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PFC: Fight Night 28 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Katasonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dinji Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergey Katasonov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergey Katasonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dinji Kong!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong throws a head kick but Katasonov moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Katasonov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katasonov throws a counter high kick but Kong was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kong tries a head kick but it misses.
Katasonov misses with the combination.
Katasonov lands a big uppercut and Kong crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kong looks OK. Katasonov waves Kong back to his feet!
It looks like Dinji Kong has been cut.
Katasonov swings for the body but Kong moves out of range.
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!
Kong throws a body punch but Katasonov moves out of range.
Katasonov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Look low, kick high! Katasonov uses the oldest trick in the book to send Kong tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Katasonov is absolutely delighted - when Kong wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sergey Katasonov!
Sergey Katasonov took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Thank you to my team in LOD: Stockton Cardio for preparing for this fight!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Rino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Henry Rino was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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208 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Rino!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rino misses with a body kick.
Rino misses with a wild body shot.
Henry Rino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rino throws a push kick but Carson slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carson.
Rino throws a hook but Carson blocks it.
As Rino backs away, Carson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carson.
Rino takes a swing at Carson's ribcage but misses.
Rino lands with a nice body punch.
Carson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carson counters with a big head kick but Rino shrugs it off.
Rino misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Rino misses
letting Carson counter with a right hand.
Rino misses with a head kick.
Rino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rino looks to score with a jab to the body but Carson is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Carson.
A shot to the body from Rino misses
and Carson counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rino tries a head kick but it misses.
Carson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carson blocks a head kick by Rino.
Rino throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Carson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rino darts in trying to clinch
and Carson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rino tries a head kick but it misses.
Rino blocks a head kick by Carson.
Carson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rino looks winded!
Carson feints and then cracks Rino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rino down.
Carson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rino is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carson rather than just go for the knockout.
Carson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Carson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carson lands a big head kick that sends Rino tumbling to the mat! Carson takes a step backwards and waves Rino back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Carson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson lands a big head kick that sends Rino tumbling to the mat! Carson takes a step backwards and waves Rino back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rino is rocked!
Rino looks to clinch
and Carson counters with a thumping low kick.
Rino is still on wobbly legs! Can Carson finish him?
Carson drops Rino with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rino looks back up at him and smiles so Carson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Rino looks up at the clock. Bad move! Carson lands a right hand from hell, dropping Rino. Carson pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Carson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ike The Genius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dana White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying White's choice of entrance music: Im The Boss. 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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190 lbs
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190 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ike The Genius !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dana White!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Genius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Genius lands a nice uppercut.
White takes a shot to the head.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from The Genius .
White takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Genius .
White misses with an elbow strike.
White lands an elbow that stopped The Genius in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Ike The Genius has been cut.
The Genius lands a body punch in the clinch.
White working The Genius over with knees to the body.
The Genius scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White has a couple of punches blocked by The Genius .
White lands a good knee to the midsection. The Genius won't want to take too many of those.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Genius avoids it.
The Genius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White lands a damaging elbow.
The Genius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Genius blocks the elbow strike.
The Genius lands an uppercut.
White wants to stall.
The Genius cracks White with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
White throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Genius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Genius is pushing White up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The Genius lands a shoulder strike.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
White looking to slow down the pace here.
The Genius lands with a left to the head.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Genius gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White trying to control the position but instead, The Genius has worked for underhooks and has pushed White into the cage.
The Genius lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Knees to the body from White.
Nice body punch from The Genius .
A short right from The Genius .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Genius managing to block the knees to the body from White.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Genius lands with a light punch inside.
The Genius lands a body shot.
The Genius avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
The Genius just leaning against White, taking a breather.
The Genius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Genius digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Genius 's brow.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Genius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
A body shot lands from The Genius .
The Genius lands a nice uppercut.
The Genius lands a left hand.
The Genius lands with a right to the head.
The Genius gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Genius scores with a shoulder strike.
The Genius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Genius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Genius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Genius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Genius lands a body punch in the clinch.
White looks winded!
The Genius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Genius scores with a shoulder strike.
The Genius blocks an elbow strike.
