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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Koko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dido Vicini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vicini has chosen Sweet Soul Sister as his entrance music. The key to victory for Maxwell Koko has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxwell Koko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dido Vicini!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vicini throws a one two combo.
Koko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vicini connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vicini misses with the combination.
Koko throws a right and a left that Vicini avoids nicely.
Vicini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koko misses with a few strikes there.
Vicini looks to score with a jab to the body but Koko is just out of range.
It looked like Koko was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vicini avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vicini moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vicini's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vicini is looking to cinch up a triangle. Koko throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Vicini's body to avoid the submission. Vicini has instead reached around Koko's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Vicini arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dido Vicini!
During a confident post fight interview, Dido Vicini thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Snuka!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snuka throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snuka instigates a clinch.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Snuka is controlling the position.
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Snuka smiles and moves away.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Snuka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snuka has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jackson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Snuka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.
Snuka drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Snuka moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jackson taking a bit of punishment here - Snuka scoring with strikes.
Jackson is rocked!
Snuka in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Jackson looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Snuka turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Snuka!
Jimmy Snuka took some time post fight to say the following; 'Me Tarzan He Jane!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Der Debil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Debil comes into the arena with Bulimic blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Der Debil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Campion!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Debil looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Campion gets tackled into the cage by Debil. Debil maintains the clinch.
Debil drags the fight down to the ground.
Debil looking for a guillotine here but Campion defends easily.
Campion is looking to stand up but Debil won't let him.
Campion postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campion has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Debil is proving hard to escape from.
Debil trying to control the position.
Debil throws his legs up looking for a submission but Campion uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Debil looks to move to half guard but instead Campion has passed into mount! Damn!
Campion controlling the pace for now.
Campion stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Debil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Campion clinches.
Debil can't get the takedown.
Campion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Debil looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Campion defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Debil.
Campion throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Der Debil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campion moves into the clinch successfully.
Campion will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Debil up against the cage.
Campion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Debil shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Campion's guard.
Debil missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Debil with a nice head shot there.
Debil stops Campion from standing up.
Debil is working Campion over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Debil trying to control the position from guard on top but Campion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Debil accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Debil throws a strike but Campion rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Debil is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Campion gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campion leaves Debil with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Debil shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Campion as he avoids it easily.
Campion with a nice cross.
It looks like Der Debil has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Campion. No joy for Debil on that attempt.
Campion scores with a jab to the body.
Debil shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Campion but Campion pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Campion has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Campion pushes Debil up against the cage in a clinch.
Campion breaks from the clinch.
Campion throws a head kick that misses
and Debil counters with a single leg into guard. Campion didn't expect that.
Debil stops Campion from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Debil throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campion wants to stand but Debil is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Debil loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Debil throws a strike but Campion rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campion has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Debil is proving hard to escape from.
Debil looking for a guillotine here but Campion defends easily.
Debil working for a triangle but Campion defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Campion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Der Debil's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Debil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Debil dives in for a single leg takedown but Campion sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Debil throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Campion was covering up waiting for the punch and Debil finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Campion manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Debil has Campion pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Campion manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Campion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut there from Campion.
Matthew Campion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campion closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Campion landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Debil looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Der Debil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campion lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion lands a nice elbow.
Debil jumps guard and drags Campion to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Debil has a closed guard, preventing Campion from standing up.
Campion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Campion gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Campion drives through and clinches with Debil against the cage.
Debil tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Campion smiles and moves away.
Campion throws a quick inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Debil misses
and Campion counters with a two punch combo.
Debil on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Campion.
Matthew Campion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campion moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Campion has closed the distance and engaged Debil in a clinch.
Campion lands a body punch in the clinch.
Campion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Campion rushes Debil and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Campion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Campion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Debil attempts a counter takedown but Campion avoids it well and moves away.
Campion misses with a two punch combination.
Campion scores with a spinning back kick!
Campion lands a head kick. Debil smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Campion misses with a body kick.
