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WOTLA 21 Rekka vs. Wartooth PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Almas Mustafin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zivojin Miric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zivojin Miric will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Almas Mustafin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zivojin Miric!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustafin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miric counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Almas Mustafin has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Miric as Mustafin shoots in.
Decent striking displayed by Miric there.
Miric drops his shoulder and cracks Mustafin with a huge uppercut! Mustafin goes down! Can Miric finish him?
Mustafin is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mustafin trying to keep a closed guard but Miric is proving a slippery customer.
Oh Mustafin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miric slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mustafin seems to have got his legs back now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mustafin is on top in guard.
Mustafin won't allow Miric to get back to his feet.
Mustafin wants to control from the top but Miric keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Almas Mustafin.
Miric slips a straight right by Mustafin.
Mustafin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mustafin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mustafin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mustafin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Miric takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zivojin Miric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mustafin doesn't manage to clinch there - Miric circles away.
Mustafin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Miric connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mustafin scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miric catches Mustafin with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Mustafin forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zivojin Miric!
Zivojin Miric looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Kiseo kupus umene'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Hobbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovinco Del Marquesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Hobbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giovinco Del Marquesa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hobbs misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Hobbs.
Hobbs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Del Marquesa.
Hobbs closes the distance and clinches up with Del Marquesa, looking for a takedown. Hobbs pushes Del Marquesa against the cage but Del Marquesa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hobbs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Del Marquesa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hobbs.
Del Marquesa gets a clinch.
Del Marquesa taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Hobbs fails to land.
Del Marquesa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hobbs tries to break the clinch but Del Marquesa is controlling the position.
Hobbs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hobbs wants to stall.
Hobbs takes a shot to the head.
Del Marquesa can't find room to land a body shot as Hobbs controls the action.
Hobbs blocks a body shot from Del Marquesa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hobbs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hobbs prevents a body shot from Del Marquesa.
Hobbs misses with a punch on the inside.
Hobbs wants to get back to striking at distance but Del Marquesa won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hobbs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Del Marquesa prevents Hobbs from breaking the clinch.
Del Marquesa takes a shot to the head.
Del Marquesa breaks from the clinch.
Del Marquesa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Del Marquesa misses with a low kick as Hobbs jumps back.
Del Marquesa rushes Hobbs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Del Marquesa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Del Marquesa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hobbs throws a head punch that misses.
Del Marquesa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Del Marquesa, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hobbs shoots in for a double leg but Del Marquesa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A nice combination there by Del Marquesa.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Del Marquesa. Hobbs shrugs it off though.
Del Marquesa slips a jab from Hobbs.
Hobbs has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Del Marquesa finds it's way round the side to connect with Hobbs's head.
Good leg kick by Del Marquesa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Del Marquesa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Marquesa lands with a slapping head kick.
Del Marquesa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hobbs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hobbs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Del Marquesa throws a chopping leg kick but Hobbs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A clash of legs there as Hobbs blocks the low kick.
Del Marquesa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hobbs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Del Marquesa is looking to slow Hobbs down with leg kicks.
A solid body kick from Del Marquesa.
Del Marquesa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hobbs moves out of range of the body kick from Del Marquesa.
A good leg kick by Del Marquesa.
Del Marquesa throws a head kick that misses.
Giovinco Del Marquesa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hobbs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Del Marquesa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hobbs lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Giovinco Del Marquesa has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Marquesa tries a head kick but it misses.
Del Marquesa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Del Marquesa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hobbs tries to score a power double leg takedown but Del Marquesa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hobbs somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Hobbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Del Marquesa, right into the meat.
Hobbs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hobbs. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hobbs swinging wildly here.
Del Marquesa clinches.
Del Marquesa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Del Marquesa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Del Marquesa works on Hobbs's body with a couple of short punches.
Hobbs is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hobbs blocks a body shot from Del Marquesa.
Del Marquesa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Del Marquesa breaks from the clinch.
Del Marquesa thows a body kick. Hobbs tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Del Marquesa lands with a kick to the temple. Hobbs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Luke Hobbs has been cut.
Del Marquesa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hobbs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Del Marquesa drives through and clinches with Hobbs against the cage.
Hobbs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Del Marquesa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Del Marquesa.
Del Marquesa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hobbs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Del Marquesa. Del Marquesa obviously looking to wear him down.
Del Marquesa lands with a nice body kick.
Del Marquesa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hobbs takes a step back to recover.
Good standup being displayed there by Del Marquesa as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Del Marquesa lands a nice looking body kick.
Del Marquesa connects with a leg kick. Hobbs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hobbs sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giovinco Del Marquesa dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Del Marquesa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hobbs throws a nice looking combination but Del Marquesa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Del Marquesa lands with a slapping head kick.
