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UPF 34: Kordic Vs. Bum PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Koreshkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Olamon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koreshkov comes to the cage accompanied by Beyoncé - 7/11. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Powerful takedowns
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Koreshkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hank Olamon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olamon cracks a nice hook into Koreshkov's ribs.
Koreshkov shoots for a double leg takedown but Olamon sprawls well. He's pushed Koreshkov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Olamon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koreshkov circles away quickly and effectively.
Olamon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koreshkov at a distance.
Koreshkov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Olamon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Olamon takes a swing at Koreshkov's ribcage but misses.
Koreshkov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koreshkov misses with a takedown attempt - Olamon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hank Olamon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olamon cracks Koreshkov with an open hand slap.
Koreshkov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Andrey Koreshkov has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olamon throws a head kick but Koreshkov moves out of range.
Olamon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olamon clobbers Koreshkov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koreshkov shoots in for a double leg but Olamon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Koreshkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olamon lands a big right hand that sends Koreshkov crashing to the mat! Olamon stays standing though and waves Koreshkov back to his feet!
Koreshkov is rocked!
Koreshkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Olamon scores with a hook to the body. Koreshkov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oh Koreshkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koreshkov is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Olamon misses.
Koreshkov seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
Olamon connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Koreshkov out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hank Olamon!
Hank Olamon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eliitti Paavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waldo Claudiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waldo Claudiano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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149 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliitti Paavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Waldo Claudiano!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paavo looks to score with a jab to the body but Claudiano is just out of range.
Claudiano closes the distance and clinches.
Paavo has a couple of punches blocked by Claudiano.
Claudiano misses with some punches.
Claudiano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Claudiano tries to throw a body punch but Paavo avoids it by throwing Claudiano back against the cage.
Paavo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Claudiano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Claudiano throws a head kick that misses
letting Paavo counter with a right hand.
It looks like Waldo Claudiano has been cut.
Claudiano throws a leg kick but Paavo checks it.
Paavo misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paavo 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.
Claudiano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Claudiano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Paavo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudiano connects with the punch.
Paavo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Claudiano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paavo. Paavo obviously looking to wear him down.
Claudiano lands with a straight right. Paavo didn't see that one coming.
Claudiano keeps Paavo at a distance using the push kick.
A swing and a miss from Paavo.
Despite the aggression on Claudiano's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Eliitti Paavo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Claudiano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paavo.
A clash of legs there as Claudiano blocks the low kick.
Claudiano fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Paavo to the ground. Claudiano is now in Paavo's guard.
Paavo wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claudiano has Paavo up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paavo swings wildly with an uppercut but Claudiano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Claudiano scores with a shoulder strike.
Claudiano working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Claudiano.
Claudiano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Claudiano tries to throw a body punch but Paavo avoids it by throwing Claudiano back against the cage.
Claudiano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Claudiano lands with a short shot to the head.
Paavo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Claudiano can't find room to land a body shot as Paavo controls the action.
Claudiano gets through Paavo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paavo lands a hook that snaps the head of Claudiano backwards.
Claudiano lands with a short shot to the head.
Paavo scores with a shoulder strike.
Claudiano misses with the head strike.
Claudiano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paavo lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paavo.
Paavo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paavo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Claudiano prevents Paavo from breaking the clinch.
Claudiano misses with a body punch.
Claudiano blocking some punches.
Claudiano struggles to land a body shot inside as Paavo controls his hands.
Paavo has a couple of punches blocked by Claudiano.
Claudiano throws a head punch that misses.
Paavo misses with some punches.
Claudiano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paavo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paavo slows down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Claudiano.
Paavo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paavo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Claudiano backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano blocking some punches.
Paavo takes a shot to the head.
Paavo lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Claudiano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Paavo.
Claudiano can't find room to land a body shot as Paavo controls the action.
Claudiano tries a body shot but Paavo blocks it.
Paavo stalling the fight.
Claudiano working aggressively here.
Paavo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Claudiano's elbow.
Paavo presses Claudiano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paavo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Claudiano backwards.
Claudiano swings wildly with an uppercut but Paavo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paavo wants to stall.
Claudiano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Claudiano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Waldo Claudiano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Waldo Claudiano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Claudiano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paavo lands a glancing blow to the side of Claudiano's head.
