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TTFC Wednesday Night Fights 30 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Sagaltici (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero has chosen No shelter - Rage against the machine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
19 - 18 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdullah Sagaltici!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christopher Hero!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero clinches up with Sagaltici and pushes him back against the cage.
Sagaltici misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sagaltici scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sagaltici swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sagaltici lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sagaltici lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sagaltici creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sagaltici misses with a body punch.
Hero pulls guard.
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!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sagaltici is looking to stand up but Hero won't let him.
Sagaltici missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sagaltici has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hero is proving hard to escape from.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sagaltici accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sagaltici with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaltici trying to control the position from guard on top but Hero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hero is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Sagaltici frees his head nicely. Oh but Hero has switched to an armbar! Sagaltici is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Christopher Hero!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henry Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandar Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Fake the Funk by Prince Charles. Ibrahimovic has chosen Mind Heist as his entrance music. Henry Charles is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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30
167 lbs
15 - 16 - 0 |
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167 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandar Ibrahimovic!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ibrahimovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Good shot there by Charles.
Charles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Charles fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice body kick from Ibrahimovic.
Charles fails to land with a series of punches.
Ibrahimovic throws the kick towards the body but Charles avoids it.
Charles misses with a wild combination.
Charles scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Ibrahimovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles closes the distance and clinches.
Charles breaks the clinch.
Charles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Charles throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ibrahimovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch up but Charles circles away and keeps his distance.
Charles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Charles sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ibrahimovic feints and then cracks Charles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Charles down.
Charles tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ibrahimovic counters with a left to the body.
Charles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ibrahimovic moves away.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch but Charles is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles swings for the body but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
Ibrahimovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charles.
Ibrahimovic moves in looking to clinch but Charles pushes him off.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ibrahimovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ibrahimovic tries to keep at a distance but Charles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic is looking to control Charles's arms but Charles gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ibrahimovic has his back to the cage.
Charles struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibrahimovic controls his hands.
Ibrahimovic slowing the pace effectively.
Ibrahimovic throws an elbow that misses.
Charles looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic blocks an elbow strike from Charles.
Ibrahimovic misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Charles as the two fighters clinch.
Charles tries a body shot but Ibrahimovic blocks it.
Charles avoiding damage as Ibrahimovic throws knees to the body.
Ibrahimovic has Charles pushed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ibrahimovic.
Charles landing knees to the head.
Ibrahimovic misses with an elbow strike.
Charles wants to get back to striking at distance but Ibrahimovic won't allow it.
Charles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ibrahimovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charles lands an overhand right.
Charles swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Charles scores with a jab. Ibrahimovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Charles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ibrahimovic scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Charles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibrahimovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charles moves away.
Ibrahimovic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Ibrahimovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ibrahimovic moves away.
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 Henry Charles will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Charles misses with a series of wild punches.
Ibrahimovic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Charles connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Charles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Charles misses.
Ibrahimovic lands with a kick to the temple. Charles shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Charles misses with an uppercut.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch but Ibrahimovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Charles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henry Charles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Charles is defended easily by Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Charles lands a head shot.
Ibrahimovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Charles.
Ibrahimovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic throws a sloppy head kick and Charles moves out of range easily.
Ibrahimovic rushes Charles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Charles avoiding damage as Ibrahimovic throws knees to the body.
Ibrahimovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Charles avoids it.
Ibrahimovic looking to throw knees to the head but Charles is blocking nicely.
Ibrahimovic lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibrahimovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Charles.
A knee to the head by Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic is fighting off a takedown attempt but Charles is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ibrahimovic to the mat. Ibrahimovic regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibrahimovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Charles trying to control the position from guard on top but Ibrahimovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ibrahimovic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Charles controls the pace.
Charles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ibrahimovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Charles is one step ahead there.
Ibrahimovic is pulling down on Charles's head to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Aleksandar Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Charles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Charles checks a low kick from Ibrahimovic.
Charles throws a right hand that Ibrahimovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Ibrahimovic also avoids with ease.
Charles throws out a powerful jab.
Ibrahimovic wants to clinch.
Charles wants to clinch up but Ibrahimovic keeps it at a distance.
Ibrahimovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic throws a wild body kick that Charles sees coming a mile off.
Henry Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles throws a body punch but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
Ibrahimovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
Ibrahimovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Charles.
Charles scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ibrahimovic in his tracks.
Charles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ibrahimovic circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Charles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ibrahimovic misses with a kick to the body.
Charles throws a jab when Ibrahimovic was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ibrahimovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Ibrahimovic keeps Charles at a distance using the push kick.
Charles misses with a body shot.
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 Henry Charles will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ibrahimovic tries to move into range but Charles moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Charles moves out of range of the body kick from Ibrahimovic.
Charles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charles moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Charles misses its intended target.