Del Marquesa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Del Marquesa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Del Marquesa throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Del Marquesa moves in looking to clinch but Hobbs pushes him off.
Del Marquesa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Del Marquesa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hobbs.
Del Marquesa slips a jab and a cross from Hobbs.
Hobbs misses with a series of wild punches.
Luke Hobbs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hobbs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Del Marquesa.
Del Marquesa delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Del Marquesa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hobbs's sensitive parts.
Hobbs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Del Marquesa scores with a leg kick.
Del Marquesa scores with a head kick.
Del Marquesa lands a head kick. Hobbs smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbs 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.
Hobbs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Del Marquesa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Del Marquesa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Del Marquesa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hobbs's sensitive parts.
Giovinco Del Marquesa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for Del Marquesa.
A solid body kick from Del Marquesa.
Good leg kick by Del Marquesa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Del Marquesa, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Del Marquesa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hobbs will feel that in the morning.
Del Marquesa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hobbs takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Del Marquesa forces Hobbs back against the cage and clinches.
Del Marquesa stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Marquesa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hobbs takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Giovinco Del Marquesa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Marquesa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hobbs shoots in but no luck this time.
Hobbs fails to land with a series of punches.
Hobbs looks for the body kick but Del Marquesa saw that one coming.
Hobbs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Del Marquesa stalks Hobbs and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hobbs's face. Hobbs staggers backwards, shaken.
Hobbs throws a series of punches but Del Marquesa avoids them all with ease.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Del Marquesa. Hobbs shrugs it off though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Del Marquesa, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Del Marquesa.
Del Marquesa moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Del Marquesa.
Del Marquesa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Del Marquesa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Del Marquesa.
Hobbs shoots for a double leg takedown but Del Marquesa sprawls well. He's pushed Hobbs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Del Marquesa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Del Marquesa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Del Marquesa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Del Marquesa scores with a leg kick.
Del Marquesa moves into the clinch.
Hobbs misses with some punches.
Del Marquesa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Del Marquesa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Marquesa connects with a leg kick. Hobbs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Del Marquesa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Del Marquesa.
Del Marquesa tries to clinch there but Hobbs circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Marquesa clinches up with Hobbs and pushes him back against the cage.
Del Marquesa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Del Marquesa.
A head kick misses from Hobbs.
Del Marquesa scores with a jab. Hobbs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Del Marquesa thuds a left hand into Hobbs's body.
Del Marquesa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hobbs.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Hobbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Del Marquesa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hobbs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Del Marquesa.
A head kick misses from Del Marquesa.
Del Marquesa clinches up with Hobbs and pushes him back against the cage.
Del Marquesa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hobbs.
Del Marquesa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Del Marquesa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Del Marquesa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Del Marquesa thumps Hobbs with a low kick.
Del Marquesa scores with a hook to the body. Hobbs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giovinco Del Marquesa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Del Marquesa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Del Marquesa scores with a push kick.
Del Marquesa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hobbs 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.
Nice body kick from Del Marquesa.
Del Marquesa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Del Marquesa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Del Marquesa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Del Marquesa gets a clinch.
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!
Del Marquesa scores with a shot to the side of Hobbs's head.
Hobbs blocks a body shot from Del Marquesa.
Del Marquesa lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Del Marquesa breaks the clinch.
Hobbs takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Del Marquesa throws a head kick that Hobbs semi-blocks.
Del Marquesa scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Del Marquesa.
Del Marquesa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hobbs. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - Hobbs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Del Marquesa scoring well with a low kick there.
Del Marquesa scores with a head kick. Hobbs tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Del Marquesa.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Del Marquesa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Del Marquesa.
Hobbs has had enough of the clinch but Del Marquesa keeps him there for the moment.
Del Marquesa can't find room to land a body shot as Hobbs controls the action.
Del Marquesa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Del Marquesa tries to throw a body punch but Hobbs avoids it by throwing Del Marquesa back against the cage.
Del Marquesa manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Del Marquesa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Marquesa lands a leg kick that knocks Hobbs off balance momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Del Marquesa.
Hobbs will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Del Marquesa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hobbs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hobbs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Del Marquesa scores with a nice body kick.
Del Marquesa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hobbs.
Del Marquesa scores with a head kick. Hobbs tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hobbs throws a sloppy head kick
and Del Marquesa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hobbs's knee momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Del Marquesa.
A good leg kick by Del Marquesa.
A chopping leg kick lands by Del Marquesa.
Del Marquesa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Del Marquesa throws a sloppy head kick and Hobbs moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hobbs checks a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Del Marquesa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick misses from Del Marquesa.
Del Marquesa avoids a kick to the body.
Del Marquesa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Del Marquesa slaps away a takedown attempt from Hobbs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hobbs throws a head kick but Del Marquesa moves out of range.