Campion connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campion pushes Debil away with a front kick.
Debil fails with the takedown
and Campion counters with a nice low kick that buckles Debil's knee momentarily.
Debil shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Campion defends it nicely.
Campion plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Campion drives through and clinches with Debil against the cage.
Campion has Debil pressed against the cage.
Campion tries a knee to the head but Debil blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campion works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Campion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Campion throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Der Debil's cut is getting worse.
Debil moves out of range of the body kick.
Debil tries for a takedown but Campion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Campion unleashes a big counter combination but Debil bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Campion throws a half hearted mid kick.
Debil gets a double leg takedown into Campion's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Campion manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Debil fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Debil wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Campion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Der Debil's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Campion cracks Debil with a good jab.
Some wild striking there from Campion.
Debil has a takedown stuffed.
Debil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Campion can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Debil shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Debil closes the distance and clinches up with Campion, looking for a takedown. Debil pushes Campion against the cage but Campion circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Der Debil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Campion misses.
Debil tried to counter with a leg kick but Campion avoided it.
Debil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Campion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion lands an elbow inside that Debil shrugs off.
Debil avoids the elbow strike from Campion, against the cage.
Campion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Debil fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Campion avoids it really well and circles away.
Campion swinging wildly here.
Campion turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Campion stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Campion wants it to stay on the feet.
Campion lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campion slaps away a takedown attempt from Debil, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Debil throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Campion misses with a head kick.
Matthew Campion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Campion - that will leave a mark!
Campion works Debil's body with a nice hook.
Campion lands with a thumping leg kick.
Campion throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campion takes the fight into the clinch.
Campion trying to land knees to the body.
Debil is looking for a takedown.
Campion breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campion throws a head kick that misses.
Campion lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Debil at a distance.
Campion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Campion takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Debil shoots in but no luck this time.
Campion clinches up with Debil and pushes him back against the cage.
Matthew Campion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Campion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Campion lands a slapping body shot.
Debil shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Campion as he avoids it easily.
Campion now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Campion ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Debil will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Campion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Der Debil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campion scores with a push kick.
Campion closes the distance and pushes Debil back into the cage.
Matthew Campion seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campion avoiding damage.
Debil has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Campion is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Debil takes an elbow to the forehead.
Debil is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Campion to keep the fight standing.
Debil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Campion is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Campion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Campion has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Campion!
Matthew Campion made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.
The defeated Der Debil had this to say: 'i did what i can, i have lost this fight but i will learn more and be a better fighter in the future!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aleksei Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrow comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Im Unforgiven kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alex Morrow told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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151 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aleksei Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morrow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boyka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morrow instigates a clinch.
Boyka is looking to take this one to the mat.
Boyka has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Morrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morrow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morrow tries to work over Boyka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyka is trying to drag Morrow to the mat but Morrow just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Morrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Boyka controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Morrow.
A short left from Morrow.
Morrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boyka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boyka blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Morrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boyka is working for takedown but Morrow is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksei Boyka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morrow.
A short right from Morrow.
Boyka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka has Morrow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morrow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morrow leaning his opponent against the cage.
Morrow breaks the clinch.
Morrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrow throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrow looks to land a combination. Boyka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boyka is rocked!
It looks like Aleksei Boyka has been cut.
Morrow clinches up against the cage.
Oh Boyka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boyka is defended easily by Morrow.
Boyka seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Morrow. That snapped Boyka's head back.
Morrow lands a hook that stumbles Boyka back into the cage. Morrow follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Boyka to the canvas! Morrow pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Boyka has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alex Morrow!
Alex Morrow managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, DC Unrivaled, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Banno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ovaltine Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Banno has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Banno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ovaltine Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banno tries to score with a low kick but Jenkins moves his leg out of the way.
We've been hearing reports that Banno has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Banno moves out of range easily.
Banno attempts a counter takedown but Jenkins avoids it well and moves away.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Banno moves out of range easily.
Banno fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Banno throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jenkins avoids the head kick by Banno.
Jenkins misses with a body kick.
Jenkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Banno stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Banno shoots in for a takedown but Jenkins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Banno blocks a head kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Banno's sensitive parts.
Banno shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jenkins defends it nicely.
Banno moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJenkins.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Banno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banno throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banno blocks a head kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins blocks the body kick.
Banno moves out of range of the body kick from Jenkins.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jenkins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Banno looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Banno moves into range and clinches up with Jenkins.
Jenkins is trying to force a seperation but Banno has the dominant position.
Banno misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Banno takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Banno is pushing Jenkins up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Banno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jenkins is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banno has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jenkins uses from the top position.
Jenkins works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Banno looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jenkins trying to control the pace.
Jenkins trying to control from half guard but Banno is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Banno.
Jenkins taking a breather here.
Jenkins tries to move into full mount but can't pass Banno's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banno is looking to regain half guard here but Jenkins keeps moving and retains side control.
Banno regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jenkins looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Banno trying to hold on to Jenkins's head to control him but Jenkins postures up.
Banno is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Banno looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ovaltine Jenkins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jenkins throws a head kick but Banno moves out of range.
Jenkins lands a glancing blow to the side of Banno's head.
Jenkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Banno checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Banno doesn't manage to clinch there - Jenkins circles away.
Banno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jenkins.
Banno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jenkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Banno plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Ovaltine Jenkins has been cut.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Banno moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Banno.
Jenkins is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banno tries to clinch up.
Nice straight punches there by Banno. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Banno.
Banno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banno doesn't manage to clinch there - Jenkins circles away.
Jenkins throws a lazy head kick
and Banno counters with a two punch combo.
Tony Banno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banno tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Banno as he checks the leg kick.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Banno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jenkins is looking for the big counter here.
Banno tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banno throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Banno explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Banno avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
Banno looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Banno! Jenkins is out on his feet! Banno rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Jenkins is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Jenkins is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Banno!
Tony Banno really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sun-Tzu logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stone Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Tillman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stone Cold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Tillman!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Tillman tenderised Cold's leg. Cold is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cold shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tillman defends it nicely.
Tillman catches Cold with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tillman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tillman wants it to stay on the feet.
Cold sets himself, and Tillman steps forward looking for the clinch! Cold avoids it this time.
Cold misses with a takedown attempt - Tillman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stone Cold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tillman lands a front kick.
Tillman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cold. That did some damage!
Nice straight punches there by Tillman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tillman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tillman scores with a nice body kick.
Tillman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tillman lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cold looks for a takedown but Tillman sprawls well.
Tillman has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tillman has Cold up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillman prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Tillman.
Tillman misses with a punch on the inside.
Cold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Tillman.
Tillman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cold.
A right hook to the body lands for Tillman.
Tillman pushes Cold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cold letting Tillman take a breather here.
Cold jumps into guard, dragging Tillman to the mat.
Tillman trying to control but Cold is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tillman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tillman advances to half guard.
Cold on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tillman controlling the pace.
Tillman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cold actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cold on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tillman slips a nice elbow through Cold's hands, connecting with Cold's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice strikes from Tillman there.
Cold tries to get to full guard but Tillman has control of the leg.
Cold slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold wants to sweep here but Tillman controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tillman content to stall in guard here.
Tillman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tillman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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.
Tillman distracts Cold with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tillman cracks Cold with a solid left hand.
Cold working a defensive guard here.
Tillman landing some decent shots from guard.
Cold had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tillman defends it easily.
Tillman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tillman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tillman is pushing down on Cold's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cold is fighting to maintain full guard but Tillman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tillman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cold knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tillman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cold doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tillman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Tillman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cold closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tillman circles away.
Tillman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cold.
Cold takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tillman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tillman thows a body kick. Cold tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tillman lands with a good body shot.
Cold shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stone Cold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cold misses with a takedown attempt - Tillman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cold on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tillman scores with a spinning back kick!
Cold missing with a left hand there. Tillman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tillman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cold at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tillman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Stone Cold has been cut.
