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Ascension 307 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Numero Deux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoro Fortisimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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279 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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212 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Numero Deux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zoro Fortisimo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Deux has knocked Fortisimo down with a huge combo! Deux steps away and waves a wobbly Fortisimo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fortisimo is rocked!
It looks like Zoro Fortisimo has been cut.
Fortisimo scores with a nice body kick.
Fortisimo is still on wobbly legs! Can Deux finish him?
Fortisimo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fortisimo slips a jab and a cross from Deux.
Fortisimo seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deux loads up on a big right hand but Fortisimo slips the punch.
Deux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortisimo manages to avoid it.
Fortisimo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fortisimo staying out of range there.
Deux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fortisimo darts in and clinches Deux up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Deux's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fortisimo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Deux blocks it with crossed arms.
Fortisimo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Deux tries to break free but Fortisimo pushes him back against the cage.
Deux blocks a body shot from Fortisimo.
Deux is trying to break the clinch but Fortisimo is controlling him.
Deux working hard to break the clinch.
Fortisimo keeps control of Deux as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fortisimo has a couple of punches blocked by Deux.
Fortisimo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortisimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fortisimo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Deux throws a poor cross that misses
and Fortisimo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Deux connects with a crisp jab.
Fortisimo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fortisimo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deux.
Fortisimo has Deux up against the cage in a clinch.
Deux takes a knee to the side of the body.
A frustrated look appears on Deux's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fortisimo tries to stall but Deux uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Deux tries to break the clinch but Fortisimo is controlling the position.
Deux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Deux wants to get back to striking at distance but Fortisimo won't allow it.
Our sources have told us that Deux has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deux tries to circle away but Fortisimo has him pinned against the cage.
Fortisimo has Deux pressed against the cage, preventing Deux from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fortisimo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fortisimo digs a right hand underneath Deux's ribcage. Deux let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Deux is trying to push Fortisimo away but Fortisimo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Deux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Fortisimo.
Fortisimo scores a nice knee to the body.
Deux is trying to break free.
Fortisimo prevents Deux from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fortisimo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deux is trying to break the clinch but Fortisimo is controlling him.
Deux is looking to break free of the clinch but Fortisimo has double underhooks.
Fortisimo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Deux is breathing heavily.
Deux is trying to push Fortisimo away but Fortisimo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fortisimo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Deux is trying to break the clinch but Fortisimo has him pressed against the cage.
Fortisimo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortisimo scores with a knee to the head.
Fortisimo is leaning against Deux and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fortisimo crunches a lovely knee into Deux's ribcage.
Fortisimo avoiding damage.
Fortisimo landing knees to the body.
Fortisimo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Deux in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fortisimo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fortisimo has Deux pushed against the cage.
Deux wants to get back to striking at distance but Fortisimo won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fortisimo.
Deux breaks the clinch.
That kick from Fortisimo tenderised Deux's leg. Deux is trying to keep his angry face on.
Deux gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fortisimo lands a head kick. Deux smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deux throws a lazy right hand but Fortisimo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fortisimo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Deux on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fortisimo. Fortisimo obviously looking to wear him down.
Fortisimo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deux.
Fortisimo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fortisimo clinches with his opponent.
Fortisimo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Deux up against the cage.
Deux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fortisimo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Deux lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fortisimo lands a nice shot to the body.
Fortisimo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Deux is trying to break the clinch but Fortisimo is controlling him.
Deux tries to circle away but Fortisimo has him pinned against the cage.
Deux has had enough of the clinch but Fortisimo keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoro Fortisimo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zoro Fortisimo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Deux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fortisimo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fortisimo is looking to slow Deux down with leg kicks.
Deux takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fortisimo fakes the leg kick and cracks Deux in the body.
Fortisimo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice jab there from Deux.
Nice body kick there by Fortisimo.
Deux on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fortisimo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fortisimo connects with a leg kick. Deux looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortisimo lands with a good body shot.
Fortisimo lands a leg kick that knocks Deux off balance momentarily.
Fortisimo slips a jab from Deux.
Deux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fortisimo.
Zoro Fortisimo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Deux misses with a looping right.
Fortisimo feints and then cracks Deux's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Deux down.
Deux lands with an uppercut that bounces Fortisimo off the cage and back into range.
Deux is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortisimo tries to close the distance and clinch but Deux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deux seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Deux tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Deux takes a swing at Fortisimo's ribcage but misses.
Fortisimo wants to counter with a clinch but Deux pushes him away.
Fortisimo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deux.
Fortisimo cracks Deux with a right hand to the side of the head.
Deux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Deux steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fortisimo. That one must have hurt.
Fortisimo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deux gets tackled into the cage by Fortisimo. Fortisimo maintains the clinch.
Good body shot from Fortisimo.
Fortisimo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fortisimo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Deux is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortisimo lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Fortisimo.
Fortisimo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fortisimo cracks Deux with a nice body shot.
Fortisimo lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Fortisimo - that landed with a thud.
Fortisimo lands a knee to the head.
Fortisimo is working Deux over against the cage.
Fortisimo stalling the fight.
Fortisimo lands a knee to the head.
Fortisimo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Deux backwards.
Deux is rocked!
Fortisimo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Deux in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oh Deux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fortisimo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fortisimo connects with a body shot that sends Deux's belly button to the back.
Fortisimo closes the distance and pushes Deux back into the cage.
Deux seems to have got his legs back now.
Fortisimo lands a good knee to the midsection. Deux won't want to take too many of those.
Fortisimo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortisimo lands a nice shot to the body.
Fortisimo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Deux in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fortisimo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fortisimo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Deux.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fortisimo lands with a right to the head.
Fortisimo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Deux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Deux is looking to break free of the clinch but Fortisimo has double underhooks.
Fortisimo lands a nice knee to the body.
Deux can't break the clinch.
Deux takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fortisimo lands a good knee to the midsection. Deux won't want to take too many of those.
Deux takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zoro Fortisimo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fortisimo connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortisimo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Deux's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortisimo creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Deux's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Deux drops to his knees and Fortisimo pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zoro Fortisimo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vangelis Kokkalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Maslow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kokkalis comes to the cage accompanied by Promises - Nero ft. Skrillex. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vladislav Maslow was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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35
245 lbs
22 - 7 - 0 |
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28
257 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vangelis Kokkalis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladislav Maslow!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maslow staying out of range there.
Kokkalis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kokkalis defending well as Maslow loads up on a big left hand.
Maslow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maslow feints and then cracks Kokkalis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kokkalis down.
Maslow misses with a body kick.
Kokkalis takes one on the button.
Kokkalis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kokkalis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maslow moves away.
Kokkalis throws a head kick but Maslow moves out of range.
Kokkalis slips a straight right by Maslow.
Kokkalis moves away from the strike by Maslow.
Kokkalis throws a leg kick but Maslow sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big left from Maslow misses.
Kokkalis half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Maslow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kokkalis's hands.
Kokkalis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maslow to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kokkalis lands a right hook to the body.
Kokkalis motions for Maslow to come forward. Kokkalis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maslow misses with a straight left.
Maslow has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Good work by Maslow as he checks the leg kick.
Kokkalis misses with a head kick.
Maslow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maslow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kokkalis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maslow looks to score with a jab to the body but Kokkalis is just out of range.
Maslow wants to slow Kokkalis down by chopping away at his legs.
Kokkalis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Maslow.
Kokkalis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maslow slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Maslow.
Maslow connects with a body shot.
Maslow throws a jab but it's blocked by Kokkalis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maslow lands with an overhand left.
Maslow jabs at Kokkalis's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kokkalis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maslow moves away.
A big left from Maslow misses.
Kokkalis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kokkalis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maslow. That did some damage!
Maslow misses with a body shot.
Kokkalis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maslow.
Kokkalis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kokkalis lands a right hook to the body.
Maslow throws a sloppy head kick and Kokkalis moves out of range easily.
Kokkalis throws a body punch but Maslow moves out of range.
Kokkalis avoids the head kick by Maslow.
The fighters circling - Kokkalis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick lands from Kokkalis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maslow lands with an uppercut that bounces Kokkalis off the cage and back into range.
Maslow connects with the punch.
Kokkalis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Maslow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maslow has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kokkalis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maslow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kokkalis throws a leg kick
and Maslow counters with a leg kick.
Maslow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kokkalis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maslow scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Maslow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kokkalis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maslow throws a push kick but Kokkalis slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kokkalis connects with a leg kick. Maslow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maslow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maslow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maslow moves out of range of the leg kick from Kokkalis.
Nice body kick there by Kokkalis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maslow steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kokkalis tries a low kick but Maslow avoids it.
Maslow scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kokkalis in his tracks.
Kokkalis tries a low kick but Maslow avoids it.
Maslow scores with a jab.
Maslow 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.
Kokkalis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kokkalis thuds his right hand into Maslow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kokkalis throws a wild body kick that Maslow sees coming a mile off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maslow - that will leave a mark!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maslow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kokkalis.
Maslow tries to land a front kick but Kokkalis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maslow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maslow thuds his right hand into Kokkalis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladislav Maslow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kokkalis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kokkalis misses the shot to the body.
Vladislav Maslow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Maslow misses.
Maslow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body punch from Kokkalis.
Maslow works Kokkalis's body with a nice hook.
Kokkalis throws a low kick, looking for Maslow's leg but Maslow calmly moves out of range.
Vladislav Maslow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kokkalis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kokkalis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maslow. Kokkalis does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maslow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kokkalis.
Maslow is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Maslow lands a lovely overhand right.
