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HFA 29 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Burzum (ranked 3193 p4p, 5287 weight class) and Abel Holloway (ranked 348 p4p, 487 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Maximus Burzum has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Maximus Burzum seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Burzum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abel Holloway!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burzum fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Burzum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burzum definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Holloway lands a head kick. Burzum smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
 It looks like Maximus Burzum has been cut.
Holloway misses with a lunging right hand
and Burzum counters with a stiff right hand.
Holloway scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Burzum steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Holloway. That one must have hurt.
Holloway misses with a double jab
and Burzum counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burzum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holloway throws a chopping leg kick but Burzum manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good work by Burzum as he checks the leg kick.
Holloway connects with the punch.
Burzum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holloway moves away.
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!
Holloway misses with a low kick as Burzum jumps back.
Holloway throws a body punch but Burzum moves out of range.
Holloway looks to throw the jab but Burzum is out of range.
Burzum was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloway throws a leg kick
and Burzum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holloway throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burzum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holloway throws a shot from downtown. Burzum moves away and avoids it.
Burzum tries to clinch but Holloway moves out of range.
Holloway cracks Burzum with an open hand slap.
Holloway lands a leg kick that knocks Burzum off balance momentarily.
Holloway looks to land a left hand but Burzum moved out of range nicely.
Burzum forces Holloway back against the cage and clinches.
Holloway tries to throw a body punch but Burzum avoids it by throwing Holloway back against the cage.
Holloway breaks the clinch.
Burzum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abel Holloway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holloway throws a leg kick
and Burzum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holloway throws a low kick but Burzum avoids it.
Burzum closes this distance looking for a takedown but Holloway circles away.
Burzum jabs Holloway to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burzum moves away from the strike by Holloway.
Holloway with a nice calf kick.
Holloway darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holloway throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Burzum scores with a jab to the body.
Holloway tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holloway looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burzum shoots in looking for a takedown. Holloway tries to sprawl out of it but Burzum keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holloway manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Holloway looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Holloway has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Burzum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burzum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holloway.
Burzum dives in for a single leg takedown but Holloway sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Holloway flicks out a counter leg kick but Burzum steps away.
Burzum is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Holloway stops a takedown attempt from Burzum.
Holloway manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holloway throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burzum.
Holloway with a nice calf kick.
Holloway tries to land a leg kick but Burzum saw it coming and moves away.
Burzum checks a leg kick.
Holloway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holloway misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Burzum was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Holloway.
Holloway connects with a solid leg kick.
Holloway lands with a right hand.
Holloway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holloway tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burzum throws a hook but Holloway avoids it easily.
Burzum on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Burzum avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Holloway lands a leg kick that knocks Burzum off balance momentarily.
Burzum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holloway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burzum checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Holloway throws a push kick but Burzum slaps the foot to one side.
Burzum lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burzum looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Holloway seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Burzum won't allow Holloway to get back to his feet.
Holloway has his hands on Burzum's head, controlling the position.
Holloway trying to keep a closed guard but Burzum is proving a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Holloway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Burzum's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Holloway lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burzum doesn't seem phased though.
Burzum's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Burzum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holloway.
Holloway throws a leg kick but Burzum sees it coming and moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Burzum tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holloway goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Holloway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holloway throws a hook but Burzum blocks it.
Holloway throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burzum shoots for a double leg takedown but Holloway sprawls well. He's pushed Burzum's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Holloway throws a leg kick which misses Burzum's front leg but catches the back leg as Burzum tries to avoid it.
Burzum ducks under a wild hook from Holloway.
Burzum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holloway throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Holloway takes one to the side of the head.
Burzum takes one on the button.
Abel Holloway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Burzum blocks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Holloway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloway throws an off balance right hand
and Burzum counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Burzum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burzum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holloway flicks out a counter leg kick but Burzum steps away.
Both fighters circling a little - Holloway finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Holloway does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Holloway stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holloway wants it to stay on the feet.
