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L.V.P. - Kulakov vs. Araya 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Temitope Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendes has chosen Steve McQueen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chad Mendes struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Temitope Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Mendes.
An attempted straight right counter from Obama misses the target.
Obama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Obama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Obama checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Obama lands with a right hand.
Mendes slips a jab and a cross from Obama.
Mendes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Obama is out of range.
Obama throws a series of punches but Mendes moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Obama.
Mendes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chad Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obama getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendes lands with a good body shot.
Obama really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mendes throws a hook but Obama blocks it.
Obama misses with a double jab.
Obama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Obama on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mendes misses with a straight right.
Obama tries to bum rush Mendes with a series of wild strikes but Mendes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chad Mendes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendes moves out of range of the leg kick from Obama.
Mendes misses with an uppercut. Obama saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Obama.
Obama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Obama throws a series of strikes that have Mendes backpedaling.
Mendes is rocked!
Mendes lands a jab to the nose.
Mendes is still on wobbly legs! Can Obama finish him?
Obama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendes is looking to slow Obama down with leg kicks.
Mendes seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obama misses with a double jab.
Mendes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Obama is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Obama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendes manages to avoid it.
Obama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Mendes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Obama misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mendes.
Mendes stuns Obama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Obama.
Mendes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Mendes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendes throws a front kick that sends Obama stumbling back into the cage.
Obama defending well as Mendes loads up on a big left hand.
Obama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Obama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mendes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mendes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obama.
Mendes slips under a jab.
Obama lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mendes misses with a looping left.
Mendes cracks Obama with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mendes looks winded!
The fight stays on the outside here - Obama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes misses the jab.
Obama with a nice cross.
Obama scoring well with a low kick there.
Mendes lands an overhand right.
Obama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obama misses with a body kick.
Mendes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Obama is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Obama slips under a jab from Mendes.
Obama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendes throws a front kick aimed at Obama's knee but Obama avoids it well.
Mendes wants to land a leg kick but Obama is out of range.
Obama looking to score a takedown here. Mendes is defending well but Obama drives through and ends up in Mendes's guard.
Obama scoring with punches to the head and body.
Obama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Obama trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes wants to stand and escape but Obama is having none of it.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Obama from controlling successfully.
Obama drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Obama jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Obama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Obama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obama.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temitope Obama dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mendes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Obama throws a nice looking combination but Mendes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Obama lands with a shot to the body.
Obama throws a chopping leg kick but Mendes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Obama lands a really nice looking cross but Mendes seems unphased.
Mendes misses with a straight left.
Mendes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obama.
Obama throws a big counter combination but Mendes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mendes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A leg kick checked by Obama.
Mendes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Obama.
Obama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mendes. That did some damage!
Mendes lands a right hook to the body.
Mendes is breathing heavily.
Obama drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Obama passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mendes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama working the ground and pound effectively.
We've been hearing that Obama has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obama tries to control but Mendes wriggling away.
Mendes defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Obama.
Obama throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Obama with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
We've been informed that Mendes has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Obama looking to control but Mendes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Obama thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Obama tries to control but Mendes wriggling away.
Obama will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Obama throwing strikes here but Mendes is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mendes is squirming around, avoiding Obama's attempts to control the action.
Obama is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mendes is surviving well by controlling Obama's body position as best he can.
Obama with good strikes from the mount here!
Obama wants to finish this one by submission but Mendes is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Obama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama wants to take his opponent's back but Mendes doesn't allow it.
Obama 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.
Obama has control of Mendes's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mendes regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mendes is squirming around, avoiding Obama's attempts to control the action.
Obama raining down hammerfists from mount.
Obama takes Mendes's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Mendes is in trouble.
Mendes preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Obama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Obama has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Obama looking for the choke from the back.
Obama has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Mendes is defending well but eventually Obama manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Mendes has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Temitope Obama!
