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Highland Island 16 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaque Baeuout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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270 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrei Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jaque Baeuout!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baeuout throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzales moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from Baeuout.
Both fighters circling a little - Baeuout finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gonzales seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Baeuout misses with a body kick.
Baeuout lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzales. Baeuout does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baeuout goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Andrei Gonzales has been cut.
Gonzales fails with a takedown attempt.
Gonzales shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baeuout pinned against the cage. Baeuout gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Baeuout! Gonzales is out on his feet! Baeuout rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Gonzales is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Gonzales is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaque Baeuout!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jaque Baeuout thanked Sully's Bar & Grill for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michal Wyrzykowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
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180 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michal Wyrzykowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Greg Price!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyrzykowski throws a head kick that misses.
Wyrzykowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Price throws a counter combo.
Price lands an overhand right.
Price fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Price does no damage.
Price connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wyrzykowski has a takedown stuffed.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
Price connects with a leg kick. Wyrzykowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wyrzykowski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Price counters with a straight right hand.
Wyrzykowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Price misses with a wild combination.
Wyrzykowski is looking to land body kicks.
Wyrzykowski tries to move into range but Price moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wyrzykowski takes one on the button.
Michal Wyrzykowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Price avoids the head kick by Wyrzykowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Price.
Price swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Price keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A combination from Price does no damage.
Wyrzykowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wyrzykowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Price throws an overhand right that lands on Wyrzykowski's shoulder, as Wyrzykowski tries to avoid the shot.
Wyrzykowski throws a big counter combination but Price scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Price stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Price wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Wyrzykowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Price throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wyrzykowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Price goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wyrzykowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Wyrzykowski.
Wyrzykowski is breathing heavily.
A head kick by Wyrzykowski misses
and Price counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price scores with a sloppy right hand. Wyrzykowski should have avoided that one.
Wyrzykowski is rocked!
Price wobbles Wyrzykowski with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Price dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Wyrzykowski to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Greg Price!
Greg Price decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cabaas Ashkir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kieta Vivian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ashkir might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HALL OF FAME. Kieta Vivian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Solid chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cabaas Ashkir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kieta Vivian!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vivian will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vivian has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ashkir is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Vivian leaves Ashkir with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ashkir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Vivian with that takedown attempt.
Ashkir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cabaas Ashkir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vivian misses with a combination
and Ashkir counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vivian is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashkir wants to clinch up but Vivian keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Vivian on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ashkir has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vivian has Ashkir pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Vivian pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ashkir tumbling to the mat - Vivian dives into Ashkir's guard.
Ashkir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vivian thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vivian drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vivian jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ashkir looking to control.
Vivian thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vivian drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Vivian seems to have locked his on tight now - Ashkir screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Vivian, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kieta Vivian!
During a confident post fight interview, Kieta Vivian thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Cabaas Ashkir stepped up to the mic, saying 'congrats, deserved but I will be back'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vinkel Shamarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Meese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges Meese has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vinkel Shamarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Georges Meese!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meese's corner calls for a 1-2. Meese obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shamarov tries to move into range but Meese moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shamarov is rocked!
Meese pounces like a tiger and cracks Shamarov with a vicious hook! Shamarov is down but not out! Meese follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Georges Meese!
A very excited looking Georges Meese 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felix Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Perkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Fonseca could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Julius Perkman's chin.
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Felix Fonseca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Julius Perkman!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkman misses with a takedown attempt
and Perkman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perkman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fonseca's waist but Fonseca gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Perkman off to one side.
Fonseca really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fonseca cracks Perkman with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fonseca has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Perkman to stand back up!
Perkman is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Fonseca throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Perkman is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Felix Fonseca!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Dunaytsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitaly Dunaytsev struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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184 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luiz Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vitaly Dunaytsev!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunaytsev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dunaytsev tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vitaly Dunaytsev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunaytsev staying out of range there.
Dunaytsev closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ramos wants to get back to his feet but Dunaytsev drags him back down.
Ramos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dunaytsev landing strikes.
