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V:NY25 Pettis vs Ojoos PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mats Lundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Boudain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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250 lbs
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282 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mats Lundin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dante Boudain!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundin tries to land a front kick but Boudain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lundin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Valhalla:NY GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Boudain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lundin misses with a straight right.
Boudain throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Boudain.
Boudain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lundin. That did some damage!
Lundin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lundin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boudain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lundin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boudain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boudain connects with a solid leg kick.
Lundin is breathing heavily.
Lundin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lundin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Boudain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boudain.
Lundin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boudain.
Boudain lands a big head kick that sends Lundin tumbling to the mat! Boudain takes a step backwards and waves Lundin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Mats Lundin has been cut.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Boudain throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Lundin is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dante Boudain!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lay Pray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johny Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pray tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hendricks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pray somewhat.
Hendricks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pray goes for a double leg but Hendricks avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hendricks continues to drive forward.
Pray tries for a takedown but Hendricks manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pray drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hendricks gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pray has Hendricks pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pray pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hendricks tumbling to the mat - Pray dives into Hendricks's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pray won't allow Hendricks to get back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hendricks is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendricks trying to control but Pray is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks wants to stand but Pray is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hendricks trying to control the position from guard on top but Pray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hendricks passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pray pushes Hendricks away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hendricks gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hendricks tries to stand but Pray is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pray tries to escape but Hendricks is in control.
Hendricks wants to control for a moment but Pray uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Hendricks trying to control from half guard but Pray is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray is trying to stand back up but Hendricks is controlling him
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johny Hendricks was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pray tries for a takedown but Hendricks circles away easily
and Hendricks counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hendricks won't allow Pray to get back to his feet.
Pray keeping moving, preventing Hendricks from controlling successfully.
Pray on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pray tries to get out of the position.
Hendricks tries to free his leg and advance position but Pray is retaining full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hendricks prevents Pray from getting back to his feet.
Hendricks trying to control the position from guard on top but Pray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Johny Hendricks wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hendricks avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray darts in looking for a takedown but Hendricks gets double underhooks and turns Pray into the cage.
Pray throws an elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pray wants a takedown but no success here.
A hook to the body from Hendricks.
Pray tries to score a body lock takedown but Hendricks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pray is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pray is working for takedown but Hendricks is calmly controlling the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendricks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hendricks has picked Pray up - he's going for a ride! Hendricks dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendricks is trying to control the action in half guard but Pray is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Hendricks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pray fails with the takedown.
Pray definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pray fails with the takedown
and Hendricks counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pray's guard now.
Hendricks drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pray manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hendricks has Pray in his guard.
Pray preventing the sweep.
Hendricks working a defensive guard here.
Pray looking to sit in guard and control but Hendricks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hendricks wants to pass the guard but Pray is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks prevents Pray from getting back to his feet.
Hendricks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hendricks trying to control the position from guard on top but Pray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pray wants to stand up but Hendricks is controlling him.
Hendricks throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks tries to free his leg and advance position but Pray is retaining full guard.
Pray wants to stand and escape but Hendricks is having none of it.
Hendricks stands and throws Pray's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pray is pushing Hendricks's head away, looking to escape. Hendricks manages to hold on to the position though.
Hendricks trying to control the position but Pray is working away.
Hendricks is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pray is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hendricks wants to stand but Pray has his arm trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hendricks has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hendricks tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Pray prevents Hendricks from improving position.
Johny Hendricks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pray is trying to buck Hendricks off.
Hendricks is looking to take a break and control but Pray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pray prevents Hendricks from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray is trying to get back to his feet.
Hendricks is looking to take a break and control but Pray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pray is trying to buck Hendricks off.
Hendricks thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pray is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Hendricks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pray is defended easily by Hendricks.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pray or perhaps it was just good defense by Hendricks, which made it look bad.
Hendricks shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pray is trying to defend but Hendricks finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hendricks is controlling the pace.
Pray is refusing to be controlled, as Hendricks sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks stops Pray from getting back to his feet.
Hendricks seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pray does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Johny Hendricks hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pray shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pray passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hendricks!