Claudiano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Claudiano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Claudiano with the counter takedown but Paavo avoids it easily.
Paavo looks to land a left hand but Claudiano moved out of range nicely.
Claudiano with the counter takedown but Paavo avoids it easily.
Paavo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Claudiano.
Claudiano clinches with his opponent.
Paavo scores with a shot to the side of Claudiano's head.
Waldo Claudiano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Claudiano misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claudiano struggles to land a body shot inside as Paavo controls his hands.
Paavo blocks a body shot from Claudiano.
Paavo lands a hook that snaps the head of Claudiano backwards.
A body shot lands from Paavo.
Paavo swings wildly with an uppercut but Claudiano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Claudiano misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudiano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Claudiano prevents a body shot from Paavo.
Claudiano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Claudiano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paavo or not.
Claudiano throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Claudiano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Claudiano digs a right hand into Paavo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paavo's gas tank.
Claudiano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Claudiano.
Paavo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Paavo swings wildly with an uppercut but Claudiano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Claudiano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Claudiano throws a head punch that misses.
Paavo misses with the head strike.
Paavo blocks a body shot from Claudiano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano misses with a punch to the body.
Claudiano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paavo's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Claudiano as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Claudiano fails to land.
Paavo tries to throw a body punch but Claudiano avoids it by throwing Paavo back against the cage.
Paavo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Claudiano misses.
A punch combination from Paavo misses.
Claudiano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Claudiano is looking to clinch.
Claudiano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Claudiano looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Claudiano.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paavo, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paavo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Claudiano.
Paavo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paavo lands with a nice body kick.
Paavo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Claudiano releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Claudiano takes a jab right on the kisser.
Claudiano 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.
Paavo keeping full guard, as Claudiano tries to pass.
Claudiano looking to sit in guard and control but Paavo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Paavo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Claudiano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paavo is one step ahead there.
Paavo is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paavo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Claudiano is keeping the position for now.
Claudiano is pulling down on Paavo's head. It's preventing any offense from Paavo, at least for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Claudiano is on top in guard.
Eliitti Paavo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Claudiano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Eliitti Paavo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Waldo Claudiano's cut.
That's time! Paavo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Paavo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Claudiano avoids the head kick by Paavo.
Claudiano is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Paavo throws out a loose jab but Claudiano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paavo throws a jab when Claudiano was well out of range.
Eliitti Paavo is winning the standup battle so far.
Claudiano throws a head kick but Paavo moves out of range.
Paavo throwing a counter right hand but Claudiano manages to avoid it.
Paavo throws a jab but it's blocked by Claudiano.
Paavo scores with a body shot.
Claudiano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claudiano blocks a head kick by Paavo.
Claudiano closes the distance and clinches up with Paavo, looking for a takedown. Claudiano pushes Paavo against the cage but Paavo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Claudiano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paavo misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudiano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Paavo throws a head kick but Claudiano moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Claudiano.
Paavo dodges the punch combination from Claudiano.
An attempted straight right counter from Paavo misses the target.
Claudiano lands a jab to the head.
Claudiano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paavo.
Claudiano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Claudiano closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Paavo counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Claudiano misses with an uppercut. Paavo saw that one coming.
A low kick from Claudiano misses
and Paavo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice body punch from Paavo.
Claudiano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paavo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paavo misses with a body shot
and Claudiano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paavo. Claudiano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paavo misses with a body shot.
Claudiano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Paavo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paavo throws a leg kick but Claudiano checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Paavo to counter with a crisp jab.
Paavo throws a series of punches but Claudiano moves out of range.
Claudiano feints and then cracks Paavo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Paavo down.
Paavo jabs at Claudiano's body.
Claudiano closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Paavo to the mat! Paavo manages to get full guard.
Claudiano postures up in Paavo's guard and throws a big left but Paavo blocks it.
Paavo has control of Claudiano's left arm, preventing Claudiano from doing any damage.
Claudiano advances to half guard.
Claudiano keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Claudiano tries to pass to full mount but Paavo defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paavo has his hands clasped together around Claudiano's back. He's all about the action.
Claudiano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paavo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Claudiano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paavo is keeping the position for now.
