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*T121* - Embrace The Hype PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elias Al Haddad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volya Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolaev has chosen Fever as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Elias Al Haddad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volya Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Haddad throws a shot from downtown. Nikolaev moves away and avoids it.
Al Haddad throws a shot from downtown. Nikolaev moves away and avoids it.
Al Haddad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nikolaev shoots for a double leg takedown but Al Haddad sprawls well. He's pushed Nikolaev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Al Haddad misses with a shot to the body
and Nikolaev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nikolaev loads up on a big right hand but Al Haddad slips the punch.
Al Haddad throws a body punch but Nikolaev moves out of range.
Nikolaev misses with a few strikes there.
Nikolaev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Al Haddad's waist but Al Haddad gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nikolaev off to one side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nikolaev throws an overhand right that lands on Al Haddad's shoulder, as Al Haddad tries to avoid the shot.
Al Haddad looks to score with a jab to the body but Nikolaev is just out of range.
Al Haddad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Al Haddad thuds his right hand into Nikolaev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Al Haddad tries to clinch there but Nikolaev circles away.
Nikolaev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Al Haddad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elias Al Haddad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volya Nikolaev.
Al Haddad staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Haddad looks to land a combination but Nikolaev avoids it well.
Nikolaev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nikolaev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev advances to half guard.
Nikolaev prevents Al Haddad from improving his position.
Al Haddad is working hard here to advance position.
Nikolaev drops an elbow to the side of Al Haddad's head.
Al Haddad looks like he's trying to stand up.
Al Haddad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nikolaev.
Al Haddad wants to improve his position but Nikolaev is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Haddad trying to hold on to Nikolaev's head to control him but Nikolaev postures up.
Al Haddad has hold of Nikolaev's hands but Nikolaev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Al Haddad is refusing to be controlled, as Nikolaev sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Al Haddad is trying to stand back up but Nikolaev is controlling him
Al Haddad tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nikolaev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nikolaev keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Al Haddad preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Al Haddad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nikolaev.
Al Haddad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nikolaev.
Al Haddad wants to improve his position but Nikolaev is controlling well.
Nikolaev 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad wants to improve his position but Nikolaev is controlling well.
Al Haddad has hold of Nikolaev's hands but Nikolaev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Al Haddad is looking to improve his position.
Nikolaev working over Al Haddad with some ground and pound. Al Haddad looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nikolaev is trying to control. Al Haddad wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nikolaev stops Al Haddad from getting back to his feet.
Al Haddad wants to stand back up but Nikolaev manages to pass into side control.
Nikolaev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Al Haddad is trying to work for a sweep but Nikolaev has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev tries to control but Al Haddad wriggling away.
Nikolaev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Al Haddad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Al Haddad wants to hold on but Nikolaev pushes him away.
Nikolaev jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Al Haddad is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Al Haddad and Nikolaev has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Nikolaev working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Nikolaev's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nikolaev throws an elbow but Al Haddad slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nikolaev working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikolaev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nikolaev lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volya Nikolaev dominated 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.
Al Haddad takes a swing at Nikolaev's ribcage but misses.
Nikolaev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Al Haddad misses with a few strikes there.
Nikolaev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nikolaev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Nikolaev misses the target.
Nikolaev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Al Haddad pinned against the cage. Al Haddad gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Al Haddad thuds his right hand into Nikolaev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Elias Al Haddad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nikolaev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Elias Al Haddad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volya Nikolaev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikolaev scores with a jab to the head.
Al Haddad throws a looping overhand right but Nikolaev ducks down to avoid it.
Nikolaev drops his hands momentarily and Al Haddad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nikolaev fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev shoots for a takedown but Al Haddad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Al Haddad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nikolaev. Nikolaev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Al Haddad defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Al Haddad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nikolaev gets a double leg takedown into Al Haddad's guard.
Nikolaev is breathing heavily.
Al Haddad wants to stand and escape but Nikolaev is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nikolaev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Al Haddad has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nikolaev has managed to get both his arms back between Al Haddad's legs - danger averted.
Al Haddad trying to control the position here.
Al Haddad is looking for a triangle but Nikolaev pushes his legs off easily.
Nikolaev is in close to Al Haddad's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nikolaev trying to control but Al Haddad is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev chips away with some ground and pound.
Al Haddad isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nikolaev stacks Al Haddad on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nikolaev!
Al Haddad struggling a bit here.
Nikolaev trying to control the position but Al Haddad is working away.
Nikolaev working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nikolaev wants to control but Al Haddad is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev lands a decent elbow from side control.
Al Haddad tries to buck Nikolaev off but Nikolaev is having none of it.
Nikolaev working the head and body with strikes.
Al Haddad takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nikolaev in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Al Haddad wants to get back to his feet.
Al Haddad is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nikolaev connects with a decent elbow.
Nikolaev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Al Haddad knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Al Haddad struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad tries to improve position but can't.
Nikolaev works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Volya Nikolaev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Al Haddad is trying to improve his position.
Al Haddad takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Al Haddad takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nikolaev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Al Haddad down.
Al Haddad is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikolaev is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Al Haddad looks calm but he's in trouble here. Nikolaev gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Al Haddad is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Nikolaev lets go of the hold and Al Haddad can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Volya Nikolaev!
An out of breath Volya Nikolaev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bill Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanma has chosen Sadie - Burst Zero as his entrance music. Baki Hanma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bill Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bronson gets a takedown into half guard.
Hanma trying to control but Bronson postures up.
Bronson trying to control from half guard but Hanma is working away.
Bronson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bronson moves into full mount! Hanma won't be happy about that!
Hanma tries to lock up and control but Bronson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bronson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hanma hang on?
Hanma tries to hold on but Bronson postures up.
Hanma might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bronson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bronson raining down shots from the mount!
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!
Bronson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hanma can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson prevents Hanma from getting the reversal.
Hanma holds of for dear life.
Hanma tries to lock up and control but Bronson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hanma taking shots to the head.
Hanma is trying desperately to improve position.
Bronson lands a big elbow - Hanma is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Hanma is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bill Bronson!
Bill Bronson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Felterbush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niten Dōraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dōraku has chosen Ides Of Light - Jucifer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donnie Felterbush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Niten Dōraku!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felterbush dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donnie Felterbush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Felterbush's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dōraku connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Felterbush scrambles back to his feet.
Dōraku is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Donnie Felterbush has been cut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Felterbush. Dōraku shrugs it off though.
Dōraku needs to keep his hands up - Felterbush had a free shot at his head there.
Dōraku lands with a shot to the body.
Dōraku paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dōraku misses with a looping right.
A lazy body kick from Felterbush
and Dōraku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Felterbush. That's going to slow Dōraku down.
Felterbush moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Felterbush just misses with a punch to the body.
Dōraku throws out a counter right but Felterbush avoids it with no problem.
Felterbush scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dōraku doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Dōraku misses.
Dōraku walks forward, straight into a front kick from Felterbush.
Felterbush throws a wild body kick that Dōraku sees coming a mile off.
Dōraku throws a head kick but Felterbush moves out of range.
Felterbush goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dōraku throws a body punch but Felterbush moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Felterbush throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Felterbush looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Felterbush ducks under a wild hook from Dōraku.
Felterbush misses the shot to the body.
