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SPNY 244:Semerkhet-Holgersson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guillaume Veilleux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veilleux's entrance music is Pou Lari A.. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Guillaume Veilleux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikhail Van Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veilleux closes the distance and pushes Van Kirkland back into the cage.
Van Kirkland tries to land knees in the clinch but Veilleux avoids the damage to the body.
Van Kirkland blocks an uppercut.
Veilleux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Kirkland is looking to clinch but Veilleux is avoiding it.
Van Kirkland lands with an uppercut that bounces Veilleux off the cage and back into range.
Veilleux lands a jab.
Veilleux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Kirkland.
Guillaume Veilleux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veilleux throws a nice looking combination but Van Kirkland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Veilleux misses.
Van Kirkland lands with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Veilleux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Veilleux throws an off balance right hand
and Van Kirkland counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veilleux smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Mikhail Van Kirkland has been cut.
Veilleux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland takes one to the side of the head.
Veilleux misses with an uppercut.
Good work by Van Kirkland as he checks the leg kick.
Van Kirkland throws out a counter right but Veilleux avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Kirkland takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Van Kirkland throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Kirkland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Veilleux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Veilleux misses the jab.
The crowd cheers as Van Kirkland lands an impressive looking overhand right. Veilleux doesn't seem phased though.
Van Kirkland takes a swing at Veilleux's ribcage but misses.
Veilleux blocks a jab.
Veilleux throws a front kick that sends Van Kirkland stumbling back into the cage.
Veilleux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Kirkland delivers a nice body kick.
Good work by Veilleux as he checks the leg kick.
Veilleux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Veilleux misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veilleux throws a shot from downtown. Van Kirkland moves away and avoids it.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but Veilleux checks it.
Veilleux misses with a left hand
and Van Kirkland counters with an outside leg kick.
Veilleux blocks the body kick.
Van Kirkland throws a combination. Veilleux tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Veilleux is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Veilleux misses with a head kick.
Veilleux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Veilleux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Kirkland paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Kirkland looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Veilleux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Kirkland manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Veilleux has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Veilleux there as he acknowledges the shot.
Veilleux throws a leg kick
and Van Kirkland counters with a good low kick that Veilleux was not able to check.
Veilleux looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Van Kirkland misses with a head kick.
Van Kirkland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oooh a lovely combination from Van Kirkland sends Veilleux down but not out. Van Kirkland dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Guillaume Veilleux has been cut.
Van Kirkland working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veilleux is looking for a sweep.
Van Kirkland is putting a hurting on Veilleux here, landing some big shots from side control.
Van Kirkland misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Van Kirkland scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Veilleux to see if he's OK.
Van Kirkland misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Van Kirkland is looking to take a break and control but Veilleux is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Veilleux's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Van Kirkland in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veilleux defending against the ground and pound.
Veilleux dodges the ground and pound from Van Kirkland.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Veilleux is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Van Kirkland asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Veilleux is looking for a sweep.
Van Kirkland is trying to ground and pound but Veilleux uses the momentary lack of control by Van Kirkland to regain half guard.
Van Kirkland seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Veilleux does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Van Kirkland landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Veilleux wants to control but Van Kirkland is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Van Kirkland dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Veilleux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Veilleux scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Veilleux pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Veilleux avoids the head kick by Van Kirkland.
Veilleux misses with a few strikes there.
Veilleux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Kirkland with a jab.
Van Kirkland scores with a takedown into Veilleux's guard.
Van Kirkland wants to pass the guard but Veilleux is keeping the position.
Van Kirkland keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Veilleux's head.
Van Kirkland throwing strikes but missing.
Van Kirkland has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veilleux is trying to keep Van Kirkland in close.
Veilleux is really struggling to control Van Kirkland but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Van Kirkland scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Kirkland makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Van Kirkland throws a strike but Veilleux rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Van Kirkland looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Veilleux wants to control from the top but Van Kirkland keeps moving.
Van Kirkland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Veilleux trying to stand up but can't free himself from Van Kirkland's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Veilleux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Kirkland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van Kirkland is controlling Veilleux's posture.
Veilleux passes into half guard.
Veilleux throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Veilleux looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Van Kirkland is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Veilleux looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Kirkland is just out of range.
Van Kirkland walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Kirkland.
Veilleux takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Veilleux wants to clinch up but Van Kirkland keeps it at a distance.
Veilleux misses the shot to the body.
Veilleux throws an off balance right hand
and Van Kirkland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Veilleux misses with a series of wild punches.
Veilleux gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Van Kirkland to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veilleux controls Van Kirkland momentarily but Van Kirkland frees himself.
Van Kirkland postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Veilleux working a defensive guard but Van Kirkland passes into half guard.
Mikhail Van Kirkland has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veilleux works his way to full guard. Good work.
Van Kirkland throws a big right hand that misses.
Veilleux keeping full guard, as Van Kirkland tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Kirkland wants to control from the top but Veilleux keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Van Kirkland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Veilleux lands a right hook to the body.
Veilleux misses with an uppercut.
Van Kirkland let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Veilleux throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Kirkland connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Veilleux scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A punch combination from Veilleux misses.
Van Kirkland has a takedown stuffed.
Van Kirkland tries for a takedown but Veilleux sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Van Kirkland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Kirkland walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veilleux lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Van Kirkland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Veilleux.
