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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emanuel Eason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Ostrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eason comes to the cage accompanied by Here Comes the Boom-Intimidation. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emanuel Eason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Ostrowski!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ostrowski tried to score with a low kick but Eason checks it.
Ostrowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Eason misses with a body kick.
Ostrowski lands a front kick.
Eason tries to clinch up.
Ostrowski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eason avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ostrowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eason is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good work by Eason as he checks the leg kick.
Eason fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ostrowski.
Ostrowski throws a sloppy head kick and Eason moves out of range easily.
Eason wants to clinch.
Eason fails with an attempt to clinch.
Omar Ostrowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ostrowski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Eason up against the cage.
Eason has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ostrowski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Eason is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ostrowski is defending well for now.
Ostrowski looking to throw knees to the head but Eason is blocking nicely.
Ostrowski leaning against his opponent.
Ostrowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eason lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Eason lands an elbow inside.
Ostrowski looking to throw knees to the head but Eason is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski tries a knee to the head but Eason blocks it.
Eason is struggling to control the position.
Ostrowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eason has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ostrowski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Eason avoids the elbow strike from Ostrowski, against the cage.
Ostrowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ostrowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ostrowski looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ostrowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eason avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski is looking to control Eason's arms but Eason gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ostrowski has his back to the cage.
Ostrowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eason is defending well for now.
Ostrowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ostrowski lands an elbow inside that Eason shrugs off.
It looks like Emanuel Eason has been cut.
Eason can't get the takedown.
Eason is trying to drag Ostrowski to the mat but Ostrowski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emanuel Eason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ostrowski avoiding damage as Eason throws knees to the body.
Ostrowski tries a knee to the head but Eason blocks it.
Ostrowski stalling.
Eason missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski has Eason pressed against the cage.
Eason tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Eason lands a nice knee to the body.
Ostrowski tries to land a knee to the head but Eason blocks with his arms.
Eason has Ostrowski pressed against the cage.
Eason is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ostrowski is defending well for now.
Eason putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ostrowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Eason tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ostrowski avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eason manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Eason wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ostrowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Eason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Omar Ostrowski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Emanuel Eason's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ostrowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ostrowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eason avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ostrowski misses the body punch
and Eason counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Eason wants to clinch.
Eason fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eason pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ostrowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ostrowski throws a head kick that misses.
Eason tries to close the distance and clinch but Ostrowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ostrowski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Eason avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ostrowski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Eason checks it well.
Ostrowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ostrowski is looking to clinch.
Eason throws a push kick but Ostrowski slaps the foot to one side.
Ostrowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eason goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ostrowski wants to slow Eason down by chopping away at his legs.
Eason drives through and clinches with Ostrowski against the cage.
Eason crunches a lovely knee into Ostrowski's ribcage.
Eason missing with knees to the body.
Eason gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ostrowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski is looking to control Eason's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ostrowski avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Ostrowski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ostrowski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ostrowski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski trying to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Emanuel Eason just wasn't active enough.
Eason attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A low kick from Ostrowski misses
and Eason counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ostrowski tries to work over Eason's front leg with a kick but Eason checks it.
Ostrowski drives through and clinches with Eason against the cage.
Ostrowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Eason avoids the damage to the body.
Ostrowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ostrowski missing with knees to the body.
Eason tries to land a knee to the head but Ostrowski blocks with his arms.
Ostrowski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Eason has had enough of the clinch but Ostrowski keeps him there for the moment.
Ostrowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ostrowski trying to control the position but instead, Eason has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ostrowski into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ostrowski dodges an elbow strike from Eason.
Ostrowski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Omar Ostrowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Emanuel Eason's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
Eason doesn't manage to clinch there - Ostrowski circles away.
Ostrowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eason paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Eason.
A bone on bone clash there as Ostrowski blocks the leg kick.
Eason takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ostrowski.