Felterbush walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dōraku checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dōraku appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dōraku looks to land a body kick but Felterbush moved away.
Dōraku stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Felterbush moves out of range of the body kick from Dōraku.
A right-left combo lands from Felterbush.
It looks like Niten Dōraku has been cut.
Felterbush darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dōraku blocks a head kick by Felterbush.
Dōraku on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Felterbush. Felterbush obviously looking to wear him down.
A lazy left from Felterbush finds it's target.
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!
Dōraku ducks under a wild hook from Felterbush.
That kick from Felterbush tenderised Dōraku's leg. Dōraku is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dōraku throws a right and a left that Felterbush avoids nicely.
A big right from Dōraku misses.
Dōraku on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Felterbush scores with the left hand. Dōraku knows he should have avoided that one.
Felterbush throws a leg kick which misses Dōraku's front leg but catches the back leg as Dōraku tries to avoid it.
Dōraku moves out of range of the body kick.
Dōraku looks to land a combination but Felterbush avoids it well.
Felterbush fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dōraku with the counter takedown but Felterbush avoids it easily.
Felterbush steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dōraku. That one must have hurt.
Felterbush moves out of range of the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dōraku crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Felterbush - the referee stops the clock and Dōraku gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Felterbush. Dōraku manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dōraku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Felterbush was well out of range. Poor timing from Dōraku.
Felterbush looks for the body kick but Dōraku saw that one coming.
Dōraku scores with a sloppy right hand. Felterbush should have avoided that one.
Dōraku misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dōraku attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dōraku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Felterbush misses with a wild body shot.
Dōraku throws a counter combo.
Felterbush misses with a hook. Dōraku ducked under it nicely.
Felterbush cracks the inside of Dōraku's front leg.
Felterbush misses with a low kick.
Felterbush dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dōraku. That did some damage!
Felterbush darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dōraku is trying to get back to full guard.
Dōraku moves into full guard.
Dōraku is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dōraku has his hands on Felterbush's head, controlling the position.
Dōraku is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dōraku controls Felterbush momentarily but Felterbush frees himself.
Dōraku looking to hit a scissor sweep but Felterbush is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Felterbush dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good leg kick by Felterbush there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Felterbush misses with a looping right.
Dōraku tries a quick counter leg kick but Felterbush is wise to it.
Felterbush dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dōraku throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Felterbush lands a jab.
Dōraku misses with a looping right.
Felterbush throwing a counter right hand but Dōraku manages to avoid it.
Dōraku takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dōraku tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dōraku takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dōraku moves out of range of the strikes.
Felterbush avoids the head kick by Dōraku.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dōraku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Felterbush.
Dōraku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Felterbush pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dōraku thuds his shin into the meat of Felterbush's side.
A telegraphed right hand from Felterbush misses the target.
Dōraku now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dōraku scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Dōraku slams his shin into Felterbush's torso.
Dōraku uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dōraku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dōraku throws a sloppy head kick and Felterbush moves out of range easily.
Felterbush was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Felterbush.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dōraku! But no joy.
Felterbush swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dōraku connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Felterbush tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dōraku's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Felterbush chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Felterbush ducks right into an uppercut from Dōraku.
Dōraku loads up on a big right hand but Felterbush slips the punch.
Dōraku throws a leg kick
and Felterbush counters with a body kick that stops Dōraku in his tracks momentarily.
Dōraku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dōraku gets caught napping as Felterbush dives in and scores a takedown. Dōraku manages to retain guard.
Felterbush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dōraku is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Felterbush throwing strikes from guard but Dōraku blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Felterbush works over Dōraku with some ground and pound from guard.
Felterbush in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dōraku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Felterbush trying to control the position from guard on top but Dōraku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dōraku wants to sweep here but Felterbush controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dōraku is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dōraku controls Felterbush momentarily but Felterbush frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Dōraku.
Felterbush chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Felterbush is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dōraku can do to turn this around?
Felterbush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dōraku moves forwards but Felterbush connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Felterbush scores with a nice right hand.
Felterbush throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush shoots in looking for a takedown but Dōraku manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Felterbush's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dōraku with a hook.
Felterbush is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donnie Felterbush is winning the standup battle so far.
Felterbush bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dōraku looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dōraku throws a head kick that misses.
Dōraku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Felterbush manages to avoid it.
Dōraku cracks Felterbush with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Felterbush falls to his knees and Dōraku doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niten Dōraku!
A very excited looking Niten Dōraku rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Olin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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155 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Olin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joaquim Antunes!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Antunes sprawls well initially but Olin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing that Olin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Olin lands with a punch from half guard.
Antunes wants to improve his position but Olin is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Antunes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Olin stopping the sweep attempt from Antunes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Olin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Olin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Antunes wants to sweep but no luck.
Olin working some strikes from top position.
Olin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Antunes trying to control the position.
Antunes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Antunes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Antunes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Antunes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Olin defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Antunes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Antunes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Olin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Olin looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Antunes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Antunes throwing strikes but missing.
Olin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Olin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Olin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Olin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Antunes is on top in guard.
Olin pulls Antunes in to control the position.
Antunes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Antunes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Antunes works over Olin with some ground and pound from guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Olin holds on and takes a little breather.
Olin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Olin wants to sweep but no luck.
Olin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Olin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Antunes is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Olin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Antunes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Antunes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Antunes postures up.
Antunes preventing the sweep.
Antunes is looking to work some ground and pound but Olin has wrist control.
Antunes works over Olin with some ground and pound from guard.
Antunes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Olin's head.
Olin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Olin looking to control.
Olin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antunes.
Antunes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Antunes throws an elbow that misses. Olin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Antunes's guard. Nice move by Olin!
Antunes managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Olin lands a couple of elbows.
Olin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Antunes wants to sweep but no luck.
Olin is in close to Antunes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Antunes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Olin.
Olin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Antunes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Antunes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Antunes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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 Jack Olin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Olin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Olin defending well as Antunes loads up on a big left hand.
Olin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Antunes is looking to land body kicks.
Antunes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Antunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Olin has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antunes dives in and scores a takedown into Olin's guard.
Olin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes distracts Olin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Antunes trying to control but Olin is working from the bottom.
Antunes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Olin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Antunes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Olin is keeping the position for now.
Antunes landing some decent shots from guard.
Antunes trying to control but Olin is working from the bottom.
Olin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Antunes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes wants to pass the guard but Olin is keeping the position.
Olin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Antunes is one step ahead there.
Antunes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Antunes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Olin's head.
Olin looking to control.
Joaquim Antunes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Antunes works over Olin with some ground and pound from guard.
Antunes scoring with some ground and pound.
Antunes stopping the sweep attempt from Olin.
Antunes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Antunes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Antunes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Antunes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Olin's head.
Olin is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olin trying to keep a closed guard but Antunes is proving a slippery customer.
Oh Olin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Antunes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Olin seems to have got his legs back now.
Antunes is fighting to break Olin's control of his arms but Olin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Antunes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Antunes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Olin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antunes.
Antunes trying to control but Olin is working from the bottom.
Antunes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Olin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Olin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Antunes throwing strikes but missing.
Antunes looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Olin has a takedown stuffed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Antunes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Olin attempts a counter takedown but Antunes avoids it well and moves away.