Van Kirkland doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Kirkland feints and then cracks Veilleux's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Veilleux down.
Van Kirkland throws a sloppy head kick and Veilleux moves out of range easily.
Veilleux swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a nice looking combination but Veilleux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Kirkland takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Kirkland moves away from the strike by Veilleux.
Van Kirkland checks the leg kick.
Veilleux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Kirkland feints a counter leg kick.
Veilleux closes the distance and pushes Van Kirkland back into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Veilleux misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Kirkland has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Veilleux avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Guillaume Veilleux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Van Kirkland.
Veilleux is leaning against Van Kirkland and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Veilleux wants to stall.
Veilleux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland scores with a nice hook to the head.
Veilleux tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Veilleux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Kirkland tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Veilleux just stands there and leans against the cage.
Van Kirkland wants a takedown.
Veilleux misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland blocking some punches.
Van Kirkland has Veilleux pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Van Kirkland pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Veilleux tumbling to the mat - Van Kirkland dives into Veilleux's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Kirkland wants to control from the top but Veilleux keeps moving.
Van Kirkland postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Veilleux works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Kirkland throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Kirkland accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Guillaume Veilleux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Kirkland won't allow Veilleux to sweep him here.
Van Kirkland wants to control from the top but Veilleux keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Veilleux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Veilleux throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Kirkland scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veilleux throws a jab when Van Kirkland was well out of range.
Veilleux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Kirkland scores with a nice head shot.
Veilleux lands with a good body shot.
Veilleux throws a leg kick
and Van Kirkland counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Veilleux moves into range and clinches up with Van Kirkland.
Veilleux lands a body shot.
Veilleux misses with the head strike.
Veilleux swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Kirkland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mikhail Van Kirkland is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Kirkland presses Veilleux against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Veilleux throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Kirkland.
Veilleux manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veilleux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guillaume Veilleux showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van Kirkland 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Van Kirkland!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Cobretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cobretti's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, White Zombie - Black Sunshine . David Hollywood is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcello Cobretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Hollywood!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollywood blocks a head kick by Cobretti.
Cobretti tries a head kick but it misses.
Hollywood scores with a nice right hand.
Cobretti throws a head kick that Hollywood semi-blocks.
It looks like David Hollywood has been cut.
Hollywood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cobretti's sensitive parts.
Cobretti keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Cobretti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cobretti is looking to slow Hollywood down with leg kicks.
Hollywood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cobretti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hollywood gets through Cobretti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cobretti fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Hollywood.
Nice body punch from Hollywood - that landed with a thud.
Hollywood lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hollywood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cobretti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hollywood blocks an uppercut.
Cobretti lands with a right to the head.
Hollywood lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hollywood takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cobretti blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Cobretti.
Hollywood misses with a punch on the inside.
Cobretti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hollywood is rocked!
Hollywood tries a knee to the head but Cobretti blocks it.
Hollywood is still on wobbly legs! Can Cobretti finish him?
Cobretti digs a right hand into Hollywood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hollywood's gas tank.
Hollywood tries to work over Cobretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Cobretti as the two fighters clinch.
Cobretti lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Cobretti.
Hollywood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hollywood seems to have recovered his senses.
Cobretti swings wildly with an uppercut but Hollywood uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti blocks a body shot from Hollywood.
Cobretti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobretti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hollywood doesn't seem bothered though.
Hollywood moves out of range as Cobretti throws a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hollywood. Those never looked like landing.
Cobretti throws a right and a left that Hollywood avoids nicely.
Cobretti lands a nice shot that snaps Hollywood's head back.
Cobretti misses with a kick to the body.
Hollywood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hollywood just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobretti moves in looking to clinch but Hollywood pushes him off.
Cobretti ducks under a wild hook from Hollywood.
Hollywood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti lands a big head kick that sends Hollywood to the canvas! Cobretti follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcello Cobretti!
Marcello Cobretti managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc., into his post fight interview.
David Hollywood was interviewed post fight and said 'Well done, you just beat up an old man. Give Storm a round of applause ladies and gentleman *clap clap clap*'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Barreda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Tritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barreda might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Planet Caravan. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Barreda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Tritter!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tritter looks to score with a jab to the body but Barreda is just out of range.
Tritter misses the jab.
Tritter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tritter digs a good hook to Barreda's body.
Tritter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tritter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tritter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barreda under the eye.
Tritter misses with a body shot.
Barreda fails with the takedown.
Tritter moves into the clinch.
Tritter misses with some punches.
Barreda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barreda trying to stall but Tritter improves his position.
Barreda is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tritter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreda tries to move into range but Tritter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tritter is looking to clinch.
Barreda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tritter.
A cross from Tritter lands.
Barreda tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tritter defends well and Barreda ends up having to push Tritter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Barreda ducks under a wild hook from Tritter.
Tritter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barreda.
Tritter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tritter plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Barreda swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Barreda face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Tritter!
Our winner, Michael Tritter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly Leak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rude's entrance music is Gunslinger. A fine choice. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dominic Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly Leak!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rude takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Dominic Rude has been cut.
Rude scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Leak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rude.
Horrible takedown attempt by Leak or perhaps it was just good defense by Rude, which made it look bad.
Rude shoots in for a double leg but Leak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rude counters with a nice leg kick.
