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SPFT 60: Bent vs. Wulfsburgh PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Champ Bombada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Espinosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Espinosa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: It was Jesus by Johnny Cash. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Champ Bombada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Espinosa!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bombada scores with a punch to the head.
Bombada closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Espinosa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bombada avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Espinosa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bombada doesn't seem phased though.
Sloppy strikes from Bombada. Those never looked like landing.
Espinosa shoots in and drives through. Bombada sprawls well.
Espinosa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bombada as he jumps to the side.
Champ Bombada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Espinosa.
Espinosa shoots in and drives through. Bombada sprawls well.
Bombada misses with a looping right.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Espinosa.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Espinosa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Espinosa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Espinosa scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espinosa working the strikes but Bombada uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Espinosa decides to stand up.
Horrible takedown by Espinosa or perhaps it was just good defense by Bombada which made him look bad.
Espinosa's corner calls for a 1-2. Espinosa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Espinosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Bombada tries to sprawl out of it but Espinosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bombada manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bombada.
Bombada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Espinosa walks into a stiff left hand from Bombada.
Espinosa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bombada pinned against the ropes. Bombada gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Espinosa shoots in looking for a takedown but Bombada manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Espinosa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espinosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Bombada tries to sprawl out of it but Espinosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bombada manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jesus Espinosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bombada ducks under a wild hook from Espinosa.
Espinosa misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bombada defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Espinosa.
Espinosa throws a sloppy head kick and Bombada moves out of range easily.
Bombada throws a looping overhand right but Espinosa ducks down to avoid it.
Espinosa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bombada swivels and escapes.
Bombada missing with a left hand there. Espinosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bombada lands with a right hand.
Bombada slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Bombada - just one landing.
Champ Bombada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bombada misses with a looping left.
Espinosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bombada.
Espinosa shoots for a double leg takedown but Bombada sprawls well. He's pushed Espinosa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espinosa fails with the takedown
and Bombada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bombada looks to land a combination but Espinosa avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Bombada.
Bombada lands a really nice looking cross but Espinosa seems unphased.
Bombada blocks a head kick by Espinosa.
Bombada is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Espinosa shoots and misses
and Bombada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good shot there by Bombada.
Espinosa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Espinosa shoots in for a double leg but Bombada sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice shot lands for Bombada.
Espinosa ducks under a wild hook from Bombada.
Bombada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bombada looks to score with a jab to the body but Espinosa is just out of range.
Bombada misses with a hook. Espinosa ducked under it nicely.
Espinosa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Espinosa throws a strike there. Bombada manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espinosa throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bombada to regain full guard.
Espinosa looking to sit in guard and control but Bombada gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Espinosa wants to stand and escape but Bombada is having none of it.
Bombada trying to stand up but can't free himself from Espinosa's guard.
Espinosa wants to get back to his feet but Bombada is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Espinosa has a closed guard, preventing Bombada from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Espinosa is looking to stand up but Bombada isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Champ Bombada will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Espinosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Espinosa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bombada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bombada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Espinosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Espinosa fails with the takedown
and Bombada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bombada throws a lazy right hand but Espinosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bombada avoids the head kick by Espinosa.
Espinosa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bombada circles away.
Champ Bombada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Espinosa.
Espinosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bombada slips a straight right by Espinosa.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Espinosa.
Espinosa is breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bombada.
Bombada leaves Espinosa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Bombada. No joy for Espinosa on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombada throws a right hand that Espinosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Espinosa also avoids with ease.
Bombada is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Espinosa.
Espinosa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bombada tries to avoid it but Espinosa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bombada to the ground. Bombada escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bombada stuffs the takedown attempt from Espinosa. Espinosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Bombada missing with a left hand there. Espinosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bombada scores with a hook.
Espinosa has a takedown stuffed.
Bombada gets caught flat footed, as Espinosa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Espinosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bombada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Espinosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Bombada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bombada wants to stand up but Espinosa is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombada is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Espinosa wants to control from the top but Bombada keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jesus Espinosa wasn't active enough on the ground.
Espinosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Espinosa.
Champ Bombada is winning the standup battle so far.
Espinosa misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Bombada. Beautiful body shot.
Espinosa has his takedown stuffed
and Bombada counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombada throws a hook to the side of Espinosa's head but Espinosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Espinosa shoots in for a double leg but Bombada sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bombada misses the shot to the body.