Hobbs blocks a head kick by Del Marquesa.
Hobbs misses with a body shot.
Del Marquesa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Del Marquesa throws a front kick aimed at Hobbs's knee but Hobbs avoids it well.
Del Marquesa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Del Marquesa is looking to slow Hobbs down with leg kicks.
Del Marquesa stuffs the takedown.
Del Marquesa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hobbs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Marquesa thuds his shin into the meat of Hobbs's side.
Del Marquesa throws a leg kick but Hobbs sees it coming and moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Del Marquesa.
Good leg kick by Del Marquesa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Del Marquesa throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Del Marquesa lands a jab.
Del Marquesa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hobbs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Luke Hobbs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giovinco Del Marquesa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A combination from Hobbs does no damage.
Hobbs shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Del Marquesa pinned against the cage. Del Marquesa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Hobbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Del Marquesa checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Del Marquesa tests Hobbs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Del Marquesa doesn't manage to clinch there - Hobbs circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giovinco Del Marquesa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Del Marquesa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovinco Del Marquesa!
After winning the bout, Giovinco Del Marquesa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magalhaes comes into the arena with Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinny Magalhaes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Magalhaes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barnes defends it nicely.
Barnes clinches up against the cage.
Barnes is struggling to control the position.
Magalhaes managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Barnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magalhaes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barnes obliges.
Barnes lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Vinny Magalhaes has been cut.
Barnes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Magalhaes is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a knee to the head.
Barnes connects with a knee to the head.
Barnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magalhaes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnes connects with a knee to the head.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Magalhaes blocks it.
Magalhaes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes lands an elbow inside.
Magalhaes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barnes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barnes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Magalhaes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinny Magalhaes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Still in the clinch, Barnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magalhaes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barnes walks away with a smile on his face. Magalhaes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ben Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magalhaes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes lands a big head kick that sends Magalhaes tumbling to the mat! Barnes takes a step backwards and waves Magalhaes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Vinny Magalhaes's cut is getting worse.
Barnes instigates a clinch.
Barnes with a knee to the head.
Magalhaes is rocked!
Barnes lands a big knee! That's hurt Magalhaes! Oh, he's all over the place! Barnes lands another knee that sends Magalhaes to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Barnes!
Our winner, Ben Barnes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sid Razor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira comes into a darkened arena with his song building. One Republic - All The Right Moves kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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198 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sid Razor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira closes the distance and clinches up with Razor, looking for a takedown. Oliveira pushes Razor against the cage but Razor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Oliveira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Razor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oliveira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliveira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliveira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt.
Oliveira shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Razor eats them both and turns towards Oliveira to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Razor blocks a jab.
Razor moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
Oliveira lands a nice shot that snaps Razor's head back.
Oliveira misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Razor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Razor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira misses the jab.
Oliveira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Razor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Razor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oliveira's defenses.
Come on Razor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Razor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Razor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Razor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oliveira breaks from the clinch.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Oliveira misses with a wild combination.
Oliveira misses with a lunging right hand
and Razor counters with a head kick. That will keep Oliveira thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razor tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliveira works Razor's body with a nice hook.
Rodrigo Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Razor.
Oliveira looks to land a right hand but Razor moved out of range.
Razor drops his hands momentarily and Oliveira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oliveira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oliveira throws an off balance right hand
and Razor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Razor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Razor managing to block the knees to the body from Oliveira.
Oliveira fails to pull guard.
Sid Razor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Oliveira.
Razor manages to break the clinch.
Oliveira misses with the combination.
Oliveira thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut
and Razor counters by clinching up.
Oliveira trying to land knees to the body.
Oliveira tries to stall but Razor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Razor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oliveira.
Razor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Razor's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Oliveira trying to land knees to the body.
Oliveira is trying to break free.
Oliveira working Razor over with knees to the body.
Oliveira has a couple of punches blocked by Razor.
Razor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Razor.
With the fighters up against the cage, Razor throws an elbow but misses.
Oliveira trying to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Razor missing with knees to the body.
Oliveira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Razor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oliveira throws a body punch but Razor moves out of range.
Oliveira might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Oliveira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Razor was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliveira.
Oliveira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut lands for Oliveira. That snapped Razor's head back.
Sid Razor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oliveira misses the jab.
Oliveira swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Oliveira dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Razor drives through and clinches with Oliveira against the cage.
Oliveira leaning his opponent against the cage.
Razor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliveira misses the target.
Oliveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliveira gets tackled into the cage by Razor. Razor maintains the clinch.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike from Razor.
Oliveira avoids the elbow strike from Razor, against the cage.
Razor stalling the fight.
Oliveira is trying to stall.
Razor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a looping overhand right but Razor ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Razor's hands.
Oliveira throws a big shot that misses.
