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GAMMA#420 Rutger v Uusisto 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rook comes to the cage accompanied by Mr Krinkle. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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285 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Rook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titus Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rook.
Rook dives in and grabs Overeem's left leg, looking for a takedown. Overeem pushes down on Rook's head and hops out.
Overeem scores with a kick to the midsection.
Overeem lands a big head kick that sends Rook tumbling to the mat! Overeem takes a step backwards and waves Rook back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rook is rocked!
It looks like Yuri Rook has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Rook flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Rook is out cold! Overeem holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Titus Overeem!
A victorious Titus Overeem 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asano Arai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arai comes to the cage accompanied by Fantastic Baby - BIG BANG. Holmes has chosen Muse: MK Ultra as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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212 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asano Arai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arai swats away the attempt to clinch by Holmes.
James Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Holmes checks a leg kick.
Arai throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Holmes was covering up waiting for the punch and Arai finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Arai postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Holmes is pulling down on Arai's head to control his posture.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes pulls Arai in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Arai wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
Holmes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Holmes pulls Arai in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. James Holmes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Holmes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like James Holmes has been cut.
Arai misses the shot to the body.
Holmes lands a glancing blow to the side of Arai's head.
Arai changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Holmes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Holmes is looking for a sweep.
Arai in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Arai working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Arai.
Holmes is not content to let Arai control the position.
Arai controls the position.
Holmes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Holmes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Holmes is trying to get back to half guard.
Arai is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Holmes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Holmes is trying to control Arai's posture but Arai avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Arai haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sloppy strikes there by Arai.
Arai scores with punches from side control.
Holmes is trying to control Arai's posture but Arai avoids it.
Holmes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Holmes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Arai trying to hold on to Holmes's head to control him but Holmes postures up.
Arai is doing well to control the position and prevent Holmes from advancing to side control.
Arai is trying to control but can't.
Arai taking some punishment here, with Holmes in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Arai is trying to get back to full guard.
Holmes is trying to control. Arai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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.
Arai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Holmes.
Arai wants to control but Holmes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Holmes working Arai over with strikes.
Holmes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Holmes is keen to just control but Arai is a slippery customer.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Holmes working his ground and pound in the gym.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes controlling the action here.
Holmes is nestled in close to Arai, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asano Arai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Holmes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Holmes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holmes.
That kick from Holmes tenderised Arai's leg. Arai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arai closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Holmes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Holmes is trying to get back to half guard.
Holmes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Holmes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Holmes controlling the position well.
Arai is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Holmes is just riding it out for now. Arai eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes tries to get to full guard but Arai has control of the leg.
Arai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Holmes is positioning himself well to prevent Arai advancing to mount.
Holmes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Arai's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Arai's back!
Arai 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.
Holmes lands punches and elbows.
Holmes keeps control of the position as Arai tries to break free.
Holmes has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Arai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arai is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Holmes throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Holmes missing with strikes.
Holmes trying to control momentarily.
Holmes throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arai rolls, trying to escape but Holmes keeps control of the position.
Arai turns into Holmes and is now in his guard.
Arai trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James Holmes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holmes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Arai throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Arai trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Arai throws a wild body kick that Holmes sees coming a mile off.
Arai thows a leg kick but Holmes checks it
and Holmes counters with a nice leg kick.
Arai with a nice cross.
A jab lands there for Arai.
Arai misses the shot to the body.
Arai gets a double leg takedown into Holmes's guard.
Holmes has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Arai content to stall in guard here.
Arai trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arai throwing strikes from guard but Holmes blocks nicely.
Holmes trying to control the position here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Holmes tries to clinch up but Arai circles away and keeps his distance.
Holmes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Holmes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arai counters with a body kick that stops Holmes in his tracks momentarily.
Arai tries for a takedown but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Arai.
Asano Arai is winning the standup battle so far.
Holmes tries to work over Arai's front leg with a kick but Arai checks it.
Holmes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arai throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Holmes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Holmes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab from Holmes finds it's way through Arai's defenses.
Holmes throws a nice outside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Holmes.
Arai tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Holmes defends well and Arai ends up having to push Holmes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Holmes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arai is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Holmes is defending well.
Holmes can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arai.
Arai is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asano Arai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes lands a nice shot to the body.
Arai is trying to drag Holmes to the mat but Holmes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holmes is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holmes wants to get back to striking at distance but Arai won't allow it.
A short right from Arai on the inside.
Arai wants to take the fight to the mat but Holmes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Arai tries a body shot but Holmes blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arai.
Holmes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arai.
Arai working aggressively here.
Arai wants a takedown but no success here.
Arai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holmes working aggressively here.
Arai lands a hook that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Arai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holmes stalks Arai and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Arai's face. Arai staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holmes. Holmes obviously looking to wear him down.
Holmes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Arai backs up against the cage.
Arai is rocked!
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Arai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arai lands with a slapping head kick.
Arai rushes Holmes and presses him up against the cage.
Arai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holmes is leaning against Arai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holmes manages to break the clinch.
Holmes has closed the distance and engaged Arai in a clinch.
Holmes lands an uppercut.
Holmes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arai throws a sloppy head kick
and Holmes counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Holmes!
After the big win, James Holmes made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Just Fight (Everything 7$) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeggu Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant comes to the cage accompanied by United States of America's National Anthem. Bomb is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Limp Bizkit - Nookie. Jeggu Bomb struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be fireworks!
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202 lbs
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ulysses Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeggu Bomb!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomb throws a leg kick but Grant checks it.
A punch combination from Grant misses.
Bomb tries to clinch but Grant is having none of it.
Grant misses with a two punch combination.
Bomb lands a leg kick that knocks Grant off balance momentarily.
Grant has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ceiba Video Games in the buildup to the fight.
Bomb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Grant.
Grant lands with a kick to the temple. Bomb shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Grant misses with a head kick.
