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UPGV 158 Kapila vs Cullen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Random Task (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keio Jun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Random Task!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keio Jun!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Task fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jun misses with the combination.
Jun lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jun slips a straight right by Task.
Jun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Task.
A good leg kick by Task.
Task avoids a kick to the body.
Task throws a jab when Jun was well out of range.
Task tries to move into range but Jun moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jun looks to score with a jab to the body but Task is just out of range.
Jun misses with a head kick.
Jun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jun misses with a head kick.
Jun looks to score with a jab to the body but Task is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jun ducks under a wild hook from Task.
Jun connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun slips under a jab.
Task lands a right hook to the body.
Task throws a leg kick which misses Jun's front leg but catches the back leg as Jun tries to avoid it.
Task slips under a jab from Jun.
Jun misses with a low kick.
Task throws a looping overhand right but Jun ducks down to avoid it.
Jun lands a nice looking body shot.
Task moves out of range of the body kick from Jun.
Task clinches up with Jun and pushes him back against the cage.
Jun takes a shot to the head.
Task scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Task.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Task creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Task throws a head punch that misses.
Jun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Task.
Jun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Task avoids it.
A short right from Jun.
Task misses with a hook from the clinch.
Task blocking some punches.
Jun taking a breather.
Jun blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jun.
Task fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Task avoids a wild elbow strike from Jun.
Jun lands a body punch in the clinch.
Task working aggressively here.
Jun blocks an uppercut.
Task lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jun.
Task wants to get back to striking at distance but Jun won't allow it.
Task lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Task misses with some punches.
Jun has Task pressed against the cage.
A short right from Task.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jun - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jun swings wildly with an uppercut but Task uses good head movement to avoid it.
Task breaks from the clinch.
Task lands a leg kick that knocks Jun off balance momentarily.
Jun lands a right hook to the body.
Jun misses with a hook
and Task counters with a big right hand! Oh Jun is in trouble here! Task follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Random Task!
After winning the bout, Random Task thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mic Krilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Osei Tutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krilla comes to the cage accompanied by A Tribe Called Quest - Buggin' Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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155 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mic Krilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Osei Tutu!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krilla connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Krilla.
Krilla thuds his shin into the meat of Osei Tutu's side.
Krilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krilla slips a jab and a cross from Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Krilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Osei Tutu throws a jab when Krilla was well out of range.
Danny Osei Tutu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krilla takes one to the side of the head.
Krilla staying out of range there.
Osei Tutu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krilla throws out the jab.
Krilla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Osei Tutu throws a nice looking combination but Krilla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Osei Tutu misses the body punch
and Krilla counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krilla moves away from the strike by Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu throws a series of punches but Krilla moves out of range.
Osei Tutu tries to clinch but Krilla is having none of it.
Krilla throws a sloppy head kick and Osei Tutu moves out of range easily.
Krilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu wants to clinch but Krilla slips to the side
and Krilla counters with a right hand to the body.
Krilla throws a head kick that misses.
Krilla moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu has Krilla pressed against the cage.
A short right from Osei Tutu on the inside.
Krilla blocks an uppercut.
Krilla throws a knee to the head but misses.
Krilla looking to throw knees to the head but Osei Tutu is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu is looking to control Krilla's arms but Krilla gets an underhook and turns him. Now Osei Tutu has his back to the cage.
Osei Tutu effectively controlling the action here.
Osei Tutu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Krilla dodges an elbow strike from Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu avoiding damage as Krilla throws knees to the body.
Osei Tutu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Osei Tutu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Osei Tutu misses with an elbow over the top.
Krilla tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krilla misses with a knee to the head.
Krilla struggles to land a body shot inside as Osei Tutu controls his hands.
Osei Tutu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Osei Tutu tries to throw a body punch but Krilla avoids it by throwing Osei Tutu back against the cage.
Krilla lands a shoulder strike.
Osei Tutu tries a body shot but Krilla blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krilla looking to throw knees to the head but Osei Tutu is blocking nicely.
Osei Tutu managing to block the knees to the body from Krilla.
Osei Tutu tries to throw a body punch but Krilla avoids it by throwing Osei Tutu back against the cage.
Osei Tutu wants to stall.
Osei Tutu lands a damaging elbow.
Osei Tutu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Osei Tutu throws an elbow that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Osei Tutu obliges.
