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CFS 34: Utopia PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Boma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timbo Styless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boma's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Andrew and Wada Blood - Irie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oscar Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timbo Styless!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styless misses with a body shot.
Styless misses with a hook.
Styless throws a leg kick
and Boma counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Styless throws a lazy head kick
and Boma counters by clinching up.
Boma lands with a short shot to the head.
I was talking to Boma's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Boma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Styless throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Styless has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boma finds it's way round the side to connect with Styless's head.
Styless takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Timbo Styless seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Styless misses with a leg kick
and Boma counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Boma.
Styless has Boma pressed against the cage, preventing Boma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Styless swings wildly with an uppercut but Boma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Styless tries to stall but Boma uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma tries to work over Styless's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Styless lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boma has a couple of punches blocked by Styless.
Styless has Boma pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boma manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Styless goes for a takedown attempt but Boma pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Boma slips a jab and a cross from Styless.
Styless throws a big shot that misses.
Boma tests Styless's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Styless cracks Boma with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma tries a head kick but it misses.
Styless misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Styless misses
and Boma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boma tries a low kick but Styless avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Styless fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Styless lands with a right hand.
Styless delivers a nice body kick.
Styless throws a leg kick but Boma sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styless shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boma sprawls well. Boma wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Styless gets slowly back to his feet.
Oscar Boma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timbo Styless.
Styless looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boma throws a lazy right hand but Styless sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Styless is predictable there
and Boma counters with a thumping low kick.
Boma scoring well with a low kick there.
Styless tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boma swivels and escapes.
Styless jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styless throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Styless moves out of range of the leg kick from Boma.
Styless tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boma swivels and escapes.
Styless drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Styless throws a leg kick which misses Boma's front leg but catches the back leg as Boma tries to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Boma.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Styless.
Styless misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Boma dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters circling - Boma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Styless scores with a leg kick.
Styless scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Styless misses with the body kick
and Boma counters with a crisp one two that drops Styless! Boma thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Styless to his feet! Styless is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styless has his takedown stuffed
and Boma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Styless jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boma looks to land a combination but Styless avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Boma. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styless misses with a hook
and Boma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Styless tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boma slips a straight right by Styless.
Styless throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Styless tries a head kick but it misses.
Styless has a takedown stuffed.
Styless thows a leg kick but Boma checks it
and Boma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Styless throws a shot from downtown. Boma moves away and avoids it.
Styless with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boma to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Styless misses with the body kick
and Boma counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Styless is breathing heavily.
Boma is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from Styless.
Styless gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Styless takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Styless on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boma misses with a leg kick.
Styless shoots in and drives through. Boma sprawls well.
Oscar Boma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timbo Styless.
Boma scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boma drops Styless with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Styless looks back up at him and smiles so Boma waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Styless is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Styless throws a sloppy head kick
and Boma counters with a monster head kick that knocks Styless out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Oscar Boma!
Oscar Boma seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calamity Destrucion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalu Kaodinakachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalu Kaodinakachi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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209 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Calamity Destrucion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kalu Kaodinakachi!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destrucion tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kaodinakachi swivels and escapes.
Kaodinakachi misses with the combination.
Destrucion looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Destrucion controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Destrucion keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kaodinakachi's head.
Destrucion controlling from the top position.
Kaodinakachi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Destrucion is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destrucion is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Destrucion stands up over Kaodinakachi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Destrucion postures up.
Destrucion is pushing down on Kaodinakachi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kaodinakachi is fighting to maintain full guard but Destrucion has managed to sneak the leg through.
Destrucion uses his free foot to push down on Kaodinakachi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kaodinakachi.
Destrucion lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kaodinakachi hang on?
Kaodinakachi is trying desperately to improve position.
Destrucion looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaodinakachi is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Destrucion cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Destrucion controlling from the full mount.
Kaodinakachi can't escape the position.
Destrucion scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kaodinakachi?
Destrucion has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Destrucion controlling from the full mount.
Destrucion avoids the attempt from Kaodinakachi to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Destrucion controlling the position easily from mount.
Destrucion throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Kaodinakachi has his hands clasped together but Destrucion breaks the hold and Kaodinakachi is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Destrucion!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Calamity Destrucion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anthony Abbott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbott throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Abbott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abbott throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
Abbott cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abbott definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Abbott scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Abbott lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson tries to clinch but Abbott moves out of range.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Abbott sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.