Razor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliveira scores with a sloppy right hand. Razor should have avoided that one.
Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.
Rodrigo Oliveira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Razor scores with a head kick.
Oliveira throws a lazy uppercut
and Razor moves into the clinch.
Razor lands an elbow just above Oliveira 's eye.
A frustrated look appears on Oliveira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Razor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
Razor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oliveira's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Razor.
With the fighters up against the cage, Razor throws an elbow but misses.
Oliveira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Razor is defending well for now.
Razor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Razor tries to clinch but Oliveira is having none of it.
Razor moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
Oliveira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Razor.
Oliveira throws an off balance right hand
and Razor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Razor.
Razor stalling in the clinch.
Razor stops a takedown attempt from Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Razor avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Razor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Razor leaning his opponent against the cage.
Oliveira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Razor smiles and moves away.
Sid Razor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Oliveira.
Razor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oliveira, pushing him back against the cage.
Oliveira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oliveira trying to control the position but instead, Razor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oliveira into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Razor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razor throws an elbow that misses.
Razor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oliveira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Razor is defending well for now.
Oliveira blocks the elbow strike.
Razor is pushing Oliveira up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Oliveira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Razor effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oliveira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sid Razor dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Razor tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.
Razor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Razor throws a head kick that half lands.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Razor as he avoids it easily.
Oliveira connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Oliveira misses.
A combination from Oliveira does no damage.
Razor has closed the distance and engaged Oliveira in a clinch.
Razor slows down the pace here.
Oliveira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oliveira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Razor's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Razor managing to block the knees to the body from Oliveira.
Razor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Razor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oliveira is defending well for now.
Oliveira tries to land knees in the clinch but Razor avoids the damage to the body.
Razor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oliveira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Razor lands a knee to the body.
Razor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Razor managing to block the knees to the body from Oliveira.
Oliveira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliveira misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oliveira trying to land knees to the body.
Oliveira looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oliveira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliveira is looking to control Razor's arms but Razor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oliveira has his back to the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oliveira takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Razor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oliveira is trying to force a seperation but Razor has the dominant position.
Razor controlling the action here for a moment.
Razor manages to break the clinch.
Razor closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Razor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Razor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Oliveira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Razor stalling.
Sid Razor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oliveira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Razor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Oliveira fails to land with a series of punches.
Razor is looking to slow Oliveira down with leg kicks.
Oliveira throws a jab when Razor was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a sloppy body shot
and Razor counters by moving into the clinch.
Razor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Razor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliveira clinches with his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Razor.
Knees to the body from Razor.
Oliveira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliveira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Razor blocks it with crossed arms.
Oliveira trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Razor has him pressed against the cage.
Razor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Razor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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 Sid Razor.
I think Razor 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sid Razor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muscle Freak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freedom comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Johnny Freedom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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198 lbs
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194 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Muscle Freak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Freedom!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freedom shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Freedom lands with an uppercut that bounces Freak off the cage and back into range.
Freedom scores with a decent looking hook.
Freedom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Freedom has managed to clinch.
Freak wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Freak.
Freak is looking for a takedown.
Freak misses with a punch to the body.
Freedom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Freedom landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freedom is defending well for now.
Freedom utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Freedom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freak.
Freedom utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Freedom lands a good knee to the midsection. Freak won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muscle Freak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freedom lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Freak changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Freedom fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Freak wants to clinch.
Freak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Freedom throws a series of strikes that have Freak backpedaling.
A nice inside leg kick there by Freedom. That's going to slow Freak down.
Freak looks to clinch
and Freedom counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Freak is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Muscle Freak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Freedom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Freedom lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freak tries to close the distance and clinch but Freedom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Freak tries to clinch but Freedom moves out of range.
Freak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Freak wants to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Freedom. That's going to slow Freak down.
A head kick misses from Freak.
Freak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Freedom lands a nice looking body shot.
Freak tries to clinch but Freedom moves away
and Freedom counters with a nice body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Freedom.
Freak is breathing heavily.
Freedom cracks the inside of Freak's front leg.
Freak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Freedom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Freak doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Freedom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Freak. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Freedom.
Freedom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Freak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Freedom digs a good hook to Freak's body.
Freedom scores with a kick to the body.
Freedom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freedom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Freedom lands with a good body shot.
Freedom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Freedom scores with a kick to the midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Freedom.
Freedom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Freedom throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Freedom.
Freedom lands with a nice body kick.
Freak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Freedom digs a good hook to Freak's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Freedom. That's going to slow Freak down.
Freedom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Freak's calf.
Freedom throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Freedom lets loose with a powerful body kick. Freak will feel that in the morning.
Freedom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freedom scores with a body shot.
Freedom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Freedom cracks the inside of Freak's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Freedom dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Freedom.
Freedom blocks the body kick.