The Genius scores with a shoulder strike.
The Genius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Genius .
The Genius gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Genius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Genius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Genius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Genius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by The Genius .
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good body shot from The Genius .
The Genius lands a left hand.
The Genius scores with a nice hook to the head.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Genius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from The Genius .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Genius lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A left hand lands to the body for The Genius .
The Genius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from The Genius .
The Genius lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Genius .
White is rocked!
White trying to land knees to the body.
The Genius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can The Genius finish him?
White takes a shot to the head.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White seems to have recovered his senses.
The Genius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Genius lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Genius dodges an elbow strike from White.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Genius 's brow.
The Genius cracks White with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Genius pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
White misses with an elbow over the top.
The Genius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from The Genius .
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ike The Genius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ike The Genius '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.
The Genius has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
The Genius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
The Genius lands a nice uppercut.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Genius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Still in the clinch, The Genius scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from The Genius .
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Genius 's brow.
White misses with an elbow strike.
The Genius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Genius is defending well for now.
White pushes off an throws an elbow but The Genius leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The Genius lands a right hand.
The Genius lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Genius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Genius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ike The Genius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
White pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.
The Genius lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
A hook to the body from The Genius .
White is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Genius gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Genius lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Genius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are playing wrist control here with White pressed against the cage. The Genius frees himself up and cracks White with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! White crumples to the floor, out cold! The Genius jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ike The Genius !
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Huell Alabama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alabama comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Home Alabama. Huell Alabama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huell Alabama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reginald Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks connects with a body shot.
Brooks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alabama has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alabama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alabama looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brooks throws a leg kick which misses Alabama's front leg but catches the back leg as Alabama tries to avoid it.
Alabama with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brooks counters with a one-two to the body.
Huell Alabama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alabama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brooks sprawls well. Brooks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alabama gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Huell Alabama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alabama shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brooks counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alabama has his takedown stuffed
letting Brooks counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks lands with a straight right. Alabama didn't see that one coming.
Alabama blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Alabama shoots in for a takedown but Brooks shows good takedown defense.
Brooks let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alabama shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brooks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brooks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alabama tries for a takedown but Brooks circles away easily
and Brooks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alabama is rocked!
Crack! Brooks connects with the perfect overhand right and Alabama falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Brooks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Reginald Brooks!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodeo Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Yip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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191 lbs
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185 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodeo Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franky Yip!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yip decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Yip is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yip is nestled in close to Joe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Yip.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yip in particular looking to stall.
Joe is trying to get back to full guard.
Yip performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Yip has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Let's hope that Yip has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Joe.
Yip slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Yip might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Yip got a little sloppy there for a moment and Joe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yip has managed to get both his arms back between Joe's legs - danger averted.
Joe being controlled here, momentarily.
Yip is working Joe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two 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.
Yip forces his way into half guard.
Yip is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Joe is looking for a sweep. Yip is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yip is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yip connects with a nice short shot to Joe's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yip connects with a nice short shot to Joe's temple.
It looks like Rodeo Joe has been cut.
Yip frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Joe is looking to improve his position but Yip isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Joe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Joe is trying to escape the mount.
Yip tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yip's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Joe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yip sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Joe is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yip is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Joe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yip controlling from the full mount.
Yip unloading with bombs!
Yip controlling the position easily from mount.
Yip is continuing to stall.
Yip has hold of Joe's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Joe manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
A nice elbow there by Yip.
Rodeo Joe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joe is trying desperately to improve position.
Joe tries to improve his position but instead Yip has taken his back!
I really don't envy Joe right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Yip dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodeo Joe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yip scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yip!
Jeez, Rodeo Joe's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Yip throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Joe tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Yip is in Joe's guard.
Joe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yip is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Yip is pushing down on Joe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Joe is fighting to maintain full guard but Yip has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yip has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yip works his way into side control.
Yip stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Joe dodges the punch combination from Yip.
Joe tries to counter with a takedown but Yip is quick to defend against it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yip lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joe circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yip throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joe attempts a counter takedown but Yip avoids it well and moves away.
Yip closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Joe did well to prevent Yip getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe is looking for a sweep. Yip is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yip lands a nice short elbow.