An out of breath Temitope Obama thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ales Zhandunka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen Saliva-Badass as his entrance music. Ales Zhandunka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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291 lbs
42 - 29 - 0 |
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227 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ales Zhandunka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony King!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by King or perhaps it was just good defense by Zhandunka, which made it look bad.
A head kick by King misses
and Zhandunka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
King slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
King throws a right hand that Zhandunka ducks under and follows up with a left that Zhandunka also avoids with ease.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Zhandunka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Nice shot lands for Zhandunka.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zhandunka.
King takes one to the chin there.
King gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zhandunka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zhandunka pinned against the cage. Zhandunka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zhandunka seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ales Zhandunka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony King.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King misses with a shot to the body
and Zhandunka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from King 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 Zhandunka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zhandunka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zhandunka counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhandunka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
Zhandunka is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zhandunka connects with a crisp jab.
King is rocked!
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
King swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zhandunka counters with a crisp right that sends King to the canvas! Zhandunka follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ales Zhandunka!
A relieved looking Ales Zhandunka 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claymore Longshanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afro Samurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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257 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claymore Longshanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
50 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Afro Samurai!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longshanks throws a right and a left that Samurai avoids nicely.
Longshanks throws a series of punches but Samurai avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Samurai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Samurai misses with a straight left.
Claymore Longshanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Longshanks.
Samurai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Longshanks was well out of range. Poor timing from Samurai.
Longshanks throws a combination. Samurai tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Afro Samurai has been cut.
Samurai misses with a looping left.
Longshanks swings for the body but Samurai moves out of range.
Samurai throws out a counter right but Longshanks avoids it with no problem.
Samurai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Samurai dips to his left and cracks Longshanks with an uppercut!
It looks like Claymore Longshanks has been cut.
Samurai scores with the left hand. Longshanks knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samurai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Samurai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Longshanks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Samurai thinking.
Longshanks moves away from the strike by Samurai.
It looked like Longshanks was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Longshanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Samurai is just out of range.
Longshanks looks to throw the jab but Samurai is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samurai misses with a straight left.
Longshanks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A lazy body kick from Samurai
and Longshanks counters with a nice uppercut.
Longshanks throws a hook to the side of Samurai's head but Samurai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Samurai slips under a jab from Longshanks.
Longshanks misses with the combination.
Samurai throws a shot from downtown. Longshanks moves away and avoids it.
And Longshanks counters with a quick kick to the body but Samurai blocks it.
Samurai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Longshanks is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Longshanks getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Samurai tries to land a front kick but Longshanks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Longshanks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Longshanks feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Samurai throws a jab but it's blocked by Longshanks.
Longshanks bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Samurai looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longshanks bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OH! Samurai has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Longshanks smells blood and charges in for the finish! Longshanks unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Samurai sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Claymore Longshanks!
Claymore Longshanks spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dane Brigglett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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202 lbs
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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
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dane Brigglett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dom Danky!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brigglett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Danky.
Brigglett lands a jab to the nose.
Dom Danky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brigglett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Danky listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Danky feints and as Brigglett raises his hands in defense, Danky changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brigglett is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Danky dives into side control.
Danky in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Danky moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brigglett is looking to regain half guard here but Danky keeps moving and retains side control.
Danky is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Brigglett looks calm but he's in trouble here. Danky gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Brigglett is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Danky lets go of the hold and Brigglett can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dom Danky!
A very excited looking Dom Danky 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Shael Connen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Kvasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kvasov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Diskoteka avaria-Nebo. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Shael Connen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 36 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Kvasov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvasov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connen.
Kvasov misses the shot to the body.
Connen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kvasov sprawls well. Kvasov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Connen gets slowly back to his feet.
Kvasov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Connen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvasov manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kvasov misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvasov's corner calls for a 1-2. Kvasov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kvasov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kvasov lands with a right hand.
Connen gets a double leg takedown into Kvasov's guard.
Connen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Connen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Connen throwing strikes from guard but Kvasov blocks nicely.