Leak wants to land a leg kick but Rude is out of range.
Rude swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice combo by Leak! Oh, that's hurt him - Rude falls to the canvas and Leak follows him into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leak with the ground and pound but Rude regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Rude blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leak.
Rude is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leak.
Leak is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Leak trying to control the action but Rude is working from the bottom.
Leak thows a huge punch but Rude dodges it nicely.
Rude makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Rude has been working on his balance at Farrell Pikey Camp, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Leak.
Rude goes for a double leg but Leak avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Leak continues to drive forward.
Leak loads up on a big right hand but Rude slips the punch.
Rude shoots in and drives through. Leak sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Rude. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab by Leak.
Leak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leak throws a lazy uppercut
and Rude counters with a nice uppercut.
Rude tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rude chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And Leak tries to counter it with a takedown but Rude pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Leak tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leak connects with a jab.
Rude throws a one two combo.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rude.
Leak can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude is looking to take a break and control but Leak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rude wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rude in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Leak struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leak is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rude is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Leak will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rude trying to control the position but Leak is working away.
Leak tries to buck Rude off but Rude is having none of it.
Leak gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rude keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Leak gets back to full guard.
Rude wants to control from the top but Leak keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kelly Leak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dominic Rude's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rude keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leak.
Leak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leak misses with a looping right.
Leak moves out of range of the body kick from Rude.
Leak misses with a straight left.
Rude throws a body shot but no joy.
Rude misses with a low kick as Leak jumps back.
Leak shoots in but Rude avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rude uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leak.
Rude keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rude throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kelly Leak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rude smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Leak is looking to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rude.
Rude 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.
Kelly Leak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leak misses with a few strikes there.
Rude moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rude tries to score with a low kick but Leak moves his leg out of the way.
Good standup being displayed there by Leak as he connects with a hook.
Rude scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leak.
Leak wants to counter the offense by Rude and move into the clinch position.
Leak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rude just misses with a punch to the body.
Leak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rude.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rude or perhaps it was just good defense by Leak, which made it look bad.
Leak scoring well with a low kick there.
Rude takes the fight into the clinch.
Leak is working for takedown but Rude is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dominic Rude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelly Leak.
Rude lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leak backwards.
Rude displaying some good clinch control by pressing Leak up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude blocks an elbow strike from Leak.
Rude lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leak is breathing heavily.
Leak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Leak lands a hook that snaps the head of Rude backwards.
Leak lands a hook that snaps the head of Rude backwards.
Leak struggles to land a body shot inside as Rude controls his hands.
Leak drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rude tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rude lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rude is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Leak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rude stalling in the clinch but Leak improves position.
Leak lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Rude.
A short left from Leak.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rude.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rude tries to work over Leak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rude swings wildly with an uppercut but Leak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rude working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leak is trying to break the clinch but Rude has him pressed against the cage.
Leak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leak looks to land a combination but Rude avoids it well.
Rude is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Leak throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rude cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leak feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rudes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rude tries to clinch there but Leak circles away.
A low kick from Leak is predictable there
and Rude counters with a nice uppercut.
Dominic Rude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rude tries to sprawl but Leak drives through with a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kelly Leak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dominic Rude's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Leak there.
Rude throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leak has a takedown stuffed.
Rude swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Leak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rude sprawls well. Rude wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leak gets slowly back to his feet.
Rude comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rude dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leak takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rude lands a body shot.
Rude stuffs the takedown.
Dominic Rude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelly Leak.
A head kick misses from Leak.
Rude shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Leak defends it nicely.
Leak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rude lands a jab.
Rude with a nice cross.
Kelly Leak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rude circles away quickly and effectively.
Rude looks to score with a jab to the body but Leak is just out of range.
Rude shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leak but Leak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rude is looking to chop away at Leak's legs.
Leak misses with a combination
and Rude counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Leak moves out of range as Rude strikes.
Leak is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rude tries to score with a low kick but Leak moves his leg out of the way.
Rude wants to clinch.
Leak throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leak.
Leak looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Leak looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rude is fending him off so far but Leak persists. Nope, Rude circles away and we're back to standing.
Leak closes the distance and pushes Rude back into the cage.
Dominic Rude has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rude stalling against the cage.
Dominic Rude has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Rude fails to land.
Rude breaks the clinch.
Rude shoots and misses
enabling Leak to counter with a crisp jab.
Leak moves in looking to clinch but Rude pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude misses with a few strikes there.
Despite the aggression on Leak's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A bone on bone clash there as Leak blocks the leg kick.
Rude blocks a head kick by Leak.
Rude falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leak counters with a one-two to the body.
Rude misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Leak moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leak blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leak.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Rude showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leak 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seyran Zeynalabdinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yermolai Sokoloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeynalabdinov comes into the arena with Saku blaring out of the sound system. Sokoloff has chosen USS / Yin Yang as his entrance music. Yermolai Sokoloff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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204 lbs
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190 lbs
16 - 10 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
28 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Seyran Zeynalabdinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yermolai Sokoloff!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeynalabdinov just misses with a punch to the body.
Zeynalabdinov misses with an uppercut
enabling Sokoloff to counter with a crisp jab.
Seyran Zeynalabdinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeynalabdinov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sokoloff looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sokoloff is not content to let Zeynalabdinov control the position.
