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UPG 71: A Taste Of The Extreme PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaiser Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corleone comes into the arena with The Godfather Waltz blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaiser Soze!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Corleone circles away quickly and effectively.
Corleone avoids the body shot from Soze.
Soze misses with a straight left.
Soze cracks Corleone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Soze changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Corleone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Corleone tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Soze wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Soze tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Corleone struggling a bit here.
Soze in side control, throwing shots but Corleone defends.
Corleone is trying to control Soze's posture but Soze avoids it.
Corleone takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone is letting Soze control him for a moment.
Corleone parries the strikes from Soze easily there. Soze is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Corleone to escape.
You can see the frustration on Corleone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Soze trying to control the position but Corleone is working away.
Soze working the strikes but Corleone uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Corleone is not content to let Soze control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze seems to be working for a kimura but Corleone defends the submission attempt.
Soze is trying to control. Corleone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Soze controlling the pace.
Soze drops an elbow to the side of Corleone's head.
Soze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Corleone's head.
Corleone slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze throwing strikes but missing.
Corleone being controlled here, momentarily.
Soze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Soze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Corleone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Corleone keeping moving, preventing Soze from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soze connects with a couple of short punches.
Soze wants to control from the top but Corleone keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soze stopping the sweep attempt from Corleone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiser Soze dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Soze closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Corleone did well to prevent Soze getting side control.
Kaiser Soze has got the better of the ground game so far.
Soze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Corleone's head.
Corleone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Soze.
Corleone is refusing to be controlled, as Soze sits in half guard.
Soze is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Soze thows a huge punch but Corleone dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone is refusing to be controlled, as Soze sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soze throwing shots but Corleone is blocking nicely.
Corleone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Corleone is looking to control Soze's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Corleone avoid being mounted?
Corleone is staying active underneath Soze, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Corleone wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze misses with a head shot. Corleone uses the momentum to regain guard.
Corleone is trying to control the position but Soze postures up.
Soze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Corleone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soze.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Soze wants to control from the top but Corleone keeps moving.
Soze landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Corleone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Soze stopping the sweep attempt from Corleone.
Soze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Soze wants to control from the top but Corleone keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Soze throws a strike but Corleone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Soze is pulling down on Corleone's head to control his posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soze manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Corleone manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiser Soze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Soze keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Corleone walks into a left hand.
Soze tries to keep at a distance but Corleone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Soze has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Corleone regains guard immediately.
Corleone keeping full guard, as Soze tries to pass.
Soze wants to control from the top but Corleone keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Soze trying to control but Corleone is working from the bottom.
Soze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Soze seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kaiser Soze.
Corleone moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Soze's head backwards.
Some wild striking there from Soze.
Corleone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soze.
Soze connects with a body shot that sends Corleone's belly button to the back.
Soze dives in and scores a takedown into Corleone's guard.
Soze is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Soze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Corleone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze looking to sit in guard and control but Corleone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Soze manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Soze lands an overhand right.
Soze closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Corleone is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soze is looking to take a break and control but Corleone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sonny Corleone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soze tries to score with some ground and pound. Corleone controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Soze is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Corleone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Corleone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaiser Soze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Soze 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaiser Soze!
In his post fight interview, Kaiser Soze started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Big Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Giordano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giordano has chosen Godfather Theme (hip hop remix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Hurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Giordano!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giordano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hurt circles away quickly and effectively.
Giordano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hurt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hurt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big right from Giordano misses.
A big right from Giordano misses.
Giordano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hurt.
Giordano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hurt moves in looking to clinch but Giordano pushes him off.
Hurt avoids the body shot from Giordano.
Giordano misses with a right hand
and Hurt counters with a head kick. That will keep Giordano thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hurt is looking to clinch but Giordano is avoiding it.
Giordano misses with a few strikes there.
Hurt gets a clinch.
Hurt pushes Giordano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giordano jumps guard and drags Hurt to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hurt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giordano keeping moving, preventing Hurt from controlling successfully.
Hurt tries to free his leg and advance position but Giordano is retaining full guard.
Giordano trying to keep a closed guard but Hurt is proving a slippery customer.
Hurt is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Giordano is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Giordano has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurt manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hurt gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giordano tests Hurt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Giordano scores with a punch to the head.
Giordano just misses with a punch to the body.
Hurt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hurt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Giordano, pushing him back against the cage.
Hurt scores with a shot to the side of Giordano's head.
Giordano successfully pulls guard.
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!
Hurt wants to control from the top but Giordano keeps moving.
Hurt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Giordano's guard.
Hurt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hurt works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt fails to take his opponent's back.
Giordano is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hurt wants to control the pace but Giordano is squirming around nicely.
Hurt moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Giordano has worked his arm free - good work by Giordano!
Hurt wants to control but Giordano is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurt wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Giordano, who protects the arm well.
Hurt creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Giordano sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Giordano regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hurt's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Hurt is working for a kimura but Giordano is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hurt trying to pass the guard but Giordano defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Hurt dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hurt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hurt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hurt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giordano backwards.
Giordano jumps into guard, dragging Hurt to the mat.
Hurt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Giordano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hurt controlling from the top position.
Hurt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Giordano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Giordano being controlled here, momentarily.
Hurt drops back, looking for a kneebar! Giordano looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Giordano looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Giordano!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giordano gets to mount! Hurt was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Hurt is wriggling around trying to escape.
Giordano raining down hammerfists from mount.
Giordano working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Giordano trying to control but Hurt is having none of it.
Hurt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hurt looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giordano prevents Hurt from getting the reversal.
Hurt tries to hold on but Giordano postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giordano breaks from Hurt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Giordano tries to control but Hurt wriggling away.
Hurt is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hurt is squirming around, avoiding Giordano's attempts to control the action.
Giordano unloading with bombs!
Hurt is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt is working hard here to advance position.