Dunaytsev takes a little break here. Ramos wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Dunaytsev in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Ramos is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vitaly Dunaytsev!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is mama said knock you out. A fine choice. Jim Jones had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Sloan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Sloan had a free shot at his head there.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Sloan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones dives in and grabs Sloan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sloan pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Sloan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones moves forwards but Sloan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sloan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones takes one on the button.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Sloan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
and Sloan counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Jones! He's just covering up as Sloan starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Sloan!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tom Sloan made sure he mentioned Sully's Bar & Grill, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kintarou Ooe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Waugh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waugh has chosen mama said knock you out as his entrance music. Phil Waugh struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kintarou Ooe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phil Waugh!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waugh looking to score a takedown here. Ooe is defending well but Waugh drives through and ends up in Ooe's guard.
Waugh drops back looking for a leg! Ooe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ooe manages to kick Waugh off! Waugh jumps back into Ooe's guard.
Waugh has gone for a leg lock! Ooe slips out almost immediately though and dives into Waugh's guard.
Waugh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ooe defends it easily.
Waugh is looking for a triangle but Ooe pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ooe with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ooe'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.
Further stalling from Ooe.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ooe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Waugh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Waugh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ooe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ooe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ooe preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Waugh looking for a guillotine here but Ooe defends easily.
Waugh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ooe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ooe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ooe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ooe postures up in Waugh's guard and throws a big left but Waugh blocks it.
Ooe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Waugh is trying to keep Ooe in close.
Ooe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waugh looking for a guillotine here but Ooe defends easily.
Waugh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Waugh looks winded!
Waugh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ooe is concentrating on defense, preventing Waugh from advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ooe is looking to get back to full guard here but Waugh has managed to pass to side control instead.
Ooe is looking for a sweep.
Ooe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Waugh on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooe tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Waugh easily slips into full mount!
Waugh avoids the attempt from Ooe to control.
Ooe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Waugh looking for a guillotine from mount but Ooe is having none of it.
Waugh is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ooe has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Waugh is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ooe can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Waugh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ooe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ooe is looking to clinch.
Waugh's coach down at The Bear's Den was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Waugh's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Waugh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Waugh shoots for a takedown but Ooe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Waugh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kintarou Ooe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Waugh.
Waugh has a takedown stuffed.
Ooe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Waugh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ooe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Waugh tries for a takedown but Ooe circles away easily
and Ooe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ooe.
Waugh tries to pull guard but Ooe forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ooe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Ooe.
Ooe scores with a shoulder strike.
Ooe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Waugh is breathing heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Ooe as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waugh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ooe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ooe.
A frustrated look appears on Ooe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ooe.
Ooe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ooe lands with a short shot to the head.
Ooe digs a right hand into Waugh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Waugh's gas tank.
Ooe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ooe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ooe fails to land with a series of punches.
Ooe lands the left hand.
Ooe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Waugh's head backwards.
Ooe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Waugh is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ooe lands a brutal uppercut that launches Waugh off his feet! Waugh tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kintarou Ooe!
A very excited looking Kintarou Ooe 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Dino Bagatin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jouko Viljanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dino Bagatin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jouko Viljanen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dino Bagatin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jouko Viljanen!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagatin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bagatin 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.
Bagatin blocks a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Viljanen, right into the meat.
Dino Bagatin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bagatin throws a looping overhand right but Viljanen ducks down to avoid it.
Bagatin thuds his right hand into Viljanen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Viljanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bagatin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bagatin throws a combination that misses
and Viljanen counters with a leg kick.
Viljanen lands a slapping body shot.
Oooooh!!! Viljanen has knocked Bagatin down with a huge combo! Viljanen steps away and waves a wobbly Bagatin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Dino Bagatin has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bagatin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bagatin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Viljanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bagatin's sensitive parts.
Bagatin walks into a left hand.
Bagatin is rocked!
Bagatin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Viljanen.
Oh Bagatin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Viljanen feints and then cracks Bagatin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bagatin down.
Viljanen scores with a shot to the body.
Bagatin is breathing heavily.
Viljanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Viljanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Viljanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Viljanen lands an uppercut, right on the button! Bagatin tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jouko Viljanen!