Paavo keeping moving, preventing Claudiano from controlling successfully.
Paavo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eliitti Paavo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Paavo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eliitti Paavo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Nasma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasma has chosen AWT - We Are One as his entrance music. Samuel Nasma will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samuel Nasma!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasma misses the shot to the body.
Ellis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nasma did well to prevent Ellis getting side control.
Ellis drops an elbow to the side of Nasma's head.
Ellis wants to free his trapped foot but Nasma is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nasma on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ellis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nasma is trying is best to control the position here.
Ellis 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.
Nasma taking some punishment here, with Ellis in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasma tries to get to full guard but Ellis has control of the leg.
Ellis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nasma's head.
Ellis thows a huge punch but Nasma dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nasma with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ellis has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ellis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ellis with the ground and pound from mount.
Ellis landing strikes from the mount.
Nasma is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ellis lands a heavy elbow.
Nasma felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Nasma takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nasma is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nasma defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ellis.
Nasma is in a horrible position here. Ellis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nasma is still in real trouble! Can Ellis finish him?
Ellis looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Nasma covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Ellis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Kjaer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hammer Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hands has chosen Triumph by:Wu Tang Clan as his entrance music. 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 Hammer Hands was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Edwin Kjaer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hammer Hands!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kjaer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hands has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kjaer prevents the takedown attempt.
Kjaer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kjaer throws a punch but it's blocked by Hands.
Hands has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kjaer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kjaer throws a punch but it's blocked by Hands.
Kjaer has a couple of punches blocked by Hands.
Hands blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Kjaer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hands goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kjaer prevents it.
Edwin Kjaer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hammer Hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands fails to pull guard.
Hands wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right from Kjaer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kjaer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kjaer keeps control of Hands as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hands gets control of Kjaer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hands will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hands working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kjaer has passed into half guard!
Hands wants to control but Kjaer is keeping busy.
Hands wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjaer is controlling the pace.
Hands wants to control but Kjaer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hands works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hands is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kjaer clinches with his opponent.
Kjaer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kjaer can't find room to land a body shot as Hands controls the action.
Hands blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hands takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hands blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hands looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kjaer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hands jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kjaer walks away with a smile on his face. Hands gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hands is defended easily by Kjaer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjaer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hands is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kjaer is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kjaer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hands avoids it.
Kjaer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hands blocks a body shot from Kjaer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edwin Kjaer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hands closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hands tries to break the clinch but Kjaer is controlling the position.
Kjaer is working Hands over against the cage.
Kjaer digs a right hand into Hands's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hands's gas tank.
Kjaer scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Hammer Hands has been cut.
Kjaer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kjaer landing knees to the head.
Hands is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kjaer is leaning against Hands and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kjaer lands a knee to the head.
Hands is rocked!
Kjaer lands a big right hand that drops Hands! The killer instinct kicks in and Kjaer finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kjaer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edwin Kjaer!
In defeat, Hammer Hands stepped up to the mic, saying 'The better fighter won tonight. I give respect!!! I'm looking for a rematch!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Allan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Cardoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cardoza's choice of entrance music: Holy See. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Allan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luis Cardoza!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allan tries to sprawl but Cardoza drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cardoza has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Allan defend it? Cardoza steps over the head and cranks it - Allan is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Cardoza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luis Cardoza!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Luis Cardoza waved his t-shirt featuring Machine Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toal Kean Cionaoith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
173 lbs
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22
183 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toal Kean Cionaoith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeffrey Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Cionaoith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taylor is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cionaoith's half guard.
Cionaoith wants to get back to full guard.
Cionaoith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taylor on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Taylor lands a nice short elbow.
Taylor throwing shots but Cionaoith is blocking nicely.
Cionaoith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taylor is thwarting Cionaoith's attempts to control the position.
Cionaoith keeps control of the position for the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor throwing shots but Cionaoith is blocking nicely.
Cionaoith wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor seems to be looking for submissions.
Cionaoith's coaches at Cutthroat have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky 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. Taylor connects with a nice short shot to Cionaoith's temple.
Taylor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cionaoith is trying to get back to full guard.
Taylor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cionaoith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Taylor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cionaoith is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Taylor has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cylon Training Academy. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Cionaoith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taylor.
