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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kiser Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kilian O Donnel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sosa comes to the cage accompanied by Fantasy. Kilian O Donnel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kiser Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kilian O Donnel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sosa checks the leg kick.
Sosa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Donnel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sosa misses with a series of wild punches.
O Donnel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
O Donnel blocks a head kick by Sosa.
Kiser Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sosa misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Sosa.
Sosa throws a head kick but O Donnel moves out of range.
Sosa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
O Donnel controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnel is looking for a sweep. Sosa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sosa tries to pass to full mount but O Donnel defends it.
Sosa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
O Donnel controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Sosa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
O Donnel wants to improve his position but Sosa is controlling well.
O Donnel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sosa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sosa's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa takes a big shot to the side of the head.
O Donnel trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
O Donnel has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Sosa.
O Donnel looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Sosa is controlling O Donnel 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sosa preventing the sweep.
O Donnel is trying to keep Sosa in close.
Sosa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sosa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnel trying to keep a closed guard but Sosa is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O Donnel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
O Donnel trying to control the position.
Sosa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
O Donnel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sosa circles away quickly and effectively.
Sosa throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Sosa.
Sosa throws a combination that misses
and O Donnel counters with a solid body kick.
Sosa is breathing heavily.
O Donnel's corner calls for a 1-2. O Donnel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa slips a jab and a cross from O Donnel.
O Donnel avoids the body shot from Sosa.
Sosa wants to clinch but O Donnel slips to the side
and O Donnel counters with a three punch combo that has Sosa backing up. Sosa nods at O Donnel to acknowledge the strikes.
O Donnel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sosa closes the distance and clinches up with O Donnel, looking for a takedown. Sosa pushes O Donnel against the cage but O Donnel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
O Donnel throws a series of punches but Sosa moves out of range.
Sosa throws the left hand but O Donnel avoids the punch easily.
Sosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from O Donnel does no damage.
Sosa swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling O Donnel to counter with a crisp jab.
O Donnel looking to score a takedown here. Sosa is defending well but O Donnel drives through and ends up in Sosa's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kilian O Donnel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kilian O Donnel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sosa misses with a head kick.
A jab from O Donnel finds it's way through Sosa's defenses.
A right-left combo lands from O Donnel.
A punch lands to the side of Sosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sosa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sosa throws the left hand but O Donnel avoids the punch easily.
Sosa throws a sloppy head kick and O Donnel moves out of range easily.
Sosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for O Donnel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Donnel blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sosa misses with a head kick.
O Donnel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Donnel.
O Donnel throws a front kick aimed at Sosa's knee but Sosa avoids it well.
Sosa tries for a takedown but O Donnel circles away easily
and O Donnel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kilian O Donnel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Donnel throws a series of punches but Sosa avoids them all with ease.
Sosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and O Donnel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
O Donnel misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Donnel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sosa tries a head kick but it misses.
O Donnel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
O Donnel lands with a good body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by O Donnel!
O Donnel misses with the combination.
O Donnel throws a nice looking combination but Sosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Donnel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sosa slips a jab and a cross from O Donnel.
Sosa misses with a low kick.
Sosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Donnel works over Sosa's head and body with a nice combination.
O Donnel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Donnel staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from O Donnel.
O Donnel throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnel looks for the body kick but Sosa saw that one coming.
Sosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Donnel checks the leg kick.
Sosa throws an off balance right hand
and O Donnel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Donnel throws a series of punches but Sosa avoids them all with ease.
O Donnel throws a leg kick
and Sosa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
O Donnel misses with a double jab.
O Donnel stuffs the takedown attempt from Sosa. Sosa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiser Sosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
O Donnel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kilian O Donnel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kilian O Donnel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
O Donnel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sosa eats them both and turns towards O Donnel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sosa throws a head kick that misses.
Sosa throws a one two combo.
Sosa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with O Donnel, pushing him back against the cage.
O Donnel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sosa blocks it with crossed arms.
Sosa lands a takedown into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
O Donnel has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sosa has passed into side control.
O Donnel is looking for a sweep.
O Donnel gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sosa tries to stand but his hand is stuck under O Donnel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa wants to take a breather but O Donnel is having none of it.
O Donnel manages to get to full guard.
O Donnel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
O Donnel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Donnel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sosa is one step ahead there.
Sosa being controlled here momentarily.