Eason tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ostrowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ostrowski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ostrowski throws a leg kick but Eason sees it coming and moves out of range.
Eason tries to clinch there but Ostrowski circles away.
A low kick from Ostrowski is predictable there
and Eason counters with an outside leg kick.
Eason moves away from the strike by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski blocks the body kick.
Eason darts in trying to clinch
and Ostrowski counters with a head kick. That will keep Eason thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eason lands a leg kick that knocks Ostrowski off balance momentarily.
Ostrowski tried to score with a low kick but Eason checks it.
Ostrowski throws a head kick but Eason moves out of range.
Eason is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ostrowski in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ostrowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Ostrowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eason is looking to clinch.
Ostrowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eason avoids a kick to the body.
Eason tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ostrowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Eason blocks the low kick.
Eason misses with a kick to the body.
Eason fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eason tries to close the distance and clinch but Ostrowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eason avoids the body shot from Ostrowski.
Eason clinches with his opponent.
Eason is struggling to control the position.
Eason has Ostrowski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ostrowski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Eason trying to control the position but instead, Ostrowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eason into the cage.
Ostrowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ostrowski looking to slow down the pace here.
Ostrowski seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Ostrowski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski trying to land knees to the body.
Eason blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ostrowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eason has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Eason misses with a knee to the head.
Omar Ostrowski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ostrowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eason.
Eason missing with knees to the body.
Ostrowski tries to stall but Eason uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ostrowski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eason's brow.
Ostrowski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Eason wants to break free but Ostrowski has control.
Ostrowski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Emanuel Eason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ostrowski looking to throw knees to the head but Eason is blocking nicely.
Eason is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ostrowski is keeping busy.
Ostrowski lands a good knee to the midsection. Eason won't want to take too many of those.
Ostrowski looking to throw knees to the head but Eason is blocking nicely.
Ostrowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Eason avoids the damage to the body.
Eason dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Omar Ostrowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Eason breaks the clinch.
Eason takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ostrowski throws a leg kick which misses Eason's front leg but catches the back leg as Eason tries to avoid it.
Eason has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Ostrowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ostrowski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Ostrowski!
A very excited looking Omar Ostrowski 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Salonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timo Salonen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salonen is looking to clinch but Powers is avoiding it.
Salonen wants to clinch.
Salonen closes the distance and clinches.
Powers prevents a body shot from Salonen.
Powers blocks an elbow strike from Salonen.
Salonen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Powers tries to pull guard but Salonen holds him up against the cage and eventually Powers drops back down to his feet.
Salonen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Powers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Powers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salonen tries to clinch but Powers moves away
and Powers counters with a big head kick but Salonen shrugs it off.
Salonen closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Powers is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Manny Powers wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Salonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Powers rushes Salonen and presses him up against the cage.
Powers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Salonen smiles and moves away.
Salonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salonen is looking to clinch but Powers is avoiding it.
Powers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Salonen sprawls well. Salonen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Powers gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Powers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Powers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Powers counters with a single leg into guard. Salonen didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powers sitting in guard here, content to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Salonen wants to stand and escape but Powers is having none of it.
Salonen keeping full guard, as Powers tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manny Powers has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Salonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Salonen tries to clinch up but Powers circles away and keeps his distance.
Salonen wants to clinch
and Powers counters with a one-two to the body.
Powers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Salonen's waist but Salonen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Powers off to one side.
Powers misses with a head kick.
Powers has Salonen up against the cage in a clinch.
Salonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salonen is trying to stall.
Salonen lands an elbow inside.
Powers is working for takedown but Salonen is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers manages to pull guard.
Powers wants to sweep here but Salonen controlling him for the moment.
Salonen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Powers holds on and takes a little breather.
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!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Salonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Salonen enables Powers to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Salonen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powers controlling from the top position.
Powers drops back looking for a leg! Salonen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Salonen manages to kick Powers off! Powers jumps back into Salonen's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Powers dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Powers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Salonen, pushing him back against the cage.