Well, if Yip is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Joe is trying to get back to full guard.
Yip performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yip wants to work for an arm triangle but Joe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Joe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yip seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The adventures of Yip the control monster continue. Boring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yip is nestled in close to Joe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yip is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Joe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yip.
Nice strikes from Yip there.
Yip lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rodeo Joe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Franky Yip!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Mangreg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mangreg's entrance music is Livin' on a Prayer. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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28
190 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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195 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Mangreg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangreg closes the distance and pushes Bruce back into the cage.
Mangreg trying to stall but Bruce improves his position.
Bruce takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bruce lands a shot to the body.
Mangreg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bruce avoids it.
Mangreg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bruce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bruce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mangreg looking to stall.
Bruce can't break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mangreg obliges.
Mangreg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Bruce throws a punch but it's blocked by Mangreg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Bruce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mangreg lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Lee Bruce has been cut.
Mangreg looking to stall.
Mangreg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bruce dodges an elbow strike from Mangreg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangreg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Bruce avoids the elbow strike from Mangreg, against the cage.
Mangreg lands a knee to the head.
Mangreg stalling against the cage.
Mangreg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mangreg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mangreg tries to stall but Bruce uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mangreg is trying to stall.
Bruce lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Bruce.
Mangreg trying to control the position but instead, Bruce has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mangreg into the cage.
Bruce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bruce is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mangreg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Bruce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mangreg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bruce manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bruce avoids a wild elbow strike from Mangreg.
Bruce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mangreg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce struggles to land a body shot inside as Mangreg controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangreg misses with a knee to the head.
Mangreg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bruce is keeping busy.
Mangreg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mangreg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bruce's defenses.
Bruce tries to break free but Mangreg pushes him back against the cage.
Mangreg misses with a knee to the head.
Mangreg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mangreg misses with a knee strike.
Bruce managing to block the knees to the body from Mangreg.
Nice body punch from Bruce - that landed with a thud.
Bruce misses with a punch on the inside.
Mangreg lands a knee to the head.
Mangreg looking to throw knees to the head but Bruce is blocking nicely.
Mangreg blocking some punches.
Mangreg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bruce being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangreg wants to stall.
Mangreg holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bruce managing to block the knees to the body from Mangreg.
Nice body punch from Bruce - that landed with a thud.
Mangreg lands a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot in the inside from Bruce.
Mangreg lands an elbow inside that Bruce shrugs off.
Bruce can't find room to land a body shot as Mangreg controls the action.
Mangreg lands an elbow just above Bruce 's eye.
Bruce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mangreg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bruce's face.
Mangreg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mangreg has Bruce pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Mangreg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Bruce's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mangreg keeps Bruce at a distance using the push kick.
Nice shot by Mangreg.
Bruce avoids the head kick by Mangreg.
Bruce wants to counter the offense by Mangreg and move into the clinch position.
Bruce swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mangreg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mangreg.
Mangreg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mangreg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangreg walks into a left hand.
Bruce takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Harry Mangreg has been cut.
Mangreg throws a looping overhand right but Bruce ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangreg throws out a loose jab but Bruce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce is looking for the big counter here.
Mangreg throws a leg kick which misses Bruce's front leg but catches the back leg as Bruce tries to avoid it.
Bruce lands with a right hand.
Mangreg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mangreg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bruce jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mangreg scores with a jab.
Mangreg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mangreg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mangreg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bruce misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bruce. Those never looked like landing.
Bruce takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mangreg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bruce moves into range and clinches up with Mangreg.
A knee to the head by Mangreg.
Harry Mangreg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mangreg throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Bruce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mangreg misses with the head strike.
Mangreg lands a knee to the head.
Bruce can't break the clinch.
Mangreg looking to stall.
Mangreg landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Mangreg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce avoids the elbow strike from Mangreg, against the cage.
Mangreg trying to control the position but instead, Bruce has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mangreg into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bruce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bruce will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mangreg up against the cage.
Bruce lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bruce pushes Mangreg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Bruce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mangreg misses with a knee strike.
Bruce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mangreg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bruce can do to turn this around?