Cionaoith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taylor.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cionaoith trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taylor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Cionaoith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taylor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taylor seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cionaoith regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Taylor.
Taylor postures up in Cionaoith's guard and throws a big left but Cionaoith blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taylor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Cionaoith is retaining full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cionaoith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taylor.
Taylor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Taylor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Taylor with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cionaoith digs a good hook to Taylor's body.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Taylor backs away, Cionaoith returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Taylor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Taylor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taylor darts in looking for a takedown but Cionaoith gets double underhooks and turns Taylor into the cage.
Taylor throws a right hand that Cionaoith ducks under and follows up with a left that Cionaoith also avoids with ease.
Cionaoith is looking to land body kicks.
Cionaoith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor fails with the takedown.
Toal Kean Cionaoith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffrey Taylor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor fails with the takedown
and Cionaoith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taylor thinking.
Cionaoith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taylor's calf.
Cionaoith lands a jab to Taylor's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cionaoith lands with a right hand.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
Cionaoith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cionaoith cracks Taylor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Taylor looks for a takedown but Cionaoith sprawls well.
Toal Kean Cionaoith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cionaoith lands a head kick. Taylor smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Taylor is rocked!
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 Toal Kean Cionaoith will probably get the nod.
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.
Taylor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cionaoith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Taylor sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cionaoith is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cionaoith keeps working.
Taylor swings around for an armbar but Cionaoith sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Taylor's guard.
Cionaoith is fighting to break Taylor's control of his arms but Taylor is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cionaoith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cionaoith tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cionaoith slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cionaoith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taylor wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cionaoith controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cionaoith won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
Cionaoith 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 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.
Cionaoith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Taylor looking for a sweep. Not yet Taylor, not yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Taylor dives in for a single leg takedown but Cionaoith sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cionaoith throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cionaoith is looking to wear down Taylor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cionaoith throws a push kick but Taylor slaps the foot to one side.
Taylor with the counter takedown but Cionaoith avoids it easily.
Toal Kean Cionaoith is winning the standup battle so far.
Cionaoith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt
and Cionaoith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taylor thinking.
Cionaoith lands with a nice body kick.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cionaoith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Cionaoith.
Cionaoith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cionaoith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taylor.
Toal Kean Cionaoith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffrey Taylor.
Cionaoith throws a leg kick
and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cionaoith has hold of Taylor's hands but Taylor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cionaoith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taylor is working away from the top position though.
Cionaoith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Taylor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Taylor misses with a head shot. Cionaoith uses the momentum to regain guard.
Taylor throwing strikes but missing.
Cionaoith trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throwing strikes from guard but Cionaoith blocks nicely.
Taylor with a nice head shot there.
Taylor trying to control but Cionaoith is working from the bottom.
Cionaoith is controlling Taylor's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor is stalling in the full guard.
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 Toal Kean Cionaoith will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cionaoith!
Cionaoith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Cionaoith misses.
Cionaoith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Taylor shoots for a double leg takedown but Cionaoith sprawls well. He's pushed Taylor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cionaoith but Cionaoith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cionaoith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cionaoith throws out a leg kick but Taylor moves out of range and Cionaoith only half commits.
Taylor fails to land the takedown.
Toal Kean Cionaoith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffrey Taylor.
Cionaoith throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor 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.
Taylor postures up.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Cionaoith keeps moving.
Cionaoith keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
Taylor slips nicely into half guard.
Taylor is taking a breather. Cionaoith 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.
Taylor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cionaoith defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cionaoith is trying to get back to full guard.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cionaoith's head.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cionaoith defending well though.
Cionaoith is controlling Taylor's trapped leg to prevent Taylor from advancing to side control.
Taylor looks to land a strike but Cionaoith avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Taylor passes Cionaoith's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cionaoith tries to roll over but Taylor keeps him under control.
Cionaoith trying to control from the bottom.
Taylor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jeffrey Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Taylor is trying to work for a kimura but Cionaoith is defending well.
Taylor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cionaoith trying to control from the bottom.
Taylor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Taylor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taylor wants to control but Cionaoith is keeping him busy.
Cionaoith keeping control of the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cionaoith misses with a body kick.