Zeynalabdinov working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokoloff taking a bit of punishment here - Zeynalabdinov scoring with strikes.
It looks like Yermolai Sokoloff has been cut.
Zeynalabdinov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sokoloff to see if he's OK.
Zeynalabdinov wants to control but Sokoloff is keeping him busy.
Zeynalabdinov tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeynalabdinov is working hard here to advance position.
Zeynalabdinov trying to control the action but Sokoloff is working from the bottom.
Sokoloff tries to improve position but can't.
Zeynalabdinov wants to control but Sokoloff is keeping him busy.
Sokoloff can't do much from the bottom here.
Sokoloff is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here as Zeynalabdinov stalls from top position.
Sokoloff is looking to regain half guard here but Zeynalabdinov keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Sokoloff's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sokoloff is trying to get back to half guard.
Sokoloff sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sokoloff is defending against the submission attempts here by Zeynalabdinov.
Sokoloff is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sokoloff is trying to maintain the position but Zeynalabdinov is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zeynalabdinov is looking to advance position but Sokoloff won't allow it.
Sokoloff tries to get to full guard but Zeynalabdinov has control of the leg.
Zeynalabdinov is keen to just control but Sokoloff is a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sokoloff throws a hook but Zeynalabdinov avoids it easily.
Zeynalabdinov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sokoloff! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sokoloff connects with the punch.
It looks like Seyran Zeynalabdinov has been cut.
Zeynalabdinov takes one to the side of the head.
Sokoloff takes a swing at Zeynalabdinov's ribcage but misses.
Zeynalabdinov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sokoloff counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zeynalabdinov.
Zeynalabdinov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sokoloff.
Zeynalabdinov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zeynalabdinov slips a straight right by Sokoloff.
Sokoloff cracks Zeynalabdinov with a good jab.
Zeynalabdinov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Sokoloff to counter with a crisp jab.
Sokoloff has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zeynalabdinov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sokoloff. Sokoloff obviously looking to wear him down.
Sokoloff throws a head kick that misses.
Zeynalabdinov feinted with a counter takedown.
Sokoloff misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yermolai Sokoloff will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sokoloff misses with a head kick.
Sokoloff connects with a looping right hand.
Zeynalabdinov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sokoloff misses with a two punch combination.
Zeynalabdinov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sokoloff misses with a body shot.
Sokoloff takes one to the side of the head.
Sokoloff 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.
Sokoloff swinging wildly here.
Sokoloff 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Sokoloff blocks the low kick.
Sokoloff defending well as Zeynalabdinov loads up on a big left hand.
Sokoloff missing with a left hand there. Zeynalabdinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Zeynalabdinov.
Sokoloff checks the leg kick.
Zeynalabdinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sokoloff is just out of range.
Sokoloff misses with a hook. Zeynalabdinov ducked under it nicely.
Yermolai Sokoloff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sokoloff checks a leg kick.
Nice combo by Zeynalabdinov! Oh, that's hurt him - Sokoloff falls to the canvas and Zeynalabdinov follows him into side control.
Sokoloff is rocked!
That has opened up Yermolai Sokoloff's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokoloff is looking for a sweep.
Sokoloff is still in real trouble! Can Zeynalabdinov finish him?
Sokoloff prevents Zeynalabdinov from moving into mount.
Sokoloff seems to have recovered his senses.
Sokoloff is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zeynalabdinov wants to control but Sokoloff is keeping him busy.
Sokoloff tries to buck Zeynalabdinov off but Zeynalabdinov is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokoloff is trying to control Zeynalabdinov's posture but Zeynalabdinov avoids it.
Sokoloff gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Zeynalabdinov is pressing down on Sokoloff's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sokoloff is holding on for now.
Sokoloff tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zeynalabdinov lands a nice short elbow.
The cut above Yermolai Sokoloff's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sokoloff misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Zeynalabdinov is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Sokoloff as he works his way to full guard.
Zeynalabdinov forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeynalabdinov thows a huge punch but Sokoloff dodges it nicely.
Zeynalabdinov trying to control the action but Sokoloff is working from the bottom.
Sokoloff trying to control but Zeynalabdinov postures up.
Zeynalabdinov wants to control but Sokoloff is keeping him busy.
Seyran Zeynalabdinov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zeynalabdinov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zeynalabdinov is trying to control. Sokoloff wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zeynalabdinov works his way into full mount!
Zeynalabdinov trying to control but Sokoloff is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokoloff is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Zeynalabdinov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Yermolai Sokoloff's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yermolai Sokoloff's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Seyran Zeynalabdinov!
A very excited looking Seyran Zeynalabdinov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirt McGirt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGirt comes to the cage accompanied by Kuba Knap - Zbyt dziabnięty. Yauch has chosen Fight For Your Right To Party as his entrance music. Adam Yauch acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 lbs
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179 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 3, fighting out of New York, Dirt McGirt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Yauch!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yauch misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Yauch - just one landing.
McGirt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yauch.
As Yauch looks to move away, McGirt throws a big counter combo bu Yauch just gets out of the way.
Yauch throws a body shot but no joy.
Yauch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yauch swings widly with a right hand
and McGirt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yauch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yauch throws a head kick that misses.
McGirt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yauch.
Yauch swinging wildly here.
Yauch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGirt moves away.
It looked like McGirt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yauch.
