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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Merridew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Leonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Merridew could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yuri Leonov's chin.
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215 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Merridew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuri Leonov!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Leonov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Merridew is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Leonov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Leonov has hold of Merridew's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Merridew seems comfortable defending it but Leonov has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Merridew is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Merridew is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Leonov couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yuri Leonov!
After the big win, Yuri Leonov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Arcticus University: London and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Belcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rekis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rekis has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Belcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rekis!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Belcher.
Rekis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Belcher connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rekis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Belcher wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rekis parries the strikes from Belcher easily there. Belcher is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rekis to escape.
Belcher in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Belcher lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rekis down.
Belcher sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rekis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Belcher working the ground and pound.
Belcher landing strikes.
Rekis regains half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rekis keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Rekis tries to roll over but Belcher keeps him under control.
Belcher wants to pass the guard but Rekis is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belcher is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rekis sees it coming and defends easily.
Rekis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rekis.
Belcher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belcher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Belcher working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rekis's head.
Belcher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rekis trying to control the position.
Belcher trying to control but Rekis is working from the bottom.
Rekis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belcher with a nice head shot there.
Belcher thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rekis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rekis managing to control the position.
Rekis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rekis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rekis looking to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Belcher passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Belcher working the ground and pound.
Belcher creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rekis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Belcher creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rekis is looking to regain half guard here but Belcher keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcher landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Belcher trying to control the action but Rekis is working from the bottom.
Belcher lands some shots froms side control.
Rekis tries to buck Belcher off but Belcher is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rekis wants to control but Belcher postures up.
Belcher wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rekis, who protects the arm well.
Belcher scores with punches from side control.
Belcher creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rekis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Belcher 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.
Belcher not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Belcher.
Belcher throwing shots but Rekis is blocking nicely.
Belcher is looking for a kimura here.
Rekis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Belcher is working away from the top position though.
Belcher looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rekis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Belcher is trying to control. Rekis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rekis wants to control but Belcher is keeping busy.
Belcher lands strikes from half guard.
Belcher working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rekis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rekis is defending against the submission attempts here by Belcher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Belcher dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Belcher wants to clinch.
Belcher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rekis counters by moving into the clinch.
Rekis is pushing Belcher up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rekis scores a nice knee to the body.
Belcher is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rekis is defending well.
Rekis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belcher looks for a takedown but Rekis sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Belcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belcher takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rekis connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekis has Belcher up against the cage in a clinch.
Belcher wants a takedown but no success here.
Rekis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Belcher uses from the top position.
Belcher slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rekis struggling a bit here.
Rekis tries to improve position but can't.
Belcher lands a few punches from side control.
Belcher looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Belcher landing strikes.
Belcher landing a few strikes.
Jake Belcher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The strikes coming from Belcher are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belcher grinds an elbow into Rekis's temple.
Belcher throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Belcher throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rekis manages to get back to half guard.
Rekis is looking to control Belcher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rekis avoid being mounted?
Belcher is looking to take a break and control but Rekis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Belcher is looking for a kimura but Rekis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Belcher to get the leverage.
Rekis wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rekis moves into full guard.
Belcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Rekis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rekis controlling Belcher's posture.
Belcher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rekis can do to turn this around?
Belcher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Belcher is one step ahead there.
Belcher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rekis is keeping the position for now.
Belcher is fighting to break Rekis's control of his arms but Rekis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rekis looking to control.
Belcher makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Belcher stopping the sweep attempt from Rekis.
Rekis is trying to control the position but Belcher postures up.
Belcher throws a big right hand that misses.
Rekis looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Belcher closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rekis did well to prevent Belcher getting side control.
Rekis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Belcher is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belcher thows a huge punch but Rekis dodges it nicely.
Belcher trying to control the action but Rekis is working from the bottom.
Rekis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belcher.
Rekis keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Belcher looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Belcher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rekis's head.
Belcher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rekis is refusing to be controlled, as Belcher sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rekis wants to control but Belcher is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Belcher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rekis wants to improve his position but Belcher is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Belcher dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rekis throws a low kick, looking for Belcher's leg but Belcher calmly moves out of range.
Belcher went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Belcher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Belcher closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rekis did well to prevent Belcher getting side control.
Rekis gets full guard.
Rekis is adopting a defensive guard.
Belcher chips away with some ground and pound.
Belcher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rekis is trying to keep Belcher in close.
Belcher slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Belcher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Belcher showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Belcher is looking to work some ground and pound but Rekis has wrist control.
Belcher scoring with some ground and pound.
Belcher stands up over Rekis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Belcher postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rekis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rekis lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rekis working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Belcher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rekis throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rekis wants to control from the top but Belcher keeps moving.
Belcher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rekis defends well.
Rekis looking to sit in guard and control but Belcher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Belcher controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rekis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rekis is adopting a defensive guard.
Belcher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcher is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Belcher drops back looking for a leg! Rekis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rekis manages to kick Belcher off! Belcher jumps back into Rekis's guard.
Rekis keeping full guard, as Belcher tries to pass.
