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HFC 237 Overtime PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kid Caskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Zimmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid Caskey has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kid Caskey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hans Zimmer!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Caskey misses
and Zimmer counters with a takedown into side control.
Zimmer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Caskey dodges the ground and pound from Zimmer.
Caskey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Caskey tries to get out of the position.
Zimmer throws an elbow but Caskey slips to the side and avoids it well.
Caskey manages to work his way to half guard, despite Zimmer's best efforts.
Zimmer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Caskey is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zimmer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zimmer's back!
Caskey biding his time, looking for the opening.
Zimmer is trying to stand back up.
Caskey is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Caskey 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.
Caskey's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmer wants to get back to his feet.
Good control from Caskey.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zimmer is trying to get back to his feet but Caskey has full control of the position and if anything, Zimmer has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Zimmer is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Caskey.
Caskey has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer trying to get back to his feet but Caskey is in full control for now.
Caskey is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Zimmer wants to get back to his feet.
What can Zimmer do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Caskey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zimmer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Caskey is fending him off so far but Zimmer persists. Nope, Caskey circles away and we're back to standing.
Zimmer has his takedown stuffed
and Caskey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Caskey.
Zimmer is looking for a takedown.
Kid Caskey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Zimmer.
The referee calls for Caskey to work.
Caskey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caskey clinches up with Zimmer and pushes him back against the cage.
Zimmer tries to score a body lock takedown but Caskey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Caskey taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caskey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caskey connects with a solid leg kick.
Caskey is looking to slow Zimmer down with leg kicks.
Caskey moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caskey is pressed up against the cage. Zimmer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Caskey down to the mat. Caskey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zimmer misses with a takedown
and Caskey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zimmer.
It looked like Caskey was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Caskey lands a big head kick that sends Zimmer tumbling to the mat! Caskey takes a step backwards and waves Zimmer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Zimmer is rocked!
It looks like Hans Zimmer has been cut.
Hans Zimmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Caskey.
Caskey throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zimmer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Caskey counters with a body kick.
Zimmer is breathing heavily.
Zimmer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Caskey looks to throw the jab but Zimmer is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caskey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zimmer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Caskey moves into the clinch successfully.
Caskey has Zimmer pressed against the cage.
Caskey holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Caskey seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Caskey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caskey lands a big head kick that sends Zimmer tumbling to the mat! Caskey takes a step backwards and waves Zimmer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Caskey clinches.
Caskey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Zimmer with that takedown attempt.
Kid Caskey is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer fails to land the takedown.
Caskey is looking to counter with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caskey.
Caskey cracks the inside of Zimmer's front leg.
Zimmer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Caskey pinned against the cage. Caskey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Caskey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zimmer's calf.
Caskey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer misses with a takedown
and Caskey counters with a nice leg kick.
Caskey lands a nice looking body kick.
Zimmer gets tackled into the cage by Caskey. Caskey maintains the clinch.
Caskey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Caskey.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Caskey.
Caskey stalling in the clinch.
Caskey has Zimmer pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kid Caskey.
Caskey clinches up with Zimmer and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Caskey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Caskey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hans Zimmer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Caskey drives through and clinches with Zimmer against the cage.
Zimmer being controlled against the cage.
Caskey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caskey content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Caskey.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Caskey for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Zimmer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Caskey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Caskey holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Caskey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Caskey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zimmer somewhat.
Zimmer tries to clinch up but Caskey circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Caskey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Caskey. Zimmer shrugs it off though.
Zimmer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caskey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Caskey lands a big head kick that sends Zimmer tumbling to the mat! Caskey takes a step backwards and waves Zimmer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kid Caskey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crack! A monster head kick from Caskey and Zimmer falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Caskey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kid Caskey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lance Hardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardwood comes into the arena with Stone Sour - Last Of The Real blaring out of the sound system. Watanabe has chosen The Handsome Family - Far From Any Road as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Takeshi Watanabe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
15 - 23 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Hardwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takeshi Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've been hearing reports that Hardwood has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Watanabe fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardwood changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Watanabe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Watanabe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hardwood controlling the position from side mount.
Watanabe tries to bench press Hardwood off him but Hardwood keeps the position.
Hardwood slows the pace down.
Watanabe is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hardwood has just dragged him back down to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watanabe is looking to regain half guard here but Hardwood keeps moving and retains side control.
Hardwood staying calm.
Watanabe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hardwood is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Watanabe will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Watanabe is trying to get back to his feet.
Hardwood taking a breather here.
Hardwood has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Watanabe is looking to reverse the position.
Hardwood controlling from side mount.
Watanabe tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A lull in the action here as Hardwood stalls from top position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Hardwood.
Watanabe is looking to regain half guard here but Hardwood keeps moving and retains side control.
Hardwood taking a breather here.
Watanabe is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hardwood is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Watanabe will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Watanabe is looking to reverse the position.
