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CWFL 176 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Birmiski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn's entrance music is Loser. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Birmiski's choice of entrance music: I'm Back - T.I. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ari Birmiski!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a sloppy body shot
and Birmiski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Penn is trying to drag Birmiski to the mat but Birmiski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Birmiski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Birmiski breaks the clinch.
Birmiski shoots in but Penn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Birmiski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Birmiski swinging wildly here.
A cross from Penn lands.
Penn shoots in but Birmiski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Birmiski blocks a head kick by Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birmiski throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Penn lands with a good body shot.
Paul Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn has Birmiski up against the cage in a clinch.
Birmiski tries to stall but Penn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Birmiskis head.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penn pulls guard successfully.
Birmiski postures up.
Birmiski forces his way into half guard.
Birmiski trying to pass the guard but Penn defending well.
Birmiski prevents Penn from improving his position.
Birmiski is thwarting Penn's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.
Birmiski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Birmiski is keen to just control but Penn is a slippery customer.
Birmiski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Birmiski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penn defending well though.
Birmiski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Penn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Penn is looking to control Birmiski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penn avoid being mounted?
Penn is looking for a sweep. Birmiski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Birmiski passes to side control.
Birmiski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Birmiski trying to control the position but Penn is working away.
Penn is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski trying to control the action but Penn is working from the bottom.
Penn can't do much from the bottom here.
Penn is looking to reverse the position.
Birmiski wants to control but Penn is keeping him busy.
Birmiski working the head and body with strikes.
Penn wants to control but Birmiski postures up.
Penn is trying to improve his position.
Penn is not content to let Birmiski control the position.
Birmiski working the ground and pound but Penn is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Birmiski is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penn struggling a bit here.
Birmiski looks up at the clock and then as Penn takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Birmiski smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Birmiski is putting a hurting on Penn here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Birmiski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Penn cracks a nice hook into Birmiski's ribs.
Birmiski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Birmiski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Birmiski keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Birmiski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn misses with a shot to the body
and Birmiski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Birmiski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Birmiski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Birmiski moves away.
Penn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Birmiski misses with a low kick as Penn jumps back.
Birmiski throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Birmiski counters with a right hand to the body.
Birmiski blocks a jab.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Birmiski moves away.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Birmiski saw that one coming.
Penn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Birmiski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Birmiski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Penn pinned against the cage. Penn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Penn tries to clinch there but Birmiski circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Birmiski as Penn shoots in.
Penn misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski moves out of range as Penn strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Birmiski, right into the meat.
Penn lands with a hook. Birmiski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Penn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Birmiski.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn is looking to wear down Birmiski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A telegraphed right hand from Penn misses the target.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Birmiski was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Penn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Birmiski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Penn scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Birmiski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a jab to Birmiski's midsection.
Birmiski misses with a hook.
Birmiski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Birmiski is just out of range.
Penn throws a jab when Birmiski was well out of range.
Birmiski looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Birmiski.
Birmiski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Birmiski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Penn misses the body punch
and Birmiski counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Birmiski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Penn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Penn is in close to Birmiski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn chips away with some ground and pound.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Birmiski is keeping the position for now.
Birmiski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Birmiski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Birmiski working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Penn is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Penn dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Birmiski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Birmiski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Birmiski avoids the body shot from Penn.
Birmiski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Penn is able to avoid easily.
Penn throws a head kick but Birmiski moves out of range.
A big left from Penn misses.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Penn lands a nice shot that snaps Birmiski's head back.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Birmiski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Birmiski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Penn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Birmiski counters with a thumping low kick.
Penn moves into the clinch.
Penn is trying to pull guard but Birmiski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Penn tries to work over Birmiski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn trying to stall but Birmiski improves his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Birmiski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Birmiski gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn is staying active underneath Birmiski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Penn has his hands clasped together around Birmiski's back. He's all about the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Birmiski controlling the action here.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Birmiski works his way into full mount!
