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SFC 114: The Last Hurrah PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Beijer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Rubey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beijer comes to the cage accompanied by David hasselhoff - Looking for freedome. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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275 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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270 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Beijer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Rubey!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beijer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Beijer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rubey finds it's way round the side to connect with Beijer's head.
It looks like Hans Beijer has been cut.
Rubey cracks Beijer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Beijer ducks under a wild hook from Rubey.
Rubey fakes the leg kick and cracks Beijer in the body.
Beijer throws a right hand that misses
and Rubey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rubey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rubey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rubey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beijer.
Rubey appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Beijer throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rubey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rubey misses with a looping right.
Rubey motions for Beijer to come forward. Rubey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beijer lands a really nice looking cross but Rubey seems unphased.
It looks like Chris Rubey has been cut.
Beijer shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beijer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rubey throws out the jab.
Beijer shoots for a takedown but Rubey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rubey misses with a wild body shot.
Rubey connects with the punch.
Rubey throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Beijer.
Rubey misses with a series of wild punches.
Rubey looks to land a right hand but Beijer moved out of range.
Rubey with a hook.
Hans Beijer's cut is getting worse.
Nice defenses there by Beijer.
Rubey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rubey connects with the punch.
Rubey misses with a two punch combination.
Beijer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rubey defending well as Beijer loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubey misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beijer cracks Rubey with an open hand slap.
Rubey works the jab nicely.
We've been informed that Rubey 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.
Beijer misses with a right hand
and Rubey counters with a right hand to the body.
Beijer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rubey now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rubey drops his hands momentarily and Beijer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beijer looks to score with a jab to the body but Rubey is just out of range.
Rubey throws a counter combo.
Rubey throws a looping overhand right but Beijer ducks down to avoid it.
Rubey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Beijer lands with a right hand.
Hans Beijer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rubey moves out of range of the body kick from Beijer.
Rubey doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beijer.
Beijer throws a shot from downtown. Rubey moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Beijer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Beijer.
Beijer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rubey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rubey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Beijer missing with a left hand there. Rubey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beijer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rubey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Beijer misses with a straight left.
Rubey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Beijer.
Beijer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Beijer misses.
As Beijer backs off Rubey throws a huge counter combo but Beijer manages to avoid it all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubey lands a jab to the head.
Hans Beijer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Beijer misses with a wild body shot.
Beijer misses with a left hand
and Rubey counters with a straight right hand.
Beijer throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rubey to counter with a crisp jab.
Jeez, Hans Beijer's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rubey misses with a hook.
Beijer feinted with a counter takedown.
Beijer misses with a body kick.
Rubey throws a head kick that misses.
Beijer misses with a low kick.
Rubey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beijer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chris Rubey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beijer misses with a straight right.
Good leg kick by Rubey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beijer is looking to land body kicks.
Beijer moves out of range of the body kick.
Beijer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Rubey dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rubey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Beijer under the eye.
Beijer just misses with a punch to the body.
Rubey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beijer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rubey as he jumps to the side.
Rubey is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Rubey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beijer to score with a decent uppercut.
Beijer misses with a hook. Rubey ducked under it nicely.
Rubey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beijer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rubey.
Rubey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beijer throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rubey! But no joy.
Beijer misses the shot to the body.
Beijer throws a hook but Rubey blocks it.
Rubey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rubey misses with a low kick.
Beijer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beijer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A big left from Rubey misses.
Beijer lands a really nice looking cross but Rubey seems unphased.
That has opened up Chris Rubey's cut even more.
Beijer connects with a body shot.
Beijer throws a lazy right hand but Rubey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rubey slips a jab from Beijer.
Rubey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rubey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rubey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Beijer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rubey takes a step back to recover.
Beijer misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Beijer misses the target.
Beijer throws the left hand but Rubey avoids the punch easily.
Beijer slips under a jab from Rubey.
Beijer thows a body kick. Rubey tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Beijer.
Beijer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rubey's hands.
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!
Rubey ducks under a wild hook from Beijer.
Beijer missing with a left hand there. Rubey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rubey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beijer.
Rubey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Beijer's head backwards.
Rubey throws a lazy right hand but Beijer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beijer throws a sloppy head kick and Rubey moves out of range easily.
Rubey appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rubey with a nice cross.
A big left from Beijer misses.
Beijer throws a body shot but no joy.
Beijer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The cut above Chris Rubey's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice defenses there by Beijer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Beijer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rubey - the referee stops the clock and Beijer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rubey. Beijer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Beijer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rubey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beijer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rubey throws out the jab.
Chris Rubey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beijer throws a sloppy head kick and Rubey moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Beijer.
Rubey throws a leg kick but Beijer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beijer.
Rubey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beijer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beijer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rubey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Beijers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Beijer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beijer throws a body punch but Rubey moves out of range.
Rubey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Rubey misses.
A clash of legs there as Beijer blocks the low kick.
Rubey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rubey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beijer momentarily.
Rubey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rubey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beijer is out of range and Rubey settles back down.
A big left from Beijer misses.
Beijer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rubey.
Beijer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beijer misses with an uppercut
and Rubey counters with a leg kick.
Beijer throws a sloppy body shot
and Rubey counters with a straight right hand.
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 Hans Beijer will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rubey scores with a jab to the body.
Beijer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rubey misses with a wild body shot.
Rubey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beijer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rubey throws out the jab.
Beijer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Beijer is looking to land body kicks.
Beijer misses with a hook. Rubey ducked under it nicely.
Rubey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Rubey coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rubey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beijer momentarily.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hans Beijer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chris Rubey!
Our winner, Chris Rubey, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Taiki Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Larusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larusso is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Glory of love. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Daniel Larusso enters the cage!
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155 lbs
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140 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taiki Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Larusso!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larusso looks to land a left hand but Aoki moved out of range nicely.
Aoki connects with a body shot.
Aoki throws a body shot but no joy.
Larusso throws a chopping leg kick but Aoki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Larusso misses with a low kick.
Larusso buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Larusso scores with a jab to the body.
Larusso takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Larusso connects with an inside leg kick.
Larusso gets caught napping as Aoki dives in and scores a takedown. Larusso manages to retain guard.
Larusso wants to sweep here but Aoki controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larusso keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Larusso wants to get back to his feet but Aoki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Larusso keeps moving.
Aoki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Aoki makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Aoki throws a big right hand that misses.
Aoki with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aoki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Aoki with a nice head shot there.
Aoki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aoki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Larusso preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Larusso holds on and takes a little breather.
Aoki throws a big right hand that misses.
Aoki postures up and lands a big shot to Larusso's brow.
Aoki drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Larusso manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Aoki has Larusso in his guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aoki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larusso stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Larusso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larusso. Aoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larusso sizes up Aoki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aoki avoids the head kick by Larusso.
Larusso chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Daniel Larusso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aoki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aoki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Larusso circles away.
Larusso swings for the body but Aoki moves out of range.
Larusso pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Larusso.
Larusso goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aoki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Larusso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aoki takes a swing at Larusso's ribcage but misses.
Aoki misses with a body shot.
Aoki doesn't manage to clinch there - Larusso circles away.
A shot to the liver by Larusso. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larusso motions for Aoki to come forward. Larusso throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Larusso misses with a hook. Aoki ducked under it nicely.
Larusso misses with an uppercut. Aoki saw that one coming.
Larusso tries to work over Aoki's front leg with a kick but Aoki checks it.
Larusso on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Larusso 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.
Larusso looks for the body kick but Aoki saw that one coming.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Larusso but Larusso pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Larusso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aoki.
Larusso misses the jab.
Aoki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Larusso scores with a spinning back kick!
Aoki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larusso manages to avoid it.
Aoki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Larusso's head.
