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Death Squad 93:Stash vs Konsta PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Findlay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Hwoarang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Findlay has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Findlay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Hwoarang!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hwoarang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hwoarang breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Findlay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hwoarang stuffs the takedown.
We've been informed that Hwoarang has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hwoarang throws a nice looking combination but Findlay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hwoarang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Findlay has taken the fight to the clinch.
Findlay stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hwoarang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Findlay tries to pull guard but Hwoarang forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Findlay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Findlay misses with a head kick.
Findlay tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been told by Findlay's head coaches at BLACKSMITH GYM - THE 25 Coach Las Vegas Mega-Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Findlay is breathing heavily.
Hwoarang moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hwoarang avoids a wild elbow strike from Findlay.
Findlay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hwoarang breaks from the clinch.
Hwoarang throws a sloppy head kick and Findlay moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hwoarang clinches with his opponent.
Hwoarang prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Findlay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hwoarang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hwoarang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hwoarang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Hwoarang.
Hwoarang throws a head kick but Findlay moves out of range.
Findlay fails with a takedown attempt.
Hwoarang fails to land with a series of punches.
Findlay misses with a head kick.
Hwoarang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hwoarang clinches.
Hwoarang scores a nice knee to the body.
Hwoarang has a couple of punches blocked by Findlay.
Findlay tries to pull guard but Hwoarang forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hwoarang jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Findlay walks away with a smile on his face. Hwoarang gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hwoarang clinches with his opponent.
Hwoarang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hwoarang lands an elbow inside.
Hwoarang has a couple of punches blocked by Findlay.
Findlay connects with a knee to the head.
Hwoarang misses with the head strike.
Hwoarang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hwoarang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Findlay is defending well for now.
Findlay dodges an elbow strike from Hwoarang.
Hwoarang misses with the head strike.
Findlay blocks an uppercut.
Findlay has Hwoarang pressed against the cage, preventing Hwoarang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Findlay lands an elbow that stopped Hwoarang in his tracks for a moment.
Findlay avoids a wild elbow strike from Hwoarang.
Findlay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Findlay struggles to land a body shot inside as Hwoarang controls his hands.
Hwoarang lands an uppercut.
Findlay displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hwoarang up against the cage.
Findlay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hwoarang fails to pull guard.
Hwoarang lands an elbow inside.
Hwoarang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Findlay manages to pull guard.
Findlay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hwoarang.
Hwoarang throws a big elbow that misses.
Findlay wants to stand but Hwoarang is controlling the position.
Hwoarang is looking to work some ground and pound but Findlay has wrist control.
Hwoarang with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hwoarang postures up in Findlay's guard and throws a big left but Findlay blocks it.
Hwoarang throwing strikes from guard but Findlay blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hwoarang throwing strikes from guard but Findlay blocks nicely.
Findlay trying to keep a closed guard but Hwoarang is proving a slippery customer.
Hwoarang with a flurry of punches that miss.
Findlay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hwoarang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hwoarang working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Hwoarang dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hwoarang misses with the combination.
Hwoarang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Findlay.
Findlay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hwoarang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Findlay takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hwoarang has managed to clinch.
Findlay lands a knee to the head.
Hwoarang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Findlay crunches a lovely knee into Hwoarang's ribcage.
Hwoarang fails to pull guard.
Hwoarang tries to pull guard but Findlay holds him up against the cage and eventually Hwoarang drops back down to his feet.
Findlay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Findlay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Findlay tries to pull guard but Hwoarang holds him up against the cage and eventually Findlay drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hwoarang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Findlay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hwoarang blocks it with crossed arms.
Hwoarang misses with the head strike.
Hwoarang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hwoarang shoots in looking for a takedown but Findlay manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hwoarang's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
James Findlay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Hwoarang.
Findlay wants to clinch.
Hwoarang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Findlay on the side of the head.
Hwoarang throws a right hand that Findlay ducks under and follows up with a left that Findlay also avoids with ease.
James Findlay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Findlay scores with a head kick. Hwoarang tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Findlay misses with the combination.
Antonio Hwoarang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hwoarang throws a sloppy head kick and Findlay moves out of range easily.