A combination from Cionaoith does no damage.
Taylor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cionaoith counters with a straight right hand.
Cionaoith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cionaoith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taylor has time to react.
Taylor throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cionaoith tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Taylor is in Cionaoith's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Cionaoith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Toal Kean Cionaoith.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cionaoith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Quinn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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217 lbs
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208 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn lands a jab to the head.
Quinn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as West is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Quinn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by West.
Quinn throws a jab when West was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from West misses the target.
West 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.
West throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
West throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Quinn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
West 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.
West with a flurry of punches that miss.
West is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
West loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
West scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
West throws a big elbow that misses.
West throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Quinn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
West missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
West distracts Quinn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quinn trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells West's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Quinn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells West's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
West content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
West postures up in Quinn's guard and throws a big left but Quinn blocks it.
West missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
West throws a big elbow that misses.
West connects with a couple of short punches.
West is in close to Quinn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
West postures up and lands a big shot to Quinn's brow.
West is looking to work some ground and pound but Quinn has wrist control.
West lands a couple of decent looking shots.
West is working Quinn 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.
West trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
West definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
West keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Quinn's head.
West is looking to work some ground and pound but Quinn has wrist control.
West in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
West throws a big right hand that misses.
Quinn trying to control the position.
West is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
West distracts Quinn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
West in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as West accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
West postures up and lands a big shot to Quinn's brow.
West content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West throwing strikes from guard but Quinn blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quinn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
West is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Quinn is rocked!
Quinn controls West momentarily but West frees himself.
Quinn is still in real trouble! Can West finish him?
West passes into half guard.
West scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
West lands a big elbow - Quinn is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for West!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy West!
Billy West seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Blahyi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Placencia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blahyi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All Hail Liberia Hail !!!!. Placencia has chosen Eminem - The Monster Ft. Rihanna as his entrance music. Anthony Placencia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Blahyi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Placencia!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Placencia tries a low kick but Blahyi avoids it.
Placencia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blahyi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Placencia looks for the body kick but Blahyi saw that one coming.
Placencia gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blahyi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Placencia keeping moving, preventing Blahyi from controlling successfully.
Blahyi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Placencia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Placencia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blahyi wants to pass the guard but Placencia is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Placencia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Placencia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blahyi drops back looking for a leg! Placencia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Placencia manages to kick Blahyi off! Blahyi jumps back into Placencia's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blahyi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Placencia is keeping the position for now.
Blahyi postures up.
Placencia keeping moving, preventing Blahyi from controlling successfully.
Blahyi won't allow Placencia to sweep him here.
Placencia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blahyi defends well.
Blahyi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Placencia keeping moving, preventing Blahyi from controlling successfully.
Blahyi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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.
Placencia wants to stand but Blahyi is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Placencia throws a right and a left that Blahyi avoids nicely.
Placencia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blahyi gets a double leg takedown into Placencia's guard.
Blahyi is pushing down on Placencia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Placencia is fighting to maintain full guard but Blahyi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blahyi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Placencia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Blahyi.
Blahyi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Blahyi works his way into full mount!
Blahyi thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Placencia tries to improve his position but Blahyi has taken his back! Blahyi has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Placencia tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Blahyi pushes Placencia away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joshua Blahyi!
Joshua Blahyi really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Machine Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Anthony Placencia had this to say: 'I'll Train More Harder And Try To Push Myself To The Limit.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Pounds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bung Popper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popper has chosen Runnin with the Devil as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tanner Pounds!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bung Popper!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pounds moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pounds misses with a wild combination.
Pounds takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Popper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pounds.
Popper just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Popper.
Pounds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popper moves away.
Pounds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Popper feints the counter takedown.
Pounds lands a lovely overhand right.
Bung Popper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Popper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pounds looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Popper!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pounds is staying tight to Popper's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The strikes coming from Pounds are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper tries to improve position but can't.
Pounds working away.
Popper is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pounds working away.
Popper manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pounds is concentrating on defense, preventing Popper from advancing position.
Pounds actively working from the bottom here.
Popper prevents Pounds from improving his position.
Pounds is doing well to control the position and prevent Popper from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pounds wants to control but Popper is keeping busy.