Watanabe is being controlled here.
Watanabe is looking to reverse the position.
Hardwood moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hardwood is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Watanabe tries to bench press Hardwood off him but Hardwood keeps the position.
Watanabe is being controlled here.
Watanabe is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe is trying to get back to half guard.
Watanabe is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Watanabe trying to remain calm as Hardwood controls from the top position.
Watanabe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hardwood's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Watanabe is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Hardwood dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Watanabe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardwood shoots for a takedown but Watanabe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Watanabe misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Watanabe!
Watanabe misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardwood shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Watanabe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Watanabe is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardwood controlling the position.
Watanabe pushes Hardwood away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hardwood gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Watanabe is looking for a sweep.
Hardwood in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hardwood has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hardwood just content to control the position.
Hardwood passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Watanabe!
Watanabe wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hardwood controlling from the full mount.
Lance Hardwood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watanabe sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hardwood content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe wants to get back to his feet.
Hardwood looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Watanabe is trying to get back to full guard.
Hardwood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watanabe can do to turn this around?
Hardwood content to control rather than advance.
Further stalling from Hardwood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hardwood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hardwood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Watanabe's head backwards.
Takeshi Watanabe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watanabe throws a right and a left that Hardwood avoids nicely.
Watanabe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watanabe throws a series of punches but Hardwood avoids them all with ease.
Hardwood looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Hardwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardwood 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.
Hardwood controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Hardwood is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Hardwood seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Watanabe for as long as he can get away with.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Takeshi Watanabe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hardwood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Watanabe tries to avoid it but Hardwood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Watanabe to the ground. Watanabe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Watanabe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardwood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hardwood has a takedown stuffed.
Watanabe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watanabe throws a series of punches but Hardwood moves out of range.
Hardwood appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hardwood shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Watanabe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hardwood is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hardwood continues to stall.
Hardwood pushes down on Watanabe's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hardwood seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hardwood takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Watanabe pushes Hardwood off looking to stand but Hardwood dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hardwood is taking a breather. Watanabe says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Watanabe wants to improve his position but Hardwood is controlling well.
Hardwood content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Watanabe wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Watanabe throws a series of punches but Hardwood moves out of range.
Hardwood dives in and scores a takedown into Watanabe's guard.
Watanabe pushes Hardwood off and scrambles back to his feet.
Watanabe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hardwood backs up against the cage.
It looks like Lance Hardwood has been cut.
Takeshi Watanabe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watanabe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watanabe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from Watanabe does no damage.
Hardwood fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Watanabe to the ground. Hardwood is now in Watanabe's guard.
Hardwood content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hardwood looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Watanabe wants to get back to his feet but Hardwood is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Watanabe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardwood scores with a takedown into Watanabe's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood stops Watanabe from standing up.
Hardwood controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Watanabe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Watanabe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hardwood's guard.
Watanabe is fighting to break Hardwood's control of his arms but Hardwood is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Watanabe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Watanabe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Watanabe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Idi Amin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amin comes to the cage accompanied by Dangerous by Michael Jackson. Lewis has chosen The Butterfly Effect - Sweet and Low as his entrance music. Idi Amin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Justin Lewis's chin.
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285 lbs
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300 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Idi Amin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lewis, pushing him back against the cage.
Amin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amin tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
Lewis swats away the attempt to clinch by Amin.
Lewis wants to land a leg kick but Amin is out of range.
Amin pushes Lewis up against the cage in a clinch.
Amin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lewis's efforts to push away.
Lewis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Amin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Amin is just out of range.
Amin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lewis counters with a left and a right that stings Amin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amin misses with an uppercut. Lewis saw that one coming.
Amin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Amin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lewis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Amin avoids the body shot from Lewis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amin lands a body shot.
Amin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
Amin shoots in looking for a takedown but Lewis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Amin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lewis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Amin defends it well.
Amin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Amin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Amin takes the fight into the clinch.
Amin breaks the clinch.
Amin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Idi Amin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amin forces Lewis back against the cage and clinches.
Lewis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Amin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Amin misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amin throws a head kick that misses.
Amin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Amin tries to clinch up.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lewis has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Amin tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lewis swats away the attempt to clinch by Amin.
Amin tries to clinch
and Lewis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Amin!
Amin sneaks out the side door and pushes Lewis away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Lewis connects with a body shot that sends Amin's belly button to the back.
Lewis keeps the fight on the outside.
Amin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lewis tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis pushes Amin away with a front kick.
Amin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lewis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Amin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lewis.
Nice shot lands for Amin.
Horrible takedown attempt by Amin or perhaps it was just good defense by Lewis, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Idi Amin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Amin.
Lewis throws out a leg kick but Amin moves out of range and Lewis only half commits.
Lewis throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Amin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amin misses with a head kick.
Amin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Amin tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amin instigates a clinch.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amin 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.
Amin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lewis.