Freak swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Freedom counters with a nice uppercut.
Freedom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Freak.
Freedom clinches.
A right hand to the body from Freedom.
Freedom manages to break the clinch.
Freedom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Freedom.
Freak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Freedom moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Freedom. That's going to slow Freak down.
Freedom lands a big head kick that sends Freak tumbling to the mat! Freedom takes a step backwards and waves Freak back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nice uppercut lands for Freedom. That snapped Freak's head back.
Johnny Freedom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Freedom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Freak.
Freak forces Freedom back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Freedom lands a leg kick that knocks Freak off balance momentarily.
Donk. Freedom catches Freak right on the button with a cross.
Freedom bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Freak's head backwards.
Freak is rocked!
Freedom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Freedom lands a nice looking body shot.
Freak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Freedom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Freedom lands a big head kick that sends Freak tumbling to the mat! Freedom takes a step backwards and waves Freak back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Freak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freedom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Freak tries to clinch up
and Freedom counters by moving into the clinch.
Freedom is stalling here.
Freedom keeps control of Freak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom lands a damaging elbow.
Freedom utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Freedom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Freedom bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Freak's head backwards.
Freedom cracks the inside of Freak's front leg.
Freak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Freedom.
A solid leg kick lands there for Freedom.
Freedom sizes up Freak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Freak gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Freedom gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Freak is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Freedom!
Johnny Freedom managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamood Hallak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatton Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tatton Chantry enters the cage!
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21
223 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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21
219 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent knees
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hamood Hallak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tatton Chantry!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chantry looks for a takedown but Hallak sprawls well.
Hallak slaps away a takedown attempt from Chantry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chantry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chantry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hallak's waist but Hallak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chantry off to one side.
Hamood Hallak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatton Chantry.
Chantry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hallak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chantry looks gassed!
Hallak connects with the punch.
It looks like Tatton Chantry has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hallak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hallak tries to bum rush Chantry with a series of wild strikes but Chantry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chantry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chantry is rocked!
Chantry is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hallak is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Chantry.
Hallak pushes Chantry up against the cage in a clinch.
Hallak has clasped his hands together around Chantry's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Chantry manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Chantry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chantry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hallak trying to hold on to Chantry's head to control him but Chantry postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chantry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chantry is trying to control the action in half guard but Hallak is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hallak manages to get to full guard.
Chantry trying to control the position from guard on top but Hallak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chantry throws a big elbow that misses.
Chantry drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hallak looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hallak looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hallak!
Hallak working away.
Hallak tries to score with some ground and pound. Chantry controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Chantry is looking for a sweep.
Hallak lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hallak working away.
Chantry is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Chantry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chantry is trying to control Hallak's posture but Hallak avoids it.
Chantry sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chantry misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hallak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hallak scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hallak 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.
Chantry is still in real trouble! Can Hallak finish him?
Hallak lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Chantry! More strikes land and this one is all over! Hallak jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamood Hallak!
A victorious Hamood Hallak thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Your Momma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Your Momma will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Your Momma!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Your Momma.
Your Momma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lin manages to avoid it.
Lin misses with a few strikes there.
Lin scores with a hook to the body. Your Momma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice body kick from Your Momma.
Lin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Your Momma was well out of range. Poor timing from Lin.
Your Momma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lin.
A punch combination from Lin misses.
Lin drops his hands momentarily and Your Momma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Your Momma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lin tries to clinch but Your Momma moves out of range.
Your Momma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Your Momma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lin manages to avoid it.
Lin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Your Momma is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lin is keeping busy.
Your Momma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Your Momma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Your Momma. Lin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Your Momma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Your Momma counters with a left to the body.
Your Momma misses with a low kick.
Your Momma lands a body shot.
Lin swings for the body but Your Momma moves out of range.
Lin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Your Momma looks to score with a jab to the body but Lin is just out of range.
Your Momma misses with a leg kick.
Your Momma thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lin if he has to take too many more of those.
Lin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Your Momma manages to avoid it.
Lin lands with a nice body 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!
Your Momma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Lin - just one landing.
Your Momma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Your Momma moves out of range of the body kick from Lin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lin. Your Momma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lin is breathing heavily.
Your Momma blocks the body kick.
Lin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Your Momma.
Lin cracks Your Momma with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Your Momma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lin moves away.
Lin throws a leg kick but Your Momma moved away.
Lin moves out of range of the leg kick from Your Momma.
A looping hook to the body misses from Your Momma. Lin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Your Momma lands with a nice body punch.
Lin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Your Momma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Your Momma lands a jab to the nose.
Lin takes the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Your Momma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Your Momma tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Your Momma successfully pulls guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Your Momma is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Your Momma preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Your Momma manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Your Momma unloads with some shots from mount but Lin bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Your Momma tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Your Momma throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Your Momma controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Your Momma tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Your Momma dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Your Momma is looking to slow Lin down with leg kicks.
