INY 91 Vieri vs Talley PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Montes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Brown
vs
Montes

175 cm
22
152 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

176 cm
28
153 lbs
10 - 7 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

TWGC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Humberto Montes!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Montes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Montes counters with a two punch combo.
Brown takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and Montes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steve Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Montes slips the punch.
The crowd cheers as Montes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Montes slips the punch.
Montes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brown will feel that in the morning.
Brown steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Montes. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montes lands an overhand right.

Montes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brown looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Montes has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Brown is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Montes yanks on the arm and Brown is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Montes.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Humberto Montes!
Humberto Montes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ilafat Urskilz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington has chosen TNT as his entrance music. Ilafat Urskilz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Urskilz
vs
Washington

164 cm
24
150 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

169 cm
24
157 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilafat Urskilz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Washington!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urskilz lands the left hand.
That kick from Washington tenderised Urskilz's leg. Urskilz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Washington throws out a powerful jab.
Washington connects with the punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Washington.
Urskilz swings for the body but Washington moves out of range.
Urskilz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Urskilz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Washington moves out of range as Urskilz throws a body kick.
Washington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Urskilz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Washington's head backwards.
Washington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Washington blocks the leg kick.
Urskilz misses with a head kick.
Washington catches Urskilz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Urskilz misses.
Urskilz throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urskilz misses with a hook.
Washington smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Washington throws a big shot that misses.
Washington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urskilz.
Washington ducks under a wild hook from Urskilz.
Urskilz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Ilafat Urskilz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Urskilz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Urskilz throws a body kick that misses.
Urskilz tries a low kick but Washington avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Washington.
Urskilz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Urskilz scores with a nice right hand.
Washington scores with a jab.
Urskilz lands with an overhand left.
Ilafat Urskilz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington checks a leg kick.
Urskilz takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington lands a head kick. Urskilz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Washington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Washington throws a shot from downtown. Urskilz moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Urskilz misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Washington takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Washington checks a low kick from Urskilz.
Washington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Urskilz doesn't seem bothered though.
Urskilz throws a head kick that misses.
Washington lands a leg kick that knocks Urskilz off balance momentarily.
Washington scores with a nice strike.
Washington moves away from the strike by Urskilz.
Urskilz throws a lazy right hand but Washington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Washington throws a shot from downtown. Urskilz moves away and avoids it.
Urskilz scores with a nice body kick.
Washington's jab looks to have found its range, popping Urskilz under the eye.
Urskilz moves forwards but Washington connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Washington misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Urskilz throws a head kick but Washington moves out of range.
Washington shoots in looking for a takedown but Urskilz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Washington's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ilafat Urskilz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Washington.
Urskilz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Washington throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Washington tries to move into range but Urskilz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Washington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Urskilz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Urskilz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Urskilz fakes the leg kick and cracks Washington in the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Urskilz.
Washington is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Urskilz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Urskilz throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.
Washington avoids a kick to the body.
Washington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Urskilz to score with a decent uppercut.
Urskilz tried to score with a low kick but Washington checks it.
Urskilz misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington drops his hands momentarily and Urskilz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Washington slips under a jab from Urskilz.
Washington checks a leg kick.
A jab from Urskilz misses.
A swing and a miss from Urskilz.

