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Butterball Semi-Finals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harland Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harland Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yoel Romero!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders tries to clinch but Romero is having none of it.
Romero has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Romero moves out of range as Sanders strikes.
Sanders misses the shot to the body.
Romero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanders fails to land with a series of punches.
Romero on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sanders looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romero scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Harland Sanders has been cut.
Sanders wants to clinch up but Romero keeps it at a distance.
Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero.
Sanders moves away from the strike by Romero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanders.
Romero tried to score with a low kick but Sanders checks it.
Sanders lands with a hook. Romero tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Romero misses the jab.
Sanders fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Romero looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanders misses the jab.
Romero swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanders.
Sanders just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice combination there by Sanders.
Sanders lands a glancing blow to the side of Romero's head.
Romero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Romero misses with a straight left.
Romero fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanders. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
Romero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanders.
Sanders is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero misses the jab.
Romero throws a head kick but Sanders moves out of range.
Sanders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero.
Sanders fails with an attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Sanders.
Sanders scores with a punch to the head.
Romero scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Sanders throws a lazy right hand but Romero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanders clinches up with Romero and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero is trying to break the clinch but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
Romero is trying to break free.
Sanders lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanders has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Romero blocking some punches.
Sanders tries a body shot but Romero blocks it.
Romero tries to circle away but Sanders has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Romero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Romero wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanders won't allow it.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero blocks a body shot from Sanders.
Romero working hard to break the clinch.
Sanders is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Romero is trying to break the clinch but Sanders is controlling him.
Romero is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sanders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanders lands a right hand.
Sanders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanders digs a right hand underneath Romero's ribcage. Romero let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Romero is trying to break the clinch but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sanders.
Sanders lands a right hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Sanders works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders works on Romero's body with a couple of short punches.
Sanders has Romero pressed against the cage, preventing Romero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Romero takes a shot to the head.
Romero tries to break free but Sanders pushes him back against the cage.
Romero blocking some punches.
Sanders lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanders has double underhooks.
Sanders misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Sanders lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanders keeps control of Romero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Romero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanders misses with a punch to the body.
Sanders lands a left hand.
Sanders lands a shot to the body.
Romero is trying to break free.
Sanders prevents Romero from breaking the clinch.
Romero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Romero tries to break the clinch but Sanders is controlling the position.
Romero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanders lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harland Sanders dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harland Sanders's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanders swinging wildly here.
Sanders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanders.
Sanders scores with a jab to the head.
Sanders connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Romero momentarily.
It looks like Yoel Romero has been cut.
Sanders throws a hook but Romero avoids it easily.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Sanders.
Romero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Romero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanders.
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanders scores with a jab. Romero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Sanders's head but Sanders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanders throws a hook but Romero avoids it easily.
Sanders moves away from the strike by Romero.
Harland Sanders is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanders lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanders misses with a hook to the body
and Romero counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanders scores with a shot to the body.
Sanders misses with a combination
and Romero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanders throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Romero on the side of the head.
Sanders lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Sanders wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanders as he connects with a hook.
Sanders is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big right from Sanders misses.
Romero tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanders swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Sanders cracks Romero with a right hand to the side of the head.
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanders.
Romero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanders darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch but Romero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Romero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sanders staying out of range there.
Sanders lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sanders connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Romero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanders's calf.
Romero dodges the punch combination from Sanders.
Sanders lands a jab to the head.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Sanders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romero misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders lands a jab-cross combination.
Harland Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanders connects with a looping right hand.
Sanders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romero throws a wild body kick that Sanders sees coming a mile off.
Sanders scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Romero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanders.
Sanders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanders throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Romero goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harland Sanders dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanders throws a big shot that misses.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Sanders.
Romero throws a wild body kick that Sanders sees coming a mile off.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
letting Sanders counter with a right hand.
Sanders smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanders throws a series of punches but Romero avoids them all with ease.
Sanders misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanders. That did some damage!
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Romero thumps Sanders with a low kick.
Sanders moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sanders blocks a head kick by Romero.
Sanders lands with an uppercut that bounces Romero off the cage and back into range.
Sanders scores with a jab to the head.
Sanders throws a right hand that misses
and Romero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanders 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.
Sanders feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Romeros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sanders lands a nice hook to Romero's body. Romero takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanders moves in looking to clinch but Romero pushes him off.
Nice straight punches there by Sanders. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sanders.