Grant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bomb throws a good cross that connects.
Grant misses with a double jab
and Bomb counters by clinching up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grant is trying to break the clinch but Bomb has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bomb.
Grant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grant throws a punch but it's blocked by Bomb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant blocks an uppercut.
Bomb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grant is trying to push Bomb away but Bomb has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grant avoids the elbow strike from Bomb, against the cage.
Bomb is leaning against Grant and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Grant takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grant lands a right hand.
Grant is trying to break the clinch but Bomb has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Bomb.
Grant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bomb uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bomb rushes Grant and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bomb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grant tries to break the clinch but Bomb is controlling the position.
Grant has had enough of the clinch but Bomb keeps him there for the moment.
Grant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bomb has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Bomb tries to throw a body punch but Grant avoids it by throwing Bomb back against the cage.
Grant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grant tries to work over Bomb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grant breaks from the clinch.
Bomb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bomb takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ulysses Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch but Bomb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grant throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Jeggu Bomb has been cut.
Bomb connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grant momentarily.
Grant with a jab.
Bomb is rocked!
Grant is stalking Bomb. Bomb circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Grant, and it's lights out! Bomb really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ulysses Grant!
Ulysses Grant decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sho Shinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinjo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Theme of Sho. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sho Shinjo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob scores with a nice strike.
Shinjo lands a leg kick that knocks Bob off balance momentarily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Shinjo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Shinjo throws a sloppy head kick and Bob moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bob checks a leg kick.
Bob drives through with a takedown into Shinjo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bob postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bob wants to control from the top but Shinjo keeps moving.
Shinjo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shinjo wants to sweep but no luck.
Bob is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shinjo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shinjo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Shinjo is pressing down on Bob's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bob is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bob is just riding it out for now. Shinjo eventually gives up the hold.
Shinjo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bob sees it coming and defends easily.
Bob is not content to let Shinjo control the position.
Bob gets back to full guard.
Bob not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bob tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bob pulls Shinjo in close to prevent any damage.
Shinjo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shinjo prevents Bob from getting back to his feet.
Shinjo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shinjo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinjo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bob's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shinjo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bob works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bob avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shinjo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bob has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Shinjo has passed into side control.
Bob tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bob gets back to half guard.
Bob tries to roll over but Shinjo keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bob does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bob trying to control from the bottom.
Shinjo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shinjo is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Bob still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Bob has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Shinjo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bob's best efforts.
Shinjo wants to improve his position but Bob is controlling well.
Shinjo gets back to full guard.
Shinjo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob chips away with some ground and pound.
Bob tries to free his leg and advance position but Shinjo is retaining full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shinjo is on top in guard.
Bob is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shinjo with a nice head shot there.
Bob controls Shinjo momentarily but Shinjo frees himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shinjo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shinjo postures up and lands a big shot to Bob's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Shinjo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bob shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Shinjo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bob tries to free his leg and advance position but Shinjo is retaining full guard.
Shinjo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bob is working hard here to advance position.
Shinjo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shinjo working for a triangle but Bob defends it easily.
Bob won't allow Shinjo to sweep him here.
Bob wants to control from the top but Shinjo keeps moving.
Bob passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Shinjo is trying to get back to half guard.
Shinjo is not content to let Bob control the position.
Bob prevents Shinjo from escaping the position.
Bob is looking to take a break and control but Shinjo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shinjo regains half guard.
Shinjo wants to get back to full guard.
Bob working Shinjo over with strikes.
Bob wants to take a breather but Shinjo is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo is trying to maintain the position but Bob is very close to passing his half guard.
Shinjo wants to get back to his feet.
Shinjo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bob has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Shinjo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shinjo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Bob.
Shinjo can't escape the position.
Shinjo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bob landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob looking to finish Shinjo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shinjo!
Bob landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bob tries to control but Shinjo wriggling away.
Shinjo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bob tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shinjo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bob wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shinjo keeps working.
Shinjo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bob is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob moves into full mount! Shinjo won't be happy about that!
Shinjo is squirming around, avoiding Bob's attempts to control the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinjo is bucking up trying to escape but Bob cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bob landing strikes, looking to finish!
Shinjo wants to control but Bob is having none of it.
Bob is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shinjo is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shinjo tries to hold on but Bob pushes him away.
Bob landing strikes from the mount and Shinjo is in trouble!
Bob tries to control but Shinjo wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bob dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bob lands a jab to Shinjo's midsection.
Shinjo looks to throw the jab but Bob is out of range.
Bob shoots for a double leg takedown but Shinjo sprawls well. He's pushed Bob's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shinjo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bob sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bob pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bob throws a hook but Shinjo avoids it easily.
Bob avoids the body shot from Shinjo.
Shinjo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bob has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shinjo finds it's way round the side to connect with Bob's head.
A jab from Bob misses.
Shinjo lands a two punch combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shinjo.
Shinjo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bob is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shinjo is fending him off so far but Bob persists. Nope, Shinjo circles away and we're back to standing.
Sho Shinjo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shinjo throws a series of strikes that have Bob backpedaling.
Bob walks into a jab.
Shinjo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bob. Shinjo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shinjo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bob can pounce on him.
Shinjo blocks a low kick nicely.
Bob throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shinjo motions for Bob to come forward. Shinjo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bob throws a shot from downtown. Shinjo moves away and avoids it.
Bob lands with a right hand.
Bob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinjo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bob stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shinjo delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bob fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shinjo manages to avoid it.
Shinjo blocks a low kick nicely.
Bob checks a low kick from Shinjo.
Shinjo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bob.
Shinjo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Billy Bob has been cut.
Bob moves out of range as Shinjo throws a body kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bob or perhaps it was just good defense by Shinjo, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shinjo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bob on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shinjo throws the kick towards the body but Bob avoids it.