Bombada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bombada lands a nice shot that snaps Espinosa's head back.
Espinosa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bombada as he jumps to the side.
Bombada displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Espinosa.
Espinosa fails with the takedown.
Champ Bombada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bombada defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Espinosa.
Espinosa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Espinosa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bombada as he avoids it easily.
A jab from Bombada finds it's way through Espinosa's defenses.
Espinosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Bombada counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Espinosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombada throws a hook but Espinosa avoids it easily.
Espinosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Espinosa slips under a jab.
Espinosa tries for a takedown but Bombada circles away easily
and Bombada counters with a nice uppercut.
Bombada stuffs the takedown.
Espinosa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch combination from Bombada misses.
Bombada misses with the combination.
Espinosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bombada stuffs the takedown attempt from Espinosa. Espinosa gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bombada jabs Espinosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bombada just misses with a punch to the body.
Espinosa fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Champ Bombada dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bombada misses with a series of wild punches.
Espinosa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bombada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Espinosa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bombada circles away.
Bombada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bombada leaves Espinosa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Champ Bombada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Espinosa.
Bombada lands the left hand.
Bombada throws a jab but it's blocked by Espinosa.
Espinosa shoots in for a takedown but Bombada shows good takedown defense.
Bombada cracks a nice hook into Espinosa's ribs.
Bombada ducks under a wild hook from Espinosa.
Espinosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bombada throws a series of punches but Espinosa moves out of range.
Bombada scores with the left hand. Espinosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Bombada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Espinosa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Espinosa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombada cracks Espinosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Espinosa with a poor takedown
and Espinosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Espinosa misses with a takedown attempt - Bombada sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Espinosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Espinosa shoots in for a takedown but Bombada shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bombada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bombada.
Espinosa is rocked!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Bombada! Espinosa is backing up but he can't get away as Bombada lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Espinosa and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Champ Bombada!
Champ Bombada was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Bent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrick Wulfsburgh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wulfsburgh has chosen The Wolf Is Loose - Mastodon as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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190 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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192 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Bent!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fredrick Wulfsburgh!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bent misses with a lunging right hand
and Wulfsburgh counters with a head kick that drops Bent to the mat! Bent scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wulfsburgh scores with a push kick.
Bent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wulfsburgh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bent takes a step back to recover.
A shot to the body from Bent misses
and Wulfsburgh finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wulfsburgh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bent is breathing heavily.
Nice body kick there by Wulfsburgh.
Nice uppercut lands for Wulfsburgh. That snapped Bent's head back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wulfsburgh. That's going to slow Bent down.
Wulfsburgh lands a big head kick that sends Bent tumbling to the mat! Wulfsburgh takes a step backwards and waves Bent back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bent is rocked!
Bent is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Wulfsburgh Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Bent is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Fredrick Wulfsburgh!
Fredrick Wulfsburgh is the new middleweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Van Dinh Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nguyen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rolling Stones - Paint it Black . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Van Dinh Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders looks to throw the jab but Nguyen is out of range.
Crunch! Nguyen slams his shin into Sanders's torso.
Nguyen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nguyen scores with a leg kick.
Sanders moves out of range as Nguyen throws a body kick.
Nguyen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nguyen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nguyen is looking to land body kicks.
Nguyen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nguyen scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanders walks into a stiff left hand from Nguyen.
Sanders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nguyen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanders's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanders's head.
Sanders gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nguyen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanders.
Nguyen is looking to slow Sanders down with leg kicks.
Sanders chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nguyen can pounce on him.
Nguyen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nguyen throws a right hand that Sanders ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanders also avoids with ease.
Nguyen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Dinh Nguyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nguyen slips a jab from Sanders.
Nguyen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen blocks a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nguyen - that will leave a mark!
Sanders misses with a looping right.
Nguyen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nguyen gets a clinch.
Sanders tries to score a body lock takedown but Nguyen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nguyen breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Sanders moves out of range.
Sanders is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nguyen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Nguyen.
Nguyen scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to clinch there but Sanders circles away.
Nguyen wants to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nguyen, right into the meat.
Nguyen connects with an inside leg kick.
Nguyen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nguyen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nguyen cracks the inside of Sanders's front leg.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanders misses the target.
Sanders's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nguyen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen throws a front kick aimed at Sanders's knee but Sanders avoids it well.
Sanders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nguyen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanders under the eye.