Mangreg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mangreg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mangreg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bruce is trying to stall.
Bruce tries a body shot but Mangreg blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mangreg scores a nice knee to the body.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
Bruce is struggling to control the position.
Mangreg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mangreg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mangreg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bruce is keeping busy.
Bruce is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mangreg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Mangreg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Mangreg dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mangreg misses with a lunging right hand
and Bruce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Bruce misses
and Mangreg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mangreg manages to avoid it.
Mangreg misses with a looping right.
Mangreg clinches up against the cage.
Mangreg holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mangreg taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Mangreg for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Bruce dodges an elbow strike from Mangreg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce misses with some punches.
Mangreg throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruce.
Bruce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bruce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Bruce.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mangreg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bruce is keeping busy.
Bruce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bruce is looking to break free of the clinch but Mangreg has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bruce as Mangreg tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mangreg.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruce.
Mangreg wants to stall.
Bruce avoiding damage as Mangreg throws knees to the body.
Mangreg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Bruce to work.
Mangreg trying to control the position but instead, Bruce has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mangreg into the cage.
Mangreg tries to land a knee to the head but Bruce blocks with his arms.
Bruce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mangreg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bruce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mangreg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bruce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mangreg tries to stall but Bruce uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bruce dodges an elbow strike from Mangreg.
Mangreg controlling the action here for a moment.
Bruce misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is looking to break free of the clinch but Mangreg has double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mangreg tries to stall but Bruce uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mangreg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bruce avoids it.
Bruce lands a right hand.
Bruce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mangreg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bruce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Mangreg is controlling him.
Mangreg scores with a shoulder strike.
Mangreg trying to stall but Bruce improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from Bruce.
Bruce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mangreg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bruce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bruce tries to throw a body punch but Mangreg avoids it by throwing Bruce back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruce.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mangreg'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.
Bruce working aggressively here.
Bruce tries to break free but Mangreg pushes him back against the cage.
Bruce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bruce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee Bruce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mangreg.
The referee calls for Mangreg to work.
Mangreg wants to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Harry Mangreg.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
Harry Mangreg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mangreg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lee Bruce.
Well Mangreg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Mangreg!
After the fight, Harry Mangreg was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Ciz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shojo Shoujou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shojo Shoujou has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
145 lbs
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21
140 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Ciz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shojo Shoujou!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciz misses with a kick to the body.
Ciz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shoujou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ciz circles away quickly and effectively.
Shoujou moves into range and clinches up with Ciz.
Shoujou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ciz avoids it.
A hook to the body from Shoujou.
Shoujou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Shoujou as the two fighters clinch.
Shoujou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shoujou throws a right hand that Ciz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ciz also avoids with ease.
Shoujou misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ciz staying out of range there.
Ciz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Shoujou misses.
Shoujou has managed to clinch.
Shoujou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shoujou stuffs the takedown attempt from Ciz. Ciz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoujou gets a clinch.
Ciz looking for a takedown.
Shoujou misses with a knee strike.
Shoujou pushes Ciz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shoujou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shoujou instigates a clinch.
Ciz is trying to drag Shoujou to the mat but Shoujou 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 George Ciz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shoujou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shoujou lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shoujou looking to throw knees to the head but Ciz is blocking nicely.
Shoujou can't find room to land a body shot as Ciz controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoujou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ciz blocks a body shot from Shoujou.
Ciz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shoujou uses from the top position.
Shoujou trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ciz's guard.
Shoujou postures up.
Ciz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shoujou wants to stand and escape but instead Ciz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ciz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ciz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciz wants to control from the top but Shoujou keeps moving.
Ciz throws an elbow that misses. Shoujou uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ciz's guard. Nice move by Shoujou!
Ciz wants to sweep here but Shoujou controlling him for the moment.
Shoujou wants to stand but Ciz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Shoujou stands and steps away. Ciz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Shoujou darts in and clinches Ciz up against the cage.
Ciz is trying to maintain a safe position but Shoujou gets an underhook and turns Ciz into the cage.
Shoujou tries to land knees in the clinch but Ciz avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Shoujou fails to land.