Burzum shoots in for a takedown but Holloway shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Burzum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holloway wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Holloway walks into a straight right hand from Burzum.
Burzum is looking to wear down Holloway with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Burzum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holloway.
Holloway misses with a leg kick.
Burzum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Holloway lands a nice shot that snaps Burzum's head back.
Maximus Burzum's cut is getting worse.
Holloway tries to work over Burzum's front leg with a kick but Burzum checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holloway misses with a low kick.
Holloway attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Burzum moves in looking to clinch but Holloway pushes him off.
Holloway with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Holloway thumps Burzum with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holloway scoring well with a low kick there.
Burzum checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Holloway lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Burzum has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burzum and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burzum swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Holloway misses with a body shot.
Burzum walks into a stiff left hand from Holloway.
Holloway with a nice calf kick.
A clash of legs there as Burzum blocks the low kick.
Burzum takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Holloway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holloway pushes Burzum away with a front kick.
Burzum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Abel Holloway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burzum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holloway is looking to slow Burzum down with leg kicks.
A low kick lands for Holloway.
Burzum moves out of range of the body kick from Holloway.
Holloway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burzum moves away.
Holloway throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Burzum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holloway.
Holloway looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Holloway throws a low kick but Burzum moves out of range easily.
Holloway throws a hook to the side of Burzum's head but Burzum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burzum tries for a takedown but Holloway circles away easily
and Holloway counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holloway uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Holloway throws a leg kick
and Burzum counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick lands for Holloway.
Holloway misses with a double jab
and Burzum counters with a nice body shot.
Burzum staying out of range there.
Holloway throws a leg kick but Burzum checks it.
Burzum shoots in and drives through. Holloway sprawls well.
Burzum shoots in but Holloway avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Holloway throws a body punch but Burzum moves out of range.
Holloway throws a leg kick but Burzum moved away.
Holloway cracks Burzum with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Holloway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maximus Burzum's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Holloway tries to keep at a distance but Burzum has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maximus Burzum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burzum has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Holloway after a bit of a struggle.
Holloway lands a nice shot to the body.
Burzum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burzum tries for a takedown but Holloway manages to get underhooks.
Burzum prevents a body shot from Holloway.
Holloway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holloway lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holloway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burzums head.
Holloway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burzum's elbow.
Holloway manages to break the clinch.
Holloway feints and then cracks Burzum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burzum down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burzum takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burzum takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burzum keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick from Holloway, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloway throws a low kick but Burzum avoids it.
Holloway looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice uppercut there from Holloway.
A big right from Holloway misses.
Holloway looks to throw the jab but Burzum is out of range.
Burzum swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burzum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holloway.
Holloway misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Burzum to counter with a crisp jab.
Burzum shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holloway sprawls well. Holloway wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burzum gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Burzum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holloway looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burzum checks a leg kick nicely.
Holloway finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Holloway as he connects with a hook.
Maximus Burzum's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holloway thumps Burzum with a low kick.
Burzum fails with a takedown attempt.
A shot to the body from Burzum misses
enabling Holloway to counter with a crisp jab.
Burzum will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holloway cracks Burzum with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Burzum looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Holloway finish him?
 Burzum is rocked!
A nice leg kick from Holloway, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Burzum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holloway swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burzum seems to have got his legs back now.
Holloway throws a low kick but Burzum avoids it.
Burzum takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jeez, Maximus Burzum's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Holloway works the jab nicely.
Burzum misses with a takedown attempt - Holloway sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burzum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holloway lets loose with a powerful body kick. Burzum will feel that in the morning.
Burzum throws a poor cross that misses
and Holloway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Maximus Burzum's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Abel Holloway!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between What I Should Of Saved (ranked 3129 p4p, 3189 weight class) and Valiente Del Toro (ranked 335 p4p, 342 weight class). Valiente Del Toro will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, What I Should Of Saved!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Valiente Del Toro!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Toro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Del Toro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Should Of Saved misses the target.