Shinjo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bob. Bob obviously looking to wear him down.
Bob dodges the punch combination from Shinjo.
Shinjo slips under a jab.
Bob misses the shot to the body.
Shinjo scores with a leg kick.
Sho Shinjo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shinjo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bob. Bob circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shinjo scores with a head kick. Bob tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bob on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shinjo. Shinjo obviously looking to wear him down.
Bob slips under a jab from Shinjo.
Bob misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo thows a body shot but no joy.
Shinjo connects with an inside leg kick.
Shinjo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinjo needs to keep his hands up - Bob had a free shot at his head there.
Shinjo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shinjo misses with a two punch combination.
Sho Shinjo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shinjo.
Shinjo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shinjo counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You can see the frustration on Bob's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shinjo trying to control the action but Bob is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Shinjo really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Bob's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Bob there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch but Shinjo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bob tries to land a front kick but Shinjo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shinjo!
Bob with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shinjo to score with a decent uppercut.
Bob is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shinjo jabs Bob right on the nose. Bob blinks but takes it well.
Bob misses with a takedown
and Shinjo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shinjo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shinjo lands with an uppercut that bounces Bob off the cage and back into range.
Shinjo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bob sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shinjo cracks the inside of Bob's front leg.
Shinjo tries to bum rush Bob with a series of wild strikes but Bob uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bob closes the distance and clinches up with Shinjo, looking for a takedown. Bob pushes Shinjo against the cage but Shinjo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bob blocks a head kick by Shinjo.
Shinjo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bob stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shinjo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shinjo throws a right and a left that Bob avoids nicely.
A shot to the liver by Bob. Beautiful body shot.
Bob does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Billy Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Shinjo.
Bob lands a lovely overhand right.
Shinjo catches Bob with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shinjo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice takedown defense from Shinjo. No joy for Bob on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinjo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shinjo misses with a body shot.
Bob scores with a jab to the body.
Shinjo misses with the combination.
Shinjo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bob is able to avoid easily.
Shinjo tries to sprawl but Bob drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sho Shinjo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob working Shinjo over with strikes.
Bob is looking to advance position but Shinjo won't allow it.
Shinjo is trying to stand back up but Bob is controlling him
Shinjo moves into full guard.
Shinjo keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.
Shinjo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shinjo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bob hang on?
Bob is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bob tries to hold on but Shinjo pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo lands a big elbow.
Shinjo avoids the attempt from Bob to control.
Bob is trying to escape the mount.
Shinjo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinjo landing punches.
Bob tries to reverse the position but Shinjo maintains control.
Bob is bucking up trying to escape but Shinjo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shinjo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Shinjo looking to finish Bob with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bob!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shinjo lands a nice shot to the head.
Shinjo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shinjo prevents Bob from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sho Shinjo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shinjo 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 37:39
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 37:39
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 37:39
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sho Shinjo!
Sho Shinjo 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Sepp Maier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Usain Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maier comes to the cage accompanied by Apaga mas năo bate. Watts is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 9000 Watts. Usain Watts has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sepp Maier's chin.
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192 lbs
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 28 - 1, fighting out of London, Sepp Maier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usain Watts!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts misses with a body shot.
Watts works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maier looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Watts throws a nice looking combination but Maier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watts gets caught napping as Maier dives in and scores a takedown. Watts manages to retain guard.
Maier throwing strikes but missing.
Maier is working Watts over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maier with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maier with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maier stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maier accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maier is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watts is keeping the position for now.
Maier sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Watts's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts wants to get back to full guard.
Maier is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Watts doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Maier.
Maier is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Watts has managed to free his arm - good work.
Maier looks to land a strike but Watts avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Watts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maier works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts wants to control but Maier is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maier is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Watts sees it coming and defends easily.
Maier is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Watts still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Watts has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Watts trying to control the position but Maier is working away.
Maier 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.
Watts controlling from side mount.
Maier is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Watts is looking to advance position but Maier won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maier looking for submissions off his back.
Watts tries to pass to full mount but Maier defends it.
Maier is looking for a sweep. Watts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maier moves into full guard.
Watts stopping the sweep attempt from Maier.
Watts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watts content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maier keeping moving, preventing Watts from controlling successfully.
Maier escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Watts gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maier trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maier working for a triangle but Watts defends it easily.
Watts passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sepp Maier dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maier gets a double leg takedown into Watts's guard.
Maier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watts is keeping the position for now.
Maier lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maier wants to pass the guard but Watts is keeping the position.
Watts controls Maier momentarily but Maier frees himself.
Maier slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Maier looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Watts is avoiding damage well.
Maier goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Watts rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Maier's guard! Nice work there by Watts!
Watts trying to control but Maier is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maier looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maier manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Maier working the ground and pound effectively.
Maier lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Maier throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Watts working to try and regain half guard.
Sepp Maier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watts wants to hold on but Maier pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maier is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Watts is surviving well by controlling Maier's body position as best he can.
Watts wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Maier.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maier throws a sloppy strike and Watts uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Watts has ended up in Maier's guard.
Maier is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Watts defends well.
Watts works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Watts is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Maier is just riding it out for now. Watts eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maier manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maier keeping moving, preventing Watts from controlling successfully.
Maier looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maier is looking for a triangle but Watts pushes his legs off easily.
Maier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maier is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maier's guard.
Maier works his way to full guard. Good work.
Watts won't allow Maier to sweep him here.
Maier throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maier looking for a guillotine here but Watts defends easily.
Maier keeping moving, preventing Watts from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sepp Maier dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Maier feints and as Watts raises his hands in defense, Maier changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Watts is trying to keep Maier in close.
Maier is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Watts is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Watts has escaped and now he's on top!
Watts sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maier's guard.
Watts works his foot free and advances to mount.
Watts wants to take Maier's back here but Maier is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Watts looking to control but Maier is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maier can't escape the position.