Charles throws the left hand but Ibrahimovic avoids the punch easily.
Charles throws a body punch but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
Charles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ibrahimovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Charles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ibrahimovic clinches up with Charles and pushes him back against the cage.
Charles misses with a knee strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ibrahimovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Charles won't want to take too many of those.
Charles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ibrahimovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aleksandar Ibrahimovic.
Charles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ibrahimovic moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ibrahimovic, right into the meat.
Charles closes the distance and pushes Ibrahimovic back into the cage.
Charles misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Henry Charles has been cut.
Charles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Charles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Charles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ibrahimovic avoiding damage as Charles throws knees to the body.
Ibrahimovic tries to land a knee to the head but Charles blocks with his arms.
Charles pushes Ibrahimovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Charles as Ibrahimovic tries to tie him up.
Ibrahimovic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Charles wants to get back to striking at distance but Ibrahimovic won't allow it.
Charles jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ibrahimovic walks away with a smile on his face. Charles gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Henry Charles is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles swats away the attempt to clinch by Ibrahimovic.
Charles throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ibrahimovic was covering up waiting for the punch and Charles finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ibrahimovic is adopting a defensive guard.
Charles wants to pass the guard but Ibrahimovic is keeping the position.
Charles wants to control from the top but Ibrahimovic keeps moving.
Henry Charles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ibrahimovic is pulling down on Charles's head. It's preventing any offense from Charles, at least for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ibrahimovic is looking to stand up but Charles isn't so interested in that idea.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ibrahimovic looks to land a body kick but Charles moved away.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ibrahimovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ibrahimovic moves in looking to clinch but Charles pushes him off.
Ibrahimovic defending well as Charles loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ibrahimovic circles away.
Charles lands a slapping body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henry Charles.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Charles, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Charles!
Our winner, Henry Charles, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Unkind Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artist comes into the arena with Dropkick Murphys - Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya blaring out of the sound system. Unkind Artist has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
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34
200 lbs
17 - 23 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Unkind Artist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle has a takedown stuffed.
Artist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Artist. Castle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Artist swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Artist moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Artist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Artist swivels and escapes.
Castle shoots in and gets a takedown into Artist's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Castle tries to stand but Artist is controlling from the bottom.
Castle is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Artist has Castle pulled in close to control his posture.
Castle wants to stand but Artist is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist pulls Castle in close to prevent any damage.
We're going to have a standup here because Unkind Artist wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Castle slips under a jab from Artist.
Artist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Artist throws a lazy right hand but Castle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Artist lands with a nice body punch.
Artist jabs Castle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good exchange - Artist coming out on top.
Artist swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Castle.
A slow jab from Artist misses its intended target.
Artist gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Castle avoiding damage as Artist throws knees to the body.
Artist misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castle.
Artist utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Artist.
Artist lands a good knee to the midsection. Castle won't want to take too many of those.
Artist tries to land knees in the clinch but Castle avoids the damage to the body.
Artist tries to work over Castle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Artist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castle is defending well for now.
Artist cracks Castle with a nice body shot.
Artist lands a hook that snaps the head of Castle backwards.
Artist lands a nice knee to the body.
Artist landing knees to the body.
Castle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Artist to keep the fight standing.
Unkind Artist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Castle.
Artist lands a body shot in the clinch.
Castle looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist missing with knees to the body.
Artist trying to land knees to the body.
Artist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castle's elbow.
Castle avoiding damage as Artist throws knees to the body.
Artist crunches a lovely knee into Castle's ribcage.
Artist crunches a lovely knee into Castle's ribcage.
Castle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Artist lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artist lands a right hand.
Artist pushes Castle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Artist.
Artist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castle avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Artist.
Artist trying to land knees to the body.
Artist scores a nice knee to the body.
Artist struggles to land a body shot inside as Castle controls his hands.
Artist digs a right hand underneath Castle's ribcage. Castle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knees to the body from Artist.
Artist crunches a lovely knee into Castle's ribcage.
Artist with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Artist obliges.
Artist landing knees to the body.
Castle managing to block the knees to the body from Artist.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unkind Artist dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice jab there from Artist.
Artist digs a good hook to Castle's body.
Artist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Artist ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Artist looks to score with a jab to the body but Castle is just out of range.
Artist scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Frank Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Castle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Castle has a takedown stuffed.
Castle walks into a stiff left hand from Artist.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Artist tries to land a leg kick but Castle saw it coming and moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Artist.
Castle is rocked!
Artist pounces like a tiger and cracks Castle with a vicious hook! Castle is down but not out! Artist follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Unkind Artist!
An out of breath Unkind Artist thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alfa Uros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lakanik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uros's entrance music is Dirty Diana. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alfa Uros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lakanik!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lakanik throws a sloppy head kick and Uros moves out of range easily.