Pray wants to control the pace but Hendricks is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks gets back to half guard.
Hendricks is trying to control but can't.
Pray scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hendricks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pray.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendricks has a hand on Pray's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Pray takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Hendricks keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hendricks tries to hold on but Pray pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray controlling his opponent.
Pray prevents Hendricks from getting the reversal.
Pray thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hendricks keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pray wants to control the pace but Hendricks is squirming around nicely.
Hendricks is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray wants to control the pace but Hendricks is squirming around nicely.
Hendricks wants to get back to his feet.
Hendricks wants to control but Pray is having none of it.
Pray prevents Hendricks from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lay Pray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johny Hendricks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pray scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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 Lay Pray.
I think Hendricks 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johny Hendricks!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Gustafson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sterling Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer has chosen Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Gustafson!
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, Sterling Archer!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gustafson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Archer throws out the jab.
Archer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Archer won't allow Gustafson to get back to his feet.
Archer trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustafson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Archer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustafson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Archer trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustafson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer passes Gustafson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Archer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gustafson is refusing to be controlled, as Archer sits in half guard.
Gustafson wants to get back to his feet.
Archer works his foot free and advances to mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Gustafson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Archer landing strikes from the mount.
Gustafson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gustafson tries to get out of the position.
Archer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Archer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Archer landing punches.
Gustafson is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Archer locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Gustafson is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sterling Archer!
Sterling Archer very nearly forgot to thank The Empire Clothing and Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barao DeSilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herb Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barao DeSilva has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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167 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barao DeSilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herb Dean!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
DeSilva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dean wants to clinch up but DeSilva keeps it at a distance.
Dean looks to clinch
and DeSilva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
DeSilva content to stall in guard here.
Dean has his foot on DeSilva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. DeSilva works his way back into a safe position though.
DeSilva controls from within his opponent's guard.
DeSilva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeSilva controls from within his opponent's guard.
DeSilva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean can't keep his opponent in guard - DeSilva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
DeSilva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
DeSilva prevents Dean from improving his position.
DeSilva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dean looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
DeSilva moves into full mount! Dean won't be happy about that!
DeSilva controlling from the full mount.
DeSilva lands a big shot there that rocks Dean but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dean can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
DeSilva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
DeSilva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dean is looking to improve his position but DeSilva isn't that keen on the idea.
DeSilva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
DeSilva controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
DeSilva controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Dean that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeSilva controlling his opponent.
DeSilva lands a big elbow.
DeSilva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dean is trying to escape the mount.
DeSilva looking for a guillotine from mount but Dean is having none of it.
Dean can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeSilva controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barao DeSilva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
DeSilva walks into a straight right hand from Dean.
DeSilva drives through with a takedown into Dean's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dean tries to land a sweep but no joy.
DeSilva controls from within his opponent's guard.
DeSilva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
DeSilva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dean is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSilva advances position into side control!
Dean manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dean wants to sweep but DeSilva has passed to side control!
DeSilva lands a few punches from side control.
Dean tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but DeSilva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
DeSilva advances to full mount.
DeSilva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dean looks a forlorn figure.
Dean keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
DeSilva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeSilva landing strikes from the mount and Dean is in trouble!
DeSilva controlling from the full mount.
DeSilva is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by DeSilva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Barao DeSilva!
A victorious Barao DeSilva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaclav Mika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mika comes to the cage accompanied by Notorious Big - Just a memory. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Travis Browne was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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300 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vaclav Mika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Browne!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mika displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Browne throws out the jab.
Mika scores with a jab. Browne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Travis Browne has been cut.
Mika has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Irish Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Browne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mika to score with a decent uppercut.
Mika slips a straight right by Browne.
Browne connects with a single shot there.
Mika ducks under a wild hook from Browne.
Mika waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Browne.
Browne moves out of range as Mika strikes.
Mika throws a series of punches but Browne moves out of range.
Mika looks to land a right hand but Browne moved out of range.
Mika keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Browne.
Mika misses with an uppercut. Browne saw that one coming.
Mika uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Browne.
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!
Jab, jab by Mika - just one landing.
Browne throws a jab but it's blocked by Mika.