Tillman throws a shot to the body.
Pat Tillman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cold on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tillman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillman lands with a cross.
A jab from Tillman finds it's way through Cold's defenses.
Tillman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cold shoots in for a takedown but Tillman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cold gets a clinch.
Tillman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cold is rocked!
Tillman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Cold is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tillman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tillman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tillman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tillman lands a hook that snaps the head of Cold backwards.
Tillman breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tillman throws a monster overhand right that drops Cold! Tillman follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat Tillman!
Pat Tillman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Stone Cold spoke after the fight, saying 'Where's the beer at?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rio Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kowalski has chosen Pantera - Fucking Hostile as his entrance music. Rio Yaj has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
4 - 2 - 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rio Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutus Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Brutus Kowalski has been cut.
Kowalski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kowalski keeps Yaj at a distance using the push kick.
Kowalski lands a nice looking body kick.
Yaj gets a clinch.
Kowalski misses with the head strike.
Kowalski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yaj's elbow.
Kowalski taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Yaj - that landed with a thud.
Yaj has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kowalski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kowalski struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
Kowalski throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
Kowalski throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
Yaj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kowalski.
Yaj misses with a body punch.
Yaj has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kowalski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Yaj.
Yaj trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yaj.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rio Yaj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Kowalski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski has a couple of punches blocked by Yaj.
Yaj working aggressively here.
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kowalski.
Kowalski is working Yaj over against the cage.
Kowalski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kowalski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yaj is breathing heavily.
Kowalski is leaning against Yaj and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
I was talking to Yaj's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kowalski lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Kowalski.
Still in the clinch, Kowalski scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kowalski.
Yaj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kowalski avoids it.
Kowalski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kowalski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kowalski gets through Yaj's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kowalski struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
Kowalski misses with a body punch.
Kowalski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kowalski avoiding damage as Yaj throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj missing with knees to the body.
Kowalski misses with a punch on the inside.
Kowalski struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
Yaj tries to work over Kowalski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kowalski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kowalski prevents a body shot from Yaj.
Kowalski tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kowalski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
Kowalski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Yaj misses with the head strike.
Kowalski misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kowalski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kowalski gets through Yaj's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kowalski cracks Yaj with a nice body shot.
Kowalski tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kowalski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj lands a nice uppercut.
Yaj missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj wants a takedown but no success here.
Kowalski lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Kowalski - that landed with a thud.
Kowalski can't find room to land a body shot as Yaj controls the action.
Kowalski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yaj's elbow.
Yaj goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kowalski prevents it.
Kowalski scores with a hook to the body.
Kowalski lands a left hand.
Kowalski struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
Kowalski lands a nice uppercut.
Kowalski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yaj's elbow.
Kowalski lands a hook that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Kowalski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalski tries to throw a body punch but Yaj avoids it by throwing Kowalski back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kowalski.
Kowalski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Kowalski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kowalski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yajs head.
Kowalski is working Yaj over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kowalski.
Yaj's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kowalski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Yaj is rocked!
Kowalski cracks Yaj with a nice body shot.
Kowalski lands a nice shot to the body.
Kowalski is working Yaj over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kowalski.
Oh Yaj is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kowalski lands a body punch.
Yaj seems to have got his legs back now.
Kowalski digs a right hand underneath Yaj's ribcage. Yaj let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kowalski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yajs head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Kowalski - that landed with a thud.
Kowalski is working Yaj over against the cage.
Kowalski struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
Kowalski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kowalski throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutus Kowalski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brutus Kowalski's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kowalski cracks Yaj with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Yaj falls to his knees and Kowalski doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brutus Kowalski!
Brutus Kowalski 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 Brady Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergiu Petrescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns's entrance music is Oró Sé do Bheath Abhaile . A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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187 lbs
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196 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brady Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergiu Petrescu!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns misses with a head kick.
Burns has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Petrescu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Petrescu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burns darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Petrescu scoring well with a low kick there.
Petrescu moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Petrescu avoids the head kick by Burns.