Should Of Saved throws the left hand but Del Toro avoids the punch easily.
Del Toro misses with a wild body shot.
Should Of Saved throwing a counter right hand but Del Toro manages to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Should Of Saved has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Del Toro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Should Of Saved.
Should Of Saved throws a hook to the side of Del Toro's head but Del Toro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Should Of Saved misses with a lunging right hand
and Del Toro counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like What I Should Of Saved has been cut.
Del Toro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Should Of Saved under the eye.
Should Of Saved is rocked!
Del Toro scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Should Of Saved is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slapping leg kick lands for Del Toro.
Del Toro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Should Of Saved seems to have got his legs back now.
Del Toro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Should Of Saved.
Should Of Saved misses with a hook. Del Toro ducked under it nicely.
Del Toro tries a quick counter leg kick but Should Of Saved is wise to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Should Of Saved connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Should Of Saved takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Del Toro drops Should Of Saved with a naaaaasty hook - Should Of Saved is in real trouble here! Del Toro dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valiente Del Toro!
After winning the bout, Valiente Del Toro 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elliot Stabler (ranked 4381 p4p, 3245 weight class) and Urijah Stanton (ranked 415 p4p, 347 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elliot Stabler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urijah Stanton!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stabler.
Stabler throws a good cross that connects.
Stanton ducks under a wild hook from Stabler.
Stanton is looking for the big counter here.
Stanton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A lazy left from Stabler finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stabler throws the left hand but Stanton avoids the punch easily.
Stanton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stabler missing with a left hand there. Stanton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stabler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stanton's hands.
Stabler lands with a nice body punch.
Stabler drops Stanton with a beautiful combination! Stanton stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stabler is looking for the KO!
 Stanton is rocked!
 It looks like Urijah Stanton has been cut.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Stabler engages and cracks Stanton with a massive lead left hook - Stanton tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Stabler is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elliot Stabler!
An out of breath and clearly excited Elliot Stabler thanked Hype Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Whelan (ranked 3201 p4p, 3275 weight class) and Splash Tetra (ranked 368 p4p, 375 weight class). Tetra has chosen Splash - Championxiii as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Whelan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Splash Tetra!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whelan connects with the punch.
Whelan jabs Tetra to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whelan takes one on the button.
A clash of legs there as Whelan blocks the low kick.
A left and a right from Whelan both land. Nice combination.
Tetra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whelan lands with a nice body punch.
Whelan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whelan looks to land a left hand but Tetra moved out of range nicely.
Tetra looks to land a body kick but Whelan moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whelan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Whelan connects with a body shot.
Tetra misses with a low kick.
Whelan has closed the distance and engaged Tetra in a clinch.
Tetra can't find room to land a body shot as Whelan controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Whelan fails to land.
Tetra struggles to land a body shot inside as Whelan controls his hands.
Whelan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whelan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whelan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tetra blocks it with crossed arms.
Whelan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tetra.
Tetra is working Whelan over against the cage.
Whelan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tetra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tetra gets through Whelan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Tetra.
Tetra struggles to land a body shot inside as Whelan controls his hands.
Tetra avoiding damage as Whelan throws knees to the body.
Tetra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whelan backwards.
Tetra has a couple of punches blocked by Whelan.
Whelan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Whelan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tetra breaks from the clinch.
Whelan is looking to wear down Tetra with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tetra throws a hook to the side of Whelan's head but Whelan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whelan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tetra on the side of the head.
Tetra pushes Whelan away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tetra looks for the body kick but Whelan saw that one coming.
Whelan is looking to counter punch.
Whelan throws a shot from downtown. Tetra moves away and avoids it.
Tetra throws a sloppy head kick and Whelan moves out of range easily.
Tetra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whelan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tetra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Whelan misses.