Kokkalis throws a sloppy head kick and Maslow moves out of range easily.
Maslow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kokkalis blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokkalis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kokkalis thows a leg kick but Maslow checks it
and Maslow counters with a low kick, right behind Kokkalis 's knee.
Maslow is looking to score with low kicks.
Kokkalis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maslow.
Maslow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kokkalis throws out the jab.
Kokkalis wants to land a leg kick but Maslow is out of range.
Kokkalis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maslow now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kokkalis.
Kokkalis looks for the body kick but Maslow saw that one coming.
Kokkalis wants to slow Maslow down by chopping away at his legs.
Maslow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maslow goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kokkalis connects with the punch.
Kokkalis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis motions for Maslow to come forward. Kokkalis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maslow thows a leg kick but Kokkalis checks it
and Kokkalis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kokkalis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Maslow's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kokkalis trying to control the position but Maslow is working away.
Maslow struggling a bit here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maslow is not content to let Kokkalis control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maslow manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Maslow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kokkalis keeps working.
Kokkalis tries to roll over but Maslow keeps him under control.
Kokkalis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kokkalis is working hard here to advance position.
Kokkalis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kokkalis keeping moving, preventing Maslow from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maslow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kokkalis is keeping the position for now.
Kokkalis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maslow's guard.
Maslow has Kokkalis pulled in close to control his posture.
Kokkalis wants to control from the top but Maslow keeps moving.
Maslow is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vangelis Kokkalis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kokkalis throws a good cross that connects.
Maslow throws a head kick but Kokkalis moves out of range.
Maslow misses with a hook
and Kokkalis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Maslow has hold of Kokkalis's hands but Kokkalis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kokkalis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maslow is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maslow is still trying to improve position.
Maslow is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maslow trying to control from the bottom.
Maslow blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kokkalis.
Maslow keeping control of the position.
Kokkalis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kokkalis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maslow throws a hook but Kokkalis blocks it.
Kokkalis throws a front kick that sends Maslow stumbling back into the cage.
Maslow throws a leg kick but Kokkalis checks it.
Maslow misses the shot to the body.
Maslow cracks Kokkalis with an open hand slap.
Kokkalis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maslow can pounce on him.
Maslow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kokkalis ducks under a wild hook from Maslow.
Kokkalis connects with a right hand. Maslow shakes it off.
Kokkalis thows a leg kick but Maslow checks it
and Maslow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kokkalis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kokkalis scores with a leg kick.
Kokkalis avoids the head kick by Maslow.
It looked like Kokkalis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maslow throws a body shot but no joy.
Kokkalis thinks about countering with a body kick.
Maslow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kokkalis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Maslow lands a really nice looking cross but Kokkalis seems unphased.
Maslow throws an overhand right that lands on Kokkalis's shoulder, as Kokkalis tries to avoid the shot.
Kokkalis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maslow. That did some damage!
Kokkalis misses with a body shot.
Maslow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kokkalis avoids the body shot from Maslow.
Kokkalis misses with a hook
and Maslow counters with a nice uppercut.
Kokkalis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maslow counters with a body kick.
Maslow tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kokkalis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maslow. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maslow moves out of range of the body kick from Kokkalis.
Maslow connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kokkalis takes a swing at Maslow's ribcage but misses.
Maslow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kokkalis ducks under a wild hook from Maslow.
Kokkalis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kokkalis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kokkalis throws a leg kick but Maslow checks it.
Maslow slips a straight right by Kokkalis.
Kokkalis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kokkalis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maslow lands a lovely overhand right.
Kokkalis throws the left hand but Maslow avoids the punch easily.
Kokkalis throws a leg kick but Maslow moved away.
Maslow connects with a high kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladislav Maslow.
I think Maslow 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vladislav Maslow!
A very excited looking Vladislav Maslow 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Ritzik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samart Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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233 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rupert Ritzik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samart Payakaroon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakaroon moves out of range of the leg kick from Ritzik.
Ritzik throws a head kick but Payakaroon moves out of range.
Payakaroon with a poor takedown
and Ritzik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ritzik throws a lazy right hand but Payakaroon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ritzik throws a leg kick but Payakaroon checks it.
Payakaroon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
My spies in Outlaws Clubhouse inform me that Payakaroon has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Payakaroon wants to free his trapped foot but Ritzik is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payakaroon throwing shots but Ritzik is blocking nicely.
Payakaroon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ritzik keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritzik taking some punishment here, with Payakaroon in his half guard.
Payakaroon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Payakaroon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ritzik does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Payakaroon prevents Ritzik from improving his position.
Ritzik is working hard here to advance position.
Payakaroon trying to control from Ritzik's half guard. Ritzik has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ritzik pulls Payakaroon in close to his closed guard and prevents Payakaroon from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Payakaroon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ritzik has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Payakaroon has managed to get both his arms back between Ritzik's legs - danger averted.
Payakaroon lands a couple of elbows.
Ritzik keeping moving, preventing Payakaroon from controlling successfully.
Ritzik pulls Payakaroon in close to his closed guard and prevents Payakaroon from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Payakaroon misses with a hook.
It appears Ritzik was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ritzik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ritzik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ritzik misses with a body shot.
We've been told by Ritzik's head coaches at Bloodsport Gym 16 Elites that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Rupert Ritzik has been cut.
Payakaroon lands with a cross.
Payakaroon throws a big shot that misses.
Rupert Ritzik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ritzik keeps the fight on the outside.
Payakaroon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Payakaroon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ritzik can pounce on him.
Payakaroon throws a head kick but Ritzik moves out of range.
Ritzik throws a shot from downtown. Payakaroon moves away and avoids it.
Payakaroon lands a body shot.
Payakaroon has his takedown stuffed
and Ritzik counters with a good, hard body kick but Payakaroon shrugs it off.
Payakaroon just misses with a punch to the body.
Payakaroon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ritzik.
Ritzik connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ritzik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Payakaroon can pounce on him.
Ritzik avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon scores with a push kick.
Payakaroon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Payakaroon.
Payakaroon misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Ritzik was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon checks the leg kick.
Payakaroon tried to score with a low kick but Ritzik checks it.
As Payakaroon backs away, Ritzik returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ritzik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payakaroon.
A telegraphed right hand from Ritzik misses the target.
Ritzik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Ritzik checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ritzik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ritzik lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ritzik looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Payakaroon misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Payakaroon.
Samart Payakaroon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payakaroon has closed the distance and engaged Ritzik in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samart Payakaroon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rupert Ritzik's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ritzik walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Payakaroon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Payakaroon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Payakaroon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ritzik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Payakaroon thuds a left hand into Ritzik's body.
Payakaroon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ritzik on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ritzik lands a nice leg kick that just misses Payakaroon's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut lands for Ritzik. That snapped Payakaroon's head back.
Ritzik throws a right hand that misses
and Payakaroon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ritzik lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ritzik throws a jab when Payakaroon was well out of range.
Payakaroon throws a body shot but no joy.
Ritzik lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ritzik takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Payakaroon throws out a loose jab but Ritzik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ritzik swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from Ritzik misses its intended target.
Ritzik connects with a solid leg kick.
Payakaroon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ritzik moves away from the strike by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon loads up on a big right hand but Ritzik slips the punch.
Payakaroon lands an overhand right.
A jab from Payakaroon misses.
Payakaroon misses with an uppercut
and Ritzik counters with a nice uppercut.
Payakaroon misses the body punch
and Ritzik counters with a nice body shot.
Ritzik lands with a nice body punch.
Payakaroon is breathing heavily.
Ritzik dips to his left and cracks Payakaroon with an uppercut!
Ritzik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Payakaroon's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ritzik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Payakaroon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A counter left hand to the body from Ritzik misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Payakaroon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ritzik circles away quickly and effectively.
Ritzik is looking to counter with head kicks.
Ritzik throws a leg kick that misses.
And Payakaroon tries to counter it with a takedown but Ritzik pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ritzik thuds his right hand into Payakaroon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ritzik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Payakaroon avoids the body shot from Ritzik.
Payakaroon cracks Ritzik with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ritzik smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Payakaroon moves in looking to clinch but Ritzik pushes him off.
Nice jab there from Ritzik.
Payakaroon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ritzik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon throws the kick towards the body but Ritzik avoids it.
Ritzik is looking to chop away at Payakaroon's legs.
Payakaroon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ritzik is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Payakaroon misses with a lunging right hand
and Ritzik counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Payakaroon throws a low kick, looking for Ritzik's leg but Ritzik calmly moves out of range.
Ritzik finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And Payakaroon tries to counter it with a takedown but Ritzik pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ritzik tries to land a leg kick but Payakaroon saw it coming and moves away.
Payakaroon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ritzik finds it's way round the side to connect with Payakaroon's head.
Ritzik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Payakaroon tries to counter it with a takedown but Ritzik pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Payakaroon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ritzik feints and then cracks Payakaroon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Payakaroon down.
Ritzik moves out of range of the leg kick from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon throws the left hand but Ritzik avoids the punch easily.
Ritzik avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Payakaroon misses with an uppercut.
Ritzik fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Payakaroon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritzik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ritzik with a nice cross.
Ritzik tries to score with a low kick but Payakaroon moves his leg out of the way.
Payakaroon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slow jab from Ritzik misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payakaroon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ritzik's head.
Payakaroon thumps Ritzik with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Payakaroon blocks the low kick.
Ritzik blocks a low kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon throws a right and a left that Ritzik avoids nicely.
Ritzik takes a jab right on the kisser.