Alex Your Momma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Lin misses the target.
A slow jab from Your Momma misses its intended target.
Lin throws a hook but Your Momma blocks it.
Lin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Your Momma checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lin moves in looking to clinch but Your Momma pushes him off.
Lin jabs at Your Momma's body.
A shot to the body from Lin misses
and Your Momma counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lin blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Lin finds it's way through Your Momma's defenses.
Your Momma scores with a head kick.
It looks like Jeremy Lin has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Your Momma is out of range.
Your Momma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Your Momma digs a good hook to Lin's body.
Your Momma lands with a good body shot.
Lin misses with a hook. Your Momma ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Your Momma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Your Momma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Your Momma will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Lin as he connects with a hook.
Jeremy Lin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Your Momma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Your Momma thows a body shot but no joy.
Your Momma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Your Momma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lin misses with a hook. Your Momma ducked under it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Your Momma lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Your Momma throws a series of punches but Lin moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Your Momma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin looks to score with a jab to the body but Your Momma is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Your Momma lands a high kick!
Lin swings for the body but Your Momma moves out of range.
Lin lunges at Your Momma with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Your Momma's hand.
Your Momma throws a push kick but Lin slaps the foot to one side.
Your Momma attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Your Momma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A leg kick checked by Lin.
Lin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Your Momma blocking some punches.
Your Momma working hard to break the clinch.
Your Momma tries to work over Lin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lin pushes Your Momma back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Your Momma tries to throw a body punch but Lin avoids it by throwing Your Momma back against the cage.
Lin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lin throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Your Momma throws a punch but it's blocked by Lin.
Your Momma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Your Momma is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lin has a couple of punches blocked by Your Momma.
Your Momma can't break the clinch.
Your Momma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lin backwards.
Lin lands an uppercut.
Lin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Your Momma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short left from Lin.
Your Momma avoids a wild elbow strike from Lin.
Your Momma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Your Momma lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Your Momma can't find room to land a body shot as Lin controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Lin fails to land.
Your Momma tries to work over Lin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Your Momma fails to land.
Your Momma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Your Momma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lin. Your Momma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lin takes a swing at Your Momma's ribcage but misses.
Lin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Your Momma scores with a one two! Lin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Your Momma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Your Momma takes one to the side of the head.
Lin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Your Momma moves away.
Lin loads up on a big right hand but Your Momma slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Lin - just one landing.
Lin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Your Momma.
Your Momma avoids the body shot from Lin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Your Momma will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Lin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Your Momma lands a body shot.
Lin tries to clinch up.
Lin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Your Momma was well out of range. Poor timing from Lin.
Your Momma lands with a hook. Lin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lin is looking to wear down Your Momma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lin misses with a looping right.
Lin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Your Momma.
Lin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lin tries to clinch but Your Momma moves out of range.
Lin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A lazy left from Lin finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Your Momma misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Lin - just one landing.
Your Momma has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lin misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Your Momma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
No joy there for Your Momma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lin scores with a punch to the head.
Your Momma connects with a body shot.
Your Momma scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A low kick from Lin misses
letting Your Momma counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Lin is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lin thows a body shot but no joy.
Lin pushes Your Momma up against the cage in a clinch.
Lin blocks a body shot from Your Momma.
Lin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Your Momma is looking to break free of the clinch but Lin has double underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Your Momma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lin tries to throw a body punch but Your Momma avoids it by throwing Lin back against the cage.
Lin has a couple of punches blocked by Your Momma.
Your Momma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Your Momma works on Lin's body with a couple of short punches.
Your Momma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lin lands an elbow inside that Your Momma shrugs off.
Your Momma lands a shot to the body.
Your Momma tries to pull guard but Lin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Your Momma presses Lin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lin misses with a knee strike.
Your Momma jumps guard.
Lin is fighting to break Your Momma's control of his arms but Your Momma is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alex Your Momma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lin won't allow Your Momma to get back to his feet.
Your Momma has control of Lin's left arm, preventing Lin from doing any damage.
Your Momma scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Your Momma scores with a jab to the head.
Your Momma cracks Lin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lin throws a low kick but Your Momma avoids it.
Your Momma slips a straight right by Lin.
Your Momma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lin.
Lin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Your Momma checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Your Momma digs a good body shot into Lin's ribs.
Your Momma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Your Momma lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lin will feel that in the morning.
Your Momma cracks a nice hook into Lin's ribs.
Lin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Your Momma walks into a straight right hand from Lin.
Lin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Lin.
Your Momma misses with a wild body shot.
Your Momma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Your Momma swings for the body but Lin moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Your Momma cracks a nice hook into Lin's ribs.