Pounds tries to roll over but Popper keeps him under control.
Popper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pounds's head.
Popper lands with a punch from half guard.
Popper wants to take a breather but Pounds is having none of it.
Popper is nestled in close to Pounds, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pounds is doing well to control the position and prevent Popper from advancing to side control.
Pounds gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popper throws a big right hand that misses.
Popper throwing strikes from guard but Pounds blocks nicely.
Popper throwing strikes from guard but Pounds blocks nicely.
Popper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pounds looking for a guillotine here but Popper defends easily.
Popper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pounds's head.
Pounds trying to control the position.
Pounds lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pounds 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Popper is trying to keep Pounds in close.
Popper keeping full guard, as Pounds tries to pass.
Pounds throws a strike but Popper rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Popper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pounds manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Popper manages to get himself to full guard.
Popper trying to keep a closed guard but Pounds is proving a slippery customer.
Pounds sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bung Popper will probably get the nod.
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.
Pounds misses with a takedown attempt - Popper sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Popper feints the counter takedown.
Pounds slips a jab from Popper.
Popper misses with a double jab.
Pounds fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Popper on the side of the head.
Popper swings for the body but Pounds moves out of range.
Popper lands a jab to Pounds's midsection.
Popper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pounds manages to avoid it.
Pounds attempts a counter takedown but Popper avoids it well and moves away.
Pounds looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Popper is fending him off so far but Pounds persists. Nope, Popper circles away and we're back to standing.
Popper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pounds moves out of range as Popper strikes.
Pounds feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Popper throws a poor cross that misses
and Pounds counters with a shoot takedown. Popper fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pounds trying to control the position from guard on top but Popper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pounds is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper keeping moving, preventing Pounds from controlling successfully.
Popper working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pounds doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pounds manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pounds stopping the sweep attempt from Popper.
Pounds trying to control but Popper is working from the bottom.
Pounds postures up.
Popper is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Popper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pounds trying to control but Popper is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Popper controls Pounds momentarily but Pounds frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pounds feints and then cracks Popper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Popper down.
Popper lands with a shot to the body.
Pounds missing with a left hand there. Popper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pounds drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Popper trying to control the position here.
Pounds throws a big right hand that misses.
Popper keeping full guard, as Pounds tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pounds postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pounds loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Popper trying to keep a closed guard but Pounds is proving a slippery customer.
Pounds sitting in guard here, content to control.
Popper trying to control the position.
Popper wants to get back to his feet but Pounds is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pounds works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Popper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popper throws a body shot but no joy.
Pounds misses with a lunging right hand
and Popper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pounds's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pounds holds on and takes a little breather.
Pounds is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Popper trying to control from the bottom.
Pounds is looking to take a break and control but Popper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Popper trying to control but Pounds postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Popper works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bung Popper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pounds looks to score with a jab to the body but Popper is just out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Popper as Pounds shoots in.
Popper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pounds gets a takedown into half guard.
Popper actively working from the bottom here.
Pounds lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pounds is controlling the pace.
Pounds is looking to take a break and control but Popper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounds lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pounds perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pounds working the head and body with strikes.
Pounds working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pounds is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pounds seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Popper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pounds not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popper trying to control from the bottom.
Pounds is looking to take a break and control but Popper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Popper gets back to full guard.
Pounds passes into half guard.
Pounds content to control rather than advance.
Popper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pounds perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tanner Pounds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pounds sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Popper defending well though.
Popper is not content to let Pounds control the position.
Popper is looking for a sweep. Pounds is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pounds missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pounds 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.
Pounds is nestled in close to Popper, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Popper regains full guard. Nicely done.
Popper is pulling down on Pounds's head. It's preventing any offense from Pounds, at least for the moment.
Pounds slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pounds is thwarting Popper's attempts to control the position.
Pounds missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pounds lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pounds drops an elbow to the side of Popper's head.
Popper taking some punishment here, with Pounds in his half guard.
Pounds winds up and cracks Popper with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Popper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pounds is working away from the top position though.
Pounds wants to lay and pray for a moment but Popper keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanner Pounds clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pounds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Popper.
Popper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pounds counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pounds thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pounds is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Popper has hold of Pounds's hands but Pounds slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pounds missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pounds not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pounds missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pounds is controlling the pace.
