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SPNY 199: Rokka - Smith PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinju Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shinju Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lima throws a sloppy head kick and Yoshida moves out of range easily.
Lima swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshida.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A hook to the body from Lima.
Lima really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yoshida tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lima just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yoshida has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lima is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lima keeps the fight on the outside.
Lima closes the distance and pushes Yoshida back into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Lima.
Yoshida fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lima just leaning against Yoshida, taking a breather.
Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lima breaks the clinch.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Lima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yoshida takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lima tries to bum rush Yoshida with a series of wild strikes but Yoshida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yoshida wants to clinch but Lima slips to the side
and Lima counters with a big head kick but Yoshida shrugs it off.
Lima fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yoshida, pushing him back against the cage.
Lima misses with an elbow over the top.
Lima is looking to control Yoshida's arms but Yoshida gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lima has his back to the cage.
Yoshida missing with knees to the body.
Yoshida taking a breather.
Lima looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lima wants to break free but Yoshida has control.
Lima is trying to break the clinch but Yoshida is controlling him.
Lima throws a head punch that misses.
Lima managing to block the knees to the body from Yoshida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima throws a punch but it's blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida struggles to land a body shot inside as Lima controls his hands.
Lima misses with a knee to the head.
Lima stalling against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida landing knees to the body.
Lima tries to circle away but Yoshida has him pinned against the cage.
Yoshida prevents a body shot from Lima.
Lima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yoshida utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yoshida tries to pull guard but Lima forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Diego Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinju Yoshida.
Yoshida tries to land knees in the clinch but Lima avoids the damage to the body.
Lima is trying to force a seperation but Yoshida has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lima doesn't manage to clinch there - Yoshida circles away.
Yoshida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lima.
Lima throws a head kick but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida doesn't manage to clinch there - Lima circles away.
Yoshida is looking to clinch.
Yoshida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Lima.
Lima circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoshida tries to clinch up.
Yoshida tries a head kick but it misses.
Lima keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Lima.
Yoshida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoshida misses with a takedown attempt - Lima sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Diego Lima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshida is looking to clinch but Lima is avoiding it.
Lima throws a sloppy head kick and Yoshida moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lima swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yoshida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lima manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yoshida tries to clinch up.
We've been told by Lima's head coaches at World Class Fitness and Grappling that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yoshida tries to clinch but Lima moves out of range.
Yoshida wants to clinch.
Yoshida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yoshida tries to clinch there but Lima circles away.
Yoshida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lima manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lima scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lima misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yoshida tries to clinch but Lima is having none of it.
Yoshida tries to clinch up but Lima circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch but Lima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Diego Lima will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lima paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lima has managed to clinch.
Yoshida misses with an elbow strike.
Yoshida missing with knees to the body.
Lima is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lima dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lima's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lima content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lima wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yoshida lands a nice knee to the body.
Lima gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yoshida.
Yoshida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoshida avoids the damage to the body.
Yoshida tries to land knees in the clinch but Lima avoids the damage to the body.
Lima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lima is looking to break free of the clinch but Yoshida has double underhooks.
Yoshida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lima in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yoshida.
Lima tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoshida avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Lima.
Diego Lima has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yoshida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lima in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yoshida drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Yoshida has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lima can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida looking for a guillotine here but Lima defends easily.
Yoshida is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshida working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lima doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lima manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yoshida has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lima has managed to get both his arms back between Yoshida's legs - danger averted.
Lima has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yoshida looking for a guillotine here but Lima defends easily.
Yoshida isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lima stacks Yoshida 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 Lima!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida is trying to improve his position.
Yoshida is still trying to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinju Yoshida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A head kick misses from Lima.
Yoshida tries to clinch there but Lima circles away.
Lima swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshida.
Yoshida fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Lima.
Yoshida clinches up with Lima and pushes him back against the cage.
Lima is trying to break free.
Lima wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yoshida lands a knee to the body.
Lima has had enough of the clinch but Yoshida keeps him there for the moment.
Lima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yoshida prevents Lima from breaking the clinch.
Lima avoiding damage as Yoshida throws knees to the body.
Lima tries to stall but Yoshida uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yoshida letting Lima take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yoshida has him pressed against the cage.
Lima has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshida.
Lima is trying to break the clinch but Yoshida is controlling him.
Yoshida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yoshida lands an elbow inside.
Lima misses with a punch on the inside.
Lima avoiding damage.
Yoshida lands a knee to the body.
Yoshida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lima's efforts to push away.
Lima is trying to break the clinch but Yoshida has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima tries to break free but Yoshida pushes him back against the cage.
Lima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lima tries to break free but Yoshida pushes him back against the cage.
Lima managing to block the knees to the body from Yoshida.
Lima is trying to break the clinch but Yoshida has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yoshida is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lima to keep the fight standing.
Yoshida working Lima over with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Lima's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yoshida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lima.
Lima working hard to break the clinch.
Lima managing to block the knees to the body from Yoshida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yoshida drives through and clinches with Lima against the cage.
Lima is looking to break free of the clinch but Yoshida has double underhooks.