Osei Tutu misses with the head strike.
Osei Tutu lands with a short shot to the head.
Come on Osei Tutu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Krilla misses with a punch on the inside.
Osei Tutu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Krilla tries to work over Osei Tutu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Osei Tutu trying to stall but Krilla improves his position.
Krilla tries to land knees in the clinch but Osei Tutu avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Osei Tutu stalling.
Krilla misses with a knee to the head.
Osei Tutu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krilla's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krilla with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Osei Tutu misses with an elbow strike.
Krilla trying to stall but Osei Tutu improves his position.
Osei Tutu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krilla's elbow.
Krilla lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu trying to control the position but instead, Krilla has worked for underhooks and has pushed Osei Tutu into the cage.
Osei Tutu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krilla blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Osei Tutu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Krilla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Osei Tutu looking to slow down the pace here.
Krilla with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Osei Tutu will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Osei Tutu connects with a looping right hand.
Krilla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Osei Tutu throws out the jab.
Osei Tutu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krilla was well out of range. Poor timing from Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krilla misses with an uppercut
and Osei Tutu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Osei Tutu misses with a straight right.
Krilla avoids a punch combination nicely.
Osei Tutu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Krilla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Osei Tutu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Osei Tutu wants to clinch up but Krilla keeps it at a distance.
Osei Tutu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Krilla tries to throw a body punch but Osei Tutu avoids it by throwing Krilla back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krilla tries to land a knee to the head but Osei Tutu blocks with his arms.
Krilla looking to throw knees to the head but Osei Tutu is blocking nicely.
Osei Tutu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krilla in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Krilla managing to block the knees to the body from Osei Tutu.
Krilla stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Krilla looking to throw knees to the head but Osei Tutu is blocking nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Osei Tutu trying to stall but Krilla improves his position.
Osei Tutu lands an elbow just above Krilla 's eye.
Osei Tutu scores with a knee to the head.
Osei Tutu lands a nice elbow.
Krilla with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Osei Tutu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Krilla lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Krilla as Osei Tutu tries to tie him up.
Krilla landing knees to the head.
Krilla throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Osei Tutu blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Osei Tutu tries to land a knee to the head but Krilla blocks with his arms.
Osei Tutu misses with a knee strike.
Osei Tutu lands a hook that snaps the head of Krilla backwards.
Danny Osei Tutu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Krilla lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Osei Tutu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Osei Tutu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Osei Tutu.
A head punch on the inside from Krilla fails to land.
Krilla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Osei Tutu lands a shot to the body.
Krilla tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Krilla lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Osei Tutu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krilla backwards.
Krilla misses with a knee to the head.
Osei Tutu connects with a knee to the head.
Krilla throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krilla.
Krilla misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu trying to control the position but instead, Krilla has worked for underhooks and has pushed Osei Tutu into the cage.
Osei Tutu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krilla misses with a knee to the head.
Osei Tutu blocks a body shot from Krilla.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Osei Tutu.
Krilla misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Osei Tutu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krilla missing with knees to the body.
Osei Tutu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Osei Tutu scores with a shot to the side of Krilla's head.
Osei Tutu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Krilla with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Osei Tutu misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krilla scores with a knee to the head.
Krilla tries a body shot but Osei Tutu blocks it.
Krilla looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Osei Tutu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krilla is trying to break the clinch but Osei Tutu has him pressed against the cage.
Osei Tutu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krilla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krilla missing with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Osei Tutu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Krilla tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krilla tries a knee to the head but Osei Tutu blocks it.
Osei Tutu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Osei Tutu leaning his opponent against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Osei Tutu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Krilla's brow.
Krilla misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Osei Tutu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Osei Tutu tries to clinch up.
Krilla swats away the attempt to clinch by Osei Tutu.
Krilla on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Krilla misses with a looping right.
Osei Tutu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krilla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Osei Tutu.
Krilla swats away the attempt to clinch by Osei Tutu.
Krilla slips under a jab from Osei Tutu.
Krilla throws a head kick but Osei Tutu moves out of range.
Osei Tutu closes the distance and pushes Krilla back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osei Tutu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Krilla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krilla throws a head punch that misses.
Krilla throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Osei Tutu blocks it with crossed arms.
Osei Tutu misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Krilla fails to land.