Birmiski looking to control but Penn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Birmiski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Penn's face.
Penn tries to hold on but Birmiski pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski breaks from Penn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ari Birmiski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Birmiski punishing his opponent with strikes.
Birmiski breaks from Penn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Birmiski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Penn is rocked!
Birmiski cracks Penn with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ari Birmiski!
A victorious Ari Birmiski 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spete Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris comes to the cage accompanied by Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. Pasanen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rolling Stones - Paint it black kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Spete Pasanen enters the cage!
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256 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
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251 lbs
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Good takedowns
Decent elbows
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spete Pasanen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Morris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pasanen lands with an overhand left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pasanen.
Pasanen throws a hook to the side of Morris's head but Morris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morris misses with a straight right.
Morris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pasanen.
A punch combination from Pasanen misses.
Pasanen cracks Morris with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice shot by Pasanen.
Morris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pasanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Morris.
Pasanen scores with a jab.
Morris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pasanen's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Pasanen coming out on top.
Pasanen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Morris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pasanen avoids the body shot from Morris.
Morris blocks a jab.
Pasanen scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morris.
Morris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pasanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Morris.
Morris throws a hook to the side of Pasanen's head but Pasanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pasanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morris throws a head punch that misses.
Morris struggles to land a body shot inside as Pasanen controls his hands.
Pasanen is trying to drag Morris to the mat but Morris just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Morris has clasped his hands together around Pasanen's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Pasanen is not content to let Morris control the position.
Pasanen is trying to control Morris's posture but Morris avoids it.
Pasanen is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen defending against the ground and pound.
Pasanen is looking for a sweep.
Morris postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pasanen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
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!
Pasanen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morris works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pasanen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morris throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Morris throwing strikes here but Pasanen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris wants to control the pace but Pasanen is squirming around nicely.
Morris lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pasanen hang on?
Morris trying to control but Pasanen is having none of it.
Pasanen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pasanen is rocked!
Pasanen taking shots to the head.
Pasanen is still in real trouble! Can Morris finish him?
Morris loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Pasanen scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Morris land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Morris stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Morris!
Jack Morris got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Zakrzewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mariusz Zakrzewski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zakrzewski.
Zakrzewski tries to clinch
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Zakrzewski lands a jab-cross combination.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Zakrzewski is just out of range.
Zakrzewski is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Zakrzewski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lee cracks Zakrzewski with a good jab.
A jab from Lee misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Zakrzewski saw it coming and moves away.
Zakrzewski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
Zakrzewski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zakrzewski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lee makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zakrzewski really felt that one!
Zakrzewski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zakrzewski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Zakrzewski.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Zakrzewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zakrzewski tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Zakrzewski slips the punch.
Zakrzewski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Sloppy strikes from Zakrzewski. Those never looked like landing.
Lee feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Zakrzewski keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Zakrzewski pulls Lee in close to his closed guard and prevents Lee from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Zakrzewski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzewski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Zakrzewski pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage.
Lee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mariusz Zakrzewski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Zakrzewski is looking to clinch.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zakrzewski misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Zakrzewski tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Nice body kick from Lee.
Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zakrzewski sprawls well. Zakrzewski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Zakrzewski checks a leg kick.
Zakrzewski tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Good work by Zakrzewski as he checks the leg kick.
Lee cracks Zakrzewski with an open hand slap.
Zakrzewski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zakrzewski checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzewski throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Lee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zakrzewski wants to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zakrzewski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zakrzewski wants to clinch.
Zakrzewski moves into the clinch.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zakrzewski scores with a shoulder strike.
Zakrzewski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Zakrzewski trying to land knees to the body.
Zakrzewski stops a takedown attempt from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Lee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lee scores with a nice right hand.
Lee looking to score a takedown here. Zakrzewski is defending well but Lee drives through and ends up in Zakrzewski's guard.
Zakrzewski keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Zakrzewski wants to improve his position but instead Lee has moved into half guard.
Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zakrzewski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zakrzewski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zakrzewski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee trying to control but Zakrzewski is working from the bottom.
Zakrzewski is controlling Lee's posture.
Lee won't allow Zakrzewski to sweep him here.
Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Zakrzewski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zakrzewski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zakrzewski defends it easily.
Lee is trying to keep Zakrzewski in close.
Zakrzewski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zakrzewski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Zakrzewski is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zakrzewski defends well.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lee holds on and takes a little breather.
Zakrzewski landing with the ground and pound.
Zakrzewski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eric Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zakrzewski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zakrzewski throwing strikes but missing.
Zakrzewski with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zakrzewski with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zakrzewski trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Zakrzewski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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!
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Zakrzewski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zakrzewski is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zakrzewski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lee's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lee's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Lee dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Zakrzewski blocks a leg kick.
Zakrzewski tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Zakrzewski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zakrzewski on the side of the head.
Eric Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Zakrzewski moves out of range of the leg kick from Lee.
Zakrzewski misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A cross from Lee lands.
Zakrzewski slips under a jab from Lee.
Zakrzewski is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zakrzewski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zakrzewski looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Zakrzewski counters by clinching up.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zakrzewski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Zakrzewski can't fight it off and eventually Lee manages to take the fight to the floor. Zakrzewski looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lee passes Zakrzewski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Zakrzewski is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zakrzewski trying to control here.
Lee is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zakrzewski sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzewski keeping hold of Lee's head, controlling as best he can.
Lee passes to full mount!
Eric Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zakrzewski tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzewski regains half guard.
Lee frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lee controlling from mount.
Lee landing strikes from the mount.
Zakrzewski is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzewski tries to hold on but Lee postures up.
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zakrzewski is looking to escape.
Mariusz Zakrzewski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zakrzewski tries to hold on but Lee postures up.
Zakrzewski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking 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.
Lee controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Lee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quizz Al Fazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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30
184 lbs
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28
180 lbs
22 - 7 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Quizz Al Fazz!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson connects with a body shot.
Fazz looks for the body kick but Robertson saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Robertson blocks the low kick.
Fazz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fazz moves out of range as Robertson throws a body kick.
Fazz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Robertson.
Fazz moves away from the strike by Robertson.
Fazz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Robertson checks it well.
Robertson throws a body kick that misses.
Fazz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Robertson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fazz throws a leg kick
and Robertson counters with a left to the body.
Robertson thuds his right hand into Fazz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fazz scores with a leg kick.
Fazz throws a leg kick but Robertson moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robertson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Fazz.
Robertson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fazz throws a leg kick but Robertson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fazz connects with a solid leg kick.
Robertson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fazz moves out of range as Robertson strikes.
Robertson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fazz misses with a head kick.
Robertson misses with a few strikes there.
Robertson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fazz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fazz pulls Robertson in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson stands up over Fazz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Robertson trying to control but Fazz is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Robertson misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robertson doesn't manage to clinch there - Fazz circles away.
Fazz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fazz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Robertson finds it's way round the side to connect with Fazz's head.
Jab by Fazz.
Fazz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson jabs Fazz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fazz motions for Robertson to come forward. Fazz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fazz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fazz throws a push kick but Robertson slaps the foot to one side.
Robertson lands a jab to Fazz's midsection.
Fazz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Robertson checks it well.
Robertson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fazz looks to throw the jab but Robertson is out of range.
Fazz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Robertson tests Fazz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Fazz.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Robertson is defended easily by Fazz.
Robertson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fazz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson slips a jab from Fazz.
Fazz ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
Fazz scores with the left hand. Robertson knows he should have avoided that one.
Fazz blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice body kick from Fazz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robertson misses with a wild body shot.
Fazz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Robertson. That did some damage!
Fazz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robertson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robertson moves into the clinch successfully.
Fazz controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Quizz Al Fazz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fazz connects with a high kick.