Olin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Antunes counters with a single leg into guard. Olin didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Antunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Antunes lands a head shot.
Antunes misses with an uppercut
and Olin counters with a takedown into side control.
Antunes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Olin lands a nice short elbow.
Antunes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Antunes.
Olin chips away with some ground and pound.
Antunes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Antunes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Antunes working a defensive guard here.
Olin working some strikes from top position.
Antunes is trying to control the position but Olin postures up.
Antunes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Olin defends well.
Olin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes pulls Olin in close to prevent any damage.
Olin chips away with some ground and pound.
Olin stopping the sweep attempt from Antunes.
Olin throwing strikes but missing.
Olin works over Antunes with some ground and pound from guard.
Olin lands a couple of digs.
Antunes is rocked!
Olin throws a big right hand that misses.
Antunes is still in real trouble! Can Olin finish him?
Antunes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Olin manages to get himself to full guard.
Antunes drops back, looking for a kneebar! Olin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Olin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Olin!
Antunes seems to have recovered his senses.
Antunes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Antunes trying to control but Olin postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes tries to get to full guard but Olin has control of the leg.
Antunes trying to control here.
Olin drops an elbow to the side of Antunes's head.
Antunes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Antunes.
Olin is working Antunes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Olin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Antunes is trying to keep Olin in close.
Olin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olin landing with the ground and pound.
Olin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Antunes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Olin throws a big elbow that misses.
Olin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes is looking to reverse the position.
Antunes can't do much from the bottom here.
Antunes is looking to regain half guard here but Olin keeps moving and retains side control.
Olin lands a few punches from side control.
Olin lands a strong strike to the head of Antunes. That's dazed him! Olin looking to finish here. Antunes is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Olin lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Olin!
Jack Olin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Urai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeniy Akulenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urai kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sever the Wicked. Akulenko has chosen Cowboys From Hell as his entrance music. Eugeniy Akulenko is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, Sam Urai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Akulenko!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Urai drives through with a takedown into Akulenko's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Akulenko is on top in guard.
Urai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Akulenko controls the pace.
Akulenko gets to his feet. Urai looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Akulenko clinches up with Urai and pushes him back against the cage.
Akulenko blocks an uppercut.
Urai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akulenko is defending well for now.
Akulenko has Urai pushed against the cage.
Akulenko tries a knee to the head but Urai blocks it.
Urai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Akulenko is trying to stall.
Urai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Urai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akulenko scores with a shot to the side of Urai's head.
Akulenko misses with a knee strike.
Urai lands a shot to the body.
Akulenko looking to throw knees to the head but Urai is blocking nicely.
Urai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Urai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akulenko.
Urai avoiding damage.
Urai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akulenko looking to stall.
Urai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Urai misses with a knee to the head.
Akulenko avoiding damage as Urai throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akulenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Urai's brow.
Akulenko looking to throw knees to the head but Urai is blocking nicely.
Akulenko lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Sam Urai has been cut.
Akulenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Akulenko tries to land a knee to the head but Urai blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Akulenko.
Akulenko looking to throw knees to the head but Urai is blocking nicely.
Akulenko looking to stall.
Akulenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akulenko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Urai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Akulenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Akulenko.
Akulenko misses with some punches.
Akulenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Urai avoids it.
Akulenko avoiding damage as Urai throws knees to the body.
Akulenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Urai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akulenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Urai lands a hook that snaps the head of Akulenko backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Akulenko fails to land.
Akulenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Urai can't find room to land a body shot as Akulenko controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urai managing to block the knees to the body from Akulenko.
Urai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Akulenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Urai avoids the elbow strike from Akulenko, against the cage.
Akulenko trying to land knees to the body.
Urai misses with an elbow over the top.
Urai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Urai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akulenko avoids it.
Urai tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Akulenko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Akulenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Urai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akulenko dodges an elbow strike from Urai.
Akulenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Akulenko is pushing Urai up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Urai successfully pulls guard.
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!
Akulenko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko content to stall in guard here.
Akulenko gets to his feet. Urai looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Akulenko misses with an uppercut
and Urai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Urai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akulenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urai moves away.
It looked like Urai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Urai checks a leg kick.
Akulenko throws a shot from downtown. Urai moves away and avoids it.
Akulenko closes the distance and pushes Urai back into the cage.
Urai blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eugeniy Akulenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Urai's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Akulenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akulenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Urai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Urai avoids the head kick by Akulenko.
Urai throws a body punch but Akulenko moves out of range.
Urai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Akulenko throws a hook to the side of Urai's head but Urai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akulenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Urai throws out a loose jab but Akulenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eugeniy Akulenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akulenko rushes Urai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Akulenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Akulenko missing with knees to the body.
Urai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akulenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Urai letting Akulenko take a breather here.
Akulenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice left hand lands by Akulenko.
Urai lands an elbow inside that Akulenko shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akulenko leaning against his opponent.
Akulenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Urai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Akulenko tries a knee to the head but Urai blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akulenko.
With the fighters up against the cage, Akulenko throws an elbow but misses.
Urai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Akulenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Akulenko is breathing heavily.
Akulenko tries to work over Urai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akulenko dodges an elbow strike from Urai.
Akulenko avoids the elbow strike from Urai, against the cage.
Urai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akulenko.
Urai is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Akulenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Akulenko blocking some punches.
Urai swings wildly with an uppercut but Akulenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akulenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akulenko misses with a knee to the head.
Urai working Akulenko over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urai blocks the elbow strike.
Urai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akulenko connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Akulenko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akulenko avoiding damage as Urai throws knees to the body.
Akulenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Urai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Akulenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Urai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Urai avoids a wild elbow strike from Akulenko.
Urai tries to work over Akulenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Urai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Akulenko smiles and moves away.
Urai slips under a jab from Akulenko.
Urai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akulenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Urai.
Akulenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Urai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Urai throws a body shot but no joy.
Urai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akulenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Urai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Urai lands a nice shot to the body.
Urai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Akulenko closes the distance and pushes Urai back into the cage.
Akulenko misses with a knee to the head.
Urai tries to land knees in the clinch but Akulenko avoids the damage to the body.
Urai tries a body shot but Akulenko blocks it.
Urai tries to pull guard but Akulenko won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Urai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urai blocks an elbow strike.
Akulenko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Akulenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Akulenko misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Urai throws an elbow but misses.
Akulenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Eugeniy Akulenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Akulenko tries to land a knee to the head but Urai blocks with his arms.
Urai is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Akulenko to keep the fight standing.
Akulenko misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko missing with knees to the body.
Urai is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Akulenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Akulenko misses with a knee strike.
Akulenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Urai lands an elbow inside that Akulenko shrugs off.
It looks like Eugeniy Akulenko has been cut.
Akulenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Urai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Akulenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akulenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Urai blocks it with crossed arms.
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!
Urai is trying to pull guard but Akulenko has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Urai.
Urai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Urai tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Akulenko just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Urai.
Akulenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Akulenko misses with a knee strike.
Akulenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Akulenko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Urai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugeniy Akulenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Urai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Akulenko doesn't seem phased though.
Akulenko is looking to slow Urai down with leg kicks.
Akulenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice side step and Akulenko releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice body kick there by Urai.