Giordano lands a big elbow.
Hurt tries to improve his position but instead Giordano has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Hurt's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hurt showing good submission defense here.
Giordano punishes Hurt with strikes from the back mount.
I really don't envy Hurt right now.
Hurt rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Giordano trying to control from Hurt's half guard. Hurt has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hurt keeping moving, preventing Giordano from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giordano postures up.
Giordano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hurt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurt is trying to control the position but Giordano postures up.
Giordano trying to control but Hurt is working from the bottom.
Hurt working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Giordano has passed into half guard!
Hurt manages to get to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hurt pushes Giordano off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Giordano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Giordano misses the shot to the body.
Hurt tries to clinch there but Giordano circles away.
Hurt has closed the distance and engaged Giordano in a clinch.
Giordano jumps into guard, dragging Hurt to the mat.
Hurt tries to free his leg and advance position but Giordano is retaining full guard.
Giordano keeping moving, preventing Hurt from controlling successfully.
Giordano controls Hurt momentarily but Hurt frees himself.
Hurt trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Giordano manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hurt looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Giordano passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurt is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Giordano off and has taken his back!
Hurt looking to break Giordano's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Giordano remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Hurt will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
A lull in the action here.
Hurt looking for the choke from the back.
Giordano can't escape the position.
Giordano is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hurt working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Giordano is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Hurt has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Giordano taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Big Hurt!
Big Hurt managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sampsa Siloposki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira comes to the cage accompanied by Don Omar - Danza Kuduro. Ricardo Oliveira is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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196 lbs
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193 lbs
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World class MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sampsa Siloposki!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siloposki wants to clinch.
Oliveira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Siloposki.
Siloposki throws a jab but it's blocked by Oliveira.
Siloposki throws a shot from downtown. Oliveira moves away and avoids it.
Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.
A jab lands there for Siloposki.
Oliveira throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Siloposki rushes Oliveira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oliveira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Siloposki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oliveira tries to work over Siloposki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oliveira throws an elbow but misses.
Oliveira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Siloposki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Siloposki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oliveira pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Siloposki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siloposki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Sampsa Siloposki has been cut.
Siloposki gets through Oliveira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Siloposki trying to land knees to the body.
Siloposki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Siloposki misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
Oliveira stalling in the clinch but Siloposki improves position.
Siloposki blocks an elbow strike from Oliveira.
Siloposki scores with a shot to the side of Oliveira's head.
Siloposki turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Oliveira is trying to work for a sweep but Siloposki has mounted him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siloposki controlling the position easily from mount.
Oliveira is looking to improve his position but Siloposki isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Oliveira tries to reverse the position but Siloposki maintains control.
Siloposki controlling from mount.
Oliveira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siloposki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oliveira tries to lock up and control but Siloposki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki tries to control but Oliveira wriggling away.
Oliveira tries to reverse the position but Siloposki maintains control.
Siloposki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oliveira tries to lock up and control but Siloposki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oliveira tries to reverse the position but Siloposki maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oliveira is looking to escape.
Oliveira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Siloposki controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siloposki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sampsa Siloposki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sampsa Siloposki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good work by Siloposki as he checks the leg kick.
Siloposki misses with a wild body shot.
Siloposki connects with a leg kick. Oliveira looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Siloposki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Siloposki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Siloposki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Siloposki misses with a hook.
Oliveira's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Oliveira duly obliges.
Siloposki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to bum rush Siloposki with a series of wild strikes but Siloposki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot lands for Siloposki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siloposki lands a right hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Siloposki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oliveira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Ricardo Oliveira has been cut.
Siloposki pushes Oliveira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Siloposki lands with a right to the head.
Siloposki lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siloposki.
Siloposki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Oliveira after a bit of a struggle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Siloposki.
Knees to the body from Siloposki.
Nice body punch from Siloposki.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Siloposki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Siloposki.
Siloposki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Siloposki lands with a right to the head.
Oliveira is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Siloposki.
Oh Oliveira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Siloposki creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Oliveira's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Oliveira drops to his knees and Siloposki pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sampsa Siloposki!
Sampsa Siloposki seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buakaw Pramuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pramuk's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Inferno Veil . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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199 lbs
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21 - 16 - 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
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buakaw Pramuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boxer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Pramuk.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pramuk throws out a loose jab but Boxer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boxer scores with a nice strike.
A telegraphed right hand from Boxer misses the target.
Boxer lands a lovely overhand right.
Boxer throws a hook but Pramuk blocks it.
Boxer throws a front kick aimed at Pramuk's knee but Pramuk avoids it well.
Boxer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pramuk counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boxer's knee momentarily.
Boxer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boxer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boxer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Pramuk - just one landing.
Pramuk slips under a jab from Boxer.
Pramuk's corner calls for a 1-2. Pramuk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pramuk. That's going to slow Boxer down.
Boxer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pramuk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jab, jab by Boxer - just one landing.
Boxer throws out a loose jab but Pramuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Boxer showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pramuk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boxer.
Boxer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boxer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pramuk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boxer.
Pramuk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boxer on the ground.
Boxer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boxer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Boxer there.
Boxer wants to control but Pramuk is keeping him busy.
Boxer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Boxer there.
Boxer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boxer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boxer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boxer lands a nice short elbow.
Pramuk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boxer.
Boxer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pramuk defending well though.
Boxer is nestled in close to Pramuk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Boxer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Boxer has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boxer landing strikes, looking to finish!
Boxer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pramuk is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Boxer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer is landing with some decent strikes but Pramuk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Boxer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Boxer with shots to the head and body - Pramuk looks very uncomfortable down there.
Boxer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Boxer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pramuk's face.
Boxer cracks Pramuk 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 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Boxer!
Joe Boxer gave a mention to BioPharm Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doc Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Holliday might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wanted Dead Or Alive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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199 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doc Holliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonard Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holliday on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holliday.