Robertson lands a lovely overhand right.
Fazz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Robertson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
An inside leg kick from Fazz misses.
Robertson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fazz trying to control the position here.
Robertson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazz throws a wild body kick that Robertson sees coming a mile off.
Fazz throws a push kick but Robertson slaps the foot to one side.
Left hook, right uppercut from Robertson.
Fazz lands a jab.
A jab from Fazz finds it's way through Robertson's defenses.
Fazz lands with a kick to the temple. Robertson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Robertson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fazz throws a front kick aimed at Robertson's knee but Robertson avoids it well.
Fazz tries to land a front kick but Robertson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fazz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fazz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robertson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robertson throws a lazy right hand but Fazz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robertson moves out of range of the body kick.
Robertson fails to land with a series of punches.
Fazz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Robertson to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robertson throws an off balance right hand
and Fazz counters with a nice body kick.
Quizz Al Fazz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robertson sizes up Fazz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Robertson takes one to the chin there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Robertson.
Robertson throws a body punch but Fazz moves out of range.
Robertson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fazz can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fazz.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fazz, as that shot connected.
Robertson misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazz swings widly with a right hand
and Robertson counters with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Fazz as he connects with a hook.
Fazz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Fazz.
Fazz keeps the fight on the outside.
Robertson misses with a hook.
Fazz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Robertson throws a shot from downtown. Fazz moves away and avoids it.
Fazz throws a good cross that connects.
Fazz looks to land a left hand but Robertson moved out of range nicely.
Fazz looks for the body kick but Robertson saw that one coming.
Robertson moves out of range of the body kick.
Robertson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson blocks a low kick nicely.
Robertson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Quizz Al Fazz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fazz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fazz tries to score with a low kick but Robertson moves his leg out of the way.
Fazz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Robertson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fazz thumps Robertson with a low kick.
Robertson moves in looking to clinch but Fazz pushes him off.
Robertson misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robertson dives in and scores a takedown into Fazz's guard.
Fazz wants to sweep here but Robertson controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quizz Al Fazz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Fazz lands a jab to Robertson's midsection.
Robertson misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robertson. Fazz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fazz connects with a leg kick. Robertson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Robertson fails with a takedown attempt.
Robertson misses with a wild body shot.
Fazz scores with a body shot.
Fazz looks to land a body kick but Robertson moved away.
Robertson looks to land a left hand but Fazz moved out of range nicely.
Robertson looking to score a takedown here. Fazz is defending well but Robertson drives through and ends up in Fazz's guard.
Robertson trying to control but Fazz is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brian Robertson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jab, jab by Robertson - just one landing.
Robertson misses with a wild combination.
Fazz scores with a push kick.
Fazz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fazz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fazz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fazz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fazz tests Robertson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fazz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robertson looks to land a right hand but Fazz moved out of range.
Robertson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fazz throws out the jab.
Fazz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Robertson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Robertson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fazz.
Robertson throws a shot from downtown. Fazz moves away and avoids it.
Robertson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fazz throws out a leg kick but Robertson moves out of range and Fazz only half commits.
Fazz tries to land a front kick but Robertson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazz is looking to land body kicks.
Robertson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fazz counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fazz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fazz misses with a head kick.
Fazz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robertson misses with a looping left.
Robertson tries to clinch up but Fazz circles away and keeps his distance.
Brian Robertson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robertson closes the distance and clinches up with Fazz, looking for a takedown. Robertson pushes Fazz against the cage but Fazz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Robertson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robertson with a hook.
Fazz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fazz. Robertson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robertson takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazz throws a series of punches but Robertson moves out of range.
Fazz works the jab nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fazz.
Robertson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robertson misses with a hook. Fazz ducked under it nicely.
Robertson swings widly with a right hand
and Fazz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Quizz Al Fazz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fazz blocks a low kick nicely.
No joy there for Robertson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fazz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Robertson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robertson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Fazz counter with a right hand.
Robertson works the jab nicely.
