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BCL 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Jovani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spider Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jovani comes to the cage accompanied by Ecstasy of Gold. Spider Machida is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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203 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cesar Jovani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Spider Machida!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Machida.
Jovani blocks a head kick by Machida.
Jovani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Machida defending well as Jovani loads up on a big left hand.
Machida just misses with a punch to the body.
Jovani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machida lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Cesar Jovani has been cut.
Machida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jovani.
Jab from Machida.
Machida wants to land a leg kick but Jovani is out of range.
Jovani throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Machida throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jovani is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida throws a lazy right hand but Jovani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oh Jovani is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jovani is looking to clinch.
Jovani seems to have got his legs back now.
Machida lands a nice shot that snaps Jovani's head back.
Machida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jovani was well out of range. Poor timing from Machida.
Machida is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jovani throws a body kick that misses.
Machida uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jovani has time to react.
Jovani fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machida just misses with a punch to the body.
Machida fails to land with a series of punches.
Jovani doesn't manage to clinch there - Machida circles away.
Machida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Machida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jovani.
A telegraphed right hand from Jovani misses the target.
Jovani tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Machida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Machida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jovani.
Machida takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jovani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machida.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida looks to land a combination. Jovani sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovani gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Machida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jovani.
Jovani takes a swing at Machida's ribcage but misses.
Jovani thows a body shot but no joy.
Machida misses with an attempted mid kick.
Machida throws a head kick that half lands.
Machida moves out of range of the body kick from Jovani.
Machida throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Machida pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jovani back to the cage. Machida follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Machida uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Machida has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Machida bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Machida scores with a hook.
Jovani throws a poor cross that misses
and Machida counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovani moves in looking to clinch but Machida pushes him off.
Jovani is looking to land body kicks.
Machida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jovani has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Machida lands a big head kick that sends Jovani tumbling to the mat! Machida takes a step backwards and waves Jovani back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Machida feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jovani sprawling to the canvas! Jovani rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Machida finish him?!
Cesar Jovani's cut is getting worse.
Jovani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machida.
Jovani gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Machida gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spider Machida!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Venture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meridius is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sexion d'Assaut - Desole . Hank Venture is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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191 lbs
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284 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Venture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius throws a body kick that misses.
Meridius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Venture.
No joy there for Meridius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Venture blocks a leg kick.
Meridius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Meridius misses with a hook.
Venture looks to throw the jab but Meridius is out of range.
Meridius misses with an uppercut.
Venture scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Venture avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Venture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Meridius is not content to let Venture control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venture with the ground and pound but Meridius regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Venture moves into full mount! Meridius won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Venture throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Meridius wants to hold on but Venture pushes him away.
Meridius blocking the ground and pound.
Venture wants to control the pace but Meridius is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venture throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Meridius because Venture loaded up on that one.
Venture unloads with some shots from mount but Meridius bucks and avoids them well.
Venture wants to control but instead Meridius manages to regain half guard.
Meridius trying to control but Venture postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venture working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Meridius's thigh. Meridius counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Venture throws a strike but Meridius rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Venture dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Meridius misses with a wild body shot.
Meridius gets caught flat footed, as Venture shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Venture controls from within his opponent's guard.
Venture stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meridius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Venture fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meridius manages to avoid it.
Meridius comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch lands to the side of Venture 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venture avoids the body shot from Meridius.
Venture thows a body shot but no joy.
Meridius scores with a kick to the midsection.
Venture takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Venture takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Hank Venture has been cut.
Meridius scores with a jab to the body.
Maximus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meridius throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Meridius misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius cracks Venture with a big right hand and Venture goes down!
Venture is rocked!
Meridius sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Meridius won't allow Venture to sweep him here.
Meridius seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Maximus Meridius.
Venture walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Meridius checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maximus Meridius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Venture looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Meridius throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Meridius.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Meridius there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Meridius circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Venture drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Meridius follows Venture to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximus Meridius!