Holliday dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Lewis.
Holliday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Lewis.
Holliday misses with a few strikes there.
Lewis throws an off balance right hand
and Holliday counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leonard Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lewis.
Lewis looks to land a body kick but Holliday moved away.
Holliday slips a jab from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a lunging right hand
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lewis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holliday swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lewis.
Lewis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holliday doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holliday throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lewis's waist but Lewis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Holliday off to one side.
Holliday swats away the attempt to clinch by Lewis.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Holliday moves out of range easily.
Leonard Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holliday's corner calls for a 1-2. Holliday obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lewis misses with a hook. Holliday ducked under it nicely.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but Holliday slips the punch.
Lewis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Holliday lands an overhand right.
Lewis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Holliday jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holliday walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A bone on bone clash there as Holliday blocks the leg kick.
Lewis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lewis wants it to stay on the feet.
Holliday circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holliday goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lewis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holliday misses with a straight left.
A jab from Holliday misses.
Holliday misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Lewis misses.
Lewis's corner calls for a 1-2. Lewis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Holliday shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lewis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holliday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis clobbers Holliday with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Holliday.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Holliday.
Holliday misses the shot to the body.
Holliday fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lewis avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doc Holliday. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holliday slips a straight right by Lewis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lewis. Lewis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lewis slips under a jab from Holliday.
Holliday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lewis.
Lewis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lewis is looking to clinch but Holliday is avoiding it.
Lewis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holliday.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Holliday throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
Holliday misses with a low kick.
Lewis connects with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Lewis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lewis.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lewis. Holliday shrugs it off though.
Holliday throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday sizes up Lewis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Holliday misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holliday gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lewis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holliday takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Holliday ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holliday walks into a straight right hand from Lewis.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but Holliday moved out of range.
Holliday just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holliday throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
Holliday is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lewis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Holliday takes one on the button.
Holliday throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leonard Lewis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lewis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holliday.
Holliday takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Holliday connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holliday manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis wants to clinch up but Holliday keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Holliday. Those never looked like landing.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Lewis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holliday fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lewis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lewis wants to land a leg kick but Holliday is out of range.
Lewis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lewis misses with a low kick.
Holliday lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lewis misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis pushes Holliday away with a front kick.
Holliday takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lewis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lewis throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Lewis.
Holliday fails to land the takedown.
Holliday moves away from the strike by Lewis.
Holliday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holliday shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doc Holliday. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis throws out a loose jab but Holliday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holliday lands with a good body shot.
Holliday moves away from the strike by Lewis.
Holliday 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis takes a swing at Holliday's ribcage but misses.
Lewis checks a leg kick nicely.
Holliday throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lewis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Holliday is in Lewis's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis is adopting a defensive guard.
Holliday stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lewis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lewis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lewis controls Holliday momentarily but Holliday frees himself.
Holliday wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Holliday uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lewis.
Lewis throws a lazy uppercut
and Holliday counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lewis thinking.
Holliday slips under a jab from Lewis.
Holliday throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lewis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Holliday bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lewis misses with a left hand
and Holliday counters with a slapping leg kick.
Holliday feints and then cracks Lewis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lewis down.
A bone on bone clash there as Lewis blocks the leg kick.
Holliday sizes up Lewis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Holliday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lewis misses with an uppercut
and Holliday counters with a thumping low kick.
Holliday is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Holliday jabs at Lewis's body.
Holliday shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holliday misses with an uppercut.
Leonard Lewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holliday jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Holliday misses.
Lewis lands with an overhand left.
Lewis lands with an uppercut that bounces Holliday off the cage and back into range.
Holliday looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lewis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holliday.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot by Holliday.
Holliday throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holliday throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Doc Holliday 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Holliday moves out of range of the leg kick from Lewis.
Lewis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Holliday pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holliday misses with a straight left.
Holliday connects with a jab.
Lewis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lewis scores with a leg kick.
Holliday takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Holliday throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holliday ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Holliday.
The fighters circling - Lewis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lewis swings for the body but Holliday moves out of range.
Lewis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lewis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Lewis - just one landing.
Lewis lands a nice hook to Holliday's body. Holliday takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lewis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Holliday blocks the body kick.
Lewis tries to land a body kick
and Holliday counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lewis's knee momentarily.
A jab from Holliday does it's job there.
Holliday scores with a decent looking hook.
Lewis tries to clinch up but Holliday circles away and keeps his distance.
Lewis misses with a lunging right hand
and Holliday counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lewis throws a right hand that misses
and Holliday counters with a shoot takedown. Lewis fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis looking to control.
Holliday preventing the sweep.
Lewis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Holliday looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday is looking to work some ground and pound but Lewis has wrist control.
Lewis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Holliday from controlling successfully.
Holliday postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Holliday trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holliday throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lewis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lewis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lewis is trying to hold Holliday in close to prevent damage but Holliday has managed to pass into half guard.
Lewis trying to control but Holliday postures up.
Lewis is trying to get back to full guard.
Holliday perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Holliday is looking to take a break and control but Lewis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lewis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Holliday trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lewis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Holliday is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We're going to have a standup here because Doc Holliday wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Holliday displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewis throws out the jab.
Lewis slaps away a takedown attempt from Holliday, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holliday blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Holliday is looking to chop away at Lewis's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doc Holliday showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Holliday has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doc Holliday!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Doc Holliday made sure he mentioned Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geraldo Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera has chosen Sucker Punch - Sweet Dreams as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
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215 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Corleone !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Geraldo Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rivera steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Corleone . That one must have hurt.
Corleone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivera throws the left hand but Corleone avoids the punch easily.
Corleone tries a low kick but Rivera avoids it.
Rivera lands with a cross.
Rivera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Corleone on the side of the head.
Rivera looks to land a right hand but Corleone moved out of range.
