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CFV 34: Koira vs Tate PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Burley Haines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aron Big Dan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Burley Haines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aron Big Dan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big Dan darts in looking for a takedown but Haines gets double underhooks and turns Big Dan into the cage.
Haines pulls guard effortlessly.
Haines throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Big Dan wants to control from the top but Haines keeps moving.
Big Dan won't allow Haines to sweep him here.
Haines is working hard here to advance position.
Big Dan trying to control the position from guard on top but Haines is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haines has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Big Dan controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aron Big Dan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Big Dan moves into the clinch.
Haines jumps into guard, dragging Big Dan to the mat.
Big Dan is posturing up here but Haines has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Big Dan tries to roll out but it's too tight and Big Dan has to tap! Slick submission there by Haines!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Burley Haines!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazunori Kouya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kip Killroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kip Killroy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazunori Kouya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kip Killroy!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killroy is looking to chop away at Kouya's legs.
Killroy jabs Kouya to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kouya moves out of range of the strikes.
Killroy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Killroy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Killroy.
Nice shot lands for Killroy.
Kouya thuds his shin into the meat of Killroy's side.
Kouya tries to clinch but Killroy moves out of range.
Killroy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kouya dives in and grabs Killroy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Killroy pushes down on Kouya's head and hops out.
Kouya tries to clinch but Killroy moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kouya.
Kazunori Kouya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kouya lands a nice looking kick to the body. Killroy takes a step back to recover.
Killroy looks to land a right hand but Kouya moved out of range.
Killroy misses with a hook.
Killroy scores with a nice strike.
Killroy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kouya tries to clinch but Killroy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kouya closes the distance but Killroy moves to the side
and Killroy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Killroy finds it's way through Kouya's defenses.
Killroy clinches up against the cage.
Killroy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kouya backwards.
Killroy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Killroy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kouya lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Kip Killroy has been cut.
Kouya definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kouya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kouya throws a wild body kick that Killroy sees coming a mile off.
Killroy swats away the attempt to clinch by Kouya.
A swing and a miss from Killroy.
Kouya takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killroy clinches.
A short right from Killroy.
Killroy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Killroy misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killroy throws a nice looking combination but Kouya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Killroy misses with a two punch combination.
Killroy throws a low kick, looking for Kouya's leg but Kouya calmly moves out of range.
Kouya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Killroy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That kick from Killroy tenderised Kouya's leg. Kouya is trying to keep his angry face on.
Killroy connects with a body shot.
Kouya wants to clinch up but Killroy keeps it at a distance.
Killroy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kouya takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Killroy swats away the attempt to clinch by Kouya.
Kouya tries to close the distance and clinch but Killroy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kouya avoids the body shot from Killroy.
Kouya tries to close the distance and clinch but Killroy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Killroy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kouya counters with a solid body kick.
Kouya tries to clinch but Killroy moves out of range.
A slow jab from Kouya misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kouya closes the distance and clinches up with Killroy, looking for a takedown. Kouya pushes Killroy against the cage but Killroy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazunori Kouya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kouya walks into a straight right hand from Killroy.
Killroy clinches up with Kouya and pushes him back against the cage.
Killroy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Killroy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Killroy drives through and clinches with Kouya against the cage.
Kouya looking to throw knees to the head but Killroy is blocking nicely.
Kouya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Killroy avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Killroy.
Killroy dodges an elbow strike from Kouya.
Kouya tries a knee to the head but Killroy blocks it.
Killroy tries to work over Kouya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kouya. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kouya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Killroy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Killroy misses with a punch to the body.
Killroy lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killroy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killroy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kouya misses with a head kick.
Killroy keeps the fight on the outside.
Kouya tries to clinch there but Killroy circles away.
Killroy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kouya defending well as Killroy loads up on a big left hand.
Kouya avoids the body shot from Killroy.
Kouya closes the distance but Killroy moves to the side
and Killroy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Killroy misses with an uppercut. Kouya saw that one coming.
Killroy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Killroy misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kouya tries to clinch there but Killroy circles away.
Killroy misses with a hook. Kouya ducked under it nicely.
A jab lands there for Killroy.
Kouya is rocked!
A big right from Killroy misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kip Killroy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kip Killroy'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.
Kouya tries to clinch but Killroy moves away
and Killroy counters with a leg kick.
Killroy avoids a kick to the body.
Kouya scores with a head kick.
Kouya tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Killroy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Kouya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Killroy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Killroy misses
and Kouya counters with a nice low kick that buckles Killroy's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kouya.
BOOM! Killroy lands a beautiful left hook that drops Kouya. Kouya tries to recover but Killroy is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Kouya lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kip Killroy!
Kip Killroy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Kazunori Kouya was interviewed post fight and said 'Battle Lost but the War continues Team Goroshi - Tokyo United Fightwear - Zombie Nutrition'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hey Zues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nautica Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hey Zues has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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280 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hey Zues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nautica Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thorn throws a head kick but Zues moves out of range.
Thorn fails with the takedown
and Zues counters with a nice body kick.
Zues moves out of range of the body kick.
Thorn checks a low kick from Zues.
Zues buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zues is looking to slow Thorn down with leg kicks.
Thorn looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zues. That's going to slow Thorn down.
Zues throws a head kick that misses.
Thorn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zues finds it's way round the side to connect with Thorn's head.
Zues connects with a solid leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zues. Thorn shrugs it off though.
Zues scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zues. That's going to slow Thorn down.
Thorn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zues fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thorn, pushing him back against the cage.
Zues scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Zues.
It looks like Nautica Thorn has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zues lands a knee to the head.
Zues drops Thorn with a big knee straight up the middle! Thorn is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Thorn is rocked!
