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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Wrestler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beat Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Wrestler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Wrestler!
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, Beat Me!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrestler plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wrestler throws a head kick but Me moves out of range.
Me is looking to clinch but Wrestler is avoiding it.
Wrestler rushes Me and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wrestler successfully pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wrestler wants to sweep here but Me controlling him for the moment.
Wrestler keeping full guard, as Me tries to pass.
Wrestler is looking for a triangle but Me pushes his legs off easily.
Me wants to control from the top but Wrestler keeps moving.
Me sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wrestler tries to get out of the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Beat Me hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Wrestler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wrestler clinches.
Wrestler gets control of Me's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wrestler will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Me controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Me pushes down on Wrestler's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wrestler pushes Me off looking to stand but Me dives back in and keeps control.
Wrestler wants to sweep but Me has passed to side control!
Wrestler is looking to regain half guard here but Me keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me trying to control the position but Wrestler is working away.
Me is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Wrestler is trying to escape and Me transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Wrestler is forced to tap! Nice work there by Me! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Beat Me!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Dos Lavoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Kastelum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calvin Kastelum is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafael Dos Lavoz !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Calvin Kastelum!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Dos Lavoz has knocked Kastelum down with a huge combo! Dos Lavoz steps away and waves a wobbly Kastelum back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Calvin Kastelum has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Lavoz lands a left and a right that send Kastelum crashing to the mat, dazed. Dos Lavoz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kastelum is rocked!
Dos Lavoz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
OH! Kastelum has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Dos Lavoz smells blood and charges in for the finish! Dos Lavoz unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Kastelum sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rafael Dos Lavoz !
Rafael Dos Lavoz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shadi Vliegen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by Guerilla Radio by Rage Against the Machine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Albert White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shadi Vliegen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Vliegen counters with a straight right hand.
White ducks under a wild hook from Vliegen.
Nice body punch from Vliegen.
Albert White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vliegen thows a left - swing and a miss!
White swings for the body but Vliegen moves out of range.
Vliegen throws a big shot that misses.
White misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Vliegen.
White loads up on a big right hand but Vliegen slips the punch.
White works the jab nicely.
Vliegen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vliegen throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vliegen scores with a nice strike.
White looks to land a right hand but Vliegen moved out of range.
Vliegen throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vliegen was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White misses with an uppercut.
Vliegen moves into the clinch.
Vliegen slows down the pace here.
Vliegen lands an elbow just above White 's eye.
Vliegen breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses the shot to the body.
White lunges at Vliegen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vliegen's hand.
Vliegen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vliegen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White sends Vliegen crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! White is motioning to the referee to let Vliegen up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Vliegen is rocked!
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vliegen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vliegen is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
White is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vliegen defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Vliegen seems to have recovered his senses.
White misses with a hook. Vliegen ducked under it nicely.
White sends Vliegen crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! White is motioning to the referee to let Vliegen up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Vliegen slips under a jab.
White connects with a right hand. Vliegen shakes it off.
White misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vliegen's head backwards.
Vliegen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White misses with a body shot.
Vliegen throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vliegen slips a jab from White.
White throws the left hand but Vliegen avoids the punch easily.
Vliegen throws a big shot that misses.
Vliegen has White up against the cage in a clinch.
Vliegen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
Vliegen manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from White misses.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vliegen cracks White with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from White does it's job there.
Vliegen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vliegen.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vliegen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vliegen misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White drops Vliegen with a big left hand! Vliegen is injured, injured bad! White jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert White!
After winning the bout, Albert White 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Man by Black Sabbath. Hank Armstrong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Murphy's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hank Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Armstrong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murphy's hands.
It looks like Joe Murphy has been cut.
Murphy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Armstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Armstrong keeps the fight on the outside.
Armstrong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy instigates a clinch.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Armstrong.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Hank Armstrong has been cut.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Armstrong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Armstrong.
Armstrong is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murphy drops Armstrong onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Armstrong is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Armstrong is rocked!
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Armstrong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Armstrong misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Armstrong.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Armstrong.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Armstrong seems to have got his legs back now.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Armstrong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murphy dips a shoulder and cracks Armstrong with a mighty uppercut! Armstrong falls back against the cage and Murphy unloads with a barrage of strikes! Armstrong is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Murphy screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Murphy!
Joe Murphy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Hank Armstrong had this to say: 'I hope I gave the fans a good performance even though I lost. It just wasn't my night but I'm still alive and if my opponent let's me have another go at him I promise to kill him in the rematch.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Attilius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself. Marcus Attilius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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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
40 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Athan Stamatis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Attilius!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Attilius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stamatis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stamatis.