Nguyen cracks a nice hook into Sanders's ribs.
Nguyen throws a leg kick which misses Sanders's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanders tries to avoid it.
Nguyen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Van Dinh Nguyen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanders blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nguyen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanders checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Dinh Nguyen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sanders on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nguyen. Nguyen obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nguyen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Nguyen tenderised Sanders's leg. Sanders is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nguyen keeps Sanders at a distance using the push kick.
Nguyen misses with a straight left.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Dinh Nguyen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nguyen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nguyen lands a body shot.
Nguyen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nguyen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nguyen.
Nguyen is looking to land body kicks.
Nguyen scores with a leg kick.
Nguyen scoring well with a low kick there.
Nguyen jabs at Sanders's body.
A big right from Sanders misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nguyen.
Nguyen scores with a leg kick.
Nguyen lands with a nice body punch.
Nguyen throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nguyen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanders. That did some damage!
Nguyen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanders takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good shot there by Nguyen.
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!
Nguyen feints and then cracks Sanders's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanders down.
Nguyen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanders 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.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nguyen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nguyen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanders's sensitive parts.
Nguyen tries to land a front kick but Sanders steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sanders loads up on a big right hand but Nguyen slips the punch.
Nguyen throws a sloppy head kick and Sanders moves out of range easily.
Nguyen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nguyen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nguyen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanders can do to turn this around?
Nguyen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nguyen throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Nguyen.
Nguyen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sanders takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Nguyen slams his shin into Sanders's torso.
Sanders avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanders ducks right into an uppercut from Nguyen.
Nguyen tries to land a leg kick but Sanders saw it coming and moves away.
Nguyen lands a leg kick that knocks Sanders off balance momentarily.
Nguyen throws a low kick but Sanders avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanders takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nguyen misses with the body kick
and Sanders counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Dinh Nguyen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nguyen throws a series of punches but Sanders moves out of range.
Nguyen thumps Sanders with a low kick.
Nguyen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nguyen looks for the body kick but Sanders saw that one coming.
Nguyen moves out of range as Sanders strikes.
Nguyen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanders throws a hook but Nguyen blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nguyen. That's going to slow Sanders down.
Sanders moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nguyen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Nguyen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen throws a body kick that misses.
Nguyen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanders.
Nguyen throws a leg kick
and Sanders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Sanders.
Sanders has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nguyen.
Sanders chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nguyen can pounce on him.
Nguyen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanders 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.
Nguyen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nguyen looks to land a body kick but Sanders moved away.
Sanders has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nguyen.
Nguyen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders lands a glancing blow to the side of Nguyen's head.
Nguyen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nguyen misses with a kick to the body.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nguyen scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Sanders.
Nguyen scores with a jab to the head.
Nguyen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanders's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danga de danga de dang - Nguyen scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nguyen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nguyen cracks the inside of Sanders's front leg.
Sanders missing with a left hand there. Nguyen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanders looks to throw the jab but Nguyen is out of range.
Nguyen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nguyen throws a low kick but Sanders moves out of range easily.
Sanders takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nguyen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nguyen scores with a head kick. Sanders tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sanders takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick from Nguyen misses.
Sanders fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nguyen sprawls well initially but Sanders persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nguyen trying to control from the bottom.
Sanders is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanders is pressing down on Nguyen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nguyen is holding on for now.
Michael Sanders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nguyen tries to roll over but Sanders keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Dinh Nguyen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nguyen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Dinh Nguyen!
Post fight, Van Dinh Nguyen stared into the camera and said 'I trained very hard for this rematch. I wanted to keep you all entertained. Shout out to my sponsor Balco Boys supplements. Thank you to the Balco Boys Industries gym and my training partners for this fight, Sig Hansen, Yourn Rotterdamn, and Chino Cochino.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gichin Funakoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burt Guth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funakoshi comes to the ring accompanied by War Pimp Renaissance. Guth has chosen Xasthur - Beauty Is Only Razor Deep as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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159 lbs
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157 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gichin Funakoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Burt Guth!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funakoshi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guth circles away quickly and effectively.
Guth needs to keep his hands up - Funakoshi had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Funakoshi.
Guth avoids the body shot from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi throws an off balance right hand
and Guth counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Funakoshi misses with the head strike.
Guth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Funakoshi's face.
A head punch on the inside from Funakoshi fails to land.