Thorn should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
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!
Zues feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thorn's calf.
Zues lands a jab to Thorn's midsection.
Thorn is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Zues doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Thorn crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Thorn's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hey Zues!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Zabat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zabat's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Smoke and Mirrors -RJD2. Laurent has chosen Massacre (Acrassicauda) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Zabat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Laurent!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zabat tries for a takedown but Laurent sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Laurent chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laurent throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Laurent circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Zabat drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Laurent follows Zabat to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Laurent!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maria Ozawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Ostrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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155 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maria Ozawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Ostrowski!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ostrowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Ozawa.
Ostrowski misses with a low kick.
Ostrowski throws a series of punches but Ozawa moves out of range.
Ostrowski scores with a decent looking hook.
Ostrowski is looking to clinch but Ozawa is avoiding it.
Ostrowski stuffs the takedown.
Nice body punch from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ostrowski lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ozawa is looking to cinch up a triangle. Ostrowski throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Ozawa's body to avoid the submission. Ozawa has instead reached around Ostrowski's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Ozawa arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Maria Ozawa!
An out of breath Maria Ozawa 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Pigskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sahak Torosian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Pigskin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sahak Torosian!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torosian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Torosian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torosian lands with a good body shot.
Pigskin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pigskin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Torosian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pigskin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Torosian.
Pigskin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pigskin clinches up with Torosian and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pigskin.
Pigskin scores with a shoulder strike.
Torosian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pigskin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pigskin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torosian blocks a body shot from Pigskin.
Torosian has had enough of the clinch but Pigskin keeps him there for the moment.
Pigskin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pigskin scores with a shoulder strike.
Pigskin prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torosian blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pigskin.
Torosian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pigskin lands a right hand.
Pigskin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torosian is trying to break the clinch but Pigskin is controlling him.
Torosian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pigskin throws a punch but it's blocked by Torosian.
Pigskin can't find room to land a body shot as Torosian controls the action.
Pigskin misses with a body punch.
Pigskin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torosian.
Torosian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pigskin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pigskin lands with a short shot to the head.
Pigskin blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Pigskin on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Pigskin scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torosian wants to break free but Pigskin has control.
Pigskin pushes Torosian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pigskin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torosian's elbow.
Pigskin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pigskin dodges an elbow strike from Torosian.
A short right from Pigskin on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Pigskin.
Torosian is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Pigskin.
Torosian is still on wobbly legs! Can Pigskin finish him?
Torosian looks winded!
Pigskin lands with a light punch inside.
Pigskin throws a big uppercut that drops Torosian! More strikes from Pigskin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Torosian lies dazed against the cage as Pigskin celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Pigskin!
Tony Pigskin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craven Moorehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devon Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Craven Moorehead's chin.
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devon Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craven Moorehead!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moorehead misses with a few strikes there.
Moorehead misses with a body shot.
Moorehead avoids the body shot from Smith.
Moorehead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A hook to the body from Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moorehead backwards.
I was talking to Smith's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Moorehead is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Moorehead's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith is leaning against Moorehead and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith is working Moorehead over against the cage.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Moorehead looks winded!
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moorehead's elbow.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith is leaning against Moorehead and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Moorehead falls backwards - clearly groggy! Smith dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Smith!
A relieved looking Devon Smith thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Adamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquin Fortunado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adamek comes to the cage accompanied by I Am The Sword - Motorhead . Fortunado is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stairway to Heaven. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
215 lbs
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26
208 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomasz Adamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquin Fortunado!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamek moves out of range of the body kick.
Fortunado lands a right hook to the body.
Fortunado tries a head kick but it misses.
Adamek sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Adamek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Tomasz Adamek has been cut.
Fortunado throws a head kick that Adamek semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Fortunado there.
Adamek gets a double leg takedown into Fortunado's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fortunado has control of Adamek's left arm, preventing Adamek from doing any damage.
Adamek is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fortunado is controlling Adamek's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortunado wants to sweep here but Adamek controlling him for the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Joaquin Fortunado hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fortunado throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adamek shoots in looking for a takedown. Fortunado tries to sprawl out of it but Adamek keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fortunado manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Adamek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fortunado has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fortunado. Adamek shrugs it off though.
Fortunado tries a head kick but it misses.
Adamek tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fortunado feints and then cracks Adamek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adamek down.
Fortunado throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joaquin Fortunado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fortunado lands a nice shot to the body.
Adamek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Adamek is breathing heavily.
Fortunado connects with a solid leg kick.
Fortunado seems to be stalking Adamek here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Adamek drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joaquin Fortunado!
Joaquin Fortunado spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dilan Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rossi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Never Surrender by Lion. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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22
165 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dilan Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinnie Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rossi!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jones throws an elbow but Rossi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rossi holds on to Jones's head and controls the position momentarily.
Rossi being controlled for a moment.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Rossi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Rossi is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vinnie Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karri Koira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karri Koira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karri Koira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calvin Tate!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tate circles away quickly and effectively.
Tate misses with a low kick as Koira jumps back.
Koira misses the shot to the body.
Koira blocks a leg kick.
Koira with a nice cross.
Koira tries to bum rush Tate with a series of wild strikes but Tate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karri Koira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tate tries to score with a low kick but Koira moves his leg out of the way.
Koira clobbers Tate with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koira throws an overhand right that lands on Tate's shoulder, as Tate tries to avoid the shot.
Koira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tate drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Koira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tate looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tate is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate throws a sloppy head kick
and Koira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tate is still on wobbly legs! Can Koira finish him?
Koira lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Tate falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Karri Koira!
Karri Koira retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Karri Koira 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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