Payakaroon jabs at Ritzik's body.
Ritzik tried to score with a low kick but Payakaroon checks it.
Payakaroon swings widly with a right hand
and Ritzik counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rupert Ritzik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rupert Ritzik's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Payakaroon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ritzik lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Payakaroon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Payakaroon throws a poor cross that misses
and Ritzik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Payakaroon moves out of range of the body kick from Ritzik.
Payakaroon scores with a head kick.
Ritzik checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ritzik throwing a counter right hand but Payakaroon manages to avoid it.
Ritzik misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ritzik. That's going to slow Payakaroon down.
A telegraphed right hand from Payakaroon misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritzik throws a low kick, looking for Payakaroon's leg but Payakaroon calmly moves out of range.
Ritzik fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ritzik scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ritzik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payakaroon throws out the jab.
Payakaroon cracks Ritzik with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Ritzik as he connects with a hook.
Payakaroon lunges at Ritzik with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ritzik's hand.
Payakaroon throws a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Payakaroon blocks the leg kick.
Payakaroon swings for the body but Ritzik moves out of range.
Payakaroon looks to throw the jab but Ritzik is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payakaroon. Ritzik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ritzik appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Payakaroon throws a head kick but Ritzik moves out of range.
Payakaroon misses the jab.
Payakaroon tries for a takedown but Ritzik sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ritzik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Payakaroon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ritzik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Payakaroon with the counter takedown but Ritzik avoids it easily.
Payakaroon misses with an uppercut.
Ritzik misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon scores with a jab to the head.
Payakaroon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Payakaroon throws a body shot but no joy.
Payakaroon tries to clinch there but Ritzik circles away.
Ritzik fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Payakaroon checks it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritzik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Payakaroon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Payakaroon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ritzik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Payakaroon.
Payakaroon shoots and misses
and Ritzik counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ritzik throws a hook to the side of Payakaroon's head but Payakaroon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut there from Ritzik.
Nice jab there from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ritzik explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Payakaroon moves out of range of the strikes.
Payakaroon looks to score with a jab to the body but Ritzik is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritzik pushes Payakaroon away with a front kick.
Ritzik cracks the inside of Payakaroon's front leg.
Ritzik fakes the leg kick and cracks Payakaroon in the body.
Ritzik lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Payakaroon swings widly with a right hand
and Ritzik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ritzik throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ritzik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Payakaroon avoids the body shot from Ritzik.
Ritzik misses with an uppercut.
Rupert Ritzik is winning the standup battle so far.
Ritzik lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Payakaroon digs a good hook to Ritzik's body.
Payakaroon 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.
Payakaroon looks to throw the jab but Ritzik is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon misses with a body shot
and Ritzik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
You can see that Payakaroon has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
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!
Ritzik with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ritzik connects with a leg kick. Payakaroon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ritzik buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Payakaroon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ritzik tries to score with a low kick but Payakaroon moves his leg out of the way.
Payakaroon lands an overhand right.
Ritzik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payakaroon.
Ritzik throws an overhand right that lands on Payakaroon's shoulder, as Payakaroon tries to avoid the shot.
Ritzik slips a jab from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ritzik's hands.
Payakaroon misses with a two punch combination.
Ritzik throwing a counter right hand but Payakaroon manages to avoid it.
Ritzik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Payakaroon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rupert Ritzik showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ritzik has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rupert Ritzik!
Rupert Ritzik very nearly forgot to thank AnonymouS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Homer Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kid Rock - Cocky kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Homer Simpson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Homer Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones catches Simpson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Simpson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Simpson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Nice cross by Jones.
Simpson checks the leg kick.
Simpson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Simpson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jones sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Jones misses.
Simpson attempts a counter takedown but Jones avoids it well and moves away.
Simpson shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Simpson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Simpson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones scores with the left hand. Simpson knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Simpson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jones sprawls and moves away.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Simpson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jones!
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Simpson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Simpson trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Simpson advances to mount.
Simpson tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Simpson breaks from Jones's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Nathan Jones has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones really wants to buck Simpson off and get back to his feet.
Jones told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Simpson avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simpson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones taking shots to the head.
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Simpson tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Jones blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Simpson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Jones tries to hold on but Simpson pushes him away.
Simpson looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Simpson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Simpson wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Simpson is really struggling to control Jones but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Homer Simpson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Simpson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Simpson blocks a jab.
Jones 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.
Simpson slips a jab from Jones.
Jones cracks Simpson with an open hand slap.
Simpson is rocked!
Jones misses with a double jab
and Simpson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jones tries to roll over but Simpson keeps him under control.
Simpson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jones!
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Simpson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jones tries to hold on but Simpson postures up.
BOOM! Simpson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That has opened up Nathan Jones's cut even more.
Simpson tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocking the ground and pound.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Simpson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones tries to reverse the position but Simpson maintains control.
Jones defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Simpson.
Jones tries to reverse the position but Simpson maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Simpson wants to finish this one by submission but Jones is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Simpson.
Simpson trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Simpson has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones wants to stand and escape but instead Simpson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Simpson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Simpson from controlling successfully.
Jones striking off his back but it's not causing Simpson any problems.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Homer Simpson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Simpson closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Simpson pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Simpson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Simpson moves away from the strike by Jones.
Simpson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones throws the left hand but Simpson avoids the punch easily.
Simpson attempts a counter takedown but Jones avoids it well and moves away.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Homer Simpson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simpson tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Nathan Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simpson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Simpson shoots in.
Jones cracks Simpson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Simpson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Jones pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Simpson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Jones!
Nathan Jones seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Homer Simpson was interviewed post fight and said 'DOH! I will be back stronger the next time '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doom Unit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernhard Langer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unit comes to the cage accompanied by Doom Unit - Killing Time. Langer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jeezy f. Rocko and 2 Chainz - Benihana. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doom Unit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bernhard Langer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langer loads up on a big right hand but Unit slips the punch.
Unit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Langer just manages to avoid it.
Langer misses with a hook
and Unit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Unit throws a body shot but no joy.
Langer thumps Unit with a low kick.
Langer throws a low kick but Unit avoids it.
Langer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Unit tries to counter with a takedown but Langer is quick to defend against it.
Langer punishes Unit's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Langer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Langer throws the kick towards the body but Unit avoids it.
Unit misses with a hook. Langer ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unit throws a jab but it's blocked by Langer.
Langer feints the counter takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Langer.
Langer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Unit was well out of range. Poor timing from Langer.
Unit checks a low kick from Langer.
Langer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Langer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langer throws a front kick that sends Unit stumbling back into the cage.
Langer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Langer feints and then cracks Unit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Unit down.
Unit lands the left hand.
Langer digs a good hook to Unit's body.
Unit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Langer avoids the body shot from Unit.
Langer misses the shot to the body.
Unit changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Unit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Langer at a distance.
Langer cracks Unit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Langer slips a jab from Unit.
Unit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Unit throws a jab but it's blocked by Langer.
Langer misses with a leg kick
and Unit counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langer keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Unit tries to pass to full mount but Langer defends it.
Langer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Unit scores with a couple of nice shots.
Unit wants to pass the guard but Langer is defending well.
Langer is staying active underneath Unit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Unit looks to land a strike but Langer avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Unit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Langer controlling Unit's posture.
Unit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Langer. Unit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Unit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Langer just manages to avoid it.
Unit throws a body punch but Langer moves out of range.
And Langer tries to counter it with a takedown but Unit pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Langer throws a low kick but Unit avoids it.
Langer jabs Unit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Unit darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Unit looks to land a strike but Langer avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Langer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Unit manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Unit is adopting a defensive guard.
Langer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bernhard Langer will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Langer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Langer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Some wild striking there from Unit.
A left lands for Unit.
Langer just misses with a punch to the body.
Unit half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Langer.
Langer scores with a nice head shot.
Unit misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Langer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Unit rather than just go for the knockout.
Unit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crunch! Langer slams his shin into Unit's torso.
Langer missing with a left hand there. Unit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Unit drops down looking for a counter takedown but Langer sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Langer connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab by Langer.
Langer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Unit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Langer lands a jab to the nose.
Langer throws a leg kick
and Unit counters with a shoot takedown. Langer fights it but they end up in guard.
Langer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Unit is fighting to break Langer's control of his arms but Langer is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Unit preventing the sweep.
Langer is looking to sweep but instead, Unit has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Langer defending well though.
Langer trying to control from the bottom.
Unit is looking to stall here but Langer recovers full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Unit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Unit has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Unit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Langer is keeping the position for now.
Unit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langer is trying to control the position but Unit postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Unit. Langer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Langer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Langer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Unit was well out of range. Poor timing from Langer.
Langer misses with a head kick.
Langer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Unit.
Langer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Unit's sensitive parts.
Langer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Unit.
Unit changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Langer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Unit tries to counter with a takedown but Langer is quick to defend against it.
Langer misses with an uppercut
and Unit counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Unit wants to take a breather but Langer is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unit looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Unit missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Langer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Unit.
Unit prevents Langer from improving his position.
Langer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Langer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Unit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Doom Unit will probably get the nod.
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!
Langer blocks a jab.
Langer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Langer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Unit throws a leg kick but Langer checks it.
Bernhard Langer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Langer connects with a single shot there.
Langer lands a jab to Unit's midsection.
Unit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Langer slips under a jab.
Langer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Unit manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Langer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Unit tries to counter with a takedown but Langer is quick to defend against it.
Unit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Unit. Langer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Langer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Unit is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unit is not content to let Langer control the position.