Uros darts in and clinches Lakanik up against the cage.
Lakanik manages to break the clinch.
Uros tries to clinch up but Lakanik circles away and keeps his distance.
Uros shoots in and drives through. Lakanik sprawls well.
Uros dives in and grabs Lakanik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lakanik pushes down on Uros's head and hops out.
A head kick misses from Uros.
Uros tries to clinch but Lakanik moves out of range.
Uros tries to clinch but Lakanik is having none of it.
No luck for Uros with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfa Uros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uros fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lakanik avoids it really well and circles away.
Uros tries to clinch up but Lakanik circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uros misses with a wild combination.
Uros lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Uros is looking to clinch.
Lakanik scoring well with a low kick there.
Uros tries to keep at a distance but Lakanik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lakanik wants to get back to striking at distance but Uros won't allow it.
Lakanik is looking to break free of the clinch but Uros has double underhooks.
Uros goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lakanik prevents it.
Lakanik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uros tries to clinch but Lakanik moves out of range.
Uros tries to clinch but Lakanik moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uros tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Uros moves in looking to clinch but Lakanik pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uros closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lakanik circles away.
Uros tries to clinch but Lakanik is having none of it.
No luck for Uros with that takedown attempt.
Uros throws a lazy body kick
and Lakanik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uros thinking.
Uros is breathing heavily.
Lakanik tries to land a front kick but Uros steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Uros gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lakanik counters with a good low kick that Uros was not able to check.
Lakanik moves into the clinch successfully.
Lakanik manages to break the clinch.
Uros moves in looking to clinch but Lakanik pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uros shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lakanik as he avoids it easily.
Lakanik keeps the fight on the outside.
Uros moves out of range as Lakanik throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Uros looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uros has a takedown stuffed.
Uros shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lakanik counters with an inside leg kick.
Lakanik throws a sloppy head kick and Uros moves out of range easily.
Uros misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Uros looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lakanik is fending him off so far but Uros persists. Nope, Lakanik circles away and we're back to standing.
Uros blocks a head kick by Lakanik.
Uros lands with a kick to the temple. Lakanik shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Uros, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Uros looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lakanik tries a head kick but it misses.
Uros tries to clinch up.
Lakanik misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lakanik can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lakanik breaks the clinch.
Alfa Uros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uros on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Uros with a poor takedown
and Lakanik counters with a good low kick that Uros was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Lakanik dominated that round.
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.
Lakanik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Uros closes the distance but Lakanik moves to the side
and Lakanik counters with a head kick that drops Uros to the mat! Uros scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Uros is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lakanik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uros moves away.
Lakanik stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lakanik wants it to stay on the feet.
Uros tries to clinch
and Lakanik counters with a body kick.
Lakanik lands a nice hook to Uros's body. Uros takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lakanik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lakanik lands a big head kick that sends Uros tumbling to the mat! Lakanik takes a step backwards and waves Uros back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Uros is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lakanik swats away the attempt to clinch by Uros.
Look low, kick high! Lakanik uses the oldest trick in the book to send Uros tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Lakanik is absolutely delighted - when Uros wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Lakanik!
John Lakanik bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anton Zeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Distacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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31
166 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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34
166 lbs
24 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anton Zeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Distacio!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Zeman lands.
Distacio bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Distacio is looking to land body kicks.
Zeman scores with a leg kick.
Distacio misses with a two punch combination.
Distacio throws a sloppy head kick and Zeman moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zeman.
Distacio misses the shot to the body.
Distacio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Distacio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zeman.
Zeman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Distacio throws a lazy uppercut
and Zeman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Zeman misses with a low kick as Distacio jumps back.
Zeman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Distacio lands a jab to Zeman's midsection.
Distacio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zeman.
Distacio pushes Zeman away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zeman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zeman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Distacio's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distacio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zeman scores with a leg kick.
Zeman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Distacio.
Zeman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zeman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zeman takes a shot to the head.
Distacio is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zeman is defending well.
Distacio looking for a takedown.
Distacio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zeman backwards.
Distacio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zeman walks away with a smile on his face. Distacio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Anton Zeman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Distacio.
Zeman throws an overhand right that lands on Distacio's shoulder, as Distacio tries to avoid the shot.
Zeman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Distacio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zeman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Distacio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Distacio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Distacio scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Distacio thumps Zeman with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeman misses with a body kick.
Distacio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zeman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Distacio.
Distacio tried to score with a low kick but Zeman checks it.
Distacio thows a leg kick but Zeman checks it
and Zeman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Distacio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zeman.
Distacio is looking to chop away at Zeman's legs.
Zeman throws a sloppy head kick and Distacio moves out of range easily.
Distacio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zeman misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Distacio.
Distacio throws a wild body kick that Zeman sees coming a mile off.
Distacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zeman.