Stamatis takes a swing at Attilius's ribcage but misses.
Stamatis misses the shot to the body.
Stamatis throws a body punch but Attilius moves out of range.
Athan Stamatis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Attilius blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Attilius.
Attilius 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attilius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stamatis.
Stamatis throws a hook but Attilius blocks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stamatis.
Stamatis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stamatis misses with a looping right.
Stamatis misses with a double jab.
Attilius gets caught napping as Stamatis dives in and scores a takedown. Attilius manages to retain guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stamatis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Attilius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stamatis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Attilius is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Stamatis dives into side control.
Attilius wants to get back to his feet but Stamatis drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Attilius is trying to buck Stamatis off.
Stamatis decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stamatis tries a head kick but it misses.
Stamatis misses with an uppercut. Attilius saw that one coming.
Stamatis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Attilius pushes Stamatis away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stamatis gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Attilius is not content to let Stamatis control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attilius is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Stamatis grinds an elbow into Attilius's temple.
Attilius is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Stamatis takes a little break here. Attilius wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Attilius tries to escape but Stamatis is in control.
Stamatis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis throws an elbow but Attilius slips to the side and avoids it well.
Stamatis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Attilius is pushing Stamatis's head away, looking to escape. Stamatis manages to hold on to the position though.
Stamatis scoring with punches from side control.
Stamatis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Attilius down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Attilius is pushing Stamatis's head away, looking to escape. Stamatis manages to hold on to the position though.
Stamatis happy to just control the position for now.
Attilius avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stamatis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Attilius pushes Stamatis away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stamatis gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Stamatis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis dominated that round.
That's time! Stamatis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stamatis cracks the inside of Attilius's front leg.
Stamatis thuds his shin into the meat of Attilius's side.
Stamatis lands a jab.
A lazy body kick from Stamatis
and Attilius counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stamatis thinking.
Stamatis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stamatis lands with a shot to the body.
Stamatis misses with the body kick
and Attilius counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stamatis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stamatis tries to land a front kick but Attilius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stamatis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Attilius is breathing heavily.
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!
Attilius takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stamatis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Attilius moves away.
Stamatis is looking to wear down Attilius with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stamatis shoots in looking for a takedown. Attilius tries to sprawl out of it but Stamatis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Attilius manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stamatis throws a sloppy head kick and Attilius moves out of range easily.
Stamatis looks for the body kick but Attilius saw that one coming.
Stamatis lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis looks for the body kick but Attilius saw that one coming.
Attilius moves out of range of the body kick.
Stamatis 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.
Stamatis stops Attilius from standing up.
Stamatis sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stamatis wants to control from the top but Attilius keeps moving.
Stamatis prevents Attilius from getting back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Attilius keeping moving, preventing Stamatis from controlling successfully.
Athan Stamatis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Athan Stamatis just wasn't active enough.
Stamatis tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stamatis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stamatis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Attilius is fending him off so far but Stamatis persists. Nope, Attilius circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Athan Stamatis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stamatis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stamatis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Attilius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stamatis.
Nice cross by Stamatis.
Stamatis shoots in looking for a takedown but Attilius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stamatis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attilius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stamatis.
Marcus Attilius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stamatis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stamatis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Attilius.
Stamatis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Attilius.
Stamatis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Attilius moves out of range of the body kick from Stamatis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stamatis throws a lazy uppercut
and Attilius counters with a two punch combo.
Stamatis swings for the body but Attilius moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stamatis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Attilius.
Athan Stamatis is winning the standup battle so far.
Stamatis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stamatis misses with an uppercut.
Stamatis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stamatis misses with a low kick as Attilius jumps back.
Stamatis throws a low kick but Attilius avoids it.
Stamatis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stamatis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis is looking to slow Attilius down with leg kicks.
Attilius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Attilius avoids the head kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis is looking to slow Attilius down with leg kicks.
Stamatis scoring well with a low kick there.
Stamatis gets a double leg takedown into Attilius's guard.
Stamatis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Attilius wants to get back to his feet but Stamatis passes into half guard.
Stamatis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Attilius defending well though.
Marcus Attilius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stamatis connects with a nice short shot to Attilius's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stamatis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stamatis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stamatis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Attilius defending well though.
Attilius tries to kick Stamatis off but Stamatis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stamatis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Attilius is trying to stand.
Attilius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stamatis is pressing down on Attilius's thigh, looking to free his foot. Attilius is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stamatis prevents Attilius from standing back up.