Akulenko rushes Urai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Urai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Urai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akulenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Urai gets control of Akulenko's arms and successfully pulls guard. Urai will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Akulenko wants to control from the top but Urai keeps moving.
Akulenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Urai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Akulenko's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urai stopping the sweep attempt from Akulenko.
Akulenko is trying to control the position but Urai postures up.
Urai trying to control the position from guard on top but Akulenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Urai trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Akulenko manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Sam Urai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Urai has a closed guard, preventing Akulenko from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Urai is looking to sweep but instead, Akulenko has passed into half guard.
Urai wants to control but Akulenko is keeping busy.
Sam Urai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Akulenko is looking to take a break and control but Urai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Urai works his way to full guard. Good work.
Urai is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Akulenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Urai is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Urai holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko wants to control from the top but Urai keeps moving.
Akulenko is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Akulenko gets to his feet. Urai looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Akulenko looks to land a right hand but Urai moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Akulenko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Akulenko.
Akulenko misses with a right hand
and Urai counters with a left to the body.
Akulenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Urai is just out of range.
Akulenko wants to clinch
and Urai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eugeniy Akulenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urai blocks a head kick by Akulenko.
A head kick misses from Akulenko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akulenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Akulenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Urai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Eugeniy Akulenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Urai throws a leg kick
and Akulenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Urai slips a jab from Akulenko.
Akulenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Akulenko moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akulenko blocks the elbow strike.
Akulenko avoiding damage.
Urai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Akulenko is looking to control Urai's arms but Urai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akulenko has his back to the cage.
Urai misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Sam Urai.
I think Akulenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Eugeniy Akulenko!
Our winner, Eugeniy Akulenko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Casacci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Manison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casacci's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Serpente by SUBSONICA. Manison is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wherever I May Roam. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Casacci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casacci takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Casacci ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manison moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Casacci.
Manison looks to score with a jab to the body but Casacci is just out of range.
Casacci throws a solid leg kick but Manison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Casacci.
Casacci swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Casacci moves away.
Casacci fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Manison is out of range.
Manison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Manison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Casacci cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manison throws a hook but Casacci blocks it.
Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Casacci sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Casacci thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manison misses with a hook
and Casacci counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Manison thinking.
Manison has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Manison misses with a double jab
and Casacci counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Manison throws a jab when Casacci was well out of range.
Casacci steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casacci moves out of range as Manison strikes.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Casacci.
Casacci throws a shot from downtown. Manison moves away and avoids it.
Casacci scores with a punch to the head.
Casacci slips a jab from Manison.
Sloppy strikes from Manison. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Casacci. Manison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Casacci connects with a body shot.
Manison moves forwards but Casacci connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Manison takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheers as Manison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Casacci doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manison misses with a wild combination.
Casacci missing with a left hand there. Manison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manison looks to land a combination but Casacci avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casacci pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Manison is looking for the big counter here.
Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Casacci sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Casacci throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Manison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Casacci lands with a slapping head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Casacci.
Casacci works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Casacci defending well as Manison loads up on a big left hand.
Casacci throws a counter high kick but Manison was just alert enough to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Manison as he connects with a hook.
Casacci misses with a hook
and Manison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Casacci throws a big shot that misses.
Casacci takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Casacci moves into range and clinches up with Manison.
Casacci comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Casacci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Casacci eats them both and turns towards Manison to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Manison avoids the head kick by Casacci.
Manison cracks Casacci with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Casacci lands with a hook. Manison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Casacci is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Manison lands with an uppercut that bounces Casacci off the cage and back into range.
Sloppy strikes from Manison. Those never looked like landing.
Casacci tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manison was well out of range. Poor timing from Casacci.
Casacci keeps Manison at a distance using the push kick.
Casacci lands a nice looking kick to the body. Manison takes a step back to recover.
Manison swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casacci scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Manison misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Casacci on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Casacci.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Casacci dodges the punch combination from Manison.
Casacci misses with a series of wild punches.
It looks like Casacci has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Casacci dodges the punch combination from Manison.
Manison throws a series of punches but Casacci moves out of range.
Manison checks the leg kick nicely there.
Casacci fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Manison scores with a one two! Casacci had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Casacci swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Manison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casacci is looking to score with low kicks.
Casacci misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manison.
A lazy left from Manison finds it's target.
Manison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Casacci manages to avoid it.
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 Max Casacci will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Casacci ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
Casacci shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Manison throws a body punch but Casacci moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Manison.
Casacci is rocked!
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Casacci moves away and avoids it.
Manison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Casacci.
Casacci throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Casacci throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Casacci takes one to the side of the head.
Manison misses with an uppercut
and Casacci counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Konstantin Manison's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Casacci.
Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Casacci sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Casacci throws a right hand that misses
and Manison counters with a beautiful punch that sends Casacci to the canvas!
Oh Casacci is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Casacci trying to keep a closed guard but Manison is proving a slippery customer.
Manison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casacci controlling the position.
Casacci seems to have got his legs back now.
Manison wants to stand and escape but instead Casacci has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Manison trying to keep a closed guard but Casacci is proving a slippery customer.
Casacci showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Manison has momentary wrist control but Casacci slips an elbow through the middle.
Casacci throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Casacci has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casacci is stalling in the full guard.
Manison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Manison is pulling down on Casacci's head. It's preventing any offense from Casacci, at least for the moment.
Casacci throws a big elbow that misses.
Manison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Casacci 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Casacci tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Manison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casacci throws a nice looking combination but Manison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Manison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Casacci.
Konstantin Manison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Casacci wants to clinch up but Manison keeps it at a distance.
Manison jabs Casacci right on the nose. Casacci blinks but takes it well.
Casacci slips under a jab.
Manison cracks Casacci with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Manison scores with a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Casacci - that will leave a mark!
Manison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manison connects with the punch.
Nice jab there from Manison.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manison looks to land a combination but Casacci avoids it well.
Manison misses with a double jab.
Manison throws a right hand that misses
and Casacci counters with a low kick, right behind Manison 's knee.
Casacci stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manison misses with a series of wild punches.
Manison is breathing heavily.
Casacci lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Casacci stuns Manison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Casacci throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Casacci. Manison does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Casacci lands a jab to the nose.
Casacci throws a quick inside leg kick.
Konstantin Manison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Manison misses the target.
Casacci scores with a nice body kick.
Manison takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Casacci lands a front kick.
Casacci looks to land a left hand but Manison moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Konstantin Manison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Casacci jabs Manison right on the nose. Manison blinks but takes it well.
Casacci misses with a hook to the body
and Manison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Casacci throws a front kick aimed at Manison's knee but Manison avoids it well.
Casacci misses with a shot to the body
and Manison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Manison. That snapped Casacci's head back.
Manison might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Manison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Casacci.
Casacci has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Manison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Casacci slips a straight right by Manison.
Casacci throws a sloppy head kick and Manison moves out of range easily.
Manison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Casacci tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Casacci connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casacci misses with the combination.
Casacci scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manison unleashes a big counter combination but Casacci bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Casacci takes a swing at Manison's ribcage but misses.
Casacci feints and then cracks Manison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manison down.
Casacci looks to score with a jab to the body but Manison is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Manison.
Manison slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Casacci slips a jab from Manison.