Unit is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gutz Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Langer is staying tight to Unit's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Unit is looking to reverse the position.
Unit gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Langer trying to control the pace.
That's two 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.
Unit is staying active underneath Langer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Langer stalling.
Langer trying to control the action but Unit is working from the bottom.
Unit moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Unit is on top in guard.
Unit with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unit stands and throws Langer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Unit creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Langer tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Unit thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Unit working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Langer slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langer is concentrating on defense, preventing Unit from advancing position.
Unit thows a huge punch but Langer dodges it nicely.
Unit prevents Langer from improving his position.
Unit throws a strike but Langer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Unit wants to pass the guard but Langer is keeping the position.
Unit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Langer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Doom Unit.
I think Unit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bernhard Langer!
Bernhard Langer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Doom Unit spoke after the fight, saying 'I would like to thank all my fans.. Wait. In fact I DONT want to thank my so called fans! You suck! You should have cheered me more and help ME to win! This is YOUR fault!! I HATE YOU!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Never More (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolen Spliffs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). More comes to the cage accompanied by Never More. Spliffs has chosen Ice Cube - Smoke Some Weed as his entrance music. Rolen Spliffs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Never More!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
60 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolen Spliffs!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Spliffs.
More throws an overhand right that lands on Spliffs's shoulder, as Spliffs tries to avoid the shot.
More throws a lazy uppercut
and Spliffs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Spliffs.
Spliffs lands with a nice body punch.
Spliffs misses the shot to the body.
More lands an overhand right.
More keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spliffs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spliffs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spliffs has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Spliffs misses the body punch
and More connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from More does no damage.
More tries to clinch up but Spliffs circles away and keeps his distance.
Spliffs lands a jab to More's midsection.
More wants to clinch up but Spliffs keeps it at a distance.
Spliffs throws a big counter head kick but More avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spliffs throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
More swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
More takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spliffs moves out of range of the leg kick from More.
More tries a head kick but it misses.
More scores with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of More 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spliffs walks into a jab.
Spliffs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spliffs avoids a kick to the body.
More has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spliffs.
Spliffs throws a body punch but More moves out of range.
Spliffs throws a shot to the body.
More listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spliffs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spliffs fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
More goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
More keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
More feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spliffs's calf.
More has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spliffs finds it's way round the side to connect with More's head.
Spliffs slips a straight right by More.
Good shot there by More.
Nice jab there from More.
More swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spliffs blocks a leg kick.
More throws a leg kick but Spliffs moved away.
More listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spliffs throws a looping overhand right but More ducks down to avoid it.
Spliffs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
More looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
More throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spliffs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping body kick lands there for More.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs connects with a body shot that sends More's belly button to the back.
Spliffs misses the shot to the body.
More is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Spliffs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spliffs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from More.
Spliffs scores with a hook to the body. More takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spliffs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spliffs blocks a low kick nicely.
Spliffs throws a hook but More blocks it.
Spliffs misses with a body punch
letting More counter with a right hand.
More throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spliffs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spliffs avoids the head kick by More.
More throws a nice outside leg kick.
More scores with a jab.
Spliffs throws a hook to the side of More's head but More sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spliffs throws a head kick that misses.
Good shot there by More.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
More connects with a solid leg kick.
More paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spliffs swings away with a body shot that misses
and More makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Spliffs throws the left hand but More avoids the punch easily.
More lands a jab to the head.
Spliffs on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
More looks to land a right hand but Spliffs moved out of range.
A shot to the liver by More. Beautiful body shot.
More sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Spliffs defending well as More loads up on a big left hand.
Spliffs throws out a counter right but More avoids it with no problem.
Spliffs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
More with a nice cross.
Spliffs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
More lets loose with a powerful body kick. Spliffs will feel that in the morning.
Spliffs throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Never More will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
More tries to close the distance and clinch but Spliffs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spliffs gets tackled into the cage by More. More maintains the clinch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Spliffs might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, More has got the better of the exchanges.
More scores with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from More.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spliffs.
More lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spliffs backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from More.
Spliffs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with More's elbow.
A short right from Spliffs on the inside.
More misses with some punches.
More lands an elbow that stopped Spliffs in his tracks for a moment.
More blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spliffs misses with a punch to the body.
Spliffs misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for More.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
More tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
More lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spliffs prevents a body shot from More.
Nice body punch from More.
That's one minute gone in the round.
More misses with a knee strike.
Spliffs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
More pushes Spliffs away with a front kick.
More throws the left hand but Spliffs avoids the punch easily.
Spliffs just misses with a punch to the body.
Spliffs moves out of range of the body kick from More.
Spliffs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
More tries a head kick but it misses.
More connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spliffs throws a body shot but no joy.
More tries to clinch up but Spliffs circles away and keeps his distance.
Spliffs tries a head kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from More. Spliffs shrugs it off though.
Spliffs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Never More is winning the standup battle so far.
More slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Spliffs tries a head kick but it misses.
More tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
More misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spliffs appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
More throws out a loose jab but Spliffs uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from More.
More scores with a jab. Spliffs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Spliffs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
More avoids the head kick by Spliffs.
Spliffs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A swing and a miss from More.
Spliffs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but More was well out of range. Poor timing from Spliffs.
More fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spliffs.
Spliffs throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and More connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from More misses.
Spliffs slips a straight right by More.
More dodges the punch combination from Spliffs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from More.
More misses with a low kick as Spliffs jumps back.
More sizes up Spliffs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spliffs misses the jab.
Spliffs throws a body punch but More moves out of range.
More throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
More has managed to clinch.
More tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spliffs avoids it.
Never More has scored more points in the clinch so far.
More's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spliffs avoids the elbow strike from More, against the cage.
More misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spliffs.
More swings away with an uppercut that misses.
More blocking some punches.
More throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spliffss head.
Spliffs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spliffs lands with a light punch inside.
Spliffs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
More with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for More.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spliffs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spliffs lands a body shot.
More using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spliffs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for More.
Spliffs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spliffs managing to block the knees to the body from More.
A body shot lands from Spliffs.
Spliffs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Spliffs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spliffs has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spliffs misses with a punch to the body.
Spliffs lands with a light punch inside.
Spliffs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spliffs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
More scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Spliffs.
More tries to land knees in the clinch but Spliffs avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Never More dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Spliffs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spliffs jabs at More's body.
Spliffs lands a nice hook to More's body. More takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
More throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Spliffs.
Spliffs is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down More rather than just go for the knockout.
Spliffs works More's body with a nice hook.
Spliffs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from More misses the target.
More tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spliffs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
More motions for Spliffs to come forward. More throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
More connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
More misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spliffs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from More.
More uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spliffs.
Nice defenses there by Spliffs.
More takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spliffs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
More tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spliffs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
More throws a chopping leg kick but Spliffs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Spliffs lands with a good body shot.
Spliffs throws a head kick that misses.
Spliffs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spliffs throws an overhand right that lands on More's shoulder, as More tries to avoid the shot.
Jab by Spliffs.
Spliffs just misses with a punch to the body.
More throws a hook but Spliffs avoids it easily.
Spliffs wants to land a leg kick but More is out of range.
More throws a big shot that misses.
Spliffs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from More.
Spliffs moves out of range of the body kick from More.
Spliffs lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
More throws a leg kick that misses.
More tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spliffs let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Spliffs misses with an uppercut. More saw that one coming.
More throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spliffs now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A shot to the body from Spliffs misses
and More counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spliffs lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Never More has been cut.
Spliffs scores with a jab to the body.
Spliffs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spliffs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spliffs lands a nice shot to the body.
Spliffs throws a leg kick but More checks it.
More rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spliffs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Spliffs.
More tries to clinch up but Spliffs circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but More was well out of range. Poor timing from Spliffs.
It looked like More was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Spliffs.
More misses with a right hand
and Spliffs counters with a right hand to the body.
More with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
More throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
More misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - More looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
More swings for the body but Spliffs moves out of range.
Spliffs throws a head kick but More moves out of range.
A big left from Spliffs misses.
Spliffs tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for More.
Spliffs throws a body punch but More moves out of range.
More is looking to clinch but Spliffs is avoiding it.
Rolen Spliffs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from More.
More is looking to counter the offense by Spliffs and move into the clinch.
More missing with a left hand there. Spliffs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spliffs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but More was well out of range. Poor timing from Spliffs.
More seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Spliffs swings for the body but More moves out of range.
Spliffs throws a big shot that misses.
Crunch! More slams his shin into Spliffs's torso.
Spliffs moves out of range of the strikes.
Spliffs is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
More darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
More keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spliffs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. More looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spliffs throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from More misses.
Spliffs misses with an uppercut
and More connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
More avoids the body shot from Spliffs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolen Spliffs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well More has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Never More!
A relieved looking Never More thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Rolen Spliffs stepped up to the mic, saying 'Two old-ass warriors...throwin' down. good fight, yo...see ya aroun'...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Warfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tantor has chosen tantor 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, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Dragon Warfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warfist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Warfist misses its intended target.
Warfist has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tantor.
Tantor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tantor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Warfist looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Warfist. That's going to slow Tantor down.
A jab lands there for Tantor.
Tantor misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Warfist misses with an uppercut. Tantor saw that one coming.
Tantor wants to slow Warfist down by chopping away at his legs.
Tantor throws a chopping leg kick but Warfist manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Warfist lands a jab to Tantor's midsection.
Warfist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tantor.
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!