Salonen throws an elbow that misses.
Salonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Powers backwards.
Salonen stops a takedown attempt from Powers.
Salonen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Salonen.
Powers looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Powers.
Salonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salonen goes for a takedown attempt but Powers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Salonen moves forwards but Powers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonen looks to clinch
and Powers counters with a head kick that drops Salonen to the mat! Salonen scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Salonen is rocked!
Timo Salonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salonen closes the distance but Powers moves to the side
and Powers counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Salonen off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Powers follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Salonen was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Manny Powers!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chase Ries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Camozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Ries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Camozzi!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ries closes the distance and clinches up with Camozzi, looking for a takedown. Ries pushes Camozzi against the cage but Camozzi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Camozzi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Camozzi slips a jab from Ries.
Ries gets a double leg takedown into Camozzi's guard.
Ries trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ries wants to get up but he can't break Camozzi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ries trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ries is working hard here to advance position.
Ries sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Chase Ries just wasn't active enough.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ries.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Camozzi is trying to get back to his feet.
Ries slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ries's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chase Ries.
Camozzi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ries wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Camozzi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ries connects with a right hand. Camozzi shakes it off.
A slow jab from Ries misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camozzi wants to clinch up but Ries keeps it at a distance.
Chase Ries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ries rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Camozzi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ries lands a really nice looking cross but Camozzi seems unphased.
Ries jabs Camozzi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ries wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Camozzi looks winded!
Ries lunges at Camozzi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Camozzi's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camozzi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Ries! Camozzi is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chase Ries!
A very excited looking Chase Ries made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liam ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ORourke's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Drunken Lullabies" by Flogging Molly. The key to victory for Liam ORourke has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam ORourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis House!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ORourke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, jab by ORourke - just one landing.
ORourke throws a head kick but House moves out of range.
ORourke scores with a one two! House had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
House bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
House stands up and we're back to a striking position.
ORourke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
House fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but ORourke avoids it really well and circles away.
ORourke connects with a nice looking jab.
ORourke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
ORourke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
ORourke misses with an attempted mid kick.
ORourke lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. House eats them both and turns towards ORourke to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
ORourke connects with a body shot that sends House's belly button to the back.
ORourke lands with a thumping leg kick.
ORourke lands a jab to House's midsection.
ORourke lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by ORourke.
ORourke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
ORourke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps House's head backwards.
ORourke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from ORourke.
House tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
ORourke throws out a leg kick but House moves out of range and ORourke only half commits.
ORourke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
ORourke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORourke scores with a jab to the body.
House closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. ORourke quickly recovers to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with House in particular looking to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ORourke moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
House looks winded!
House looking to pass the guard.
ORourke keeping moving, preventing House from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke keeping full guard, as House tries to pass.
House trying to control but ORourke is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Curtis House.
ORourke throws a series of strikes that have House backpedaling.
ORourke lands the left hand.
ORourke scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by House as he checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from ORourke. Those never looked like landing.
ORourke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
ORourke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
ORourke lands a nice shot that snaps House's head back.
ORourke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
House takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
ORourke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
ORourke is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
House on the wrong end of a nice jab.
ORourke is working the combinations to good effect here.
House takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheers as ORourke lands an impressive looking overhand right. House doesn't seem phased though.
House rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but ORourke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
ORourke scores with a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut there from ORourke.
ORourke throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ORourke throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam ORourke dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
ORourke digs a good hook to House's body.
House walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. ORourke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
ORourke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donk. ORourke catches House right on the button with a cross.
House has closed the distance and engaged ORourke in a clinch.
The referee calls for House to work.
House is trying to work for a single leg takedown but ORourke pulls him back up using the underhooks.
ORourke prevents a body shot from House.
House is trying to push ORourke away but ORourke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
ORourke working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liam ORourke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
House takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
ORourke scoring well with a low kick there.