Watts seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Maier is holding on tight.
Maier squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Maier regains half guard.
Maier wants to get back to full guard but Watts has passed into side control.
Maier manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Maier thows a huge punch but Watts dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts wants to get back to full guard.
Maier is trying to work for a kimura but Watts is defending well.
Maier takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Watts moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maier trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Watts manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Watts looking to sit in guard and control but Maier gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Watts is trying to control the position but Maier postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maier throws an elbow that misses. Watts uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maier's guard. Nice move by Watts!
Watts won't allow Maier to sweep him here.
Watts forces his way into half guard.
Watts prevents Maier from standing back up.
Maier tries to roll over but Watts keeps him under control.
Watts controlling the pace.
Maier won't allow Watts to pass to mount.
Watts works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maier gets back to half guard.
Watts moves nicely into side control.
Maier tries to buck Watts off but Watts is having none of it.
Watts is trying to get an arm triangle but Maier is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maier keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watts might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Maier haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Usain Watts just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Maier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Maier gets the takedown into side control.
Watts tries to improve position but can't.
Maier working away.
Maier is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Watts knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Maier goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Watts rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Maier's guard! Nice work there by Watts!
Watts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Watts passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maier moves into full guard.
Maier throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Watts escapes and throws Maier's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Maier tries to buck Watts off but Watts is having none of it.
Maier is not content to let Watts control the position.
Maier is looking for a sweep.
Usain Watts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maier is not content to let Watts control the position.
Maier tries to improve position but can't.
Watts trying to control the position but Maier is working away.
Maier tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Watts wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maier, who protects the arm well.
Maier tries to buck Watts off but Watts is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maier regains half guard.
Watts moves nicely into side control.
Maier being controlled for a moment.
Maier tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Watts wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Watts wants to control but Maier is keeping him busy.
Maier wants to get back to his feet but Watts drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maier is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Maier is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Watts has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Maier tries to bench press Watts off him but Watts keeps the position.
Watts in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Maier tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Watts wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watts working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maier manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sepp Maier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maier is looking for a kimura but Watts is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maier to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sepp Maier.
I think Maier 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 40:37
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 39:37
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 40:37
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sepp Maier!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sepp Maier made sure he mentioned KAISER, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Usain Watts was interviewed post fight and said 'Congrats to my opponent Freddy Ettish. He's a great fighter, I take my hat off to him. Thanks to all the GAMMA fans for all their support. I'm not sure what's next...stay tuned...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cid comes to the cage accompanied by There's No Home for You Here. Black is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: yes. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Cid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 22 - 3, fighting out of London, Mr Black!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black misses with a wild combination.
Cid keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Black clobbers Cid with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Black misses with a looping left.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Black shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cid manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Black landing some decent shots from guard.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cid is keeping the position for now.
Black lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Black lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Black is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
Cid has Black pulled in close to control his posture.
Black wants to control from the top but Cid keeps moving.
Black missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cid trying to keep a closed guard but Black is proving a slippery customer.
Black throwing strikes from guard but Cid blocks nicely.
Cid has momentary wrist control but Black slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid is trying to control the position but Black postures up.
Black throwing strikes but missing.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cid is keeping the position for now.
Black keeps trying to improve his position.
Black throwing strikes but missing.
Black pushing down on Cid's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ground and pound from Black.
Black is trying to work for a kimura but Cid is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid is pressing down on Black's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Cid is retaining full guard.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cid works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Black postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cid looking for a sweep. Not yet Cid, not yet.
Black trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cid keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Black looking to pass the guard.
Black trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control but Cid is working from the bottom.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cid works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black postures up in Cid's guard and throws a big left but Cid blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Cid is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cid is trying to keep Black in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Black dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cid blocks a low kick nicely.
Black on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Black misses with an uppercut
and Cid counters with a leg kick.
A big right from Black misses.
Cid scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cid misses with a hook.
Black uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown. Cid tries to sprawl out of it but Black keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cid manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cid takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Black is looking to land body kicks.
Cid forces Black back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cid lands a right hand.
Black fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Black tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Xavier Cid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Black.
Cid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Black is trying to push Cid away but Cid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Black tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cid.
Cid can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Cid pushes Black back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Cid struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Black working aggressively here.
Black can't get the takedown.
Cid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Black can't break the clinch.
Black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.
Black softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Black tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cid smiles and moves away.
Cid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Black has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Black tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cid is able to avoid easily.
Cid thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Black if he has to take too many more of those.
Cid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Black.
Cid scores with a leg kick.
Cid throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black checks a low kick from Cid.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cid. That's going to slow Black down.
Cid scores with a body shot.
Black connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Cid counters with a two punch combo.
Black looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Black wants to work for an arm triangle but Cid is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Black controlling the action here.
Black looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Black looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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 Xavier Cid will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Black throws a jab but it's blocked by Cid.
Black fails to land the takedown.
Cid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
Xavier Cid is winning the standup battle so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Black checks a leg kick.
Cid connects with an inside leg kick.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Cid lands a nice looking body shot.
Black throws a leg kick
and Cid counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Cid.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cid lands a damaging elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Cid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is trying to drag Cid to the mat but Cid just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice body punch from Cid - that landed with a thud.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black misses with the head strike.
Black doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Black lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cid struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Cid blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cid.
Cid prevents Black from breaking the clinch.
Cid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cid missing with knees to the body.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Cid landing knees to the body.
Black is trying to pull guard but Cid turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Xavier Cid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Black.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black digs a right hand underneath Cid's ribcage. Cid let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid lands a body shot.
Cid stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Cid controls the action.
Black tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cid smiles and moves away.
Cid lands a right hook to the body.
Cid misses the shot to the body.
Cid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Black misses with a leg kick
and Cid moves into the clinch.