Funakoshi pushes Guth back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guth is trying to drag Funakoshi to the mat but Funakoshi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Funakoshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Guth takes a shot to the head.
Guth blocking some punches.
Funakoshi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funakoshi.
Funakoshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Funakoshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guth missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Guth.
Funakoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Funakoshi wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi just leaning against Guth, taking a breather.
Guth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Funakoshi is defending well for now.
Guth tries to land knees in the clinch but Funakoshi avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guth has clasped his hands together around Funakoshi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Funakoshi is looking to regain half guard here but Guth keeps moving and retains side control.
Guth happy to just control the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funakoshi is not content to let Guth control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guth tries to move to mount but Funakoshi blocks the move with his legs.
Guth looking to control but instead Funakoshi has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Funakoshi keeping hold of Guth's head, controlling as best he can.
Funakoshi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi trying to hold on to Guth's head to control him but Guth postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guth tries to pass to full mount but Funakoshi defends it.
Funakoshi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funakoshi is looking to control Guth's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Funakoshi avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gichin Funakoshi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Funakoshi misses with a left hand
letting Guth counter with a right hand.
Funakoshi blocks a head kick by Guth.
Guth shoots in for a double leg but Funakoshi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Funakoshi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Funakoshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Funakoshi throws a shot from downtown. Guth moves away and avoids it.
Funakoshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Funakoshi misses the body punch
and Guth counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Funakoshi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Funakoshi.
Guth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funakoshi avoids it.
Guth trying to land knees to the body.
Funakoshi misses with the head strike.
Guth missing with knees to the body.
Funakoshi prevents the takedown attempt.
Gichin Funakoshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Burt Guth.
Funakoshi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Guth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Funakoshi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Guth is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guth is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Funakoshi is defending well.
Guth blocks a body shot from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi is struggling to control the position.
Funakoshi can't find room to land a body shot as Guth controls the action.
Guth landing knees to the body.
Guth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funakoshi avoids it.
Funakoshi looking to slow down the pace here.
Guth misses with a knee strike.
Funakoshi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guth backwards.
Guth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Funakoshi is defending well for now.
Funakoshi stalling against the ropes.
Funakoshi misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi stops a takedown attempt from Guth.
Funakoshi misses with the head strike.
Guth blocks an uppercut.
Funakoshi misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Funakoshi fails to land.
Gichin Funakoshi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Guth tries to land knees in the clinch but Funakoshi avoids the damage to the body.
Funakoshi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Guth is keeping busy.
Funakoshi avoiding damage as Guth throws knees to the body.
Funakoshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Funakoshi tightens his grip and picks Guth up, before dumping him to the ground. Guth manages to land in guard.
Guth controls Funakoshi momentarily but Funakoshi frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guth is keeping the position for now.
Funakoshi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Funakoshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Guth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gichin Funakoshi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Guth staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gichin Funakoshi dominated that second round.
That's time! Funakoshi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Guth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Funakoshi lands with a nice body punch.
Funakoshi misses the jab.
Funakoshi cracks a nice hook into Guth's ribs.
Burt Guth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut lands for Funakoshi. That snapped Guth's head back.
Guth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Funakoshi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Guth has time to react.
Funakoshi misses with a right hand
and Guth counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Funakoshi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Good standup being displayed there by Funakoshi as he connects with a hook.
Funakoshi misses the shot to the body.
Guth on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Guth tries to close the distance and clinch but Funakoshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guth moves away from the strike by Funakoshi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Guth scores with a head kick. Funakoshi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Guth takes one to the chin there.
Funakoshi throws a sloppy body shot
and Guth counters with a head kick. That will keep Funakoshi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Funakoshi takes a swing at Guth's ribcage but misses.
Burt Guth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funakoshi dips to his left and cracks Guth with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi swings for the body but Guth moves out of range.
Funakoshi misses with a lunging right hand
and Guth counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Guth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Guth advances to half guard.
Guth is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Funakoshi sees it coming and defends easily.
Funakoshi trying to hold on to Guth's head to control him but Guth postures up.
Guth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Funakoshi keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi is looking to control Guth's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Funakoshi avoid being mounted?
Guth trying to control the action but Funakoshi is working from the bottom.
Guth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Funakoshi's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Funakoshi wants to control but Guth is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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 Gichin Funakoshi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Funakoshi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gichin Funakoshi!
An out of breath Gichin Funakoshi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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