In his post fight interview, Maximus Meridius started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Pumperknickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paivakanni Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
268 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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270 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Pumperknickle!
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, Paivakanni Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pumperknickle gets a double leg takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson looks gassed!
Pumperknickle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pumperknickle stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pumperknickle slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pumperknickle landing a few strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pumperknickle in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Johnson seems a little lost for a moment, as Pumperknickle dominates the positioning.
Pumperknickle working the ground and pound from side control.
Pumperknickle 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.
Pumperknickle controls the position.
Pumperknickle lands a strong strike to the head of Johnson. That's dazed him! Pumperknickle looking to finish here. Johnson is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Pumperknickle lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Pumperknickle!
Tyson Pumperknickle decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Searlas Faolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JonJ Ones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JonJ Ones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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204 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
5 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Searlas Faolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, JonJ Ones!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ones swings widly with a right hand
letting Faolan counter with a right hand.
Faolan tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Faolan.
Ones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Faolan counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Faolan looks at the referee who does nothing so Faolan lands a crushing right that sends Ones to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Searlas Faolan!
Searlas Faolan 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olivier De Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Bernie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Troyer's entrance music is Jay Z - Run This Town. A fine choice. Bryan Bernie has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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272 lbs
22 - 19 - 0 |
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239 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olivier De Troyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Bernie!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Troyer shoots in but Bernie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De Troyer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
De Troyer shoots in and drives through. Bernie sprawls well.
Bernie is looking to clinch but De Troyer is avoiding it.
De Troyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bernie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Bryan Bernie has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Troyer sizes up Bernie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bernie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bernie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bernie looks gassed!
De Troyer lands a jab.
De Troyer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Troyer looks to throw the jab but Bernie is out of range.
De Troyer digs a good body shot into Bernie's ribs.
De Troyer loads up on a big right hand but Bernie slips the punch.
De Troyer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from De Troyer.
Bernie gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! De Troyer gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olivier De Troyer!
Olivier De Troyer decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holden Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakke Pietila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenthal comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Derringer - I Am a Real American. Holden Rosenthal had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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276 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Holden Rosenthal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sakke Pietila!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pietila misses with a body punch
and Rosenthal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pietila rushes Rosenthal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pietila scores a nice knee to the body.
Pietila's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rosenthal lunges at Pietila with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pietila's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pietila drives through and clinches with Rosenthal against the cage.
Rosenthal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pietila is defending well for now.
Pietila breaks from the clinch.
Rosenthal swats away the attempt to clinch by Pietila.
Rosenthal throws a series of punches but Pietila moves out of range.
Pietila moves into range and clinches up with Rosenthal.
Rosenthal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pietila lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rosenthal gets through Pietila's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietila wants to get back to striking at distance but Rosenthal won't allow it.
Rosenthal taking a breather.
Pietila's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pietila fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pietila closes the distance and clinches.
Rosenthal trying to land knees to the body.
Pietila makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Pietila.
Rosenthal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rosenthal has Pietila pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Rosenthal pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pietila tumbling to the mat - Rosenthal dives into Pietila's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rosenthal advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosenthal is thwarting Pietila's attempts to control the position.
Rosenthal stops Pietila from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pietila is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rosenthal frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pietila wants to hold on but Rosenthal pushes him away.
Pietila might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rosenthal kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pietila trying desperately to get to his feet.
Pietila is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal tries to control but Pietila wriggling away.
Rosenthal throwing strikes here but Pietila is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rosenthal lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pietila is in a horrible position here. Rosenthal smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rosenthal tries to control but Pietila wriggling away.
Pietila keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pietila is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietila wants to hold on but Rosenthal pushes him away.
Pietila is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rosenthal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pietila is looking to escape.
Pietila is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosenthal sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sakke Pietila will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rosenthal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rosenthal decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pietila is looking to escape.
Pietila works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pietila wants to get back to his feet but Rosenthal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rosenthal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rosenthal prevents Pietila from getting back to his feet.
Rosenthal throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rosenthal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pietila looking for a guillotine here but Rosenthal defends easily.