Aoki darts in looking for a takedown but Larusso gets double underhooks and turns Aoki into the cage.
Larusso is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larusso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larusso looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daniel Larusso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Larusso, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Larusso.
Aoki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aoki attempts a counter takedown but Larusso avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Larusso stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Larusso wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taiki Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larusso sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Aoki to the ground! Larusso dives into full mount looking to finish!
Aoki is rocked!
Larusso trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oh Aoki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki seems to have got his legs back now.
Aoki can't escape the position.
Aoki manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Larusso tries to stand and escape but Aoki actually recovers to full guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Larusso tries to stand but Aoki is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Aoki is looking for a triangle but Larusso pushes his legs off easily.
Larusso trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
Aoki wants to sweep but no luck.
Aoki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Aoki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aoki slips a nice elbow through Larusso's hands, connecting with Larusso's forehead.
Aoki looks to land a strike but Larusso avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws a big elbow that misses.
Larusso pushes Aoki off and scrambles back to his feet.
Aoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larusso misses with a body shot.
Aoki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Larusso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aoki tries to counter with a takedown but Larusso is quick to defend against it.
Larusso tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aoki attempts a counter takedown but Larusso avoids it well and moves away.
Larusso thows a leg kick but Aoki checks it
and Aoki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Larusso won't be happy with that.
Aoki misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Larusso is trying to improve his position.
Larusso felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Aoki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aoki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Aoki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Larusso sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Aoki misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Aoki throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Larusso is not content to let Aoki control the position.
Aoki scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Larusso to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Larusso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Aoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Aoki slips under a jab from Larusso.
Aoki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Larusso sprawls and moves away.
Larusso cracks Aoki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Daniel Larusso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Larusso listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Larusso lands a leg kick that knocks Aoki off balance momentarily.
A combination from Larusso does no damage.
Larusso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Larusso - that will leave a mark!
Aoki moves out of range of the body kick.
A big left from Larusso misses.
Nice straight punches there by Larusso. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Larusso.
Aoki lunges at Larusso with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Larusso's hand.
Aoki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larusso thows a leg kick but Aoki checks it
and Aoki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki won't allow Larusso to sweep him here.
Aoki working some strikes from top position.
Larusso trying to control the position.
Aoki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aoki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larusso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aoki throws a big elbow that misses.
Aoki throws an elbow that misses. Larusso uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aoki's guard. Nice move by Larusso!
Taiki Aoki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Larusso trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aoki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Larusso manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki landing some decent shots from guard.
Larusso wants to get back to his feet but Aoki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Larusso is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Aoki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Larusso is keeping the position for now.
Taiki Aoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aoki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larusso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Larusso wants to get back to his feet but Aoki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larusso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aoki throws a big elbow that misses.
Aoki preventing the sweep.
Larusso keeping full guard, as Aoki tries to pass.
Larusso can't keep his opponent in guard - Aoki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aoki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Larusso blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aoki.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good standup being displayed there by Larusso as he connects with a hook.
Aoki moves out of range as Larusso throws a body kick.
Aoki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aoki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Larusso bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Larusso misses with a looping left.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but Larusso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Larusso 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.
Aoki feinted with a counter takedown.
Daniel Larusso is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aoki is looking to wear down Larusso with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aoki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larusso is looking to land body kicks.
Larusso lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Larusso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Larusso winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Larusso!
Daniel Larusso very nearly forgot to thank VIRAL COMBAT 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 David Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Iron Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iron Tyson has chosen Baha Men-Holla as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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29
292 lbs
14 - 1 - 0 |
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24
149 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Iron Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abbott throws a right and a left that Iron Tyson avoids nicely.
Iron Tyson wants to counter the offense by Abbott and move into the clinch position.
Iron Tyson moves away from the strike by Abbott.
Iron Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abbott swings widly with a right hand
enabling Iron Tyson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab from Abbott.
It looks like Shogun Iron Tyson has been cut.
Abbott just misses with a punch to the body.
Abbott takes a swing at Iron Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the side of Abbott's head but Abbott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iron Tyson looks to land a right hand but Abbott moved out of range.
Iron Tyson throws a body punch but Abbott moves out of range.
Abbott seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Abbott throws an off balance right hand
and Iron Tyson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Abbott was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Iron Tyson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abbott. Iron Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iron Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abbott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abbott misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Abbott. No joy for Iron Tyson on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Iron Tyson wants to counter the offense by Abbott and move into the clinch position.
Abbott gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson pushes Abbott up against the cage in a clinch.
Abbott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Iron Tyson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abbott has a couple of punches blocked by Iron Tyson.
Abbott wants to break the clinch but can't.
Iron Tyson takes a shot to the head.
Iron Tyson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Iron Tyson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abbott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Iron Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Iron Tyson throws the left hand but Abbott avoids the punch easily.
Abbott feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Abbott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Iron Tyson doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abbott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Iron Tyson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Abbott just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson slips a jab from Abbott.
Iron Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abbott throws a right and a left that Iron Tyson avoids nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abbott.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Iron Tyson.
Abbott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
Abbott defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Iron Tyson.
David Abbott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shogun Iron Tyson.
Abbott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Iron Tyson lands a two punch combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Iron Tyson as he connects with a hook.
Abbott misses with a right hand
and Iron Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
Abbott lands a nice looking body shot.
Iron Tyson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abbott backs up against the cage.
Abbott throws a lazy uppercut
and Iron Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
Iron Tyson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the side of Abbott's head but Abbott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abbott tries to clinch up but Iron Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Iron Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abbott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Iron Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Abbott was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Iron Tyson.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.
Abbott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Iron Tyson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Abbott defends well and Iron Tyson ends up having to push Abbott into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Iron Tyson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Abbotts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Abbott throws a sloppy body shot
and Iron Tyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Iron Tyson thuds his right hand into Abbott's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Abbott misses with a few strikes there.
Iron Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Iron Tyson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iron Tyson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Abbott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iron Tyson cracks Abbott with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abbott takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Iron Tyson lands an overhand right.
Abbott misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Iron Tyson counters with a stiff right hand.
Iron Tyson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Abbott had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Abbott misses with a hook. Iron Tyson ducked under it nicely.
Abbott lands with a cross.
Iron Tyson lands a jab to the nose.
Iron Tyson drives through and clinches with Abbott against the cage.
Iron Tyson dodges an elbow strike from Abbott.
A short uppercut from Iron Tyson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abbott tries a body shot but Iron Tyson blocks it.
Iron Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abbott drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Iron Tyson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Iron Tyson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shogun Iron Tyson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Iron Tyson lands a jab-cross combination.
Iron Tyson clinches.
Iron Tyson is working Abbott over against the cage.
Abbott can't find room to land a body shot as Iron Tyson controls the action.
Abbott throws a head punch that misses.
Abbott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Iron Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Abbott.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Abbott just misses with a elbow thrown towards Iron Tyson's brow.
Abbott pushes off an throws an elbow but Iron Tyson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Iron Tyson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Iron Tyson blocks an elbow strike.
Iron Tyson lands with a right to the head.
Abbott takes a shot to the head.
Shogun Iron Tyson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Iron Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iron Tyson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Abbott tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Iron Tyson is in Abbott's guard.
Iron Tyson advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abbott won't allow Iron Tyson to pass to mount.
Abbott knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Iron Tyson on the ground.
Iron Tyson works his way into side control.
Abbott wants to control but Iron Tyson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson advances to mount.
Abbott is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Abbott's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Iron Tyson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Abbott tries to lock up and control but Iron Tyson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Iron Tyson unloads with some shots from mount but Abbott bucks and avoids them well.
Iron Tyson breaks from Abbott's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Iron Tyson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Abbott can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iron Tyson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Abbott is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Iron Tyson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Iron Tyson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Abbott really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Iron Tyson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron Tyson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Iron Tyson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Abbott tries to hold on but Iron Tyson postures up.