Washington dives in and scores a takedown into Urskilz's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Washington with a flurry of punches that miss.
Washington scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Urskilz keeping full guard, as Washington tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Washington seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washington trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Samuel Washington will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Washington lands a nice looking body shot.
Urskilz scores with a jab.
Washington checks the leg kick nicely there.
Urskilz lands an overhand right.
Urskilz stuns Washington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Washington keeps Urskilz at a distance using the push kick.
Urskilz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Urskilz throws a hook but Washington avoids it easily.
Urskilz tries a head kick but it misses.
Washington scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Washington takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Urskilz tries a head kick but it misses.
Washington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Urskilz's head.
Urskilz looks to land a right hand but Washington moved out of range.
Urskilz cracks the inside of Washington's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Washington.
Urskilz misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Washington to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Urskilz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Washington finds it's way round the side to connect with Urskilz's head.
Washington throws a half hearted mid kick.
Urskilz thuds his right hand into Washington's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Urskilz.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Urskilz.
Washington avoids the body shot from Urskilz.
Urskilz misses with a body shot.
Washington walks into a stiff left hand from Urskilz.
Washington scoring well with a low kick there.
Urskilz is looking to clinch.
Urskilz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Washington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urskilz throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Washington.
Urskilz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington cracks the inside of Urskilz's front leg.
Washington looks for a takedown but Urskilz sprawls well.
Urskilz gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Washington counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Washington with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Washington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Urskilz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Washington controlling from the top position.
Washington throws a big elbow that misses.
Urskilz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Washington is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz working a defensive guard but Washington passes into half guard.
Urskilz is not content to let Washington control the position.
Urskilz is positioning himself well to prevent Washington advancing to mount.
Washington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Urskilz keeps working.
Washington trying to mount his opponent but Urskilz defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Washington missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Washington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Washington is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Urskilz is in trouble now - Washington has advanced to mount!
Urskilz wants to control but Washington is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Washington tries to control but Urskilz wriggling away.
Washington throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Washington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Urskilz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Urskilz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Washington looks to score with a jab to the body but Urskilz is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Washington, right into the meat.
Urskilz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Urskilz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Washington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Urskilz.
Urskilz clobbers Washington with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Urskilz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Washington 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.
Urskilz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Urskilz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Washington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Urskilz misses.
Urskilz looks to score with a jab to the body but Washington is just out of range.
Washington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urskilz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Washington shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Urskilz's guard.
Samuel Washington has got the better of the ground game so far.
Washington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Urskilz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Urskilz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Washington puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Washington is nestled in close to Urskilz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Washington working the head and body with strikes.
Washington uses his free foot to push down on Urskilz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Urskilz.
Washington throwing strikes here but Urskilz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Washington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington working the ground and pound effectively.
Urskilz is working to get back to half guard.
Urskilz tries to hold on but Washington pushes him away.
Urskilz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Washington tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
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!
Washington controlling his opponent.
Urskilz wants to hold on but Washington pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Washington seems to be working for a kimura but Urskilz defends the submission attempt.
Washington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Urskilz's head.

Washington looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Washington is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz trying to control from the bottom.
Washington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Urskilz defending well though.
Washington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Urskilz defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Urskilz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Washington.
Washington trying to control the action but Urskilz is working from the bottom.
Ilafat Urskilz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Washington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Urskilz defending well though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Washington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Washington 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Washington!
Our winner, Samuel Washington, 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.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Mercenary. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
Jacobs

190 cm
27
222 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

185 cm
24
211 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ultra Fight Gear
GREEN!

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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Jacobs throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Smith sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jacobs shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jacobs thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Jacobs misses.
Smith avoids the head kick by Jacobs.
Jacobs scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jacobs counters with a nice leg kick.
Jacobs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs misses with a body kick.
Smith steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jacobs. That one must have hurt.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Jacobs.
Tyson Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobs misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Jacobs sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jacobs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jacobs throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
Jacobs throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jacobs.
Jacobs lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jacobs.
Jacobs stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jacobs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith blocks a head kick by Jacobs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Jacobs misses with a low kick.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
That kick from Jacobs tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith slips under a jab from Jacobs.
Jacobs throws a lazy body kick
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jacobs scores with a nice right hand.

Smith is rocked!
Jacobs lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Smith - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Jacobs!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyson Jacobs!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tyson Jacobs made sure he mentioned Reaper Combatwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Kirkland has chosen DJ Vadim - The Terrorist as his entrance music. 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?

Blaze
vs
Van Kirkland

185 cm
26
159 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

180 cm
26
164 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Van Kirkland slams his shin into Blaze's torso.
Van Kirkland finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blaze throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Kirkland.