Corleone darts in trying to clinch
enabling Rivera to counter with a crisp jab.
Corleone throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rivera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Corleone throws a leg kick but Rivera checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Rivera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Corleone takes one on the button.
Rivera thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick from Corleone .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera lands a jab.
Rivera misses with a hook.
Corleone thuds his shin into the meat of Rivera's side.
Rivera misses with a looping right.
Corleone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rivera.
Corleone staying out of range there.
Corleone throws a wild body kick that Rivera sees coming a mile off.
Corleone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rivera is able to avoid easily.
Rivera lands a jab to Corleone 's midsection.
Corleone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rivera. That did some damage!
Corleone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rivera checks a low kick from Corleone .
Rivera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corleone . Corleone obviously looking to wear him down.
Corleone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rivera. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rivera's sensitive parts.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rivera misses with a straight right.
Corleone is looking to clinch but Rivera is avoiding it.
Rivera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corleone scoring well with a low kick there.
Rivera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Corleone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rivera's knee momentarily.
Corleone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rivera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A thudding body kick lands there by Corleone !
Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corleone manages to avoid it.
Rivera misses with a body shot
and Corleone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rivera throws out a loose jab but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corleone connects with a solid leg kick.
Rivera cracks a nice hook into Corleone 's ribs.
Rivera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera misses with an uppercut.
Corleone moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.
Corleone dodges the punch combination from Rivera.
Corleone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivera.
Rivera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Corleone circles away quickly and effectively.
Corleone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corleone avoids the body shot from Rivera.
Some bone on bone action there as Rivera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Geraldo Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corleone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Corleone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivera.
Rivera lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Rivera misses.
Rivera sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Corleone misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone throws the kick towards the body but Rivera avoids it.
Corleone misses with a low kick as Rivera jumps back.
Rivera moves out of range of the body kick from Corleone .
Rivera looks to score with a jab to the body but Corleone is just out of range.
Corleone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corleone thuds his shin into the meat of Rivera's side.
Some bone on bone action there as Rivera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rivera throws a hook but Corleone avoids it easily.
Corleone throws a leg kick but Rivera moved away.
Rivera misses with a wild body shot.
Rivera listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone tries to clinch but Rivera moves out of range.
Corleone misses with a body kick.
Rivera throws a hook to the side of Corleone 's head but Corleone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corleone staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Corleone dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rivera.
Corleone staying out of range there.
Rivera misses with a series of wild punches.
Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corleone moves away.
Rivera misses with the combination.
Rivera throws a big shot that misses.
Rivera scores with the left hand. Corleone knows he should have avoided that one.
Corleone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Corleone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rivera.
Both fighters circling a little - Corleone finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Michael Corleone is winning the standup battle so far.
Corleone is looking to chop away at Rivera's legs.
A jab from Rivera misses.
Rivera moves out of range as Corleone throws a body kick.
Corleone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera throws an overhand right that lands on Corleone 's shoulder, as Corleone tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Corleone .
Corleone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rivera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Corleone is looking to slow Rivera down with leg kicks.
Corleone closes the distance and clinches.
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
Corleone throws an elbow that misses.
Rivera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.
Rivera blocks an elbow strike.
Corleone looking to throw knees to the head but Rivera is blocking nicely.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Corleone moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rivera.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rivera has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Corleone .
Rivera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone tries a knee to the head but Rivera blocks it.
Rivera looking to stall.
Rivera avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Corleone throws an elbow but misses.
Rivera misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
Corleone lands an elbow that stopped Rivera in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Geraldo Rivera has been cut.
Rivera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corleone 's elbow.
Corleone misses with a knee strike.
Rivera swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Rivera.
Corleone landing knees to the body.
Corleone throws an elbow but it misses.
Corleone missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rivera has had enough of the clinch but Corleone keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Corleone tries to clinch up.
Corleone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rivera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rivera moves out of range of the body kick from Corleone .
Corleone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Corleone is looking to slow Rivera down with leg kicks.
Rivera misses with a hook to the body
and Corleone counters with a nice body kick.
Corleone misses with a body kick.
Rivera misses with a straight left.
Rivera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Corleone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Corleone rushes Rivera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rivera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Corleone has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivera.
Rivera tries to break free but Corleone pushes him back against the cage.
Rivera misses with a body punch.
Rivera throws a head punch that misses.
Rivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera misses with a body punch.
Rivera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corleone prevents a body shot from Rivera.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corleone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corleone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Corleone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera blocks the elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corleone lands an elbow that stopped Rivera in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Geraldo Rivera's cut even more.
Rivera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Michael Corleone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Corleone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Geraldo Rivera's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Corleone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Corleone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rivera checks it well.
Good work by Rivera as he checks the leg kick.
Corleone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Rivera misses its intended target.
Rivera looks to score with a jab to the body but Corleone is just out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Corleone .
Corleone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivera.
Corleone wants to clinch.
Corleone tries to clinch up but Rivera circles away and keeps his distance.
Rivera darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Corleone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corleone .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Corleone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rivera is out of range.
Rivera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivera lands with a hook. Corleone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Corleone connects with an inside leg kick.
Corleone throws a solid leg kick but Rivera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Corleone .
Corleone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rivera takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rivera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rivera listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rivera misses with a lunging right hand
and Corleone counters with a slapping leg kick.
Corleone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Corleone . That's going to slow Rivera down.
Corleone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivera lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rivera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corleone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Corleone wants to land a leg kick but Rivera is out of range.
That kick from Corleone tenderised Rivera's leg. Rivera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Geraldo Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corleone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rivera's calf.
Rivera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rivera misses with a wild combination.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Corleone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Corleone throws a leg kick but Rivera sees it coming and moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivera misses the target.
Corleone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corleone throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Corleone tries to clinch there but Rivera circles away.
Corleone scores with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Corleone . Rivera shrugs it off though.