Iron Tyson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Abbott is looking to escape.
Abbott really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson avoids the attempt from Abbott to control.
Abbott looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Iron Tyson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Abbott wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Iron Tyson.
Abbott taking shots to the head.
Iron Tyson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Iron Tyson tries to control but Abbott wriggling away.
BOOM! Iron Tyson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Iron Tyson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson looking to finish with strikes here!
Iron Tyson looking to control but Abbott is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Abbott keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Iron Tyson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Iron Tyson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Abbott is rocked!
Iron Tyson lands a big elbow - Abbott is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Abbott is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Shogun Iron Tyson!
Shogun Iron Tyson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Barfot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Munchack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barfot comes to the cage accompanied by Dj Kurt - Looking Down. Munchack has chosen Tupac - Ambitionz Az A Ridah as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
259 lbs
14 - 1 - 0 |
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27
273 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Magnus Barfot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Munchack!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barfot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barfot throws an overhand right that lands on Munchack's shoulder, as Munchack tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barfot.
Both fighters circling a little - Barfot finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barfot moves in looking to clinch but Munchack pushes him off.
Barfot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Munchack. That did some damage!
Barfot is looking to slow Munchack down with leg kicks.
Barfot throws a shot from downtown. Munchack moves away and avoids it.
Munchack with the counter takedown but Barfot avoids it easily.
Barfot throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barfot swings widly with a right hand
and Munchack counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Barfot is defending against the submission attempts here by Munchack.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munchack prevents Barfot from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munchack trying to work for an americana but Barfot has managed to regain full guard.
Barfot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barfot might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Munchack throws a strike but Barfot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barfot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Munchack is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Munchack lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Barfot being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barfot looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Munchack passes into half guard.
Munchack wants to free his trapped foot but Barfot is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Munchack working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Barfot's thigh. Barfot counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barfot bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Munchack's guard.
Barfot passes Munchack's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Munchack looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barfot trying to control the action but Munchack is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munchack looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barfot is trying to control. Munchack wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barfot is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Munchack is just riding it out for now. Barfot eventually gives up the hold.
Munchack gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barfot is pushing down on Munchack's leg trying to pass to half guard. Munchack is fighting to maintain full guard but Barfot has managed to sneak the leg through.
Munchack wants to improve his position but Barfot is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Barfot dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barfot swings for the body but Munchack moves out of range.
Barfot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munchack.
And Munchack tries to counter it with a takedown but Barfot pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Barfot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Munchack moves away.
Barfot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barfot keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Munchack throws a sloppy head kick and Barfot moves out of range easily.
Munchack takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barfot goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Munchack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barfot is looking to slow Munchack down with leg kicks.
Barfot misses with a leg kick.
Munchack moves out of range as Barfot throws a body kick.
Munchack moves out of range of the body kick from Barfot.
Barfot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munchack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munchack with the counter takedown but Barfot avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barfot throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Barfot. Beautiful body shot.
Munchack keeps the fight on the outside.
Munchack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barfot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Munchack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barfot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Franklin Munchack has been cut.
Barfot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barfot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Barfot as the two fighters clinch.
Munchack lands a shot to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Barfot here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Barfot stops a takedown attempt from Munchack.
Barfot struggles to land a body shot inside as Munchack controls his hands.
Munchack can't find room to land a body shot as Barfot controls the action.
Munchack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Munchack.
Magnus Barfot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Munchack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munchack stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barfot.
Barfot looks to score with a jab to the body but Munchack is just out of range.
Barfot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munchack misses with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munchack swats away the attempt to clinch by Barfot.
Barfot throws a nice inside leg kick.
Munchack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barfot lands a leg kick that knocks Munchack off balance momentarily.
Magnus Barfot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barfot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Barfot's head coaches at DJs Locker that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barfot throws a half hearted mid kick.
Munchack tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Munchack takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barfot throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barfot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munchack.
Munchack will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barfot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munchack can do to turn this around?
Munchack chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barfot can pounce on him.
Barfot swings for the body but Munchack moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Munchack.
Munchack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barfot.
Barfot wants to clinch up but Munchack keeps it at a distance.
Munchack shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barfot but Barfot pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barfot misses with a kick to the body.
Munchack's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barfot lands with a shot to the body.
Barfot blocks a head kick by Munchack.
Munchack tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munchack swings for the body but Barfot moves out of range.
Barfot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barfot checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barfot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Munchack manages to avoid it.
Barfot is looking to wear down Munchack with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barfot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Magnus Barfot is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munchack avoids the head kick by Barfot.
A jab from Barfot does it's job there.
Munchack takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barfot throws a nice head kick!
Barfot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Munchack manages to avoid it.
Munchack tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Munchack tries a head kick but it misses.
Munchack is looking to chop away at Barfot's legs.
As Munchack backs away, Barfot returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Barfot dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Franklin Munchack's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Munchack avoids the body shot from Barfot.
And Munchack tries to counter it with a takedown but Barfot pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Barfot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Munchack tries to land a front kick but Barfot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barfot throws a hook to the side of Munchack's head but Munchack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Munchack tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barfot connects with a solid leg kick.
Barfot just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barfot. That's going to slow Munchack down.
Barfot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munchack ducks right into an uppercut from Barfot.
Munchack looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barfot misses with a series of wild punches.
Munchack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barfot.
Munchack moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munchack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barfots head.
Munchack tries for a takedown. No joy.
Barfot tries to break the clinch but Munchack is controlling the position.
Barfot tries a body shot but Munchack blocks it.
Munchack is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barfot pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Barfot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barfot blocks a body shot from Munchack.
Munchack misses with some punches.
Barfot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Munchack misses the shot to the body.
Barfot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magnus Barfot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barfot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barfot just misses with a punch to the body.
Munchack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barfot throws out the jab.
And Munchack tries to counter it with a takedown but Barfot pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Munchack drops his hands momentarily and Barfot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Munchack gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barfot rushes Munchack and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Munchack tries to circle away but Barfot has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barfot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
You can see that Munchack has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barfot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Munchack is looking for a takedown.
Magnus Barfot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Munchack.
Barfot lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Munchack or not.
Munchack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barfot gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Munchack.
Munchack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barfot lands with a left to the head.
Franklin Munchack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barfot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Munchack takes a shot to the head.
Barfot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barfot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barfot is looking to control Munchack's arms but Munchack gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barfot has his back to the cage.
Munchack is looking to take this one to the mat.
Barfot is trying to maintain a safe position but Munchack gets an underhook and turns Barfot into the cage.
Munchack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barfot misses with a punch to the body.
Munchack looking for a takedown.
Munchack scores with a shot to the side of Barfot's head.
Barfot looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barfot lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Munchack fails to land.
Barfot blocks a body shot from Munchack.
Munchack tries to circle away but Barfot has him pinned against the cage.
Magnus Barfot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Munchack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barfot moves in looking to clinch but Munchack pushes him off.
Munchack tries to work over Barfot's front leg with a kick but Barfot checks it.
Nice body kick there by Barfot.
Barfot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barfot. Munchack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barfot lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Munchack at a distance.
Barfot connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Barfot. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barfot.
Munchack walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Barfot.
Munchack blocks a head kick by Barfot.
Munchack with the counter takedown but Barfot avoids it easily.
Munchack swats away the attempt to clinch by Barfot.
Munchack on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barfot. Barfot obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Barfot.
Munchack moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Barfot.
Barfot lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barfot blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Barfot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barfot, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Barfot!
Magnus Barfot thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Chatzikomninos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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213 lbs
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Chatzikomninos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Bender!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chatzikomninos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chatzikomninos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bender misses with a low kick.