Krilla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krilla looking to throw knees to the head but Osei Tutu is blocking nicely.
Krilla tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Krilla throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Osei Tutu blocks it with crossed arms.
Krilla with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu throws an elbow that misses.
Osei Tutu is looking to control Krilla's arms but Krilla gets an underhook and turns him. Now Osei Tutu has his back to the cage.
Osei Tutu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krilla avoids it.
Osei Tutu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Krilla tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Osei Tutu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Krilla up against the cage.
Mic Krilla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krilla struggles to land a body shot inside as Osei Tutu controls his hands.
Osei Tutu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osei Tutu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krilla avoids the elbow strike from Osei Tutu, against the cage.
Krilla avoiding damage as Osei Tutu throws knees to the body.
Osei Tutu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krilla in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krilla backwards.
Krilla tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Osei Tutu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Osei Tutu managing to block the knees to the body from Krilla.
Krilla misses with a knee to the head.
Osei Tutu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krilla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krilla looking to throw knees to the head but Osei Tutu is blocking nicely.
Osei Tutu lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Krilla.
Krilla struggles to land a body shot inside as Osei Tutu controls his hands.
Krilla tries a knee to the head but Osei Tutu blocks it.
Osei Tutu lands a good knee to the midsection. Krilla won't want to take too many of those.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Osei Tutu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Osei Tutu lands a right hand.
Osei Tutu tries to land knees in the clinch but Krilla avoids the damage to the body.
Osei Tutu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Osei Tutu digs a right hand underneath Krilla's ribcage. Krilla let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Danny Osei Tutu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Osei Tutu stalling against the cage.
Krilla with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Osei Tutu pushes Krilla back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krilla connects with a nasty looking knee right to Osei Tutu's face.
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!
Krilla tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Osei Tutu avoids it.
Osei Tutu is pushing Krilla up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Krilla misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Osei Tutu.
Krilla landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Krilla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Osei Tutu's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Osei Tutu is trying to stall.
Krilla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Osei Tutu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Osei Tutu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Osei Tutu 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Osei Tutu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between So Hai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Action Bronson - Barry Horowitz as his entrance music. 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, So Hai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson lands a two punch combo.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Hai.
Jackson catches Hai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hai shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Hai misses with a head kick.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Hai moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson with a nice cross.
Hai shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jackson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hai wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Hai from controlling successfully.
Jackson working for a triangle but Hai defends it easily.
Hai works over Jackson with some ground and pound from guard.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Hai slips an elbow through the middle.
Hai trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hai manages to get himself to full guard.
Hai looking to control.
Hai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pushes down on Hai's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hai wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Jackson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jackson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hai won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hai is looking to improve his position.
Hai is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hai regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hai had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson cracks Hai with a solid left hand.
Hai is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson advances position into side control!
Jackson trying to control the position but Hai is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Jackson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jackson trying to control the position but Hai is working away.
Hai is looking to regain half guard here but Jackson keeps moving and retains side control.
Jackson throws an elbow but Hai slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hai stops Jackson from passing to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hai struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hai is looking for a sweep.
Jackson advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Jackson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Hai checks it.
Hai looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jackson!
Jackson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hai's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hai scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Hai is very close to passing his half guard.
Hai seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
So Hai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hai trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Hai trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is looking to escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of So Hai.
Jackson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Hai shoots in and gets a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Hai defends easily.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hai postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jackson wants to stand but Hai is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hai trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Hai lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Hai postures up.
Hai is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Hai defends easily.
Hai trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hai manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Hai throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hai forces his way into half guard.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back.
Hai is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
Hai frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hai looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hai landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hai has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hai working for a submission but Jackson is keeping him at bay.
Hai cracks Jackson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Jackson is in a horrible position here. Hai smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jackson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
BOOM! Hai connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jackson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson gets back to half guard.
Hai lands with a punch from half guard.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
So Hai dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson checks the leg kick.
Jeff Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson tries to sprawl but Hai drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
Jackson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hai is staying active.
Hai is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jackson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hai.
Jackson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Jackson is pressing down on Hai's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson pulls Hai in close to prevent any damage.