Amin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Amin turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Amin wants to stand but Lewis has his arm trapped.
Amin stands up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Amin.
A left and a right from Lewis both land. Nice combination.
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 Idi Amin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Amin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lewis as he jumps to the side.
It looks like Idi Amin has been cut.
Lewis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amin.
Lewis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amin circles away quickly and effectively.
Amin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Amin duly obliges.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amin's corner calls for a 1-2. Amin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Amin tries to clinch up but Lewis circles away and keeps his distance.
Lewis feints the counter takedown.
Amin shoots for a takedown but Lewis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Amin checks a leg kick.
Amin gets a double leg takedown into Lewis's guard.
Amin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Amin wanted to stand there but Lewis had control of the position.
Amin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lewis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Amin checks it well.
Justin Lewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Amin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Idi Amin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lewis throws a nice looking combination but Amin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lewis throws a right hand that Amin ducks under and follows up with a left that Amin also avoids with ease.
Lewis swats away the attempt to clinch by Amin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Idi Amin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lewis as he avoids it easily.
Lewis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Amin tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
Lewis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lewis throws a leg kick that misses.
Amin walks into a straight right hand from Lewis.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lewis or perhaps it was just good defense by Amin, which made it look bad.
Lewis lands a two punch combo.
Amin darts in and clinches Lewis up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Amin.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lewis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Amin with a body shot.
Amin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis feints the counter takedown.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lewis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Amin tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
Amin doesn't manage to clinch there - Lewis circles away.
Amin rushes Lewis and presses him up against the cage.
Amin digs a right hand underneath Lewis's ribcage. Lewis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lewis is trying to break free.
Lewis is trying to push Amin away but Amin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Amin is pressed up against the cage. Lewis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Amin down to the mat. Amin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lewis.
Amin tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lewis checks it well.
Amin has Lewis up against the cage in a clinch.
Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Lewis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lewis looks to throw the jab but Amin is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lewis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Amin darts in trying to clinch
and Lewis counters with a nice uppercut.
Lewis gets tackled into the cage by Amin. Amin maintains the clinch.
Lewis working hard to break the clinch.
Lewis wants a takedown.
Amin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Idi Amin'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. This is the final round!
Amin swinging wildly here.
Lewis flicks out a counter leg kick but Amin steps away.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Amin moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Amin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lewis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Amin lands with a right hand.
Amin wants to clinch up but Lewis keeps it at a distance.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Amin moves out of range.
Amin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amin connects with a high kick.
Amin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Amin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Amin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Amin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lewis pinned against the cage. Lewis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Amin wants to clinch.
Amin moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Amin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Idi Amin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lewis, pushing him back against the cage.
Lewis wants a takedown but no success here.
Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Lewis fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amin slips a jab and a cross from Lewis.
Amin dives in and scores a takedown into Lewis's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Amin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Amin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Amin wants to stand but Lewis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Amin wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Idi Amin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Amin stopping the sweep attempt from Lewis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to keep a closed guard but Amin is proving a slippery customer.
Amin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lewis is proving hard to escape from.
Lewis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Amin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Amin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slow jab from Lewis misses its intended target.
Lewis scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Amin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Amin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lewis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Amin somewhat.
Lewis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lewis sizes up Amin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lewis misses with a double jab.
Lewis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Amin has managed to clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lewis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Amin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lewis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Lewis!
A very excited looking Justin Lewis rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Sutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simmons's entrance music is Sound of MAdness - Shinedown. 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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28
288 lbs
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40
265 lbs
24 - 23 - 0 |
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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
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Sutter!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sutter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
John Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sutter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Simmons with a nice cross.
Simmons stuffs the takedown.
Simmons lands with a good body shot.
Simmons moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Simmons tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simmons works Sutter's body with a nice hook.
Simmons lands a right hook to the body.
Simmons jabs Sutter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Simmons scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Mark Sutter has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simmons misses with an uppercut. Sutter saw that one coming.
Sutter is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice body punch from Simmons.
Simmons is looking to wear down Sutter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sutter looks winded!
Simmons tries to bum rush Sutter with a series of wild strikes but Sutter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sutter walks straight into a right hand from Simmons - that's dropped him! Simmons jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sutter from any more punishment! Sutter complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Simmons!
John Simmons really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fury Nutrition Inc. logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Mark Sutter had this to say: 'I have an IQ of 104. What did you expect? '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mac McNulty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ying Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yang has chosen Diamond Eyes as his entrance music. 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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26
162 lbs
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158 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mac McNulty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ying Yang !
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang catches McNulty with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from McNulty misses.
Yang lands an overhand right.
Yang fakes the leg kick and cracks McNulty in the body.
Mac McNulty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yang throws a nice looking combination but McNulty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yang connects with a body shot that sends McNulty's belly button to the back.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yang has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
McNulty looks to land a right hand but Yang moved out of range.