Findlay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hwoarang.
Hwoarang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Findlay is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Findlay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Findlay lands an elbow inside.
Hwoarang lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Hwoarang fails to land.
Hwoarang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Findlay backwards.
Hwoarang throws an elbow but it misses.
Hwoarang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Findlay throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hwoarang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Findlay tries to pull guard but Hwoarang won't allow it.
Hwoarang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hwoarang has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Findlay uses from the top position.
Hwoarang is adopting a defensive guard.
Hwoarang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Findlay manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Findlay managing to control the position.
Findlay will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hwoarang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hwoarang postures up in Findlay's guard and throws a big left but Findlay blocks it.
Hwoarang throws a big right hand that misses.
Hwoarang lands a couple of elbows.
Findlay managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hwoarang connects with a couple of short punches.
Hwoarang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hwoarang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Findlay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hwoarang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hwoarang throws a big elbow that misses.
Findlay controls Hwoarang momentarily but Hwoarang frees himself.
Hwoarang lands a couple of digs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hwoarang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hwoarang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Hwoarang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hwoarang misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Hwoarang.
Hwoarang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Findlay.
Hwoarang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Findlay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Findlay has Hwoarang up against the cage in a clinch.
Hwoarang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hwoarang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Findlay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hwoarang tries to break the clinch but Findlay is controlling the position.
Findlay pulls Hwoarang into guard.
Hwoarang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hwoarang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hwoarang is in close to Findlay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Findlay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hwoarang.
Hwoarang is working Findlay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Findlay is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hwoarang defends well.
Findlay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hwoarang throws a big elbow that misses.
Findlay wants to sweep here but Hwoarang controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hwoarang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hwoarang throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hwoarang works over Findlay with some ground and pound from guard.
Hwoarang lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hwoarang's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hwoarang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Findlay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hwoarang throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hwoarang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hwoarang lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hwoarang landing with the ground and pound.
Hwoarang scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hwoarang must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hwoarang throwing strikes but missing.
Hwoarang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hwoarang throwing strikes from guard but Findlay blocks nicely.
Hwoarang throws a big right hand that misses.
Findlay escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hwoarang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hwoarang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Findlay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Findlay trying to control the position.
Hwoarang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Findlay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Findlay wants to get back to his feet but Hwoarang is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hwoarang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hwoarang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hwoarang is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hwoarang throws a big right hand that misses.
Hwoarang lands a couple of elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hwoarang works over Findlay with some ground and pound from guard.
Antonio Hwoarang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Findlay trying to keep a closed guard but Hwoarang is proving a slippery customer.
James Findlay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hwoarang looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Hwoarang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hwoarang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Hwoarang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Kos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raivis Vidzis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Raivis Vidzis enters the cage!
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225 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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28
250 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Kos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raivis Vidzis!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kos throws a chopping leg kick but Vidzis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kos misses with an uppercut
and Vidzis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kos's guard now.
Kos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vidzis is controlling him.
Vidzis gets to his feet. Kos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kos tried to score with a low kick but Vidzis checks it.
Kos misses with a straight left.
Ron Kos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kos clobbers Vidzis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Raivis Vidzis has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kos throws an off balance right hand
and Vidzis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vidzis stands up and waves to Kos to follow him.
Vidzis ducks under a wild hook from Kos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kos looks to land a combination but Vidzis avoids it well.
Kos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kos swings widly with a right hand
and Vidzis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kos's guard.
Kos scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kos loads up on a big right hand but Vidzis slips the punch.
Vidzis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vidzis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vidzis.
Kos wants to stand but Vidzis is controlling the position.
Vidzis tries to stand but Kos is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kos wants to stand but Vidzis is controlling the position.
Vidzis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A swing and a miss from Kos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kos misses with a straight right.
Kos misses with an uppercut. Vidzis saw that one coming.
Kos lands the left hand.
Kos throws a jab when Vidzis was well out of range.
A punch combination from Kos misses.
An inside leg kick from Kos misses.
Vidzis staying out of range there.
Kos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kos throws a shot from downtown. Vidzis moves away and avoids it.