Hai trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Hai throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Hai stands up over Jackson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hai controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hai stands up over Jackson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Hai rolls with it to try and escape but Jackson cranks on the arm and Hai is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeff Jackson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominickoy Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Player (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia comes to the cage accompanied by techno viking. Player has chosen Pusha T feat. Rick Ross - Millions as his entrance music. Gary Player has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominickoy Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Player!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Player scores with a push kick.
Player with a jab.
Maia misses with a takedown
and Player counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Dominickoy Maia has been cut.
That kick from Player tenderised Maia's leg. Maia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maia shoots in and drives through. Player sprawls well.
Player paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Player defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maia.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominickoy Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Player to counter with a crisp jab.
Maia fails with the takedown
and Player connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maia is rocked!
Maia is breathing heavily.
Maia tries for a takedown but Player circles away easily
and Player counters with a thumping low kick.
Oh Maia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Player lands a nice hook to Maia's body. Maia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maia seems to have got his legs back now.
Player connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maia momentarily.
Player lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Maia falls backwards - clearly groggy! Player dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Player!
During a confident post fight interview, Gary Player 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 Dimitri De Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Donati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donati has chosen Threshold - Phenomenon as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dimitri De Wilde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Virgil Donati!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donati throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Wilde misses with a low kick.
Donati throws a looping overhand right but De Wilde ducks down to avoid it.
De Wilde takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Dimitri De Wilde has been cut.
Donati tries to clinch up.
Donati is looking to clinch but De Wilde is avoiding it.
Donati darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Wilde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donati.
De Wilde dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donati. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Wilde throws a hook but Donati blocks it.
A punch combination from Donati misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
De Wilde blocking some punches.
De Wilde misses with a punch on the inside.
Donati prevents a body shot from De Wilde.
De Wilde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Donati tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Wilde looking to stall.
Good body shot from De Wilde.
De Wilde can't find room to land a body shot as Donati controls the action.
Donati tries to break the clinch but De Wilde is controlling the position.
Donati blocks a body shot from De Wilde.
De Wilde tries a body shot but Donati blocks it.
De Wilde tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donati's elbow.
Donati pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde misses with a body kick.
De Wilde misses with a low kick.
De Wilde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donati closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Wilde counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Donati!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Wilde happy to just control the position for now.
De Wilde lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donati taking punishment in the form of punches.
Donati dodges the ground and pound from De Wilde.
Donati is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on De Wilde's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Donati trying to control here.
De Wilde is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
De Wilde lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
De Wilde scoring with strikes but Donati is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donati wants to hold on but De Wilde pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donati really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Donati sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
De Wilde throwing shots but Donati is blocking nicely.
Donati wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Wilde trying to mount his opponent but Donati defends it.
Donati wants to improve his position but De Wilde is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri De Wilde dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dimitri De Wilde's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Donati paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donati thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Donati throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Wilde motions for Donati to come forward. De Wilde throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donati takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Wilde wants to land a leg kick but Donati is out of range.
Donati misses with the combination.
De Wilde moves out of range as Donati strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donati ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donati checks a leg kick.
De Wilde takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Wilde throws a solid leg kick but Donati takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Wilde.
De Wilde delivers a nice body kick.
De Wilde uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donati.
De Wilde throws a leg kick that misses.
Donati lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Donati keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Wilde.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donati lands a nice shot that snaps De Wilde's head back.
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!
De Wilde misses with a low kick.
De Wilde avoids the body shot from Donati.
Donati moves in looking to clinch but De Wilde pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Wilde.
Donati thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Wilde misses with a hook.
Virgil Donati is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donati fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donati throws an off balance right hand
and De Wilde counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde prevents Donati from improving his position.
De Wilde with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
De Wilde thows a huge punch but Donati dodges it nicely.
Donati manages to get to full guard.
De Wilde throwing strikes from guard but Donati blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Wilde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde trying to control the position from guard on top but Donati is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Donati manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Wilde manages to get himself to full guard.
Donati is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
De Wilde trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donati controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
De Wilde wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Virgil Donati will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dimitri De Wilde's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Donati is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donati takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Donati throws a hook but De Wilde blocks it.
Donati forces De Wilde back against the cage and clinches.
Donati wants to get back to striking at distance but De Wilde won't allow it.
De Wilde's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Wilde turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and De Wilde manages to end up in side control.
Donati tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Wilde wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
De Wilde landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wilde sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Donati is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
De Wilde is looking to take a break and control but Donati is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Wilde advances nicely into full mount.