Fazz scores with a nice head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quizz Al Fazz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fazz 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quizz Al Fazz!
A very excited looking Quizz Al Fazz 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judge Holden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Voitto Vekkiotsamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holden kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Act a Fool. Voitto Vekkiotsamo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
214 lbs
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209 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Judge Holden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Voitto Vekkiotsamo!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vekkiotsamo misses with an uppercut.
Holden scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vekkiotsamo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vekkiotsamo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holden misses with a series of wild punches.
Holden moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Holden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vekkiotsamo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holden's sensitive parts.
Vekkiotsamo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holden thows a body shot but no joy.
Holden throws a sloppy head kick and Vekkiotsamo moves out of range easily.
Vekkiotsamo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vekkiotsamo dodges the punch combination from Holden.
Vekkiotsamo lands a right hook to the body.
Holden misses the jab.
A combination from Vekkiotsamo does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holden cracks Vekkiotsamo with a good jab.
Vekkiotsamo rushes Holden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Holden lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vekkiotsamo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vekkiotsamo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holden's elbow.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a punch to the body.
Holden takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Judge Holden has been cut.
Vekkiotsamo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holden is looking for a takedown.
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!
Vekkiotsamo misses with a body punch.
Vekkiotsamo lands a right hand.
Vekkiotsamo lands with a right to the head.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holden blocks an uppercut.
Vekkiotsamo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holden stalling the fight.
Vekkiotsamo misses with the head strike.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Vekkiotsamo fails to land.
Holden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vekkiotsamo's elbow.
Holden lands a body shot.
Holden jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vekkiotsamo walks away with a smile on his face. Holden gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vekkiotsamo gets a clinch.
Vekkiotsamo lands with a left to the head.
Holden controlling the action here for a moment.
Holden tries a body shot but Vekkiotsamo blocks it.
Holden prevents a body shot from Vekkiotsamo.
Holden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holden misses with a punch to the body.
Holden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holden prevents a body shot from Vekkiotsamo.
Holden throws a punch but it's blocked by Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo swings wildly with an uppercut but Holden uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holden struggles to land a body shot inside as Vekkiotsamo controls his hands.
Vekkiotsamo throws a head punch that misses.
Holden is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a punch on the inside.
Vekkiotsamo swings wildly with an uppercut but Holden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vekkiotsamo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Holden is breathing heavily.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holden tries a body shot but Vekkiotsamo blocks it.
Vekkiotsamo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holden.
A left hand lands to the body for Holden.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vekkiotsamo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vekkiotsamo swings wildly with an uppercut but Holden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vekkiotsamo's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo tries a body shot but Holden blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holden or not.
Vekkiotsamo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vekkiotsamo lands a nice elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vekkiotsamo can't find room to land a body shot as Holden controls the action.
Vekkiotsamo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vekkiotsamo throws a punch but it's blocked by Holden.
Vekkiotsamo swings wildly with an uppercut but Holden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vekkiotsamo throws a head punch that misses.
Vekkiotsamo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Holden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holden.
Vekkiotsamo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Voitto Vekkiotsamo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Judge Holden's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vekkiotsamo staying out of range there.
Holden getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vekkiotsamo takes the fight into the clinch.
Holden misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holden backwards.
Holden trying to control the position but instead, Vekkiotsamo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holden into the cage.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Vekkiotsamo.
A right hook to the body lands for Vekkiotsamo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vekkiotsamo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holden's elbow.
Holden stalling in the clinch but Vekkiotsamo improves position.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holden misses with some punches.
Vekkiotsamo lands a right hand.
Vekkiotsamo lands a good knee to the midsection. Holden won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vekkiotsamo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vekkiotsamo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vekkiotsamo presses Holden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holden is trying to stall.
Vekkiotsamo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holden struggles to land a body shot inside as Vekkiotsamo controls his hands.
Holden has Vekkiotsamo pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a body punch.
Vekkiotsamo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vekkiotsamo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holden backwards.