Tetra throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sean Whelan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whelan. Tetra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tetra goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Whelan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tetra throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetra throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Whelan counter with a right hand.
Whelan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whelan misses with a looping right.
Whelan just misses with a punch to the body.
Tetra misses with a kick to the body.
Tetra has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Whelan checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Whelan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Whelan moves into the clinch successfully.
Tetra can't find room to land a body shot as Whelan controls the action.
Whelan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tetra tries a body shot but Whelan blocks it.
Tetra tries to work over Whelan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whelan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tetra's face.
Tetra is rocked!
Whelan with a knee to the head.
Tetra is still on wobbly legs! Can Whelan finish him?
Whelan lands a big knee! That's hurt Tetra! Oh, he's all over the place! Whelan lands another knee that sends Tetra to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Whelan!
A victorious Sean Whelan 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Bingo Fat (ranked 2465 p4p, 4570 weight class) and Lamont Banner (ranked 210 p4p, 324 weight class). Lamont Banner acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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145
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153
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bingo Fat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lamont Banner!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fat lands a nice hook to Banner's body. Banner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Banner lands with a nice body punch.
Banner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fat lands a nice looking body shot.
No joy there for Banner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fat moves out of range as Banner strikes.
Banner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fat.
Fat looks to land a combination. Banner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Lamont Banner has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fat circles away quickly and effectively.
Fat lands a nice hook to Banner's body. Banner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No joy there for Banner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fat connects with a body shot that sends Banner's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banner.
Fat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Banner! But no joy.
Banner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fat is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Banner! But no joy.
Fat looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
Banner misses with a body shot
enabling Fat to counter with a crisp jab.
Banner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good exchange - Fat coming out on top.
Fat cracks Banner with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Banner looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Fat finish him?
Banner is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fat catches Banner with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Banner forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bingo Fat!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Brooks (ranked 2948 p4p, 3390 weight class) and Brock Duncan (ranked 169 p4p, 189 weight class). Brooks comes into the arena with Stronger - Kanye West blaring out of the sound system. 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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144
4 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terrell Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brock Duncan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duncan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brooks as he avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Brooks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brooks looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Duncan loads up on a big right hand but Brooks slips the punch.
Duncan fails with the takedown
and Brooks counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Duncan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brooks is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Terrell Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Duncan.
Duncan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duncan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Duncan tries for a takedown but Brooks manages to get underhooks.
Brooks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duncan's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duncan tries to score a body lock takedown but Brooks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Duncan tries for a takedown but Brooks manages to get underhooks.
Duncan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brooks gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duncan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brooks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
Duncan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brooks pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Duncan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brooks gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brooks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duncan backwards.
Duncan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brooks prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brooks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brooks is pressed up against the cage. Duncan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brooks down to the mat. Brooks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Duncan throws a body shot but no joy.
Brooks seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Duncan jabs Brooks right on the nose. Brooks blinks but takes it well.
Brooks slips under a jab.
Duncan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brooks seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duncan. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks is looking to counter the offense by Duncan and move into the clinch.
Duncan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Duncan with a poor takedown
and Brooks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brooks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Duncan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brooks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Duncan throws an off balance right hand
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duncan misses the shot to the body.
Duncan misses with a takedown attempt - Brooks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks slips under a jab from Duncan.
Duncan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brooks sprawls well. Brooks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Duncan gets slowly back to his feet.
Brooks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Duncan misses with a looping left.
Duncan throws a jab but it's blocked by Brooks.
Brooks stuffs the takedown.
Brooks seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Duncan throws a big shot that misses.
Brooks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Brooks enables Duncan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Brooks manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Brooks throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Brooks 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.
Duncan throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brooks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duncan lands a couple of digs.
Duncan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brooks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Duncan content to stall in guard here.
Duncan stands up over Brooks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duncan landing some decent shots from guard.
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 Terrell Brooks will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Duncan throws an off balance right hand
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
Duncan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duncan dives in for a single leg takedown but Brooks sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Duncan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've been informed that Duncan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Duncan chips away with some ground and pound.