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!
Romero lands a leg kick that knocks Sanders off balance momentarily.
Sanders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
Yoel Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders jabs Romero to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanders swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanders lands a jab.
Sanders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanders cracks Romero with a good jab.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Sanders saw that one coming.
Sanders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders wants to clinch.
Romero throws the left hand but Sanders avoids the punch easily.
Sanders lands a jab to the nose.
Romero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanders lands a body shot.
Romero swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanders.
Romero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Decent striking displayed by Sanders there.
Romero lands a jab.
Harland Sanders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab lands there for Sanders.
Good shot there by Sanders.
Sanders bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Romero's head backwards.
Sanders scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanders throws a big shot that misses.
Sanders throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanders connects with a body shot.
Romero moves forwards but Sanders connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Romero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harland Sanders showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanders 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harland Sanders!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Hadjiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arse Biscuits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biscuits has chosen Who are they trying to con as his entrance music. Valentin Hadjiev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arse Biscuits's chin.
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185 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Valentin Hadjiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arse Biscuits!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biscuits with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Biscuits shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hadjiev counters with a shoot takedown. Biscuits fights it but they end up in guard.
Hadjiev postures up in Biscuits's guard and throws a big left but Biscuits blocks it.
Hadjiev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hadjiev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Biscuits is keeping the position for now.
Hadjiev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hadjiev throwing strikes but missing.
Biscuits working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hadjiev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biscuits is trying to keep Hadjiev in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hadjiev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hadjiev is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Blitzkrieg Fighting Systems: Ground that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biscuits lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hadjiev wants to get back to his feet but Biscuits is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Biscuits trying to control but Hadjiev is working from the bottom.
Biscuits wants to pass the guard but Hadjiev is keeping the position.
Biscuits won't allow Hadjiev to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Biscuits 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Biscuits prevents Hadjiev from getting back to his feet.
Biscuits pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hadjiev is keeping the position for now.
Hadjiev wants to get back to his feet but Biscuits is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Biscuits tries to free his leg and advance position but Hadjiev is retaining full guard.
Biscuits stops Hadjiev from standing up.
Biscuits tries to free his leg and advance position but Hadjiev is retaining full guard.
Biscuits forces his way into half guard.
Hadjiev is trying to stand up here but Biscuits is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadjiev manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Biscuits keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Hadjiev turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Biscuits is looking for a sweep.
Biscuits can't do much from the bottom here.
Hadjiev throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Hadjiev crashes against the mat.
Biscuits dodges the ground and pound from Hadjiev.
Biscuits managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hadjiev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biscuits is looking for a sweep.
Hadjiev misses with the ground and pound.
An elbow from Hadjiev crashes against the mat.
Biscuits is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hadjiev working the ground and pound but Biscuits is defending the strikes.
Biscuits is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biscuits gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hadjiev lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Biscuits hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Hadjiev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hadjiev is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Biscuits's half guard.
Biscuits avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hadjiev.
Hadjiev works his way into side control.
Valentin Hadjiev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hadjiev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Biscuits down.
Sloppy strikes there by Hadjiev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hadjiev working the strikes but Biscuits uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from Hadjiev there.
Hadjiev throwing shots but Biscuits is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadjiev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Biscuits has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hadjiev is working away from the top position though.
Hadjiev looks to land a strike but Biscuits avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Biscuits is on top in guard.
Hadjiev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Biscuits trying to control the position from guard on top but Hadjiev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Biscuits advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biscuits passes to side control.
Hadjiev is not content to let Biscuits control the position.
Biscuits goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hadjiev rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Biscuits's guard! Nice work there by Hadjiev!
Hadjiev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Biscuits can do to turn this around?
Hadjiev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Biscuits wants to improve his position but instead Hadjiev has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadjiev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Biscuits's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biscuits is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hadjiev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hadjiev's back!
Hadjiev is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Hadjiev showing good submission defense here.
Hadjiev is trying to get back to his feet but Biscuits has full control of the position and if anything, Hadjiev has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Biscuits has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hadjiev has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
My spies in Energi MMA inform me that Biscuits has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Biscuits patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadjiev defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Biscuits's arms.
Hadjiev is trying to get back to his feet but Biscuits has full control of the position and if anything, Hadjiev has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Biscuits is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Hadjiev won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Biscuits off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Arse Biscuits!
After winning the bout, Arse Biscuits 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Gennero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guthrum Oskar (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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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ed Gennero !