Cid lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cid lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cid tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Cid back against the cage.
Cid gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cid's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Cid lands a body shot in the clinch.
Xavier Cid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid lands a hook that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Cid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black tries to circle away but Cid has him pinned against the cage.
Cid misses with a body punch.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Cid.
Black tries a body shot but Cid blocks it.
Nice elbow from Cid.
Cid lands with a short shot to the head.
Cid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cid.
Black tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cid lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Cid.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Cid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Black looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cid working Black over with knees to the body.
Black tries to pull guard but Cid holds him up against the cage and eventually Black drops back down to his feet.
Cid blocking some punches.
Cid digs a right hand underneath Black's ribcage. Black let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cid lands a nice shot to the body.
Cid cracks Black with a nice body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cid.
A short left from Cid.
Cid looking to throw knees to the head but Black is blocking nicely.
Cid misses with a punch to the body.
Black avoiding damage as Cid throws knees to the body.
Cid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black working aggressively here.
Black trying to control the position but instead, Cid has worked for underhooks and has pushed Black into the cage.
Black is trying to pull guard but Cid turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Cid clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Black has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Black misses with a lunging right hand
and Cid counters with a thumping low kick.
Cid throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
A big right from Black misses.
Cid throws a low kick but it's checked well by Black.
Cid just misses with a punch to the body.
Black's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice sprawl there from Cid as Black shoots in.
Cid tried to score with a low kick but Black checks it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cid.
Black tries to move into range but Cid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Black tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cid is able to avoid easily.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Black walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid misses with a body kick.
Black is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cid misses with a straight right.
Black misses with a looping left.
Black misses with an uppercut. Cid saw that one coming.
Cid checks a low kick from Black.
Cid throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
Cid misses with a body shot.
Cid is looking to wear down Black with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cid connects with a crisp jab.
Black throws the kick towards the body but Cid avoids it.
Cid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Black.
Cid lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid scores with a nice body kick.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Cid ducks down to avoid it.
Cid lands a leg kick that knocks Black off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cid tries to land a front kick but Black steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Xavier Cid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cid as he jumps to the side.
Cid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cid. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cid connects with a body shot.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
Black stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black looks to land a left hand but Cid moved out of range nicely.
Black checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cid throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cid wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Cid thows a body shot but no joy.
Black manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cid on his heels. He'll look to pass Cid's guard now, I'm sure.
Mr Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cid lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Black isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cid stacks Black on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cid!
Cid has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Cid content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to improve his position but Cid isn't that keen on the idea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black wants to control but Cid is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cid controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Cid showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cid 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 39:37
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 39:37
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 39:37
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Cid!
Xavier Cid was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Rozemblit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rozemblit has chosen Pain as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Rozemblit!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson misses with an uppercut. Rozemblit saw that one coming.
Rozemblit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rozemblit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carson's elbow.
Carson blocks a body shot from Rozemblit.
Carson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carson tries a body shot but Rozemblit blocks it.
Rozemblit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rozemblit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rozemblit has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rozemblit swings wildly with an uppercut but Carson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rozemblit tries a body shot but Carson blocks it.
Carson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rozemblit tries for a takedown but Carson manages to get underhooks.
Rozemblit tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Glenn Carson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Rozemblit.
Carson tries to work over Rozemblit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson lands with a left to the head.
Carson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rozemblit's elbow.
Rozemblit misses with a punch on the inside.
Carson blocks a body shot from Rozemblit.
Carson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rozemblit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rozemblit has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Carson after a bit of a struggle.
Rozemblit blocks a body shot from Carson.
Rozemblit working aggressively here.
Rozemblit blocking some punches.
Rozemblit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carson's elbow.
Carson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Carson.
Rozemblit trying to control the position but instead, Carson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rozemblit into the cage.
Rozemblit can't find room to land a body shot as Carson controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit is looking to control Carson's arms but Carson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rozemblit has his back to the cage.
Rozemblit blocks an uppercut.
Carson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Rozemblit has Carson pressed against the cage.
Carson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rozemblit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rozemblit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Carson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rozemblit can turn it around.
Rozemblit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Carson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rozemblit misses with a punch to the body.
Rozemblit cracks Carson with a nice body shot.
Carson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rozemblit is trying to break the clinch but Carson has him pressed against the cage.
Rozemblit misses with the head strike.
Rozemblit is trying to break the clinch but Carson is controlling him.
Rozemblit swings wildly with an uppercut but Carson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rozemblit drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rozemblit is looking for a triangle here but Carson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Carson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit tries to improve position but can't.
Rozemblit manages to work his way to half guard, despite Carson's best efforts.
Carson wants to free his trapped foot but Rozemblit is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Carson passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rozemblit prevents Carson from taking his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rozemblit is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Carson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A shot to the liver by Carson. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Rozemblit does it's job there.
Rozemblit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carson.
Carson throws a right hand that Rozemblit ducks under and follows up with a left that Rozemblit also avoids with ease.
Rozemblit lands a high kick!
Rozemblit tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carson swivels and escapes.
Carson clinches.
Carson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carson is pressed up against the cage. Rozemblit has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Carson down to the mat. Carson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Carson misses with a hook.
Rozemblit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rozemblit gets tackled into the cage by Carson. Carson maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozemblit misses with a body punch.
Carson blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rozemblit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carson blocks a body shot from Rozemblit.
Rozemblit lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carson.
Carson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rozemblit tries a body shot but Carson blocks it.
Rozemblit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rozemblit blocking some punches.
Rozemblit misses with a body punch.
Rozemblit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rozemblit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carson takes a shot to the head.
Carson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson pushes Rozemblit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Glenn Carson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Rozemblit.
Rozemblit looking for a takedown.
Rozemblit trying to control the position but instead, Carson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rozemblit into the cage.
Carson throws a head punch that misses.