It looks like Vladimir Van Kirkland has been cut.
Blaze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blaze listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Van Kirkland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blaze has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Blaze moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Kirkland has a couple of punches blocked by Blaze.
Van Kirkland looking to stall.
Van Kirkland misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Van Kirkland.
Blaze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blaze tries to work over Van Kirkland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blaze as Van Kirkland tries to tie him up.
Blaze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Kirkland.
Blaze swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Kirkland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Kirkland blocking some punches.
Van Kirkland lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland wants to break free but Blaze has control.
Blaze lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Kirkland backwards.
Blaze blocks a body shot from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blaze lands a shot to the body.
Blaze lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Kirkland backwards.
A body shot lands from Blaze.
Blaze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Blaze breaks from the clinch.
Van Kirkland looks to land a body kick but Blaze moved away.
Blaze takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
No joy there for Blaze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blaze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Kirkland manages to avoid it.
Blaze tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Kirkland is able to avoid easily.
Nice straight punches there by Blaze. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blaze.
Van Kirkland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Kirkland throws a body kick that misses.
Blaze moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Kirkland.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Kirkland checks a leg kick nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blaze, as that shot connected.
Blaze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blaze lands with a shot to the body.
Van Kirkland wants to land a leg kick but Blaze is out of range.
Blaze really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Van Kirkland scores with a nice body kick.
Van Kirkland on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blaze. Blaze obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Kirkland scores with a three punch combo!
Blaze walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Kirkland.
Blaze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Kirkland stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blaze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Kirkland moves away.
Van Kirkland throws a front kick aimed at Blaze's knee but Blaze avoids it well.
Blaze digs a good hook to Van Kirkland's body.
Blaze misses with a series of wild punches.
Blaze steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Kirkland. That one must have hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blaze checks a leg kick.
Blaze with a nice cross.
Van Kirkland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze moves out of range of the body kick.
Tyson Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Kirkland throws a hook but Blaze blocks it.
Blaze throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blaze tries to land a body kick
and Van Kirkland counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blaze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Kirkland manages to avoid it.
Van Kirkland thuds his shin into the meat of Blaze's side.
Van Kirkland staying out of range there.
Van Kirkland walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blaze checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blaze feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Kirkland's calf.
Blaze thuds his shin into the meat of Van Kirkland's side.
Van Kirkland lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Kirkland throws a solid leg kick but Blaze takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Kirkland.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Blaze. Those never looked like landing.
Blaze misses with an uppercut.
Blaze scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blaze plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blaze on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Kirkland. Van Kirkland obviously looking to wear him down.
Blaze has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Kirkland finds it's way round the side to connect with Blaze's head.
Van Kirkland takes one to the chin there.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses.
Van Kirkland tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blaze takes a swing at Van Kirkland's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Kirkland, right into the meat.
Blaze will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Blaze misses.
Blaze throws a wild body kick that Van Kirkland sees coming a mile off.
Van Kirkland connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Blaze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Van Kirkland's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Van Kirkland throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Kirkland fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Kirkland scores with a shot to the body.
Blaze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze swings for the body but Van Kirkland moves out of range.

Blaze fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Kirkland, pushing him back against the cage.
Blaze scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Kirkland misses with some punches.
Van Kirkland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Kirkland swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaze controlling the action here for a moment.
Van Kirkland lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Blaze.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Van Kirkland to work.
Blaze lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Van Kirkland.
A short left from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaze uses good head movement to avoid it.

Blaze breaks the clinch.
Van Kirkland 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.
Van Kirkland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaze manages to avoid it.
Van Kirkland steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blaze. That one must have hurt.
Van Kirkland avoids the body shot from Blaze.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blaze is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Blaze. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blaze.

Blaze has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Kirkland tries a body shot but Blaze blocks it.
Blaze lands an uppercut.
Blaze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Kirkland swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland is looking to control Blaze's arms but Blaze gets an underhook and turns him. Now Van Kirkland has his back to the cage.
Van Kirkland prevents a body shot from Blaze.
Van Kirkland working aggressively here.
Blaze is looking to control Van Kirkland's arms but Van Kirkland gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blaze has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blaze.
Van Kirkland lands a nice uppercut.
Van Kirkland scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Kirkland blocking some punches.
Van Kirkland lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
Blaze misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Van Kirkland fails to land.
Blaze throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Kirklands head.
Blaze pushes Van Kirkland back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Come on Van Kirkland - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Van Kirkland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Kirkland cracks the inside of Blaze's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze blocks a head kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van Kirkland misses with a low kick as Blaze jumps back.
Blaze scores with a kick to the midsection.
Van Kirkland lands the left hand.
Van Kirkland moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Blaze thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blaze walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Kirkland checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blaze checks a leg kick.
Blaze connects with a looping right hand.
Blaze misses with a looping right.
Van Kirkland dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaze. That did some damage!
Van Kirkland takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A good leg kick by Van Kirkland.
Blaze moves away from the strike by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blaze has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Kirkland is out of range.
Blaze throws a big shot that misses.
Blaze lands with a shot to the body.
Van Kirkland works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blaze fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blaze throws a nice looking combination but Van Kirkland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Kirkland takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that misses.
Van Kirkland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blaze's sensitive parts.
Blaze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blaze keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze throws a lazy right hand but Van Kirkland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyson Blaze is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Blaze there.
Van Kirkland attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blaze takes a swing at Van Kirkland's ribcage but misses.
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 Tyson Blaze will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Van Kirkland's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Van Kirkland throws out a powerful jab.
Blaze misses with a looping left.
Van Kirkland moves away from the strike by Blaze.
Van Kirkland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blaze keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blaze swings for the body but Van Kirkland moves out of range.
Van Kirkland fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Kirkland slips under a jab from Blaze.
Van Kirkland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Kirkland avoids the body shot from Blaze.
Van Kirkland on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blaze moves out of range as Van Kirkland strikes.
Blaze throws a leg kick
and Van Kirkland counters with a leg kick.
That kick from Van Kirkland tenderised Blaze's leg. Blaze is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blaze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blaze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaze. That did some damage!