Duncan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brooks's head.
Duncan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Duncan stands up over Brooks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duncan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Duncan distracts Brooks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brooks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brooks tries to get out of the position.
Duncan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Duncan cracks Brooks with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan stands up over Brooks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Duncan landing with the ground and pound.
Duncan connects with a couple of short punches.
Duncan trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooks will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Duncan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Duncan from controlling successfully.
Duncan is working Brooks over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Duncan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Duncan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brooks's head.
Duncan chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan passes into half guard.
Duncan slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duncan slips a nice elbow through Brooks's hands, connecting with Brooks's forehead.
Duncan is nestled in close to Brooks, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Duncan slips a nice elbow through Brooks's hands, connecting with Brooks's forehead.
Duncan working over Brooks with some ground and pound. Brooks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Duncan lands a nice short elbow.
Duncan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Duncan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Duncan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Duncan lands a nice short elbow.
Duncan winds up and cracks Brooks with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brooks is rocked!
Duncan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oh Brooks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duncan controlling the action here.
Duncan scores with a big shot! Brooks's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Brooks! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Duncan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Broken Hope (ranked 2139 p4p, 2943 weight class) and Man O War (ranked 264 p4p, 345 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying O War's choice of entrance music: Cult Of Personality - Living Color. Broken Hope could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Man O War's chin.
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173
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Counter fighter
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Broken Hope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Man O War!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. O War darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O War takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O War misses with a body shot
and Hope counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O War is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
O War lands a jab to the head.
O War tests Hope's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O War misses with a body shot.
We've been informed that O War 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.
Hope looks to land a left hand but O War moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Hope misses.
A countering left hand to the body from O War misses.
O War connects with a right that clearly hurt Hope. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as O War proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Hope collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Man O War!
A very excited looking Man O War 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ceasar El Toro Iii (ranked 2119 p4p, 2524 weight class) and Madden Velez (ranked 238 p4p, 277 weight class). Ceasar El Toro Iii could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Madden Velez's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ceasar El Toro Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Madden Velez!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velez tries to clinch up but El Toro Iii circles away and keeps his distance.
Velez throws a hook to the side of El Toro Iii's head but El Toro Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
El Toro Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velez moves away.
Velez throws a body shot but no joy.
El Toro Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Velez wants to clinch
and El Toro Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
El Toro Iii scores with a nice right hand.
El Toro Iii loads up on a big right hand but Velez slips the punch.
Velez scores with a body shot.
Velez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro Iii uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
El Toro Iii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Velez staying out of range there.
Velez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling El Toro Iii to score with a decent uppercut.
El Toro Iii throws an off balance right hand
and Velez counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Velez.
Velez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from El Toro Iii.
Velez moves into the clinch.
El Toro Iii throws a punch but it's blocked by Velez.
Velez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Velez punishes El Toro Iii's body with a nice straight punch.
Velez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Velez misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from El Toro Iii misses its intended target.
El Toro Iii moves out of range as Velez strikes.
El Toro Iii throws a hook but Velez blocks it.
Velez slips under a jab from El Toro Iii.
Velez's corner calls for a 1-2. Velez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Ceasar El Toro Iii has been cut.
El Toro Iii misses the jab.
Velez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down El Toro Iii rather than just go for the knockout.
El Toro Iii connects with a looping right hand.
Velez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from El Toro Iii.
Velez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from El Toro Iii with a body shot.
Velez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as El Toro Iii throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from El Toro Iii.
Velez looks to land a left hand but El Toro Iii moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velez lands a body shot.
Velez slips a jab from El Toro Iii.
Velez throws out a counter right but El Toro Iii avoids it with no problem.
El Toro Iii takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Velez moves away from the strike by El Toro Iii.
El Toro Iii throws a hook but Velez blocks it.