McNulty misses with a takedown
and Yang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yang clobbers McNulty with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McNulty is rocked!
Nice jab there from McNulty.
Oh McNulty is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McNulty swings for the body but Yang moves out of range.
Yang flicks out a counter leg kick but McNulty steps away.
McNulty moves into the clinch successfully.
Yang lands with a light punch inside.
Yang misses with a hook from the clinch.
McNulty seems to have got his legs back now.
McNulty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yang tries to work over McNulty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McNulty tries to work over Yang 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yang is stalling here.
Yang is working McNulty over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Yang as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yang .
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Yang .
Yang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McNulty shoots in and drives through. Yang sprawls well.
McNulty on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McNulty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McNulty scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yang misses the shot to the body.
McNulty misses with a jab to the body
and Yang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Yang scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yang shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yang showed some decent athleticism there.
McNulty has one foot on Yang 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNulty blocks a jab.
McNulty misses with a hook. Yang ducked under it nicely.
Yang connects with a right hand. McNulty shakes it off.
McNulty moves out of range of the strikes.
McNulty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McNulty keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body kick there by Yang .
Nice uppercut there from Yang .
Yang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yang lands a big head kick that sends McNulty tumbling to the mat! Yang takes a step backwards and waves McNulty back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A slow jab from Yang misses its intended target.
It looked like McNulty wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yang scoring well with a low kick there.
Yang misses with a leg kick.
Yang scores with the left hand. McNulty knows he should have avoided that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Yang as he connects with a hook.
McNulty misses with a straight left.
Yang feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending McNulty crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ying Yang !
A victorious Ying Yang thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Mac McNulty spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the gym. I am going to train hard then train even harder! I'm coming back with a vengeance!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Minowa Fujiati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshawn Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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16 - 1 - 1 |
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260 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Minowa Fujiati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marshawn Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiati shoots in but Lynch avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lynch is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lynch closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fujiati trying to control the position but instead, Lynch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fujiati into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lynch throws an elbow but misses.
Fujiati tries to score a body lock takedown but Lynch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lynch.
It looks like Minowa Fujiati has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Lynch as the two fighters clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lynch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fujiati's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujiati avoids a wild elbow strike from Lynch.
Lynch lands an elbow that stopped Fujiati in his tracks for a moment.
Fujiati blocks an elbow strike.
Lynch lands an elbow that stopped Fujiati in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Lynch.
Fujiati blocks the elbow strike.
Lynch lands an elbow just above Fujiati 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fujiati avoids a wild elbow strike from Lynch.
Fujiati throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lynch blocks it with crossed arms.
Fujiati takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lynch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lynch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lynch.
Fujiati misses with a knee to the head.
Fujiati avoids a wild elbow strike from Lynch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lynch.
Fujiati throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lynch prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minowa Fujiati. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lynch.
Lynch lands a damaging elbow.
Fujiati avoids a wild elbow strike from Lynch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lynch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fujiati avoids a wild elbow strike from Lynch.
Fujiati tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lynch managing to block the knees to the body from Fujiati.
Lynch lands an elbow that stopped Fujiati in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fujiati takes an elbow to the temple.
Good body shot from Lynch.
Fujiati is breathing heavily.
Fujiati takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Lynch - that landed with a thud.
Lynch lands an elbow inside that Fujiati shrugs off.
Lynch lands a damaging elbow.
Lynch lands a damaging elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Lynch.
Fujiati avoids a wild elbow strike from Lynch.
Fujiati takes an elbow to the forehead.
Minowa Fujiati's cut is getting worse.
Lynch lands an elbow just above Fujiati 's eye.
Lynch lands an elbow inside that Fujiati shrugs off.
Lynch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fujiati is rocked!
Minowa Fujiati's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lynch lands a nice elbow.
Oh Fujiati is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fujiati is pressed against the cage. Lynch pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Fujiati! Two more big strikes from Lynch and Fujiati crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Marshawn Lynch!
Marshawn Lynch thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dr John Zoidberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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37
185 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
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28
180 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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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
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dr John Zoidberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Optimus Prime!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoidberg scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zoidberg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zoidberg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zoidberg thumps Prime with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zoidberg.
Prime misses with a right hand
and Zoidberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, jab by Prime - just one landing.
Zoidberg looks for the body kick but Prime saw that one coming.
Prime looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Prime on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zoidberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Prime.
Prime ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zoidberg moves away.
Prime displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zoidberg throws out the jab.
Zoidberg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Prime momentarily.
Prime tries to bum rush Zoidberg with a series of wild strikes but Zoidberg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zoidberg feinted with a counter takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prime looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zoidberg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zoidberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prime sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prime swings for the body but Zoidberg moves out of range.
Prime fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Zoidberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime shoots and misses
and Zoidberg counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Prime throws a combination that misses
and Zoidberg counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Prime!