Chatzikomninos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bender as he avoids it easily.
Chatzikomninos slips a jab from Bender.
Chatzikomninos moves away from the strike by Bender.
Chatzikomninos circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Chatzikomninos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bender is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bender defending well as Chatzikomninos loads up on a big left hand.
Bender moves out of range as Chatzikomninos strikes.
Bender misses with a low kick as Chatzikomninos jumps back.
Chatzikomninos checks a low kick from Bender.
Bender walks into a straight right hand from Chatzikomninos.
It looks like Blake Bender has been cut.
Bender misses with a looping right.
Chatzikomninos misses with a looping left.
Chatzikomninos throws a shot from downtown. Bender moves away and avoids it.
Chatzikomninos throws a hook but Bender avoids it easily.
Chatzikomninos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bender under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chatzikomninos goes for a double leg but Bender avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bender continues to drive forward.
Chatzikomninos tries to clinch there but Bender circles away.
Bender throws out a counter right but Chatzikomninos avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender throws a body punch but Chatzikomninos moves out of range.
Bender staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Bender.
Bender missing with a left hand there. Chatzikomninos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bender slips a jab from Chatzikomninos.
Bender misses with a head kick.
Bender misses with a right hand
and Chatzikomninos counters with a stiff right hand.
Bender misses with an uppercut.
Bender connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bender throws the left hand but Chatzikomninos avoids the punch easily.
Chatzikomninos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bender keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bender throws a front kick aimed at Chatzikomninos's knee but Chatzikomninos avoids it well.
Bender throws a looping overhand right but Chatzikomninos ducks down to avoid it.
Bender stuffs the takedown attempt from Chatzikomninos. Chatzikomninos gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Chatzikomninos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chatzikomninos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bender circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos fails to land with a series of punches.
Bender doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chatzikomninos shoots and misses
and Bender counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bender scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bender throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chatzikomninos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chatzikomninos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bender lands with a good body shot.
Bender tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chatzikomninos was well out of range. Poor timing from Bender.
Chatzikomninos 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.
Nice defenses there by Chatzikomninos.
Bender scores with the left hand. Chatzikomninos knows he should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Bender. Beautiful body shot.
Blake Bender is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bender keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bender swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chatzikomninos tries to clinch up but Bender circles away and keeps his distance.
Chatzikomninos connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chatzikomninos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bender takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bender is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos moves into the clinch successfully.
A hook to the body from Bender.
Bender doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chatzikomninos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chatzikomninos catches Bender with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chatzikomninos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chatzikomninos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chatzikomninos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bender connects with a leg kick. Chatzikomninos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chatzikomninos swings widly with a right hand
and Bender counters with a left and a right that stings Chatzikomninos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bender throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Chatzikomninos. That snapped Bender's head back.
Bender is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chatzikomninos.
A big right from Bender misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bender lands a slapping body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chatzikomninos.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chatzikomninos or perhaps it was just good defense by Bender, which made it look bad.
Bender tests Chatzikomninos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chatzikomninos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bender.
Oooooh!!! Chatzikomninos has knocked Bender down with a huge combo! Chatzikomninos steps away and waves a wobbly Bender back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bender is rocked!
Bender tries to keep at a distance but Chatzikomninos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bender is still on wobbly legs! Can Chatzikomninos finish him?
Chatzikomninos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crack! Chatzikomninos connects with the perfect overhand right and Bender falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Chatzikomninos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexei Chatzikomninos!
A relieved looking Alexei Chatzikomninos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyroil Smoochie Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clay comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sabotage kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tyson Clay told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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148 lbs
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Clay!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay tries to clinch but Smoochie Wallace is having none of it.
Smoochie Wallace appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
No joy there for Clay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clay catches Smoochie Wallace with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smoochie Wallace throws a low kick but Clay moves out of range easily.
Smoochie Wallace slips a jab from Clay.
Clay moves in looking to clinch but Smoochie Wallace pushes him off.
Clay scores with a jab. Smoochie Wallace acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smoochie Wallace dodges the punch combination from Clay.
Clay connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Clay.
Smoochie Wallace throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Clay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smoochie Wallace counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clay takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay misses with a straight left.
Smoochie Wallace appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Smoochie Wallace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson Clay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clay misses with a looping left.
Clay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smoochie Wallace moves away.
Clay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smoochie Wallace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smoochie Wallace drops down looking for a counter takedown but Clay sprawls and moves away.
Smoochie Wallace has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack in the buildup to the fight.
Clay gets a clinch.
Clay drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smoochie Wallace pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smoochie Wallace will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smoochie Wallace with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clay shoots for a takedown but Smoochie Wallace saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Clay looks to move away, Smoochie Wallace throws a big counter combo bu Clay just gets out of the way.
Smoochie Wallace lands a big head kick that sends Clay tumbling to the mat! Smoochie Wallace takes a step backwards and waves Clay back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Clay is rocked!
It looks like Tyson Clay has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clay tries for a takedown but Smoochie Wallace circles away easily
and Smoochie Wallace counters with a hugh head kick that removes Clay from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Tyson Clay had this to say: 'I shit the bed.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Puntti Manne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Perrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manne comes to the cage accompanied by Redrama - Music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Puntti Manne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Helio Perrera!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manne moves away from the strike by Perrera.
Manne avoids the body shot from Perrera.
Perrera 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.
Perrera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Perrera moves out of range as Manne throws a body kick.
Perrera avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perrera takes a swing at Manne's ribcage but misses.
Perrera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Perrera lands a jab to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manne misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Manne.
Manne throws a head kick but Perrera moves out of range.
Perrera blocks a head kick by Manne.
Manne connects with a leg kick. Perrera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Manne misses with a low kick.
Perrera lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perrera. Manne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manne slips under a jab from Perrera.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Perrera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manne doesn't seem bothered though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manne.
Perrera misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perrera shoots in looking for a takedown but Manne manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Perrera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Manne appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Perrera swinging wildly here.
Perrera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perrera has a couple of punches blocked by Manne.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Manne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Perrera - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Manne tries to work over Perrera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perrera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perrera gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Perrera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manne isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Perrera stacks Manne on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Perrera!
Manne is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Manne's coaches at Gangsterdamage have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manne is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Perrera off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manne doesn't have the hooks in and Perrera manages to turn into his guard.
Manne has his foot on Perrera's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perrera works his way back into a safe position though.
Perrera is in close to Manne's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Perrera stopping the sweep attempt from Manne.
Manne keeping moving, preventing Perrera from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perrera throws a strike but Manne rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Manne trying to control the position from guard on top but Perrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Perrera controlling Manne's posture.
Perrera has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Perrera is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Perrera looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Perrera lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Manne is on top in guard.
Manne wants to control from the top but Perrera keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Perrera dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Manne walks into a jab.
Perrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perrera takes a swing at Manne's ribcage but misses.
Manne avoids the body shot from Perrera.
Helio Perrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Manne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perrera. That did some damage!
Manne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Perrera throws a looping overhand right but Manne ducks down to avoid it.
Perrera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manne. Manne obviously looking to wear him down.
Perrera lands with a hook. Manne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Perrera misses the shot to the body.
Manne throws a chopping leg kick but Perrera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab lands there for Manne.
Perrera checks a low kick from Manne.
Perrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perrera doesn't manage to clinch there - Manne circles away.
Manne misses with a hook.
Manne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manne thumps Perrera with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manne tries to land a leg kick but Perrera saw it coming and moves away.
Perrera misses the shot to the body.
Perrera swings for the body but Manne moves out of range.
Manne misses with a low kick.
Manne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Manne.
Nice defenses there by Perrera.
Manne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manne thumps Perrera with a low kick.
Perrera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perrera with a nice cross.