Blaze pushes Van Kirkland up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Kirkland is trying to stall.
Blaze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Kirkland's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blaze is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Kirkland lands with a right to the head.
Van Kirkland lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blaze or not.
Van Kirkland misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Blaze.
Van Kirkland misses with the head strike.
Blaze lands a nice uppercut.
Van Kirkland misses with some punches.
Blaze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Kirkland has a couple of punches blocked by Blaze.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blaze.
Van Kirkland has Blaze pressed against the cage, preventing Blaze from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vladimir Van Kirkland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland misses with some punches.
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!
Blaze lands a shoulder strike.
Blaze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Kirkland tries a body shot but Blaze blocks it.
Blaze keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Kirkland's efforts to push away.
Blaze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Kirkland's elbow.

Blaze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blaze slips under a jab.
Van Kirkland avoids the body shot from Blaze.
Blaze walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Kirkland checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Van Kirkland connects with an inside leg kick.
Blaze lets loose with a powerful body kick. Van Kirkland will feel that in the morning.
Blaze scores with a nice body kick.
Blaze thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Kirkland throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blaze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland lands with a nice body kick.
Van Kirkland checks a low kick from Blaze.
Van Kirkland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blaze chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blaze tries to work over Van Kirkland's front leg with a kick but Van Kirkland checks it.
Blaze throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Kirkland plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but Blaze sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blaze looks for the body kick but Van Kirkland saw that one coming.
Blaze misses with a hook.
Blaze avoids the body shot from Van Kirkland.
Blaze throws an overhand right that lands on Van Kirkland's shoulder, as Van Kirkland tries to avoid the shot.
Van Kirkland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Kirkland blocks a head kick by Blaze.
Van Kirkland fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tyson Blaze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blaze throws a series of punches but Van Kirkland avoids them all with ease.
Blaze is looking to score with low kicks.
Blaze displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Kirkland stuns Blaze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blaze connects with a nice looking jab.
Blaze lands a head shot.
Van Kirkland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blaze has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a hook but Blaze blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Kirkland fakes the leg kick and cracks Blaze in the body.
Van Kirkland looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaze is just out of range.
Van Kirkland misses with a straight left.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Van Kirkland.
Well Blaze has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Blaze!
Tyson Blaze thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Laph Roaig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meldrick Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roaig comes to the cage accompanied by The Doors - Alabama song. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Roaig
vs
Tyson

191 cm
25
198 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

180 cm
25
199 lbs
13 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Laph Roaig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Meldrick Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roaig.
Tyson walks into a stiff left hand from Roaig.
Roaig scores with a jab.
Roaig misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
Roaig bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tyson's head backwards.

Tyson is rocked!
Tyson lands a head kick!

It looks like Laph Roaig has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson avoids the head kick by Roaig.
Roaig scores with a nice head shot.
Tyson is still on wobbly legs! Can Roaig finish him?
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson seems to have recovered his senses.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses.
Laph Roaig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roaig ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Roaig moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roaig lands a really nice looking cross but Tyson seems unphased.
Tyson scores with a leg kick.
Tyson wants to land a leg kick but Roaig is out of range.
Roaig clobbers Tyson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Roaig misses with a low kick.
Tyson throws a chopping leg kick but Roaig manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Roaig is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tyson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tyson misses with a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tyson 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 Roaig has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roaig and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roaig misses with a looping right.
Tyson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson moves away from the strike by Roaig.
A punch lands to the side of Tyson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Tyson.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Roaig.
Roaig misses with a left hand
and Tyson counters with an outside leg kick.
Roaig scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tyson in his tracks.
Roaig scores with a kick to the body.
Roaig dips to his left and cracks Tyson with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roaig feints a jab and as Tyson dips his head, Roaig unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Tyson right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Tyson falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Roaig smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Laph Roaig!
A relieved looking Laph Roaig thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Clasie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deidara Zetsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clasie comes into the arena with Sensation White Anthem blaring out of the sound system. Zetsu has chosen Cudi The Kid as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clasie
vs
Zetsu