Tantor scores with a jab to the head.
Warfist misses with a body shot.
Warfist fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tantor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tantor thuds his shin into the meat of Warfist's side.
Tantor looks to score with a jab to the body but Warfist is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor just misses with a punch to the body.
Warfist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Warfist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tantor.
Tantor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tantor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warfist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tantor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Warfist misses its intended target.
Tantor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tantor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've been told by Warfist's head coaches at Humboldt Park Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tantor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tantor 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.
Warfist misses the shot to the body.
Tantor scores with a leg kick.
Tantor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Warfist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tantor was well out of range. Poor timing from Warfist.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tantor! But no joy.
Tantor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Warfist throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tantor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Warfist is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Warfist.
Warfist takes a swing at Tantor's ribcage but misses.
Warfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big left from Warfist misses.
Warfist lunges at Tantor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tantor's hand.
Warfist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tantor tries a quick counter leg kick but Warfist is wise to it.
Tantor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Warfist.
Tantor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Warfist fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tantor is out of range.
Tantor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warfist manages to avoid it.
Warfist tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Warfist misses with a wild body shot.
Warfist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tantor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Warfist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tantor was well out of range. Poor timing from Warfist.
Warfist takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tantor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tantor looks to score with a jab to the body but Warfist is just out of range.
Tantor has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warfist takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Warfist thuds his right hand into Tantor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Decent striking displayed by Warfist there.
Tantor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Tantor backs away, Warfist returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Warfist throws a body shot but no joy.
Tantor throws out a loose jab but Warfist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tantor scores with a jab.
Tantor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tantor blocks a head kick by Warfist.
Tantor throws out a counter right but Warfist avoids it with no problem.
Tantor scores with a nice right hand.
Warfist dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tantor. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Warfist there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Warfist.
Tantor throws a sloppy body shot
and Warfist counters with a straight right hand.
Warfist scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tantor in his tracks.
Tantor throws the kick towards the body but Warfist avoids it.
Warfist throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Warfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tantor moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist misses with a series of wild punches.
Warfist ducks under a wild hook from Tantor.
It looked like Warfist was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tantor ducks right into an uppercut from Warfist.
Warfist throws a hook but Tantor avoids it easily.
Tantor punishes Warfist's body with a nice straight punch.
Tantor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Warfist.
Warfist throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Warfist tries to move into range but Tantor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tantor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Tantor misses.
Tantor just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Warfist misses the target.
Tantor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tantor avoids the body shot from Warfist.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tantor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warfist.
Tantor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Warfist slips a jab and a cross from Tantor.
Tantor swings for the body but Warfist moves out of range.
Warfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tantor moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Almu Tantor will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tantor throws a series of punches but Warfist moves out of range.
Warfist fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tantor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tantor wants to land a leg kick but Warfist is out of range.
Tantor throws a jab but it's blocked by Warfist.
Warfist jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Warfist misses with a low kick as Tantor jumps back.
Warfist tries to move into range but Tantor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tantor.
Tantor blocks a leg kick.
Tantor swings for the body but Warfist moves out of range.
Warfist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warfist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tantor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Warfist.
Warfist scores with a jab to the jaw.
Warfist avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tantor lands a leg kick that knocks Warfist off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warfist throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Tantor counter with a right hand.
Warfist keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warfist just misses with a punch to the body.
Warfist doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Warfist misses with a low kick.
Warfist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That kick from Warfist tenderised Tantor's leg. Tantor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Warfist looks for the body kick but Tantor saw that one coming.
Almu Tantor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tantor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tantor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tantor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warfist moves away.
Warfist is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tantor throws a body kick that misses.
Warfist throws a leg kick that misses.
Warfist lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Warfist is looking to chop away at Tantor's legs.
Tantor takes a swing at Warfist's ribcage but misses.
Warfist avoids the body shot from Tantor.
Warfist lands with a hook. Tantor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tantor tries to work over Warfist's front leg with a kick but Warfist checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Warfist on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Warfist is looking to wear down Tantor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor throws a shot to the body.
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!
Tantor takes a swing at Warfist's ribcage but misses.
Warfist swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Warfist looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tantor lands a jab to Warfist's midsection.
Warfist throws out a leg kick but Tantor moves out of range and Warfist only half commits.
Warfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tantor moves away.
Tantor only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Warfist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tantor.
Warfist stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tantor.
Tantor just misses with a punch to the body.
Warfist tries to bum rush Tantor with a series of wild strikes but Tantor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tantor takes a swing at Warfist's ribcage but misses.
Warfist stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tantor.
Warfist scores with a jab.
Warfist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Warfist tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Warfist blocks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Warfist.
Tantor misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor digs a good body shot into Warfist's ribs.
Warfist throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tantor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Warfist tries to score with a low kick but Tantor moves his leg out of the way.
Warfist moves away from the strike by Tantor.
Tantor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Tantor does it's job there.
Warfist checks a low kick from Tantor.
Warfist 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.
Tantor blocks a low kick nicely.
Warfist misses with an uppercut
and Tantor counters with a two punch combo.
Tantor scores with a leg kick.
Tantor avoids the body shot from Warfist.
Warfist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Tantor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warfist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tantor.
Tantor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warfist.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Tantor.
Tantor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tantor lands a jab to the head.
Warfist moves in looking to clinch but Tantor pushes him off.
Tantor throws a hook to the side of Warfist's head but Warfist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tantor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Warfist throws a body shot but no joy.
Tantor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Warfist sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Warfist thuds a left hand into Tantor's body.
Tantor lands a really nice looking cross but Warfist seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tantor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That kick from Tantor tenderised Warfist's leg. Warfist is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tantor misses with a low kick.
Warfist is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tantor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Warfist circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Almu Tantor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Warfist scores with a leg kick.
Warfist cracks Tantor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Donk. Tantor catches Warfist right on the button with a cross.
Warfist tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Warfist misses with a hook. Tantor ducked under it nicely.
Warfist throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tantor lands with a straight right. Warfist didn't see that one coming.
Tantor misses with a hook. Warfist ducked under it nicely.
Warfist attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Tantor.
Tantor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Warfist tries to score with a low kick but Tantor moves his leg out of the way.
Warfist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tantor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Warfist has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tantor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warfist just misses with a punch to the body.
Tantor replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Warfist blocks it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tantor.
Warfist takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor tries to land a front kick but Warfist steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Warfist appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tantor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tantor stuns Warfist with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tantor blocks the body kick.
Tantor lands a nice looking kick to the body. Warfist takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warfist staying out of range there.
Warfist misses the shot to the body.
Tantor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warfist.
Tantor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tantor lands a jab to Warfist's midsection.
Tantor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Warfist swings for the body but Tantor moves out of range.
Warfist will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Warfist takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Warfist throws a solid leg kick but Tantor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Warfist.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tantor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warfist takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor connects with a solid leg kick.
Tantor lands a leg kick that knocks Warfist off balance momentarily.
Tantor misses the shot to the body.
Warfist was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tantor misses with a double jab.
Warfist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Warfist tries to work over Tantor's front leg with a kick but Tantor checks it.
Warfist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warfist swings for the body but Tantor moves out of range.
Jab from Tantor.
Tantor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tantor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tantor throws a leg kick which misses Warfist's front leg but catches the back leg as Warfist tries to avoid it.
Warfist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tantor was well out of range. Poor timing from Warfist.
Warfist takes a jab right on the kisser.
Warfist chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tantor can pounce on him.
Tantor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Warfist's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Warfist on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tantor scoring well with a low kick there.
Warfist blocks a jab.
Tantor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tantor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tantor throws out a loose jab but Warfist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warfist moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Warfist darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tantor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Warfist throws a poor cross that misses
and Tantor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Warfist throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tantor digs a good hook to Warfist's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warfist misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Tantor misses.
Tantor looks to score with a jab to the body but Warfist is just out of range.
Tantor misses with a low kick.
Warfist throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tantor's sensitive parts.
Tantor 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.
Danga de danga de dang - Tantor scores with a four punch combination!
Tantor lands a glancing blow to the side of Warfist's head.
Warfist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tantor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tantor. Warfist shrugs it off though.
Tantor thumps Warfist with a low kick.
Warfist takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Warfist throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Warfist lands a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Tantor blocks the leg kick.
It seemed like Tantor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tantor thumps Warfist with a low kick.
Tantor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Warfist uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tantor.
Tantor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Almu Tantor really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Warfist thows a leg kick but Tantor checks it
and Tantor counters with a thumping low kick.
Tantor catches Warfist with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tantor looks to score with a jab to the body but Warfist is just out of range.
Warfist throws a lazy uppercut
and Tantor counters with a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Tantor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tantor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Warfist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warfist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Warfist throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tantor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tantor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Warfist.
Warfist lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Warfist throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor cracks Warfist with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tantor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warfist takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Warfist tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tantor is able to avoid easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tantor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tantor misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Warfist misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warfist. Tantor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warfist connects with a body shot.
Tantor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Warfist shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Warfist takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tantor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Tantor.
Warfist misses the jab.
Warfist swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tantor.
Warfist avoids the body shot from Tantor.
Tantor throws a series of punches but Warfist moves out of range.
Tantor throws a leg kick which misses Warfist's front leg but catches the back leg as Warfist tries to avoid it.
Tantor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Warfist throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tantor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Warfist in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warfist wants to land a leg kick but Tantor is out of range.
Warfist fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tantor checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Warfist is out of range and Tantor settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Warfist on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tantor looks to throw a body kick
and Warfist counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tantor's knee momentarily.