Casacci slips under a jab from Manison.
Manison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Casacci manages to avoid it.
Casacci lands an overhand right.
Casacci connects with a body shot that sends Manison's belly button to the back.
Manison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Casacci.
Manison blocks a jab.
Manison misses with a right hand
and Casacci counters with a left to the body.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Casacci moves away.
Casacci swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manison throws a right and a left that Casacci avoids nicely.
Manison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Casacci moves away.
Casacci showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manison.
Casacci looks for the body kick but Manison saw that one coming.
Manison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Casacci. Casacci obviously looking to wear him down.
Casacci misses with a hook to the body
enabling Manison to counter with a crisp jab.
Casacci scores with a jab to the jaw.
Casacci throws a lazy right hand but Manison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Casacci looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manison swings widly with a right hand
and Casacci cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Casacci lands a right hook to the body.
Manison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Casacci's hands.
Manison lands a nice hook to Casacci's body. Casacci takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Manison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Casacci.
Casacci throws the kick towards the body but Manison avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manison! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Casacci.
Casacci throws a quick inside leg kick.
Manison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Casacci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manison with a jab.
Casacci takes one on the button.
Casacci scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Casacci slips under a jab from Manison.
Casacci throws a body punch but Manison moves out of range.
Casacci displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Manison lands a jab to Casacci's midsection.
Manison connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Casacci connects with a leg kick. Manison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Manison gets tackled into the cage by Casacci. Casacci maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casacci misses with a knee strike.
Manison blocks a body shot from Casacci.
Nice body punch from Casacci - that landed with a thud.
Manison breaks from the clinch.
Manison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Casacci moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manison misses with a right hand
and Casacci counters with an inside leg kick.
Manison takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Manison throws a hook but Casacci blocks it.
Manison fails to land with a series of punches.
Casacci throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manison misses with a wild combination.
Casacci connects with a nice looking jab.
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 Max Casacci.
I think Casacci 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Max Casacci!
Max Casacci thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boreste Bardanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Larusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bardanos comes to the cage accompanied by My Kingdom Will Come. Larusso has chosen Glory of love as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Boreste Bardanos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boreste Bardanos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Larusso!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bardanos darts in looking for a takedown but Larusso gets double underhooks and turns Bardanos into the cage.
Larusso ducks under a wild hook from Bardanos.
Larusso follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Larusso tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bardanos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Larusso sprawls and moves away.
Larusso has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bardanos is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bardanos ducks under a wild hook from Larusso.
Bardanos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Larusso misses its intended target.
Bardanos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Larusso counters with a straight right hand.
Boreste Bardanos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bardanos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bardanos blocks a leg kick.
Bardanos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Larusso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Larusso sizes up Bardanos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bardanos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Larusso throws a chopping leg kick but Bardanos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bardanos lands with a straight right. Larusso didn't see that one coming.
Bardanos gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Larusso manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso is wriggling around but Bardanos manages to pass to half guard.
Larusso blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bardanos.
Bardanos wants to advance to full mount but Larusso doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Larusso wants to stand and escape but Bardanos is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bardanos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Larusso not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bardanos stays in close to Larusso's body and controls the position.
Larusso is trying to keep Bardanos in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bardanos trying to control the position from guard on top but Larusso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larusso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Larusso working a defensive guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bardanos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bardanos stands up over Larusso, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bardanos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bardanos trying to control but Larusso is working from the bottom.
Larusso wants to hit a switch here but Bardanos passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Larusso there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larusso is bucking up trying to escape but Bardanos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Larusso is trying desperately to improve position.
Bardanos working Larusso over with strikes here.
Bardanos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bardanos with good strikes from the mount here!
Bardanos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bardanos throws some wild stikes that Larusso manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Larusso is looking to escape.
Larusso tries to hold on but Bardanos postures up.
Bardanos lands with some strikes.
Larusso is working to get back to half guard.
Bardanos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larusso tries to hold on but Bardanos pushes him away.
Bardanos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Larusso can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bardanos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boreste Bardanos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bardanos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A jab lands there for Larusso.
Larusso slips a jab and a cross from Bardanos.
Bardanos scores with a shot to the body.
Bardanos connects with a body shot.
Larusso throws an overhand right that lands on Bardanos's shoulder, as Bardanos tries to avoid the shot.
Larusso throws a shot from downtown. Bardanos moves away and avoids it.
Bardanos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Larusso finds it's way round the side to connect with Bardanos's head.
Bardanos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Larusso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Larusso.
Larusso throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bardanos checks a leg kick nicely.
Bardanos scores with a nice right hand.
Bardanos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Larusso counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bardanos checks a low kick from Larusso.
Bardanos throws an overhand right that lands on Larusso's shoulder, as Larusso tries to avoid the shot.
Larusso is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Larusso throws a low kick but Bardanos moves out of range easily.
Bardanos misses with a few strikes there.
Larusso misses with a body shot.
Bardanos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bardanos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Larusso stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Larusso misses with a low kick as Bardanos jumps back.
Bardanos with a hook.
Bardanos connects with a body shot.
Daniel Larusso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bardanos lands a lovely overhand right.
Bardanos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bardanos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Larusso 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larusso takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Larusso connects with a body shot that sends Bardanos's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso throws a leg kick but Bardanos checks it.
Larusso scores with a punch to the head.
Bardanos dips to his left and cracks Larusso with an uppercut!
Larusso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bardanos.
Larusso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bardanos lands a right hook to the body.
Bardanos misses with a looping left.
Larusso only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Larusso scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Larusso connects with an inside leg kick.
Larusso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bardanos.
A big right from Larusso misses.
Bardanos throws the left hand but Larusso avoids the punch easily.
Bardanos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Larusso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larusso cracks Bardanos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larusso tries to land a leg kick but Bardanos saw it coming and moves away.
Larusso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Larusso staying out of range there.
Larusso lands with a kick to the temple. Bardanos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A good leg kick by Larusso.
Larusso connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bardanos throws a big shot that misses.
Bardanos throws a lazy uppercut
and Larusso counters with a leg kick.
Larusso misses with a kick to the body.
Larusso misses with a low kick.
Bardanos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bardanos misses with a body shot.
Larusso tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bardanos is able to avoid easily.
Larusso slaps away a takedown attempt from Bardanos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Larusso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bardanos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larusso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bardanos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Larusso throws Bardanos to one side and escapes!
Daniel Larusso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bardanos misses with a two punch combination.
Bardanos blocks a head kick by Larusso.
Bardanos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Larusso - that will leave a mark!
Bardanos swings for the body but Larusso moves out of range.
Bardanos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larusso tries a low kick but Bardanos avoids it.
Nice body punch from Bardanos.
Larusso lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as Bardanos blocks the leg kick.
Bardanos moves out of range of the leg kick from Larusso.
Larusso lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bardanos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Larusso sprawls well. Larusso wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bardanos gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Larusso will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Larusso lands a head kick!
Bardanos misses with a wild body shot.
Bardanos loads up on a big right hand but Larusso slips the punch.
Bardanos checks a leg kick nicely.
Bardanos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larusso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larusso misses with a low kick.
Larusso misses the shot to the body.
Bardanos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larusso manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Larusso misses.
Larusso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bardanos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larusso manages to avoid it.