Petrescu throws a leg kick
and Burns counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A cross from Burns lands.
Petrescu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burns under the eye.
Petrescu throws a big shot that misses.
Burns throwing a counter right hand but Petrescu manages to avoid it.
Burns goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Petrescu tests Burns's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Petrescu if he has to take too many more of those.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrescu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Petrescu misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Petrescu.
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Petrescu moves out of range easily.
Jab by Burns.
Brady Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Petrescu misses with a wild body shot.
Burns is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That kick from Burns tenderised Petrescu's leg. Petrescu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burns throws a half hearted mid kick.
Petrescu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrescu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Petrescu lands a nice hook to Burns's body. Burns takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Petrescu stalks Burns and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Burns's face. Burns staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrescu throws a head kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Burns crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Petrescu - the referee stops the clock and Burns gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Petrescu. Burns manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrescu.
Burns delivers a nice body kick.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrescu is just out of range.
Petrescu moves out of range of the body kick.
Petrescu checks a low kick from Burns.
Burns throws a right hand that misses
and Petrescu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Petrescu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrescu. That snapped Burns's head back.
Burns throws the kick towards the body but Petrescu avoids it.
It seemed like Petrescu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Petrescu.
Petrescu throws a head kick that misses.
Burns swings for the body but Petrescu moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrescu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Petrescu's head but Petrescu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrescu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrescu throws out the jab.
Burns tried to counter with a leg kick but Petrescu avoided it.
Burns misses with a low kick as Petrescu jumps back.
Sloppy strikes from Petrescu. Those never looked like landing.
Burns smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Burns there.
Burns walks into a stiff left hand from Petrescu.
Petrescu misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Petrescu.
Nice shot lands for Petrescu.
A big right from Petrescu misses.
It looked like Burns was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Petrescu.
Burns avoids the head kick by Petrescu.
Burns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrescu throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns.
Petrescu misses with a double jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petrescu.
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Petrescu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Petrescu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Petrescu.
Burns's corner calls for a 1-2. Burns obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Petrescu wants to land a leg kick but Burns is out of range.
Burns blocks a head kick by Petrescu.
A counter left hand to the body from Burns misses its target.
Petrescu moves out of range of the leg kick from Burns.
A leg kick checked by Petrescu.
A head kick misses from Burns.
Petrescu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Petrescu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrescu looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Petrescu throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergiu Petrescu will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Petrescu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burns lands a nice shot that snaps Petrescu's head back.
Petrescu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrescu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
Petrescu throws a fast counter high kick but Burns manages to duck under it in time.
Petrescu swinging wildly here.
Burns takes a swing at Petrescu's ribcage but misses.
Petrescu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrescu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrescu misses with an uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Petrescu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Petrescu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Burns clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrescu dodges the punch combination from Burns.
Burns walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Petrescu scores with a shot to the body.
Petrescu gets tackled into the cage by Burns. Burns maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Petrescu.
Burns tries to work over Petrescu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns is trying to stall.
Petrescu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burns's efforts to push away.
Burns breaks the clinch.
Burns smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu takes one to the side of the head.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Petrescu scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrescu darts in trying to clinch
and Burns counters with a left to the body.
Burns pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrescu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrescu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Petrescu throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Burns instigates a clinch.
Petrescu tries to land knees in the clinch but Burns avoids the damage to the body.
Petrescu misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Petrescu fails to land.
Petrescu lands a shoulder strike.
Petrescu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns gets through Petrescu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petrescu pushes Burns back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brady Burns is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrescu blocks the body kick.
Petrescu staying out of range there.
Petrescu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Petrescu throws a head kick that misses.
Burns throws a low kick but Petrescu avoids it.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrescu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrescu lands a nice looking body shot.
Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Burns moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPetrescu.
Petrescu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrescu defending well as Burns loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Petrescu.
Petrescu with a hook.
Burns tries to keep at a distance but Petrescu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrescu's elbow.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrescu wants to get back to striking at distance but Burns won't allow it.