Shoujou misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ciz.
Shoujou can't find room to land a body shot as Ciz controls the action.
Shoujou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ciz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shoujou throws a lazy right hand but Ciz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ciz throws a head kick but Shoujou moves out of range.
Ciz swats away the attempt to clinch by Shoujou.
Shoujou listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shoujou misses with a straight left.
Shoujou throws a head kick but Ciz moves out of range.
Shoujou throws a leg kick which misses Ciz's front leg but catches the back leg as Ciz tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shojo Shoujou dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shoujou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ciz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It appears Ciz was looking to counter with a kick there.
Shoujou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ciz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shoujou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shoujou throws a right hand that misses
and Ciz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shoujou's guard.
Shoujou wants to stand and escape but Ciz is having none of it.
Shoujou utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shoujou wants to stand up but Ciz is controlling him.
Ciz wants to control from the top but Shoujou keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shoujou is looking to stand up but Ciz isn't so interested in that idea.
Ciz pushing down on Shoujou's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoujou wants to get back to his feet.
Shoujou avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ciz.
Shoujou really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ciz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ciz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shoujou kicks Ciz off and gets back to his feet.
Shoujou fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ciz, pushing him back against the cage.
Shoujou tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shoujou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ciz checks a leg kick.
Ciz clinches.
Shoujou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shojo Shoujou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ciz throws a head kick but Shoujou moves out of range.
Shoujou throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ciz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shoujou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoujou has managed to clinch.
Ciz is working for takedown but Shoujou is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shoujou tries a knee to the head but Ciz blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shoujou trying to land knees to the body.
Shoujou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shoujou trying to land knees to the body.
Ciz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shoujou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ciz wants to take the fight to the mat but Shoujou manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Ciz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shoujou throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ciz tries to score a body lock takedown but Shoujou shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shoujou throws a head punch that misses.
Shoujou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ciz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoujou tries a knee to the head but Ciz blocks it.
Shoujou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shoujou throws a series of punches but Ciz avoids them all with ease.
Ciz looks to throw the jab but Shoujou is out of range.
Ciz tries to clinch up but Shoujou circles away and keeps his distance.
Shoujou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ciz circles away quickly and effectively.
Shoujou throws a solid leg kick but Ciz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shoujou.
Ciz shoots in for a takedown but Shoujou shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shoujou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ciz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ciz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shoujou ducks under a wild hook from Ciz.
Sloppy strikes from Shoujou. Those never looked like landing.
Ciz feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciz tries to move into range but Shoujou moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ciz misses with a kick to the body.
Shoujou instigates a clinch.
Shoujou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shoujou moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shoujou manages to break the clinch.
Ciz throws a wild body kick that Shoujou sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shoujou! But no joy.
Shoujou uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shojo Shoujou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ciz misses with a looping right.
Shoujou closes the distance and clinches.
Shoujou misses with a knee strike.
Shoujou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shoujou tries a knee to the head but Ciz blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shoujou.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shojo Shoujou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Shoujou moves in looking to clinch but Ciz pushes him off.
Shoujou throws a wild body kick that Ciz sees coming a mile off.
A counter left hand to the body from Ciz misses its target.
Ciz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shoujou is fending him off so far but Ciz persists. Nope, Shoujou circles away and we're back to standing.
Shoujou misses with a two punch combination.
Donk. Shoujou catches Ciz right on the button with a cross.
Ciz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shoujou looks to land a combination but Ciz avoids it well.
Shoujou moves out of range as Ciz throws a body kick.
Despite the aggression on Shoujou's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shoujou clinches up with Ciz and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shoujou avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Shoujou.
Shoujou landing knees to the head.
Ciz can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Ciz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shoujou lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short uppercut from Shoujou.
Ciz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shoujou breaks from the clinch.
Ciz shoots in and gets a takedown into Shoujou's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shoujou can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shoujou pushes Ciz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ciz blocks the body kick.
Shojo Shoujou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shoujou connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ciz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shoujou.
Shoujou misses with a two punch combination.
Ciz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Shoujou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shoujou tries to bum rush Ciz with a series of wild strikes but Ciz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shoujou works over Ciz's head and body with a nice combination.