El Toro Iii throws a lazy uppercut
and Velez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Velez connects with a single shot there.
Velez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Velez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Velez misses the shot to the body.
El Toro Iii defending well as Velez loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from El Toro Iii. Those never looked like landing.
Velez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from El Toro Iii with a body shot.
Velez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
El Toro Iii is rocked!
El Toro Iii swings widly with a right hand
and Velez counters with a nice body shot.
Oh El Toro Iii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice defenses there by Velez.
El Toro Iii seems to have got his legs back now.
El Toro Iii looks to land a right hand but Velez moved out of range.
A slow jab from El Toro Iii misses its intended target.
El Toro Iii takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Velez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from El Toro Iii.
It seemed like Velez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
El Toro Iii is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Velez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Velez swings away with a body shot that misses
and El Toro Iii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Velez throws the left hand but El Toro Iii avoids the punch easily.
Velez moves out of range as El Toro Iii strikes.
El Toro Iii on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Velez takes a swing at El Toro Iii's ribcage but misses.
Velez throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Velez.
A decent looking cross lands there for Velez.
El Toro Iii throws a lazy uppercut
and Velez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Velez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velez clinches.
Velez manages to break the clinch.
Velez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
El Toro Iii takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big left from El Toro Iii misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Velez! But no joy.
Velez scores with a hook.
El Toro Iii throws a jab but it's blocked by Velez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
El Toro Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El Toro Iii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Velez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Madden Velez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ceasar El Toro Iii's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
El Toro Iii throws a head kick that misses.
Velez misses with a wild body shot.
Madden Velez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Velez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
El Toro Iii scores with a head kick.
Velez misses the jab.
El Toro Iii takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
El Toro Iii swats away the attempt to clinch by Velez.
El Toro Iii walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Velez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velez tries to clinch but El Toro Iii moves away
and El Toro Iii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Velez.
El Toro Iii throws a shot from downtown. Velez moves away and avoids it.
El Toro Iii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Velez.
El Toro Iii misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velez throws a big shot that misses.
El Toro Iii scores with a head kick. Velez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Velez misses with a wild body shot.
El Toro Iii misses with a jab to the body
and Velez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
El Toro Iii is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
El Toro Iii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Velez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Velez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches El Toro Iii on the side of the head.
Velez cracks El Toro Iii with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! El Toro Iii looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Velez finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Toro Iii moves away.
Velez swings for the body but El Toro Iii moves out of range.
Velez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and El Toro Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
El Toro Iii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Velez throws a sloppy body shot
and El Toro Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
El Toro Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Velez throws out the jab.
El Toro Iii is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro Iii throws a lazy right hand but Velez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
El Toro Iii avoids the body shot from Velez.
Velez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Velez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Velez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like El Toro Iii was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
El Toro Iii throws a shot from downtown. Velez moves away and avoids it.
Velez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
El Toro Iii throws a shot from downtown. Velez moves away and avoids it.
Velez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits El Toro Iiis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Velez slips under a jab.
Velez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Velez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
El Toro Iii scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
El Toro Iii gets tackled into the cage by Velez. Velez maintains the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Velez 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.
Velez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Velez.
Velez working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velez throws a punch but it's blocked by El Toro Iii.
Velez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Velez misses its intended target.
Velez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
El Toro Iii misses with a hook.
El Toro Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Velez.
Velez moves into range and connects with a jab.
El Toro Iii throws out a loose jab but Velez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Velez throws an off balance right hand
and El Toro Iii counters with a straight right hand.
Velez is rocked!
El Toro Iii looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Velez throws a poor cross that misses
and El Toro Iii counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ceasar El Toro Iii!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Soo Young Yoo (ranked 1660 p4p, 1819 weight class) and Naoya Li (ranked 113 p4p, 122 weight class). Naoya Li looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Soo Young Yoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoya Li!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li lands a jab.
Yoo catches Li with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Li with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yoo to score with a decent uppercut.