Kos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vidzis ducks under a wild hook from Kos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kos misses.
Kos misses with a hook
so Vidzis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kos wants to stand but Vidzis is controlling the position.
Vidzis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A big left from Kos misses.
Ron Kos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kos throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Vidzis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vidzis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vidzis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kos wants to stand up but Vidzis is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raivis Vidzis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raivis Vidzis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kos throws out a powerful jab.
Vidzis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kos.
Kos misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Kos misses its intended target.
Kos misses with a few strikes there.
Kos cracks Vidzis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vidzis was well out of range. Poor timing from Kos.
Kos lands a really nice looking cross but Vidzis seems unphased.
Ron Kos is winning the standup battle so far.
Vidzis moves away from the strike by Kos.
Kos throws a leg kick
and Vidzis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vidzis wants to stand but Kos has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Kos wants to stand back up but Vidzis manages to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidzis stands up.
Kos misses with a right hand
and Vidzis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kos's guard now.
Vidzis prevents Kos from getting back to his feet.
Raivis Vidzis has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidzis stands up from Kos's guard - Vidzis perhaps looking for a knockout.
A slow jab from Kos misses its intended target.
Vidzis blocks a low kick nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vidzis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vidzis ducks right into an uppercut from Kos.
Kos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kos lands with a nice combination. Vidzis backs away looking to recover.
That has opened up Raivis Vidzis's cut even more.
Kos misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kos throws a body punch but Vidzis moves out of range.
Kos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vidzis manages to avoid it.
Kos wants to land a leg kick but Vidzis is out of range.
Kos throws a poor cross that misses
and Vidzis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kos tries to get out of the position.
Vidzis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kos is proving hard to escape from.
Vidzis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kos, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidzis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kos.
Kos misses with a hook to the body
and Vidzis counters with a single leg into guard. Kos didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kos wants to stand up but Vidzis is controlling him.
Vidzis stands up from Kos's guard - Vidzis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vidzis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vidzis blocks a jab.
Kos thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Kos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raivis Vidzis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kos throws a right hand that misses
and Vidzis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kos!
Vidzis prevents Kos from escaping the position.
Vidzis stands up and beckons Kos to his feet.
The fighters circling - Kos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kos throws a poor cross that misses
and Vidzis counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kos bucks up and tries to throw Vidzis off but instead Vidzis has got his back!
Vidzis gets back to his feet. Kos is certainly not going to complain about that decision.
Kos just misses with a punch to the body.
Kos throws a looping overhand right but Vidzis ducks down to avoid it.
Kos swings widly with a right hand
and Vidzis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vidzis tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kos.
Vidzis decides to stand and escape the position.
Kos misses with an uppercut.
Kos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vidzis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vidzis.
Vidzis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kos wants to get back to his feet but Vidzis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vidzis gets to his feet - Kos follows without any prompting.
Kos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kos misses with a hook. Vidzis ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Kos misses.
Kos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kos throws a lazy right hand but Vidzis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kos misses with an uppercut.
Kos throws a jab but it's blocked by Vidzis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vidzis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kos.
Kos throws a lazy right hand but Vidzis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kos throws a lazy right hand but Vidzis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Kos is predictable there
and Vidzis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kos's guard now.
Vidzis prevents Kos from getting back to his feet.
Vidzis gets to his feet. Kos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kos swings widly with a right hand
and Vidzis counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kos is trying to get back to his feet.
Vidzis decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kos to his feet.
A low kick from Kos is predictable there
and Vidzis counters with a takedown into side control.
Vidzis decides to stand back up.
Vidzis staying out of range there.
Kos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vidzis is able to avoid easily.
Vidzis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kos throws a right hand that misses
and Vidzis counters with a single leg into guard. Kos didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vidzis is controlling him.
Vidzis stands up from Kos's guard - Vidzis perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raivis Vidzis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vidzis 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raivis Vidzis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Ahmed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Ivanov (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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245 lbs
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mohamed Ahmed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilya Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov dodges the punch combination from Ahmed.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ivanov enables Ahmed to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ivanov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ivanov has his foot on Ahmed's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ahmed works his way back into a safe position though.