Kvasov pushes Connen off and gets back to his feet.
Kvasov throws a body punch but Connen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kvasov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kvasov misses with a looping right.
Connen keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Connen misses its target.
Kvasov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Connen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kvasov has Connen up against the cage in a clinch.
Kvasov prevents Connen from breaking the clinch.
Connen tries to land knees in the clinch but Kvasov avoids the damage to the body.
Connen can't get the takedown.
Kvasov struggles to land a body shot inside as Connen controls his hands.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A shot in the inside from Kvasov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Connen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shael Connen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Connen obliges.
Kvasov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Connen trying to control the position but instead, Kvasov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Connen into the cage.
Connen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kvasov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kvasov is pushing Connen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Connen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kvasov smiles and moves away.
Connen cracks the inside of Kvasov's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connen dives in for a single leg takedown but Kvasov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kvasov is looking to clinch but Connen is avoiding it.
Kvasov is looking to slow Connen down with leg kicks.
Kvasov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Roman Kvasov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kvasov. Connen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Connen or perhaps it was just good defense by Kvasov, which made it look bad.
Connen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kvasov tries to counter with a clinch but Connen shakes him off and moves away.
Kvasov swings for the body but Connen moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Connen misses its target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Kvasov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Connen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kvasov with a jab.
Nice shot by Kvasov.
Kvasov misses with a body shot.
Connen fails to land the takedown.
Connen shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connen with a poor takedown
enabling Kvasov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shael Connen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kvasov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kvasov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Connen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kvasov!
Connen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kvasov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Connen's guard! Nice work there by Kvasov!
Connen is pulling down on Kvasov's head to control his posture.
Kvasov wanted to stand there but Connen had control of the position.
Connen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kvasov tries to stand but Connen is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Connen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kvasov's guard.
Connen with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Connen stops Kvasov from standing up.
Connen is looking to work some ground and pound but Kvasov has wrist control.
Kvasov being controlled here, momentarily.
Kvasov keeping full guard, as Connen tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connen throws a strike but Kvasov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shael Connen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kvasov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Connen.
Connen tries to counter with a takedown but Kvasov is quick to defend against it.
Kvasov wants to clinch up but Connen keeps it at a distance.
Connen tries to counter with a takedown but Kvasov is quick to defend against it.
Kvasov looks to land a combination but Connen avoids it well.
Kvasov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kvasov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kvasov looks to land a left hand but Connen moved out of range nicely.
Connen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Connen looks to land a combination but Kvasov avoids it well.
Connen walks into a straight right hand from Kvasov.
Kvasov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvasov doesn't manage to clinch there - Connen circles away.
Connen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Connen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kvasov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Connen tries to counter with a takedown but Kvasov is quick to defend against it.
Kvasov throws a hook but Connen blocks it.
We've been informed that Kvasov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kvasov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Connen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kvasov tries to clinch up
and Connen counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Kvasov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kvasov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Connen.
Kvasov punishes Connen's body with a nice straight punch.
Good work by Kvasov as he checks the leg kick.
Kvasov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kvasov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kvasov, right into the meat.
Kvasov looks to land a combination but Connen avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvasov tests Connen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donk. Kvasov catches Connen right on the button with a cross.
Connen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Kvasov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh Connen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Connen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kvasov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kvasov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Connen doesn't seem bothered though.
Kvasov clinches up against the cage.
Kvasov lands a left hand.
Kvasov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kvasov manages to break the clinch.
Connen shoots for a double leg takedown but Kvasov sprawls well. He's pushed Connen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kvasov ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Connen's jaw. Connen's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Kvasov does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roman Kvasov!
Roman Kvasov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Eerkilaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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280 lbs
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Eerkilaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eerkilaa.
Eerkilaa misses with a looping left.
Eerkilaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chan.
Chan moves away from the strike by Eerkilaa.
No luck for Chan with that takedown attempt.
Chan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eerkilaa.