Yoshida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yoshida avoiding damage as Lima throws knees to the body.
Yoshida unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yoshida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lima's elbow.
Lima looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lima just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yoshida's brow.
Yoshida drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lima gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yoshida landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lima takes a knee to the side of the body.
A body shot lands from Yoshida.
Lima trying to land knees to the body.
Lima is looking to break free of the clinch but Yoshida has double underhooks.
Lima has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yoshida missing with knees to the body.
Yoshida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lima is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lima is trying to break free.
Yoshida trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lima working hard to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinju Yoshida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yoshida has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinju Yoshida!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kilafwa Tatlumahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sol Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kilafwa Tatlumahi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sol Goldman!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldman just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Tatlumahi.
Tatlumahi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tatlumahi misses with a head kick.
Goldman's corner calls for a 1-2. Goldman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Kilafwa Tatlumahi has been cut.
Tatlumahi thuds his shin into the meat of Goldman's side.
Goldman lands a body shot.
Tatlumahi connects with a solid leg kick.
Tatlumahi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goldman 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.
Good shot there by Goldman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tatlumahi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tatlumahi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tatlumahi slips a jab and a cross from Goldman.
Goldman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goldman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatlumahi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tatlumahi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tatlumahi.
Tatlumahi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Goldman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tatlumahi.
Tatlumahi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goldman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tatlumahi - that will leave a mark!
Tatlumahi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goldman looks to land a combination but Tatlumahi avoids it well.
Goldman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatlumahi lands a nice looking body kick.
That kick from Tatlumahi tenderised Goldman's leg. Goldman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Goldman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Tatlumahi tenderised Goldman's leg. Goldman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tatlumahi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goldman. That did some damage!
Tatlumahi scores with a nice body kick.
Tatlumahi lands with a nice body kick.
Tatlumahi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tatlumahi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Goldman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tatlumahi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Goldman is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sloppy strikes from Goldman. Those never looked like landing.
Tatlumahi lands a head kick. Goldman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Goldman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tatlumahi feints and then cracks Goldman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Goldman down.
Tatlumahi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tatlumahi lands with a nice body kick.
Tatlumahi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goldman.
Tatlumahi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatlumahi fakes the leg kick and cracks Goldman in the body.
A solid body kick from Tatlumahi.
We've been told by Tatlumahi's head coaches at immortals that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tatlumahi connects with a high kick.
Tatlumahi scores with a head kick. Goldman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tatlumahi connects with an inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tatlumahi - that will leave a mark!
Tatlumahi throws a head kick but Goldman moves out of range.
Goldman takes a kick to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tatlumahi.
Goldman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tatlumahi.
Tatlumahi scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatlumahi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tatlumahi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tatlumahi.
Tatlumahi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Goldman avoids the head kick by Tatlumahi.
Tatlumahi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Goldman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Goldman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice body kick from Tatlumahi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tatlumahi, right into the meat.
A combination from Goldman does no damage.
Tatlumahi moves forwards but Goldman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tatlumahi moves out of range as Goldman strikes.
Tatlumahi staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatlumahi connects with a high kick.
Tatlumahi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goldman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kilafwa Tatlumahi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kilafwa Tatlumahi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tatlumahi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tatlumahi throws a sloppy head kick and Goldman moves out of range easily.
Tatlumahi scores with a leg kick.
Tatlumahi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tatlumahi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Goldman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Goldman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tatlumahi counters with a nice leg kick.
Tatlumahi lands with a nice body kick.
Kilafwa Tatlumahi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tatlumahi tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Goldman misses.
Tatlumahi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tatlumahi lands a front kick.
Goldman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tatlumahi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatlumahi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tatlumahi throws a head kick that Goldman semi-blocks.
Tatlumahi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Goldman might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tatlumahi has got the better of the exchanges.
Tatlumahi scores with a head kick. Goldman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tatlumahi feints and then cracks Goldman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Goldman down.
Kilafwa Tatlumahi is winning the standup battle so far.
Tatlumahi lands a front kick.
Goldman misses with a hook. Tatlumahi ducked under it nicely.
Tatlumahi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Goldman.
Tatlumahi scores with a head kick. Goldman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Goldman throws a body kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tatlumahi.
Tatlumahi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goldman's calf.
Tatlumahi lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldman looks to throw the jab but Tatlumahi is out of range.
Sol Goldman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatlumahi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goldman lands with a right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tatlumahi.
Tatlumahi scores with a spinning back kick!
A combination from Goldman does no damage.
Goldman blocks a head kick by Tatlumahi.
Goldman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tatlumahi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tatlumahi, right into the meat.
Goldman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tatlumahi throws a front kick that sends Goldman stumbling back into the cage.
Tatlumahi tries a head kick but it misses.
Goldman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tatlumahi.
Goldman fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tatlumahi.
Tatlumahi moves out of range as Goldman throws a body kick.
Goldman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tatlumahi.
Tatlumahi lands with a slapping head kick.
Tatlumahi slips a straight right by Goldman.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tatlumahi.
Goldman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tatlumahi.