Abbott stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Abbott defends well and Jackson ends up having to push Abbott into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Anthony Abbott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Jackson.
Abbott manages to break the clinch.
Abbott dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Abbott looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Abbott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abbott counters with an outside leg kick.
Abbott throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Abbott swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Abbott punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abbott ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Abbott counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson looks winded!
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abbott leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Abbott is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
Abbott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Abbott is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jackson.
Abbott lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Abbott! Jackson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Abbott!
Anthony Abbott bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calamity Show (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Witson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johny Witson 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Calamity Show!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johny Witson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Show throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Witson's waist but Witson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Show off to one side.
Show shoots in but Witson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Show pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Witson drops Show with a beautiful combination! Show stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Witson is looking for the KO!
Show is rocked!
It looks like Calamity Show has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Witson feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Show crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johny Witson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reginald Dempsey will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Reginald Dempsey!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rogers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dempsey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Steve Rogers has been cut.
Rogers misses the shot to the body.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dempsey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dempsey tries a head kick but it misses.
Reginald Dempsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dempsey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogers tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dempsey defends well and Rogers ends up having to push Dempsey into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dempsey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rogers misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rogers manages to end up in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rogers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dempsey keeps working.
An elbow from Rogers crashes against the mat.
Dempsey gets back to half guard.
Rogers is taking a breather. Dempsey says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers throwing shots but Dempsey is blocking nicely.
Dempsey is not content to let Rogers control the position.
Dempsey looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dempsey is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dempsey is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rogers's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rogers's back!
Dempsey tries to get the hooks in deep but Rogers pushed the leg off.
Dempsey is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rogers is trying to break free.
Good control from Dempsey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is trying to get back to his feet but Dempsey has full control of the position and if anything, Rogers has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Rogers is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Dempsey.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Reginald Dempsey.
Dempsey has closed the distance and engaged Rogers in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dempsey works on Rogers's body with a couple of short punches.
Dempsey is working Rogers over against the cage.
Rogers swings wildly with an uppercut but Dempsey uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers can't find room to land a body shot as Dempsey controls the action.
Dempsey missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Dempsey - that landed with a thud.
Dempsey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Dempsey.
Dempsey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rogers presses Dempsey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dempsey trying to control the position but instead, Rogers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dempsey into the cage.
Rogers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dempsey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dempsey misses with a few strikes there.
Dempsey has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rogers is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dempsey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rogers fails with the takedown.
Rogers throws a right hand that misses
and Dempsey counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey moves out of range as Rogers strikes.
Rogers misses with an uppercut. Dempsey saw that one coming.
A low kick from Rogers misses
and Dempsey counters with a good low kick that Rogers was not able to check.
Dempsey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dempsey blocks a jab.
Rogers blocks the body kick.
Dempsey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dempsey pushes Rogers up against the cage in a clinch.
Rogers lands an elbow inside.
Rogers misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dempsey digs a right hand into Rogers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rogers's gas tank.
Dempsey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rogers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dempsey manages to break the clinch.
Rogers is looking to clinch but Dempsey is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Dempsey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Rogers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dempsey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rogers looks to score with a jab to the body but Dempsey is just out of range.
Dempsey misses with a double jab.
Dempsey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rogers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dempsey won't be happy with that.
Rogers tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rogers is chipping away with strikes.
Rogers wants to control but Dempsey is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Rogers.
Rogers is putting a hurting on Dempsey here, landing some big shots from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dempsey taking a bit of punishment here - Rogers scoring with strikes.
Dempsey is not content to let Rogers control the position.
Rogers connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dempsey some visible discomfort.
Steve Rogers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey wants to control but Rogers postures up.
Dempsey is trying to get back to half guard.
Rogers throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We've been hearing that Rogers has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rogers cracks Dempsey with a big right hand but Dempsey just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dempsey pushes Rogers away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rogers gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rogers throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rogers trying to control the position but Dempsey is working away.
Dempsey is trying to escape the position but Rogers is controlling the position.
Dempsey parries the strikes from Rogers easily there. Rogers is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dempsey to escape.
Dempsey tries to escape but Rogers is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dempsey sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rogers is trying to control. Dempsey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dempsey looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dempsey desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers trying to control the action but Dempsey is working from the bottom.