Rozemblit trying to stall but Carson improves his position.
Rozemblit is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rozemblit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carson or not.
Rozemblit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carson backwards.
Carson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carson scores with a shot to the side of Rozemblit's head.
Rozemblit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson prevents Rozemblit from breaking the clinch.
Rozemblit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rozemblit misses with a hook. Carson ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Carson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rozemblit.
Carson moves out of range of the body kick.
Carson forces Rozemblit back against the cage and clinches.
Rozemblit can't find room to land a body shot as Carson controls the action.
Rozemblit swings wildly with an uppercut but Carson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rozemblit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rozemblit struggles to land a body shot inside as Carson controls his hands.
Carson blocks an uppercut.
Rozemblit swings wildly with an uppercut but Carson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Carson.
Rozemblit misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Carson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Rozemblit.
Carson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Glenn Carson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carson working aggressively here.
Rozemblit tries a body shot but Carson blocks it.
Rozemblit tries to throw a body punch but Carson avoids it by throwing Rozemblit back against the cage.
Rozemblit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rozemblit takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rozemblit tries to throw a body punch but Carson avoids it by throwing Rozemblit back against the cage.
Rozemblit is trying to pull guard but Carson has him pressed against the cage.
Rozemblit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rozemblit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carson backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Rozemblit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rozemblit misses the jab.
Rozemblit feints and then cracks Carson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carson down.
Carson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rozemblit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carson pinned against the cage. Carson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rozemblit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rozemblit misses with a body kick.
Rozemblit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carson's head backwards.
Carson misses with a hook. Rozemblit ducked under it nicely.
Rozemblit needs to keep his hands up - Carson had a free shot at his head there.
Carson clinches up against the cage.
Carson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozemblit scores with a hook to the body.
Rozemblit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rozemblit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carson tries a body shot but Rozemblit blocks it.
Carson stops a takedown attempt from Rozemblit.
Rozemblit is trying to drag Carson to the mat but Carson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Glenn Carson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Rozemblit.
Carson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rozemblit.
Rozemblit tries to work over Carson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rozemblit wants a takedown but no success here.
Carson misses with a body punch.
Rozemblit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carson tries to work over Rozemblit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rozemblit leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting on Rozemblit's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rozemblit misses with a body punch.
Rozemblit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rozemblit misses with the head strike.
Carson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rozemblit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carson as Rozemblit tries to tie him up.
Carson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rozemblit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rozemblit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit misses with a body punch.
Rozemblit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rozemblit misses with a punch to the body.
Rozemblit tries to circle away but Carson has him pinned against the cage.
Rozemblit tries to throw a body punch but Carson avoids it by throwing Rozemblit back against the cage.
Rozemblit working aggressively here.
Carson misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rozemblit.
Rozemblit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rozemblit's elbow.
Carson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rozemblit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rozemblit.
Rozemblit fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carson blocks a body shot from Rozemblit.
Rozemblit prevents a body shot from Carson.
Carson letting Rozemblit take a breather here.
Carson tries a body shot but Rozemblit blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rozemblit dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rozemblit has a couple of punches blocked by Carson.
Carson presses Rozemblit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rozemblit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Carson scores with a nice short uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carson has a couple of punches blocked by Rozemblit.
Carson cracks Rozemblit with a nice body shot.
Rozemblit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carson blocks a body shot from Rozemblit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Rozemblit really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rozemblit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carson throws an off balance right hand
and Rozemblit counters with a nice uppercut.
Carson lands a body shot.
Carson gets the takedown into side control.
Carson wants to control but Rozemblit is keeping him busy.
Rozemblit tries to buck Carson off but Carson is having none of it.
We've been hearing good reports from Carson'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.
Rozemblit is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Carson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Rozemblit is looking to improve his position but Carson isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rozemblit is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Carson controlling the pace for now.
Carson trying to control but Rozemblit is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson wants to take his opponent's back but Rozemblit doesn't allow it.
Rozemblit working to try and regain half guard.
Carson wants to control the pace but Rozemblit is squirming around nicely.
Rozemblit wants to control but Carson is having none of it.
Carson controlling the pace for now.
Rozemblit is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson wants to control the pace but Rozemblit is squirming around nicely.
Rozemblit gets back to half guard.
Glenn Carson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rozemblit is looking for a sweep. Carson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Glenn Carson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Carson has managed to clinch.
Rozemblit is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rozemblit tries to circle away but Carson has him pinned against the cage.
Carson lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson lands a left hand.
Rozemblit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Carson lands an uppercut.
Carson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rozemblit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rozemblit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rozemblit gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Rozemblit is looking to stall here but Carson recovers full guard.
Carson is trying to control the position but Rozemblit postures up.
Carson keeping full guard, as Rozemblit tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson controls Rozemblit momentarily but Rozemblit frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rozemblit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rozemblit's guard.
Carson controlling from the top position.
Carson slips nicely into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rozemblit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carson pulls his head out easily.
Carson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glenn Carson showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 38:38
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 38:38
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 38:38
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noir's entrance music is Pride. A fine choice. River is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marshall Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cole River!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noir walks into a jab.
River tries to clinch but Noir moves out of range.
Noir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River.
Noir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Noir slips a jab from River.
River looks to land a body kick but Noir moved away.
River throws an overhand right that lands on Noir's shoulder, as Noir tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Noir does a little dance to reset his feet.
River forces Noir back against the cage and clinches.
River stalling.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River trying to stall but Noir improves his position.
Noir takes a knee to the side of the body.
River breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
River tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Noir 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.
Noir moves out of range of the body kick from River.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noir 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.
Noir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Noir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Noir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River tries to close the distance and clinch but Noir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cole River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from River.
River swings away with a body shot that misses
and Noir counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Noir wants to pass to mount but River is defending the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River tries to get to full guard but Noir has control of the leg.
Noir trying to control the action but River is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River trying to control but Noir postures up.
River manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir throwing strikes but missing.
River pulls Noir in to control the position.
Noir working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
River is adopting a defensive guard.
River working a defensive guard here.
Noir is looking to work some ground and pound but River has wrist control.
Noir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Noir throwing strikes from guard but River blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
River not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Cole River hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
River tries to clinch but Noir moves out of range.
River misses with a head kick.
River misses the shot to the body.
A jab from River finds it's way through Noir's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
River throws a leg kick but Noir sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from River as Noir shoots in.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole River dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Noir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for River.
River throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noir.
River thows a body shot but no joy.
River keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
River throws a leg kick but Noir checks it.
River tries to land a front kick but Noir steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
River lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River takes a swing at Noir's ribcage but misses.
Noir takes one to the side of the head.
Noir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
River misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Noir.
River fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Noir checks it well.
River wants to land a leg kick but Noir is out of range.
River misses with a low kick as Noir jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River throws a shot from downtown. Noir moves away and avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
River tries to close the distance and clinch but Noir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Noir closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Noir wants to control but River is keeping him busy.
Noir is looking for a kimura but River is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Noir to get the leverage.
River avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Noir.
River has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Noir is working away from the top position though.
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!
Noir missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Noir with the ground and pound but River uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Noir postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir is fighting to break River's control of his arms but River is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Let's hope that River has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cole River has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Noir avoids the body shot from River.
Noir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from River lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Noir has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Noir and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir defending well as River loads up on a big left hand.
River drives through and clinches with Noir against the cage.
River just leaning against Noir, taking a breather.
River breaks the clinch.
River throws a body kick that misses.
River lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
River is looking to score with low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
River missing with a left hand there. Noir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole River showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
River jabbing away but nothing is landing.
River wants to clinch.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River throws a big shot that misses.
River throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Noir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River misses with a hook.
River will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
River swings for the body but Noir moves out of range.
River is looking to clinch.
River throws a right hand that misses
and Noir counters with a good low kick that River was not able to check.
River throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
River throws a front kick that sends Noir stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cole River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by River. Beautiful body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
River loads up on a big right hand but Noir slips the punch.
Noir takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
River comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Noir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noir moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
River throws a low kick but it's checked well by Noir.
River scores with a sloppy right hand. Noir should have avoided that one.
River throws a leg kick
and Noir counters with a shoot takedown. River fights it but they end up in guard.
Noir trying to control but River is working from the bottom.
River trying to control the position.
River has Noir pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Noir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
River controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cole River has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
River misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noir checks a leg kick.
Noir tries to move into range but River moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from River misses.
Cole River seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Noir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole River really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noir.
River throws a lazy body kick
and Noir counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps River thinking.
Good shot there by River.
River scores with a nice body kick.
Noir is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Noir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from River.
Noir moves out of range of the leg kick from River.
Noir checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
River tries to clinch up but Noir circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Noir checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
River throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noir moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from River.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Noir moves out of range easily.
River throws an off balance right hand
and Noir counters with a nice double leg into side control. River won't be happy with that.
River holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Noir scores with punches from side control.
Marshall Noir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir cracks River with a big right hand but River just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
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!
River is looking to regain half guard here but Noir keeps moving and retains side control.
River manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Noir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
River moves into full guard.
Noir sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed River's guard.
River wants to get back to full guard.
Noir thows a huge punch but River dodges it nicely.
River slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Noir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Noir postures up.
Noir cracks River with a solid left hand.
Noir throws a big right hand that misses.
River trying to keep a closed guard but Noir is proving a slippery customer.
Noir postures up in River's guard and throws a big left but River blocks it.
River wants to hit a switch here but Noir passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for River there!
River keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
River is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cole River is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir is landing with some decent strikes but River is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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!
River tries to reverse the position but Noir maintains control.
Noir lands a couple of good shots and River has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Noir lands a shot to the body.
Marshall Noir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Noir lands punches and elbows.
Noir has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, River has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Noir missing with strikes from the back.
River wants to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
River is trying to remain composed but Noir is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
River showing good submission defense here.
Noir looking for the RNC.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Noir showed his dominance in that final round.
I think River 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 37:39
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 37:39
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 37:39
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole River!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Cole River waved his t-shirt featuring //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Russ Rutger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutger's entrance music is Hall & Oates - Out of Touch. A fine choice. Uusisto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
33 - 13 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Russ Rutger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uusisto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rutger.
Rutger feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Uusisto wants to sweep here but Rutger controlling him for the moment.
Rutger throws a big right hand that misses.
Rutger tries to free his leg and advance position but Uusisto is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutger wants to control from the top but Uusisto keeps moving.
Rutger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uusisto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rutger is working Uusisto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Uusisto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rutger defends well.
Uusisto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rutger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rutger with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Uusisto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rutger.
Uusisto trying to keep a closed guard but Rutger is proving a slippery customer.
Uusisto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Uusisto wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rutger tries to free his leg and advance position but Uusisto is retaining full guard.
Rutger scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rutger stopping the sweep attempt from Uusisto.
Rutger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Uusisto can't keep his opponent in guard - Rutger advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger is trying to control. Uusisto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Uusisto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rutger.
Rutger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Uusisto's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutger prevents Uusisto from improving his position.
Rutger throwing shots but Uusisto is blocking nicely.
Rutger is trying to control. Uusisto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Uusisto tries to roll over but Rutger keeps him under control.
Rutger looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rutger thows a huge punch but Uusisto dodges it nicely.
Rutger throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Uusisto to regain full guard.
Uusisto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rutger.
Rutger wants to control from the top but Uusisto keeps moving.
Rutger wants to pass the guard but Uusisto is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger throws a strike but Uusisto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Uusisto wants to control from the top but Rutger keeps moving.