Goldman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tatlumahi. That one must have hurt.
Tatlumahi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tatlumahi delivers a nice body kick.
Tatlumahi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goldman.
Goldman has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A head kick misses from Tatlumahi.
Tatlumahi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goldman can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatlumahi scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Tatlumahi lands but Goldman takes it in his stride.
Goldman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Goldman throws a hook but Tatlumahi blocks it.
Goldman 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.
Goldman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tatlumahi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tatlumahi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tatlumahi scores with a push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Goldman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Goldman is breathing heavily.
Tatlumahi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Goldman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tatlumahi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goldman.
Goldman lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kilafwa Tatlumahi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kilafwa Tatlumahi'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. This is the final round!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tatlumahi - that will leave a mark!
Tatlumahi feints and then cracks Goldman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Goldman down.
A big right from Goldman misses.
Tatlumahi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tatlumahi lands a nice looking body kick.
Goldman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tatlumahi. That one must have hurt.
Tatlumahi pushes Goldman away with a front kick.
Tatlumahi fakes the leg kick and cracks Goldman in the body.
Tatlumahi tries a head kick but it misses.
Tatlumahi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tatlumahi throws a sloppy head kick and Goldman moves out of range easily.
Goldman avoids the head kick by Tatlumahi.
Tatlumahi throws a head kick that Goldman semi-blocks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tatlumahi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tatlumahi thuds his shin into the meat of Goldman's side.
Tatlumahi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goldman takes a swing at Tatlumahi's ribcage but misses.
A head kick from Tatlumahi lands but Goldman takes it in his stride.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tatlumahi!
Tatlumahi misses with a head kick.
Tatlumahi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goldman looks to land a right hand but Tatlumahi moved out of range.
Goldman misses with a low kick.
Goldman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tatlumahi back to the cage. Goldman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Left hook, right uppercut from Goldman.
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!
Goldman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tatlumahi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Goldman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tatlumahi scores with a push kick.
Tatlumahi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Goldman.
Tatlumahi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tatlumahi defending well as Goldman loads up on a big left hand.
Goldman misses with a double jab.
Tatlumahi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goldman lands with an uppercut that bounces Tatlumahi off the cage and back into range.
Tatlumahi slips under a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tatlumahi.
Tatlumahi is looking to slow Goldman down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tatlumahi - that will leave a mark!
Goldman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kilafwa Tatlumahi's cut is getting worse.
Tatlumahi lands a leg kick that knocks Goldman off balance momentarily.
Goldman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tatlumahi.
Tatlumahi scores with a push kick.
Tatlumahi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tatlumahi lands a high kick!
A big right from Goldman misses.
Tatlumahi is looking to slow Goldman down with leg kicks.
Goldman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tatlumahi.
Tatlumahi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatlumahi is looking to slow Goldman down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatlumahi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Goldman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goldman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tatlumahi.
Goldman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tatlumahi throws a head kick but Goldman moves out of range.
Goldman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tatlumahi.
That kick from Tatlumahi tenderised Goldman's leg. Goldman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Goldman lands a two punch combo.
Good leg kick by Tatlumahi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tatlumahi scores with a push kick.
Sol Goldman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kilafwa Tatlumahi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Goldman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kilafwa Tatlumahi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tatlumahi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kilafwa Tatlumahi!
Kilafwa Tatlumahi 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Cesar James The Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boyd McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire has chosen Five Finger Death Punch - The Way Of The Fist as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Boyd McGuire enters the cage!
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24
140 lbs
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21
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cesar James The Reaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boyd McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McGuire lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McGuire trying to control but The Reaper is working from the bottom.
McGuire looking to pass the guard.
McGuire pushes down on The Reaper's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McGuire is looking to take a break and control but The Reaper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Reaper blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGuire.
McGuire has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Reaper won't allow McGuire to pass to mount.
The Reaper makes his way to full guard, as McGuire worked for a kimura.
McGuire slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire trying to control the action but The Reaper is working from the bottom.
McGuire frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by McGuire there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The Reaper gets back to half guard.
The Reaper is holding on to half guard well.
The Reaper is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuire has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Team Skaggs Training Facility *LOP*. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
McGuire is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper pushes McGuire off and gets back to his feet.
McGuire wants to clinch up but The Reaper keeps it at a distance.
The Reaper keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The Reaper has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ELITE GYM 40CAP in the buildup to the fight.
The Reaper moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cesar James The Reaper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Reaper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Reaper scores with a three punch combo!
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire misses with a hook.
The Reaper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGuire throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGuire fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGuire misses with a hook. The Reaper ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper dips to his left and cracks McGuire with an uppercut!
Cesar James The Reaper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by The Reaper - just one landing.
McGuire lands with a slapping head kick.
McGuire takes a swing at The Reaper's ribcage but misses.
The Reaper misses with a few strikes there.
The Reaper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McGuire has a takedown stuffed.
McGuire shoots in but no luck this time.
The Reaper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Reaper cracks McGuire with an open hand slap.
The Reaper swinging wildly here.