Rekis keeping moving, preventing Belcher from controlling successfully.
Rekis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rekis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rekis pulls Belcher in to control the position.
Belcher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rekis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rekis slaps away a takedown attempt from Belcher, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Belcher drives through with a takedown into guard.
Belcher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rekis wants to sweep but no luck.
Belcher working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Belcher postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Belcher chips away with some ground and pound.
Jake Belcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belcher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
John Rekis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rekis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Belcher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Belcher, 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Belcher!
Jake Belcher seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated John Rekis had this to say: 'I'll be back!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronny James Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Knott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dio comes to the cage accompanied by you know its gotta be Holy Diver. Knott has chosen Kanye West vs. The xx - Touch The Sky (Carlos Serrano Mix) as his entrance music. The key to victory for Ronny James Dio has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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175 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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179 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronny James Dio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buster Knott!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knott stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knott throws a body shot but no joy.
Knott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dio slips a jab from Knott.
Knott avoids the body shot from Dio.
Dio dips to his left and cracks Knott with an uppercut!
Knott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dio throws out the jab.
Dio just misses with a punch to the body.
Knott doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dio works the jab nicely.
Dio looks to score with a jab to the body but Knott is just out of range.
Knott takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dio looks to score with a jab to the body but Knott is just out of range.
Dio lands with an uppercut that bounces Knott off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knott drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dio controlling Knott's posture.
Dio trying to keep a closed guard but Knott is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knott won't allow Dio to sweep him here.
Dio is trying to control the position but Knott postures up.
Knott wants to pass the guard but Dio is keeping the position.
Knott trying to control but Dio is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knott postures up.
Knott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dio seems keen to control Knott's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Knott moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dio just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dio.
Knott looks to land a combination but Dio avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dio. Knott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knott misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knott throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dio's waist but Dio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knott off to one side.
A nice combination there by Knott.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knott.
Dio throws a body shot but no joy.
And Knott tries to counter it with a takedown but Dio pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dio lands with a shot to the body.
Dio throws a body punch but Knott moves out of range.
Knott with the counter takedown but Dio avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Dio. Beautiful body shot.
Knott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dio jabs at Knott's body.
Dio misses with the combination.
Knott drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dio defends it well.
Knott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dio.
Knott ducks right into an uppercut from Dio.
Knott is rocked!
Dio closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Knott out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ronny James Dio!
After the fight, Ronny James Dio was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Buster Knott had this to say: 'I'm young and still have a lot of upside. The same cannot be said of you.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikkanen has chosen Nyrkillä naamaan - Ei kannattais ees yrittää! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Esko Tikkanen!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinto drives through and clinches with Tikkanen against the cage.
Tikkanen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pinto is defending well for now.
A short right from Pinto.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pinto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Pinto.
A nice left hand lands by Pinto.
Pinto misses with the head strike.
Tikkanen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pinto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tikkanen backwards.
Tikkanen lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinto backwards.
Tikkanen misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tikkanen backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pinto.
Pinto misses with some punches.
A short right from Pinto on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinto.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pinto.
A short left from Pinto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pinto is stalling here.
A short right from Pinto.
Tikkanen misses with a punch on the inside.
Tikkanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Pinto avoids the damage to the body.
Pinto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tikkanen backwards.
Pinto avoiding damage.
Pinto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tikkanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinto lands a hook that snaps the head of Tikkanen backwards.
Tikkanen misses with an elbow strike.
Pinto lands with a short shot to the head.
Tikkanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto blocks a body shot from Tikkanen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tikkanen.
Pinto lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Pinto.
Pinto blocks an uppercut.
Pinto avoiding damage.
Tikkanen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pinto's face.
Tikkanen tries a knee to the head but Pinto blocks it.
Tikkanen misses with a punch on the inside.
Pinto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tikkanen blocks a body shot from Pinto.
Tikkanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinto misses with a body punch.
Pinto slows down the pace here.
Pinto swings wildly with an uppercut but Tikkanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pinto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tikkanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pinto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tikkanen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pinto is keeping busy.
The referee calls for Pinto to work.
Pinto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Pinto.
Tikkanen trying to control the position but instead, Pinto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tikkanen into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto lands with a light punch inside.
Tikkanen misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinto.
Tikkanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tikkanen pushes Pinto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tikkanen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pinto.
Pinto lands an uppercut.
Tikkanen blocking some punches.
Pinto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinto lands a hook that snaps the head of Tikkanen backwards.
Tikkanen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tikkanen is trying to maintain a safe position but Pinto gets an underhook and turns Tikkanen into the cage.
Pinto has a couple of punches blocked by Tikkanen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pinto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pinto, as that shot connected.
A shot to the body from Tikkanen misses
and Pinto counters with a left to the body.
Arthur Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tikkanen moves out of range as Pinto strikes.
Pinto moves out of range as Tikkanen throws a body kick.
Pinto swings for the body but Tikkanen moves out of range.
Pinto misses with a body shot.
Tikkanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Pinto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tikkanen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pinto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pinto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tikkanen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pinto misses with a straight left.