Warfist throws a leg kick but Tantor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tantor misses with a low kick.
Warfist looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tantor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Warfist.
Tantor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tantor lands a glancing blow to the side of Warfist's head.
Warfist chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Warfist doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tantor throws a front kick that sends Warfist stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tantor.
Warfist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tantor lands with a nice body kick.
Tantor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tantor cracks the inside of Warfist's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor feints and then cracks Warfist's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Warfist down.
Tantor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tantor checks a low kick from Warfist.
Tantor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tantor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tantor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Warfist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Tantor.
Tantor throws an overhand right that lands on Warfist's shoulder, as Warfist tries to avoid the shot.
Tantor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Warfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tantor moves away.
Warfist misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tantor! But no joy.
Tantor takes a swing at Warfist's ribcage but misses.
Tantor motions for Warfist to come forward. Tantor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Warfist half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tantor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Warfists jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tantor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Warfist is able to avoid easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tantor avoids the body shot from Warfist.
Warfist takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Warfist throws a low kick, looking for Tantor's leg but Tantor calmly moves out of range.
Warfist lands a glancing blow to the side of Tantor's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warfist. Tantor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warfist lands with an uppercut that bounces Tantor off the cage and back into range.
Warfist ducks under a wild hook from Tantor.
Warfist feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tantors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Warfist feints and then cracks Tantor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tantor down.
Tantor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Warfist lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tantor's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Warfist.
Warfist lands a nice looking body kick.
Tantor checks a leg kick.
Tantor is trying to counter with his kicks.
Warfist just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Almu Tantor dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Tantor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Warfist misses.
Warfist takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Warfist throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tantor punishes Warfist's body with a nice straight punch.
Tantor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warfist.
Warfist fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tantor just manages to avoid it.
Tantor checks a low kick from Warfist.
Warfist lands a nice looking body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Warfist might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tantor walks into a left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Warfist.
That kick from Warfist tenderised Tantor's leg. Tantor is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warfist misses the shot to the body.
Warfist chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Warfist scores with a decent looking hook.
Warfist walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tantor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little jabbing left from Tantor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Tantor.
Tantor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tantor avoids the body shot from Warfist.
Tantor is looking to slow Warfist down with leg kicks.
A jab from Warfist misses.
Nice defenses there by Tantor.
Warfist checks a low kick from Tantor.
Tantor tries to land a front kick but Warfist steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tantor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tantor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Warfist appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tantor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tantor.
Tantor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Warfist has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Warfist lands with an overhand left.
Tantor scores with a hook.
Tantor throws a leg kick that misses.
Warfist throws a leg kick but Tantor moved away.
Dragon Warfist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warfist tries a head kick but it misses.
Tantor ducks under a wild hook from Warfist.
Warfist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Warfist.
Tantor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Warfist pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tantor is out of range and Warfist settles back down.
Warfist throws a leg kick but Tantor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tantor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Warfist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Warfist takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tantor connects with the punch.
Tantor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tantor moves away.
A left lands for Tantor.
Warfist misses with a head kick.
Tantor lands a jab to Warfist's midsection.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Tantor scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Tantor finds it's way through Warfist's defenses.
Tantor thuds his shin into the meat of Warfist's side.
Warfist cracks Tantor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Warfist misses with a low kick.
Warfist's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tantor under the eye.
Tantor thumps Warfist with a low kick.
Tantor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warfist smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tantor.
Tantor tries to score with a low kick but Warfist moves his leg out of the way.
Warfist looks to throw the jab but Tantor is out of range.
Warfist takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Warfist tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tantor is able to avoid easily.
Nice body kick there by Tantor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Warfist walks into a left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tantor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tantor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Warfist on the side of the head.
Warfist doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tantor cracks the inside of Warfist's front leg.
Tantor lands a lovely overhand right.
Warfist on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Warfist throws a body shot but no joy.
Tantor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tantor scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Warfist crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tantor - the referee stops the clock and Warfist gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tantor. Warfist manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tantor digs a good body shot into Warfist's ribs.
Warfist misses with a looping right.
Tantor throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Almu Tantor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tantor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Almu Tantor!
After the fight, Almu Tantor 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hovi comes into the arena with Vesa-Matti Loiri - Armo blaring out of the sound system. 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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232 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tarmo Hovi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dr Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hovi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schultz has time to react.
Hovi scores with a nice body kick.
Schultz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schultz scores with a jab to the body.
Schultz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schultz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Schultz avoids a kick to the body.
Schultz tries a low kick but Hovi avoids it.
Hovi jabs Schultz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schultz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hovi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Schultz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hovi circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Hovi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schultz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schultz.
Schultz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hovi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Schultz.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hovi.
Hovi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schultz moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz misses with a hook.
Hovi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schultz is trying to counter with his kicks.
A head kick misses from Schultz.
Hovi motions for Schultz to come forward. Hovi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hovi misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Schultz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hovi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schultz's head backwards.
Schultz clinches up with Hovi and pushes him back against the cage.
Schultz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Schultz working aggressively here.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schultz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hovi.
Hovi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hovi struggles to land a body shot inside as Schultz controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hovi.
Schultz misses with a punch on the inside.
Hovi pulls Schultz into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hovi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schultz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schultz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schultz manages to get himself to full guard.
Our spies down at at Spetznaz Training Center inform us that Schultz has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schultz keeping moving, preventing Hovi from controlling successfully.
Schultz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schultz wants to stand up but Hovi is controlling him.
Schultz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hovi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz is pulling down on Hovi's head to control his posture.
Schultz keeping moving, preventing Hovi from controlling successfully.
Schultz keeping full guard, as Hovi tries to pass.
Hovi scoring with some ground and pound.
Hovi won't allow Schultz to get back to his feet.
Schultz keeping moving, preventing Hovi from controlling successfully.
Schultz is trying to keep Hovi in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hovi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi scoring well with a low kick there.
Hovi takes a swing at Schultz's ribcage but misses.
Hovi is looking to wear down Schultz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hovi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Schultz checks it well.
Schultz walks into a jab.
Hovi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schultz feints and then cracks Hovi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hovi down.
Hovi scoring well with a low kick there.
Tarmo Hovi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schultz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hovi lands a jab.
Hovi avoids the head kick by Schultz.
Hovi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hovi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hovi scores with a leg kick.
Schultz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hovi misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarmo Hovi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hovi throws the kick towards the body but Schultz avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hovi.
Schultz is looking to chop away at Hovi's legs.
Hovi tries to counter with a takedown but Schultz is quick to defend against it.
Schultz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schultz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Schultz.
Hovi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hovi tried to score with a low kick but Schultz checks it.
A jab from Schultz misses.
Schultz avoids the body shot from Hovi.
Hovi avoids the head kick by Schultz.
Schultz missing with a left hand there. Hovi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hovi throws a leg kick but Schultz checks it.
Hovi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schultz can do to turn this around?
Schultz checks the leg kick.
Hovi feints and then cracks Schultz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schultz down.
Schultz misses with a body kick.
Schultz wants to land a leg kick but Hovi is out of range.
Hovi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Schultz misses with a body shot.
Hovi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the liver by Hovi. Beautiful body shot.
Hovi throws the kick towards the body but Schultz avoids it.
Schultz counters with a body kick.
Schultz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hovi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schultz cracks Hovi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Schultz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hovi throws a chopping leg kick but Schultz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hovi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hovi misses the shot to the body.
Hovi connects with a body shot.
Schultz throws out a loose jab but Hovi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hovi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hovi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schultz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hovi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schultz.
Hovi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hovi wants to slow Schultz down by chopping away at his legs.
Hovi scores with a jab to the head.
That kick from Hovi tenderised Schultz's leg. Schultz is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Hovi.
Schultz cracks Hovi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Schultz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Schultz throws a leg kick which misses Hovi's front leg but catches the back leg as Hovi tries to avoid it.
Schultz missing with a left hand there. Hovi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hovi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Schultz throws a head kick but Hovi moves out of range.
Hovi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hovi avoids the body shot from Schultz.
Schultz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hovi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Schultz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Schultz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Schultz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hovi.
Hovi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hovi walks into a left hand.
Hovi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schultz lands a nice shot that snaps Hovi's head back.
Schultz throws a jab when Hovi was well out of range.
Schultz is looking to clinch.
Hovi moves out of range as Schultz strikes.
A jab from Hovi finds it's way through Schultz's defenses.
Hovi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Hovi lands a nice shot that snaps Schultz's head back.
Schultz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hovi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hovi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hovi.
Hovi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schultz.
Schultz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hovi.
Schultz thows a body kick. Hovi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Schultz misses with an uppercut.
Hovi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Schultz sprawls and moves away.
Schultz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hovi.
Schultz throws a jab when Hovi was well out of range.
Schultz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hovi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hovi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schultz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hovi with a body shot.
Schultz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Schultz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hovi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hovi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hovi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hovi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schultz tries to work over Hovi's front leg with a kick but Hovi checks it.
Hovi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarmo Hovi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schultz missing with a left hand there. Hovi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hovi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Hovi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Schultz doesn't seem phased though.
Hovi lands a nice shot to the body.
Schultz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hovi throws a looping overhand right but Schultz ducks down to avoid it.
Hovi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crunch! Schultz slams his shin into Hovi's torso.
Hovi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schultz's calf.
Schultz tries to land a front kick but Hovi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Schultz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz looks to score with a jab to the body but Hovi is just out of range.