The Reaper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGuire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Reaper is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire shoots in looking for a takedown. The Reaper tries to sprawl out of it but McGuire keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Reaper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cesar James The Reaper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boyd McGuire.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Reaper checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Reaper throws a series of punches but McGuire avoids them all with ease.
The Reaper moves out of range as McGuire strikes.
The Reaper feints a jab promting McGuire to slip. The Reaper then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McGuire slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McGuire, as that shot connected.
The Reaper slips a jab from McGuire.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGuire moves out of range as The Reaper strikes.
The Reaper scores with a crisp jab that stopped McGuire in his tracks.
The Reaper throws a leg kick
and The Reaper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Reaper stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Boyd McGuire will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McGuire moves out of range as The Reaper throws a body kick.
McGuire lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Reaper takes a step back to recover.
Cesar James The Reaper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good shot there by McGuire.
McGuire is looking to slow The Reaper down with leg kicks.
Nice body punch from The Reaper.
A clash of legs there as McGuire blocks the low kick.
McGuire forces The Reaper back against the cage and clinches.
The Reaper struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
McGuire lands with a short shot to the head.
McGuire lands a left hand.
The Reaper tries to circle away but McGuire has him pinned against the cage.
The Reaper working hard to break the clinch.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Reaper tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
The Reaper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from McGuire.
The Reaper is trying to force a seperation but McGuire has the dominant position.
The Reaper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Reaper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from McGuire.
The Reaper fails to land with a series of punches.
The Reaper throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGuire fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging The Reaper to the ground. McGuire is now in The Reaper's guard.
McGuire advances to half guard.
McGuire is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Reaper is just riding it out for now. McGuire eventually gives up the hold.
McGuire seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. The Reaper is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Boyd McGuire!
Our winner, Boyd McGuire, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Riasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kvan Bearclaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riasco kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Mexakinz ft. Xzibit - The Wake Up Show. Kvan Bearclaw has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
155 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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26
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santiago Riasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kvan Bearclaw!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riasco gets caught napping as Bearclaw dives in and scores a takedown. Riasco manages to retain guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Riasco wants to sweep here but Bearclaw controlling him for the moment.
Bearclaw has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at WildBoar's Pig Pen (Strength and Conditioning) $40. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bearclaw wants to control from the top but Riasco keeps moving.
Riasco lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bearclaw can do anything to dispel that myth.
Riasco stopping the sweep attempt from Bearclaw.
Riasco wants to pass the guard but Bearclaw is keeping the position.
Bearclaw lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bearclaw trying to control but Riasco is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riasco is looking to sweep but instead, Bearclaw has passed into half guard.
Riasco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Riasco looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Bearclaw pushes past his half guard into mount!
Bearclaw landing shots from mount.
Bearclaw controlling from the full mount.
Riasco is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bearclaw with shots to the head and body - Riasco looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bearclaw controlling from mount.
Bearclaw lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riasco tries to reverse the position but Bearclaw maintains control.
Bearclaw lands with some strikes.
Riasco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bearclaw lands a nice shot to the head.
Riasco is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bearclaw working for a submission but Riasco is keeping him at bay.
Bearclaw controlling his opponent.
It looks like Bearclaw might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Bearclaw tries to control but Riasco wriggling away.
Riasco can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riasco regains half guard.
Bearclaw stalling.
Riasco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bearclaw working Riasco over with strikes.
Bearclaw passes to full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bearclaw lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bearclaw trying to control but Riasco is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kvan Bearclaw dominated that round.
That's time! Riasco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Riasco misses with a takedown attempt - Bearclaw sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bearclaw drives through with a takedown into Riasco's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Riasco throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bearclaw uses it to pass to side control.
Riasco takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bearclaw wants to control but Riasco is keeping him busy.
Bearclaw is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Riasco's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bearclaw wants to control but Riasco is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riasco tries to buck Bearclaw off but Bearclaw is having none of it.
Bearclaw trying to control the position but Riasco is working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Riasco tries to buck Bearclaw off but Bearclaw is having none of it.
Bearclaw thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A lull in the action here as Bearclaw stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Bearclaw's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bearclaw trying to control the position but Riasco is working away.
Riasco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bearclaw cracks Riasco with a big right hand but Riasco just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Riasco is looking to regain half guard here but Bearclaw keeps moving and retains side control.
Bearclaw trying to control the position but Riasco is working away.
Riasco can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riasco is looking to regain half guard here but Bearclaw keeps moving and retains side control.
Bearclaw is looking to take a break and control but Riasco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Riasco regains half guard.
Bearclaw seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bearclaw's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kvan Bearclaw has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riasco is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bearclaw scores with a couple of nice shots.
Riasco wants to control but Bearclaw is keeping busy.
Bearclaw works his way into full mount!
Riasco is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bearclaw lands a big shot there that rocks Riasco but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bearclaw trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riasco is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kvan Bearclaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Riasco shoots in for a takedown but Bearclaw shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kvan Bearclaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bearclaw misses the shot to the body.
Bearclaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riasco moves away.
Riasco throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bearclaw tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Riasco is in Bearclaw's guard.