Ivanov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ivanov is striking off his back. Ahmed thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Ivanov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ivanov flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ahmed is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ivanov sees it coming and defends easily.
Ivanov punching from the bottom.
Ivanov is refusing to be controlled, as Ahmed sits in half guard.
Ivanov landing strikes from the bottom.
Ahmed blocks the strikes from Ivanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov is staying active underneath Ahmed, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ivanov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ivanov punching from the bottom.
Ivanov actively working from the bottom here.
Ivanov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ahmed blocks the strikes from Ivanov.
Ivanov missing with punches from the bottom.
Ivanov flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ivanov is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Ahmed looking to control but Ivanov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ivanov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed stalling.
Ivanov tries to get to full guard but Ahmed has control of the leg.
Ivanov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ahmed prevents Ivanov from improving his position.
Ivanov punching from the bottom.
Ivanov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanov wants to get back to full guard.
Ivanov is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Ahmed throwing strikes here but Ivanov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Ivanov swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Ivanov throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Ahmed looking to control but Ivanov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ivanov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ivanov is trying to get back to full guard.
Ivanov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ivanov.
Ivanov keeping moving, preventing Ahmed from controlling successfully.
Ivanov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov looking for a guillotine here but Ahmed defends easily.
Ahmed trying to control but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Ivanov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ahmed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ahmed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanov cracks Ahmed with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Ivanov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ahmed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ivanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ahmed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ivanov enables Ahmed to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ivanov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ivanov thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ivanov lands a decent punch to the body there.
Ivanov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ahmed defends well.
Ivanov throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ivanov 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.
Ivanov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ivanov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov tries to strike from the bottom.
Ivanov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ahmed has passed into half guard!
Ivanov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ahmed trying to pass the guard but Ivanov defending well.
Ivanov moves into full guard.
Ahmed would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ivanov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ivanov is striking off his back. Ahmed thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Ahmed blocks the strikes from Ivanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ivanov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ivanov is breathing heavily.
Ivanov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ivanov is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Ivanov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ivanov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahmed is taking a breather. Ivanov 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.
Ahmed missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ahmed postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ivanov to stand up.
Ahmed rushes Ivanov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed wants to get back to striking at distance but Ivanov won't allow it.
Ivanov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ahmed gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ahmed wants the takedown. Ivanov is fighting it off but Ahmed persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ivanov's guard against the cage.
Ivanov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ivanov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ivanov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ahmed defends well.
Ivanov wants to sweep but no luck.
Ahmed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ivanov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ahmed can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ahmed gets to his feet. Ivanov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed gets a double leg takedown into Ivanov's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahmed sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ivanov's guard.
Ivanov gets back to full guard.
Ivanov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ahmed wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Ahmed will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ivanov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ahmed passes into side control.
Ivanov throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mohamed Ahmed will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ahmed closes the distance and clinches.
Ivanov goes for a takedown attempt but Ahmed pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ahmed instigates a clinch.
Ivanov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ahmed fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ahmed gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmed throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ilya Ivanov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ivanov throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Ahmed happy to just control the position for now.
Ahmed advances nicely into full mount.
Ivanov swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Ivanov is working to get back to half guard.
Ivanov flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ivanov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ivanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ivanov flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ahmed wants to pass to mount but Ivanov is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ahmed is keen to just control but Ivanov is a slippery customer.
Ivanov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ahmed keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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!
Ivanov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ahmed.
Ahmed missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ahmed trying to control the action but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Ivanov missing with punches from the bottom.
Ahmed wants to pass to mount but Ivanov is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mohamed Ahmed just wasn't active enough.
Ahmed shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ahmed showed some decent athleticism there.
Ivanov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ivanov gets back to full guard.
Ivanov working for submissions but it's allowed Ahmed to get to half guard.
Ivanov punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed is trying to control the action in half guard but Ivanov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Ahmed seems content to control.
Ahmed is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Still in half guard, Ahmed seems content to control.
Ivanov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ivanov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahmed wants to take a breather but Ivanov is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamed Ahmed showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ahmed 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed Ahmed!