A victorious Jouko Viljanen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tapio Sammalkorpi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvio Provenza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Provenza has chosen Xzibit - Paparazzi (Instrumental) as his entrance music. Silvio Provenza has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapio Sammalkorpi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Silvio Provenza!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammalkorpi fails with the takedown
so Provenza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Provenza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sammalkorpi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Provenza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sammalkorpi wants to sweep but no luck.
Sammalkorpi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sammalkorpi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sammalkorpi is looking for a triangle but Provenza pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sammalkorpi wants to control but Provenza passes easily into half guard.
Sammalkorpi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sammalkorpi trying to control but Provenza postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Provenza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Provenza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Provenza is looking to advance position but Sammalkorpi won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Provenza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sammalkorpi's head.
Provenza wants to control but Sammalkorpi is keeping him busy.
Provenza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sammalkorpi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Well, if Provenza is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sammalkorpi wants to control but Provenza is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Provenza content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sammalkorpi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sammalkorpi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sammalkorpi tries to get out of the position.
Provenza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sammalkorpi gets full guard.
Provenza tries to free his leg and advance position but Sammalkorpi is retaining full guard.
Provenza slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sammalkorpi tries to buck Provenza off but Provenza is having none of it.
Provenza working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Provenza off and has taken his back!
Sammalkorpi goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Provenza escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Sammalkorpi wants to get back to full guard.
Sammalkorpi trying to control here.
Provenza seems to be working for a kimura but Sammalkorpi defends the submission attempt.
Sammalkorpi works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sammalkorpi is on top in guard.
Provenza has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sammalkorpi has passed into side control.
Provenza is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sammalkorpi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Provenza is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sammalkorpi wants to control but Provenza is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Provenza tries to bench press Sammalkorpi off him but Sammalkorpi keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Provenza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Provenza swings for the body but Sammalkorpi moves out of range.
Sammalkorpi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Provenza is fending him off so far but Sammalkorpi persists. Nope, Provenza circles away and we're back to standing.
Sammalkorpi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Provenza's waist but Provenza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sammalkorpi off to one side.
Sammalkorpi shoots in for a takedown but Provenza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Provenza is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tapio Sammalkorpi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sammalkorpi tries for a takedown but Provenza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sammalkorpi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Provenza to the ground. Sammalkorpi is now in Provenza's guard.
Provenza pulls Sammalkorpi in close to prevent any damage.
Sammalkorpi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sammalkorpi stopping the sweep attempt from Provenza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Provenza is still trying to improve position.
Provenza trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sammalkorpi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Provenza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Provenza looking for a sweep. Not yet Provenza, not yet.
Provenza keeping full guard, as Sammalkorpi tries to pass.
Sammalkorpi trying to control the position from guard on top but Provenza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sammalkorpi shoots for a takedown but Provenza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Provenza cracks Sammalkorpi with a good jab.
A lazy left from Provenza finds it's target.
Sammalkorpi fails with the takedown.
Provenza changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sammalkorpi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Provenza pinned against the cage. Provenza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tapio Sammalkorpi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sammalkorpi darts in looking for a takedown but Provenza gets double underhooks and turns Sammalkorpi into the cage.
Provenza throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sammalkorpi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Provenza pinned against the cage. Provenza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Provenza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sammalkorpi.
Provenza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Provenza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sammalkorpi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Provenza but Provenza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Provenza displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sammalkorpi.
Provenza tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sammalkorpi shoots for a double leg takedown but Provenza sprawls well. He's pushed Sammalkorpi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi shoots in and drives through. Provenza sprawls well.
Provenza scores with a jab.
Provenza lands a jab.
Provenza tries to sprawl but Sammalkorpi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Provenza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sammalkorpi is working away from the top position though.
Sammalkorpi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Provenza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sammalkorpi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Provenza is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sammalkorpi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Provenza's head.
Sammalkorpi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Provenza actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi is trying to control the action in half guard but Provenza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Provenza controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Provenza is not content to let Sammalkorpi control the position.
Sammalkorpi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sammalkorpi is stalling here. Provenza is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sammalkorpi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Provenza has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
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!
Sammalkorpi defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Provenza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Provenza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sammalkorpi sprawls well. Sammalkorpi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Provenza gets slowly back to his feet.