Perrera moves out of range of the leg kick from Manne.
Perrera is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Manne rather than just go for the knockout.
Manne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Perrera in his tracks.
Perrera moves out of range of the strikes.
Perrera slips under a jab.
Perrera scores with a jab to the jaw.
Perrera blocks a leg kick.
Perrera bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manne tries to bench press Perrera off him but Perrera keeps the position.
Perrera trying to control the action but Manne is working from the bottom.
Perrera connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Manne some visible discomfort.
Perrera taking a break here but Manne is having none of it and regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manne is looking to improve his position.
Perrera working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manne manages to get to full guard.
Manne trying to keep a closed guard but Perrera is proving a slippery customer.
Manne has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Perrera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Perrera wants to control from the top but Manne keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Perrera throws a strike but Manne rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Manne looking to pass the guard.
Manne is working hard here to advance position.
Manne trying to control the position from guard on top but Perrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perrera trying to keep a closed guard but Manne is proving a slippery customer.
Perrera wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Helio Perrera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Manne throws a leg kick which misses Perrera's front leg but catches the back leg as Perrera tries to avoid it.
Perrera attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Perrera instigates a clinch.
Manne works on Perrera's body with a couple of short punches.
Manne avoids the elbow strike from Perrera, against the cage.
Perrera tries to stall but Manne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Manne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manne lands a left hand.
Perrera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mannes head.
Perrera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manne working aggressively here.
Perrera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perrera blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perrera manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Perrera lands an elbow inside that Manne shrugs off.
It looks like Puntti Manne has been cut.
Manne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Perrera misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Manne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perrera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manne prevents a body shot from Perrera.
Perrera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manne backwards.
Perrera blocking some punches.
Perrera blocks a body shot from Manne.
A right handed body shot lands from Manne.
Perrera can't find room to land a body shot as Manne controls the action.
Nice body punch from Manne.
Perrera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perrera blocks an uppercut.
Perrera blocks a body shot from Manne.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manne.
Perrera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perrera is trying to pull guard but Manne has him pressed against the cage.
Perrera lands with a right to the head.
Perrera digs a right hand underneath Manne's ribcage. Manne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Perrera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Manne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manne has a couple of punches blocked by Perrera.
Manne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perrera backwards.
Perrera tries to throw a body punch but Manne avoids it by throwing Perrera back against the cage.
Manne takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manne avoiding damage as Perrera throws knees to the body.
Perrera can't find room to land a body shot as Manne controls the action.
Perrera misses with a body punch.
Manne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Manne.
Perrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Manne uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Manne.
Manne misses with a punch on the inside.
Perrera fails to pull guard.
Puntti Manne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perrera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manne is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Manne.
Perrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Helio Perrera is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perrera blocks an uppercut.
Manne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perrera backwards.
Perrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manne throws a punch but it's blocked by Perrera.
Manne takes a shot to the head.
Perrera jumps guard but Manne stands there with Perrera around his waist. Perrera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Puntti Manne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Perrera.
Perrera tries a body shot but Manne blocks it.
Manne misses with some punches.
Perrera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manne swings wildly with an uppercut but Perrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perrera lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Manne - that landed with a thud.
Manne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manne swings wildly with an uppercut but Perrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manne blocking some punches.
Perrera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manne backwards.
Perrera taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Perrera throws a head punch that misses.
Perrera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perrera.
Perrera presses Manne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Manne fails to land.
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 Puntti Manne.
Well Perrera 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helio Perrera!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Demitri Borschtanoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bear Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borschtanoff comes to the cage accompanied by Darude - Sandstorm. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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168 lbs
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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
16 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Demitri Borschtanoff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bear Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Borschtanoff misses.
Stevenson misses with a kick to the body.
Stevenson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A good leg kick by Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cartel Muerte in the buildup to the fight.
Borschtanoff has managed to clinch.
Borschtanoff can't break the clinch.
Stevenson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Borschtanoff misses with a punch on the inside.
Borschtanoff misses with some punches.
Borschtanoff throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevenson.
Stevenson tries to stall but Borschtanoff uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Borschtanoff prevents a body shot from Stevenson.
Borschtanoff can't find room to land a body shot as Stevenson controls the action.
Borschtanoff stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borschtanoff lands with a light punch inside.
Borschtanoff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Come on Stevenson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borschtanoff.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevenson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschtanoff lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Borschtanoff working aggressively here.
Stevenson trying to stall but Borschtanoff improves his position.
A shot in the inside from Stevenson.
Borschtanoff scores with a nice hook to the head.
Borschtanoff wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stevenson has him pressed against the cage.
Borschtanoff lands with a left to the head.
Borschtanoff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevenson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Borschtanoff swings wildly with an uppercut but Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borschtanoff is trying to break the clinch but Stevenson is controlling him.
Borschtanoff working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stevenson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Borschtanoff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Borschtanoff looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Borschtanoff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Borschtanoff misses with some punches.
Borschtanoff misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff looking to stall.
Stevenson misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borschtanoff blocks a body shot from Stevenson.
Stevenson blocks an uppercut.
Stevenson lands a left hand.
Borschtanoff is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Borschtanoff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.
Stevenson breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borschtanoff. Stevenson does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stevenson! But no joy.
Stevenson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Borschtanoff.
Stevenson digs a good body shot into Borschtanoff's ribs.
Borschtanoff looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stevenson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Stevenson does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Borschtanoff on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Borschtanoff on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff lands with a right hand.
Stevenson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Borschtanoff. Borschtanoff obviously looking to wear him down.
Borschtanoff throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stevenson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Borschtanoff feints and then cracks Stevenson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stevenson down.
Borschtanoff with a poor takedown
and Stevenson counters with a series of strikes. Borschtanoff will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stevenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Borschtanoff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevenson manages to avoid it.
Borschtanoff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevenson throws a shot from downtown. Borschtanoff moves away and avoids it.
Stevenson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Borschtanoff lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevenson throws a hook but Borschtanoff avoids it easily.
Borschtanoff shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stevenson sprawls well. Stevenson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Borschtanoff gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demitri Borschtanoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borschtanoff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borschtanoff throws a looping overhand right but Stevenson ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson connects with a body shot that sends Borschtanoff's belly button to the back.
Borschtanoff thows a body kick. Stevenson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Borschtanoff throws a leg kick
and Stevenson counters with a nice uppercut.
Borschtanoff moves into the clinch.
A short left from Borschtanoff.
Stevenson being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.
Borschtanoff lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stevenson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stevenson lands with a short shot to the head.
Borschtanoff blocks an elbow strike.
Borschtanoff breaks the clinch.
Borschtanoff scores with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevenson misses with a hook.
Stevenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitri Borschtanoff 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.
Borschtanoff throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stevenson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Borschtanoff is out of range.
Stevenson throws a leg kick but Borschtanoff moved away.
Stevenson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Borschtanoff closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stevenson to the mat! Stevenson manages to get full guard.
Borschtanoff trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Borschtanoff throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borschtanoff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Borschtanoff 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.
Stevenson being controlled here, momentarily.
Borschtanoff looking to sit in guard and control but Stevenson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stevenson stopping the sweep attempt from Borschtanoff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Borschtanoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borschtanoff is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stevenson wants to control but Borschtanoff is keeping busy.
Borschtanoff is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Borschtanoff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stevenson keeps working.
Stevenson is looking to improve his position.
Stevenson is pressing down on Borschtanoff's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Borschtanoff working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stevenson's head.
Borschtanoff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Borschtanoff is one step ahead there.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Borschtanoff from controlling successfully.
Stevenson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Borschtanoff is one step ahead there.
Stevenson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Borschtanoff.
Stevenson pulls Borschtanoff in close to prevent any damage.
Borschtanoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevenson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Borschtanoff controls the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stevenson's head.