Zoidberg lands some shots froms side control.
Zoidberg working the ground and pound.
Prime manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Prime is pressing down on Zoidberg's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zoidberg is holding on for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zoidberg is trying to control but can't.
Zoidberg manages to get to full guard.
Zoidberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Prime can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Prime slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zoidberg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Prime passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Prime landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on Zoidberg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zoidberg is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Prime wants to control but Zoidberg is keeping him busy.
Prime is putting a hurting on Zoidberg here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Zoidberg gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Zoidberg wants to control but Prime is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Prime winds up and cracks Zoidberg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zoidberg is looking for a sweep. Prime is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zoidberg makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zoidberg.
Prime working some strikes from top position.
Prime pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zoidberg is keeping the position for now.
Prime loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zoidberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Prime landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zoidberg wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Prime postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Prime cracks Zoidberg with a solid left hand.
Zoidberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Zoidberg, not yet.
Prime trying to control the position from guard on top but Zoidberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prime wants to pass the guard but Zoidberg is keeping the position.
Zoidberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Prime content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Prime throws an elbow that misses. Zoidberg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Prime's guard. Nice move by Zoidberg!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prime throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Zoidberg preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Prime is on top in guard.
Prime slips nicely into half guard.
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 Dr John Zoidberg will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zoidberg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Prime cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dr John Zoidberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Zoidberg catches Prime with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Prime lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Prime dives in for a single leg takedown but Zoidberg sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Zoidberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prime.
Zoidberg is looking to counter punch.
Zoidberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prime staying out of range there.
Zoidberg cracks Prime with a good jab.
Zoidberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zoidberg throws a solid leg kick but Prime takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zoidberg.
Zoidberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Zoidberg lands an impressive looking overhand right. Prime doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prime cracks Zoidberg with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Prime has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Zoidberg to stand back up!
Zoidberg is rocked!
Prime jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oh Zoidberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Prime displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zoidberg throws out the jab.
Prime lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Zoidberg is looking to close the distance but Prime sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Zoidberg crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Zoidberg is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Optimus Prime!
After the big win, Optimus Prime made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Mystic Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van De Wolf Keizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Karwoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van De Wolf Keizer comes to the cage accompanied by MASTODON - BLOOD AND THUNDER. Kirk Karwoski acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joost Van De Wolf Keizer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirk Karwoski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van De Wolf Keizer doesn't manage to clinch there - Karwoski circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karwoski.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses the jab.
Van De Wolf Keizer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karwoski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van De Wolf Keizer has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Karwoski regains guard immediately.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Van De Wolf Keizer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karwoski is keeping the position for now.
Karwoski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van De Wolf Keizer trying to control but Karwoski is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karwoski working a defensive guard but Van De Wolf Keizer manages to pass into side control anyway.
Van De Wolf Keizer trying to control the action but Karwoski is working from the bottom.
Van De Wolf Keizer is trying to get an arm triangle but Karwoski is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to control but Karwoski is keeping him busy.
Karwoski is looking to regain half guard here but Van De Wolf Keizer keeps moving and retains side control.
Van De Wolf Keizer staying calm.
Karwoski is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Van De Wolf Keizer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Karwoski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Karwoski is looking for a sweep.
Van De Wolf Keizer trying to control the action but Karwoski is working from the bottom.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with the ground and pound.
Karwoski tries to improve position but can't.
Karwoski wants to control but Van De Wolf Keizer postures up.
Karwoski taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Karwoski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Karwoski down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Van De Wolf Keizer crashes against the mat.
Karwoski tries to buck Van De Wolf Keizer off but Van De Wolf Keizer is having none of it.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to control but Karwoski is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Van De Wolf Keizer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Karwoski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van De Wolf Keizer trying to control from half guard but Karwoski is working away.
Van De Wolf Keizer is looking for a kimura here.
Karwoski trying to control but Van De Wolf Keizer postures up.
Karwoski wants to get back to full guard.
Van De Wolf Keizer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Karwoski sees it coming and defends easily.
Van De Wolf Keizer controlling the action here.
Karwoski manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Van De Wolf Keizer keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Van De Wolf Keizer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Karwoski as the two fighters clinch.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to work over Karwoski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van De Wolf Keizer prevents a body shot from Karwoski.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van De Wolf Keizer can't find room to land a body shot as Karwoski controls the action.
Van De Wolf Keizer looking for a takedown.
Karwoski lands an elbow that stopped Van De Wolf Keizer in his tracks for a moment.
Karwoski prevents a body shot from Van De Wolf Keizer.
Karwoski misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Joost Van De Wolf Keizer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Karwoski misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Karwoski.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karwoski.
Karwoski slips a straight right by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Van De Wolf Keizer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karwoski circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Karwoski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Karwoski misses.
A left lands for Karwoski.
Karwoski takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karwoski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van De Wolf Keizer is looking to take this one to the mat.