Rogers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Rogers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rogers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dempsey keeps working.
Rogers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dempsey trying to control from the bottom.
Dempsey looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rogers trying to control from Dempsey's half guard. Dempsey has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Dempsey keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dempsey is on top in guard.
Dempsey is looking to stand up but Rogers won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers 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.
Dempsey wants to pass the guard but Rogers is keeping the position.
Rogers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rogers lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dempsey!
Dempsey working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Rogers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Rogers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rogers misses with a straight left.
Dempsey misses with a hook. Rogers ducked under it nicely.
Rogers dodges the punch combination from Dempsey.
Dempsey misses with a series of wild punches.
Rogers loads up on a big right hand but Dempsey slips the punch.
Dempsey slips a straight right by Rogers.
Dempsey misses the shot to the body.
Rogers throws out a loose jab but Dempsey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dempsey just misses with a punch to the body.
Dempsey throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
Rogers shoots for a double leg takedown but Dempsey sprawls well. He's pushed Rogers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rogers shoots in looking for a takedown but Dempsey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rogers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rogers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dempsey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reginald Dempsey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dempsey.
Dempsey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dempsey misses with a head kick.
Dempsey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dempsey throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rogers's head.
Dempsey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dempsey slips under a jab.
Dempsey needs to keep his hands up - Rogers had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dempsey misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rogers swings wildly with an uppercut but Dempsey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dempsey wants to break free but Rogers has control.
Rogers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dempsey's efforts to push away.
Rogers working aggressively here.
Rogers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dempsey blocking some punches.
Rogers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rogers lands with a left to the head.
Rogers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dempsey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rogers lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands a right hand.
Rogers tries a body shot but Dempsey blocks it.
Rogers struggles to land a body shot inside as Dempsey controls his hands.
Reginald Dempsey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dempsey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dempsey throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.
Reginald Dempsey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rogers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dempsey throws a shot to the body.
Dempsey misses with an uppercut.
Rogers misses with a series of wild punches.
Dempsey lands a glancing blow to the side of Rogers's head.
Dempsey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sloppy strikes from Rogers. Those never looked like landing.
Dempsey misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dempsey.
Dempsey misses with an uppercut
and Rogers counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dempsey!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dempsey can't do much from the bottom here.
Rogers fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rogers looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dempsey is avoiding damage well.
Dempsey dodges the ground and pound from Rogers.
Rogers passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dempsey!
Dempsey working to try and regain half guard.
Dempsey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dempsey is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rogers punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Reginald Dempsey.
I think Dempsey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reginald Dempsey!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emong Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvacion has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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164 lbs
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emong Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Salvacion scores with a takedown into Douglas's guard.
Douglas wants to sweep here but Salvacion controlling him for the moment.
Douglas is pulling down on Salvacion's head to control his posture.
Douglas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Salvacion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Douglas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Salvacion lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Salvacion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Douglas wants to sweep here but Salvacion controlling him for the moment.
Salvacion sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Douglas's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion throwing shots but Douglas is blocking nicely.
Douglas keeping control of the position.
Salvacion is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Douglas sees it coming and defends easily.
Salvacion prevents Douglas from improving his position.
We've been hearing good reports from Douglas's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Salvacion trying to pass the guard but Douglas defending well.
Douglas is not content to let Salvacion control the position.
Salvacion drops an elbow to the side of Douglas's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas won't allow Salvacion to pass to mount.
Douglas is looking to improve his position.
Douglas trying to control but Salvacion postures up.
Douglas is looking for a sweep. Salvacion is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Salvacion not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Salvacion trying to control the action but Douglas is working from the bottom.
Salvacion takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas keeping control of the position.
Salvacion frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion landing shots from mount.
Douglas taking shots to the head.
Douglas regains half guard.
Salvacion wants to free his trapped foot but Douglas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Douglas regains full guard. Nicely done.
Salvacion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Salvacion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Douglas working a defensive guard here.
Douglas is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Douglas wants to sweep here but Salvacion controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion stands and throws Douglas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvacion has knee on belly and moves into mount.
A nice elbow there by Salvacion.
Salvacion trying to control but Douglas is having none of it.
Salvacion with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Douglas avoids a strike by Salvacion and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Salvacion's guard! Fantastic escape!
Douglas drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Salvacion dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emong Salvacion dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Douglas misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Salvacion is defended easily by Douglas.