Mika displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Browne throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Mika misses its intended target.
Browne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mika throws a series of punches but Browne moves out of range.
Browne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Browne misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne looks to land a right hand but Mika moved out of range.
A slow jab from Mika misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Browne misses the target.
Mika lands a nice hook to Browne's body. Browne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mika missing with a left hand there. Browne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mika lands a nice shot to the body.
Browne missing with a left hand there. Mika was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mika pushes Browne up against the cage in a clinch.
Mika lands with a light punch inside.
Mika misses with a punch on the inside.
Mika has a couple of punches blocked by Browne.
Mika lands with a left to the head.
Mika tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mika misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mika struggles to land a body shot inside as Browne controls his hands.
Browne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mika connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mika ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Mika.
Browne ducks under a wild hook from Mika.
Mika throws a body punch but Browne moves out of range.
Oooooh!!! Mika has knocked Browne down with a huge combo! Mika steps away and waves a wobbly Browne back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Browne has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mika. Browne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mika throws a series of punches but Browne moves out of range.
Browne throws the left hand but Mika avoids the punch easily.
Browne checks a leg kick.
Browne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mika is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Browne.
Browne 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.
Mika fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Browne is out of range.
Mika drops Browne with a beautiful combination! Browne stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mika is looking for the KO!
Browne is rocked!
Mika fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Browne square on the jaw! Damn, Browne is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vaclav Mika!
Vaclav Mika really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that AnonymouS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Kurosawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierluigi Scuderi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurosawa comes to the cage accompanied by One Mic. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Takeshi Kurosawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierluigi Scuderi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kurosawa.
Scuderi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kurosawa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soco na măe - Stand Up Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Scuderi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scuderi swinging wildly here.
Donk. Scuderi catches Kurosawa right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Scuderi misses its intended target.
Kurosawa throws the kick towards the body but Scuderi avoids it.
Kurosawa throws a push kick but Scuderi slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body kick there by Kurosawa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scuderi wants to clinch up but Kurosawa keeps it at a distance.
Scuderi throws a head kick but Kurosawa moves out of range.
Scuderi with a hook.
Scuderi closes the distance and pushes Kurosawa back into the cage.
Kurosawa looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosawa controlling the action here for a moment.
Scuderi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kurosawa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Scuderi.
Scuderi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kurosawa. Kurosawa obviously looking to wear him down.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Scuderi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kurosawa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Scuderi throws a jab but it's blocked by Kurosawa.
Kurosawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scuderi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scuderi throws a series of punches but Kurosawa moves out of range.
Kurosawa misses with a head kick.
Scuderi tries to clinch up but Kurosawa circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scuderi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kurosawa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kurosawa lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scuderi loads up on a big right hand but Kurosawa slips the punch.
Scuderi throws a sloppy head kick and Kurosawa moves out of range easily.
A jab from Scuderi misses.
Scuderi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kurosawa lands with a good body shot.
Scuderi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kurosawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scuderi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scuderi breaks from the clinch.
Scuderi closes the distance but Kurosawa moves to the side
and Kurosawa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kurosawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whack! Kurosawa lands a heavy head kick that drops Scuderi. The ref tackles Kurosawa to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Scuderi was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Takeshi Kurosawa!
A very excited looking Takeshi Kurosawa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Beltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Evans is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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169 lbs
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149 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Beltran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Evans!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beltran dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beltran lands with a hook. Evans tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beltran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beltran lands a body shot.
Evans takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Beltran looks to land a left hand but Evans moved out of range nicely.
Beltran throws a hook but Evans blocks it.
Beltran lands with a shot to the body.
Beltran avoids the head kick by Evans.
Beltran misses with a body punch
and Evans counters with a single leg into guard. Beltran didn't expect that.
Beltran lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Evans working for submissions but it's allowed Beltran to get to half guard.
Beltran trying to control the pace.
Beltran wants to free his trapped foot but Evans is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Evans trying to control here.
Still in half guard, Beltran seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Beltran is working away from the top position though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Beltran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evans throws a right hand that Beltran ducks under and follows up with a left that Beltran also avoids with ease.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans misses with a head kick.