Borschtanoff lands a couple of digs.
Borschtanoff postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Borschtanoff engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stevenson controls Borschtanoff momentarily but Borschtanoff frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The fighters circling - Stevenson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borschtanoff appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Borschtanoff misses the shot to the body.
Borschtanoff lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stevenson can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff avoids the head kick by Stevenson.
Borschtanoff fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stevenson misses with a low kick.
Borschtanoff motions for Stevenson to come forward. Borschtanoff throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stevenson moves out of range of the strikes.
Borschtanoff scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stevenson in his tracks.
Borschtanoff looks to throw the jab but Stevenson is out of range.
Stevenson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Borschtanoff lands a slapping body shot.
Borschtanoff lands with a right hand.
Demitri Borschtanoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borschtanoff fails to land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Stevenson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Borschtanoff wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stevenson cracks the inside of Borschtanoff's front leg.
Stevenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Borschtanoff 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitri Borschtanoff dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stevenson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good work by Borschtanoff as he checks the leg kick.
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevenson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Borschtanoff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Borschtanoff shoots in but Stevenson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Borschtanoff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevenson.
Borschtanoff throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stevenson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Borschtanoff throws a big shot that misses.
Borschtanoff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stevenson. That did some damage!
Borschtanoff is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borschtanoff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stevenson.
Borschtanoff bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stevenson stuns Borschtanoff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Borschtanoff misses with an uppercut
and Stevenson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Borschtanoff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Borschtanoff or perhaps it was just good defense by Stevenson, which made it look bad.
The crowd cheers as Borschtanoff lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stevenson doesn't seem phased though.
Borschtanoff throws a front kick aimed at Stevenson's knee but Stevenson avoids it well.
Borschtanoff throws a hook but Stevenson avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Stevenson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Borschtanoff looks for the body kick but Stevenson saw that one coming.
Stevenson throws a counter combo.
Stevenson throws a good cross that connects.
Borschtanoff lands with an uppercut that bounces Stevenson off the cage and back into range.
Borschtanoff tries to clinch there but Stevenson circles away.
Stevenson takes one on the button.
Stevenson slips a straight right by Borschtanoff.
Stevenson tried to score with a low kick but Borschtanoff checks it.
Stevenson scores with a shot to the body.
Demitri Borschtanoff is winning the standup battle so far.
Stevenson shoots in and drives through. Borschtanoff sprawls well.
Stevenson throws an overhand right that lands on Borschtanoff's shoulder, as Borschtanoff tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Stevenson.
Borschtanoff throws a hook but Stevenson blocks it.
Stevenson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borschtanoff lands with a kick to the ribs.
Borschtanoff darts in looking for a takedown but Stevenson gets double underhooks and turns Borschtanoff into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demitri Borschtanoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borschtanoff throws a good cross that connects.
Borschtanoff misses with a hook.
Borschtanoff misses the shot to the body.
Stevenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borschtanoff tries to counter with a takedown but Stevenson is quick to defend against it.
Borschtanoff checks a low kick from Stevenson.
Borschtanoff lands an overhand right.
Borschtanoff misses with a hook. Stevenson ducked under it nicely.
Stevenson checks a leg kick nicely.
Stevenson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Borschtanoff throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stevenson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Borschtanoff.
Stevenson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson staying out of range there.
Borschtanoff misses with a hook
and Stevenson counters with a nice uppercut.
Borschtanoff looks for the body kick but Stevenson saw that one coming.
Borschtanoff tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stevenson defends well and Borschtanoff ends up having to push Stevenson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stevenson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Borschtanoff looks to throw a body kick
and Stevenson counters with an inside leg kick.
Stevenson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Stevenson as Borschtanoff shoots in.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stevenson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Borschtanoff has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Borschtanoff and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Borschtanoff shoots in and gets a takedown into Stevenson's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevenson trying to keep a closed guard but Borschtanoff is proving a slippery customer.
Borschtanoff throwing strikes from guard but Stevenson blocks nicely.
Borschtanoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Borschtanoff stopping the sweep attempt from Stevenson.
Borschtanoff distracts Stevenson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Borschtanoff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Borschtanoff throwing strikes from guard but Stevenson blocks nicely.
Borschtanoff wants to pass the guard but Stevenson is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stevenson holds on and takes a little breather.
Stevenson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Borschtanoff manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borschtanoff is trying to keep Stevenson in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitri Borschtanoff clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Borschtanoff tries to clinch up but Stevenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Borschtanoff takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stevenson moves away from the strike by Borschtanoff.
Stevenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the body from Borschtanoff misses
and Stevenson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Borschtanoff throws a body punch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Borschtanoff throws a hook but Stevenson avoids it easily.
Borschtanoff moves away from the strike by Stevenson.
A good leg kick by Stevenson.
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Borschtanoff is just out of range.
Borschtanoff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stevenson swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Borschtanoff misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borschtanoff misses with a two punch combination.
Stevenson throws a big shot that misses.
Borschtanoff's corner calls for a 1-2. Borschtanoff obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Borschtanoff darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Borschtanoff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevenson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson throws an overhand right that lands on Borschtanoff's shoulder, as Borschtanoff tries to avoid the shot.
Borschtanoff feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stevensons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Borschtanoff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Borschtanoff throws a body punch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Stevenson tries to bum rush Borschtanoff with a series of wild strikes but Borschtanoff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Borschtanoff.
Stevenson looks to land a right hand but Borschtanoff moved out of range.
Borschtanoff rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stevenson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stevenson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stevenson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stevenson tries to move into range but Borschtanoff moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Borschtanoff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Borschtanoff moves out of range as Stevenson strikes.
Borschtanoff misses with a body shot.
Borschtanoff shoots for a takedown but Stevenson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borschtanoff jabs Stevenson right on the nose. Stevenson blinks but takes it well.
Stevenson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Borschtanoff checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a sloppy head kick and Borschtanoff moves out of range easily.
Stevenson 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.
Borschtanoff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stevenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Borschtanoff misses with a body shot.
Borschtanoff misses with a looping left.
Borschtanoff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Stevenson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Borschtanoff tries to work over Stevenson's front leg with a kick but Stevenson checks it.
Stevenson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Borschtanoff takes a swing at Stevenson's ribcage but misses.
Borschtanoff checks the leg kick.
Stevenson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stevenson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Borschtanoff connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Borschtanoff lands a nice shot that snaps Stevenson's head back.
Borschtanoff walks into a stiff left hand from Stevenson.
Borschtanoff throws a hook to the side of Stevenson's head but Stevenson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borschtanoff backing away here, and Stevenson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Stevenson looks to throw the jab but Borschtanoff is out of range.
Borschtanoff throws a leg kick but Stevenson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stevenson scores with a hook.
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevenson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
No luck for Borschtanoff with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demitri Borschtanoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borschtanoff throws a body punch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Borschtanoff throws a leg kick but Stevenson moved away.
Borschtanoff tries to clinch up but Stevenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevenson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borschtanoff.
Stevenson is looking for the big counter here.
Borschtanoff just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Borschtanoff looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stevenson misses with a body shot.
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevenson cracks Borschtanoff with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevenson misses with a head kick.
Borschtanoff throws the left hand but Stevenson avoids the punch easily.
Stevenson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Borschtanoff just misses with a punch to the body.
Borschtanoff throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Borschtanoff misses with a straight right.
Stevenson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Borschtanoff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Borschtanoff throws a lazy head kick
and Stevenson counters with a takedown into side control.
Stevenson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Borschtanoff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Borschtanoff is not content to let Stevenson control the position.
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 Demitri Borschtanoff will probably get the nod.
That's time! Borschtanoff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stevenson throws a series of punches but Borschtanoff avoids them all with ease.
Borschtanoff lands a jab.