Donati tries to lock up and control but De Wilde gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Donati tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dimitri De Wilde overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Donati taking shots to the head.
Donati is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Wilde lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Donati! De Wilde sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Donati and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dimitri De Wilde!
Dimitri De Wilde very nearly forgot to thank nutrition 159 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Houellebecq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Dinh Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houellebecq's entrance music is The Prodigy - Spitfire. A fine choice. Nguyen has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint it Black as his entrance music. Gegard Houellebecq could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Van Dinh Nguyen's chin.
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World class MT
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gegard Houellebecq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Van Dinh Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houellebecq looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nguyen lands with a right hand.
Houellebecq looks for the body kick but Nguyen saw that one coming.
Nguyen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Houellebecq checks it well.
Nguyen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Houellebecq delivers a nice body kick.
Houellebecq bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nguyen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Houellebecq cracks the inside of Nguyen's front leg.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Houellebecq is having none of it.
Nguyen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Houellebecq.
Houellebecq moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nguyen tries to clinch up but Houellebecq circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Houellebecq.
Houellebecq tries to work over Nguyen's front leg with a kick but Nguyen checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Houellebecq misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nguyen.
Nguyen looks to throw the jab but Houellebecq is out of range.
Houellebecq throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen throws a series of punches but Houellebecq avoids them all with ease.
Nguyen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nguyen wants to clinch.
Nguyen fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Nguyen misses.
Houellebecq misses with a body kick.
Nguyen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Houellebecq throws a sloppy head kick and Nguyen moves out of range easily.
Nguyen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nguyen doesn't manage to clinch there - Houellebecq circles away.
Houellebecq keeps the fight on the outside.
Houellebecq lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Houellebecq moves into range and clinches up with Nguyen.
Houellebecq dodges an elbow strike from Nguyen.
Nguyen takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Van Dinh Nguyen has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Houellebecq tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nguyen throws an elbow but misses.
Nguyen trying to land knees to the body.
Nguyen cracks Houellebecq with a nice body shot.
Nguyen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Houellebecq backwards.
Nguyen can't find room to land a body shot as Houellebecq controls the action.
Houellebecq pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nguyen keeps the fight on the outside.
Nguyen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Houellebecq.
Houellebecq ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big head kick from Houellebecq and Nguyen is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Nguyen is rocked!
Houellebecq gets to his feet and stands over Nguyen, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Nguyen felt that one! Houellebecq unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Nguyen from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gegard Houellebecq!
Gegard Houellebecq bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Chinaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Sin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chinaski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 9: Mov. 4. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tim Sin enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hank Chinaski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Sin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chinaski counters with a good low kick that Sin was not able to check.
Chinaski misses with a body kick.
Chinaski looks to land a body kick but Sin moved away.
Chinaski moves out of range of the body kick.
Chinaski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chinaski moves out of range of the leg kick from Sin.
Sin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chinaski misses with a low kick.
Sin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chinaski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chinaski misses with a low kick.
Chinaski checks a leg kick.
Chinaski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sin circles away.
Chinaski connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sin misses with a low kick.
Sin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sin lands a jab to Chinaski's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin checks a leg kick.
Chinaski misses with a low kick.
Chinaski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Sin as he checks the leg kick.
Sin sizes up Chinaski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chinaski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sin.
Sin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chinaski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sin dips to his left and cracks Chinaski with an uppercut!
A nice leg kick lands there from Chinaski.
Chinaski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chinaski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chinaski lands a nice looking body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chinaski.
Sin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chinaski is rocked!
Chinaski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sin.
Chinaski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sin.
Chinaski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Sin there.
Sin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chinaski staying out of range there.
Crunch! Chinaski slams his shin into Sin's torso.
Chinaski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sin's hands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chinaski checks a leg kick.
Tim Sin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chinaski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sin throws a leg kick
and Chinaski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Chinaski trying to control the position from guard on top but Sin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chinaski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sin is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin has control of Chinaski's left arm, preventing Chinaski from doing any damage.
Chinaski looking to sit in guard and control but Sin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chinaski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hank Chinaski.
Chinaski throws a leg kick
and Sin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chinaski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chinaski slips a straight right by Sin.
Sin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chinaski shoots in for a takedown but Sin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chinaski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sin.