Larusso just misses with a punch to the body.
Bardanos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Larusso ducks under a wild hook from Bardanos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bardanos blocks the body kick.
Bardanos misses with a right hand
and Larusso makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bardanos really felt that one!
Larusso avoids the body shot from Bardanos.
Bardanos dips to his left and cracks Larusso with an uppercut!
Nice shot by Bardanos.
Larusso misses with a body kick.
Larusso plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bardanos. Larusso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bardanos slips under a jab from Larusso.
Bardanos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bardanos scores with a shot to the body.
Larusso is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bardanos misses with a straight left.
Larusso lands a really nice looking cross but Bardanos seems unphased.
The crowd cheers as Larusso lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bardanos doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larusso stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Larusso wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso throws a lazy head kick
and Bardanos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Larusso defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bardanos.
Larusso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Larusso throws a head kick that misses
and Bardanos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Larusso manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Nice body punch from Bardanos.
Larusso throws a hook to the side of Bardanos's head but Bardanos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larusso throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bardanos.
Larusso throws a low kick but Bardanos avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Bardanos blocks the leg kick.
Larusso misses with a kick to the body.
Larusso thuds a left hand into Bardanos's body.
Larusso throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Larusso throws a wild body kick that Bardanos sees coming a mile off.
Larusso throws a sloppy head kick and Bardanos moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bardanos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Larusso to the mat! Larusso manages to get full guard.
Bardanos is standing up over Larusso. Larusso looks to escape but Bardanos dives into side control.
Bardanos is trying to get an arm triangle but Larusso is defending well.
Larusso tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bardanos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bardanos has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Larusso tries to lock up and control but Bardanos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos looking to finish with strikes here!
Bardanos wants to control the pace but Larusso is squirming around nicely.
Bardanos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Larusso looks a forlorn figure.
Bardanos throws some wild stikes that Larusso manages to avoid easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bardanos misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Boreste Bardanos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bardanos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bardanos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Boreste Bardanos did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Larusso connects with a single shot there.
Bardanos lands a slapping body shot.
Bardanos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Larusso misses with a low kick as Bardanos jumps back.
Larusso throws a front kick aimed at Bardanos's knee but Bardanos avoids it well.
Larusso moves out of range as Bardanos strikes.
Larusso throws a looping overhand right but Bardanos ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bardanos.
Larusso tries to bum rush Bardanos with a series of wild strikes but Bardanos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bardanos slips under a jab.
Bardanos connects with a body shot that sends Larusso's belly button to the back.
Larusso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bardanos manages to avoid it.
Bardanos looks to land a combination but Larusso avoids it well.
Larusso takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bardanos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Larusso lands a nice looking body kick.
Bardanos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bardanos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bardanos 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.
Larusso tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Larusso.
Bardanos swinging wildly here.
Larusso misses the shot to the body.
Bardanos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larusso.
Larusso catches Bardanos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Larusso misses with a hook. Bardanos ducked under it nicely.
Bardanos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bardanos missing with a left hand there. Larusso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Bardanos misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Bardanos misses.
A punch combination from Bardanos misses.
Larusso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bardanos.
A little feinted left hand from Bardanos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Larusso connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bardanos momentarily.
A big right from Larusso misses.
Bardanos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bardanos moves out of range as Larusso strikes.
Bardanos tries to counter with a takedown but Larusso is quick to defend against it.
Bardanos misses with an uppercut.
Bardanos lands with a cross.
Bardanos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Larusso throws a head kick but Bardanos moves out of range.
Larusso just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larusso misses with a looping right.
Bardanos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bardanos misses with a looping right.
Bardanos misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Bardanos misses
and Larusso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Larusso tries to land a front kick but Bardanos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bardanos blocks the body kick.
Bardanos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bardanos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bardanos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larusso throws a nice head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Larusso misses the target.
Bardanos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larusso gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bardanos throws a hook to the side of Larusso's head but Larusso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larusso throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bardanos moves out of range as Larusso throws a body kick.
Bardanos swings for the body but Larusso moves out of range.
Bardanos thuds his right hand into Larusso's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Larusso as Bardanos shoots in.
Bardanos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larusso.
Larusso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bardanos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Larusso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Larusso turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bardanos swings for the body but Larusso moves out of range.
Bardanos throws a right hand that Larusso ducks under and follows up with a left that Larusso also avoids with ease.
Bardanos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larusso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Boreste Bardanos will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bardanos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larusso.
Larusso throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Larusso scores with the left hand. Bardanos knows he should have avoided that one.
Larusso throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bardanos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Larusso manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Bardanos.
Larusso'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.
Bardanos has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Larusso clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larusso is trying to break free.
Larusso defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bardanos's arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bardanos's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Larusso wants to get back to his feet.
Bardanos misses with punches from the back.
Bardanos is striking well from the back but Larusso escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Bardanos working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bardanos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Larusso's head.
Larusso taking some punishment here, with Bardanos in his half guard.
Bardanos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Larusso is refusing to be controlled, as Bardanos sits in half guard.
Larusso avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bardanos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larusso is staying active underneath Bardanos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bardanos controlling the pace.
Bardanos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Larusso keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bardanos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larusso moves away.
Larusso throws a head kick but Bardanos moves out of range.
Bardanos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Larusso throws a head kick that half lands.
Larusso throws a jab but it's blocked by Bardanos.
Bardanos tries to counter with a takedown but Larusso is quick to defend against it.
Boreste Bardanos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Larusso enables Bardanos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Larusso manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bardanos 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.
Daniel Larusso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bardanos 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.
Bardanos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bardanos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Larusso for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel Larusso.
I think Bardanos 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:48
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boreste Bardanos!
Boreste Bardanos retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Boreste Bardanos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Mazzuca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Robert Mazzuca enters the cage!
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Mazzuca!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaunismieli has managed to clinch.
Kaunismieli lands a shoulder strike.
Mazzuca swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kaunismieli lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kaunismieli looking to stall.
Kaunismieli stalling.
Mazzuca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Mazzuca.
Kaunismieli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaunismieli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mazzuca.
Mazzuca tries to work over Kaunismieli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Kaunismieli.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kaunismieli throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mazzuca.
Mazzuca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kaunismieli scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaunismieli misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzuca lands a shoulder strike.
Mazzuca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mazzuca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaunismieli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kaunismieli throws a leg kick
and Mazzuca counters with a nice uppercut.
Mazzuca catches Kaunismieli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick misses from Mazzuca.
Kaunismieli lands a nice shot to the body.
Mazzuca finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mazzuca clinches up with Kaunismieli and pushes him back against the cage.
I was talking to Kaunismieli's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kaunismieli working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli taking a breather.
Kaunismieli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mazzuca breaks from the clinch.
Mazzuca has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mazzuca throws a leg kick but Kaunismieli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kaunismieli misses.
Mazzuca throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kaunismieli counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kaunismieli is looking to control Mazzuca's arms but Mazzuca gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kaunismieli has his back to the cage.
Kaunismieli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mazzuca's elbow.
Mazzuca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch on the inside.
Mazzuca lands with a left to the head.
Kaunismieli lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaunismieli misses with some punches.
Mazzuca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaunismieli scores with a nice hook to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kaunismieli misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Mazzuca.