Distacio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Distacio. That's going to slow Zeman down.
Zeman avoids the head kick by Distacio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distacio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Distacio throws a right and a left that Zeman avoids nicely.
Zeman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Distacio.
Good work by Zeman as he checks the leg kick.
Distacio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zeman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Distacio.
Zeman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Distacio drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Distacio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zeman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Distacio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Distacio stands up over Zeman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Distacio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zeman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Distacio throwing strikes from guard but Zeman blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Distacio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zeman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Distacio trying to control but Zeman is working from the bottom.
Distacio throwing strikes from guard but Zeman blocks nicely.
Distacio trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Distacio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Distacio throws an elbow that misses. Zeman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Distacio's guard. Nice move by Zeman!
Distacio working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Distacio dominated that round.
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.
Distacio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Distacio tried to score with a low kick but Zeman checks it.
Distacio tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Distacio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Distacio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zeman's sensitive parts.
Distacio keeps the fight on the outside.
Distacio slips a straight right by Zeman.
Zeman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Distacio is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zeman's half guard.
Zeman trying to control here.
Distacio throwing shots but Zeman is blocking nicely.
Zeman is trying to get back to full guard.
Zeman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distacio is looking to advance position but Zeman won't allow it.
Zeman trying to control from the bottom.
Distacio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Distacio lands a nice short elbow.
Distacio is looking to stall here but Zeman recovers full guard.
Distacio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Distacio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Distacio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Distacio trying to control but Zeman is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Distacio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zeman can't keep his opponent in guard - Distacio advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zeman trying to control from the bottom.
Distacio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Distacio sitting and controlling from the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Distacio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Distacio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zeman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Distacio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distacio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Distacio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zeman defending well though.
Distacio takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Distacio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Distacio thows a huge punch but Zeman dodges it nicely.
Distacio throwing shots but Zeman is blocking nicely.
Distacio throwing shots but Zeman is blocking nicely.
Distacio throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Zeman to regain full guard.
Distacio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zeman's head.
Distacio passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Distacio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zeman is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeman is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Distacio postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ground and pound from Distacio seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zeman avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Distacio.
Distacio wants to control but Zeman is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Distacio lands some shots froms side control.
Distacio in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Distacio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Zeman avoids a kick to the body.
Distacio shoots in for a double leg but Zeman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Distacio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Distacio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Distacio moves out of range of the strikes.
Distacio swats away the attempt to clinch by Zeman.
Distacio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zeman is looking to chop away at Distacio's legs.
Distacio throws the kick towards the body but Zeman avoids it.
Zeman throws a head kick that misses.
Zeman misses with a low kick.
Zeman misses with a leg kick
so Distacio counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Distacio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zeman's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Distacio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Distacio works over Zeman with some ground and pound from guard.
Distacio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Distacio scoring with some ground and pound.
Zeman looking to control.
Zeman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Distacio throwing strikes from guard but Zeman blocks nicely.
Distacio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Distacio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Distacio scoring with punches to the head and body.
Distacio is looking to work some ground and pound but Zeman has wrist control.
Anton Zeman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeman wants to get back to his feet but Distacio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zeman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Distacio controls the pace.
Distacio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zeman has momentary wrist control but Distacio slips an elbow through the middle.
Distacio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Distacio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zeman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Distacio trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zeman has momentary wrist control but Distacio slips an elbow through the middle.
Distacio stands and throws Zeman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Distacio throws a strike aimed at the side of Zeman's head but Zeman avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distacio lands a decent elbow from side control.
Distacio tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Zeman is trying to improve his position.
Distacio throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Distacio throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Distacio throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Distacio looks up at the clock and then as Zeman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Distacio smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Distacio throwing strikes but Zeman manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Distacio is trying to control Zeman's posture but Zeman avoids it.
Distacio tries to buck Zeman off but Zeman is having none of it.
Harry Distacio 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.
Zeman working away.
Distacio sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Distacio trying to control from the bottom.
Zeman prevents Distacio from improving his position.
Distacio wants to control but Zeman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Distacio tries to get to full guard but Zeman has control of the leg.
Distacio desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Distacio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Distacio 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Distacio!
Harry Distacio bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leg Sweeperton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leslie Harp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sweeperton comes to the cage accompanied by Sexy Body Girl. Harp has chosen Eternal Erection - Absolutely Free as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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32
167 lbs
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25
169 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Leg Sweeperton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leslie Harp!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweeperton checks a low kick from Harp.
Sweeperton connects with a body shot that sends Harp's belly button to the back.
Sweeperton thows a body shot but no joy.
Harp throws a head kick that half lands.
Harp misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sweeperton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sweeperton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harp can pounce on him.
Harp tried to score with a low kick but Sweeperton checks it.
Sweeperton tries to sprawl but Harp drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sweeperton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harp.