Your Momma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lin doesn't seem bothered though.
An inside leg kick from Lin misses.
Your Momma misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Lin misses.
Jeremy Lin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Your Momma lands a front kick.
Your Momma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lin punishes Your Momma's body with a nice straight punch.
Your Momma scores with a nice strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Your Momma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Your Momma 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Your Momma!
A very excited looking Alex Your Momma made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyrki Jyytti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jyytti has chosen Mass Destruction (Reincarnation) as his entrance music. 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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238 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrki Jyytti!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Jyytti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Nathan Jones has been cut.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Jyytti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones works over Jyytti's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Jyrki Jyytti has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jyytti throws a head kick that half lands.
Jyytti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jyytti moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
A jab from Jyytti finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Nathan Jones's cut is getting worse.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jyytti lands a jab.
Jyytti digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Jones gets caught napping as Jyytti dives in and scores a takedown. Jones manages to retain guard.
Jyytti sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Jyytti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jyytti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Jyytti seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Jyytti not doing much here.
Jyytti is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jyytti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jyytti is looking to pass Jones's guard but actually Jones recovers to full guard.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jyytti trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jyytti looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jyytti working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jyytti is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Jyytti working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jones gets to his feet - Jyytti follows without any prompting.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jyytti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jyytti finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Jones throws a right hand that Jyytti ducks under and follows up with a left that Jyytti also avoids with ease.
Jyytti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nathan Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jyrki Jyytti.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nathan Jones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones is looking to clinch but Jyytti is avoiding it.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Jyytti moved away.
The crowd cheers as Jyytti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jyytti avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jyytti has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jyytti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jyytti.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jyrki Jyytti dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jyytti cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones wants to clinch up but Jyytti keeps it at a distance.
Jyytti looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jyytti lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jeez, Nathan Jones's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jyytti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jyytti lands a left and a right that send Jones crashing to the mat, dazed. Jyytti thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nathan Jones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jyrki Jyytti!
Jyrki Jyytti opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Gaston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Santucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaston comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Minor - Remember The Name. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Gaston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Santucho!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santucho changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gaston looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Santucho cracks Gaston with a big elbow.
Gaston is looking to regain half guard here but Santucho keeps moving and retains side control.
Santucho misses with the ground and pound.
Santucho trying to control the action but Gaston is working from the bottom.
Gaston tries to bench press Santucho off him but Santucho keeps the position.
Santucho misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gaston tries to bench press Santucho off him but Santucho keeps the position.
Santucho in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gaston takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Santucho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gaston is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santucho sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gaston is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gaston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gaston tries to get out of the position.
Santucho trying to control the action but Gaston is working from the bottom.
Gaston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santucho on the ground.
Santucho scores with a couple of short elbows.
Santucho wants to control but Gaston is keeping him busy.
Gaston is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Santucho has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gaston is not content to let Santucho control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santucho works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santucho creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Santucho trying to control the action but Gaston is working from the bottom.
Santucho working the strikes but Gaston uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santucho prevents Gaston from improving his position.
Santucho throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santucho is nestled in close to Gaston, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santucho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gaston defending well though.
Santucho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gaston's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santucho is looking to take a break and control but Gaston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gaston tries to get to full guard but Santucho has control of the leg.
Santucho keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gaston wants to get back to his feet.
Santucho trying to control the action but Gaston is working from the bottom.
Santucho wants to free his trapped foot but Gaston is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Santucho wants to control but Gaston is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santucho is nestled in close to Gaston, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santucho trying to control from half guard but Gaston is working away.
Gaston wants to get back to full guard.
Gaston is staying active underneath Santucho, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gaston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santucho is nestled in close to Gaston, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santucho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gaston has hold of Santucho's hands but Santucho slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santucho is nestled in close to Gaston, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santucho seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Santucho lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Santucho dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Santucho tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gaston swivels and escapes.
Gaston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gaston darts in trying to clinch
and Santucho finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Santucho shoots in and bounces Gaston off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pablo Santucho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santucho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gaston wants to sweep here but Santucho controlling him for the moment.
Gaston controls Santucho momentarily but Santucho frees himself.
Santucho trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santucho wants to pass the guard but Gaston is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santucho content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Santucho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gaston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gaston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gaston has momentary wrist control but Santucho slips an elbow through the middle.
Gaston is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Santucho scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Santucho wants to control from the top but Gaston keeps moving.
Gaston pulls Santucho in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santucho 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.
Santucho preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santucho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaston wants to get back to his feet but Santucho passes into half guard.
Santucho lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Santucho keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Santucho blocks the strikes from Gaston.
Santucho tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gaston knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Santucho is trying to control. Gaston wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santucho lands with a punch from half guard.