Borschtanoff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stevenson is defended easily by Borschtanoff.
Stevenson walks into a straight right hand from Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stevenson needs to keep his hands up - Borschtanoff had a free shot at his head there.
Stevenson connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borschtanoff lands with a hook. Stevenson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stevenson digs a good hook to Borschtanoff's body.
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Borschtanoff is just out of range.
Stevenson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stevenson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson blocks a jab.
Stevenson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stevenson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Borschtanoff.
Stevenson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Borschtanoff lands a really nice looking cross but Stevenson seems unphased.
Stevenson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stevenson feints the counter takedown.
Stevenson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Borschtanoff stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stevenson is rocked!
Borschtanoff scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stevenson is still in real trouble! Can Borschtanoff finish him?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Borschtanoff lands a nice short elbow.
Borschtanoff lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Stevenson! More strikes land and this one is all over! Borschtanoff jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demitri Borschtanoff!
Demitri Borschtanoff retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Demitri Borschtanoff 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Rokki Kukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JD Wildstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kukko comes to the cage accompanied by Rokki puts asses in the seats!. Wildstein has chosen Do It Right as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rokki Kukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, JD Wildstein!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukko throws a right and a left that Wildstein avoids nicely.
Wildstein misses with a low kick as Kukko jumps back.
Kukko tries a low kick but Wildstein avoids it.
Wildstein swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kukko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wildstein on the side of the head.
Kukko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wildstein.
Wildstein attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kukko moves forwards but Wildstein connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Wildstein.
Wildstein swings for the body but Kukko moves out of range.
Wildstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kukko moves away.
Wildstein misses with a hook. Kukko ducked under it nicely.
Wildstein has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kukko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wildstein misses with an uppercut. Kukko saw that one coming.
Wildstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kukko.
Kukko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wildstein throws a leg kick but Kukko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kukko drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wildstein sprawls and moves away.
Wildstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kukko checks a low kick from Wildstein.
Wildstein throws a shot from downtown. Kukko moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wildstein fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kukko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wildstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kukko moves away.
Kukko catches Wildstein with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kukko swats away the attempt to clinch by Wildstein.
Wildstein walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kukko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wildstein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wildstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Kukko is just out of range.
Wildstein throws a leg kick that misses.
Wildstein misses with a low kick.
Kukko blocks a jab.
Wildstein tries to score with a low kick but Kukko moves his leg out of the way.
Kukko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kukko throws a low kick, looking for Wildstein's leg but Wildstein calmly moves out of range.
Kukko with a poor takedown
and Wildstein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kukko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wildstein counters with a low kick, right behind Kukko 's knee.
Kukko throws a front kick aimed at Wildstein's knee but Wildstein avoids it well.
Kukko jabs Wildstein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wildstein scores with a hook to the body. Kukko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wildstein thuds a left hand into Kukko's body.
Wildstein getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wildstein throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wildstein takes a swing at Kukko's ribcage but misses.
Wildstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kukko manages to avoid it.
Wildstein is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kukko rather than just go for the knockout.
Wildstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kukko was well out of range. Poor timing from Wildstein.
Wildstein misses with a low kick.
That kick from Wildstein tenderised Kukko's leg. Kukko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wildstein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kukko.
Kukko blocks a head kick by Wildstein.
Kukko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wildstein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kukko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kukko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wildstein.
Wildstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kukko manages to avoid it.
Rokki Kukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kukko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kukko tries for a takedown but Wildstein sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kukko is able to avoid easily.
Kukko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kukko checks a low kick from Wildstein.
Kukko attempts a counter takedown but Wildstein avoids it well and moves away.
Wildstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kukko takes a swing at Wildstein's ribcage but misses.
Kukko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wildstein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kukko.
Kukko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wildstein digs a good hook to Kukko's body.
Kukko is looking to slow Wildstein down with leg kicks.
Nice shot by Wildstein.
Wildstein throws a push kick but Kukko slaps the foot to one side.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kukko. Wildstein shrugs it off though.
Kukko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wildstein.
A head kick misses from Kukko.
Kukko looks for the body kick but Wildstein saw that one coming.
Wildstein throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kukko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick from Wildstein lands but Kukko takes it in his stride.
Kukko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kukko throws a body punch but Wildstein moves out of range.
Wildstein looks to land a body kick but Kukko moved away.
Wildstein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wildstein 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.
Wildstein on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wildstein.
Kukko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wildstein tries to work over Kukko's front leg with a kick but Kukko checks it.
Kukko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wildstein scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kukko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kukko connects with a jab.
Kukko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kukko avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kukko throws a poor cross that misses
and Kukko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JD Wildstein dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good work by Kukko as he checks the leg kick.
Wildstein defending well as Kukko loads up on a big left hand.
Wildstein goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kukko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wildstein misses with a wild body shot.
Kukko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wildstein lands with a nice body kick.
Kukko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wildstein is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kukko stopping the sweep attempt from Wildstein.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kukko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kukko advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wildstein is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko wants to take a breather but Wildstein is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wildstein is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kukko is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wildstein!
Wildstein is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kukko avoids the attempt from Wildstein to control.
Kukko working for a guillotine from mount but Wildstein is in no mood to give up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein tries to lock up and control but Kukko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kukko unloads with some shots from mount but Wildstein bucks and avoids them well.
Wildstein tries to hold on but Kukko pushes him away.
Kukko is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Wildstein has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kukko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein tries to hold on but Kukko pushes him away.
Wildstein is looking to get to half guard.
Kukko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kukko landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kukko throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wildstein is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein is still trying to improve position.
Kukko controlling the pace for now.
Wildstein tries to hold on but Kukko postures up.
Kukko with the ground and pound from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kukko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've been hearing that Kukko has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kukko landing strikes from the mount and Wildstein is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rokki Kukko dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kukko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wildstein's sensitive parts.
Wildstein throws a sloppy head kick and Kukko moves out of range easily.
Wildstein throws a front kick that sends Kukko stumbling back into the cage.
Wildstein misses with a low kick.
Kukko half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wildstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Kukko is just out of range.
JD Wildstein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Wildstein lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kukko doesn't seem phased though.
Wildstein connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kukko lands with a hook. Wildstein tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wildstein finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Wildstein.
Wildstein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wildstein checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Kukko as he checks the leg kick.
Wildstein lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kukko tries to score with a low kick but Wildstein moves his leg out of the way.
Kukko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wildstein tries to clinch there but Kukko circles away.
As Wildstein looks to move away, Kukko throws a big counter combo bu Wildstein just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko throws a good cross that connects.
Wildstein throws a solid leg kick but Kukko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wildstein.
Wildstein slips a jab from Kukko.
Kukko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kukko throws a looping overhand right but Wildstein ducks down to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kukko checks a leg kick.
Wildstein scores with a sloppy right hand. Kukko should have avoided that one.
Wildstein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kukko throws a push kick but Wildstein slaps the foot to one side.
Wildstein takes a swing at Kukko's ribcage but misses.
Kukko misses with a straight left.
Wildstein checks a low kick from Kukko.
Kukko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Kukko. No joy for Wildstein on that attempt.
Wildstein blocks a head kick by Kukko.
Wildstein takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wildstein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein slips a jab from Kukko.
Kukko throws a jab but it's blocked by Wildstein.
An inside leg kick lands from Wildstein.
Wildstein throws a wild body kick that Kukko sees coming a mile off.
Kukko walks into a stiff left hand from Wildstein.
Kukko lands a lovely overhand right.
Kukko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kukko throws a jab when Wildstein was well out of range.
Kukko sets himself, and Wildstein steps forward looking for the clinch! Kukko avoids it this time.
Wildstein avoids a kick to the body.