Pinto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tikkanen finds it's way round the side to connect with Pinto's head.
Pinto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tikkanen is rocked!
Tikkanen lands with a slapping head kick.
Tikkanen is still on wobbly legs! Can Pinto finish him?
Tikkanen avoids the body shot from Pinto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tikkanen seems to have recovered his senses.
Pinto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pinto.
Tikkanen throws a good cross that connects.
Pinto with a nice cross.
Pinto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pinto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tikkanen manages to avoid it.
Tikkanen staying out of range there.
Pinto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tikkanen.
Pinto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pinto throws a shot to the body.
Pinto checks a leg kick nicely.
Pinto tests Tikkanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tikkanen throws a chopping leg kick but Pinto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinto thuds a left hand into Tikkanen's body.
Pinto moves into range and clinches up with Tikkanen.
Tikkanen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pinto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinto misses with the head strike.
Pinto lands a left hand.
Pinto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tikkanens head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pinto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tikkanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pinto blocks an elbow strike from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pinto blocks it with crossed arms.
Tikkanen working aggressively here.
Arthur Pinto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tikkanen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pinto backwards.
Tikkanen landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto blocking some punches.
Pinto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tikkanen tries to land a knee to the head but Pinto blocks with his arms.
Pinto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pinto is leaning against Tikkanen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pinto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tikkanen backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tikkanen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinto.
Pinto lands with a light punch inside.
Pinto tries a body shot but Tikkanen blocks it.
Pinto managing to block the knees to the body from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tikkanen trying to land knees to the body.
Tikkanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pinto scores with a shot to the side of Tikkanen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tikkanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tikkanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tikkanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.
Tikkanen pushes off an throws an elbow but Pinto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pinto scores with a shot to the side of Tikkanen's head.
Pinto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pinto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pinto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinto lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Pinto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tikkanen or not.
Pinto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tikkanen backwards.
Tikkanen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pinto dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice defenses there by Tikkanen.
Pinto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tikkanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tikkanen.
A low kick from Tikkanen misses
enabling Pinto to counter with a crisp jab.
Tikkanen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pinto throws an off balance right hand
and Tikkanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Tikkanen misses
and Pinto counters with a crisp right that sends Tikkanen to the canvas! Pinto follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Pinto!
A very excited looking Arthur Pinto rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rod Stiffington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sterling Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stiffington comes into the arena with I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred blaring out of the sound system. Archer has chosen Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
180 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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190 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rod Stiffington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sterling Archer!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiffington misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Archer clobbers Stiffington with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stiffington shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Archer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Stiffington controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Archer is trying to control the position but Stiffington postures up.
Stiffington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer controlling Stiffington's posture.
Stiffington is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer trying to control the position.
Archer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Archer is taking a breather. Stiffington says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Archer trying to control from Stiffington's half guard. Stiffington has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Archer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Stiffington controls Archer momentarily but Archer frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer trying to control the position from guard on top but Stiffington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stiffington has his hands on Archer's head, controlling the position.
Stiffington trying to control the position.
Archer controlling from the top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Archer thuds a left hand into Stiffington's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Archer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington walks forward, straight into a front kick from Archer.
Stiffington shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Stiffington was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Archer wants to control but Stiffington postures up.
Archer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stiffington's best efforts.
Archer tries to get to full guard but Stiffington has control of the leg.
Stiffington trying to control the action but Archer is working from the bottom.
Archer is trying to control but can't.
Stiffington stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington wants to free his trapped foot but Archer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Archer desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stiffington wants to work for an arm triangle but Archer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Archer wants to control but Stiffington is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No luck for Stiffington with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sterling Archer 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.
Archer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Archer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stiffington feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Archer has an active guard here but Stiffington has managed to pass into half guard.
Stiffington wants to free his trapped foot but Archer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stiffington works his foot free and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiffington quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Stiffington but it's paid off an Archer is forced to tap! Nice work by Stiffington.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rod Stiffington!
Rod Stiffington was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Sterling Archer was interviewed post fight and said 'Wait, ... What?'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuba Boulwiha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Buhler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Buhler is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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19 - 8 - 0 |
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuba Boulwiha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Buhler!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulwiha tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Buhler defends well and Boulwiha ends up having to push Buhler into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Buhler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boulwiha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Buhler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boulwiha has been working on his balance at The Dojo, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Buhler.
Boulwiha fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Buhler sprawls well initially but Boulwiha persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Buhler can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boulwiha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Buhler wants to control but Boulwiha is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boulwiha trying to control the action but Buhler is working from the bottom.
Buhler trying to hold on to Boulwiha's head to control him but Boulwiha postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boulwiha is taking a breather. Buhler says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Boulwiha wants to work for an arm triangle but Buhler is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buhler wants to control but Boulwiha is keeping busy.
Boulwiha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boulwiha landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Buhler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boulwiha is working away from the top position though.
Boulwiha seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Buhler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boulwiha working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boulwiha wants to pass the guard but Buhler is defending well.
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.
Boulwiha is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boulwiha seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Buhler is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Yuba Boulwiha!
Yuba Boulwiha tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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