Holden is rocked!
Nice body punch from Vekkiotsamo.
Oh Holden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Holden's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Holden drops to his knees and Vekkiotsamo pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Voitto Vekkiotsamo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Kuntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jones might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Alice in Chains - Them Bones. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Kuntz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuntz.
Kuntz lands with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Nice defenses there by Kuntz.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuntz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuntz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kuntz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kuntz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Kuntz misses with a two punch combination.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuntz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuntz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones digs a good body shot into Kuntz's ribs.
Kuntz throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Jones 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.
Jones staying out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Kuntz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Kuntz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kuntz misses with a straight left.
A jab from Jones misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuntz lands a big head kick that sends Jones tumbling to the mat! Kuntz takes a step backwards and waves Jones back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jones is rocked!
It looks like Joseph Jones has been cut.
Kuntz misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
Kuntz throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves to clinch but Kuntz breaks away
and Kuntz counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Rusty Kuntz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones slips under a jab from Kuntz.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Kuntz saw it coming and moves away.
Jones lands a front kick.
Kuntz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuntz scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kuntz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuntz slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Kuntz counters with a huge head kick that drops Jones! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rusty Kuntz!
A very excited looking Rusty Kuntz 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heimo Hulahula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Imer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heimo Hulahula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Imer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imer fails with the takedown.
Imer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hulahula is fending him off so far but Imer persists. Nope, Hulahula circles away and we're back to standing.
Imer wants to clinch.
Imer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hulahula pinned against the cage. Hulahula gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Heimo Hulahula has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Imer.
Imer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hulahula.
Imer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hulahula counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Imer swings for the body but Hulahula moves out of range.
Richard Imer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Imer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Imer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hulahula drives through and clinches with Imer against the cage.
Imer misses with a punch to the body.
Hulahula misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Imer.
Imer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hulahula scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hulahula goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulahula misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hulahula working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Richard Imer has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Hulahula.
Hulahula cracks Imer with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Hulahula.
Imer can't find room to land a body shot as Hulahula controls the action.
Hulahula is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Imer misses with a punch to the body.
Hulahula lands a right hand that snaps the head of Imer backwards.
Hulahula gets through Imer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Imer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hulahula.
Imer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Imer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hulahula blocking some punches.
Hulahula fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Imer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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.
Imer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hulahula is aware though and is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hulahula postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imer wants to control but Hulahula passes easily into half guard.
Imer is in trouble now - Hulahula has advanced to mount!
Hulahula can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Imer is looking to escape.
Imer tries to reverse the position but Hulahula maintains control.
Imer wants to control but Hulahula is having none of it.
Imer is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hulahula cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Imer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hulahula cracks Imer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula wants to control the pace but Imer is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Imer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Imer is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Hulahula.
That has opened up Richard Imer's cut even more.
Hulahula wants to control the pace but Imer is squirming around nicely.
Imer is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hulahula breaks from Imer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The cut above Richard Imer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Richard Imer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Heimo Hulahula!
Our winner, Heimo Hulahula, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Straus Siegfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rosenthal (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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Straus Siegfried!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Rosenthal !
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenthal throws a jab but it's blocked by Siegfried.
Siegfried throws a leg kick that misses.
Siegfried misses with a straight right.
Rosenthal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Siegfried turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Rosenthal .
Siegfried misses with a low kick.
Siegfried with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosenthal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Siegfried tries a body shot but Rosenthal blocks it.
Rosenthal lands a right hand.
Siegfried tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rosenthal .
Rosenthal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rosenthal .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegfried using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Siegfried working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rosenthal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Siegfried's elbow.
Siegfried throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rosenthal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rosenthal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Siegfried throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Rosenthal .
Siegfried blocks an uppercut.
Rosenthal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siegfried tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siegfried tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
Rosenthal can't find room to land a body shot as Siegfried controls the action.
Rosenthal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rosenthal blocking some punches.
Siegfried tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Siegfried.