Ground and pound from Harp.
Sweeperton is looking to control Harp's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sweeperton avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sweeperton wants to improve his position but Harp is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeperton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sweeperton is pressing down on Harp's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sweeperton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harp throws an elbow that misses. Sweeperton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harp's guard. Nice move by Sweeperton!
Harp has his hands on Sweeperton's head, controlling the position.
Harp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sweeperton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sweeperton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harp wants to stand up but Sweeperton is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sweeperton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harp wants to sweep here but Sweeperton controlling him for the moment.
Harp is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sweeperton throws a big elbow that misses.
Sweeperton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sweeperton trying to control but Harp is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sweeperton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sweeperton trying to control the position from guard on top but Harp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harp is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harp takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Harp. Oh but Sweeperton has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Harp goes limp - he's gone! Sweeperton jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Leg Sweeperton!
After the big win, Leg Sweeperton made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Just Fight (Everything 7$) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Tornado CPW (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erkki Elastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tornado CPW comes to the cage accompanied by Warning!. Elastinen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cascada - Dangerous kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tyrone Tornado CPW has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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31
143 lbs
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyrone Tornado CPW!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Elastinen!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Elastinen with that takedown attempt.
Tornado CPW stuffs the takedown.
Elastinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyrone Tornado CPW has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erkki Elastinen.
Elastinen shoots in for a double leg but Tornado CPW sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Erkki Elastinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Elastinen is defended easily by Tornado CPW.
Elastinen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tornado CPW circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Elastinen.
Elastinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tornado CPW.
Elastinen dives in and grabs Tornado CPW's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tornado CPW pushes down on Elastinen's head and hops out.
Tornado CPW gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tornado CPW manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elastinen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tornado CPW counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elastinen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Elastinen tries for a takedown but Tornado CPW sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tyrone Tornado CPW is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tornado CPW jabs Elastinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Tornado CPW as Elastinen shoots in.
Elastinen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tornado CPW sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Elastinen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tornado CPW defends it nicely.
Elastinen shoots for a takedown but Tornado CPW saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Tornado CPW as Elastinen shoots in.
Elastinen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tornado CPW's waist but Tornado CPW gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Elastinen off to one side.
Elastinen throws a body punch but Tornado CPW moves out of range.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tornado CPW as he jumps to the side.
Tornado CPW throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Elastinen on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tornado CPW with a jab.
Tornado CPW scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tornado CPW leaves Elastinen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tornado CPW as he jumps to the side.
The fighters circling - Tornado CPW throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Elastinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tornado CPW.
Elastinen shoots and misses
and Tornado CPW counters with a stiff right hand.
Elastinen shoots in and drives through. Tornado CPW sprawls well.
Tornado CPW throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Elastinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Elastinen ducks under a wild hook from Tornado CPW.
Elastinen ducks under a wild hook from Tornado CPW.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tornado CPW sprawls well. Tornado CPW wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Elastinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Tornado CPW really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Elastinen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Elastinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen fails to land the takedown.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Elastinen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tornado CPW circles away.
Elastinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice body punch from Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW throws an overhand right that lands on Elastinen's shoulder, as Elastinen tries to avoid the shot.
Elastinen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tornado CPW swivels and escapes.
Elastinen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Elastinen looks winded!
Tornado CPW lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Elastinen tries to move into range but Tornado CPW moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Elastinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tornado CPW manages to avoid it.
Elastinen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Elastinen 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elastinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Tornado CPW is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tornado CPW is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Elastinen trying to control but Tornado CPW is working from the bottom.
Elastinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tornado CPW is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Elastinen is controlling him.
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 Tyrone Tornado CPW 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.
Tornado CPW throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Tornado CPW. No joy for Elastinen on that attempt.
Elastinen looking to score a takedown here. Tornado CPW is defending well but Elastinen drives through and ends up in Tornado CPW's guard.
Elastinen trying to control but Tornado CPW is working from the bottom.
Tornado CPW is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Elastinen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tornado CPW is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tornado CPW has escaped and now he's on top!
Tornado CPW has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tornado CPW has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Elastinen is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elastinen 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.
Elastinen keeps trying to improve his position.
Tornado CPW wants to stand but Elastinen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Elastinen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Elastinen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tornado CPW defends it easily.
Elastinen is trying to keep Tornado CPW in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tornado CPW haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tornado CPW will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Elastinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elastinen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tornado CPW!
Elastinen looking to land elbow strikes but Tornado CPW uses the position to regain half guard.
Tornado CPW kicks Elastinen off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen looks for a takedown but Tornado CPW sprawls well.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tornado CPW as he avoids it easily.
Tyrone Tornado CPW has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erkki Elastinen.
Tornado CPW thows a left - swing and a miss!
A cross from Tornado CPW lands.
Elastinen fails to land the takedown.