Shojo Shoujou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ciz delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoujou tries to clinch but Ciz moves out of range.
Ciz shoots for a takedown but Shoujou saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ciz ducks under a wild hook from Shoujou.
Shoujou looks to land a right hand but Ciz moved out of range.
Shoujou throws a jab but it's blocked by Ciz.
A punch combination from Shoujou misses.
Ciz dodges the punch combination from Shoujou.
Ciz works Shoujou's body with a nice hook.
Ciz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shoujou.
Shoujou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciz blocks a low kick nicely.
Ciz throws a head kick that misses.
Ciz misses with a low kick.
Ciz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shoujou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shoujou lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ciz.
Shoujou gets through Ciz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shoujou tries to land a knee to the head but Ciz blocks with his arms.
Shoujou breaks from the clinch.
Shoujou lands a head shot.
Ciz misses with a looping left.
Shoujou looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shoujou thuds his right hand into Ciz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoujou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ciz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shoujou stuffs the takedown attempt from Ciz. Ciz gets slowly back to his feet.
Ciz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shoujou.
Ciz throws a push kick but Shoujou slaps the foot to one side.
Shoujou misses with a two punch combination.
Shoujou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ciz attempts a counter takedown but Shoujou avoids it well and moves away.
Ciz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
George Ciz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shojo Shoujou is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shoujou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shojo Shoujou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shoujou winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shojo Shoujou!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Yakovlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cubert Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakovlev comes to the cage accompanied by Maroon 5 - Sugar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Yakovlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cubert Rua !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakovlev rushes Rua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Yakovlev.
Yakovlev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yakovlev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yakovlev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yakovlev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yakovlev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yakovlev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yakovlev cracks Rua with an open hand slap.
It looks like Cubert Rua has been cut.
Yakovlev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yakovlev misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Yakovlev.
Some wild striking there from Yakovlev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakovlev with a hook.
Yakovlev gets a clinch.
Rua avoids the elbow strike from Yakovlev, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yakovlev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua looking to stall.
Yakovlev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yakovlev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yakovlev moves away from the strike by Rua .
Yakovlev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rua thuds a left hand into Yakovlev's body.
Yakovlev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rua .
Yakovlev closes the distance and clinches.
Yakovlev lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Yakovlev.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yakovlev.
Rua is trying to maintain a safe position but Yakovlev gets an underhook and turns Rua into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Yakovlev.
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!
Rua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Yakovlev.
Yakovlev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yakovlev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Still in the clinch, Yakovlev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rua is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to stall.
Rua is still on wobbly legs! Can Yakovlev finish him?
Yakovlev dips a shoulder and cracks Rua with a mighty uppercut! Rua falls back against the cage and Yakovlev unloads with a barrage of strikes! Rua is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Yakovlev screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Yakovlev!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Alexander Yakovlev waved his t-shirt featuring Mohito Fightwear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ground Guru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ground Guru has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ground Guru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Brady!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guru tries to clinch up.
Guru looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brady thuds a left hand into Guru's body.
Guru tries to bum rush Brady with a series of wild strikes but Brady uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guru tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brady swivels and escapes.
Brady shoots in and bounces Guru off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brady advances position into side control!
Guru is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brady tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brady has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Guru knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady wants to control but Guru is keeping him busy.
Guru is trying to get back to half guard.
Guru is not content to let Brady control the position.
Guru wants to control but Brady postures up.
Brady wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guru keeps working.
Brady takes a little break here. Guru wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brady is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Guru has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brady has an Americana. Guru didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Brady is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Brady hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bruce Brady!
Bruce Brady was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Ground Guru was interviewed post fight and said 'thanks for coming out!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Seagram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eino Kolehmainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Seagram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eino Kolehmainen!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolehmainen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Seagram counters with a stiff right hand.
Seagram fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kolehmainen on the side of the head.
No luck for Kolehmainen with that takedown attempt.
Seagram misses with a head kick.
Seagram throws an overhand right that drops Kolehmainen like a sack of potatoes! Seagram dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Seagram!
After winning the bout, Danny Seagram thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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