ORourke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
House 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.
House checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from ORourke.
No luck for House with that takedown attempt.
House is breathing heavily.
House 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.
ORourke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
House takes one to the side of the head.
House avoids the head kick by ORourke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORourke throws a right hand that House ducks under and follows up with a left that House also avoids with ease.
ORourke is looking to score with low kicks.
ORourke is looking to slow House down with leg kicks.
House throws a sloppy head kick and ORourke moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by ORourke.
ORourke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
ORourke is looking to slow House down with leg kicks.
House clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ORourke blocks an uppercut.
ORourke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
House has ORourke pressed against the cage.
House wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke stalls.
House tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. ORourke smiles and moves away.
Liam ORourke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis House.
ORourke lands with a slapping head kick.
House decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
ORourke trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but House manages to pass to mount!
ORourke is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
ORourke is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam ORourke dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
ORourke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
House tries to close the distance and clinch but ORourke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
House takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
ORourke throws a front kick aimed at House's knee but House avoids it well.
House closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
ORourke is trying to control but can't.
House stands up and beckons ORourke to join him on the feet.
ORourke scores with a nice body kick.
ORourke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
House takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
House walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
ORourke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. House looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
ORourke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and House has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Liam ORourke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
House swings for the body but ORourke moves out of range.
House throws the kick towards the body but ORourke avoids it.
ORourke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
House tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. ORourke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
ORourke scores with a crisp jab that stopped House in his tracks.
ORourke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Houses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
ORourke punishes House's body with a nice straight punch.
Decent striking displayed by ORourke there.
ORourke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liam ORourke is winning the standup battle so far.
ORourke lands a two punch combo.
House shoots in for a takedown but ORourke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
ORourke lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORourke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent House stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
House throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
House looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
ORourke scores with a nice head shot.
ORourke connects with a crisp jab.
House's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
House takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
ORourke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ORourke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
House has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Donk. ORourke catches House right on the button with a cross.
ORourke cracks House with a good jab.
ORourke throws a nice looking combination but House bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
House takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
ORourke throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke stuns House with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - House looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
ORourke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
ORourke thuds a left hand into House's body.
House takes a shot right to the bread basket.
ORourke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
ORourke connects with the punch.
Sloppy strikes from ORourke. Those never looked like landing.
ORourke stalks House and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into House's face. House staggers backwards, shaken.
ORourke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Liam ORourke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
House walks into a stiff left hand from ORourke.
House throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around ORourke's waist but ORourke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing House off to one side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as House checks a leg kick.
ORourke throws a head kick that half lands.
ORourke throws a front kick aimed at House's knee but House avoids it well.
House takes a shot right to the bread basket.
House avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
ORourke lands with a hook. House tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ORourke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
House will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Liam ORourke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis House.
ORourke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Curtis House has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ORourke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam ORourke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for ORourke, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam ORourke!
An out of breath and clearly excited Liam ORourke thanked KAISER for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Stenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stenner is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Escapado - Freiraum. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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18
275 lbs
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25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent |
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Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Stenner!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rutten.
Rutten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Come on Stenner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stenner can't find room to land a body shot as Rutten controls the action.
Stenner is trying to break the clinch but Rutten is controlling him.
Rutten is trying to maintain a safe position but Stenner gets an underhook and turns Rutten into the cage.
Rutten keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stenner's efforts to push away.
Rutten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutten taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten trying to control the position but instead, Stenner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rutten into the cage.
Stenner lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenner blocks the elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rutten takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stenner managing to block the knees to the body from Rutten.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stenner.
Stenner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rutten.
Stenner holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stenner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rutten or not.
Stenner wants to stall.
Rutten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stenner is defending well for now.
Rutten trying to land knees to the body.
Rutten lands with a left to the head.
Rutten working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten'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.