Schultz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schultz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schultz scores with a hook to the body. Hovi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Schultz misses.
Hovi tries to counter with a takedown but Schultz is quick to defend against it.
Hovi blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi lands a nice shot that snaps Schultz's head back.
Schultz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hovi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schultz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hovi misses with a body shot.
Hovi misses with a head kick.
Hovi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hovi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schultz moves away.
Schultz is looking to clinch.
Tarmo Hovi is winning the standup battle so far.
Schultz scoring well with a low kick there.
Schultz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Schultz throws a shot from downtown. Hovi moves away and avoids it.
Hovi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Schultz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schultz follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Hovi. Beautiful body shot.
Schultz tries to clinch but Hovi is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz punishes Hovi's body with a nice straight punch.
Hovi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schultz throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schultz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Schultz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Schultz throws the kick towards the body but Hovi avoids it.
Hovi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schultz scores with a shot to the body.
Schultz throws a leg kick but Hovi checks it.
Hovi scores with a jab. Schultz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Schultz is looking to slow Hovi down with leg kicks.
Schultz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hovi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hovi lands a head shot.
Schultz blocks a leg kick.
Schultz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schultz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hovi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi connects with an inside leg kick.
Schultz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Schultz blocks a head kick by Hovi.
Schultz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schultz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hovi works Schultz's body with a nice hook.
Hovi avoids the body shot from Schultz.
Schultz tests Hovi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
You can see that Schultz has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Schultz throws a hook but Hovi avoids it easily.
Hovi attempts a counter takedown but Schultz avoids it well and moves away.
Schultz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hovi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schultz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Schultz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Schultz throws a head kick but Hovi moves out of range.
Hovi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hovi misses with a wild body shot.
Hovi digs a good hook to Schultz's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schultz misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi connects with a body shot that sends Schultz's belly button to the back.
Hovi scores with a spinning back kick!
Hovi moves out of range as Schultz throws a body kick.
Schultz is looking to land body kicks.
Hovi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hovi 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.
Schultz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hovi.
Schultz fakes the leg kick and cracks Hovi in the body.
Hovi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hovi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Schultz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hovi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schultz lands a nice looking body kick.
Schultz throws a low kick, looking for Hovi's leg but Hovi calmly moves out of range.
Hovi throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hovi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schultz. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarmo Hovi clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Schultz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hovi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hovi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Schultz sprawls and moves away.
Hovi checks a leg kick.
Hovi lands a nice shot to the body.
Hovi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schultz.
Schultz blocks a head kick by Hovi.
Schultz blocks a head kick by Hovi.
Schultz steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Schultz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schultz tries to close the distance and clinch but Hovi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hovi scores with a leg kick.
Schultz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hovi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Schultz sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hovi cracks the inside of Schultz's front leg.
Hovi takes a swing at Schultz's ribcage but misses.
Hovi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hovi misses with a double jab.
Hovi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hovi looks to land a right hand but Schultz moved out of range.
Schultz throws a big shot that misses.
Schultz walks into a left hand.
Hovi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Schultz wants to slow Hovi down by chopping away at his legs.
Schultz throws a front kick aimed at Hovi's knee but Hovi avoids it well.
Hovi clobbers Schultz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Both fighters circling a little - Hovi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Schultz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hovi is able to avoid easily.
Schultz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Schultz misses with a punch on the inside.
Schultz misses with some punches.
Schultz has Hovi pressed against the cage, preventing Hovi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hovi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Schultz just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi working aggressively here.
Hovi tries to throw a body punch but Schultz avoids it by throwing Hovi back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hovi.
Schultz misses with a knee to the head.
Schultz blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schultz blocks a body shot from Hovi.
Schultz tries to circle away but Hovi has him pinned against the cage.
Hovi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schultz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schultz lands a shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schultz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schultz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hovi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Schultz walks away with a smile on his face. Hovi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hovi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz throws a head kick but Hovi moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Schultz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hovi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab, jab by Hovi - just one landing.
Schultz connects with a high kick.
Hovi misses with a body shot.
Schultz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hovi.
Schultz throws a head kick but Hovi moves out of range.
Hovi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schultz is out of range.
Schultz tries a head kick but it misses.
Hovi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hovi, as that shot connected.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hovi.
Hovi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schultz's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schultz throws a leg kick but Hovi checks it.
Hovi lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Schultz.
Hovi avoids a kick to the body.
Hovi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schultz throws out the jab.
Hovi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Schultz tries to clinch up but Hovi circles away and keeps his distance.
Hovi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schultz.
Hovi thuds his shin into the meat of Schultz's side.
Schultz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hovi throws a nice looking combination but Schultz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hovi swings for the body but Schultz moves out of range.
Hovi feints and then cracks Schultz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schultz down.
Hovi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schultz on the side of the head.
Hovi throws a solid leg kick but Schultz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hovi.
Hovi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hovi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarmo Hovi had his way with Dr Schultz in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Schultz tries to clinch but Hovi is having none of it.
Hovi scores with a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Schultz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hovi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dr Schultz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hovi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schultz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but Hovi blocks with his arms.
Schultz landing knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schultz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hovi jumps guard and drags Schultz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Schultz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hovi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schultz passes Hovi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz prevents Hovi from improving his position.
Schultz trying to control the action but Hovi is working from the bottom.
Schultz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dr Schultz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hovi tries to get to full guard but Schultz has control of the leg.
Schultz controlling the action here.
Hovi actively working from the bottom here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A good leg kick by Schultz.
Hovi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Schultz misses the shot to the body.
Hovi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hovi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schultz doesn't seem bothered though.
Hovi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schultz loads up on a big right hand but Hovi slips the punch.
Hovi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Schultz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Schultz throws a head kick that misses.
Crunch! Schultz slams his shin into Hovi's torso.
Schultz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hovi checks it well.
Hovi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hovi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hovi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schultz tries to clinch but Hovi moves out of range.
Hovi throws a leg kick
and Schultz counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi misses with a head kick.
Hovi throws a hook to the side of Schultz's head but Schultz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schultz throws a leg kick which misses Hovi's front leg but catches the back leg as Hovi tries to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Hovi - just one landing.
Hovi lands a high kick!
Schultz slips under a jab.
Schultz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hovi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hovi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hovi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schultz.
Hovi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Schultz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Schultz connects with an inside leg kick.
Hovi moves out of range of the body kick from Schultz.
Hovi throws a nice head kick!
Hovi tries to score with a low kick but Schultz moves his leg out of the way.
Hovi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dr Schultz.
I think Hovi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarmo Hovi!
After winning the bout, Tarmo Hovi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yury Vesnev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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160 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yury Vesnev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 11 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Donowitz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donowitz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vesnev moves out of range as Donowitz strikes.
Vesnev attempts a counter takedown but Donowitz avoids it well and moves away.
Donowitz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yury Vesnev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vesnev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vesnev. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donowitz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Donowitz avoids a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vesnev.
Vesnev just misses with a punch to the body.
Vesnev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vesnev backing away here, and Donowitz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Donowitz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vesnev's calf.
Donowitz scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz moves away from the strike by Vesnev.
Vesnev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vesnev blocks the body kick.
Donowitz moves away from the strike by Vesnev.
Vesnev moves forwards but Donowitz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz throws a hook but Vesnev avoids it easily.
Vesnev lands with a shot to the body.
Vesnev looks to throw the jab but Donowitz is out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Vesnev has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vesnev missing with a left hand there. Donowitz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vesnev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donowitz wants to land a leg kick but Vesnev is out of range.
Donowitz walks into a straight right hand from Vesnev.
Donowitz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab from Vesnev.
A slow jab from Vesnev misses its intended target.
Vesnev looks to land a right hand but Donowitz moved out of range.
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from Vesnev.
Vesnev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vesnev drops down looking for a counter takedown but Donowitz sprawls and moves away.
Vesnev throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev misses with a low kick.
Donowitz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donowitz slips under a jab.
Vesnev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Vesnev coming out on top.
Vesnev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donowitz.
Donowitz flicks out a counter leg kick but Vesnev steps away.
Vesnev throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
A slow jab from Donowitz misses its intended target.
Donowitz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vesnev misses with an uppercut. Donowitz saw that one coming.
Vesnev swings widly with a right hand
and Donowitz counters with a right hand to the body.
Vesnev throws a combination. Donowitz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vesnev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vesnev.
Vesnev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Donowitz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz checks a low kick from Vesnev.
Donny Donowitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vesnev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donowitz.
Donowitz slips under a jab from Vesnev.
Vesnev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donowitz moves away.
A good leg kick by Donowitz.
Donowitz lands an overhand right.
Donowitz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vesnev misses with a body punch
and Donowitz counters with a leg kick.
Vesnev staying out of range there.
Vesnev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Donowitz looks to land a left hand but Vesnev moved out of range nicely.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vesnev.
Donowitz connects with a leg kick. Vesnev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vesnev misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vesnev lands a nice shot that snaps Donowitz's head back.
Vesnev throws a shot from downtown. Donowitz moves away and avoids it.
Vesnev looks to throw the jab but Donowitz is out of range.
Donowitz misses with a low kick.
Vesnev throws a hook to the side of Donowitz's head but Donowitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donowitz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vesnev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vesnev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Donowitz's waist but Donowitz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vesnev off to one side.
Vesnev throws a shot from downtown. Donowitz moves away and avoids it.
Donowitz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vesnev with a body shot.
Donowitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vesnev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Donowitz is able to avoid easily.
Vesnev looks to score with a jab to the body but Donowitz is just out of range.