Wildstein throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wildstein throws a solid leg kick but Kukko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wildstein.
Wildstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kukko.
Kukko checks a low kick from Wildstein.
Wildstein throws a leg kick that misses.
Kukko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kukko blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wildstein has time to react.
Wildstein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wildstein.
Wildstein ducks under a wild hook from Kukko.
Kukko 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.
Kukko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wildstein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wildstein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kukko.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kukko is defended easily by Wildstein.
A solid body kick from Wildstein.
Wildstein lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wildstein lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kukko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kukko throws a leg kick which misses Wildstein's front leg but catches the back leg as Wildstein tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein ducks under a wild hook from Kukko.
Kukko connects with a solid leg kick.
Kukko checks a low kick from Wildstein.
Wildstein scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Kukko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wildstein throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kukko throws a shot from downtown. Wildstein moves away and avoids it.
Wildstein tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Wildstein.
Kukko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wildstein.
Wildstein looks to land a body kick but Kukko moved away.
Kukko moves out of range as Wildstein strikes.
Kukko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wildstein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kukko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kukko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kukko blocks a jab.
Wildstein throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but JD Wildstein just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kukko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wildstein. Wildstein obviously looking to wear him down.
Kukko lands with a nice body kick.
Wildstein bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kukko's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wildstein. Kukko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wildstein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wildstein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kukko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kukko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kukko misses with a looping left.
Wildstein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kukko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kukko looks to land a left hand but Wildstein moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wildstein.
Wildstein swings for the body but Kukko moves out of range.
Kukko tries to counter with a takedown but Wildstein is quick to defend against it.
Wildstein 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.
Wildstein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wildstein tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kukko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wildstein.
Kukko misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildstein with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wildstein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kukko.
Kukko blocks a low kick nicely.
Kukko lands with a cross.
Wildstein moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kukko misses with a double jab
and Wildstein counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kukko won't be happy with that.
Kukko regains half guard there - taking advantage of Wildstein's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Kukko wants to improve his position but Wildstein is controlling well.
Wildstein seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukko is trying to maintain the position but Wildstein is very close to passing his half guard.
Wildstein content to control rather than advance.
Wildstein is keen to just control but Kukko is a slippery customer.
Kukko tries to get to full guard but Wildstein has control of the leg.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wildstein seems to be looking for submissions.
Kukko looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wildstein has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kukko misses the shot to the body.
Wildstein fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kukko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kukko.
Wildstein pushes Kukko away with a front kick.
Wildstein throws a hook to the side of Kukko's head but Kukko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kukko takes a swing at Wildstein's ribcage but misses.
Wildstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kukko moves away.
Wildstein ducks under a wild hook from Kukko.
Kukko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wildstein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Wildstein misses its intended target.
Wildstein throws a leg kick but Kukko moved away.
Kukko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wildstein misses with a wild body shot.
Kukko ducks right into an uppercut from Wildstein.
Wildstein swings for the body but Kukko moves out of range.
Wildstein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kukko. Kukko obviously looking to wear him down.
Kukko tries a head kick but it misses.
Kukko misses with a looping right.
Wildstein goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kukko throws a shot from downtown. Wildstein moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kukko.
Kukko loads up on a big right hand but Wildstein slips the punch.
Wildstein wants to counter the offense by Kukko and move into the clinch position.
Kukko stalks Wildstein and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wildstein's face. Wildstein staggers backwards, shaken.
Wildstein just misses with a punch to the body.
Kukko 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JD Wildstein dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wildstein throws the kick towards the body but Kukko avoids it.
Kukko tries a head kick but it misses.
Kukko's corner calls for a 1-2. Kukko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wildstein scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kukko throws a body punch but Wildstein moves out of range.
Kukko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wildstein's calf.
Kukko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wildstein walks into a stiff left hand from Kukko.
Wildstein connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A leg kick checked by Wildstein.
Wildstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kukko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kukko avoids the body shot from Wildstein.
Wildstein tries to clinch up but Kukko circles away and keeps his distance.
Kukko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wildstein swivels and escapes.
A clash of legs there as Wildstein blocks the low kick.
Wildstein throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wildstein moves away.
Wildstein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wildstein looks to land a body kick but Kukko moved away.
Wildstein throws a body shot but no joy.
Wildstein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kukko feinted with a counter takedown.
Kukko 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.
Good leg kick by Kukko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kukko blocks the body kick.
Wildstein lands a slapping body shot.
Kukko works Wildstein's body with a nice hook.
Wildstein ducks under a wild hook from Kukko.
Kukko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wildstein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Kukko misses the target.
Wildstein just misses with a punch to the body.
Kukko misses with a body shot.
Wildstein swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukko throws a body punch but Wildstein moves out of range.
Kukko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kukko throws a solid leg kick but Wildstein takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kukko.
Wildstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kukko.
Wildstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kukko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wildstein throws a jab but it's blocked by Kukko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wildstein tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kukko is able to avoid easily.
Wildstein fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wildstein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kukko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kukko lands with a shot to the body.
Wildstein moves out of range of the body kick.
Wildstein is looking to chop away at Kukko's legs.
Rokki Kukko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kukko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kukko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wildstein parries the strikes from Kukko easily there. Kukko is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wildstein to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein wants to control but Kukko postures up.
Wildstein manages to get back to half guard.
Kukko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kukko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wildstein defends it well.
Kukko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wildstein is trying to control but can't.
That's four 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.
Wildstein is defending against the submission attempts here by Kukko.
Kukko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
JD Wildstein is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wildstein wants to improve his position but Kukko is controlling well.
Wildstein wants to get back to full guard but Kukko has passed into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rokki Kukko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wildstein has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... JD Wildstein!
Our winner, JD Wildstein, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chick Bowdrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky McColgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McColgan has chosen The Gael as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chick Bowdrie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky McColgan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowdrie with a nice cross.
McColgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowdrie throws a wild body kick that McColgan sees coming a mile off.
McColgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
McColgan misses with a straight right.
McColgan lands the left hand.
Bowdrie throws a front kick that sends McColgan stumbling back into the cage.
McColgan cracks a nice hook into Bowdrie's ribs.
McColgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McColgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bowdrie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McColgan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bowdrie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McColgan throws a low kick, looking for Bowdrie's leg but Bowdrie calmly moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowdrie scores with a leg kick.
Rocky McColgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowdrie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McColgan throws a wild body kick that Bowdrie sees coming a mile off.
McColgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bowdrie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McColgan.
Bowdrie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A shot to the body from Bowdrie misses
enabling McColgan to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McColgan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bowdrie will feel that in the morning.
McColgan misses with a body kick.
McColgan scores with a jab to the body.
McColgan looks for the body kick but Bowdrie saw that one coming.
McColgan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bowdrie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McColgan looks to land a body kick but Bowdrie moved away.
McColgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowdrie manages to avoid it.
Bowdrie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McColgan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McColgan scores with a nice body kick.
Bowdrie is breathing heavily.
McColgan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bowdrie under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McColgan feints and then cracks Bowdrie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bowdrie down.
McColgan lands a nice looking body kick.
McColgan jabs at Bowdrie's body.
McColgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bowdrie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McColgan thumps Bowdrie with a low kick.
McColgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from McColgan finds it's way through Bowdrie's defenses.
McColgan misses with a wild body shot.
Bowdrie fires out a quick counter leg kick but McColgan just manages to avoid it.
McColgan digs a good body shot into Bowdrie's ribs.
McColgan lands a big head kick that sends Bowdrie tumbling to the mat! McColgan takes a step backwards and waves Bowdrie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bowdrie is rocked!
It looks like Chick Bowdrie has been cut.
McColgan fakes the body blow, causing Bowdrie to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Bowdrie goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocky McColgan!
Rocky McColgan 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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