Tornado CPW tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elastinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Tornado CPW.
Elastinen moves out of range as Tornado CPW strikes.
No joy there for Tornado CPW, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Elastinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Elastinen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tornado CPW sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Elastinen somewhat.
Elastinen thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tornado CPW sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyrone Tornado CPW is winning the standup battle so far.
Tornado CPW misses with a straight left.
Elastinen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Elastinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Elastinen misses with a takedown attempt - Tornado CPW sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Elastinen misses with a takedown
and Tornado CPW makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Elastinen is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Tornado CPW as Elastinen shoots in.
Tornado CPW lands with a cross.
Elastinen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tornado CPW sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Elastinen somewhat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elastinen misses with a takedown
enabling Tornado CPW to counter with a crisp jab.
Elastinen fails with the takedown
and Tornado CPW counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Erkki Elastinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tornado CPW misses with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Elastinen.
Tornado CPW keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyrone Tornado CPW has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erkki Elastinen.
Tornado CPW scores with the left hand. Elastinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Elastinen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tornado CPW is fending him off so far but Elastinen persists. Nope, Tornado CPW circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Elastinen is defended easily by Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A swing and a miss from Tornado CPW.
Elastinen tries for a takedown but Tornado CPW circles away easily
and Elastinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Elastinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A big left from Tornado CPW misses.
Elastinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elastinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tornado CPW leaves Elastinen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tornado CPW throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tornado CPW sprawls well. Tornado CPW wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Elastinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown but Tornado CPW shows good takedown defense.
Tornado CPW throws a hook but Elastinen avoids it easily.
Elastinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tornado CPW sprawls well. Tornado CPW wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Elastinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice shot by Tornado CPW.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tornado CPW tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elastinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Tornado CPW.
Elastinen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck for Elastinen with that takedown attempt.
Elastinen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tornado CPW tries to avoid it but Elastinen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tornado CPW to the ground. Tornado CPW escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tornado CPW throws a hook but Elastinen avoids it easily.
Tornado CPW lands with a cross.
Tornado CPW throws out a loose jab but Elastinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tornado CPW digs a good body shot into Elastinen's ribs.
Elastinen closes the distance and clinches up with Tornado CPW, looking for a takedown. Elastinen pushes Tornado CPW against the cage but Tornado CPW circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tornado CPW as he avoids it easily.
Elastinen takes one on the button.
Elastinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Elastinen misses with a takedown attempt
and Tornado CPW connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tornado CPW misses.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tornado CPW but Tornado CPW pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tornado CPW has Elastinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Tornado CPW pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tornado CPW is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tornado CPW leaves Elastinen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Elastinen shoots for a takedown but Tornado CPW saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tornado CPW with a jab.
Elastinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Tornado CPW looks to land a right hand but Elastinen moved out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Tornado CPW. That snapped Elastinen's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Elastinen stops Tornado CPW from standing up.
Tornado CPW has his feet on Elastinen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tornado CPW stuffs the takedown.
The fighters circling - Tornado CPW throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tornado CPW stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elastinen goes for a takedown attempt but Tornado CPW pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tornado CPW but Tornado CPW pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Tornado CPW showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tornado CPW has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tyrone Tornado CPW!
Tyrone Tornado CPW decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boudreaux Godeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zell Dincht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godeaux comes into the arena with Battle Ready blaring out of the sound system. Dincht has chosen Fanfare as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Boudreaux Godeaux 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Boudreaux Godeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zell Dincht!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dincht gets a double leg takedown into Godeaux's guard.
Dincht missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dincht is looking to pass into half guard but Godeaux pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Godeaux is in guard.
Dincht avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Godeaux in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Godeaux not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dincht not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Godeaux throws a big right hand that misses.
Dincht wants to sweep here but Godeaux controlling him for the moment.
Dincht avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dincht looking for a sweep. Not yet Dincht, not yet.
Godeaux loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dincht wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godeaux got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dincht has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Godeaux has managed to get both his arms back between Dincht's legs - danger averted.
Godeaux wants to control from the top but Dincht keeps moving.
Dincht looking to hit a scissor sweep but Godeaux is one step ahead there.
Dincht lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Godeaux!
Godeaux is working to get back to half guard.
Godeaux is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dincht looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Godeaux regains half guard.
Dincht is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Godeaux defends it well.
Godeaux won't allow Dincht to pass to mount.
Godeaux trying to hold on to Dincht's head to control him but Dincht postures up.
Dincht 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.
Godeaux wants to control but Dincht is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dincht sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Godeaux defending well though.
Dincht is working for a submission of some sort.
Godeaux wants to control but Dincht is keeping busy.
Godeaux is not content to let Dincht control the position.
Godeaux is pressing down on Dincht's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dincht is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Godeaux trying to control the position.