Riasco passes Bearclaw's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bearclaw manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bearclaw has his hands on Riasco's head, controlling the position.
Bearclaw keeping moving, preventing Riasco from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bearclaw trying to control the position.
Riasco looking to sit in guard and control but Bearclaw gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Riasco seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Riasco wants to hit a switch here but Bearclaw passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Riasco there!
Bearclaw can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Riasco is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Bearclaw.
Riasco tries to reverse the position but Bearclaw maintains control.
Bearclaw lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bearclaw looking to control but Riasco is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Riasco is desperately trying to improve his position but Bearclaw has a good base and remains in mount.
Bearclaw lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riasco tries to hold on but Bearclaw pushes him away.
Santiago Riasco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bearclaw cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bearclaw is working for a guillotine from mount but Riasco frees his head quite easily.
Riasco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bearclaw controlling his opponent.
Bearclaw wants to control the action but instead Riasco gets a body lock and reverses into Bearclaw's guard! Nice work!
Kvan Bearclaw is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Riasco has gone for a leg lock! Bearclaw slips out almost immediately though and dives into Riasco's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riasco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bearclaw showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Riasco looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bearclaw's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bearclaw trying to control but Riasco is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Santiago Riasco.
Bearclaw closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kvan Bearclaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bearclaw has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kvan Bearclaw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Quadros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quadros has chosen Pride Theme as his entrance music. 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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27
220 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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32
220 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephen Quadros!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Quadros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quadros bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head.
Quadros rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Quadros throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Quadros.
Quadros takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Quadros moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Quadros sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quadros throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadros tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws a hook but Quadros avoids it easily.
Quadros throws a quick inside leg kick.
Quadros rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quadros looking to slow down the pace here.
Quadros comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Quadros lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Quadros lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Quadros misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quadros misses with an elbow over the top.
Quadros misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Quadros scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quadros misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Quadros dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Quadros's coach down at MMA Warrior (1000$ / 15 Elite Coaches) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Quadros's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Quadros.
A short right from Jackson.
Quadros lands a damaging elbow.
Quadros misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Quadros avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Quadros lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Quadros.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Quadros landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Quadros lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Quadros.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Quadros throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quadros with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Quadros lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Quadros's brow.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Quadros throws a head punch that misses.
Quadros manages to break the clinch.
Quadros scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Quadros throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackson scores with a one two! Quadros had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Quadros's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quadros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Quadros throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quadros throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Quadros misses with a two punch combination.
Quadros throws a leg kick but Jackson moved away.
A head kick from Jackson lands but Quadros takes it in his stride.
Quadros ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Quadros.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Quadros.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Quadros does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Quadros seems unphased.
Quadros misses the jab.
Quadros throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Quadros 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.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quadros sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Quadros throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quadros walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
Jackson slips under a jab from Quadros.
Donk. Quadros catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Quadros lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Quadros moves out of range.
Jab from Quadros.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Quadros pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
Quadros 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Quadros throws a leg kick that misses.
Quadros moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Quadros scores with a nice right hand.
Quadros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Quadros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a three punch combo!
Quadros misses with a straight left.
Jackson tests Quadros's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Quadros darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Ben Jackson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quadros avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Quadros in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Quadros slips under a jab.
Quadros tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Stephen Quadros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quadros throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
Quadros lands a big head kick that sends Jackson tumbling to the mat! Quadros takes a step backwards and waves Jackson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Stephen Quadros seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quadros lands with a cross.
Jackson is rocked!
It looks like Jackson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Quadros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quadros steps in with a hook that catches Jackson right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Quadros follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Jackson looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Quadros!
An out of breath Stephen Quadros thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joaquim Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceasar Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fat Lip kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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145 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joaquim Antunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ceasar Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan gets caught napping as Antunes dives in and scores a takedown. Morgan manages to retain guard.
Antunes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antunes looking to pass the guard.
Morgan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Antunes throwing strikes from guard but Morgan blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joaquim Antunes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Antunes darts in looking for a takedown but Morgan gets double underhooks and turns Antunes into the cage.
Morgan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Antunes has Morgan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Antunes pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Morgan tumbling to the mat - Antunes dives into Morgan's guard.
Morgan looking for a sweep. Not yet Morgan, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Antunes postures up.
Antunes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Antunes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
Morgan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Antunes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Antunes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morgan's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antunes looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Antunes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Morgan for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joaquim Antunes.
Antunes dives in for a single leg takedown but Morgan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Antunes gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Antunes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Antunes trying to pass the guard but Morgan defending well.
Morgan moves into full guard.
Antunes stands and throws Morgan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Morgan is trying to control Antunes's posture but Antunes avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Antunes politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Antunes prefers to stall for the moment though.
Antunes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan is trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antunes controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Antunes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Antunes shoots in and gets a takedown into Morgan's guard.
Antunes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morgan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Antunes takes a little break here. Morgan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to get back to half guard.
Morgan wants to control but Antunes postures up.