Sosa passes O Donnel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnel tries to roll over but Sosa keeps him under control.
Kilian O Donnel has got the better of the ground game so far.
O Donnel wants to control but Sosa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
O Donnel tries to roll over but Sosa keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Donnel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sosa trying to pass the guard but O Donnel defending well.
Sosa is nestled in close to O Donnel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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!
O Donnel wants to control but Sosa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sosa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so O Donnel is just riding it out for now. Sosa eventually gives up the hold.
O Donnel gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sosa is one step ahead there.
O Donnel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sosa!
Kilian O Donnel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
O Donnel blocks Sosa's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sosa is squirming around, avoiding O Donnel's attempts to control the action.
Sosa's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kiser Sosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa is working to get back to half guard.
O Donnel tries to control but Sosa wriggling away.
O Donnel is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sosa to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sosa shrugs it off.
Sosa is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Donnel raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kilian O Donnel.
I've got O Donnel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kilian O Donnel!
A victorious Kilian O Donnel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Opaki Ljevpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Piotrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Opaki Ljevpo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Opaki Ljevpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomasz Piotrowski!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piotrowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ljevpo as he jumps to the side.
Piotrowski leaves Ljevpo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Piotrowski shoots in and drives through. Ljevpo sprawls well.
Ljevpo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Piotrowski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Piotrowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ljevpo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Piotrowski is working away from the top position though.
Piotrowski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ljevpo is just riding it out for now. Piotrowski eventually gives up the hold.
Piotrowski is trying to control. Ljevpo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piotrowski is trying to work for a kimura but Ljevpo is defending well.
Ljevpo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Piotrowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Piotrowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ljevpo wants to sweep but no luck.
Ljevpo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ljevpo controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ljevpo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ljevpo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Piotrowski turns into him and now he's in Ljevpo's guard.
Ljevpo wants to stand up but Piotrowski is controlling him.
Ljevpo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ljevpo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ljevpo with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ljevpo working Piotrowski over with strikes here.
Piotrowski is rocked!
Piotrowski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Piotrowski is still in real trouble! Can Ljevpo finish him?
Ljevpo postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Piotrowski bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Ljevpo and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Opaki Ljevpo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Helm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damein Sheilds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helm comes to the cage accompanied by yellow ledbetter. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Helm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damein Sheilds!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helm shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sheilds manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheilds managing to control the position.
Sheilds trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Helm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Helm 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.
Helm won't allow Sheilds to sweep him here.
Sheilds should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Helm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Helm throws a big right hand that misses.
Sheilds looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Helm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Helm throwing strikes but missing.
Helm is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Helm working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sheilds's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheilds is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sheilds is looking to stand up but Helm isn't so interested in that idea.
Helm won't allow Sheilds to sweep him here.
Helm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sheilds keeping moving, preventing Helm from controlling successfully.
Sheilds is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Helm is aware though and is defending well.
Sheilds has momentary wrist control but Helm slips an elbow through the middle.
Helm throwing strikes but missing.
Sheilds wants to stand but Helm is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helm makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Helm landing some decent shots from guard.
Helm postures up in Sheilds's guard and throws a big left but Sheilds blocks it.
Helm chips away with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helm postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Helm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Helm connects with a couple of short punches.
Sheilds working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Helm.
Helm postures up and lands a big shot to Sheilds's brow.
Sheilds is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Helm content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helm distracts Sheilds with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Helm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Helm scoring with some ground and pound.
Helm landing with the ground and pound.
Sheilds wants to sweep here but Helm controlling him for the moment.
Helm cracks Sheilds with a solid left hand.
Sheilds is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sheilds looks gassed!
Sheilds is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sheilds trying to keep a closed guard but Helm is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helm trying to control the position from guard on top but Sheilds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helm throws a big elbow that misses.
Sheilds is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Helm is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helm connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Helm distracts Sheilds with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Helm chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Helm dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sheilds tries to close the distance and clinch but Helm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Helm fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sheilds misses with a takedown attempt
and Helm counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sheilds is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sheilds darts in and clinches Helm up against the cage.
Helm breaks from the clinch.
Helm looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sheilds!
Sheilds tries to hold on but Helm postures up.
Helm is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sheilds has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tom Helm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sheilds wants to hold on but Helm pushes him away.
Sheilds is bucking up trying to escape but Helm cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Sheilds that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sheilds is rocked!