Rutten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutten has Stenner pressed against the cage, preventing Stenner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stenner avoids it.
Stenner blocks a body shot from Rutten.
Rutten crunches a lovely knee into Stenner's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutten throws an elbow but it misses.
Stenner avoiding damage as Rutten throws knees to the body.
Stenner lands a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Stenner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Stenner.
Rutten is pushing Stenner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stenner avoids the elbow strike from Rutten, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenner tries to work over Rutten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stenner managing to block the knees to the body from Rutten.
Rutten is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rutten tries to land knees in the clinch but Stenner avoids the damage to the body.
Rutten pushes off an throws an elbow but Stenner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rutten avoiding damage.
Stenner is trying to push Rutten away but Rutten has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stenner wants to break free but Rutten has control.
Stenner is trying to break free.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rutten obliges.
Rutten working aggressively here.
Rutten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stenner avoids it.
Rutten scores with a shoulder strike.
Stenner stalling.
Rutten misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stenner.
Stenner blocks an elbow strike from Rutten.
Rutten tries to land knees in the clinch but Stenner avoids the damage to the body.
Stenner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rutten slowing the pace effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten pushes off an throws an elbow but Stenner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten missing with knees to the body.
Stenner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Rutten dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stenner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rutten tries to clinch but Stenner moves out of range.
DJ Stenner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten takes one on the button.
Rutten has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stenner blocks a body shot from Rutten.
Rutten has a couple of punches blocked by Stenner.
Stenner wants to get back to striking at distance but Rutten won't allow it.
Stenner has had enough of the clinch but Rutten keeps him there for the moment.
Rutten lands a hook that snaps the head of Stenner backwards.
Rutten is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stenner is looking to control Rutten's arms but Rutten gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stenner has his back to the cage.
Rutten tries to land knees in the clinch but Stenner avoids the damage to the body.
Rutten using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten trying to control the position but instead, Stenner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rutten into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenner managing to block the knees to the body from Rutten.
Stenner avoids the elbow strike from Rutten, against the cage.
Rutten is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stenner blocks an elbow strike.
Antonio Rutten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rutten tries to land knees in the clinch but Stenner avoids the damage to the body.
Stenner has had enough of the clinch but Rutten keeps him there for the moment.
Rutten connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stenner's face.
It looks like DJ Stenner has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stenner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stenner takes an elbow to the temple.
Stenner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rutten has Stenner pressed against the cage.
Rutten missing with knees to the body.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stenner avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stenner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rutten trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stenner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stenner blocks a body shot from Rutten.
Stenner is trying to break the clinch but Rutten has him pressed against the cage.
Rutten pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws an elbow but it misses.
Rutten is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rutten tries to land knees in the clinch but Stenner avoids the damage to the body.
Stenner pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stenner blocks an elbow strike.
Stenner tries to work over Rutten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutten scores a nice knee to the body.
Rutten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stenner.
Stenner avoiding damage as Rutten throws knees to the body.
Stenner can't break the clinch.
Stenner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenner wants to get back to striking at distance but Rutten won't allow it.
Stenner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rutten has him pressed against the cage.
Rutten tries to land knees in the clinch but Stenner avoids the damage to the body.
Stenner is trying to break the clinch but Rutten has him pressed against the cage.
Rutten misses with a punch to the body.
Stenner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stenner lands with a right to the head.
Rutten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stenner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stenner is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten misses with some punches.
Stenner is trying to break free.
Rutten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stenner is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten lands an elbow inside that Stenner shrugs off.
Rutten throws an elbow that misses.
Rutten lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Rutten dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on DJ Stenner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Stenner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rutten can pounce on him.
Rutten throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stenner's waist but Stenner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rutten off to one side.
Rutten shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stenner but Stenner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stenner swings for the body but Rutten moves out of range.
Stenner feints a jab promting Rutten to slip. Stenner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rutten slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stenner clinches up with Rutten and pushes him back against the cage.