Karwoski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karwoski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van De Wolf Keizer or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karwoski throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Karwoski.
Karwoski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van De Wolf Keizer turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Van De Wolf Keizer manages to end up in side control.
Karwoski wants to control but Van De Wolf Keizer postures up.
Van De Wolf Keizer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Karwoski has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sloppy strikes there by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Van De Wolf Keizer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Karwoski to see if he's OK.
An elbow from Van De Wolf Keizer crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski is trying to improve his position.
Van De Wolf Keizer scoring with punches and elbows.
Van De Wolf Keizer controls the position.
Van De Wolf Keizer is looking to take a break and control but Karwoski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van De Wolf Keizer scores with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karwoski pushes Van De Wolf Keizer away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Van De Wolf Keizer gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Van De Wolf Keizer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski is trying to control Van De Wolf Keizer's posture but Van De Wolf Keizer avoids it.
Van De Wolf Keizer controlling the position.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to control but Karwoski is keeping him busy.
Karwoski tries to improve position but can't.
Van De Wolf Keizer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Karwoski is avoiding damage well.
Van De Wolf Keizer working away.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Van De Wolf Keizer content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Karwoski is looking for a sweep.
Karwoski is not content to let Van De Wolf Keizer control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Van De Wolf Keizer working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karwoski is looking for a sweep.
Karwoski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Van De Wolf Keizer connects with a decent elbow.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to control but Karwoski is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joost Van De Wolf Keizer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van De Wolf Keizer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van De Wolf Keizer ducks under a wild hook from Karwoski.
Karwoski scores with the left hand. Van De Wolf Keizer knows he should have avoided that one.
Van De Wolf Keizer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Karwoski pinned against the cage. Karwoski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karwoski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karwoski thuds his right hand into Van De Wolf Keizer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Karwoski tests Van De Wolf Keizer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van De Wolf Keizer 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski misses with a hook
and Van De Wolf Keizer counters with a low kick, right behind Karwoski 's knee.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van De Wolf Keizer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kirk Karwoski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van De Wolf Keizer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karwoski.
Van De Wolf Keizer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van De Wolf Keizer fails with the takedown.
Karwoski throws out a loose jab but Van De Wolf Keizer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karwoski throws an overhand right that lands on Van De Wolf Keizer's shoulder, as Van De Wolf Keizer tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Van De Wolf Keizer misses the target.
Karwoski throws a big shot that misses.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to counter with a takedown but Karwoski is quick to defend against it.
A combination from Van De Wolf Keizer does no damage.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a push kick but Karwoski slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karwoski lands a really nice looking cross but Van De Wolf Keizer seems unphased.
Karwoski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karwoski throws a good cross that connects.
A shot to the liver by Karwoski. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karwoski throws a nice head kick!
Donk. Karwoski catches Van De Wolf Keizer right on the button with a cross.
Karwoski looks to land a body kick but Van De Wolf Keizer moved away.
Van De Wolf Keizer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Van De Wolf Keizer connects with an inside leg kick.
Kirk Karwoski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van De Wolf Keizer gets tackled into the cage by Karwoski. Karwoski maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski blocking some punches.
Van De Wolf Keizer is trying to drag Karwoski to the mat but Karwoski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joost Van De Wolf Keizer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van De Wolf Keizer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks a body shot from Karwoski.
Van De Wolf Keizer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karwoski just leaning against Van De Wolf Keizer, taking a breather.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocking some punches.
Van De Wolf Keizer successfully pulls guard.
Karwoski wants to control from the top but Van De Wolf Keizer keeps moving.
Van De Wolf Keizer trying to control the position.
Karwoski stopping the sweep attempt from Van De Wolf Keizer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Karwoski trying to control the position from guard on top but Van De Wolf Keizer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karwoski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van De Wolf Keizer pulls Karwoski in close to prevent any damage.
Karwoski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Karwoski controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Karwoski really 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.
Van De Wolf Keizer staying out of range there.
Van De Wolf Keizer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karwoski.
Van De Wolf Keizer walks into a left hand.
Karwoski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Karwoski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karwoski scores with a kick to the body.
Karwoski connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karwoski scores with a jab. Van De Wolf Keizer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van De Wolf Keizer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karwoski misses with an uppercut. Van De Wolf Keizer saw that one coming.
Van De Wolf Keizer feinted with a counter takedown.
Karwoski cracks the inside of Van De Wolf Keizer's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karwoski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van De Wolf Keizer's calf.
Karwoski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karwoski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kirk Karwoski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Karwoski.
Van De Wolf Keizer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karwoski.
Van De Wolf Keizer swinging wildly here.
Karwoski throws a front kick aimed at Van De Wolf Keizer's knee but Van De Wolf Keizer avoids it well.
Van De Wolf Keizer lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Van De Wolf Keizer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karwoski sprawls well. Karwoski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van De Wolf Keizer gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski catches Van De Wolf Keizer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van De Wolf Keizer slips under a jab from Karwoski.