It looks like Damein Sheilds has been cut.
A big strike lands for Helm! That's really hurt Sheilds and he's turned his back - Helm keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Helm jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Helm!
Our winner, Tom Helm, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bushido Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suzuki Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home. Hayabusa has chosen Sakura as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bushido Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Suzuki Hayabusa!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayabusa keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hayabusa finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
Hayabusa cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Hayabusa coming out on top.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown looks to land a combination but Hayabusa avoids it well.
Hayabusa misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Hayabusa misses the target.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hayabusa jabs at Brown's body.
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hayabusa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hayabusa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown feints a jab promting Hayabusa to slip. Brown then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hayabusa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hayabusa is out of range.
Hayabusa stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hayabusa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hayabusa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hayabusa punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
Hayabusa works Brown's body with a nice hook.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hayabusa thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
Hayabusa throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hayabusa misses with a hook.
Brown throws a right and a left that Hayabusa avoids nicely.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hayabusa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown tries to clinch up but Hayabusa circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown works over Hayabusa's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
Brown throws the left hand but Hayabusa avoids the punch easily.
Hayabusa throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Hayabusa connects with a jab.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bushido Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayabusa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayabusa manages to avoid it.
Hayabusa gets the takedown into side control.
Hayabusa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hayabusa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hayabusa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brown knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hayabusa tries to move into full mount but can't pass Brown's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Hayabusa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Brown rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hayabusa's guard! Nice work there by Brown!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Hayabusa trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suzuki Hayabusa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hayabusa throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a huge head kick that drops Hayabusa! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bushido Brown!
An out of breath Bushido Brown thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Granger Holmess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleming comes into a darkened arena with his song building. T.N.T. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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195 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Granger Holmess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Fleming!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmess throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fleming scores a takedown into full mount!
Fleming throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fleming misses with a head shot.
Fleming thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The referee warns Holmess that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Fleming connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fleming throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Fleming punishing his opponent with strikes.
Holmess is in a horrible position here. Fleming smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fleming scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Holmess is rocked!
Fleming lands a big elbow - Holmess is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Holmess is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Scott Fleming!
A very excited looking Scott Fleming 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 Ascension Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Otool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otool is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by What it's like by Everlast. Corey Otool has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ascension Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Otool!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otool shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boxer pinned against the cage. Boxer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Otool shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boxer defends it nicely.
Nice body punch from Boxer.
Otool shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boxer as he avoids it easily.
Ascension Boxer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Otool.
Boxer lands with a slapping head kick.
Boxer lands a nice shot to the body.
Otool fails to land the takedown.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Boxer enables Otool to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Boxer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Otool postures up and lands a big shot to Boxer's brow.
Boxer is looking to stand up but Otool isn't so interested in that idea.
Boxer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Otool with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boxer keeping moving, preventing Otool from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otool drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Otool jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Otool thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Otool postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boxer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Otool throws a strike but Boxer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boxer throws a big right hand that misses.
Boxer throws a big elbow that misses.
Boxer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Otool on the ground.
Otool is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boxer is looking to work some ground and pound but Otool has wrist control.
Boxer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Otool working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boxer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Otool is tightening it up a little... Boxer has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Boxer reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Boxer taps out! Nice BJJ there by Otool!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Corey Otool!
During a confident post fight interview, Corey Otool thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Donati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black has chosen Disturbed - Indestructible as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Virgil Donati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Black!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donati on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Donati tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Black manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donati uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black swings away with a body shot that misses
and Donati counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Matt Black has been cut.
Donati on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.
Donati misses with a hook.
Donati lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black throws a hook but Donati blocks it.
Black lands a leg kick that knocks Donati off balance momentarily.
Black misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Black.
Black connects with a good right hand that stumbles Donati. Donati circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Black misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Donati counters with a nice uppercut.
Black walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Donati checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Black lands a jab.
Black throws a right hand that misses
and Donati counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Black - that will leave a mark!
Matt Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black throws a hook but Donati avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donati connects with a looping right hand.
Donati moves out of range of the leg kick from Black.
Donati swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donati moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Donati sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donati throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Donati.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donati tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good shot there by Donati.
Donati takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Donati misses with a straight left.
Black wants to clinch but Donati slips to the side
and Donati counters with a stiff right hand.