Chan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Eerkilaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Eerkilaa misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Eerkilaa's waist but Eerkilaa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chan off to one side.
Chan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Eerkilaa is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Eerkilaa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chan in his tracks.
Eerkilaa throws a combination that misses
and Chan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chan.
Chan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eerkilaa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eerkilaa being controlled here, momentarily.
Chan is looking to work some ground and pound but Eerkilaa has wrist control.
Chan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chan wants to control from the top but Eerkilaa keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chan wants to pass the guard but Eerkilaa is keeping the position.
Chan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Eerkilaa lands a nice shot that snaps Chan's head back.
Eerkilaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chan shoots in for a double leg but Eerkilaa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Toni Eerkilaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackie Chan.
Eerkilaa misses the shot to the body.
Eerkilaa scores with a nice right hand.
Eerkilaa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan lands with a punch from half guard.
Chan controlling the action here.
Eerkilaa has hold of Chan's hands but Chan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Eerkilaa is staying active underneath Chan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chan throws a strike but Eerkilaa avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Eerkilaa controls Chan momentarily but Chan frees himself.
Chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Eerkilaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
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 decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eerkilaa.
A head kick misses from Chan.
A nice combination there by Eerkilaa.
It looks like Jackie Chan has been cut.
Chan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Eerkilaa takes a swing at Chan's ribcage but misses.
Eerkilaa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Eerkilaa misses with a straight right.
A big right from Eerkilaa misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eerkilaa misses with an uppercut. Chan saw that one coming.
Chan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eerkilaa throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toni Eerkilaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackie Chan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chan 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.
Eerkilaa has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Chan has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eerkilaa.
Chan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Eerkilaa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Good body shot from Eerkilaa.
A right handed body shot lands from Eerkilaa.
Eerkilaa is working Chan over against the cage.
Eerkilaa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short uppercut from Eerkilaa.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Eerkilaa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eerkilaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chan is trying to force a seperation but Eerkilaa has the dominant position.
Chan is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Eerkilaa.
Eerkilaa lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eerkilaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eerkilaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Toni Eerkilaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Eerkilaa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chan throws a series of punches but Eerkilaa moves out of range.
Chan with a poor takedown
and Eerkilaa counters with a crisp right hand that drops Chan! Eerkilaa lets Chan back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Chan is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Eerkilaa.
Eerkilaa fakes the body blow, causing Chan to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Chan goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toni Eerkilaa!
Toni Eerkilaa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucjan Anielski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaqen Hghar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hghar has chosen Funky Polak - Pamiętaj as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucjan Anielski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaqen Hghar!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anielski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anielski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Hghar.
Hghar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anielski lands with a nice body punch.
Hghar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hghar misses with a wild body shot.
Anielski blocks a jab.
Hghar clobbers Anielski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hghar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hghar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anielski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hghar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anielski counters with a nice body kick.
Hghar misses with an uppercut
and Anielski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hghar thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Anielski.
Anielski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at B.P.A.: 3250+ SKILL PTS COACHES + 160Q SUPPLEMENT in the buildup to the fight.
Hghar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anielski counters with a nice uppercut.
Hghar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Anielski misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hghar throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Anielski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hghar lands a nice shot to the body.
Hghar staying out of range there.
Anielski throws a series of strikes that have Hghar backpedaling.
Nice shot lands for Anielski.
Hghar cracks Anielski with a good jab.
Hghar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anielski.
Anielski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hghar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Anielski avoids the body shot from Hghar.
Anielski tries to counter by clinching up but Hghar breaks away and moves out of range.
Hghar misses with a straight left.
As Hghar looks to move away, Anielski throws a big counter combo bu Hghar just gets out of the way.
Anielski swings for the body but Hghar moves out of range.
A slow jab from Hghar misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hghar throws a series of punches but Anielski moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Anielski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hghar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anielski.
Hghar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice shot by Hghar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hghar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anielski misses with a hook. Hghar ducked under it nicely.