Dincht drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dincht jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Godeaux looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dincht throws a strike but Godeaux rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dincht is trying to keep Godeaux in close.
Godeaux stands up over Dincht, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Godeaux wants to pass the guard but Dincht is keeping the position.
Dincht wants to sweep but no luck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godeaux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dincht is keeping the position for now.
Godeaux won't allow Dincht to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zell Dincht will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Godeaux displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Godeaux fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good shot there by Godeaux.
Dincht is rocked!
Dincht throws a series of punches but Godeaux moves out of range.
Godeaux keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Godeaux attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Godeaux slaps away a takedown attempt from Dincht, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dincht with a poor takedown
and Godeaux counters with a straight that turns Dincht's legs to rubber! Godeaux pushes forward with more strikes and Dincht goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boudreaux Godeaux!
A very excited looking Boudreaux Godeaux made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larry David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David comes to the cage accompanied by PRINCE RAMA - RAGHUPATI. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mathers's choice of entrance music: Superman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 4, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. David tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mathers is in David's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
David is trying to control the position but Mathers postures up.
David wants to stand up but Mathers is controlling him.
David preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
David working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mathers.
David tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mathers stands and throws David's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mathers wants to control but David is keeping him busy.
Mathers tries to score with some ground and pound. David controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
David is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
David is working hard here to advance position.
David takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
David wants to control but Mathers postures up.
Mathers prevents David from escaping the position.
Mathers throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mathers scoring with punches from side control.
Mathers misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mathers connects with a decent elbow.
Mathers throws a strike aimed at the side of David's head but David avoids it well.
Mathers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mathers throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mathers lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear David down.
David struggling a bit here.
Mathers scores with a couple of short elbows.
David is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mathers has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
David is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mathers cracks David with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mathers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
David avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mathers.
Mathers throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mathers is chipping away with strikes.
Mathers working away.
Mathers trying to control the position but David is working away.
David tries to improve position but can't.
Mathers creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
David is trying to get back to half guard.
Mathers throws an elbow but David slips to the side and avoids it well.
David tries to buck Mathers off but Mathers is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers tries to score with some ground and pound. David controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Mathers.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David is looking to reverse the position.
Mathers misses with the ground and pound.
An elbow from Mathers crashes against the mat.
Mathers working the ground and pound.
Mathers is looking to take a break and control but David is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mathers lands some shots froms side control.
Mathers scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mathers landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
An elbow from Mathers crashes against the mat.
David tries to escape but Mathers is in control.
Mathers trying to control the action but David is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
David wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers throws an elbow but David slips to the side and avoids it well.
David is trying to get back to half guard.
Mathers scoring with punches and elbows.
Mathers lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
David is rocked!
Mathers cracks David with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Mathers immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! David is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Mathers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marshall Mathers!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Marshall Mathers waved his t-shirt featuring TFP Graphics - Pit Inc's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Thunstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Will T. Bear - For a Few Dollars More. Thunstrom is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Prodigy - Spitfire. Lars Thunstrom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lars Thunstrom!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Thunstrom.
Thunstrom throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson moves out of range as Thunstrom strikes.
Thunstrom lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson moves out of range as Thunstrom strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Thunstrom misses the target.
Thunstrom misses with a wild combination.
Thunstrom throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thunstrom throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Thunstrom.
Thunstrom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Johnson moves out of range as Thunstrom strikes.
Thunstrom just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunstrom throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thunstrom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thunstrom throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Thunstrom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thunstrom misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Thunstrom connects with the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Thunstrom. Those never looked like landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thunstrom!
Thunstrom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
Johnson slips under a jab from Thunstrom.
A jab from Thunstrom misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thunstrom.
Jab by Thunstrom.
It looks like Luke Johnson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunstrom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thunstrom misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thunstrom throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
Thunstrom throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Thunstrom looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Thunstrom throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thunstrom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thunstrom tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson defending well as Thunstrom loads up on a big left hand.
Thunstrom throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thunstrom.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Thunstrom.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thunstrom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Thunstrom.
Thunstrom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thunstrom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thunstrom misses with an uppercut
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Thunstrom thows a body shot but no joy.
Thunstrom throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Thunstrom finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Thunstrom misses the target.
Thunstrom throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Thunstrom throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunstrom misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Thunstrom was not able to check.
Thunstrom might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
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!
A swing and a miss from Thunstrom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Thunstrom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thunstrom misses with a right hand
and Johnson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Thunstrom really felt that one!
Thunstrom swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Thunstrom throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Thunstrom 's knee.
Thunstrom misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Thunstrom was not able to check.
Thunstrom throws a big shot that misses.
Thunstrom throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Thunstrom throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thunstrom throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Thunstrom looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Thunstrom throws a big shot that misses.