Sin lands a jab to Chinaski's midsection.
Some wild striking there from Sin.
Chinaski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chinaski throws a leg kick that misses.
Sin misses with a double jab.
Sin swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Sin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chinaski cracks the inside of Sin's front leg.
Sin avoids the head kick by Chinaski.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chinaski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sin blocks a leg kick.
Sin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chinaski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Sin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chinaski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy left from Chinaski finds it's target.
Chinaski is looking to land body kicks.
Tim Sin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chinaski misses the shot to the body.
Sin throws a lazy right hand but Chinaski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chinaski misses with a low kick.
Chinaski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sin at a distance.
Tim Sin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chinaski misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chinaski.
Sin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chinaski doesn't seem bothered though.
Chinaski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chinaski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chinaski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski wants to stand but Sin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Chinaski is looking to advance position but Sin won't allow it.
Chinaski throwing shots but Sin is blocking nicely.
Sin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chinaski trying to control the action but Sin is working from the bottom.
Chinaski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sin sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski is looking for a kimura here.
Sin is looking to improve his position.
Chinaski is stalling here. Sin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Chinaski seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chinaski is looking for a sweep.
Sin decides to stand back up.
A head kick misses from Chinaski.
A big right from Sin misses.
Chinaski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chinaski is looking to wear down Sin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sin scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sin scores with a nice strike.
Sin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chinaskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hank Chinaski will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sin misses with a hook. Chinaski ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Sin.
Sin is pawing at Chinaski, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Chinaski's nose. Chinaski is badly hurt! Sin pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Chinaski tries desperately to hold on but Sin is relentless in his assault! As Chinaski receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Sin away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Sin!
Our winner, Tim Sin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Filo Bedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
14 - 3 - 1 |
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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
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Filo Bedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins closes the distance and pushes Bedo back into the cage.
Hopkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hopkins lands a left hand.
Hopkins keeps control of Bedo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bedo tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
Hopkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bedo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bedo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hopkins pulls guard successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hopkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopkins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hopkins tries to control but Bedo wriggling away.
Hopkins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bedo?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bedo tries to hold on but Hopkins pushes him away.
Hopkins looking to finish with strikes here!
Bedo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hopkins wants to pass the guard but Bedo is defending well.
Bedo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins wants to pass to mount but Bedo is defending the position.
Hopkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hopkins is thwarting Bedo's attempts to control the position.
Bedo is trying to stand up here but Hopkins is controlling him well.
Hopkins looks to land a strike but Bedo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bedo is keeping the position for now.
Hopkins looking to sit in guard and control but Bedo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hopkins keeping moving, preventing Bedo from controlling successfully.
Bedo stopping the sweep attempt from Hopkins.
Hopkins has Bedo pulled in close to control his posture.
Bedo wants to get up but he can't break Hopkins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins looking to control.
Hopkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bedo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Filo Bedo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bedo throws a right hand that misses
and Hopkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Bedo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hopkins.
Anthony Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bedo leaves Hopkins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hopkins clinches up with Bedo and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bedo lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bedo scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Bedo on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hopkins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bedo smiles and moves away.
Bedo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Hopkins will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hopkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hopkins closes the distance and clinches.
Bedo taking a breather.
Bedo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bedo digs a right hand underneath Hopkins's ribcage. Hopkins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bedo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hopkins.
Bedo is trying to break the clinch but Hopkins has him pressed against the cage.
Bedo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Bedo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hopkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bedo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins lands a right hand.
Hopkins throws an elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins trying to stall but Bedo improves his position.
Hopkins lands an elbow inside that Bedo shrugs off.
Bedo throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bedo blocks it with crossed arms.
Hopkins tries to pull guard but Bedo won't allow it.
Hopkins is struggling to control the position.
Bedo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bedo as Hopkins tries to tie him up.
Bedo misses with a knee strike.
Bedo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bedo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bedo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hopkins.
Bedo misses the jab.
Hopkins slips a jab and a cross from Bedo.
Bedo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hopkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Bedo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hopkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Bedo gets an underhook and turns Hopkins into the cage.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hopkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hopkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Bedo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bedo trying to control the position from guard on top but Hopkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hopkins lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bedo!
Hopkins with a couple of short strikes.
Hopkins wants to control the pace but Bedo is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedo tries to reverse the position but Hopkins maintains control.
