapis won't allow Meight to sweep him here.
Hasapis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Meight can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meight wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hasapis works over Meight with some ground and pound from guard.
Hasapis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Meight's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hasapis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hasapis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hasapis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hasapis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hasapis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hasapis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hasapis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasapis scoring with some ground and pound.
Hasapis trying to control the position from guard on top but Meight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meight has his hands on Hasapis's head, controlling the position.
Hasapis scoring with some ground and pound.
Meight keeping moving, preventing Hasapis from controlling successfully.
Meight really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hasapis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hasapis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hasapis throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasapis throwing strikes from guard but Meight blocks nicely.
Hasapis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Uwot Meight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meight throws a right hand that misses
and Hasapis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hasapis.
Meight is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Meight looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hasapis throws a big elbow that misses.
Hasapis works over Meight with some ground and pound from guard.
Meight is trying to keep Hasapis in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meight wants to sweep here but Hasapis controlling him for the moment.
Hasapis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Meight looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Meight wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hasapis throwing strikes but missing.
Hasapis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fotos Hasapis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hasapis misses with a hook.
Meight slips under a jab.
Hasapis wants to clinch.
Meight gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hasapis looking to sit in guard and control but Meight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasapis working for a triangle but Meight defends it easily.
Hasapis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Meight doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Hasapis is tightening it up a little... Meight has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Meight reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Meight taps out! Nice BJJ there by Hasapis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Fotos Hasapis!
Our winner, Fotos Hasapis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Savisto (ranked 191 p4p, 607 weight class) and Chad Billingsly (ranked 29 p4p, 71 weight class). Chad Billingsly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lasse Savisto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chad Billingsly!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savisto avoids the body shot from Billingsly.
Savisto blocks a jab.
Billingsly throws a right hand that misses
and Savisto decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Billingsly's guard.
Savisto throws a big elbow that misses.
Savisto trying to control but Billingsly is working from the bottom.
Savisto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Billingsly is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Savisto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Billingsly's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savisto trying to control but Billingsly is working from the bottom.
Savisto stays in close to Billingsly's body and controls the position.
Savisto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billingsly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Savisto.
Savisto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Savisto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Billingsly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Savisto landing with the ground and pound.
Savisto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Savisto is looking to work some ground and pound but Billingsly has wrist control.
Savisto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Savisto throwing strikes but missing.
Savisto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Billingsly keeping moving, preventing Savisto from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savisto preventing the sweep.
Savisto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Billingsly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Savisto throws a big elbow that misses.
Savisto throws a big right hand that misses.
Savisto preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savisto stands and throws Billingsly's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Savisto grinds an elbow into Billingsly's temple.
Billingsly is working to avoid the ground and pound but Savisto connects with a decent elbow.
Savisto throws a strike aimed at the side of Billingsly's head but Billingsly avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Billingsly takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Savisto looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Billingsly is avoiding damage well.
Billingsly is looking for a sweep.
Savisto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Savisto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Savisto lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Savisto trying to control the action but Billingsly is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savisto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Billingsly is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Savisto lands some shots froms side control.
Savisto lands a few punches from side control.
Billingsly is rocked!
It looks like Chad Billingsly has been cut.
Savisto lands a big left to the face of Billingsly, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Savisto and another - Billingsly is out! Savisto stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lasse Savisto!
Lasse Savisto retains his heavyweight title!
Lasse Savisto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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