Petrescu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrescu tries to land knees in the clinch but Burns avoids the damage to the body.
Burns blocking some punches.
Petrescu working Burns over with knees to the body.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Petrescu controls the action.
Burns is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Petrescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sergiu Petrescu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Petrescu throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrescu misses with a lunging right hand
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrescu misses with a shot to the body
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Petrescu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burns scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrescu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrescu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Petrescu scores with a kick to the body.
Petrescu throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns with a jab.
Petrescu swinging wildly here.
Burns fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Petrescu on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrescu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Petrescu staying out of range there.
Burns scores with a hook.
Burns moves out of range as Petrescu throws a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Petrescu.
Burns slips under a jab from Petrescu.
Burns is looking to chop away at Petrescu's legs.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Petrescu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrescu misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns moves into range and connects with a jab.
Petrescu cracks a nice hook into Burns's ribs.
Burns gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
Petrescu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrescu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Petrescu.
Petrescu lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petrescu backwards.
Petrescu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Petrescu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Petrescu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burns.
Petrescu blocks a body shot from Burns.
Petrescu misses with a knee to the head.
Burns lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrescu's elbow.
Sergiu Petrescu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrescu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrescu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrescu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burns is trying to break the clinch but Petrescu has him pressed against the cage.
Burns misses with the head strike.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Petrescu.
Burns digs a right hand underneath Petrescu's ribcage. Petrescu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Petrescu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Petrescu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petrescu lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Petrescu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrescu.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrescu blocking some punches.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns working hard to break the clinch.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrescu.
Petrescu breaks from the clinch.
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!
Burns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petrescu. Petrescu obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns throws a jab when Petrescu was well out of range.
Petrescu moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Petrescu.
Brady Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petrescu tries to work over Burns's front leg with a kick but Burns checks it.
Petrescu slips a straight right by Burns.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergiu Petrescu.
I've got Petrescu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergiu Petrescu!
Sergiu Petrescu very nearly forgot to thank KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacek Kaminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacek Kaminski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darius Miller!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaminski rushes Miller and presses him up against the cage.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Kaminski missing with knees to the body.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Kaminski avoids it by throwing Miller back against the cage.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Kaminski is controlling him.
Kaminski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaminski is pushing Miller up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kaminski looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaminski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Jacek Kaminski has been cut.
Kaminski leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaminski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Miller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kaminski takes the fight into the clinch.
Miller blocks a body shot from Kaminski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaminski is trying to stall.
Miller tries a body shot but Kaminski blocks it.
Miller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miller slowing the pace effectively.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Kaminski's head.
Kaminski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaminski misses with the head strike.
Miller prevents a body shot from Kaminski.
Kaminski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaminski clinches.
Miller takes a shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kaminski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kaminski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kaminski tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Kaminski back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski trying to land knees to the body.
Miller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kaminski has him pressed against the cage.
Kaminski slows down the pace here.
Miller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kaminski has him pressed against the cage.
Kaminski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Miller breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Kaminski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaminski throws out a powerful jab.
Miller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kaminski darts in trying to clinch
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kaminski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the cage.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaminski uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Kaminski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Miller tries to work over Kaminski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaminski slowing the pace effectively.
Kaminski blocking some punches.
Kaminski avoiding damage.
Kaminski stalling the fight.
Kaminski stalling against the cage.
Kaminski gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jacek Kaminski.
Kaminski throws a head kick that misses.
Miller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kaminski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kaminski tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miller looks to throw the jab but Kaminski is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaminski backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Miller as he connects with a hook.
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!
Kaminski is looking to clinch.
Kaminski has Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaminski misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaminski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaminski blocks a body shot from Miller.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The referee calls for Kaminski to work.
Kaminski throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Kaminski struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Miller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darius Miller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacek Kaminski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kaminski in his tracks.
Kaminski moves into the clinch.
Miller is trying to maintain a safe position but Kaminski gets an underhook and turns Miller into the cage.