An inside leg kick lands from Corleone .
Corleone clinches up with Rivera and pushes him back against the cage.
Rivera is looking to control Corleone 's arms but Corleone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rivera has his back to the cage.
Rivera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Corleone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rivera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Corleone has him pressed against the cage.
Corleone connects with a knee to the head.
Rivera can't find room to land a body shot as Corleone controls the action.
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!
Rivera is leaning against Corleone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corleone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rivera blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Corleone lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Geraldo Rivera's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Corleone scores with a knee to the head.
Rivera is rocked!
Rivera trying to stall but Corleone improves his position.
Rivera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rivera has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rivera tries a body shot but Corleone blocks it.
Corleone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rivera blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Corleone obliges.
Rivera avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
Corleone lands a damaging elbow.
Geraldo Rivera's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rivera looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone lands an elbow that stopped Rivera in his tracks for a moment.
Rivera is still on wobbly legs! Can Corleone finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Geraldo Rivera's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Corleone !
An out of breath Michael Corleone 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Dunowevil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dzhugashvili comes to the cage accompanied by Gosudarstvenniy Gimn SSSR . Dunowevil has chosen Long Hard Road Out of Hell as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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23
212 lbs
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221 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Dunowevil!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzhugashvili clinches up with Dunowevil and pushes him back against the cage.
Dzhugashvili struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunowevil controls his hands.
Dunowevil misses with a punch to the body.
Dzhugashvili tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Dzhugashvili's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dzhugashvili with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dunowevil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dzhugashvili.
Dunowevil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dzhugashvili missing with knees to the body.
Dunowevil scores with a shot to the side of Dzhugashvili's head.
Nice body punch from Dunowevil - that landed with a thud.
Dunowevil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dzhugashvili's elbow.
Dzhugashvili looking to throw knees to the head but Dunowevil is blocking nicely.
Dunowevil tries to throw a body punch but Dzhugashvili avoids it by throwing Dunowevil back against the cage.
Dunowevil blocks a body shot from Dzhugashvili.
Dunowevil prevents a body shot from Dzhugashvili.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili is trying to maintain a safe position but Dunowevil gets an underhook and turns Dzhugashvili into the cage.
Dzhugashvili trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Dunowevil.
Dzhugashvili misses with a knee to the head.
Dzhugashvili tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dzhugashvili lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dzhugashvili manages to break the clinch.
Dzhugashvili rushes Dunowevil and presses him up against the cage.
Dunowevil can't find room to land a body shot as Dzhugashvili controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dunowevil.
Dunowevil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dzhugashvili's elbow.
Dzhugashvili with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dzhugashvili tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dunowevil's elbow.
Dunowevil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dunowevil misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunowevil misses with a body punch.
Dunowevil breaks from the clinch.
Dunowevil misses with a double jab.
Dzhugashvili moves away from the strike by Dunowevil.
Dunowevil looks to score with a jab to the body but Dzhugashvili is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Dunowevil lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dzhugashvili doesn't seem phased though.
Dzhugashvili avoids the body shot from Dunowevil.
Dzhugashvili moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Roger Dunowevil has been cut.
Dzhugashvili moves in looking to clinch but Dunowevil pushes him off.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but Dunowevil moves out of range.
Dzhugashvili walks into a jab.
It looks like Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili has been cut.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunowevil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dzhugashvili misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but Dunowevil is having none of it.
Dzhugashvili gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dunowevil.
Dzhugashvili dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dunowevil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dunowevil.
Dunowevil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dunowevil throws a head kick but Dzhugashvili moves out of range.
Dunowevil tries a low kick but Dzhugashvili avoids it.
Dzhugashvili swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dunowevil counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but Dunowevil is having none of it.
Dunowevil connects with a body shot.
Dunowevil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dzhugashvili was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunowevil.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch up but Dunowevil keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dzhugashvili looks to clinch
and Dunowevil counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dzhugashvili is breathing heavily.
Dunowevil lands a glancing blow to the side of Dzhugashvili's head.
Dzhugashvili takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dunowevil tries to land a front kick but Dzhugashvili steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dunowevil throws a lazy right hand but Dzhugashvili sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Dunowevil.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dunowevil.
Dunowevil lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dunowevil misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunowevil ducks under a wild hook from Dzhugashvili.
Dunowevil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dzhugashvili.
A swing and a miss from Dunowevil.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dunowevil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Dunowevil dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dunowevil scores with a push kick.
Dzhugashvili looks to clinch
and Dunowevil counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dunowevil throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunowevil cracks Dzhugashvili with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dunowevil lands a big right hand that sends Dzhugashvili crashing to the mat! Dunowevil stays standing though and waves Dzhugashvili back to his feet!
Dzhugashvili is rocked!
Dzhugashvili doesn't manage to clinch there - Dunowevil circles away.
Dunowevil scores with a leg kick.
Dunowevil fakes the leg kick and cracks Dzhugashvili in the body.
Dunowevil feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dzhugashvili sprawling to the canvas! Dzhugashvili rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dunowevil finish him?!
Oh Dzhugashvili is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch
and Dunowevil counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Dzhugashvili out cold! What a finish! Dunowevil is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roger Dunowevil!
After the big win, Roger Dunowevil made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Stonewall and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Primo Marcello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pep is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Iron Theme Song (Here Comes The Boom - Nelly). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
135 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
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31
145 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Primo Marcello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Pep!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pep misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Marcello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frankie Pep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcello throws a body punch but Pep moves out of range.
Pep scores with a jab.
Pep works the jab nicely.
Horrible takedown by Marcello or perhaps it was just good defense by Pep which made him look bad.
Marcello misses with a low kick as Pep jumps back.
Marcello connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marcello shoots in looking for a takedown but Pep manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marcello's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marcello throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marcello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pep looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcello is just out of range.