Popper actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounds not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pounds working the head and body with strikes.
Pounds is trying to control the action in half guard but Popper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pounds thows a huge punch but Popper dodges it nicely.
Popper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Popper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pounds.
Pounds not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pounds missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pounds wants to pass the guard but Popper is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pounds takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Popper keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Well, if Pounds 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.
Popper is trying to maintain the position but Pounds is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pounds wants to slow Popper down by chopping away at his legs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pounds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popper throws a good cross that connects.
Nice uppercut there from Popper.
Pounds dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Popper scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pounds tries to score with a low kick but Popper moves his leg out of the way.
Popper looks to score with a jab to the body but Pounds is just out of range.
Pounds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Popper is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Popper lands an overhand right.
Pounds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pounds looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pounds seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pounds working over Popper with some ground and pound. Popper looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pounds takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Popper trying to control from the bottom.
Pounds sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Popper defending well though.
Pounds stalling.
Pounds is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Popper sees it coming and defends easily.
Popper is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanner Pounds had his way with Bung Popper in that round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pounds walks into a straight right hand from Popper.
Popper takes a swing at Pounds's ribcage but misses.
Popper walks into a left hand.
Popper swinging wildly here.
Pounds lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pounds is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A combination from Popper does no damage.
Pounds tries to counter with a takedown but Popper is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pounds turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Popper lands a nice shot to the body.
Popper misses with a double jab.
Pounds drops down looking for a counter takedown but Popper sprawls and moves away.
Pounds throws a body punch but Popper moves out of range.
Popper dodges the punch combination from Pounds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popper.
Popper has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Popper thuds a left hand into Pounds's body.
Pounds throws a right hand that misses
and Popper counters with a shoot takedown. Pounds fights it but they end up in guard.
Pounds wants to sweep here but Popper controlling him for the moment.
Popper wants to pass the guard but Pounds is keeping the position.
Pounds looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Popper puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Popper is trying to control the action in half guard but Pounds is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pounds is looking to improve his position.
Pounds looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pounds trying to control but Popper postures up.
Popper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Popper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pounds defending well though.
Pounds is trying to get back to full guard.
Popper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pounds keeps working.
Pounds trying to control here.
Popper seems to be working for a kimura but Pounds defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pounds defending well though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Popper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Popper misses with a hook.
Pounds doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pounds slips under a jab.
Pounds manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Popper on his heels. He'll look to pass Popper's guard now, I'm sure.
Popper looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pounds throws a big right hand that misses.
Pounds trying to control but Popper is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pounds trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pounds controlling from the top position.
Popper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pounds.
Popper has momentary wrist control but Pounds slips an elbow through the middle.
Pounds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Popper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pounds cracks Popper with a solid left hand.
Pounds working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Popper looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bung Popper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Popper 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 47:48
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bung Popper!
Bung Popper is the new featherweight champion!
Bung Popper seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Kordic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beach Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beach Bum has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Kordic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Beach Bum!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bum.
Bum lands with an overhand left.
It looks like John Kordic has been cut.
Kordic misses with a low kick.
Bum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kordic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kordic.
Bum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bum fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bum closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kordic as the two fighters clinch.
Kordic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bum's efforts to push away.
Kordic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kordic.
A right handed body shot lands from Kordic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bum.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Kordic.
Bum looks winded!
Kordic lands an uppercut.
Kordic gets through Bum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kordic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bum backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kordic.
Kordic lands an uppercut.
Kordic lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kordic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kordic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kordic digs a right hand underneath Bum's ribcage. Bum let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kordic lands a nice shot to the body.
Kordic digs a right hand into Bum's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bum's gas tank.
Bum takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Kordic.
A right hook to the body lands for Kordic.
A right hand to the body from Kordic.
Kordic lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kordic lands with a short shot to the head.
Bum is rocked!
Kordic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bum is still on wobbly legs! Can Kordic finish him?
Kordic pushes Bum against the cage. Kordic is working some dirty boxing. Kordic pushes off with a quick right hook! Bum goes down! Bum tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kordic moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Kordic!
John Kordic retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious John Kordic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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