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, Guthrum Oskar!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oskar lands a jab.
A jab from Oskar misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oskar. Gennero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ed Gennero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gennero lands with a hook. Oskar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oskar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gennero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gennero misses with the combination.
Gennero scores with a jab to the head.
Gennero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oskar misses with a low kick.
We've been told by Gennero 's head coaches at Hilo Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gennero tries to clinch but Oskar moves out of range.
Gennero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oskar looking to score a takedown here. Gennero is defending well but Oskar drives through and ends up in Gennero 's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gennero is adopting a defensive guard.
Oskar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gennero looks like he's trying to stand up.
Oskar is thwarting Gennero 's attempts to control the position.
Gennero is trying to stand.
Oskar is trying to control the action in half guard but Gennero is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gennero trying to hold on to Oskar's head to control him but Oskar postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oskar passes to full mount!
Oskar controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gennero is trying desperately to improve position.
Oskar throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Oskar controlling from the full mount.
Gennero really wants to buck Oskar off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oskar working the ground and pound effectively.
Oskar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gennero is desperately trying to improve his position but Oskar has a good base and remains in mount.
Gennero is trying to stand.
Gennero keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oskar controlling from the full mount.
Oskar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gennero is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oskar thowing shots but they're missing.
Oskar prevents Gennero from getting the reversal.
Oskar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gennero keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oskar breaks from Gennero 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oskar avoids the attempt from Gennero to control.
Oskar wants to control the pace but Gennero is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guthrum Oskar dominated that round.
That's time! Gennero 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gennero fails to land with a series of punches.
Oskar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gennero tried to score with a low kick but Oskar checks it.
Gennero moves to clinch but Oskar breaks away
and Gennero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oskar wants to clinch.
Gennero misses with a two punch combination.
Gennero ducks right into an uppercut from Oskar.
Gennero misses with a straight left.
Ed Gennero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gennero connects with an inside leg kick.
Ed Gennero is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gennero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oskar shoots in but Gennero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oskar scores with a hook to the body. Gennero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gennero throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gennero cracks Oskar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gennero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Oskar misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gennero .
Oskar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ed Gennero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gennero throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Oskar connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Gennero tumbling to the canvas! Oskar pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Gennero was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Guthrum Oskar!
An out of breath Guthrum Oskar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Master Yi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meat Chris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Master Yi - By Riot. 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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28
178 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
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20
164 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
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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
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Yi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meat Chris!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chris throws a push kick but Yi slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body punch from Chris.
Yi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yi lands a nice shot to the body.
Chris walks into a straight right hand from Yi.
A slow jab from Yi misses its intended target.
Chris throws a leg kick but Yi checks it.
A slow jab from Yi misses its intended target.
Chris lands a head kick!
Chris misses with a few strikes there.
Chris wants to clinch.
Chris pushes Yi away with a front kick.
Yi throws a jab but it's blocked by Chris.
Yi avoids the head kick by Chris.
Chris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chris throws a sloppy head kick and Yi moves out of range easily.
Chris throws a shot from downtown. Yi moves away and avoids it.
Chris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chris moves into the clinch.
Yi misses with some punches.
Chris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yi or not.
Yi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chris's elbow.
Yi misses with some punches.
Chris working hard to break the clinch.
Chris working aggressively here.
Yi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Chris.
Yi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chris tries to break the clinch but Yi is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chris takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chris stalling the fight.
Yi fails to pull guard.
Yi lands with a right to the head.
Chris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chris letting Yi take a breather here.
Yi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chris misses with a punch on the inside.
Chris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Yi.
Yi misses with the head strike.
Yi working aggressively here.
Yi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yi misses with a punch to the body.
Chris has a couple of punches blocked by Yi.
Yi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chris can't find room to land a body shot as Yi controls the action.
Chris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Chris.
Yi swings wildly with an uppercut but Chris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chris is trying to stall.
Chris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yi backwards.
Yi scores with a shot to the side of Chris's head.
Chris tries a body shot but Yi blocks it.
Yi throws a punch but it's blocked by Chris.
Chris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yi throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Chris.
Chris digs a right hand underneath Yi's ribcage. Yi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi throws a punch but it's blocked by Chris.
Yi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chris backwards.
Chris swings wildly with an uppercut but Yi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chris blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yi tries a body shot but Chris blocks it.