Pep looks to land a right hand but Marcello moved out of range.
Pep misses with a looping right.
Marcello on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pep dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pep misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcello moves out of range as Pep strikes.
Marcello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pep.
Nice defenses there by Pep.
Marcello looks to land a combination but Pep avoids it well.
Pep misses with a body shot.
Pep connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pep. Marcello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pep throws a poor cross that misses
and Marcello connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Pep misses.
Marcello just misses with a punch to the body.
Pep stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pep wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Primo Marcello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pep.
Marcello misses the jab.
Marcello dives in and grabs Pep's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pep pushes down on Marcello's head and hops out.
Pep looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pep scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marcello shoots for a double leg takedown but Pep sprawls well. He's pushed Marcello's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcello looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pep is fending him off so far but Marcello persists. Nope, Pep circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Marcello does no damage.
Pep misses with a looping left.
Good exchange - Pep coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pep slaps away a takedown attempt from Marcello, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pep throws a hook but Marcello avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Pep lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marcello doesn't seem phased though.
Marcello throws out a leg kick but Pep moves out of range and Marcello only half commits.
Pep throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marcello avoids the body shot from Pep.
Marcello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frankie Pep is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marcello's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pep connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marcello scrambles back to his feet.
Marcello tries for a takedown but Pep sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pep misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pep scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marcello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pep.
Nice defenses there by Marcello.
Pep lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pep ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcello moves away.
Marcello fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Pep throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Marcello misses.
Marcello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pep throws out the jab.
Pep scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marcello shoots in looking for a takedown but Pep manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marcello's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marcello thows a body shot but no joy.
Marcello shoots in but Pep avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pep wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcello misses with a takedown attempt - Pep sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pep jabs Marcello to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pep scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marcello in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pep throws out the jab.
Marcello jabs at Pep's body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marcello.
Pep throws a hook to the side of Marcello's head but Marcello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marcello is defended easily by Pep.
Marcello takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pep slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pep leaves Marcello with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marcello dodges the punch combination from Pep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Pep dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pep connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Pep misses its intended target.
Marcello has a takedown stuffed.
Marcello shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pep sprawls well. Pep wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marcello gets slowly back to his feet.
Pep scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Pep misses.
Marcello misses with a low kick as Pep jumps back.
Pep throws a combination that misses
and Marcello counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pep won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcello goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pep rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Marcello's guard! Nice work there by Pep!
Pep trying to control but Marcello is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep gets to his feet. Marcello looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pep fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pep jabs Marcello right on the nose. Marcello blinks but takes it well.
Marcello fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Primo Marcello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good exchange - Pep coming out on top.
Marcello changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pep tries to avoid it but Marcello manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pep to the ground. Pep escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pep throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pep lands an overhand right.
Marcello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pep.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pep. Marcello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pep scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marcello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pep shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pep slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pep closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pep looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcello is just out of range.
Marcello looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marcello looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pep scores with a decent looking hook.
Pep keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marcello throws a hook but Pep avoids it easily.
Marcello throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pep throws a lazy right hand but Marcello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pep scores with a shot to the body.
Marcello tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pep sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marcello somewhat.
Nice shot by Pep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pep keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pep scores with a jab. Marcello acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pep moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pep throws a big shot that misses.
Marcello throws a low kick but Pep moves out of range easily.
A jab from Pep misses.
Marcello shoots in but Pep avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from Pep as Marcello shoots in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pep listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marcello tries for a takedown but Pep sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Pep lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marcello doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pep moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pep jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pep connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Pep misses the target.
Pep has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marcello throws a sloppy head kick and Pep moves out of range easily.
Pep swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pep jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marcello avoids the body shot from Pep.
Frankie Pep seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pep dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marcello is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pep sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marcello with a poor takedown
and Pep counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcello takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pep connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marcello's hands.
Marcello shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pep as he avoids it easily.
Pep scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Pep showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pep slips under a jab.
Pep misses with an uppercut. Marcello saw that one coming.
Pep pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Pep misses its intended target.
Pep scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marcello doesn't seem bothered though.
Pep looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcello is just out of range.
Marcello shoots in for a takedown but Pep shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marcello scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pep is defending against the submission attempts here by Marcello.
Pep manages to get to full guard.
Pep controls Marcello momentarily but Marcello frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcello wants to pass the guard but Pep is keeping the position.
Marcello postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pep is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Marcello, into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pep throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pep has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Marcello is proving hard to escape from.
Pep postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Marcello is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marcello wants to sweep here but Pep controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marcello is looking for a triangle but Pep pushes his legs off easily.
Pep won't allow Marcello to sweep him here.
Pep stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marcello swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pep postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pep accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pep in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marcello manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Marcello thowing shots but they're missing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marcello throws some wild stikes that Pep manages to avoid easily.
Primo Marcello overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pep regains half guard.
Pep wants to get back to his feet.
Pep slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marcello stands and throws Pep's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pep is trying to get back to half guard.
Marcello advances to full mount.
Marcello goes for an armbar but Pep turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Pep.
Primo Marcello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pep wants to control from the top but Marcello keeps moving.
Marcello pulls Pep in to control the position.
Frankie Pep is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marcello is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pep is aware though and is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pep is pushing down on Marcello's leg trying to pass to half guard. Marcello is fighting to maintain full guard but Pep has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pep stalling.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pep's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcello slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frankie Pep.
I've got Pep 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Pep!
In his post fight interview, Frankie Pep started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Beasty Kanne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bapit Pradchapet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanne comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Cry For Me Argentina. Pradchapet has chosen Wanted Dead or Alive as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beasty Kanne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bapit Pradchapet!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Kanne.
Kanne slips a straight right by Pradchapet.
Kanne misses with a body shot.
Pradchapet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanne was well out of range. Poor timing from Pradchapet.