Rosenthal wants to control from the top but Pietila keeps moving.
Rosenthal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pietila is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietila wants to control but Rosenthal passes easily into half guard.
Pietila is looking to escape.
Rosenthal passes to side control.
Holden Rosenthal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pietila can't do much from the bottom here.
Rosenthal misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pietila bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal closes the distance and clinches.
Pietila wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rosenthal working aggressively here.
Rosenthal taking a breather.
Rosenthal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rosenthal wants the takedown. Pietila is fighting it off but Rosenthal persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pietila's guard against the cage.
Rosenthal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pietila swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pietila looking for a guillotine here but Rosenthal defends easily.
Rosenthal trying to control the position from guard on top but Pietila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietila is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rosenthal trying to control the position from guard on top but Pietila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rosenthal is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Rosenthal 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!
Pietila moves in looking to clinch but Rosenthal pushes him off.
Pietila is looking to clinch but Rosenthal is avoiding it.
Rosenthal misses with a low kick.
Rosenthal looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rosenthal prevents Pietila from standing back up.
Pietila wants to control but Rosenthal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rosenthal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pietila is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietila is not content to let Rosenthal control the position.
Rosenthal prevents Pietila from standing back up.
Pietila trying to hold on to Rosenthal's head to control him but Rosenthal postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rosenthal works his way into side control.
Pietila tries to escape but Rosenthal is in control.
Rosenthal in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietila is looking for a sweep.
Pietila explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Pietila tries to clinch but Rosenthal moves out of range.
Rosenthal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rosenthal showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosenthal is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pietila is trying to stand up here but Rosenthal is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal is keen to just control but Pietila is a slippery customer.
Rosenthal perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pietila has hold of Rosenthal's hands but Rosenthal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pietila is trying to stand back up but Rosenthal is controlling him
Pietila wants to control but Rosenthal is keeping busy.
Rosenthal trying to control from half guard but Pietila is working away.
Rosenthal lands strikes from half guard.
Pietila is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Rosenthal 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.
Rosenthal prevents Pietila from improving his position.
Pietila trying to get back to full guard but Rosenthal takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Pietila tries to reverse the position but Rosenthal maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Rosenthal showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rosenthal has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Rosenthal!
Holden Rosenthal decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeburdiah Zappatista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zappatista comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Runaway. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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208 lbs
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25
160 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Very quick |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zeburdiah Zappatista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Silver!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zappatista misses with a body kick.
Zappatista shoots in and gets a takedown into Silver's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zappatista pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silver is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silver can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zappatista is working hard here to advance position.
Silver manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zappatista wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zappatista regains half guard.
Zappatista is refusing to be controlled, as Silver sits in half guard.
Zappatista tries to get to full guard but Silver has control of the leg.
Silver wants to take a breather but Zappatista is having none of it.
Silver is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Zappatista manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver is in a horrible position here. Zappatista smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zappatista landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zappatista controlling from the full mount.
Silver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zappatista thowing shots but they're missing.
Silver is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zappatista looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zappatista lands a big elbow.
Zappatista 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.
Zappatista working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zappatista takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zappatista will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zappatista has control of Silver's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silver regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeburdiah Zappatista dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Zappatista scores a takedown into full mount!
Silver avoids a series of strikes thrown by Zappatista.
Zappatista punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silver really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zappatista dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zappatista misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Zappatista has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silver's face.
Zeburdiah Zappatista overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zappatista fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zappatista has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silver's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zappatista wants to control the pace but Silver is squirming around nicely.
Silver really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zappatista looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silver really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zappatista. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zappatista cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silver in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zappatista is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver can do to turn this around?
Zappatista postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silver looks a forlorn figure.
Silver tries to hold on but Zappatista pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zappatista fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silver can't escape the position.
Zappatista controlling from the full mount.
Zappatista scoring with strikes but Silver is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silver is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zappatista takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Zappatista.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zappatista lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zappatista lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zappatista takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zappatista wants to control the pace but Silver is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeburdiah Zappatista dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Zappatista thows a body kick. Silver tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silver misses with a hook. Zappatista ducked under it nicely.