Antunes remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Antunes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Joaquim Antunes has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Antunes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Morgan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Morgan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Morgan is in trouble now - Antunes has advanced to mount!
Antunes controlling the position easily from mount.
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!
Morgan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Antunes controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morgan wants to hold on but Antunes pushes him away.
Antunes controlling his opponent.
We've been informed that Morgan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Morgan is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Joaquim Antunes just wasn't active enough.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Morgan enables Antunes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Morgan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Joaquim Antunes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morgan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antunes advances to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Antunes content to control rather than advance.
Morgan trying to control but Antunes postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Antunes dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Antunes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Antunes staying calm.
Morgan is looking to regain half guard here but Antunes keeps moving and retains side control.
Antunes happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Antunes trying to pass the guard but Morgan defending well.
Antunes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Joaquim Antunes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Morgan stuffs the takedown attempt from Antunes. Antunes gets slowly back to his feet.
Joaquim Antunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antunes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morgan defends it nicely.
Antunes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morgan pinned against the cage. Morgan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joaquim Antunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Antunes is defended easily by Morgan.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Antunes as he jumps to the side.
Antunes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A lull in the action here.
Antunes tries to advance position but instead Morgan slips a leg back in to half guard.
Joaquim Antunes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Antunes trying to pass the guard but Morgan defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes is thwarting Morgan's attempts to control the position.
Morgan is trying to get back to full guard.
Antunes works his way into full mount!
Morgan can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Antunes avoids the attempt from Morgan to control.
Antunes controlling the pace for now.
Ceasar Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joaquim Antunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Antunes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joaquim Antunes!
A victorious Joaquim Antunes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toby Jay Wadenah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Wexler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wadenah's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enter Sandman. Wexler comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Go To Sleep - Eminem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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33
183 lbs
26 - 11 - 3 |
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33
178 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 3, fighting out of New York, Toby Jay Wadenah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Wexler!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wadenah darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wadenah looks to land a combination. Wexler sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wadenah scores with a jab to the head.
Wexler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wadenah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wadenah lands with a good body shot.
Wadenah ducks under a wild hook from Wexler.
Wexler ducks under a wild hook from Wadenah.
Wadenah misses with an uppercut. Wexler saw that one coming.
Wadenah scores with a body shot.
Wadenah lands a leg kick that knocks Wexler off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wadenah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wexler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wexler misses with a double jab.
Wadenah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wexler moves away.
Wadenah lands a high kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wadenah. Wexler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wexler ducks under a wild hook from Wadenah.
Wadenah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wadenah scores with a shot to the body.
Wexler misses with a leg kick
and Wadenah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wexler catches Wadenah with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wadenah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wexler was well out of range. Poor timing from Wadenah.
Wexler lands an overhand right.
Wadenah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wexler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wexler throws a lazy right hand but Wadenah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wadenah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wexler misses with a body shot.
Wadenah scores with a nice body kick.
A big left from Wadenah misses.
Wexler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wadenah on the side of the head.
Wexler lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wadenah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wadenah wants to slow Wexler down by chopping away at his legs.
Wadenah throws a series of punches but Wexler avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wexler is looking to clinch but Wadenah is avoiding it.
Wexler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid body kick from Wadenah.
Wadenah lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wexler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wadenah takes a swing at Wexler's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Wexler.
Wadenah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wadenah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wadenah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wexler.
Wexler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wadenah scores with a jab to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wexler.
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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wexler tries to move to mount but Wadenah blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wexler controlling the position.
Wadenah is looking to regain half guard here but Wexler keeps moving and retains side control.
Wadenah is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wexler wants to control but Wadenah is keeping him busy.
Wadenah wants to control but Wexler postures up.
Wexler creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wadenah sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wexler is looking to take a break and control but Wadenah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wexler tries to score with some ground and pound. Wadenah controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wexler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wexler tries to advance to mount but Wadenah denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wexler trying to control the action but Wadenah is working from the bottom.
Wadenah wants to control but Wexler postures up.
Wadenah is trying to get back to half guard.
Wadenah is trying to control Wexler's posture but Wexler avoids it.
Wexler creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wadenah dodges the ground and pound from Wexler.
Wexler working away.
Wadenah prevents Wexler from moving into mount.
Wadenah is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Jay Wadenah dominated that round.
That's time! Wadenah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wexler goes for a double leg but Wadenah avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wadenah continues to drive forward.
Wexler misses with a body punch.
Wadenah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wexler jumps guard and drags Wadenah to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wadenah is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wadenah stopping the sweep attempt from Wexler.
Wexler lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wexler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wadenah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wexler trying to control but Wadenah is working from the bottom.
Shawn Wexler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wexler engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wadenah wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wadenah is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wexler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wexler 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.
Wexler trying to control the position from guard on top but Wadenah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wadenah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wexler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wadenah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wexler is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wadenah is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wadenah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wadenah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wexler is one step ahead there.
Wadenah controls Wexler momentarily but Wexler frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wexler tries to free his leg and advance position but Wadenah is retaining full guard.
Toby Jay Wadenah has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice uppercut there from Wexler.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wadenah scores with a body shot.