Black is rocked!
Donati cracks Black with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Black tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Donati pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Black is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Virgil Donati!
During a confident post fight interview, Virgil Donati thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Ambrose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Ericsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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195 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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192 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Powerful |
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezekiel Ambrose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sonny Ericsson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ambrose throws a head kick but Ericsson moves out of range.
Ambrose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ericsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ambrose.
Ericsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ambrose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ericsson at a distance.
Sonny Ericsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ambrose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ericsson avoids the head kick by Ambrose.
Ambrose checks a low kick from Ericsson.
Nice straight punches there by Ambrose. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ambrose.
Ericsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ambrose looks to score with a jab to the body but Ericsson is just out of range.
Ericsson misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Ericsson is predictable there
and Ambrose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Ericsson.
Ericsson thumps Ambrose with a low kick.
Ambrose loads up on a big right hand but Ericsson slips the punch.
Ericsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ambrose avoids the head kick by Ericsson.
Ambrose catches Ericsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ambrose throws out a leg kick but Ericsson moves out of range and Ambrose only half commits.
Ambrose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ericsson as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambrose looks to throw the jab but Ericsson is out of range.
Ericsson blocks the body kick.
Ambrose checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ericsson 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 Ambrose has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ambrose and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ambrose takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ambrose goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ericsson throws a leg kick but Ambrose sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ambrose checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ericsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Ambrose missing with a left hand there. Ericsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ericsson tries to clinch up.
Ericsson misses with an uppercut. Ambrose saw that one coming.
Ambrose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ambrose looks to score with a jab to the body but Ericsson is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ericsson. Ambrose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ambrose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ericsson.
Ericsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ambrose's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson feints and then cracks Ambrose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ambrose down.
Ericsson lands a head shot.
Ambrose fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ambrose looks to land a body kick but Ericsson moved away.
Ambrose connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ericsson scores with a leg kick.
Ambrose thows a body shot but no joy.
Ambrose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ericsson. Ericsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Ambrose is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ericsson dips to his left and cracks Ambrose with an uppercut!
Ericsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ambrose was well out of range. Poor timing from Ericsson.
Ericsson checks a leg kick.
Ericsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ambrose's head.
Ericsson misses with a low kick.
Ambrose has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezekiel Ambrose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ericsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ericsson.
Ambrose misses with an uppercut.
Ericsson throws a wild body kick that Ambrose sees coming a mile off.
Ericsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ambrose takes a swing at Ericsson's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Ambrose. Beautiful body shot.
Ericsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ambrose takes one to the side of the head.
Sonny Ericsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ericsson connects with a leg kick. Ambrose looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ericsson checks a leg kick.
Ambrose lands with a hook. Ericsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ericsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ambrose shoots in but Ericsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ericsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ambrose.
Ambrose throws a leg kick but Ericsson moved away.
Ambrose tries to bum rush Ericsson with a series of wild strikes but Ericsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
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!
Ericsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left lands for Ambrose.
Ambrose throws a body punch but Ericsson moves out of range.
Ambrose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ericsson manages to avoid it.
Ambrose swings for the body but Ericsson moves out of range.
Ambrose blocks a jab.
Ambrose changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ericsson tries to avoid it but Ambrose manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ericsson to the ground. Ericsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A big right from Ericsson misses.
Ericsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Ericsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ericsson.
Ambrose thows a body shot but no joy.
Ericsson digs a good body shot into Ambrose's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Ambrose.
Ericsson clobbers Ambrose with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ericsson forces Ambrose back against the cage and clinches.
Ambrose can't break the clinch.
Ericsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ambrose's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Ericsson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ambrose takes a swing at Ericsson's ribcage but misses.
Ericsson slips a jab from Ambrose.
Ambrose is looking to wear down Ericsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ambrose moves away from the strike by Ericsson.
A big left from Ambrose misses.
A jab from Ambrose does it's job there.
Ericsson tries to land a front kick but Ambrose steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ericsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ericsson connects with a leg kick. Ambrose looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ericsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ericsson throws a solid leg kick but Ambrose takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ericsson.
Ericsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ericsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ambrose's hands.
Ambrose gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ericsson lands with a hook. Ambrose tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ambrose throws a sloppy head kick
and Ericsson counters with a nice leg kick.
Ambrose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ericsson at a distance.
Ericsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson slips a jab from Ambrose.
Ericsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ericsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ericsson scores with a kick to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Ambrose misses.