Yauch lands a jab to McGirt's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Yauch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGirt misses with a body kick.
Yauch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McGirt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yauch throws a jab when McGirt was well out of range.
Yauch is looking to score with low kicks.
Good leg kick by McGirt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yauch misses with a hook
and McGirt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGirt cracks the inside of Yauch's front leg.
Yauch throws the left hand but McGirt avoids the punch easily.
McGirt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Yauch is predictable there
letting McGirt counter with a right hand.
McGirt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yauch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGirt checks a leg kick.
McGirt jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McGirt throws an overhand right that lands on Yauch's shoulder, as Yauch tries to avoid the shot.
Yauch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGirt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGirt blocks a leg kick.
Yauch misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGirt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yauch misses with an uppercut
and McGirt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McGirt dodges the punch combination from Yauch.
Yauch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by McGirt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGirt pushes Yauch away with a front kick.
Yauch throws a hook but McGirt blocks it.
Yauch throws out a loose jab but McGirt uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGirt jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Yauch moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGirt dodges the punch combination from Yauch.
McGirt throwing a counter right hand but Yauch manages to avoid it.
Yauch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yauch scores with a leg kick.
McGirt avoids the head kick by Yauch.
McGirt lands a right hook to the body.
A punch combination from Yauch misses.
Yauch avoids the body shot from McGirt.
Yauch has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McGirt.
McGirt looks to score with a jab to the body but Yauch is just out of range.
Yauch raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Yauch misses with a leg kick
and McGirt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yauch's knee momentarily.
Yauch misses with a lunging right hand
and McGirt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGirt pushes Yauch away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yauch misses with a low kick as McGirt jumps back.
Yauch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yauch looks to land a right hand but McGirt moved out of range.
Yauch misses with an uppercut
and McGirt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McGirt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McGirt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yauch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGirt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yauch takes a step back to recover.
McGirt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Adam Yauch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yauch takes one on the button.
McGirt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yauch throws a looping overhand right but McGirt ducks down to avoid it.
Yauch throws a predictable looking body shot
and McGirt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yauch misses with a right hand
and McGirt counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirt McGirt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGirt clobbers Yauch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yauch misses with a straight right.
McGirt tries to land a front kick but Yauch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Decent striking displayed by Yauch there.
Yauch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGirt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yauch's knee momentarily.
Yauch scores with a nice right hand.
Yauch misses with a double jab
and McGirt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yauch's knee momentarily.
McGirt scores with a leg kick.
McGirt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yauch can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGirt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yauch throws a lazy head kick
and McGirt counters with a nice uppercut.
Dirt McGirt is winning the standup battle so far.
McGirt throws a nice looking combination but Yauch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGirt.
Yauch throws an off balance right hand
and McGirt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch lands a nice shot that snaps McGirt's head back.
McGirt moves out of range as Yauch strikes.
McGirt is looking to counter with a body kick.
McGirt cracks Yauch with an open hand slap.
McGirt's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Yauch might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McGirt has got the better of the exchanges.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGirt.
McGirt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yauch misses with a lunging right hand
and McGirt counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from McGirt.
McGirt throws a right hand that Yauch ducks under and follows up with a left that Yauch also avoids with ease.
Yauch throws a sloppy head kick
and McGirt counters with a straight right hand.
That kick from McGirt tenderised Yauch's leg. Yauch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yauch throws a right hand that misses
and McGirt counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yauch swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGirt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yauch thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McGirt.
McGirt is rocked!
Yauch tries to clinch but McGirt is having none of it.
Oh McGirt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGirt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yauch's sensitive parts.
Yauch catches McGirt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yauch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGirt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGirt tries to score with a low kick but Yauch moves his leg out of the way.
McGirt misses with an uppercut
and Yauch scores with a counter punch that sends McGirt to the canvas! Yauch smells blood - he's punishing McGirt with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! McGirt has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Yauch!
A very excited looking Adam Yauch 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Soprano's choice of entrance music: Got Yourself a Gun . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tony Soprano enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandr Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Soprano!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soprano takes one to the side of the head.
Jab from Romanov.
Soprano tries to land a front kick but Romanov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Soprano misses the shot to the body.
Romanov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Soprano just manages to avoid it.
Romanov moves away from the strike by Soprano.
Soprano misses with a wild body shot.
Romanov 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.
Soprano tried to score with a low kick but Romanov checks it.
Romanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alexandr Romanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soprano cracks Romanov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Soprano staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Soprano! But no joy.
Soprano misses with a straight right.
Soprano needs to keep his hands up - Romanov had a free shot at his head there.
Soprano slips a straight right by Romanov.
Romanov backing away here, and Soprano unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Romanov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Soprano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soprano misses with a hook.
Romanov lands a big head kick that sends Soprano tumbling to the mat! Romanov takes a step backwards and waves Soprano back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Tony Soprano has been cut.
Romanov lands a big right hand that sends Soprano crashing to the mat! Romanov stays standing though and waves Soprano back to his feet!
Soprano is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Soprano takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Romanov cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexandr Romanov!
An out of breath Alexandr Romanov 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pops Cama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iivana Jalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cama comes to the cage accompanied by Lollipop. Jalo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Aino Venna - Waltz to Paris. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pops Cama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iivana Jalo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cama looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cama throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cama avoids the body shot from Jalo.
A big left from Jalo misses.
Jalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cama was well out of range. Poor timing from Jalo.
Jalo moves out of range of the body kick.
Cama looks to score with a jab to the body but Jalo is just out of range.
Cama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cama moves away.
Cama throws a wild body kick that Jalo sees coming a mile off.
Jalo throws out a counter right but Cama avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cama looks for the body kick but Jalo saw that one coming.
Jalo is looking to clinch.
Cama throws a head kick that misses.
Cama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jalo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jalo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalo moves out of range of the body kick.
Cama misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cama.
Cama misses with a kick to the body.
Jalo avoids a kick to the body.
Jalo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jalo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jalo blocks a head kick by Cama.
Jalo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cama connects with a high kick.
The fighters circling - Jalo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jalo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cama throws a head kick that misses.
Cama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jalo.
Cama throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cama blocks a jab.
Cama thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalo moves out of range as Cama throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jalo. Cama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cama staying out of range there.
Jalo misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jalo. Cama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jalo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cama takes a swing at Jalo's ribcage but misses.
Jalo throws the left hand but Cama avoids the punch easily.
Jalo defending well as Cama loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Jalo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cama throws a body kick that misses.
Jalo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cama.
Cama misses with a body kick.
Cama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cama misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Jalo misses the target.
Jalo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jalo moves forwards but Cama connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cama bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cama lunges at Jalo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jalo's hand.
Cama misses with a body kick.
Jalo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jalo stuns Cama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cama throws a hook to the side of Jalo's head but Jalo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cama misses with a jab, cross combination.
A lazy body kick from Cama
and Jalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cama tries a head kick but it misses.
Jalo looks to land a left hand but Cama moved out of range nicely.
Cama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cama misses with a body kick.
Cama throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Jalo counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cama takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cama avoids the body shot from Jalo.
Cama misses the jab.
Jalo throws a hook but Cama avoids it easily.
Jalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Cama is just out of range.
Jalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Cama misses with a body kick.
Jalo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cama!
Cama throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jalo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cama. That one must have hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Cama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pops Cama dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cama misses with an uppercut. Jalo saw that one coming.
Cama misses with a body kick.
Jalo works the jab nicely.
Cama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pops Cama is winning the standup battle so far.
Cama throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jalo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Jalo. Beautiful body shot.
Jalo lands with a good body shot.
Jalo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jalo lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jalo throws a lazy right hand but Cama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cama defending well as Jalo loads up on a big left hand.
Pops Cama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jalo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cama connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Jalo.
Nice shot lands for Jalo.
Cama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cama looks to land a left hand but Jalo moved out of range nicely.
Cama throws a sloppy head kick and Jalo moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Jalo misses its intended target.
Cama throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cama throws a body kick that misses
and Jalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cama lands with a kick to the temple. Jalo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cama appears to be looking for a big counter.
A punch combination from Jalo misses.
Jalo misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalo misses with a body shot.
Jalo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jalo throws a right and a left that Cama avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Cama.
Cama moves away from the strike by Jalo.
Jalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cama 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.
Cama cracks the inside of Jalo's front leg.
Jalo lands a jab to Cama's midsection.
Jalo misses with a wild body shot.
Cama misses with a kick to the body.
Jalo throws out a counter right but Cama avoids it with no problem.
Cama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jalo swings for the body but Cama moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cama.
Cama lands with an overhand left.
Jalo moves out of range of the body kick from Cama.
Jalo moves out of range as Cama throws a body kick.
Jalo misses with a body shot.
Cama is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jalo! But no joy.
Jalo looks to land a right hand but Cama moved out of range.
A nice combination there by Cama.
Jalo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jalo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jalo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cama at a distance.
Jalo scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cama throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jalo.
Cama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jalo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jalo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cama rather than just go for the knockout.
Cama tries to land a front kick but Jalo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cama.
Jalo lands a body shot.
Cama throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch lands to the side of Cama 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cama tries a head kick but it misses.
Jalo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jalo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cama ducks under a wild hook from Jalo.
Jalo closes the distance and pushes Cama back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Iivana Jalo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jalo looks to land a left hand but Cama moved out of range nicely.
Crunch! Cama slams his shin into Jalo's torso.
Cama misses with a head kick.
A big left from Jalo misses.
Cama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jalo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jalo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jalo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cama throws a body kick that misses.
Cama misses with a body kick.
Jalo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cama throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cama throws a jab but it's blocked by Jalo.
Jalo throws the left hand but Cama avoids the punch easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jalo scores with a body shot.
Cama walks into a stiff left hand from Jalo.
Jalo cracks Cama with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jalo lands with an overhand left.
Jalo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jalo misses with a looping right.
Cama misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cama avoids the body shot from Jalo.
Jalo moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Jalo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Cama scores with a jab to the head.
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!
Cama throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cama misses with a body punch
and Jalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jalo misses with a double jab.
Cama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jalo scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Jalo misses the target.
Cama looks to land a body kick but Jalo moved away.
Jalo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cama with a hook.
Cama takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Jalo. Those never looked like landing.
Jalo ducks under a wild hook from Cama.
Cama throws the kick towards the body but Jalo avoids it.
Jalo throws a lazy right hand but Cama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jalo moves out of range of the body kick from Cama.
Jalo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cama.
Cama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jalo.