Yi is trying to maintain a safe position but Chris gets an underhook and turns Yi into the cage.
Chris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yi backwards.
Chris tries a body shot but Yi blocks it.
Chris misses with a punch to the body.
Chris misses with some punches.
Chris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chris misses with a body punch.
A short right from Chris on the inside.
Chris throws a punch but it's blocked by Yi.
Yi tries to pull guard but Chris forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chriss head.
Yi blocks a body shot from Chris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Meat Chris will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yi checks a low kick from Chris.
Yi misses with a kick to the body.
Yi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chris looks to throw the jab but Yi is out of range.
Chris throws a leg kick but Yi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chris looks to throw the jab but Yi is out of range.
Yi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chris looks to land a left hand but Yi moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chris works the jab nicely.
Chris closes the distance and clinches.
Chris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Chris. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Yi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chris.
Chris blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chris misses with a body punch.
Yi blocks a body shot from Chris.
Yi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yi wants to stall.
Chris blocking some punches.
Chris scores with a shoulder strike.
Chris can't find room to land a body shot as Yi controls the action.
Yi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chriss head.
Yi misses with some punches.
Chris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yi lands a shoulder strike.
Chris blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yi swings wildly with an uppercut but Chris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yi misses with some punches.
Chris is trying to maintain a safe position but Yi gets an underhook and turns Chris into the cage.
Master Yi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chris tries to throw a body punch but Yi avoids it by throwing Chris back against the cage.
Chris lands a hook that snaps the head of Yi backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Chris fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yi swings wildly with an uppercut but Chris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chris misses with a body punch.
Chris working aggressively here.
Yi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yi struggles to land a body shot inside as Chris controls his hands.
Yi throws a punch but it's blocked by Chris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Chris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chris working aggressively here.
Yi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Yi.
Chris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chris just stands there and leans against the cage.
Chris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yi backwards.
Chris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chris can't find room to land a body shot as Yi controls the action.
Chris throws a head punch that misses.
Chris cracks Yi with a nice body shot.
Chris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chris misses with a body punch.
Yi scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Yi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yi has a couple of punches blocked by Chris.
Chris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yi's elbow.
A short right from Chris.
Chris pushes Yi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Chris.
Chris working aggressively here.
Chris lands with a right to the head.
Chris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chris tries to throw a body punch but Yi avoids it by throwing Chris back against the cage.
Chris lands with a right to the head.
Chris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chris tries to throw a body punch but Yi avoids it by throwing Chris back against the cage.
Yi can't find room to land a body shot as Chris controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yi working aggressively here.
Yi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Meat Chris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chris misses with a wild body shot.
Chris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yi misses with a low kick.
Meat Chris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chris misses with a hook.
Chris avoids the body shot from Yi.
Yi misses with a leg kick
and Chris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chris fakes the leg kick and cracks Yi in the body.
Chris finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yi keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Yi.
Chris throws a shot from downtown. Yi moves away and avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chris.
Yi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chris takes a swing at Yi's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Yi misses its intended target.
Chris delivers a nice body kick.
Yi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chris throws a hook to the side of Yi's head but Yi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yi scores with a punch to the head.
Yi looks for the body kick but Chris saw that one coming.
Chris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yi.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yi, as that shot connected.
Chris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chris slips under a jab from Yi.
Chris throws a front kick that sends Yi stumbling back into the cage.
Yi moves in looking to clinch but Chris pushes him off.
Chris tries to move into range but Yi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chris tries to land a front kick but Yi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chris does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yi needs to keep his hands up - Chris had a free shot at his head there.
Chris throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yi.
Yi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chris is not content to let Yi control the position.
Yi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Chris down.
Yi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Yi controls the position.
Chris is holding Yi down, trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chris can't do much from the bottom here.
Yi 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.
Yi trying to control the position but Chris is working away.
Chris wants to control but Yi postures up.
Yi is looking to take a break and control but Chris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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 Master Yi.
I think Chris 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meat Chris!
A relieved looking Meat Chris thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Master Yi had this to say: 'Your skills were superior!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoko Zuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Creosote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Creosote's choice of entrance music: Its Mr. Creosote!!. Mister Creosote has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yoko Zuna's chin.
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26
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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26
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoko Zuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Creosote!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creosote throws a looping overhand right but Zuna ducks down to avoid it.
Creosote gets a clinch.
Zuna taking a breather.
A short right from Creosote on the inside.
Zuna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Creosote.