Salvacion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Douglas counters by moving into the clinch.
Salvacion wants a takedown but no success here.
Salvacion is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Charles Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emong Salvacion.
Douglas tries to throw a body punch but Salvacion avoids it by throwing Douglas back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Douglas.
Salvacion is looking for a takedown.
Salvacion prevents a body shot from Douglas.
Douglas tries a body shot but Salvacion blocks it.
Douglas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Douglas lands a nice uppercut.
Salvacion drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Douglas breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas throws the kick towards the body but Salvacion avoids it.
Douglas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Douglas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salvacion.
Douglas scoring well with a low kick there.
Douglas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Douglas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Salvacion keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Douglas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Douglas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Salvacion's head.
Douglas passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Salvacion!
Salvacion blocking the ground and pound.
Douglas wants to control but instead Salvacion manages to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Salvacion's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Douglas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Salvacion is trying to control but can't.
Douglas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Douglas looks to land a strike but Salvacion avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Douglas trying to control but Salvacion is working from the bottom.
Salvacion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Douglas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Salvacion controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas wants to control from the top but Salvacion keeps moving.
Douglas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Salvacion wants to stand up but Douglas is controlling him.
Salvacion trying to control the position here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Douglas wants to control from the top but Salvacion keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Salvacion dives in for a single leg takedown but Douglas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Douglas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salvacion moves away from the strike by Douglas.
Salvacion looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Douglas is fending him off so far but Salvacion persists. Nope, Douglas circles away and we're back to standing.
Douglas misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Douglas throws an overhand right that lands on Salvacion's shoulder, as Salvacion tries to avoid the shot.
Charles Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salvacion shoots in looking for a takedown but Douglas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Salvacion's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Douglas tries to work over Salvacion's front leg with a kick but Salvacion checks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Salvacion is defended easily by Douglas.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salvacion checks a leg kick.
Douglas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Salvacion's calf.
Salvacion changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Douglas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Salvacion's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Douglas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Douglas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salvacion with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Douglas dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Douglas throws a series of punches but Salvacion moves out of range.
Salvacion shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Douglas pinned against the cage. Douglas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Salvacion dives in for a single leg takedown but Douglas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Salvacion drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Charles Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emong Salvacion.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land.
Douglas stalling against the cage.
Douglas scores with a shot to the side of Salvacion's head.
Salvacion blocks an uppercut.
Douglas stalling.
Douglas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Douglas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Salvacion.
Douglas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Douglas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Douglas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Salvacion is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Salvacion goes for a takedown attempt but Douglas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Douglas misses with a hook. Salvacion ducked under it nicely.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salvacion.
Salvacion scores with a sloppy right hand. Douglas should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Salvacion.
Salvacion tries for a takedown but Douglas circles away easily
and Douglas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Douglas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion goes for a takedown attempt but Douglas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Douglas doesn't manage to clinch there - Salvacion circles away.
Douglas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Douglas has a couple of punches blocked by Salvacion.
Salvacion is looking to take this one to the mat.
Douglas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Douglas lands an elbow inside.
Douglas misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglas taking a breather.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Douglas pushes Salvacion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Douglas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Still in the clinch, Douglas scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salvacion swings for the body but Douglas moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Douglas, right into the meat.
Salvacion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Douglas leaves Salvacion with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Douglas misses with a hook.
Douglas has managed to clinch.
Salvacion takes an elbow to the temple.
Douglas misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Douglas.
Douglas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Douglas misses with a series of wild punches.
Douglas throws a jab when Salvacion was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Salvacion.
Douglas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Charles Douglas is winning the standup battle so far.
Salvacion looks to score with a jab to the body but Douglas is just out of range.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salvacion looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Douglas rushes Salvacion and presses him up against the cage.
Salvacion drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas cracks Salvacion with a nice body shot.
Salvacion blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salvacion wants a takedown.
Douglas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Douglas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Douglas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Douglas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Douglas 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Douglas!
Charles Douglas took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
Emong Salvacion was interviewed post fight and said 'He's the better man today... I will be back.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Domonico Cuccaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Sotaheimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
193 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Domonico Cuccaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Sotaheimo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuccaro looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sotaheimo!
Sotaheimo tries to buck Cuccaro off but Cuccaro is having none of it.
Sotaheimo prevents Cuccaro from improving position.