Zappatista darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zappatista fails with a takedown attempt.
Zappatista swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Zappatista looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zappatista moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zappatista.
Silver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zappatista bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zappatista closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silver circles away.
Zappatista connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Silver to the floor! Zappatista dives in looking for the finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zappatista passes the guard and advances to mount!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zappatista with the ground and pound from mount.
Silver is rocked!
Silver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnny Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silver takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zappatista with a couple of short strikes.
Silver is still in real trouble! Can Zappatista finish him?
Zappatista controlling from the full mount.
Zappatista lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zappatista with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Silver seems to have recovered his senses.
Zappatista looking to finish Silver with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silver!
Zappatista is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Silver goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Zappatista!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zeburdiah Zappatista!
In his post fight interview, Zeburdiah Zappatista started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuyo Hayate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armoton Armo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armo has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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229 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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299 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tatsuyo Hayate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armoton Armo!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayate avoids the head kick by Armo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hayate!
Armo tries to land a front kick but Hayate steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Armo looks gassed!
Armo drops his hands momentarily and Hayate takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Armoton Armo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Armo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayate misses with a low kick.
Hayate scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hayate scores with a push kick.
Hayate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Armo 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.
Hayate throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hayate is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Armo hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tatsuyo Hayate!
Tatsuyo Hayate bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Silvain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punchy McPunches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. 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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25
237 lbs
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30
323 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiago Silvain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Punchy McPunches!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPunches tries to move into range but Silvain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silvain staying out of range there.
McPunches throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silvain on the side of the head.
It looks like Tiago Silvain has been cut.
Silvain misses with a straight left.
McPunches throws a series of punches but Silvain avoids them all with ease.
Silvain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McPunches on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from McPunches.
The fighters circling - McPunches throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silvain lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silvain attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silvain missing with a left hand there. McPunches was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silvain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good standup being displayed there by Silvain as he connects with a hook.
Silvain misses with a straight left.
Silvain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - McPunches throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Silvain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silvain scores with a jab to the body.
Silvain slips under a jab from McPunches.
McPunches swings widly with a right hand
and Silvain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McPunches looks gassed!
Silvain misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by McPunches.
McPunches swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silvain.
Silvain lands a nice leg kick that just misses McPunches's sensitive parts.
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!
McPunches takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silvain lands a nice hook to McPunches's body. McPunches takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McPunches walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silvain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McPunches tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McPunches throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silvain tests McPunches's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silvain misses with an uppercut.
Silvain lands with a kick to the ribs.
McPunches has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McPunches there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silvain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silvain tries a head kick but it misses.
Silvain lands a jab.
McPunches is rocked!
Silvain keeps McPunches at a distance using the push kick.
McPunches is still on wobbly legs! Can Silvain finish him?
Silvain explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McPunches gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Silvain gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiago Silvain!
A very excited looking Tiago Silvain rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignatious Hashisha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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188 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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295 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikolai Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ignatious Hashisha!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Hashisha.
Hashisha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Hashisha slips under a jab from Volkov.
Hashisha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volkov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Volkov tries to clinch there but Hashisha circles away.
Hashisha loads up on a big right hand but Volkov slips the punch.
Hashisha scores with a nice right hand.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Volkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Hashisha misses.
Volkov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hashisha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hashisha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Volkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hashisha works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Volkov checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashisha moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Volkov misses its intended target.
Hashisha scores with a sloppy right hand. Volkov should have avoided that one.
Volkov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hashisha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Volkov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hashisha ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
Volkov missing with a left hand there. Hashisha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hashisha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hashisha manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hashisha misses with an uppercut. Volkov saw that one coming.
Hashisha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hashisha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashisha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hashisha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A right-left combo lands from Volkov.
Volkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hashisha.
Hashisha throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hashisha.
Nice defenses there by Hashisha.