Thunstrom misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunstrom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thunstrom throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Thunstrom throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnson slips a straight right by Thunstrom.
Thunstrom misses with an uppercut.
Johnson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thunstrom throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thunstrom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Thunstrom is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Thunstrom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunstrom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Thunstrom misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thunstrom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thunstrom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thunstrom misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Thunstrom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunstrom digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
A nice combination there by Thunstrom.
Thunstrom misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Thunstrom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Thunstrom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Thunstrom misses with a right hand
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Thunstrom.
Thunstrom swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lars Thunstrom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thunstrom throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Thunstrom throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Thunstrom does no damage.
Thunstrom looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Thunstrom misses with a lunging right hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Thunstrom works the jab nicely.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thunstrom jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Thunstrom misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thunstrom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Thunstrom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunstrom misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Thunstrom 's knee.
Thunstrom misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Thunstrom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luke Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thunstrom scores with a punch to the head.
Thunstrom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thunstrom throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thunstrom.
Thunstrom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thunstrom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thunstrom throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thunstrom misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson slips under a jab from Thunstrom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Thunstrom throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lars Thunstrom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thunstrom throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thunstrom misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thunstrom misses with a left hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Lars Thunstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson defending well as Thunstrom loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Thunstrom misses.
Thunstrom throws a combination that misses
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab from Thunstrom finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Thunstrom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunstrom.
Thunstrom misses with a lunging right hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Thunstrom connects with a nice looking jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Thunstrom scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Thunstrom misses.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Thunstrom.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Thunstrom.
Thunstrom throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Thunstrom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thunstrom misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom misses the shot to the body.
Thunstrom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thunstrom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thunstrom throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Thunstrom 's knee.
Johnson slips a jab from Thunstrom.
Thunstrom misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thunstrom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thunstrom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thunstrom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Thunstrom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thunstrom looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Thunstrom misses with an uppercut
and Thunstrom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Thunstrom as he connects with a hook.
Thunstrom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thunstrom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thunstrom thinking.
Thunstrom lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Thunstrom misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thunstrom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Thunstrom misses with a double jab.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Thunstrom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thunstrom misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Thunstrom 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Thunstrom really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Thunstrom.
Thunstrom cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Thunstrom swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Thunstrom misses.
Thunstrom throws a big shot that misses.
Thunstrom throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Thunstrom throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thunstrom throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
Thunstrom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thunstrom misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunstrom throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Thunstrom misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Thunstrom was not able to check.
Thunstrom throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Thunstrom was not able to check.
Thunstrom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a head kick. That will keep Thunstrom thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thunstrom scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thunstrom throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a big head kick but Thunstrom shrugs it off.
Thunstrom swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Thunstrom 's knee.
Thunstrom misses with an uppercut.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thunstrom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thunstrom misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunstrom swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thunstrom misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thunstrom throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Thunstrom throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Thunstrom is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thunstrom throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Thunstrom misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Thunstrom.
Thunstrom throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thunstrom throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut lands for Thunstrom. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Thunstrom misses with a right hand
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Johnson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Thunstrom misses with a looping left.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunstrom.
Thunstrom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thunstrom throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thunstrom. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thunstrom throws a big shot that misses.
Thunstrom throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thunstrom looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Thunstrom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thunstrom misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Thunstrom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Thunstrom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunstrom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Thunstrom was not able to check.
Thunstrom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thunstrom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Thunstrom dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Luke Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Thunstrom misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thunstrom misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
Thunstrom misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thunstrom throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Thunstrom misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thunstrom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Thunstrom misses its intended target.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Thunstrom.
Thunstrom swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunstrom misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thunstrom.
Thunstrom throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thunstrom misses with a looping right.
Thunstrom misses with a hook
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Thunstrom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Thunstrom.
A slow jab from Thunstrom misses its intended target.
Thunstrom misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson defending well as Thunstrom loads up on a big left hand.
Thunstrom throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
Thunstrom misses the jab.
A punch combination from Thunstrom misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunstrom throws a right hand that misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Thunstrom misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a body kick that stops Thunstrom in his tracks momentarily.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thunstrom.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thunstrom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thunstrom throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thunstrom throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Thunstrom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Thunstrom misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Thunstrom throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thunstrom is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thunstrom misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thunstrom misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Thunstrom misses.
Thunstrom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luke Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Thunstrom 's knee.
Lars Thunstrom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thunstrom is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Thunstrom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thunstrom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thunstrom misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a head kick. That will keep Thunstrom thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thunstrom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Thunstrom really felt that one!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunstrom bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thunstrom throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Thunstrom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thunstrom 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 45:50
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Thunstrom!
Lars Thunstrom is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Lars Thunstrom made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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