A determined Mohamed Ahmed didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irving Massimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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30
290 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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280 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Irving Massimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Gray!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massimo has Gray up against the cage in a clinch.
Massimo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gray regains guard immediately.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Massimo wants to control from the top but Gray keeps moving.
Massimo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Massimo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Massimo wants to control but Gray is keeping him busy.
Massimo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Massimo thows a huge punch but Gray dodges it nicely.
Gray has hold of Massimo's hands but Massimo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Massimo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray is trying to get back to full guard.
Gray trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Massimo there.
Massimo content to control rather than advance.
Massimo 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.
Gray is looking for a sweep. Massimo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Massimo winds up and cracks Gray with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Ben Gray has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray actively working from the bottom here.
Massimo thows a huge punch but Gray dodges it nicely.
Massimo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gray has hold of Massimo's hands but Massimo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Massimo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Massimo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gray!
Gray is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massimo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gray looks a forlorn figure.
That has opened up Ben Gray's cut even more.
Gray really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Massimo controlling the pace for now.
Massimo connects with a bit shot that sees Gray covering up! More strikes from Massimo and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Massimo is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Irving Massimo!
An out of breath Irving Massimo 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aloe Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is im the man. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tong Po enters the cage!
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25
300 lbs
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285 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aloe Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po darts in trying to clinch
and Black moves into the clinch.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Po has him pressed against the cage.
Po with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Black tries to break free but Po pushes him back against the cage.
Po escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Po tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
Black jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Black looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Black drops Po with a huge uppercut! Po drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Black is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aloe Black!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rikiya Sonoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armos Saffedine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armos Saffedine has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rikiya Sonoda's chin.
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272 lbs
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290 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rikiya Sonoda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armos Saffedine!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonoda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saffedine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sonoda lands a jab to the nose.
Sonoda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sonoda goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Saffedine takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Armos Saffedine has been cut.
Sonoda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonoda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Saffedine wants to break free but Sonoda has control.
Saffedine looking to stall.
Sonoda misses with a knee strike.
Saffedine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saffedine wants a takedown but no success here.
Sonoda crunches a lovely knee into Saffedine's ribcage.
Saffedine looks winded!
Sonoda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sonoda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saffedine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sonoda landing knees to the head.
Sonoda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Armos Saffedine's cut even more.
Sonoda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saffedine avoids it.
Sonoda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saffedine's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonoda tries to land a knee to the head but Saffedine blocks with his arms.
Sonoda lands a knee to the body.
Sonoda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saffedine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sonoda obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saffedine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Saffedine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sonoda landing knees to the body.
Sonoda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sonoda lands a knee to the body.
Sonoda lands a nice knee to the body.
Sonoda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sonoda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sonoda lands an elbow inside that Saffedine shrugs off.
Armos Saffedine's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sonoda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Armos Saffedine's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rikiya Sonoda!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rikiya Sonoda thanked Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teijo Tarzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - Many Men. 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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34
212 lbs
21 - 16 - 2 |
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35
300 lbs
26 - 18 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class 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
21 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teijo Tarzan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Evans lands a really nice looking cross but Tarzan seems unphased.
Evans is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tarzan slips a jab and a cross from Evans.
Evans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Evans misses with a few strikes there.
Tarzan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Evans sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tarzan tries to bum rush Evans with a series of wild strikes but Evans uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tarzan lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarzan slips a jab from Evans.
Evans slips a jab and a cross from Tarzan.
Tarzan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evans.
Evans works the jab nicely.
Tarzan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tarzan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Evans counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Evans preventing the sweep.
Tarzan keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Tarzan is trying to hold Evans in close to prevent damage but Evans has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Evans trying to pass the guard but Tarzan defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Evans 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.
Evans seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tarzan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tarzan taking some punishment here, with Evans in his half guard.
Evans is nestled in close to Tarzan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tarzan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Evans scoring with punches to the head and body.
Evans preventing the sweep.
Tarzan has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Evans has passed into side control.
Tarzan is looking for a sweep.
Evans lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarzan prevents Evans from moving into mount.