Siegfried throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Siegfried blocks a body shot from Rosenthal .
Still in the clinch, Siegfried scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rosenthal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siegfried blocking some punches.
Rosenthal misses with a punch to the body.
Siegfried throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siegfried is leaning against Rosenthal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Siegfried crunches a lovely knee into Rosenthal 's ribcage.
Rosenthal looks gassed!
Rosenthal tries to throw a body punch but Siegfried avoids it by throwing Rosenthal back against the cage.
Siegfried is working Rosenthal over against the cage.
Siegfried tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rosenthal has a couple of punches blocked by Siegfried.
Rosenthal struggles to land a body shot inside as Siegfried controls his hands.
Rosenthal blocking some punches.
Rosenthal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Siegfried tries a body shot but Rosenthal blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siegfried breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Rosenthal .
Rosenthal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siegfried misses with a body kick.
Siegfried takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Siegfried misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rosenthal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Siegfried misses with a kick to the body.
Siegfried avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rosenthal lands with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Siegfried.
Siegfried throws a hook to the side of Rosenthal 's head but Rosenthal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Straus Siegfried seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Siegfried, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Siegfried fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rosenthal is out of range.
Rosenthal takes a swing at Siegfried's ribcage but misses.
Rosenthal lands with a hook. Siegfried tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rosenthal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Straus Siegfried dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rosenthal moves out of range of the leg kick from Siegfried.
It looks like Frank Rosenthal has been cut.
Rosenthal misses with a looping left.
Rosenthal scores with a nice head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Siegfried.
Rosenthal throws a jab when Siegfried was well out of range.
Siegfried throws out a loose jab but Rosenthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Siegfried.
Rosenthal tries to clinch there but Siegfried circles away.
Rosenthal 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Siegfried connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rosenthal scrambles back to his feet.
Siegfried walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good standup being displayed there by Siegfried as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siegfried throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Siegfried finds it's way through Rosenthal 's defenses.
Siegfried throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegfried turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Siegfried dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Siegfried misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rosenthal .
Siegfried lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Straus Siegfried is winning the standup battle so far.
Rosenthal is breathing heavily.
Siegfried throws a jab when Rosenthal was well out of range.
Rosenthal throws a right hand that Siegfried ducks under and follows up with a left that Siegfried also avoids with ease.
Siegfried throws a sloppy head kick and Rosenthal moves out of range easily.
Siegfried lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rosenthal takes a step back to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Siegfried there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rosenthal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Siegfried.
Siegfried connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rosenthal 's hands.
Siegfried throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rosenthal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siegfried lands with a nice body punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Siegfried.
Siegfried throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Siegfried connects with a solid leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Siegfried!
Siegfried looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rosenthal 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Siegfried scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Siegfried is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Siegfried shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Siegfried is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rosenthal can do to turn this around?
Siegfried digs a good body shot into Rosenthal 's ribs.
Rosenthal misses with a straight left.
Rosenthal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rosenthal misses with a straight left.
Siegfried lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Siegfried lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rosenthal doesn't seem phased though.
That has opened up Frank Rosenthal 's cut even more.
Siegfried lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rosenthal takes one on the button.
Siegfried with a hook.
Rosenthal is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siegfried lands with a nice body kick.
Rosenthal is still on wobbly legs! Can Siegfried finish him?
An inside leg kick lands from Siegfried.
Rosenthal seems to have recovered his senses.
Siegfried misses with a body kick.
Siegfried cracks a nice hook into Rosenthal 's ribs.
Siegfried thuds a left hand into Rosenthal 's body.
Siegfried throws a body punch but Rosenthal moves out of range.
Rosenthal misses with a straight right.
Rosenthal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Siegfried to score with a decent uppercut.
The cut above Frank Rosenthal 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rosenthal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siegfried ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Rosenthal out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Straus Siegfried!
During a confident post fight interview, Straus Siegfried thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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