Karwoski tried to score with a low kick but Van De Wolf Keizer checks it.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Karwoski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Karwoski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to counter with a takedown but Karwoski is quick to defend against it.
Van De Wolf Keizer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Karwoski does it's job there.
Van De Wolf Keizer pushes Karwoski away with a front kick.
A good leg kick by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Karwoski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Karwoski throws a lazy right hand but Van De Wolf Keizer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karwoski lands a nice looking body kick.
Karwoski misses with a looping left.
Karwoski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karwoski tries to bum rush Van De Wolf Keizer with a series of wild strikes but Van De Wolf Keizer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van De Wolf Keizer shoots in looking for a takedown. Karwoski tries to sprawl out of it but Van De Wolf Keizer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Karwoski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karwoski.
Nice sprawl there from Karwoski as Van De Wolf Keizer shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joost Van De Wolf Keizer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karwoski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van De Wolf Keizer's hands.
Karwoski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karwoski tries to counter by closing the distance.
Karwoski throws a head kick that misses.
Van De Wolf Keizer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karwoski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Karwoski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Van De Wolf Keizer takes one on the button.
Karwoski avoids the body shot from Van De Wolf Keizer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Karwoski dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Van De Wolf Keizer moves out of range of the body kick.
Van De Wolf Keizer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Karwoski just manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Karwoski.
Van De Wolf Keizer shoots in looking for a takedown. Karwoski tries to sprawl out of it but Van De Wolf Keizer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Karwoski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Van De Wolf Keizer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karwoski.
Karwoski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Van De Wolf Keizer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Karwoski lands a head kick. Van De Wolf Keizer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karwoski.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a good cross that connects.
Van De Wolf Keizer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Karwoski as he jumps to the side.
Karwoski throws out a counter right but Van De Wolf Keizer avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Karwoski finds it's way through Van De Wolf Keizer's defenses.
Van De Wolf Keizer 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.
Jab from Karwoski.
Van De Wolf Keizer shoots in for a double leg but Karwoski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joost Van De Wolf Keizer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van De Wolf Keizer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Karwoski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van De Wolf Keizer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Karwoski lands a jab to the head.
Karwoski lands a slapping body shot.
Karwoski looks to land a right hand but Van De Wolf Keizer moved out of range.
It looked like Van De Wolf Keizer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Van De Wolf Keizer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski misses with a head kick.
Karwoski checks a leg kick nicely.
Van De Wolf Keizer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by Karwoski!
Karwoski connects with a leg kick. Van De Wolf Keizer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Karwoski scores with a nice strike.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karwoski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van De Wolf Keizer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karwoski.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to move into range but Karwoski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karwoski connects with the punch.
Karwoski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a head kick but Karwoski moves out of range.
Van De Wolf Keizer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karwoski.
Van De Wolf Keizer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van De Wolf Keizer shoots and misses
and Karwoski counters with a straight right hand.
Karwoski cracks a nice hook into Van De Wolf Keizer's ribs.
Van De Wolf Keizer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karwoski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Van De Wolf Keizer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Karwoski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van De Wolf Keizer doesn't seem bothered though.
Karwoski misses with a jab to the body
and Van De Wolf Keizer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karwoski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Van De Wolf Keizer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski wants to control but Van De Wolf Keizer passes easily into half guard.
Karwoski is trying is best to control the position here.
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van De Wolf Keizer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Karwoski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van De Wolf Keizer.
Karwoski is looking to control Van De Wolf Keizer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karwoski avoid being mounted?
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to control but Karwoski is keeping him busy.
Karwoski controlling the position well.
Karwoski is trying to maintain the position but Van De Wolf Keizer is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirk Karwoski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karwoski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk Karwoski!
Kirk Karwoski is the new super heavyweight champion!
Kirk Karwoski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer was interviewed post fight and said 'Zis guy went with the illegal ass poke technique early in the first round. He kept doing zis evertime ze ref wuz not paying the tension . I would have won but ze hole time I was worried about my hole all the time... Smell his finger it is proof!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djoser Rei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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210 lbs
35 - 21 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Boyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Djoser Rei!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rei pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boyd is out of range and Rei settles back down.
Rei throws a jab when Boyd was well out of range.
Boyd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rei has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rei slips under a jab.
Boyd scores with a leg kick.
Boyd scores with a punch to the head.
Boyd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Rei. That snapped Boyd's head back.
Boyd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rei uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boyd has time to react.
Rei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boyd.
Rei looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boyd throws a looping overhand right but Rei ducks down to avoid it.
Rei swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boyd thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei moves away from the strike by Boyd.
Boyd throws a leg kick
and Rei counters with an outside leg kick.
Rei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boyd tries for a takedown but Rei sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rei was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rei takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boyd swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boyd throws a head kick that misses
and Rei counters with a left to the body.