Cama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cama ducks under a wild hook from Jalo.
Cama throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jalo avoids it.
Jalo lands a slapping body shot.
Jalo works Cama's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cama is looking to land body kicks.
Cama seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice defenses there by Cama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalo moves out of range of the body kick.
Jalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Cama.
Jalo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jalo throws the left hand but Cama avoids the punch easily.
And Cama counters with a quick kick to the body but Jalo blocks it.
Cama takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jalo moves out of range as Cama throws a body kick.
Cama tries to land a body kick
and Jalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cama throws a body kick that misses.
Jalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jalo cracks Cama with a good jab.
Cama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jalo.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Iivana Jalo.
I think Jalo 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iivana Jalo!
An out of breath Iivana Jalo 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Quadros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quadros's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pride Theme. Rokka has chosen Twilight Guardians - Out of Our Hands as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephen Quadros!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antero Rokka!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokka slips under a jab from Quadros.
Rokka cracks the inside of Quadros's front leg.
Quadros lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rokka punishes Quadros's body with a nice straight punch.
Quadros looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rokka sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rokka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quadros.
Rokka throws out a counter right but Quadros avoids it with no problem.
Quadros lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rokka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rokka works over Quadros's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
Quadros throws a jab but it's blocked by Rokka.
Some wild striking there from Quadros.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka tries to score with a low kick but Quadros moves his leg out of the way.
Quadros was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Quadros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Rokka.
Quadros has Rokka up against the cage in a clinch.
Quadros looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Quadros is looking to control Rokka's arms but Rokka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quadros has his back to the cage.
Rokka misses with a body punch.
Quadros working aggressively here.
Rokka misses with a body punch.
A short right from Quadros.
Rokka tries to circle away but Quadros has him pinned against the cage.
Rokka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rokka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rokka defending well as Quadros loads up on a big left hand.
Rokka 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.
Rokka connects with a jab.
A big left from Quadros misses.
Quadros moves out of range of the body kick from Rokka.
Sloppy strikes from Quadros. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quadros slips a jab and a cross from Rokka.
Quadros walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rokka throws a head kick but Quadros moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Rokka blocks the leg kick.
Quadros slips under a jab.
Rokka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quadros misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka ducks under a wild hook from Quadros.
Quadros scores with a leg kick.
Quadros jabs at Rokka's body.
Rokka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quadros.
Rokka feints the counter takedown.
Rokka throws a leg kick but Quadros sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Quadros moves out of range of the strikes.
Quadros takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rokka scores with a sloppy right hand. Quadros should have avoided that one.
Rokka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rokka is looking to score with low kicks.
Good leg kick by Quadros there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quadros tries a head kick but it misses.
Quadros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rokka moves away.
Rokka tries a quick counter leg kick but Quadros is wise to it.
Quadros lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rokka missing with a left hand there. Quadros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Rokka backs away, Quadros returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice shot lands for Rokka.
A big right from Rokka misses.
Quadros was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rokka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quadros.
Rokka is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rokka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rokka looks to throw the jab but Quadros is out of range.
Rokka scores with a jab.
Rokka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Quadros wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antero Rokka will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Quadros takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Quadros throws a shot from downtown. Rokka moves away and avoids it.
Quadros takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Quadros scores with a body shot.
Quadros takes a swing at Rokka's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Quadros as he connects with a hook.
Quadros throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Quadros moves out of range as Rokka throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quadros walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rokka.
Quadros connects with a leg kick. Rokka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rokka throws a push kick but Quadros slaps the foot to one side.
Quadros bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka misses with a low kick.
Rokka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rokka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rokka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quadros.
Rokka fails to land with a series of punches.
Quadros blocks a head kick by Rokka.
A big right from Rokka misses.
Rokka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Quadros stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rokka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Quadros tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quadros misses with a low kick as Rokka jumps back.
Rokka misses with a low kick as Quadros jumps back.
Quadros avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quadros misses with a kick to the body.
Rokka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Quadros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Antero Rokka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Rokka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Quadros.
Rokka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quadros.
Rokka looks to score with a jab to the body but Quadros is just out of range.
Rokka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rokka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quadros tries to clinch but Rokka moves out of range.
Quadros lands with a nice body kick.
Rokka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Quadros.
Quadros thumps Rokka with a low kick.
Rokka throws a big shot that misses.
Rokka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quadros moves away.
Rokka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quadros.
Rokka counters with a body kick.
Quadros steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rokka. That one must have hurt.
Quadros shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokka throws the kick towards the body but Quadros avoids it.
Rokka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Quadros throws the kick towards the body but Rokka avoids it.
Rokka was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rokka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good leg kick by Rokka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Rokka misses with a kick to the body.
Rokka jabs at Quadros's body.
Rokka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Rokka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Rokka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Quadros's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rokka misses with the combination.
Quadros is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rokka.
Rokka connects with the punch.
Quadros darts in and clinches Rokka up against the cage.
Rokka pulls guard effortlessly.
Quadros controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rokka has his foot on Quadros's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Quadros works his way back into a safe position though.
Quadros not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadros decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rokka walks into a jab.
Quadros throws a head kick but Rokka moves out of range.
Quadros dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rokka. That did some damage!
Quadros wants to clinch.
Quadros throws the left hand but Rokka avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Quadros.
Rokka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quadros moves away.