Evans tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Evans has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tarzan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Evans wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Evans lands a few punches from side control.
Tarzan is looking for a sweep.
Tarzan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Evans tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Evans cracks Tarzan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Evans landing a few strikes.
Evans trying to control the action but Tarzan is working from the bottom.
Tarzan is looking to regain half guard here but Evans keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Evans creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tarzan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tarzan is not content to let Evans control the position.
You can see the frustration on Tarzan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tarzan is trying to get back to half guard.
Tarzan wants to control but Evans postures up.
Tarzan is looking to regain half guard here but Evans keeps moving and retains side control.
Tarzan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan is trying to control Evans's posture but Evans avoids it.
Evans creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tarzan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Evans trying to control the action but Tarzan is working from the bottom.
Tarzan is holding Evans down, trying to stall.
Sloppy strikes there by Evans.
Tarzan is looking for a sweep.
Tarzan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarzan tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Evans dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tarzan avoids a kick to the body.
Evans scores with a hook to the body. Tarzan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Evans throws a body punch but Tarzan moves out of range.
Evans throws a body punch but Tarzan moves out of range.
Teijo Tarzan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Tarzan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tarzan ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
Evans misses with a hook.
Tarzan throws a hook but Evans avoids it easily.
Tarzan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Evans checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've been informed that Tarzan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tarzan takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
Evans bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tarzan's head.
Tarzan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rashad Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
Tarzan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tarzan moves out of range of the strikes.
Evans looks to throw the jab but Tarzan is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Tarzan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Evans works Tarzan's body with a nice hook.
Tarzan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Evans is out of range.
Evans throws a right hand that Tarzan ducks under and follows up with a left that Tarzan also avoids with ease.
Tarzan moves away from the strike by Evans.
Tarzan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tarzan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tarzan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tarzan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Evans looks to land a left hand but Tarzan moved out of range nicely.
Tarzan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tarzan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Evans checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Evans throws the left hand but Tarzan avoids the punch easily.
Evans connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tarzan momentarily.
Evans has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tarzan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Evans's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans scores with a jab.
Tarzan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Evans doesn't seem bothered though.
Tarzan misses with a wild body shot.
Evans avoids the body shot from Tarzan.
Evans has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tarzan.
Tarzan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Rashad Evans has been cut.
Evans lands a slapping body shot.
Evans avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tarzan misses with a body kick.
Tarzan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Evans lands a nice looking body shot.
Tarzan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Evans.
Jab from Evans.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans scores with a hook.
Tarzan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Tarzan slips under a jab from Evans.
Evans throws a nice looking combination but Tarzan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Tarzan tenderised Evans's leg. Evans is trying to keep his angry face on.
Evans throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tarzan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tarzan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Evans.
Evans throws a looping overhand right but Tarzan ducks down to avoid it.
Tarzan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Evans rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice defenses there by Tarzan.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tarzan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Evans checks a leg kick nicely.
Evans getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tarzan throws a looping overhand right but Evans ducks down to avoid it.
Evans avoids the body shot from Tarzan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans moves out of range of the body kick from Tarzan.
Tarzan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Tarzan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evans uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tarzan staying out of range there.
Tarzan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tarzan misses with a head kick.
Tarzan throws a big shot that misses.
Evans fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tarzan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tarzan is breathing heavily.
Tarzan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Evans.
Evans scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans avoids the head kick by Tarzan.
Evans fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tarzan checks it well.
Evans lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Teijo Tarzan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rashad Evans's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tarzan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Evans dips to his left and cracks Tarzan with an uppercut!
Evans throws a looping overhand right but Tarzan ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Evans.
Tarzan looks to land a right hand but Evans moved out of range.
Evans lands a glancing blow to the side of Tarzan's head.
Evans moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tarzan scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Evans lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tarzan doesn't seem phased though.
Evans sizes up Tarzan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Evans misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Tarzan misses.
Evans lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tarzan backs up against the cage.
Evans throws out a loose jab but Tarzan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Evans misses.
Evans punishes Tarzan's body with a nice straight punch.