Hopkins working Bedo over with strikes here.
Bedo wants to control but Hopkins is having none of it.
Bedo working to try and regain half guard.
Hopkins throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bedo because Hopkins loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins wants to control the pace but Bedo is squirming around nicely.
Hopkins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hopkins sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hopkins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bedo is looking to escape.
BOOM! Hopkins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bedo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anthony Hopkins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Bedo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hopkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bedo's waist but Bedo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hopkins off to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bedo.
An inside leg kick lands from Bedo.
Hopkins closes the distance and clinches up with Bedo, looking for a takedown. Hopkins pushes Bedo against the cage but Bedo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hopkins moves into the clinch successfully.
Bedo misses with a punch to the body.
Bedo missing with knees to the body.
Bedo stalling in the clinch but Hopkins improves position.
Bedo scores with a shoulder strike.
Bedo lands a shoulder strike.
Filo Bedo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bedo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hopkins tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bedo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hopkins somewhat.
Filo Bedo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Hopkins.
Hopkins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedo digs a good body shot into Hopkins's ribs.
Hopkins shoots in and drives through. Bedo sprawls well.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Bedo.
Hopkins gets the takedown into side control.
Bedo has one of Hopkins's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Hopkins in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hopkins is looking to take a break and control but Bedo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Filo Bedo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hopkins.
Hopkins wants to control but Bedo is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bedo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hopkins trying to control the position but Bedo is working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bedo struggling a bit here.
Bedo is not content to let Hopkins control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bedo throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedo throws a head kick that misses.
Hopkins gets tackled into the cage by Bedo. Bedo maintains the clinch.
Bedo lands a left hand.
Bedo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hopkins avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hopkins obliges.
Hopkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bedo is keeping busy.
A short right from Hopkins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins manages to pull guard.
Bedo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bedo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hopkins, up you get!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins has managed to clinch.
Bedo has a couple of punches blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anthony Hopkins.
I've got Hopkins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Hopkins!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Anthony Hopkins made sure he mentioned Just Fight (Everything 7$), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reiska Pekka Retale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marduk Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Retale comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up. Thorn has chosen Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death as his entrance music. Reiska Pekka Retale has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Pekka Retale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marduk Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Retale fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thorn connects with a jab.
It looks like Reiska Pekka Retale has been cut.
Reiska Pekka Retale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Retale lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Retale misses its intended target.
Thorn digs a good hook to Retale's body.
Retale thows a body kick. Thorn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Retale clinches with his opponent.
Retale blocks an uppercut.
Thorn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Retale misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Retale tries a body shot but Thorn blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn.
Retale prevents a body shot from Thorn.
Retale tries to throw a body punch but Thorn avoids it by throwing Retale back against the cage.
Thorn is trying to break the clinch but Retale has him pressed against the cage.
Retale goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thorn prevents it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thorn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thorn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thorn throws a push kick but Retale slaps the foot to one side.
Retale scores with a jab.
Thorn throws out a leg kick but Retale moves out of range and Thorn only half commits.
Retale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Retale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A good leg kick by Thorn.
Retale lands an overhand right.
Thorn moves out of range of the body kick from Retale.
Retale just misses with a punch to the body.
Retale connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Retale.
Thorn clinches.
Thorn blocks an elbow strike from Retale.
Thorn can't find room to land a body shot as Retale controls the action.
Thorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Retale fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorn moves out of range of the body kick.
Retale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Retale misses with a head kick.
Thorn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thorn forces Retale back against the cage and clinches.
Thorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Retale.
Retale using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thorn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Retale avoids the damage to the body.
Retale tries a body shot but Thorn blocks it.
Thorn is looking to control Retale's arms but Retale gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thorn has his back to the cage.
Retale looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reiska Pekka Retale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorn prevents a body shot from Retale.
Retale tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorn avoids the damage to the body.
Retale scores a nice knee to the body.
Retale pushes Thorn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Thorn fails to land.
Thorn is looking to break free of the clinch but Retale has double underhooks.
Thorn tries to work over Retale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Retale missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Thorn on the inside.
Thorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Retale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Retale throws an elbow but it misses.
Thorn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Retale lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thorn managing to block the knees to the body from Retale.
Thorn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thorn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Thorn.