200 cm
27
240 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

200 cm
25
264 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

LOD: Affordable Quality
Reaper Combatwear

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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Clasie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deidara Zetsu!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clasie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Marcel Clasie has been cut.
Zetsu misses the body punch
enabling Clasie to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Deidara Zetsu has been cut.
Zetsu throws a big shot that misses.

Zetsu lands a big head kick that sends Clasie tumbling to the mat! Zetsu takes a step backwards and waves Clasie back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Clasie is rocked!
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!
Clasie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oh Clasie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice inside leg kick there by Zetsu. That's going to slow Clasie down.
Clasie leaves his chin hanging out and Zetsu seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Clasie crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Deidara Zetsu!
Deidara Zetsu took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Fontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Fontes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stan Burton's chin.

Burton
vs
Fontes

204 cm
30
275 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

190 cm
24
270 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Fontes!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton throws a jab but it's blocked by Fontes.

Burton clinches up with Fontes and pushes him back against the cage.
Fontes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Burton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fontes backwards.
Fontes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Burton's defenses.

It looks like Stan Burton has been cut.
Fontes lands a knee to the head.
Fontes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burton blocks it with crossed arms.
Fontes tries to land a knee to the head but Burton blocks with his arms.
Fontes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Burton misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Burton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fontes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Burton avoids the elbow strike from Fontes, against the cage.
Fontes trying to land knees to the body.
Fontes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fontes lands an elbow inside.
Burton throws a punch but it's blocked by Fontes.
Fontes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fontes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burton tries to stall but Fontes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burton avoiding damage as Fontes throws knees to the body.
A short left from Burton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burton trying to control the position but instead, Fontes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burton into the cage.
Burton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burton lands a right hand.
Fontes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fontes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fontes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Fontes.
Burton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burton avoids a wild elbow strike from Fontes.
Burton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Burton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fontes tries to land a knee to the head but Burton blocks with his arms.
Burton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fontes is keeping busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Burton as the two fighters clinch.
Fontes looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontes throws an elbow but it misses.
Burton stalling.
Fontes missing with knees to the body.
Burton lands an uppercut.
Burton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fontes stalling in the clinch but Burton improves position.
Burton lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burton lands an uppercut.
A short right from Burton.
Burton gets through Fontes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burton pushes Fontes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fontes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fontes pushes off an throws an elbow but Burton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short uppercut from Burton.
Fontes pushes off an throws an elbow but Burton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Burton is stalling here.
Fontes takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fontes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Burton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fontes backwards.
Fontes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fontes looking to slow down the pace here.
Fontes misses with a knee strike.
Burton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fontess head.
Burton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Burton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burton.
Burton blocks the elbow strike.
Burton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Fontes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burton is defending well for now.
Fontes lands an elbow inside.
Burton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fontes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burton avoids it.
A short right from Burton.
Burton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Burton drops Fontes onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Fontes is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Fontes is rocked!
Burton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fontes is still on wobbly legs! Can Burton finish him?
Burton lands a big right hand that drops Fontes! The killer instinct kicks in and Burton finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Burton!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Burton!
A victorious Stan Burton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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RATING
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soham Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genghis Khan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Khan
vs
Roy

200 cm
27
282 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
265 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140

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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Genghis Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Soham Roy!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Khan scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Soham Roy has been cut.
Khan connects with a right hand. Roy shakes it off.
Roy throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Roy.
Roy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Roy right on the button. Roy goes down! Khan follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Khan gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genghis Khan!

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RATING
76%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vyacheslav Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Oath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kalashnikov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to CMX - Kaikkivaltiaan Peili. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kalashnikov
vs
Oath

195 cm
26
245 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

210 cm
27
280 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Hellbent
ANABOLIC Nutrition 160Q and LAUNDRY 85%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vyacheslav Kalashnikov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Oath!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalashnikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalashnikov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oath's sensitive parts.
Kalashnikov throws a right hand that Oath ducks under and follows up with a left that Oath also avoids with ease.
Kalashnikov cracks Oath with a good jab.