Yoo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Li.
Li attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yoo blocks a head kick by Li.
Li throws a series of punches but Yoo moves out of range.
Naoya Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoo avoids the head kick by Li.
Yoo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li throws a hook to the side of Yoo's head but Yoo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yoo feinted with a counter takedown.
Yoo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Li has time to react.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoo feints and as Li raises his hands in defense, Yoo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yoo wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Yoo passes into half guard.
Yoo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Li knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yoo thows a huge punch but Li dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yoo in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li tries to get to full guard but Yoo has control of the leg.
Li is in trouble now - Yoo has advanced to mount!
Li looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Yoo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Li's face.
Yoo controlling from the full mount.
Yoo has hold of Li's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Li manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Li tries to hold on but Yoo postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Li can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yoo working for a guillotine from mount but Li is in no mood to give up.
Yoo trying to control but Li is having none of it.
Yoo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Yoo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yoo working the ground and pound effectively.
Yoo trying to control but Li is having none of it.
Yoo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yoo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoo with the ground and pound from mount.
Li felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Li tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yoo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Li is looking to escape.
Yoo controlling his opponent.
Yoo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Li is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Soo Young Yoo 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.
Li fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoo manages to avoid it.
Yoo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Li waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoo.
Li takes one on the button.
Li pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Li throws a nice looking combination but Yoo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Li takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoo goes for a double leg but Li avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Li continues to drive forward.
Yoo is working for takedown but Li is calmly controlling the position for now.
Li is breathing heavily.
Yoo wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soo Young Yoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoo wants to take the fight to the mat but Li manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yoo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Yoo wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Yoo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Li keeping moving, preventing Yoo from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yoo controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoo wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Li misses with a double jab
and Yoo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yoo moves nicely into side control.
Yoo tries for a kimura but Li is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoo lands an elbow.
Yoo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Li, who protects the arm well.
Li tries to buck Yoo off but Yoo is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Li's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Li is letting Yoo control him for a moment.
Yoo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Li has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Yoo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Li keeps working.
Yoo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yoo scoring with punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Soo Young Yoo dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Li.
Li has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yoo finds it's way round the side to connect with Li's head.
A cross from Yoo lands.
Yoo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Naoya Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li misses the shot to the body.
Li doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yoo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Li can do to turn this around?
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Yoo.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Li throws a hook but Yoo avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoo is just out of range.
Naoya Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoo shoots in for a takedown but Li shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yoo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yoo showed some decent athleticism there.
Yoo is thwarting Li's attempts to control the position.
Soo Young Yoo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yoo seems to be looking for submissions.
Yoo trying to control the action but Li is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Yoo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Yoo wants to control but Li is keeping him busy.
Yoo controlling the action here.
Li tries to roll over but Yoo keeps him under control.
Yoo moves into full mount! Li won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to improve his position but Yoo has taken his back! Yoo has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Li tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Yoo pushes Li away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Soo Young Yoo!
Soo Young Yoo 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerk McWanker (ranked 1315 p4p, 2147 weight class) and Grapple King Keaton (ranked 170 p4p, 257 weight class). McWanker comes to the cage accompanied by Im A Wanker. Jerk McWanker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerk McWanker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Grapple King Keaton!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keaton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Keaton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Keaton shoots in looking for a takedown. McWanker tries to sprawl out of it but Keaton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McWanker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McWanker attempts a counter takedown but Keaton avoids it well and moves away.
McWanker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Keaton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Keaton looking to pass the guard.
Keaton wants to control from the top but McWanker keeps moving.
McWanker working for a triangle but Keaton defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keaton looking to improve position, pressing down on McWanker's thigh with his hand. McWanker seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Keaton paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Keaton's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! McWanker picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jerk McWanker!
Post fight, an emotional Jerk McWanker said 'I just touched this boy, pause. Im coming for that ass. I love sniffing crotches man im getting such a testosterone boost. I LOVE CROTCHES'.
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