Boyd misses the shot to the body.
Boyd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boyd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyd throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rei tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Boyd is in Rei's guard.
Rei is pulling down on Boyd's head to control his posture.
Rei controls Boyd momentarily but Boyd frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei wants to sweep here but Boyd controlling him for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyd forces his way into half guard.
Rei wants to get back to full guard.
Rei trying to control here.
Boyd is trying to control the action in half guard but Rei is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rei tries to get to full guard but Boyd has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd is looking to take a break and control but Rei is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boyd is looking for a kimura but Rei is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boyd to get the leverage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rei manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boyd wants to control from the top but Rei keeps moving.
Rei looking for a sweep. Not yet Rei, not yet.
Boyd postures up.
Boyd throwing strikes from guard but Rei blocks nicely.
Boyd postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boyd misses with a body punch
letting Rei counter with a right hand.
Rei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyd.
Rei swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boyd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boyd darts in and clinches Rei up against the cage.
Boyd lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rei is working Boyd over against the cage.
Boyd blocking some punches.
Rei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boyd wants a takedown.
Boyd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rei is pressed up against the cage. Boyd has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rei down to the mat. Rei avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Boyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rei tries to sprawl but Boyd drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rei has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boyd is working away from the top position though.
Boyd thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rei's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Boyd dominated that round.
That's time! Boyd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boyd drives through and clinches with Rei against the cage.
Rei throws a head punch that misses.
Rei throws a head punch that misses.
Rei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boyd with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boyd takes a swing at Rei's ribcage but misses.
Rei throws a hook to the side of Boyd's head but Boyd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boyd misses with a right hand
and Rei counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boyd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rei.
Rei throws a wild body kick that Boyd sees coming a mile off.
Boyd attempts a counter takedown but Rei avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyd ducks right into an uppercut from Rei.
Boyd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rei.
A good leg kick by Boyd.
Boyd shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rei stuffs the takedown.
Boyd lands with a nice body kick.
Rei lands a head kick!
Boyd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyd lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rei tries to work over Boyd's front leg with a kick but Boyd checks it.
Boyd tries to land a body kick
enabling Rei to counter with a crisp jab.
Boyd is rocked!
Boyd misses with a leg kick
and Rei counters with a big left hand that crumples Boyd! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Djoser Rei!
Djoser Rei decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between IP Freely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiro Sata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freely comes into the arena with The Trooper blaring out of the sound system. Sata has chosen Onward to Victory! as his entrance music. IP Freely has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
18 - 19 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, IP Freely!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akiro Sata!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sata misses with a right hand
letting Freely counter with a right hand.
Freely shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Freely showed some decent athleticism there.
Freely takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Freely is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Freely is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sata throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Freely is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Freely controlling his opponent.
Sata working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freely lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sata is wriggling around trying to escape.
Freely lands with some strikes.
Sata is squirming around, avoiding Freely's attempts to control the action.
Freely pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sata has given up his back. Will we see Freely going for some submissions?
Sata wants to get back to his feet.
Freely is trying to stick to Sata's back but Sata is turning into Freely. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Freely's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sata.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata won't allow Freely to sweep him here.
Sata being controlled here momentarily.
Freely might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Freely looking for a guillotine here but Sata defends easily.
Freely working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sata.
Freely looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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!
Sata postures up.
Freely keeping full guard, as Sata tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata trying to control the position from guard on top but Freely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freely is trying to keep Sata in close.
Sata trying to control the position from guard on top but Freely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freely manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sata manages to get himself to full guard.
We've been hearing that Freely has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sata trying to strike off his back.
Freely stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sata swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Freely scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sata has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Freely has passed into side control.
Sata tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Freely wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Freely working away.
Sata throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Freely prevents Sata from escaping the position.
Freely lands a decent elbow from side control.
Freely wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sata, who protects the arm well.
Freely working away.
Sata is looking to regain half guard here but Freely keeps moving and retains side control.
Sata struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
IP Freely dominated that round.
That's time! Freely's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sata misses with a body shot.
Sata keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Freely is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sata's half guard.
Freely wants to pass the guard but Sata is defending well.
Freely wants to control but Sata is keeping him busy.
Freely is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sata can do to turn this around?
Freely prevents Sata from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freely wants to work for an arm triangle but Sata is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Freely.
Freely working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Sata's thigh. Sata counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Freely pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sata is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freely wants to control from the top but Sata keeps moving.
Sata looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Freely 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.
Freely throws a big elbow that misses.
Freely passes Sata's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Freely seems to be working for a kimura but Sata defends the submission attempt.
Freely passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freely trying to control but Sata is having none of it.
Sata has left one of his arms exposed and Freely doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Sata screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). IP Freely!
IP Freely retains his bantamweight title!
After the big win, IP Freely made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Arcticus University: London and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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