Wexler shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wadenah napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wadenah is not content to let Wexler control the position.
Wadenah tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wexler tries for a kimura but Wadenah is defending well.
Wadenah prevents Wexler from moving into mount.
Wexler trying to control the action but Wadenah is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah can't do much from the bottom here.
Wexler tries to advance to mount but Wadenah denies him.
Wexler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wadenah keeps working.
Wexler misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Wadenah's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wadenah is not content to let Wexler control the position.
Wexler tries to advance to mount but Wadenah denies him.
Wadenah is looking to regain half guard here but Wexler keeps moving and retains side control.
Wadenah is not content to let Wexler control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah can't do much from the bottom here.
Wexler trying to control the action but Wadenah is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Wadenah's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wexler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wexler closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wadenah did well to prevent Wexler getting side control.
Wexler trying to control the action but Wadenah is working from the bottom.
Wadenah trying to control here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wexler is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Wadenah is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shawn Wexler!
A relieved looking Shawn Wexler thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donzel Fortunado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iivana Jalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fortunado might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bob Dylan-Knockin' on Heaven's Door . Jalo has chosen Aino Venna - Waltz to Paris as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donzel Fortunado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iivana Jalo!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortunado misses with a body shot.
Jalo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fortunado lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Iivana Jalo has been cut.
Fortunado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Fortunado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fortunado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fortunado takes the fight into the clinch.
Jalo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jalo misses with the head strike.
Jalo works on Fortunado's body with a couple of short punches.
Fortunado 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.
Fortunado scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Jalo.
A short uppercut from Jalo.
Fortunado using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jalo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jalo cracks Fortunado with a nice body shot.
Fortunado is breathing heavily.
Jalo slowing the pace effectively.
Fortunado blocks a body shot from Jalo.
Jalo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Donzel Fortunado has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortunado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jalo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Jalo.
Jalo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fortunado manages to break the clinch.
Jalo scores with a jab. Fortunado acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jalo cracks Fortunado with a good jab.
Jalo slips a jab and a cross from Fortunado.
Jalo is looking to clinch but Fortunado is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fortunado.
Fortunado takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fortunado looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jalo scores with a jab. Fortunado acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fortunado lands with a kick to the temple. Jalo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jalo scores with a nice head shot.
Jalo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jalo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fortunado swings for the body but Jalo moves out of range.
Fortunado swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jalo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fortunado under the eye.
Fortunado ducks right into an uppercut from Jalo.
Jalo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fortunado walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jalo lands a lovely overhand right.
Jalo jabs Fortunado to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jalo throws a right hand that Fortunado ducks under and follows up with a left that Fortunado also avoids with ease.
Fortunado looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fortunado thows a body shot but no joy.
Jalo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jalo throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortunado.
Jalo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jalo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jalo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fortunado is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jalo backwards.
Fortunado lands with a right to the head.
Fortunado misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Fortunado - that landed with a thud.
Fortunado misses with a knee to the head.
Fortunado misses with a knee strike.
Jalo prevents a body shot from Fortunado.
Jalo digs a right hand into Fortunado's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fortunado's gas tank.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jalo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortunado using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jalo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fortunado swings wildly with an uppercut but Jalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jalo has a couple of punches blocked by Fortunado.
Jalo misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fortunado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fortunado.
Jalo avoids the body shot from Fortunado.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jalo connects with a nice looking jab.
Fortunado goes for a double leg but Jalo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jalo continues to drive forward.
Fortunado misses with a knee strike.
Jalo misses with a punch to the body.
Fortunado will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jalo up against the cage.
Jalo misses with a punch on the inside.
Jalo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for Jalo to work.
Fortunado with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fortunado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iivana Jalo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jalo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jalo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fortunado throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jalo.
Fortunado throws a lazy right hand but Jalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jalo moves in looking to clinch but Fortunado pushes him off.
Jalo swings for the body but Fortunado moves out of range.
Fortunado tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jalo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fortunado somewhat.
Sloppy strikes from Fortunado. Those never looked like landing.
Fortunado tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jalo swivels and escapes.
A right-left combo lands from Jalo.
Jalo defending well as Fortunado loads up on a big left hand.
Jalo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fortunado lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fortunado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jalo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fortunado blocks an uppercut.
Fortunado trying to land knees to the body.
Fortunado misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Fortunado's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fortunado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortunado blocking some punches.
Jalo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jalo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jalo misses with a body punch.
Fortunado tries to land knees in the clinch but Jalo avoids the damage to the body.
Fortunado tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fortunado tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Fortunado.
Jalo misses with a punch on the inside.
Jalo scores with a hook to the body.
Jalo lands a shoulder strike.
Jalo throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jalo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jalo gets through Fortunado's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jalo avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortunado.
Fortunado scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fortunado trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fortunado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jalo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jalo blocks a body shot from Fortunado.
Fortunado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jalo backwards.
Fortunado prevents a body shot from Jalo.
Jalo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fortunado lands a good knee to the midsection. Jalo won't want to take too many of those.