Ericsson missing with a left hand there. Ambrose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ericsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ambrose was well out of range. Poor timing from Ericsson.
Ericsson lands with a nice body kick.
Ericsson lands with a slapping head kick.
Ericsson looks to land a right hand but Ambrose moved out of range.
Ericsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ambrose finds it's way round the side to connect with Ericsson's head.
Ambrose tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ericsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ambrose.
Ericsson tests Ambrose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ericsson misses with a right hand
and Ambrose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ambrose shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ericsson as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ambrose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ericsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ambrose. That did some damage!
Ambrose takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ambrose checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ericsson throws a low kick, looking for Ambrose's leg but Ambrose calmly moves out of range.
Ericsson lands a high kick!
Ambrose tries a head kick but it misses.
Ambrose tries to work over Ericsson's front leg with a kick but Ericsson checks it.
Ericsson loads up on a big right hand but Ambrose slips the punch.
Ericsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ambrose drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ambrose's corner calls for a 1-2. Ambrose obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ambrose. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ambrose missing with a left hand there. Ericsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ericsson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice body kick from Ericsson.
Ericsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ericsson has time to react.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ericsson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ericsson.
Ericsson throws a looping overhand right but Ambrose ducks down to avoid it.
Ericsson throws a series of strikes that have Ambrose backpedaling.
Ericsson lands a head kick. Ambrose smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ambrose.
Ambrose lands a really nice looking cross but Ericsson seems unphased.
Ericsson with a hook.
Ambrose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ericsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ambrose.
Ericsson misses with a head kick.
Ambrose looks to land a right hand but Ericsson moved out of range.
Ambrose swings for the body but Ericsson moves out of range.
Ericsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ambrose.
Ericsson checks a low kick from Ambrose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ericsson misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ericsson throws a leg kick but Ambrose moved away.
Ambrose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ericsson.
Ericsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ericsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ericsson thuds his right hand into Ambrose's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ambrose. Ericsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Ericsson misses the target.
Ericsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ambrose throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ericsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ambrose connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Ericsson misses.
Ambrose moves out of range as Ericsson strikes.
An inside leg kick from Ambrose misses.
Ambrose takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Ericsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ericsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ericsson avoids the body shot from Ambrose.
Sonny Ericsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ericsson throws a low kick but Ambrose avoids it.
Ambrose throws the kick towards the body but Ericsson avoids it.
Ambrose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ambrose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ericsson.
Ambrose throws a leg kick which misses Ericsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Ericsson tries to avoid it.
Ambrose digs a good hook to Ericsson's body.
Ambrose lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Ericsson.
Ambrose throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ericsson counters with a head kick. That will keep Ambrose thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ericsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ambrose misses the target.
Ericsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ambrose. That did some damage!
Ericsson scores with a nice right hand.
Ericsson misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Ericsson tenderised Ambrose's leg. Ambrose is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson scores with a head kick.
Ambrose missing with a left hand there. Ericsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ambrose is looking to slow Ericsson down with leg kicks.
Ericsson throws a head kick that misses.
Ericsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ambrose. That did some damage!
Ericsson misses with a low kick.
Ericsson misses with a low kick.
Ambrose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ambrose throws a low kick, looking for Ericsson's leg but Ericsson calmly moves out of range.
Ambrose moves away from the strike by Ericsson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ericsson.
Horrible takedown by Ambrose or perhaps it was just good defense by Ericsson which made him look bad.
Ericsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ambrose throws a combination. Ericsson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ambrose misses with a takedown attempt - Ericsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ezekiel Ambrose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose takes a swing at Ericsson's ribcage but misses.
Ericsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ambrose. That did some damage!
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!
Ambrose checks a leg kick nicely.
Ericsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ericsson lands the left hand.
Nice body kick from Ericsson.
Ericsson misses with a leg kick.
Ericsson with a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ericsson.
Ericsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ambrose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ericsson clinches.
Ambrose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ambrose keeps the fight on the outside.
Ambrose looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ericsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson throws a front kick that sends Ambrose stumbling back into the cage.
Ericsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ericsson misses with an uppercut. Ambrose saw that one coming.
Ericsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ericsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ericsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ambrose has time to react.
Ambrose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ericsson slips a straight right by Ambrose.
Ambrose walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ericsson.
An inside leg kick lands from Ericsson.
An inside leg kick lands from Ericsson.