Stamatis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Attilius can do to turn this around?
Attilius is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stamatis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Attilius tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Stamatis manages to move to mount!
Stamatis with the ground and pound from mount.
Stamatis looking to control but Attilius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Attilius is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Attilius's face.
Attilius wants to get back to his feet.
Stamatis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Attilius's face.
Athan Stamatis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Attilius is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Stamatis content just to control the position here.
Stamatis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Attilius for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attilius is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Stamatis 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!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Athan Stamatis.
Attilius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stamatis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Attilius's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Athan Stamatis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stamatis 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Athan Stamatis!
Athan Stamatis spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kale Kummola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satoshi Ishii had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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20
245 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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26
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Satoshi Ishii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kale Kummola!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kummola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kummola moves into the clinch.
Ishii is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ishii is trying to trip Kummola. He has hold of a leg but Kummola is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ishii persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ishii stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kummola swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ishii trying to control but Kummola is working from the bottom.
Ishii tries to free his leg and advance position but Kummola is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kummola is on top in guard.
Kummola really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ishii. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kummola postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kummola stopping the sweep attempt from Ishii.
Ishii working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kummola doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kummola manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ishii 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.
Ishii manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii wants to control the pace but Kummola is squirming around nicely.
Ishii controlling his opponent.
Ishii looking to secure an arm triangle but Kummola defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii wants to finish this one by submission but Kummola is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ishii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kummola has given up his back. Will we see Ishii going for some submissions?
Kummola is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Ishii struggling to land strikes to the head as Kummola covers up.
Kummola preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ishii.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good control from Ishii.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishii sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Kummola taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Satoshi Ishii!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Satoshi Ishii made sure he mentioned Nippon Outfitters, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustaffa Spliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarnowski has chosen Hemp Gru - Sami swoi as his entrance music. Spliff has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Mustaffa Spliff is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 lbs
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154 lbs
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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
41 - 34 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Tarnowski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliff tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tarnowski counters with a head kick. That will keep Spliff thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Spliff is breathing heavily.
Tarnowski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spliff wants to clinch
and Tarnowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tarnowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spliff.
Spliff takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarnowski closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tarnowski lands in his opponent's guard.
Tarnowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tarnowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Spliff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tarnowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarnowski landing with the ground and pound.
Tarnowski wants to control from the top but Spliff keeps moving.
Spliff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tarnowski stops Spliff from standing up.
Tarnowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spliff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tarnowski landing some decent shots from guard.
Tarnowski postures up in Spliff's guard and throws a big left but Spliff blocks it.
Tarnowski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tarnowski postures up in Spliff's guard and throws a big left but Spliff blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski postures up in Spliff's guard and throws a big left but Spliff blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarnowski looking to pass the guard.
Spliff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tarnowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spliff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tarnowski throwing strikes from guard but Spliff blocks nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarnowski looking to pass the guard.
Tarnowski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Spliff keeping full guard, as Tarnowski tries to pass.
Spliff is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tarnowski is controlling him.
Tarnowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Spliff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spliff wants to stand up but Tarnowski is controlling him.
Spliff avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tarnowski is stalling in the full guard.
Tarnowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Spliff has wrist control.
Tarnowski throwing strikes but missing.
Tarnowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Spliff has wrist control.
Tarnowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tarnowski passes into half guard.
Tarnowski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tarnowski trying to mount his opponent but Spliff defends it.
Tarnowski is keen to just control but Spliff is a slippery customer.
Tarnowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spliff's head.
Tarnowski wants to control but Spliff is keeping him busy.
Tarnowski throwing shots but Spliff is blocking nicely.
Spliff is trying to stand back up but Tarnowski is controlling him
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarnowski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tarnowski prevents Spliff from standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tarnowski drops an elbow to the side of Spliff's head.
Tarnowski working Spliff over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Tarnowski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tarnowski looks to land a body kick but Spliff moved away.
Tarnowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tarnowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tarnowski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spliff doesn't seem bothered though.
Tarnowski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Spliff takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tarnowski cracks Spliff with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spliff takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spliff stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spliff wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spliff takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tarnowski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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!
Tarnowski is looking to take a break and control but Spliff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarnowski connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Spliff some visible discomfort.
Tarnowski landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tarnowski misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Spliff is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tarnowski is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Spliff is trying to escape and Tarnowski transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Spliff is forced to tap! Nice work there by Tarnowski! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michal Tarnowski!
A relieved looking Michal Tarnowski 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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