Thorn working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Retale prevents a body shot from Thorn.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Retale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorn avoids it.
Retale misses with a punch to the body.
Thorn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Retale.
It looks like Marduk Thorn has been cut.
Thorn digs a right hand into Retale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Retale's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Retale unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Retale crunches a lovely knee into Thorn's ribcage.
Thorn throws a head punch that misses.
Thorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thorn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Retale backwards.
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 Reiska Pekka Retale will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Retale throws a poor cross that misses
letting Thorn counter with a right hand.
Retale looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thorn is fending him off so far but Retale persists. Nope, Thorn circles away and we're back to standing.
A clash of legs there as Retale blocks the low kick.
Retale looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Retale shoots in looking for a takedown. Thorn tries to sprawl out of it but Retale keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thorn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Retale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorn tried to score with a low kick but Retale checks it.
Retale connects with a nice looking jab.
Retale closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Retale throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn is being controlled here.
Thorn is trying to buck Retale off.
Retale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thorn keeps working.
Retale throws a strike aimed at the side of Thorn's head but Thorn avoids it well.
Retale trying to control the position but Thorn is working away.
Retale is trying to ground and pound but Thorn uses the momentary lack of control by Retale to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Retale thows a huge punch but Thorn dodges it nicely.
Retale throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Retale wants to advance to full mount but Thorn doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Thorn wants to stand up but Retale is controlling him.
Retale wants to control from the top but Thorn keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale is really struggling to control Thorn but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Retale missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Retale trying to control but Thorn is working from the bottom.
Thorn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Retale looking to sit in guard and control but Thorn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale pulls Thorn in close to prevent any damage.
Thorn preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Retale trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reiska Pekka Retale dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Thorn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thorn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thorn gets a clinch.
Thorn lands a shoulder strike.
Thorn can't find room to land a body shot as Retale controls the action.
Retale lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Retale - that landed with a thud.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Retale as Thorn tries to tie him up.
Thorn misses with the head strike.
Retale just leaning against Thorn, taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn.
Retale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Retale throws a leg kick but Thorn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Retale checks a leg kick.
Retale connects with the punch.
Retale checks the leg kick.
Retale checks the leg kick nicely there.
Retale closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Retale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thorn keeps working.
Retale content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Retale asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Retale has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Retale is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Thorn will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale landing strikes.
Reiska Pekka Retale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Retale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thorn keeps working.
Retale wants to take a breather but Thorn manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Retale.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Thorn pushes Retale off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Retale darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Retale fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thorn on the side of the head.
Thorn moves into the clinch successfully.
Marduk Thorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Retale tries a knee to the head but Thorn blocks it.
Retale managing to block the knees to the body from Thorn.
Thorn misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Retale blocks it with crossed arms.
Thorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Retale managing to block the knees to the body from Thorn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reiska Pekka Retale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Retale, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reiska Pekka Retale!
Our winner, Reiska Pekka Retale, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agni Kapila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kapila comes to the cage accompanied by SGX - Composer. Casey Cullen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agni Kapila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casey Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapila dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kapila misses with a wild body shot.
Kapila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cullen.
Cullen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kapila.
Nice takedown defense from Cullen. No joy for Kapila on that attempt.
Horrible takedown by Kapila or perhaps it was just good defense by Cullen which made him look bad.
Cullen moves out of range of the strikes.
Kapila shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cullen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cullen tries to improve position but can't.
Cullen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kapila's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cullen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kapila scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kapila has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kapila is nestled in close to Cullen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kapila is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapila thows a huge punch but Cullen dodges it nicely.
Kapila working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kapila throws a strike but Cullen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kapila with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kapila accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cullen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kapila manages to get himself to full guard.
Kapila is pulling down on Cullen's head to control his posture.
Kapila is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cullen looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kapila.
Cullen is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Kapila not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cullen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kapila.
Cullen looking for a sweep. Not yet Cullen, not yet.
Cullen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kapila makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kapila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kapila throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cullen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kapila working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapila lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kapila scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kapila's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kapila keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cullen's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kapila's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kapila throws a strike but Cullen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kapila is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cullen looking to improve position, pressing down on Kapila's thigh with his hand. Kapila seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Cullen paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Cullen's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Kapila picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Agni Kapila!
Agni Kapila decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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