Mazzuca scores with a shot to the side of Kaunismieli's head.
Kaunismieli blocks a body shot from Mazzuca.
Kaunismieli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mazzuca's elbow.
Kaunismieli misses with the head strike.
Mazzuca dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mazzuca backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mazzuca.
Kaunismieli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mazzuca fails to land.
Mazzuca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
Kaunismieli lands a right hand.
Mazzuca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaunismielis head.
Kaunismieli prevents Mazzuca from breaking the clinch.
Mazzuca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaunismieli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mazzuca throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaunismieli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mazzuca backwards.
Mazzuca swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaunismieli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mazzuca backwards.
Kaunismieli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mazzuca.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaunismieli blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli digs a right hand underneath Mazzuca's ribcage. Mazzuca let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mazzuca looks winded!
Mazzuca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli has a couple of punches blocked by Mazzuca.
Mazzuca is trying to break the clinch but Kaunismieli is controlling him.
Kaunismieli gets through Mazzuca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mazzuca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kaunismieli misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mazzuca fails to land.
Kaunismieli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mazzuca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaunismieli prevents a body shot from Mazzuca.
Kaunismieli working aggressively here.
Kaunismieli can't find room to land a body shot as Mazzuca controls the action.
Kaunismieli has a couple of punches blocked by Mazzuca.
Kaunismieli is struggling to control the position.
Mazzuca struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaunismieli controls his hands.
Mazzuca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalervo Kaunismieli dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kaunismieli lands a nice hook to Mazzuca's body. Mazzuca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Kaunismieli misses its intended target.
Mazzuca lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kaunismieli closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kaunismieli has a couple of punches blocked by Mazzuca.
Kaunismieli misses with the head strike.
A short right from Kaunismieli on the inside.
Kaunismieli blocking some punches.
Kaunismieli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kaunismieli prevents a body shot from Mazzuca.
Mazzuca throws a head punch that misses.
Mazzuca has had enough of the clinch but Kaunismieli keeps him there for the moment.
Mazzuca lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzuca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch on the inside.
Mazzuca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaunismieli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mazzuca throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Mazzuca fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzuca misses with a punch on the inside.
Mazzuca tries to throw a body punch but Kaunismieli avoids it by throwing Mazzuca back against the cage.
Kaunismieli throws a head punch that misses.
Kaunismieli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mazzuca backwards.
Kaunismieli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mazzuca can do to turn this around?
Kaunismieli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mazzuca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mazzuca lands a nice shot to the body.
Mazzuca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
Mazzuca lands with a left to the head.
Kaunismieli misses with the head strike.
Mazzuca misses with a punch to the body.
Mazzuca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kaunismieli is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaunismieli.
Mazzuca misses with a body punch.
Kaunismieli is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mazzuca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kaunismieli lands an uppercut.
Mazzuca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
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!
Mazzuca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kaunismieli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mazzuca is pushing Kaunismieli up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mazzuca prevents a body shot from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mazzuca backwards.
Kaunismieli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mazzuca swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaunismieli leaning against his opponent.
Kaunismieli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with an uppercut but Mazzuca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mazzuca has Kaunismieli pressed against the cage, preventing Kaunismieli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaunismieli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mazzuca lands an uppercut.
Kaunismieli working aggressively here.
Kaunismieli misses with the head strike.
Mazzuca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mazzuca is keeping busy.
Kaunismieli stalling in the clinch but Mazzuca improves position.
Kaunismieli lands a right hand.
Mazzuca blocking some punches.
Kaunismieli blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli'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.
Mazzuca trying to stall but Kaunismieli improves his position.
Mazzuca lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Mazzuca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaunismieli leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mazzuca.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaunismieli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mazzuca misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazzuca scores with a shot to the side of Kaunismieli's head.
A head punch on the inside from Mazzuca fails to land.
Mazzuca misses with the head strike.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with an uppercut but Mazzuca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kaunismieli as Mazzuca tries to tie him up.
Kaunismieli looking to stall.
Kaunismieli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Mazzuca.
Kaunismieli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalervo Kaunismieli dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kaunismieli lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mazzuca swings for the body but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
Mazzuca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kaunismieli throws a lazy right hand but Mazzuca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mazzuca, right into the meat.
Mazzuca misses the jab.
Kaunismieli fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mazzuca just manages to avoid it.
Kaunismieli swings for the body but Mazzuca moves out of range.
Kaunismieli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mazzuca.
Kaunismieli jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kaunismieli takes a swing at Mazzuca's ribcage but misses.
Mazzuca throws a lazy right hand but Kaunismieli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaunismieli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mazzuca. That did some damage!
Mazzuca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mazzuca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kaunismieli throws a hook but Mazzuca avoids it easily.
Mazzuca's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kaunismieli under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli moves out of range of the leg kick from Mazzuca.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mazzuca.
Kaunismieli lands with a nice body punch.
Kaunismieli throws a jab when Mazzuca was well out of range.
Kaunismieli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mazzuca on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kaunismieli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mazzuca walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kaunismieli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kaunismieli moves out of range of the leg kick from Mazzuca.
As Mazzuca tries to get set, Kaunismieli tries to push him back and clinch up but Mazzuca manages to avoid the attempt.
Kaunismieli blocks a low kick nicely.
Mazzuca attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kaunismieli tries to bum rush Mazzuca with a series of wild strikes but Mazzuca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice side step and Mazzuca releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice defenses there by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mazzuca was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaunismieli.
Mazzuca feints a counter leg kick.
Mazzuca cracks Kaunismieli with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mazzuca throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Robert Mazzuca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mazzuca throws a lazy right hand but Kaunismieli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaunismieli scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazzuca misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Mazzuca.
Kaunismieli throws out a powerful jab.
Mazzuca takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mazzuca is rocked!
Kaunismieli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mazzuca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mazzuca is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaunismieli finish him?
Kaunismieli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mazzuca throws a push kick but Kaunismieli slaps the foot to one side.
Mazzuca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kaunismieli ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Mazzuca out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kalervo Kaunismieli!
A very excited looking Kalervo Kaunismieli made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Icky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Icky comes to the cage accompanied by Wrecking Ball. Smith has chosen frenzal rhomb - Mum changed the locks as his entrance music. Ricky Icky had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Icky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Icky.
Icky wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Icky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Icky cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Icky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Icky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith scores with a head kick.
Icky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Icky throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Icky lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith lands a head kick. Icky smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Icky manages to avoid it.
Icky connects with a high kick.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Icky has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Icky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith scores with a jab. Icky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Icky. Icky obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith takes one on the button.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Smith blocks a jab.
Icky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Icky counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Icky.
Icky lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Icky is out of range.
Icky lands a slapping body shot.
Icky misses with a jab to the body
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Icky. Those never looked like landing.
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Icky is out of range and Smith settles back down.
It looked like Icky wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Icky looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Icky walks into a left hand.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
Smith has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Icky.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Icky throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Icky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Icky blocks a jab.
Icky misses with an attempted mid kick.
Icky backing away here, and Smith unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Joe Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Icky thinks about countering with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Icky blocks the leg kick.
Icky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith tries a low kick but Icky avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Icky tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It appears Icky was looking to counter with a kick there.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Icky counters with a left to the body.