A short right from Creosote on the inside.
Zuna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Creosote.
Zuna is breathing heavily.
Creosote lands a nice uppercut.
Zuna misses with a body punch.
Zuna definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Creosote blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Creosote prevents a body shot from Zuna.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creosote lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Creosote.
Creosote lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zuna backwards.
Creosote lands an uppercut.
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!
Creosote lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zuna or not.
Creosote lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creosote drops Zuna onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Zuna is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Zuna is rocked!
Creosote lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Zuna to his knees! Creosote keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister Creosote!
Post fight, Mister Creosote stared into the camera and said 'Shut up! I'm not saying anything! Bring me a bucket.. I'm gonna throw up!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Harrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrow's entrance music is Close Your Eyes. A fine choice. Schultz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. As The Crow Flies - Newsted kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dave Schultz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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21
183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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21
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Harrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harrow counters with a left and a right that stings Schultz.
Schultz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Richard Harrow has been cut.
Schultz looks to land a body kick but Harrow moved away.
Harrow clobbers Schultz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Schultz lands a jab.
Schultz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Dave Schultz has been cut.
Richard Harrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrow scores with a jab. Schultz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Schultz is rocked!
Harrow drops Schultz with a naaaaasty hook - Schultz is in real trouble here! Harrow dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Harrow!
An out of breath and clearly excited Richard Harrow thanked Fury Nutrition Inc. for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moritsune Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arc Turian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
165 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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21
154 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Moritsune Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arc Turian!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turian wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Turian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Musashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Turian.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turian. Musashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turian throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Turian lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Turian swings for the body but Musashi moves out of range.
Turian has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Turian.
A hook to the body from Turian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turian is working Musashi over against the cage.
Turian digs a right hand underneath Musashi's ribcage. Musashi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Turian trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Turian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Musashi's face.
Turian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turian stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Turian scores with a hook to the body.
Turian tries to land a knee to the head but Musashi blocks with his arms.
Turian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Musashi gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musashi wants to pass the guard but Turian is defending well.
Musashi is working hard here to advance position.
Turian controlling the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Musashi tries to pass to full mount but Turian defends it.
Turian tries to roll over but Musashi keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Musashi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Turian doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Musashi.
Turian is trying to maintain the position but Musashi is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi moves nicely into side control.
Turian looking for a sweep but Musashi has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Turian is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Musashi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Musashi avoids the attempt from Turian to control.
Turian is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Turian wants to control but Musashi is having none of it.
Turian is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Turian tries to reverse the position but Musashi maintains control.
Musashi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Turian manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turian tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Musashi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Turian stops Musashi from passing to mount.
Turian struggling a bit here.
Turian is looking to regain half guard here but Musashi keeps moving and retains side control.
Turian wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Musashi tries to advance to mount but can't.
Musashi staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arc Turian dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Musashi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Musashi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Musashi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Turian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turian.
Turian thuds his shin into the meat of Musashi's side.
Musashi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Musashi keeps the fight on the outside.
Moritsune Musashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turian throws a head kick that Musashi semi-blocks.
Turian tries to clinch there but Musashi circles away.
Turian lands a leg kick that knocks Musashi off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Musashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Turian!
Turian throws a shot to the body.
Turian misses with a head kick.
Turian connects with a solid leg kick.
Turian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Musashi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Turian sprawls well. Turian wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Musashi gets slowly back to his feet.
Turian throws a leg kick that misses.
Arc Turian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turian misses with a body shot.
Turian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Musashi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Turian. Musashi shrugs it off though.
Turian tries to clinch but Musashi moves out of range.
Turian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Musashi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horrible takedown attempt by Musashi or perhaps it was just good defense by Turian, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moritsune Musashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Turian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body punch from Turian.
Musashi slips under a jab.
Turian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Musashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turian is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Musashi rather than just go for the knockout.
Turian tries to land a front kick but Musashi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turian misses the body punch
and Musashi counters with a shoot takedown. Turian fights it but they end up in guard.
Musashi advances position 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!
Turian prevents Musashi from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arc Turian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Musashi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Musashi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Musashi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Turian tries to avoid it but Musashi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Turian to the ground. Turian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Good shot there by Turian.
Turian rushes Musashi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Turian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Musashi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Musashi is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Turian rolls with it to try and escape but Musashi cranks on the arm and Turian is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Moritsune Musashi!
An intense looking Moritsune Musashi took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'The demons will not leave you...'.
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