Evans gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A low kick from Evans misses
and Beltran counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Beltran is looking to wear down Evans with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beltran lands a slapping body shot.
Evans has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beltran finds it's way round the side to connect with Evans's head.
Beltran scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Evans's coach down at Morbid Conditioning School $600 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Evans's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Evans moves out of range as Beltran strikes.
Beltran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Beltran swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
A slow jab from Beltran misses its intended target.
Beltran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
A jab lands there for Beltran.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beltran throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Beltran changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Evans misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beltran. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beltran digs a good body shot into Evans's ribs.
Beltran lands a really nice looking cross but Evans seems unphased.
Beltran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Evans sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beltran misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Evans counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beltran tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Evans wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Beltran dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice straight punches there by Beltran. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beltran.
Evans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beltran throws out a powerful jab.
Evans misses with an uppercut
and Beltran counters with a nice uppercut.
Beltran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Evans ducks right into an uppercut from Beltran.
Beltran throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Evans stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
It looks like Beltran has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Evans looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carlos Beltran is winning the standup battle so far.
Beltran misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Beltran coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans takes a swing at Beltran's ribcage but misses.
Evans misses with a takedown
and Beltran counters with a nice uppercut.
Beltran digs a good hook to Evans's body.
Evans on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beltran's corner calls for a 1-2. Beltran obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Evans drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Beltran lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Beltran scores with a body shot.
Carlos Beltran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beltran scores with a hook.
Beltran scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beltran listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beltran keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carlos Beltran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Evans.
Beltran 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.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beltran.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beltran scores with a hook.
Beltran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evans takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Beltran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beltran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans misses with a leg kick.
Evans lands a right hook to the body.
Evans cracks a nice hook into Beltran's ribs.
Evans fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carlos Beltran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Evans.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beltran 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.
Beltran lands a body shot.
Beltran throws a body shot but no joy.
Evans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beltran.
Beltran lands a jab to the head.
Evans takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Evans has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beltran misses the body punch
so Evans counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Beltran dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Beltran misses with a body shot.
Beltran misses with a wild body shot.
Beltran throws an overhand right that lands on Evans's shoulder, as Evans tries to avoid the shot.
Beltran lands with a cross.
Beltran throws a body shot but no joy.
Beltran lands a nice looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Beltran.
Evans misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beltran. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beltran. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Beltran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beltran moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Evans throws a head kick but Beltran moves out of range.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Beltran.
Beltran takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
Beltran lands the left hand.
Beltran lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beltran lands a head shot.
Beltran lands a jab to the head.
Beltran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Beltran.
Evans scoring well with a low kick there.
Beltran clobbers Evans with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Beltran fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beltran throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Beltran takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
Nick Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice cross by Beltran.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beltran scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Beltran cracks Evans with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Evans looks for the body kick but Beltran saw that one coming.
Beltran misses the jab.
Beltran lands with a good body shot.
Evans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beltran scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Beltran looks to score with a jab to the body but Evans is just out of range.
A jab from Beltran does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beltran keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Evans takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beltran lands with a nice body punch.
Evans fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beltran.
Beltran lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beltran scores with a crisp jab that stopped Evans in his tracks.
Evans throws the kick towards the body but Beltran avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Beltran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beltran, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Beltran!
Our winner, Carlos Beltran, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between West Rockford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Pu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockford comes to the cage accompanied by Latino N Proud by DJ Raff. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
290 lbs
8 - 1 - 1 |
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252 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, West Rockford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rudy Pu!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rockford drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Danga de danga de dang - Pu scores with a four punch combination!
The fighters circle momentarily. Pu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pu's coach down at Bruize Brothers was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rockford looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pu is fending him off so far but Rockford persists. Nope, Pu circles away and we're back to standing.
Decent striking displayed by Pu there.
Pu blocks a jab.
Pu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rockford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rockford is rocked!
Rockford walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Rockford limp body while Pu jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rudy Pu!
In his post fight interview, Rudy Pu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaro Pajari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaro Pajari could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Trey Lawson's chin.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaro Pajari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trey Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pajari.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lawson.