Pradchapet looks to score with a jab to the body but Kanne is just out of range.
Kanne moves out of range of the strikes.
Kanne shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pradchapet eats them both and turns towards Kanne to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kanne misses with a low kick.
Pradchapet throws a low kick, looking for Kanne's leg but Kanne calmly moves out of range.
Good shot there by Pradchapet.
Kanne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kanne stalks Pradchapet and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pradchapet's face. Pradchapet staggers backwards, shaken.
Pradchapet moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanne just leaning against Pradchapet, taking a breather.
Kanne misses with a punch to the body.
Kanne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanne. Pradchapet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pradchapet connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kanne throws a body punch but Pradchapet moves out of range.
Pradchapet swings for the body but Kanne moves out of range.
Kanne tries to close the distance and clinch but Pradchapet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kanne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pradchapet.
Pradchapet takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kanne misses with a wild body shot.
Kanne throws a good cross that connects.
Kanne moves out of range of the leg kick from Pradchapet.
Pradchapet is looking to land body kicks.
Kanne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kanne checks the leg kick.
Kanne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pradchapet counters with a head kick. That will keep Kanne thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kanne cracks a nice hook into Pradchapet's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kanne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pradchapet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kanne.
Pradchapet with a jab.
Kanne throws a shot to the body.
Kanne throws out a leg kick but Pradchapet moves out of range and Kanne only half commits.
Pradchapet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pradchapet dodges the punch combination from Kanne.
Kanne avoids the body shot from Pradchapet.
Kanne catches Pradchapet with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kanne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kanne lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanne clinches.
Kanne stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pradchapet.
Pradchapet scores with a shot to the side of Kanne's head.
Pradchapet misses with a punch on the inside.
Pradchapet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pradchapet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kanne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pradchapet.
Kanne throws a series of punches but Pradchapet avoids them all with ease.
Pradchapet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pradchapet tries for a takedown but Kanne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kanne misses with a leg kick.
Kanne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pradchapet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet motions for Kanne to come forward. Pradchapet throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kanne fails to land with a series of punches.
Pradchapet defending well as Kanne loads up on a big left hand.
Kanne is looking to wear down Pradchapet with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pradchapet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kanne moves away.
Kanne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kanne looks to clinch
and Pradchapet counters with a nice uppercut.
Pradchapet misses with a double jab.
Kanne is looking to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanne thows a leg kick but Pradchapet checks it
and Pradchapet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pradchapet cracks the inside of Kanne's front leg.
Pradchapet scores with a sloppy right hand. Kanne should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pradchapet takes one on the button.
Pradchapet avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kanne looks to score with a jab to the body but Pradchapet is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Beasty Kanne will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kanne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pradchapet changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kanne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pradchapet counters with a thumping low kick.
Kanne swats away the attempt to clinch by Pradchapet.
A big left from Pradchapet misses.
Pradchapet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pradchapet shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kanne as he avoids it easily.
Kanne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A shot to the body from Kanne misses
and Pradchapet counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kanne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pradchapet counters with a good low kick that Kanne was not able to check.
Kanne scores with a one two! Pradchapet had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pradchapet connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pradchapet swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradchapet throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beasty Kanne is winning the standup battle so far.
Kanne connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Kanne misses.
Kanne slips under a jab.
Kanne looks to land a right hand but Pradchapet moved out of range.
Kanne wants to land a leg kick but Pradchapet is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Kanne.
Kanne misses with an uppercut. Pradchapet saw that one coming.
Kanne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Kanne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pradchapet doesn't seem phased though.
Kanne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pradchapet throws out the jab.
Pradchapet throws a leg kick but Kanne moved away.
Kanne throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pradchapet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pradchapet is looking to score with low kicks.
Pradchapet misses with the combination.
Kanne slips a jab and a cross from Pradchapet.
Pradchapet ducks under a wild hook from Kanne.
Kanne throws a nice looking combination but Pradchapet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pradchapet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kanne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kanne motions for Pradchapet to come forward. Kanne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Pradchapet finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanne 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.
Pradchapet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kanne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanne avoids a kick to the body.
Pradchapet missing with a left hand there. Kanne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kanne swinging wildly here.
Pradchapet with a jab.
Kanne wants to clinch up but Pradchapet keeps it at a distance.
Kanne tries to clinch up but Pradchapet circles away and keeps his distance.
Kanne looks to land a right hand but Pradchapet moved out of range.
Pradchapet connects with a looping right hand.
Kanne tries to bum rush Pradchapet with a series of wild strikes but Pradchapet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pradchapet lands with a nice body punch.
Pradchapet throws a looping overhand right but Kanne ducks down to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Pradchapet there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanne moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kanne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pradchapet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kanne scores with a three punch combo!
Pradchapet punishes Kanne's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Kanne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pradchapet. Pradchapet obviously looking to wear him down.
Pradchapet dodges the punch combination from Kanne.
Pradchapet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A left lands for Pradchapet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kanne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pradchapet.
A combination from Kanne does no damage.
Kanne wants to clinch.
Pradchapet throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bapit Pradchapet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pradchapet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kanne.
Pradchapet throws a jab when Kanne was well out of range.
Pradchapet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanne manages to avoid it.
Kanne ducks under a wild hook from Pradchapet.
Kanne avoids the body shot from Pradchapet.
Pradchapet ducks under a wild hook from Kanne.
Pradchapet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kanne can pounce on him.
Kanne works over Pradchapet's head and body with a nice combination.
Kanne scores with a three punch combo!
A left lands for Kanne.
Kanne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pradchapet.
Pradchapet slips a jab and a cross from Kanne.
Kanne misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pradchapet lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradchapet tries to close the distance and clinch but Kanne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kanne throws a series of punches but Pradchapet moves out of range.
Pradchapet goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kanne throws a big shot that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pradchapet.