Miller is pushing Kaminski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kaminski looking to slow down the pace here.
Kaminski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kaminski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kaminski misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaminski rushes Miller and presses him up against the cage.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Kaminski lands a shot to the body.
Miller avoiding damage as Kaminski throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaminski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miller stalling.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Kaminski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
A bit of stalling here from Kaminski.
Miller has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Miller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kaminski has him pressed against the cage.
Miller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kaminski has him pressed against the cage.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaminski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jacek Kaminski's cut is getting worse.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaminski.
Miller feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kaminski sprawling to the canvas! Kaminski rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Miller finish him?!
Kaminski is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller drops Kaminski with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Kaminski! Miller dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Miller!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaclav Mika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Parker might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Battery - Metallica. Mika is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Notorious Big - Just a memory. Scott Parker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vaclav Mika!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mika swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parker looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Mika does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mika misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Mika connects with the punch.
It looks like Scott Parker has been cut.
Parker cracks Mika with a good jab.
It looks like Vaclav Mika has been cut.
Mika misses with a combination
and Parker counters with a nice body kick.
Mika misses the jab.
Parker throws a leg kick that misses.
Mika flicks out a counter leg kick but Parker steps away.
Mika takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Parker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Mika throws a combination that misses
and Parker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Mika 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mika takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Parker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mika misses with a hook to the body
and Parker counters with a nice leg kick.
Parker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mika's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mika throws a jab when Parker was well out of range.
Parker looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mika stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Parker.
Parker needs to keep his hands up - Mika had a free shot at his head there.
Mika throws a jab but it's blocked by Parker.
Parker connects with a solid leg kick.
Mika slips a jab from Parker.
Mika with a nice cross.
Vaclav Mika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Parker slips a jab and a cross from Mika.
Parker throws a leg kick
and Mika counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short body shot lands from Parker as the two fighters clinch.
Mika tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Mika back against the cage.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Mika.
Mika scores with a knee to the head.
Scott Parker's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker works on Mika's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mika lands a shoulder strike.
Mika tries to land a knee to the head but Parker blocks with his arms.
Mika lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Parker.
Mika tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Mika back against the cage.
Mika digs a right hand into Parker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Parker's gas tank.
Parker avoiding damage as Mika throws knees to the body.
Mika misses with a punch on the inside.
Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mika takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mika throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mika moves away.
Mika has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Parker.
Mika on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Mika finds it's way through Parker's defenses.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Parker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Parker scores with a sloppy right hand. Mika should have avoided that one.
That has opened up Vaclav Mika's cut even more.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Mika looks to land a combination. Parker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Parker connects with a leg kick. Mika looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Parker swings for the body but Mika moves out of range.
Mika appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mika swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mika swinging wildly here.
Mika throws a jab when Parker was well out of range.
Mika swings widly with a right hand
and Parker counters with a crisp one two that drops Mika! Parker thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mika to his feet! Mika is in big trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker avoids the body shot from Mika.
Parker fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mika just manages to avoid it.
Mika throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Parker scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a nice looking body kick.
Mika's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Parker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mika throws out the jab.
Parker quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Mika keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mika misses with a straight right.
Mika lands a slapping body shot.
You can see that Mika has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Mika misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Parker slips a jab and a cross from Mika.
Mika takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The cut above Vaclav Mika's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Parker throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mika counters with a straight right hand.
Scott Parker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Parker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker lands with a straight right. Mika didn't see that one coming.
A punch combination from Mika misses.
Parker keeps Mika at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Scott Parker will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Parker thows a body kick. Mika tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mika stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Parker.
Mika walks forward, straight into a front kick from Parker.
A solid leg kick lands there for Parker.
Scott Parker is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Parker there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Parker. That's going to slow Mika down.
Mika misses with a leg kick
and Parker counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mika! Parker lets Mika back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mika is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mika is still on wobbly legs! Can Parker finish him?
A head kick by Parker - that's a beauty! Mika is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Parker can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Scott Parker!
A victorious Scott Parker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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