Vesnev ducks under a wild hook from Donowitz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yury Vesnev dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vesnev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donowitz moves away.
The fighters circling - Vesnev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donowitz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vesnev misses with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vesnev. That's going to slow Donowitz down.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but Vesnev checks it.
Vesnev goes for a double leg but Donowitz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Donowitz continues to drive forward.
Vesnev shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Donowitz's guard.
Vesnev throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donowitz wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Vesnev manages to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Vesnev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesnev connects with a couple of short punches.
Vesnev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donowitz is keeping the position for now.
Vesnev is fighting to break Donowitz's control of his arms but Donowitz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vesnev throws a big right hand that misses.
Vesnev throws a big right hand that misses.
Vesnev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Donowitz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vesnev postures up in Donowitz's guard and throws a big left but Donowitz blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vesnev throwing strikes from guard but Donowitz blocks nicely.
Donowitz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vesnev is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vesnev throws a body shot but no joy.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vesnev.
Donowitz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vesnev shoots in looking for a takedown but Donowitz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vesnev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Donowitz thinks about the counter body kick.
Vesnev checks a leg kick nicely.
Vesnev scores with a jab.
Donowitz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donowitz.
Donowitz staying out of range there.
Vesnev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vesnev misses the shot to the body.
Vesnev throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Donowitz defending well as Vesnev loads up on a big left hand.
Donowitz works Vesnev's body with a nice hook.
Vesnev shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Donowitz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vesnev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Donowitz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vesnev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Donowitz uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz checks a leg kick.
Donowitz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vesnev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vesnev misses with an uppercut
and Donowitz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from Vesnev.
Vesnev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vesnev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Donowitz has time to react.
Vesnev staying out of range there.
Donowitz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Donowitz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yury Vesnev is winning the standup battle so far.
Donowitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vesnev throws a jab when Donowitz was well out of range.
Vesnev sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vesnev misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yury Vesnev dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crunch! Vesnev slams his shin into Donowitz's torso.
Donowitz tried to score with a low kick but Vesnev checks it.
Vesnev half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Donowitz misses with a low kick as Vesnev jumps back.
Vesnev tries to counter with a takedown but Donowitz is quick to defend against it.
Donowitz throws a body punch but Vesnev moves out of range.
Vesnev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Donowitz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Donowitz misses with a hook.
Vesnev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Donowitz's waist but Donowitz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vesnev off to one side.
Vesnev just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vesnev thuds a left hand into Donowitz's body.
Vesnev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vesnev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vesnev avoids the head kick by Donowitz.
Vesnev fails with the takedown
and Donowitz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yury Vesnev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Donowitz finds it's target.
Vesnev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vesnev throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Vesnev throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Donowitz.
Vesnev just misses with a punch to the body.
Vesnev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Donowitz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vesnev. That did some damage!
Vesnev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donowitz.
Vesnev swings widly with a right hand
enabling Donowitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Vesnev fails with the takedown.
Vesnev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donowitz moves away.
Vesnev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Vesnev.
Donowitz with a jab.
Donowitz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donowitz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vesnev.
Crunch! Donowitz slams his shin into Vesnev's torso.
Donowitz misses with a straight right.
Vesnev with a hook.
Donowitz stuffs the takedown attempt from Vesnev. Vesnev gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz lands a body shot.
Donowitz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vesnev scores with a nice strike.
Donowitz throws a body kick that misses.
Vesnev thuds a left hand into Donowitz's body.
Donowitz blocks a jab.
Donowitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vesnev throws out the jab.
Donowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donowitz misses the jab.
Vesnev attempts a counter takedown but Donowitz avoids it well and moves away.
Donowitz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vesnev is looking to land body kicks.
Donowitz throws out a counter right but Vesnev avoids it with no problem.
Donowitz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donowitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Donowitz misses the shot to the body.
Donowitz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donowitz misses with a straight right.
Vesnev throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Vesnev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vesnev.
Donowitz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vesnev misses with an uppercut
and Donowitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vesnev lands a jab.
Donowitz scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vesnev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Vesnev.
Nice body kick from Donowitz.
Donowitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vesnev throws out the jab.
Donowitz blocks a low kick nicely.
Donowitz scores with a kick to the body.
Vesnev scores with a body shot.
Vesnev with a jab.
Donowitz slips a straight right by Vesnev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut. Vesnev saw that one coming.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but Vesnev checks it.
Donowitz slips under a jab from Vesnev.
Vesnev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Donowitz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vesnev somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Vesnev counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Donowitz!
Donowitz struggling a bit here.
Donowitz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Vesnev asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Vesnev 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.
Vesnev throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Donowitz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vesnev misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Donowitz is not content to let Vesnev control the position.
Vesnev tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Donowitz can't do much from the bottom here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vesnev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Donowitz has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev in the domination position with Donowitz hanging on.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vesnev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donowitz's sensitive parts.
Donowitz pushes Vesnev away with a front kick.
Vesnev walks into a stiff left hand from Donowitz.
Donowitz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Donowitz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vesnev takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donowitz.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut. Vesnev saw that one coming.
Vesnev throws a right hand that misses
and Donowitz counters with a leg kick.
Vesnev takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Donowitz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Donowitz slips a straight right by Vesnev.
Vesnev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vesnev misses with a shot to the body
and Donowitz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vesnev lands with a shot to the body.
Vesnev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vesnev takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Donowitz throws out a counter right but Vesnev avoids it with no problem.
Some bone on bone action there as Vesnev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Yury Vesnev will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vesnev moves out of range of the strikes.
Vesnev misses with a lunging right hand
and Donowitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vesnev steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Donowitz. That one must have hurt.
Donowitz pushes Vesnev away with a front kick.
Donowitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vesnev.
Vesnev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vesnev throws a right hand that misses
and Donowitz counters with a body kick that stops Vesnev in his tracks momentarily.
Vesnev throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Donowitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Vesnev throws a hook but Donowitz blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vesnev misses with an uppercut.
Vesnev swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Donowitz counter with a right hand.
Vesnev throws a big shot that misses.
Donowitz tries a quick counter leg kick but Vesnev is wise to it.
A big left from Vesnev misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesnev misses the jab.
Donowitz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Donowitz scores with a leg kick.
Vesnev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Donowitz pinned against the cage. Donowitz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vesnev looks to land a combination. Donowitz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vesnev misses with a hook to the body
and Donowitz counters with an inside leg kick.
Donowitz looks to score with a jab to the body but Vesnev is just out of range.
Donowitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vesnev moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donowitz. Vesnev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donny Donowitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yury Vesnev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Donowitz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vesnev's knee momentarily.
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses.
Donowitz connects with a single shot there.
Donowitz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vesnev.
Donowitz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vesnev checks it well.
Donowitz throws a low kick but Vesnev avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vesnev takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Donowitz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Donowitz looks to land a right hand but Vesnev moved out of range.
Vesnev misses with an uppercut. Donowitz saw that one coming.
Vesnev scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vesnev lands a body shot.
Vesnev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Vesnev.
Vesnev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vesnev shoots for a takedown but Donowitz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Donowitz misses.
Vesnev tries to counter with a takedown but Donowitz is quick to defend against it.
Donowitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vesnev manages to avoid it.
Vesnev looks to land a right hand but Donowitz moved out of range.
Donowitz misses with a low kick.
Donowitz scores with a hook.
Vesnev misses with a low kick as Donowitz jumps back.
Donowitz flicks out a counter leg kick but Vesnev steps away.
Vesnev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Vesnev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Donowitz! But no joy.
Donowitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donowitz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vesnev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Donowitz but Donowitz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yury Vesnev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Donowitz is predictable there
so Vesnev counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vesnev is stalling in the full guard.
Yury Vesnev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Donowitz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vesnev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Donowitz looking for subs off his back but Vesnev has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donny Donowitz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vesnev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yury Vesnev!
Yury Vesnev retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Yury Vesnev, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Shinichi Onizuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arni Jarnkarl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Onizuka comes into the arena with Nate Dogg - First We Pray blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shinichi Onizuka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arni Jarnkarl!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onizuka lands a nice shot that snaps Jarnkarl's head back.
A big left from Jarnkarl misses.
Onizuka tests Jarnkarl's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A clash of legs there as Onizuka blocks the low kick.
Jarnkarl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jarnkarl moves out of range of the strikes.
Onizuka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab by Onizuka.
We've been informed that Jarnkarl has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Onizuka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jarnkarl throws out a powerful jab.
Onizuka checks a low kick from Jarnkarl.
A jab from Onizuka misses.
Jarnkarl misses with a looping right.
Jarnkarl throws a sloppy body shot
and Onizuka counters with a shoot takedown. Jarnkarl fights it but they end up in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jarnkarl trying to keep a closed guard but Onizuka is proving a slippery customer.
Jarnkarl is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Onizuka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarnkarl stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Onizuka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Onizuka is on top in guard.
Jarnkarl wants to sweep here but Onizuka controlling him for the moment.
Jarnkarl bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Onizuka's guard.
Onizuka wants to control but Jarnkarl passes easily into half guard.
Jarnkarl scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl trying to control the action but Onizuka is working from the bottom.
Onizuka wants to get back to full guard.
Onizuka gets full guard.
Onizuka looking to control.
Jarnkarl content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Onizuka has locked up a guillotine! Onizuka's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Jarnkarl is holding on here and Onizuka must be using up a lot of energy. Jarnkarl has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Onizuka gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shinichi Onizuka!
Shinichi Onizuka retains his welterweight title!
Shinichi Onizuka seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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