Hashisha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Volkov catches Hashisha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hashisha walks into a left hand.
Hashisha jabs Volkov right on the nose. Volkov blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Volkov blocks the low kick.
Hashisha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Volkov. That snapped Hashisha's head back.
Volkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hashisha.
Volkov throws a combination. Hashisha tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Volkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hashisha.
Hashisha fails to land with a series of punches.
Volkov misses with a wild body shot.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hashisha.
Hashisha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Volkov lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Volkov loads up on a big right hand but Hashisha slips the punch.
Volkov misses with a hook. Hashisha ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Volkov.
Hashisha connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Volkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hashisha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hashisha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Volkov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Volkov throws a shot from downtown. Hashisha moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Volkov misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hashisha looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Hashisha tries to work over Volkov's front leg with a kick but Volkov checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hashisha. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Volkov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hashisha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nikolai Volkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Volkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hashisha misses with a leg kick.
Hashisha moves out of range of the strikes.
Hashisha thows a body shot but no joy.
Volkov scores with a nice strike.
Hashisha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Volkov tries to score with a low kick but Hashisha moves his leg out of the way.
Volkov loads up on a big right hand but Hashisha slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Hashisha. Those never looked like landing.
Hashisha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.
Hashisha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Volkov blocks the low kick.
Volkov swinging wildly here.
Volkov moves out of range of the strikes.
Volkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hashisha takes one on the button.
Hashisha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hashisha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Volkov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hashisha checks a leg kick.
Hashisha missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hashisha slips a jab and a cross from Volkov.
Hashisha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hashisha moves out of range of the body kick.
Hashisha lands a slapping body shot.
Hashisha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice straight punches there by Hashisha. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hashisha.
Hashisha misses the shot to the body.
Hashisha walks into a jab.
Hashisha staying out of range there.
Hashisha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Volkov at a distance.
Hashisha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away.
Hashisha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hashisha circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with an uppercut.
Volkov throws a solid leg kick but Hashisha takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Volkov.
Volkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hashisha.
Volkov misses with a hook.
Hashisha throws an overhand right that lands on Volkov's shoulder, as Volkov tries to avoid the shot.
Volkov misses with a left hand
and Hashisha counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hashisha cracks Volkov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Volkov throws a big shot that misses.
Hashisha just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Volkov misses
letting Hashisha counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov tries to land a leg kick but Hashisha saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hashisha takes a swing at Volkov's ribcage but misses.
Hashisha throws a big shot that misses.
Volkov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hashisha circles away quickly and effectively.
Volkov moves away from the strike by Hashisha.
Hashisha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Volkov closes the distance and pushes Hashisha back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Hashisha.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hashisha - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Volkov stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ignatious Hashisha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Volkov misses with an uppercut. Hashisha saw that one coming.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hashisha misses with a body shot.
Hashisha slips under a jab from Volkov.
Hashisha 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.
Hashisha connects with a looping right hand.
Hashisha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hashisha swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hashisha misses the target.
Hashisha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov checks the leg kick.
Hashisha finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hashisha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Volkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Hashisha.
Hashisha moves out of range as Volkov strikes.
Volkov misses with a few strikes there.
Hashisha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hashisha fails to land with a series of punches.
Volkov throws a jab when Hashisha was well out of range.
Hashisha scores with a nice strike.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hashisha moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov blocks a jab.
Hashisha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hashisha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hashisha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hashisha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hashisha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hashisha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Volkov.
Volkov throws a hook but Hashisha avoids it easily.
Hashisha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hashisha moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashisha lands a nice looking body shot.
Volkov lands a jab to the nose.
Hashisha misses with a low kick.
Volkov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hashisha avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Volkov clinches.
Volkov leaning against his opponent.
Hashisha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov keeps control of Hashisha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Volkov - that landed with a thud.
Hashisha is trying to break the clinch but Volkov has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Volkov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volkov controlling the action here for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ignatious Hashisha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hashisha 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ignatious Hashisha!
Ignatious Hashisha bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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