Fortunado with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fortunado wants to get back to striking at distance but Jalo won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Fortunado.
Jalo blocks a body shot from Fortunado.
Fortunado blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fortunado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Fortunado.
Jalo tries a body shot but Fortunado blocks it.
Jalo misses with a punch on the inside.
Fortunado misses with a knee strike.
Fortunado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jalo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fortunado shoots in looking for a takedown. Jalo tries to sprawl out of it but Fortunado keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jalo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donzel Fortunado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fortunado throws the kick towards the body but Jalo avoids it.
Fortunado defending well as Jalo loads up on a big left hand.
Fortunado is looking to wear down Jalo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fortunado needs to keep his hands up - Jalo had a free shot at his head there.
Jalo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fortunado circles away quickly and effectively.
Jalo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortunado doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Iivana Jalo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado connects with a body shot that sends Jalo's belly button to the back.
Fortunado misses with a straight left.
Jalo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fortunado connects with a body shot that sends Jalo's belly button to the back.
Jalo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fortunado's head.
Jalo misses with an uppercut.
Donzel Fortunado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fortunado misses with a straight left.
Fortunado fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fortunado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jalo.
Fortunado tries to bum rush Jalo with a series of wild strikes but Jalo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fortunado looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jalo is fending him off so far but Fortunado persists. Nope, Jalo circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jalo tries to bum rush Fortunado with a series of wild strikes but Fortunado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Fortunado misses the target.
Fortunado loads up on a big right hand but Jalo slips the punch.
Fortunado takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fortunado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donzel Fortunado dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fortunado takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fortunado on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jalo connects with a single shot there.
Fortunado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jalo lands with a right hand.
Jalo lands with a shot to the body.
Jalo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fortunado.
Fortunado throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jalo.
Donzel Fortunado is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortunado throws a series of strikes that have Jalo backpedaling.
Fortunado throws a head kick but Jalo moves out of range.
Fortunado gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jalo cracks Fortunado with an open hand slap.
Jalo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jalo doesn't manage to clinch there - Fortunado circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jalo.
Jalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortunado tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fortunado looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jalo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jalo lands a really nice looking cross but Fortunado seems unphased.
Jalo with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Jalo.
Jalo rushes Fortunado and presses him up against the cage.
Fortunado using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jalo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jalo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fortunado misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jalo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jalo misses with a punch on the inside.
Fortunado misses with a knee to the head.
Jalo avoiding damage.
Jalo struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortunado controls his hands.
Fortunado working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jalo can't find room to land a body shot as Fortunado controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jalo as Fortunado tries to tie him up.
Jalo has a couple of punches blocked by Fortunado.
Jalo throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortunado.
Fortunado prevents a body shot from Jalo.
Fortunado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fortunado working aggressively here.
Fortunado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fortunado scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fortunado throws a head punch that misses.
Jalo tries to work over Fortunado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fortunado is looking to control Jalo's arms but Jalo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fortunado has his back to the cage.
Jalo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jalo tries a body shot but Fortunado blocks it.
Fortunado blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Fortunado.
Jalo tries a body shot but Fortunado blocks it.
Fortunado is trying to break the clinch but Jalo is controlling him.
Fortunado looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fortunado throws an elbow but misses.
Fortunado tries to throw a body punch but Jalo avoids it by throwing Fortunado back against the cage.
Fortunado blocks a body shot from Jalo.
Good body shot from Fortunado.
Fortunado tries a knee to the head but Jalo blocks it.
Fortunado has Jalo pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortunado throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fortunado tries to land a knee to the head but Jalo blocks with his arms.
Fortunado taking a breather.
Fortunado tries a knee to the head but Jalo blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado can't break the clinch.
Donzel Fortunado has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jalo digs a right hand underneath Fortunado's ribcage. Fortunado let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fortunado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fortunado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jalo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jalo scores with a shot to the side of Fortunado's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fortunado with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fortunado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fortunado throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jalo takes a shot to the head.
Fortunado blocks an uppercut.
Fortunado lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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 Donzel Fortunado.
I think Fortunado has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donzel Fortunado!
A relieved looking Donzel Fortunado thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antero Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rokka comes to the cage accompanied by Twilight Guardians - Out of Our Hands. Smith has chosen Duality - Slipknot as his entrance music. Noel Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antero Rokka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noel Smith!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Rokka. That snapped Smith's head back.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Rokka counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rokka looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rokka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rokka keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith works over Rokka with some ground and pound from guard.
Rokka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rokka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rokka looking for a sweep. Not yet Rokka, not yet.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rokka trying to control the position.
Rokka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
Rokka trying to control the position.
Rokka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rokka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
Smith seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith trying to control but Rokka is working from the bottom.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Rokka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rokka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Noel Smith.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the body punch
and Rokka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Rokka had a free shot at his head there.
Rokka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rokka ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Rokka tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Rokka.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Rokka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Rokka counters with a head kick that wobbles Smith - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Rokka sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antero Rokka!
Antero Rokka retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Antero Rokka thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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