Ambrose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ericsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ambrose.
Ambrose tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ericsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ambrose.
Ambrose takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ericsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ambrose fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ericsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ambrose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ericsson. Ericsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Ambrose 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.
Nice shot by Ericsson.
Ambrose swinging wildly here.
Ambrose slips a jab and a cross from Ericsson.
Ericsson thumps Ambrose with a low kick.
Ambrose misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice straight punches there by Ericsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ericsson.
Ambrose takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Ericsson. That snapped Ambrose's head back.
Ambrose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ericsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ericsson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Ericsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ericsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Ericsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Sonny Ericsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vechter Schilpov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panzer Grenadier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vechter Schilpov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panzer Grenadier!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schilpov misses with an uppercut
and Grenadier counters with a straight right hand.
Schilpov misses with an uppercut.
Schilpov throws a one two combo.
Grenadier tests Schilpov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Schilpov.
Grenadier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schilpov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grenadier counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grenadier throws a low kick but Schilpov moves out of range easily.
Grenadier misses with a low kick.
Grenadier connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grenadier walks into a left hand.
Schilpov misses with an uppercut. Grenadier saw that one coming.
Grenadier lands with a cross.
Schilpov stalks Grenadier and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Grenadier's face. Grenadier staggers backwards, shaken.
Schilpov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grenadier lands a nice shot to the body.
Grenadier misses with a double jab.
Grenadier misses with a low kick as Schilpov jumps back.
Oooooh!!! Schilpov has knocked Grenadier down with a huge combo! Schilpov steps away and waves a wobbly Grenadier back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Grenadier slips under a jab from Schilpov.
Schilpov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grenadier counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilpov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grenadier throws a low kick but Schilpov moves out of range easily.
Grenadier comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Schilpov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grenadier tries to move into range but Schilpov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Schilpov misses.
Schilpov throws a lazy uppercut
and Grenadier counters with a leg kick.
Schilpov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grenadier lands a leg kick that knocks Schilpov off balance momentarily.
Schilpov is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schilpov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grenadier goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grenadier - that will leave a mark!
Grenadier lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Schilpov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grenadier counters with a low kick, right behind Schilpov 's knee.
Grenadier lands a nice hook to Schilpov's body. Schilpov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grenadier lands with a nice body punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grenadier 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 Schilpov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schilpov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Schilpov throws a poor cross that misses
and Grenadier counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grenadier tries to clinch but Schilpov moves out of range.
Grenadier instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grenadier.
Grenadier tries to throw a body punch but Schilpov avoids it by throwing Grenadier back against the cage.
Grenadier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grenadier keeps control of Schilpov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grenadier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grenadier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grenadier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schilpov backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schilpov blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grenadier.
Schilpov blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Panzer Grenadier dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Schilpov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Grenadier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schilpov moves away.
Grenadier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Schilpov misses.
Schilpov misses with a hook to the body
and Grenadier makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grenadier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Schilpov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grenadier takes a swing at Schilpov's ribcage but misses.
Grenadier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grenadier drives through and clinches with Schilpov against the cage.
Grenadier tries to throw a body punch but Schilpov avoids it by throwing Grenadier back against the cage.
Schilpov prevents a body shot from Grenadier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilpov blocks a body shot from Grenadier.
Grenadier misses with a punch to the body.
Grenadier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schilpov's elbow.
Grenadier misses with some punches.
Grenadier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grenadier swings wildly with an uppercut but Schilpov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grenadier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grenadier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schilpov blocks a body shot from Grenadier.
A short body shot lands from Grenadier as the two fighters clinch.
Schilpov blocks a body shot from Grenadier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Grenadier.
Grenadier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grenadier tries a body shot but Schilpov blocks it.
Grenadier misses with some punches.
Grenadier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schilpov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Schilpov breaks the clinch.
Schilpov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vechter Schilpov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grenadier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schilpov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grenadier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schilpov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schilpov. Grenadier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schilpov works over Grenadier's head and body with a nice combination.
Grenadier lands a slapping body shot.
Schilpov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grenadier takes the fight into the clinch.
Grenadier lands a left hand.
Grenadier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grenadier scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grenadier.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grenadier unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Schilpov! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Grenadier is unloading with more strikes now! Schilpov drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Panzer Grenadier!
Panzer Grenadier is the new heavyweight champion!
Panzer Grenadier 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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