Kanne moves in looking to clinch but Pradchapet pushes him off.
Pradchapet looks to land a right hand but Kanne moved out of range.
Kanne tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pradchapet counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kanne's knee momentarily.
Kanne moves to clinch but Pradchapet breaks away
and Pradchapet counters with an inside leg kick.
Pradchapet throws a head kick that misses.
Pradchapet lands a leg kick that knocks Kanne off balance momentarily.
Pradchapet pushes Kanne away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kanne. Kanne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kanne is looking to clinch but Pradchapet is avoiding it.
Pradchapet shoots in looking for a takedown but Kanne manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pradchapet's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kanne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pradchapet's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pradchapet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kanne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the liver by Pradchapet. Beautiful body shot.
Pradchapet throws a big shot that misses.
Kanne is looking to clinch.
Pradchapet wants to clinch.
Pradchapet misses with a hook. Kanne ducked under it nicely.
Nice body kick there by Pradchapet.
Kanne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pradchapet is out of range and Kanne settles back down.
Kanne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pradchapet throws an overhand right that lands on Kanne's shoulder, as Kanne tries to avoid the shot.
Kanne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pradchapet.
Pradchapet drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kanne pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kanne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kanne moves out of range as Pradchapet throws a body kick.
Kanne lands a head shot.
Kanne throws a low kick but Pradchapet avoids it.
Pradchapet throws a series of punches but Kanne moves out of range.
Beasty Kanne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanne throws a hook but Pradchapet avoids it easily.
Pradchapet takes the fight into the clinch.
Pradchapet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pradchapet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kanne defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pradchapet.
Beasty Kanne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bapit Pradchapet.
Kanne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pradchapet scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pradchapet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kanne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pradchapet tests Kanne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kanne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Beasty Kanne.
I think Kanne has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beasty Kanne!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Beasty Kanne made sure he mentioned KINGDOM, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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177 cm
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Spartan!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spartan.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spartan.
Spartan thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by James.
James connects with a crisp jab.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James moves away from the strike by Spartan.
Spartan throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
James connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spartan. Spartan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spartan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
James tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
James scores with a nice body kick.
James lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Spartan. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spartan. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
Spartan throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spartan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
James tries to land a front kick but Spartan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spartan staying out of range there.
Spartan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Spartan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Spartan throws a low kick but it's checked well by James.
James cracks Spartan with a good jab.
James with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spartan throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
James with a nice cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by James.
Spartan checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James connects with a leg kick. Spartan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
James looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
James looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
James is looking to take a break and control but Spartan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. James lands a nice short elbow.
James has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Spartan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from James.
Spartan is trying to stand back up but James is controlling him
James wants to take a breather but Spartan is having none of it.
James missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James is looking to take a break and control but Spartan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ron James wasn't doing enough on the ground.
James cracks Spartan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spartan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
James forces his way into half guard.
James throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron James dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good work by James as he checks the leg kick.
Matt Spartan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by James.
Spartan thows a leg kick but James checks it
and James counters with a nice body shot.
James lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
James throws a shot from downtown. Spartan moves away and avoids it.
Spartan moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Ron James has been cut.
Spartan checks a low kick from James.
James lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
James lands with a thumping leg kick.
James swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spartan.
James gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spartan misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spartan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
James is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A shot to the body from Spartan misses
and James counters with a nice low kick that buckles Spartan's knee momentarily.
James looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
James trying to mount his opponent but Spartan defends it.
James seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Spartan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Spartan won't allow James to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ron James.
James turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
James with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as James checks a leg kick.
Spartan throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spartan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but James checks it well.
Spartan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James cracks Spartan with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
James misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan moves out of range of the leg kick from James.
Spartan misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Spartan throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Spartan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James cracks Spartan with an open hand slap.
James throws a leg kick that misses.
James shoots in and drives through. Spartan sprawls well.
Spartan checks a low kick from James.
James lands a nice looking kick to the body. Spartan takes a step back to recover.
Spartan misses with a right hand
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spartan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spartan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
James tries for a takedown but Spartan circles away easily
and Spartan counters with a nice low kick that buckles James's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Spartan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before James can pounce on him.
James throws a body kick that misses.
Ron James is winning the standup battle so far.
James is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spartan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
Spartan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
James throws a leg kick
letting Spartan counter with a right hand.
Spartan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spartan throws a low kick but it's checked well by James.
James checks the leg kick.
James connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron James dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ron James's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Spartan swinging wildly here.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Spartan.
James looks to land a body kick but Spartan moved away.
Spartan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from James.
James misses with a wild combination.
Spartan throws a hook but James blocks it.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spartan.
James moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Spartan manages to break the clinch.
James has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spartan.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts James, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a leg kick
and Spartan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by James there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spartan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and James is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by James.
Spartan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
James is looking to chop away at Spartan's legs.
James cracks the inside of Spartan's front leg.
Spartan with a hook.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from James.
James moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
James throws a leg kick which misses Spartan's front leg but catches the back leg as Spartan tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartan swinging wildly here.
A jab from Spartan misses.
James throws the kick towards the body but Spartan avoids it.
James tries to land a front kick but Spartan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spartan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
Spartan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spartan looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
A shot to the liver by James. Beautiful body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for James.
James fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spartan is out of range.
Spartan tries to land a leg kick but James saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
James has a takedown stuffed.
Spartan thumps James with a low kick.
James misses with a head kick.
James is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spartan throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
James on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spartan. Spartan obviously looking to wear him down.
James slips a jab and a cross from Spartan.
Spartan swinging wildly here.
Ron James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spartan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spartan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Spartan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. Spartan tries to sprawl out of it but James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Spartan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
Matt Spartan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spartan misses with a combination
and James counters with a single leg into guard. Spartan didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spartan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
James's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ron James.
Well James has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron James!
Ron James managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Stonewall, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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