Lawson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lawson stuffs the takedown.
Pajari has been working on his balance at Valhalla:NY GYM, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Lawson.
Lawson feints and then cracks Pajari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pajari down.
Pajari shoots for a double leg takedown but Lawson sprawls well. He's pushed Pajari's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaro Pajari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Lawson as Pajari shoots in.
Lawson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pajari takes a step back to recover.
Pajari darts in looking for a takedown but Lawson gets double underhooks and turns Pajari into the cage.
A hook to the body from Lawson.
Lawson is working Pajari over against the cage.
Pajari is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Lawson.
Lawson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pajaris head.
Pajari tries to pull guard but Lawson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pajari jumps guard but Lawson stands there with Pajari around his waist. Pajari gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lawson lands a body shot.
Lawson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lawson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pajari takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pajari tries to pull guard but Lawson holds him up against the cage and eventually Pajari drops back down to his feet.
Lawson leaning against his opponent.
Pajari tries to pull guard but Lawson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pajari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lawson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lawson lands with a light punch inside.
Lawson gets through Pajari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pajari drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lawson slows down the pace here.
Lawson pushes Pajari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lawson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lawson.
Lawson scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lawson on the inside.
Pajari jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lawson walks away with a smile on his face. Pajari gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lawson slaps away a takedown attempt from Pajari, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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!
Lawson lands a big head kick that sends Pajari tumbling to the mat! Lawson takes a step backwards and waves Pajari back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Aaro Pajari has been cut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Pajari. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Pajari doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pajari is rocked!
Lawson with a hook.
Lawson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aaro Pajari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lawson enables Pajari to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lawson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pajari is looking to work some ground and pound but Lawson has wrist control.
Pajari postures up and lands a big shot to Lawson's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pajari throws a big elbow that misses.
Lawson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lawson is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson striking from the bottom here.
Lawson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Trey Lawson.
Lawson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lawson cracks the inside of Pajari's front leg.
A solid body kick from Lawson.
Donk. Lawson catches Pajari right on the button with a cross.
Lawson wants to clinch up but Pajari keeps it at a distance.
Lawson stuffs the takedown attempt from Pajari. Pajari gets slowly back to his feet.
Pajari avoids the head kick by Lawson.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lawson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lawson.
Lawson lands a jab to the nose.
Lawson has closed the distance and engaged Pajari in a clinch.
Lawson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lawson scores with a shoulder strike.
Lawson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Lawson.
Lawson lands a body shot.
Lawson gets through Pajari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lawson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lawson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lawson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lawson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lawson.
Lawson scores with a shot to the side of Pajari's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawson lands with a light punch inside.
Lawson lands with a short shot to the head.
Lawson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lawson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pajari or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Lawson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaro Pajari's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pajari looks for a takedown but Lawson sprawls well.
Lawson scores with a spinning back kick!
Lawson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lawson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pajari's calf.
Lawson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pajari doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lawson counters with a good, hard body kick but Pajari shrugs it off.
Lawson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawson scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Lawson.
Lawson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oh Pajari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lawson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lawson - that will leave a mark!
Pajari seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lawson lands a big head kick that sends Pajari tumbling to the mat! Lawson takes a step backwards and waves Pajari back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pajari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lawson.
Lawson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pajari keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson feints with a jab and clips Pajari right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Pajari is sent crashing into the canvas and Lawson leaps in for the kill! Pajari tries to get to his feet but Lawson is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Pajari is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trey Lawson!
A relieved looking Trey Lawson 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Kangi Ojoos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kangi Ojoos has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kangi Ojoos seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kangi Ojoos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sergio Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ojoos loads up on a big right hand but Pettis slips the punch.
Ojoos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pettis gets a takedown into half guard.
Pettis is looking to pass Ojoos's guard but actually Ojoos recovers to full guard.
Ojoos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pettis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pettis is in close to Ojoos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ojoos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pettis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pettis content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Ojoos has locked up a guillotine! Ojoos's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Pettis is holding on here and Ojoos must be using up a lot of energy. Pettis has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Ojoos gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kangi Ojoos!
Kangi Ojoos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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