Stenner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rutten missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Stenner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rutten lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenner lands with a light punch inside.
Rutten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stenner.
Rutten stalling against the cage.
Rutten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stenner is trying to break the clinch but Rutten is controlling him.
Rutten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stenner avoids it.
Stenner blocks an elbow strike.
Stenner blocks a body shot from Rutten.
Stenner blocks a body shot from Rutten.
Rutten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutten trying to stall but Stenner improves his position.
Stenner lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Stenner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenner blocking some punches.
Rutten missing with knees to the body.
Stenner can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Rutten.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stenner effectively controlling the action here.
Rutten lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stenner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stenner tries to circle away but Rutten has him pinned against the cage.
Stenner is trying to break free.
Stenner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stenner is looking to control Rutten's arms but Rutten gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stenner has his back to the cage.
Stenner tries to break free but Rutten pushes him back against the cage.
Antonio Rutten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stenner wants to get back to striking at distance but Rutten won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Rutten.
Rutten lands an elbow inside that Stenner shrugs off.
Stenner tries to break the clinch but Rutten is controlling the position.
Stenner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rutten has him pressed against the cage.
Stenner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rutten or not.
Rutten lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rutten throws an elbow but misses.
Stenner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rutten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rutten cracks Stenner with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stenner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stenner avoids it.
Rutten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stenner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rutten throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stenner stalling in the clinch but Rutten improves position.
Stenner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutten's elbow.
Rutten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
DJ Stenner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stenner avoiding damage as Rutten throws knees to the body.
Rutten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stenner.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Rutten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rutten, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Rutten!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Gronvall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bornas Lopette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopette comes into a darkened arena with his song building. This is War 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Gronvall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopette throws a looping overhand right but Gronvall ducks down to avoid it.
Lopette rushes Gronvall and presses him up against the cage.
Lopette tries to circle away but Gronvall has him pinned against the cage.
Lopette is leaning against Gronvall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lopette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lopette using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gronvall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lopette misses with the head strike.
Gronvall wants a takedown but no success here.
Lopette scores with a shot to the side of Gronvall's head.
Gronvall changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lopette fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lopette clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopette throws a head kick that misses.
Lopette lands a leg kick that knocks Gronvall off balance momentarily.
Gronvall blocks a head kick by Lopette.
Lopette lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lopette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gronvall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopette fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gronvall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lopette cracks Gronvall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lopette pushes Gronvall up against the cage in a clinch.
Lopette tries to throw a body punch but Gronvall avoids it by throwing Lopette back against the cage.
Lopette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gronvall checks a leg kick.
Gronvall has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lopette.
Bornas Lopette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopette works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lopette lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gronvall's sensitive parts.
Gronvall is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gronvall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lopette finds it's way round the side to connect with Gronvall's head.
Lopette misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gronvall blocks a head kick by Lopette.
Lopette feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gronvall's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lopette.
Gronvall takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lopette, right into the meat.
Lopette feints and then cracks Gronvall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gronvall down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gronvall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopette fakes the leg kick and cracks Gronvall in the body.
Gronvall gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Lopette points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Gronvall wakes up just in time to hear Lopette thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bornas Lopette!
During a confident post fight interview, Bornas Lopette thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parmalee Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Cruguel (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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212 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Parmalee Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Cruguel!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruguel defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
Sackett digs a good hook to Cruguel's body.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruguel is just out of range.
Sackett misses the body punch
and Cruguel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Cruguel saw that one coming.
Sackett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruguel circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruguel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Steven Cruguel has been cut.
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!
Sackett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sackett looks to land a left hand but Cruguel moved out of range nicely.
Sackett misses with a combination
and Cruguel counters with a stiff right hand.
Sackett cracks Cruguel on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Cruguel falls backwards against the cage. Sackett follows up with more strikes that drop Cruguel to his knees. Sackett keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Cruguel! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Parmalee Sackett!
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