Rokka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rokka lands a head kick. Quadros smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Quadros blocks a head kick by Rokka.
A combination from Rokka does no damage.
A clash of legs there as Quadros blocks the low kick.
A big left from Rokka misses.
Quadros rushes Rokka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quadros lands a nice elbow.
Quadros manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka is working Quadros over against the cage.
Rokka tries to work over Quadros's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rokka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quadros tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rokka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quadros.
Quadros lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rokka backwards.
Quadros swings wildly with an uppercut but Rokka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rokka.
Quadros misses with a knee to the head.
Rokka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Quadros tries a body shot but Rokka blocks it.
Rokka taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Quadros.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quadros.
Rokka is leaning against Quadros and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Quadros tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rokka blocking some punches.
Stephen Quadros has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Quadros landing knees to the body.
Quadros misses with an elbow over the top.
Rokka has had enough of the clinch but Quadros keeps him there for the moment.
Rokka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quadros manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Quadros as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rokka breaks the clinch.
Quadros throws a good cross that connects.
Quadros tries to clinch up.
Rokka drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Quadros defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Quadros clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Quadros tries a head kick but it misses.
Quadros looks to land a right hand but Rokka moved out of range.
Quadros steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rokka.
Quadros takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Quadros lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big left from Rokka misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Quadros misses its target.
Rokka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rokka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Quadros misses with a looping right.
Rokka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quadros.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Quadros, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadros throws a series of punches but Rokka avoids them all with ease.
Quadros tries to bum rush Rokka with a series of wild strikes but Rokka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quadros misses with a combination
and Rokka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rokka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quadros lands a head shot.
Quadros slips a straight right by Rokka.
Quadros lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rokka throws the left hand but Quadros avoids the punch easily.
Quadros ducks under a wild hook from Rokka.
Quadros is looking to land body kicks.
Rokka tries a quick counter leg kick but Quadros is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quadros throws a good cross that connects.
Rokka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rokka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Quadros.
Rokka throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Quadros was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rokka checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rokka.
Quadros is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rokka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rokka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rokka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quadros walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rokka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quadros takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Quadros connects with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Quadros.
Rokka is rocked!
Quadros throws out a leg kick but Rokka moves out of range and Quadros only half commits.
Rokka changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rokka is still on wobbly legs! Can Quadros finish him?
Left hook, right uppercut from Rokka.
Rokka seems to have recovered his senses.
Rokka thuds a left hand into Quadros's body.
Quadros cracks Rokka with a good jab.
Rokka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quadros pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokka scores with a jab to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quadros gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Rokka misses.
Quadros misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quadros misses with a hook.
Rokka tries to work over Quadros's front leg with a kick but Quadros checks it.
Rokka connects with a leg kick. Quadros looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Quadros swings widly with a right hand
and Rokka counters with a nice body kick.
Quadros misses with a few strikes there.
Rokka tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Quadros swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Antero Rokka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Quadros misses the target.
Rokka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good standup being displayed there by Quadros as he connects with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Quadros blocks the low kick.
Quadros throws an overhand right that lands on Rokka's shoulder, as Rokka tries to avoid the shot.
Rokka moves out of range of the body kick from Quadros.
Quadros staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Quadros on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rokka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Quadros throws a quick counter head kick but Rokka was just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rokka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rokka.
Quadros connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rokka. Rokka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by Rokka.
Rokka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quadros throws a series of punches but Rokka avoids them all with ease.
Rokka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Quadros takes a step back to recover.
Rokka throws a hook but Quadros avoids it easily.
Rokka pushes Quadros away with a front kick.
Quadros slips a straight right by Rokka.
Quadros throws a big counter combination but Rokka scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Quadros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rokka tests Quadros's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good leg kick by Rokka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stephen Quadros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Quadros's head.
Rokka blocks a low kick nicely.
Quadros attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Quadros connects with a solid leg kick.
Rokka misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quadros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rokka manages to avoid it.
Rokka lands with a nice body punch.
Quadros on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rokka. Rokka obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka misses with a few strikes there.
Quadros pushes Rokka up against the cage in a clinch.
Rokka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rokka tries to stall but Quadros uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Come on Rokka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rokka tries to pull guard but Quadros holds him up against the cage and eventually Rokka drops back down to his feet.
Quadros will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rokka decides to pull guard.
Quadros throwing strikes from guard but Rokka blocks nicely.
Quadros trying to control but Rokka is working from the bottom.
Rokka has his foot on Quadros's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Quadros works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Quadros controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Quadros postures up in Rokka's guard and throws a big left but Rokka blocks it.
Rokka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Quadros can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quadros not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antero Rokka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rokka 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antero Rokka!
Antero Rokka is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Antero Rokka was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malakai Semerkhet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nils Holgersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Semerkhet comes into the arena with راقصة صغيرة blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malakai Semerkhet!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Holgersson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holgersson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Nils Holgersson has been cut.
Semerkhet scores with a push kick.
Holgersson slips a jab and a cross from Semerkhet.
Semerkhet moves into range and connects with a jab.
Holgersson is rocked!
Malakai Semerkhet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Semerkhet steps in with a hook that catches Holgersson right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Semerkhet follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Holgersson looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malakai Semerkhet!
Malakai Semerkhet retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Malakai Semerkhet thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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