Cuccaro lands some shots froms side control.
Cuccaro trying to control the position but Sotaheimo is working away.
Sotaheimo is looking for a sweep.
Cuccaro postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cuccaro cracks Sotaheimo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sotaheimo parries the strikes from Cuccaro easily there. Cuccaro is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sotaheimo to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sotaheimo taking a bit of punishment here - Cuccaro scoring with strikes.
Sotaheimo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cuccaro landing a few strikes.
Cuccaro is working Sotaheimo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cuccaro working the ground and pound but Sotaheimo is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuccaro has an Americana. Sotaheimo didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Cuccaro is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Cuccaro hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Domonico Cuccaro!
A victorious Domonico Cuccaro thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Juntta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cain Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jussi Juntta!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez shoots for a double leg takedown but Juntta sprawls well. He's pushed Velasquez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Juntta. No joy for Velasquez on that attempt.
No luck for Velasquez with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Velasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juntta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Juntta shoots in and gets a takedown into Velasquez's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Juntta working some strikes from top position.
Velasquez keeping moving, preventing Juntta from controlling successfully.
Velasquez controls Juntta momentarily but Juntta frees himself.
Juntta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Velasquez trying to keep a closed guard but Juntta is proving a slippery customer.
Juntta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Juntta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juntta lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Velasquez has momentary wrist control but Juntta slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Juntta throwing strikes from guard but Velasquez blocks nicely.
Velasquez 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.
Juntta passes Velasquez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Velasquez wants to get back to his feet.
Velasquez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Juntta.
Velasquez trying to hold on to Juntta's head to control him but Juntta postures up.
Velasquez is looking for a sweep. Juntta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Juntta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Juntta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Velasquez's head.
Velasquez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Velasquez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Velasquez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Juntta has passed into side control.
Velasquez is trying to improve his position.
Juntta lands a nice forearm strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velasquez tries to escape but Juntta is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velasquez is trying to control Juntta's posture but Juntta avoids it.
Velasquez taking a bit of punishment here - Juntta scoring with strikes.
Juntta working the head and body with strikes.
Juntta lands some shots froms side control.
Juntta scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check out the look on Juntta's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Juntta working the body and head with strikes.
Velasquez wants to control but Juntta postures up.
Velasquez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've been hearing good reports from Velasquez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Velasquez is not content to let Juntta control the position.
Velasquez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Juntta connects with a decent elbow.
Velasquez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Juntta is working Velasquez over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velasquez is looking for a sweep.
Juntta moves into full mount!
Juntta scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Juntta postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Velasquez looks a forlorn figure.
Velasquez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntta landing punches.
Juntta landing strikes, looking to finish!
Juntta punishing his opponent with strikes.
Velasquez wants to control but Juntta is having none of it.
Juntta fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Velasquez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Velasquez taking shots to the head.
Juntta is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Velasquez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Juntta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Velasquez is looking to escape.
Juntta working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Juntta dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Juntta manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Velasquez on his heels. He'll look to pass Velasquez's guard now, I'm sure.
Velasquez trying to control the position.
Velasquez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Juntta slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Juntta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Velasquez is keeping the position for now.
Jussi Juntta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Juntta stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Velasquez has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Juntta manages to get his head free but now Velasquez has transitioned to an armbar! Juntta grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Velasquez! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cain Velasquez!
A very excited looking Cain Velasquez 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 David Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalevi Holger Routakirves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lang's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fuck the world. Routakirves has chosen Miami Nights 1984 - Elevator of Love as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Lang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalevi Holger Routakirves!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Routakirves throws a chopping leg kick but Lang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Routakirves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lang.
Routakirves takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Routakirves cracks Lang with a good jab.
Lang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Routakirves finds it's way round the side to connect with Lang's head.
It looks like David Lang has been cut.
Lang throws a head kick that misses.
Lang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Routakirves's sensitive parts.
Lang lands a nice looking body kick.
A good leg kick by Lang.
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!
Lang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Routakirves takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Kalevi Holger Routakirves has been cut.
Lang lands a nice shot that snaps Routakirves's head back.
Routakirves is rocked!
Lang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Routakirves is still on wobbly legs! Can Lang finish him?
Lang throws an uppercut from hell that sends Routakirves clean off his feet! He's out cold! Lang stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Lang!
David Lang retains his lightweight title!
David Lang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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