Rutger trying to control the position.
Uusisto trying to control the position from guard on top but Rutger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uusisto stopping the sweep attempt from Rutger.
Rutger controls Uusisto momentarily but Uusisto frees himself.
Uusisto trying to control but Rutger is working from the bottom.
Rutger seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jurmas Uusisto.
Good exchange - Uusisto coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutger throws an off balance right hand
and Uusisto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rutger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uusisto. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uusisto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Uusisto checks a leg kick.
Rutger throws a good cross that connects.
Uusisto lands with a good body shot.
Rutger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Uusisto is able to avoid easily.
Uusisto lands a jab to the head.
Rutger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rutger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Uusisto circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutger tries a low kick but Uusisto avoids it.
Rutger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Uusisto misses with a hook to the body
and Rutger counters with a single leg into guard. Uusisto didn't expect that.
Rutger wants to pass the guard but Uusisto is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russ Rutger dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Uusisto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rutger is able to avoid easily.
Rutger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jurmas Uusisto has been cut.
Rutger throws a shot from downtown. Uusisto moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Rutger misses its intended target.
Uusisto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Uusisto looks to clinch
and Rutger counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uusisto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rutger manages to get himself to full guard.
Rutger looking for a sweep. Not yet Rutger, not yet.
Rutger seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Uusisto wants to control from the top but Rutger keeps moving.
Uusisto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Uusisto slips nicely into half guard.
Uusisto winds up and cracks Rutger with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusisto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rutger is trying to get back to full guard.
Uusisto controlling the pace.
Uusisto wants to pass the guard but Rutger is defending well.
Uusisto seems to be working for a kimura but Rutger defends the submission attempt.
Rutger trying to hold on to Uusisto's head to control him but Uusisto postures up.
Uusisto thows a huge punch but Rutger dodges it nicely.
Rutger is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto stalling.
Rutger trying to control but Uusisto postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Good leg kick by Rutger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rutger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Uusisto misses with a takedown attempt
and Rutger counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutger throws a big elbow that misses.
Uusisto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rutger looking to pass the guard.
Rutger throws a big elbow that misses.
Uusisto keeping full guard, as Rutger tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto seems keen to control Rutger's posture.
Uusisto trying to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rutger throwing strikes from guard but Uusisto blocks nicely.
Uusisto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jurmas Uusisto has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Uusisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Uusisto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rutger on the side of the head.
Rutger throws out a loose jab but Uusisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uusisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutger manages to avoid it.
Uusisto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rutger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rutger looks to land a left hand but Uusisto moved out of range nicely.
Jurmas Uusisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rutger.
Rutger misses with a low kick.
Rutger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uusisto moves out of range as Rutger throws a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Uusisto checks a leg kick.
Rutger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Russ Rutger is winning the standup battle so far.
Rutger misses with a right hand
and Uusisto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Uusisto throws a head punch that misses.
Uusisto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uusisto throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutger.
Rutger blocking some punches.
Uusisto pushes Rutger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rutger struggles to land a body shot inside as Uusisto controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
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 Russ Rutger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jurmas Uusisto's cut.
That's time! Rutger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Uusisto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rutger throws a solid leg kick but Uusisto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rutger.
Uusisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Uusisto lands a jab to the nose.
Uusisto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Uusisto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Uusisto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rutger lands a nice shot to the body.
Uusisto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Uusisto connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Uusisto.
Uusisto looks for a takedown but Rutger sprawls well.
Uusisto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rutger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger lands with a nice body punch.
Uusisto throws an overhand right that lands on Rutger's shoulder, as Rutger tries to avoid the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rutger.
Rutger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uusisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutger.
Uusisto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rutger.
Uusisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutger moves out of range of the body kick from Uusisto.
Nice shot lands for Uusisto.
Rutger lands with a right hand.
Rutger misses with an uppercut. Uusisto saw that one coming.
Rutger clobbers Uusisto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uusisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutger thows a body kick. Uusisto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Uusisto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rutger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Uusisto misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto is looking to slow Rutger down with leg kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rutger!
Rutger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rutger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rutger tries a head kick but it misses.
Uusisto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rutger.
Uusisto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rutger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Uusisto scrambles back to his feet.
Rutger blocks the body kick.
Rutger throws a leg kick that misses.
Rutger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uusisto moves away.
Uusisto moves out of range of the leg kick from Rutger.
Rutger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Uusisto avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rutger misses with a body shot.
Rutger throws a body punch but Uusisto moves out of range.
A combination from Uusisto does no damage.
Uusisto lands with a straight right. Rutger didn't see that one coming.
Rutger misses with a left hand
and Uusisto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rutger's knee momentarily.
Rutger throws a right hand that misses
and Rutger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rutger moves out of range as Uusisto strikes.
Uusisto cracks Rutger with an open hand slap.
Rutger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Uusisto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rutger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four 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!
Rutger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutger walks into a left hand.
Uusisto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutger.
Rutger throws a body kick that misses.
Rutger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rutger takes a swing at Uusisto's ribcage but misses.
Uusisto walks into a straight right hand from Rutger.
Uusisto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rutger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uusisto scores with a nice body kick.
Uusisto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Uusisto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uusisto lands with a straight right. Rutger didn't see that one coming.
Rutger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Uusisto as he avoids it easily.
Rutger lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Russ Rutger did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jurmas Uusisto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Uusisto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rutger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rutger.
Uusisto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab lands there for Rutger.
A jab from Rutger finds it's way through Uusisto's defenses.
Good shot there by Rutger.
Uusisto is rocked!
Uusisto throws a combination that misses
and Rutger counters with a big slam. Uusisto looks out but Rutger is landing strikes to his unconscious opponent! Eventually the ref steps in to save Uusisto from any more punishment. A brutal conclusion to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Russ Rutger!
Russ Rutger retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Russ Rutger started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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