Icky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith throws the left hand but Icky avoids the punch easily.
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Icky was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Icky moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Icky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
As Icky backs off Smith throws a huge counter combo but Icky manages to avoid it all.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Icky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Icky.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Icky swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Icky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Icky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Icky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Icky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith misses with a hook.
A jab from Smith misses.
Icky fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smith just manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Smith will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Icky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Icky takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith tries to clinch but Icky is having none of it.
Smith slips under a jab from Icky.
Icky throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Icky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Icky misses with a wild body shot.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Icky jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Icky manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Icky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Smith with a nice cross.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Icky is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Icky blocks a head kick by Smith.
A solid leg kick lands there for Icky.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Icky counters with a nice uppercut.
Icky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Icky.
Icky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Icky.
Icky lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icky misses with a leg kick.
Ricky Icky is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Icky just misses with a punch to the body.
Icky takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Icky checks a low kick from Smith.
Icky is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Icky. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Icky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Icky lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Icky manages to avoid it.
Smith lands a head kick. Icky smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jab, jab by Icky - just one landing.
Icky moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith throws a hook but Icky avoids it easily.
A big left from Smith misses.
Icky half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Icky.
A jab from Icky finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Icky thumps Smith with a low kick.
Icky misses with a body kick.
Icky takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Icky counters with a left to the body.
Icky looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Icky swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith scores with the left hand. Icky knows he should have avoided that one.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Icky.
Icky throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
As Icky backs off Smith throws a huge counter combo but Icky manages to avoid it all.
Icky will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Icky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith throws a body punch but Icky moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Icky misses with a few strikes there.
Icky tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Icky throws a head kick that misses
and Icky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith with a hook.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Icky throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Icky misses with an attempted mid kick.
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 Ricky Icky will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Icky has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Icky there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Icky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Icky slips under a jab.
Smith checks a low kick from Icky.
Icky backing away here, and Smith unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice defenses there by Icky.
Icky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Icky is looking for a counter combo.
Smith misses with a hook. Icky ducked under it nicely.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Icky half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Icky.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Icky moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
A slow jab from Icky misses its intended target.
And Smith tries to counter it with a takedown but Icky pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Icky loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith flicks out a counter leg kick but Icky steps away.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icky with a jab.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Icky.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Icky, right into the meat.
Icky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Icky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Icky moves out of range of the strikes.
Icky works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith swings for the body but Icky moves out of range.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Icky moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Icky misses its target.
Icky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith tests Icky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith misses with a low kick as Icky jumps back.
Icky works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Icky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Icky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Icky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Icky counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Icky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith cracks Icky with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Icky moves away.
Icky throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Icky if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Icky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Icky uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Icky scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Icky bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Icky slips under a jab.
Icky checks the leg kick nicely there.
Icky avoids the body shot from Smith.
Icky throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith misses with a leg kick.
Icky works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Icky throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith misses with the body kick
and Icky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Icky counters with a left and a right that stings Smith.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Icky is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Icky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Icky throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Icky is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Icky fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith checks a low kick from Icky.
Smith wants to counter with a clinch but Icky pushes him away.
Icky lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Icky plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith throws a hook but Icky avoids it easily.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Icky's head but Icky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Icky jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Icky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Icky 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Icky!
During a confident post fight interview, Ricky Icky thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flagon Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remi Highjack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett's entrance music is RATM: Killing in the Name. A fine choice. Highjack has chosen The Outsider - A Perfect Circle as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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216 lbs
24 - 7 - 0 |
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191 cm
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205 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flagon Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Remi Highjack!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Flagon Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick from Highjack.
Highjack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but Highjack steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good exchange - Sackett coming out on top.
Sackett has closed the distance and engaged Highjack in a clinch.
Highjack lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Flagon Sackett has been cut.
Sackett misses with a body punch.
Highjack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sackett.
Highjack tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Highjack lands a nice looking body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Highjack.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Highjack throws a leg kick which misses Sackett's front leg but catches the back leg as Sackett tries to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Highjack checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Highjack is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sackett with a body shot.
Highjack throws a head kick but Sackett moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett drives through and clinches with Highjack against the cage.
Highjack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Highjack avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
Highjack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sackett blocking some punches.
Highjack manages to break the clinch.
Highjack thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sackett if he has to take too many more of those.
Sackett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Highjack misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sackett backing away here, and Highjack unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Highjack has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sackett gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Highjack to counter with a crisp jab.
Sackett moves out of range as Highjack throws a body kick.
Sackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Highjack.
Highjack throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Sackett to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett misses with a body shot
and Highjack counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Highjack steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Highjack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Highjack looks to throw the jab but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Highjack moves out of range as Sackett throws a body kick.
Sackett throws a shot from downtown. Highjack moves away and avoids it.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Highjack.
Highjack works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Highjack throws a leg kick but Sackett moved away.
Highjack throws a low kick but Sackett moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Sackett.
It seemed like Highjack was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sackett throws a body punch but Highjack moves out of range.
Sackett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
Sackett defending well as Highjack loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highjack throws a nice looking combination but Sackett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sackett slips a straight right by Highjack.
Highjack looks to land a body kick but Sackett moved away.
Sackett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sackett jabs Highjack to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sackett throws a jab when Highjack was well out of range.
Highjack is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sackett clinches.
A shot in the inside from Sackett.
Sackett breaks the clinch.
Sackett closes the distance and pushes Highjack back into the cage.
Highjack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Highjack lands a body punch.
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!
Highjack lands an uppercut.
Flagon Sackett's cut is getting worse.
Highjack manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highjack scores with a sloppy right hand. Sackett should have avoided that one.
Highjack uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sackett has time to react.
Highjack looks to land a combination but Sackett avoids it well.
Highjack checks a low kick from Sackett.
Sackett lands a jab-cross combination.
Sackett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Flagon Sackett's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sackett throws a right and a left that Highjack avoids nicely.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sackett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Highjack stuns Sackett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Highjack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett misses with a body shot
and Highjack counters with a nice uppercut.
Sackett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Highjack looks for the body kick but Sackett saw that one coming.
Sackett tried to counter with a leg kick but Highjack avoided it.
Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Highjack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remi Highjack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Flagon Sackett's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Highjack - that will leave a mark!
Remi Highjack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Highjack lands a big head kick that sends Sackett tumbling to the mat! Highjack takes a step backwards and waves Sackett back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Highjack.
Sackett throws a nice looking combination but Highjack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Highjack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sackett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Highjack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Highjack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sackett throws out the jab.
A low kick from Sackett misses
and Highjack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Highjack lands with a cross.
Sackett is rocked!
Jeez, Flagon Sackett's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sackett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Sackett misses.
Highjack now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Highjack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Sackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highjack with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sackett to score with a decent uppercut.
Highjack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sackett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Highjack checks a leg kick.
Sackett cracks Highjack with an open hand slap.
Sackett throws an off balance right hand
and Highjack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Highjack tries to move into range but Sackett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sackett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Highjack.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Flagon Sackett's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Remi Highjack!
Remi Highjack is the new light heavyweight champion!
Remi Highjack looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I told you son, I told you not to underestimate me. I hit hard son, I go hard son while you going home son.'.
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