Evans scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tarzan in his tracks.
Evans fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Evans lands a nice hook to Tarzan's body. Tarzan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tarzan lands a slapping body shot.
Tarzan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tarzan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evans punishes Tarzan's body with a nice straight punch.
Evans throws out a loose jab but Tarzan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarzan scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Evans misses with a looping right.
Evans listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tarzan is looking to land body kicks.
Evans moves forwards but Tarzan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans scores with a shot to the body.
Tarzan misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Tarzan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Evans scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Evans uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tarzan has time to react.
Evans throws a hook but Tarzan blocks it.
Evans connects with a body shot.
Tarzan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Evans takes a swing at Tarzan's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Evans misses.
Tarzan drops his hands momentarily and Evans takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Evans changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tarzan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tarzan staying out of range there.
Tarzan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Evans counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Evans stands up over Tarzan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Evans wants to control from the top but Tarzan keeps moving.
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Evans showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tarzan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tarzan has momentary wrist control but Evans slips an elbow through the middle.
Tarzan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tarzan is adopting a defensive guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Teijo Tarzan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Evans lands with an uppercut that bounces Tarzan off the cage and back into range.
Evans clobbers Tarzan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Evans with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tarzan fails to land with a series of punches.
Tarzan walks into a jab.
Evans looks to land a right hand but Tarzan moved out of range.
Tarzan throws a wild body kick that Evans sees coming a mile off.
Tarzan throws a head kick that misses.
Evans lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Evans ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Evans takes a swing at Tarzan's ribcage but misses.
Tarzan misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Evans has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashad Evans!
Rashad Evans thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stash Kadowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konsta Pylkkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kadowski comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Ohne Dich . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stash Kadowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Konsta Pylkkanen!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pylkkanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kadowski.
Pylkkanen avoids the body shot from Kadowski.
Kadowski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pylkkanen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kadowski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pylkkanen takes a step back to recover.
Pylkkanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kadowski.
Kadowski ducks under a wild hook from Pylkkanen.
Kadowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kadowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Pylkkanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kadowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pylkkanen's elbow.
A short left from Kadowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kadowski.
Kadowski lands a nice uppercut.
Kadowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Pylkkanen backwards.
Kadowski pushes Pylkkanen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pylkkanen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kadowski smiles and moves away.
Kadowski digs a good hook to Pylkkanen's body.
Stash Kadowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Pylkkanen there.
A cross from Kadowski lands.
Kadowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pylkkanen closes the distance and clinches up with Kadowski, looking for a takedown. Pylkkanen pushes Kadowski against the cage but Kadowski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kadowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kadowski is looking to clinch but Pylkkanen is avoiding it.
Pylkkanen misses with a wild body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Kadowski has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kadowski throws a good cross that connects.
Pylkkanen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kadowski. Kadowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Pylkkanen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pylkkanen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kadowski throws a head kick that misses.
Kadowski sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Pylkkanen to the ground! Kadowski dives into full mount looking to finish!
Pylkkanen is rocked!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kadowski controlling his opponent.
Pylkkanen is still in real trouble! Can Kadowski finish him?
Kadowski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pylkkanen gets back to half guard.
Pylkkanen seems to have recovered his senses.
Pylkkanen wants to control but Kadowski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kadowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pylkkanen's head.
Kadowski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stash Kadowski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice straight punches there by Kadowski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kadowski.
Pylkkanen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kadowski swinging wildly here.
Pylkkanen wants to clinch up but Kadowski keeps it at a distance.
Pylkkanen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kadowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Kadowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pylkkanen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Kadowski catches Pylkkanen right on the button with a cross.
Pylkkanen walks into a jab.
Kadowski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pylkkanen clinches with his opponent.
Pylkkanen blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Kadowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kadowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kadowski scores with a shot to the side of Pylkkanen's head.
Pylkkanen is trying to pull guard but Kadowski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stash Kadowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konsta Pylkkanen.
A short uppercut from Kadowski.
Kadowski unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Pylkkanen! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kadowski is unloading with more strikes now! Pylkkanen drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stash Kadowski!
Stash Kadowski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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