Lucjan Anielski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Anielski misses its intended target.
Hghar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anielski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hghar scrambles back to his feet.
Hghar misses with an uppercut
and Anielski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hghar jabs at Anielski's body.
Hghar walks into a left hand.
Hghar misses with an uppercut. Anielski saw that one coming.
Hghar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jaqen Hghar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anielski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hghar throws a right hand that misses
and Anielski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anielski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hghar dives in and grabs Anielski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anielski pushes down on Hghar's head and hops out.
Anielski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hghar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anielski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anielski scores with a jab. Hghar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anielski scores with a one two! Hghar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hghar misses with a body shot.
Hghar misses with an uppercut
and Anielski counters with an outside leg kick.
Hghar checks a leg kick.
Hghar looks to land a left hand but Anielski moved out of range nicely.
Hghar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anielski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anielski throws a right and a left that Hghar avoids nicely.
Anielski slips under a jab from Hghar.
Anielski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hghar misses the jab.
Anielski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hghar misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hghar throws a lazy uppercut
and Anielski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hghar throws a right hand that misses
and Anielski counters with a stiff right hand.
Hghar is rocked!
Anielski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hghar's head.
Hghar is still on wobbly legs! Can Anielski finish him?
Hghar throws a right hand that misses
and Anielski counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Hghar badly! He tries to strike back but Anielski puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Hghar out cold! Oh man, Hghar will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lucjan Anielski!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Lucjan Anielski waved his t-shirt featuring Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kulakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Espiridion Araya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulakov comes to the cage accompanied by Lube-Shparu. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Kulakov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Espiridion Araya!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Kulakov.
Kulakov stuffs the takedown.
Kulakov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Araya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Araya smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Araya fails to land with a series of punches.
Kulakov misses with the combination.
Araya comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kulakov connects with a body shot.
Kulakov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Araya lands a jab to Kulakov's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Araya. Kulakov does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Araya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kulakov circles away quickly and effectively.
Kulakov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kulakov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Kulakov as he connects with a hook.
Kulakov slips a jab from Araya.
Araya dodges the punch combination from Kulakov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulakov.
Kulakov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kulakov misses with a looping right.
Araya throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Araya tries to clinch but Kulakov is having none of it.
Araya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kulakov. Araya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Araya looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kulakov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Araya.
Araya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kulakov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kulakov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Araya.
Araya throws a head kick but Kulakov moves out of range.
Kulakov misses with a hook. Araya ducked under it nicely.
Araya let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araya throws a combination. Kulakov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kulakov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Araya manages to avoid it.
Kulakov scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulakov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Araya misses with a body shot.
Viktor Kulakov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Araya walks into a left hand.
Araya needs to keep his hands up - Kulakov had a free shot at his head there.
Kulakov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Araya is rocked!
Araya scores with the left hand. Kulakov knows he should have avoided that one.
Kulakov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Araya.
Sloppy strikes from Kulakov. Those never looked like landing.
Kulakov throws a big shot that misses.
Kulakov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Araya circles away quickly and effectively.
Araya is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Araya shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kulakov as he jumps to the side.
A little feinted left hand from Kulakov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Viktor Kulakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Espiridion Araya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov looks to throw the jab but Araya is out of range.
Araya takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Araya wants to slow Kulakov down by chopping away at his legs.
Kulakov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Araya.
Kulakov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Araya. That one must have hurt.
Kulakov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Araya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kulakov checks it well.
Kulakov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Araya's head backwards.
Araya is still on wobbly legs! Can Kulakov finish him?
Araya stuns Kulakov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kulakov throws a hook but Araya avoids it easily.
Araya with the counter takedown but Kulakov avoids it easily.
Kulakov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kulakov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kulakov connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Araya! He's out on his feet! Kulakov rushes in and drops Araya with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Viktor Kulakov!
Viktor Kulakov retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Viktor Kulakov, 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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