It looks like Ken Oath has been cut.
Kalashnikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kalashnikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crunch! Kalashnikov slams his shin into Oath's torso.
Kalashnikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kalashnikov is looking to land body kicks.
Kalashnikov throws an overhand right that lands on Oath's shoulder, as Oath tries to avoid the shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kalashnikov 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 Oath has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oath and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
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!
Oath moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oath checks the leg kick.
Oath tries to clinch there but Kalashnikov circles away.
Kalashnikov throws out a loose jab but Oath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oath loads up on a big right hand but Kalashnikov slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oath throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Kalashnikov misses its intended target.
Kalashnikov misses with a jab to the body

and Oath counters with a takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Oath gets to mount! Kalashnikov was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Oath scoring with strikes but Kalashnikov is staying in there.
Oath landing strikes from the mount and Kalashnikov is in trouble!
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!
Kalashnikov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Oath throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oath with shots to the head and body - Kalashnikov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kalashnikov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oath breaks from Kalashnikov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalashnikov is looking to improve his position but Oath isn't that keen on the idea.
Oath working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Kalashnikov is rocked!
Oath loads up with a big shot that hurts Kalashnikov! He's pulled Oath in close but Oath has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Kalashnikov survive? More strikes from Oath and Kalashnikov is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ken Oath! Ken Oath retains his heavyweight title!
Ken Oath decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between KJ Talley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erkki Vieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). KJ Talley had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Talley
vs
Vieri

186 cm
27
180 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
17 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Reaper Combatwear

Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry
Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, KJ Talley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Vieri!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Talley connects with a solid leg kick.
A left and a right from Talley both land. Nice combination.
Vieri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vieri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vieri looks to score with a jab to the body but Talley is just out of range.
Vieri catches Talley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Talley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vieri.
Erkki Vieri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talley connects with a body shot.
Talley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Talley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vieri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Talley misses with a low kick.

Vieri shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vieri was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vieri working away.
Vieri works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Talley struggling a bit here.
Vieri creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley is looking for a sweep.
Talley dodges the ground and pound from Vieri.
Talley is looking to regain half guard here but Vieri keeps moving and retains side control.
Talley gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Vieri throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Talley to regain full guard.
Vieri must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Talley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vieri.
Vieri looking to pass the guard.
Talley controls Vieri momentarily but Vieri frees himself.
Vieri stands and throws Talley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vieri connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Talley some visible discomfort.
Talley wants to control but Vieri postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talley manages to get back to half guard.
Vieri is looking to pass Talley's guard but actually Talley recovers to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Talley looking for a guillotine here but Vieri defends easily.
Vieri is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Talley keeping moving, preventing Vieri from controlling successfully.
Vieri landing some decent shots from guard.
Vieri advances position into side control!
Vieri working the head and body with strikes.
Vieri working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley gets back to half guard.
Vieri takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vieri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vieri wants to lay and pray for a moment but Talley keeps working.

Talley looking for submissions off his back.
Vieri lands with a punch from half guard.
Vieri trying to control the action but Talley is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Talley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieri postures up in Talley's guard and throws a big left but Talley blocks it.
Vieri trying to control but Talley is working from the bottom.
Vieri works over Talley with some ground and pound from guard.

Talley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Talley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Talley keeping full guard, as Vieri tries to pass.
Vieri wants to control from the top but Talley keeps moving.
Talley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vieri wants to control from the top but Talley keeps moving.
Talley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erkki Vieri dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Talley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Talley misses with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Vieri misses
and Talley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vieri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Vieri clinches up against the cage.
Vieri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vieri misses with some punches.
Vieri throws a punch but it's blocked by Talley.
Vieri stalling in the clinch but Talley improves position.
Vieri misses with some punches.

Vieri has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Talley is trying to keep an underhook but Vieri manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Vieri drops an elbow to the side of Talley's head.
Talley manages to get to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vieri lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieri stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Talley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vieri passes Talley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vieri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vieri with the ground and pound but Talley uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Vieri wants to control from the top but Talley keeps moving.
Vieri with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vieri's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vieri scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Talley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Talley is trying to control the position but Vieri postures up.

Vieri stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Talley has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Vieri manages to get his head free but now Talley has transitioned to an armbar! Vieri grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Talley! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). KJ Talley!
KJ Talley is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath KJ Talley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.