Santucho winds up and cracks Gaston with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gaston tries to kick Santucho off but Santucho keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gaston taking some punishment here, with Santucho in his half guard.
Gaston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santucho.
Santucho 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.
Santucho looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gaston with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santucho working over Gaston with some ground and pound. Gaston looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Santucho passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gaston!
Santucho can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gaston is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Santucho.
Gaston in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gaston is rocked!
Santucho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oooh a big shot lands for Santucho! Gaston is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pablo Santucho!
An out of breath and clearly excited Pablo Santucho thanked TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liha Rekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toki Wartooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wartooth comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dethklok- Awaken kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liha Rekka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toki Wartooth!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rekka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rekka moves out of range of the body kick.
A combination from Wartooth does no damage.
Rekka lands a two punch combo.
Wartooth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rekka can pounce on him.
Rekka instigates a clinch.
Rekka is stalling here.
Rekka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wartooth can't break the clinch.
Come on Rekka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wartooth breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wartooth connects with a looping right hand.
Wartooth feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rekkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wartooth takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wartooth throws a push kick but Rekka slaps the foot to one side.
Rekka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rekka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Liha Rekka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekka rushes Wartooth and presses him up against the cage.
Rekka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wartooth is trying to break the clinch but Rekka has him pressed against the cage.
Wartooth tries to break the clinch but Rekka is controlling the position.
Rekka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wartooth lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wartooth is trying to break free.
Rekka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rekka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wartooth.
Rekka tries to land knees in the clinch but Wartooth avoids the damage to the body.
Wartooth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wartooth managing to block the knees to the body from Rekka.
Rekka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rekka has Wartooth pressed against the cage, preventing Wartooth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wartooth is looking to break free of the clinch but Rekka has double underhooks.
Rekka has Wartooth pressed against the cage, preventing Wartooth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rekka tries a knee to the head but Wartooth blocks it.
Rekka misses with a knee strike.
Wartooth tries to break free but Rekka pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees to the body from Rekka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wartooth tries to break the clinch but Rekka is controlling the position.
Wartooth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rekka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rekka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rekka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rekka lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Toki Wartooth has been cut.
Wartooth is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth is trying to break the clinch but Rekka is controlling him.
Wartooth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rekka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Rekka for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Rekka tries to land knees in the clinch but Wartooth avoids the damage to the body.
Rekka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rekka has Wartooth pressed against the cage, preventing Wartooth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rekka stalling in the clinch but Wartooth improves position.
Rekka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rekka prevents Wartooth from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekka tries a knee to the head but Wartooth blocks it.
Wartooth is looking to break free of the clinch but Rekka has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rekka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wartooth is defending well for now.
Rekka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wartooth tries to break free but Rekka pushes him back against the cage.
Rekka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rekka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wartooth breaks the clinch.
Wartooth looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wartooth crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rekka - the referee stops the clock and Wartooth gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rekka. Wartooth manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Rekka.
Wartooth lands a nice shot to the body.
Rekka feints and then cracks Wartooth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wartooth down.
Rekka closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Rekka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liha Rekka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toki Wartooth's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rekka throws a leg kick but Wartooth sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wartooth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rekka tries to clinch but Wartooth moves out of range.
A punch combination from Wartooth misses.
Wartooth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rekka. Rekka obviously looking to wear him down.
Rekka feints and then cracks Wartooth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wartooth down.
Wartooth thuds his right hand into Rekka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wartooth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rekka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wartooth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wartooth throws a looping overhand right but Rekka ducks down to avoid it.
Rekka is looking to clinch but Wartooth is avoiding it.
Wartooth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wartooth thows a body shot but no joy.
Rekka moves out of range of the body kick from Wartooth.
Wartooth looks for the body kick but Rekka saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Rekka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rekka connects with a single shot there.
Wartooth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rekka as he jumps to the side.
Rekka tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rekka. That's going to slow Wartooth down.
Rekka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rekka throws a head kick that Wartooth semi-blocks.
Rekka is looking to clinch but Wartooth is avoiding it.
Rekka avoids the body shot from Wartooth.
Wartooth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wartooth is breathing heavily.
Wartooth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rekka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rekka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rekka lands a head kick. Wartooth smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wartooth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rekka can pounce on him.
Rekka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wartooth.
Rekka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wartooth if he has to take too many more of those.
Wartooth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rekka connects with a leg kick. Wartooth looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wartooth throws a jab when Rekka was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Wartooth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rekka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wartooth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wartooth takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rekka scores with a head kick.
Wartooth is rocked!
Rekka scores with a leg kick.
Wartooth is still on wobbly legs! Can Rekka finish him?
The fighters circle, before Rekka throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Wartooth's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Rekka lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Liha Rekka!
Liha Rekka retains his light heavyweight title!
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