Sammalkorpi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Provenza is fending him off so far but Sammalkorpi persists. Nope, Provenza circles away and we're back to standing.
Sammalkorpi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Provenza swivels and escapes.
Provenza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sammalkorpi fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tapio Sammalkorpi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Provenza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Provenza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Provenza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sammalkorpi shoots in for a double leg but Provenza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sammalkorpi shoots in for a takedown but Provenza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Provenza with the counter takedown but Sammalkorpi avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi darts in looking for a takedown but Provenza gets double underhooks and turns Sammalkorpi into the cage.
Provenza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sammalkorpi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Provenza is fending him off so far but Sammalkorpi persists. Nope, Provenza circles away and we're back to standing.
Sammalkorpi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Provenza connects with a crisp jab.
Sammalkorpi shoots in looking for a takedown. Provenza tries to sprawl out of it but Sammalkorpi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Provenza manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Provenza connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sammalkorpi fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Provenza as Sammalkorpi shoots in.
Provenza is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sammalkorpi has a takedown stuffed.
Provenza feints the counter takedown.
Sammalkorpi goes for a double leg but Provenza avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Provenza continues to drive forward.
Provenza is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sammalkorpi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Provenza circles away.
Provenza stuffs the takedown attempt from Sammalkorpi. Sammalkorpi gets slowly back to his feet.
Provenza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Provenza lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sammalkorpi is defended easily by Provenza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi shoots in for a takedown but Provenza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sammalkorpi misses with a takedown attempt - Provenza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sammalkorpi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Provenza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sammalkorpi momentarily.
Provenza gets caught flat footed, as Sammalkorpi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Provenza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sammalkorpi manages to get himself to full guard.
Provenza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sammalkorpi's guard.
Sammalkorpi is looking to get back to full guard here but Provenza has managed to pass to side control instead.
Sammalkorpi defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Provenza happy to just control the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Provenza trying to control the position but Sammalkorpi is working away.
Sammalkorpi tries to improve position but can't.
Provenza moves into full mount!
Sammalkorpi is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Provenza really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Provenza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sammalkorpi's head backwards.
Provenza lands a right hook to the body.
Sammalkorpi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Provenza sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sammalkorpi somewhat.
Sammalkorpi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Provenza. No joy for Sammalkorpi on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tapio Sammalkorpi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sammalkorpi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Provenza napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Provenza is trying to improve his position.
Provenza is not content to let Sammalkorpi control the position.
Sammalkorpi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Provenza has escaped the position, nice work there.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Provenza manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sammalkorpi's best efforts.
Sammalkorpi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sammalkorpi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sammalkorpi prevents Provenza from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ground and pound from Sammalkorpi.
Sammalkorpi is trying to control. Provenza wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Provenza won't allow Sammalkorpi to pass to mount.
Provenza controlling the position well.
Sammalkorpi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Provenza defending well though.
Sammalkorpi seems to be looking for submissions.
Sammalkorpi is stalling here. Provenza is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sammalkorpi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Provenza has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi defending against the ground and pound.
Provenza has knee on belly momentarily but Sammalkorpi bucks him off and regains half guard.
Sammalkorpi wants to control but Provenza is keeping busy.
Provenza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Provenza is thwarting Sammalkorpi's attempts to control the position.
Provenza is working for a submission of some sort.
Provenza works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Provenza working away.
Provenza controls the position.
Provenza is looking to take a break and control but Sammalkorpi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Provenza advances nicely into full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sammalkorpi tries to lock up and control but Provenza gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sammalkorpi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Provenza dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sammalkorpi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Provenza stuffs the takedown attempt from Sammalkorpi. Sammalkorpi gets slowly back to his feet.
Provenza changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Provenza thuds a left hand into Sammalkorpi's body.
Provenza jabs Sammalkorpi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Provenza lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sammalkorpi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Provenza circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tapio Sammalkorpi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Provenza scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sammalkorpi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Provenza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sammalkorpi closes the distance and clinches up with Provenza, looking for a takedown. Sammalkorpi pushes Provenza against the cage but Provenza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Provenza changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sammalkorpi has a takedown stuffed.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Provenza can pounce on him.
Provenza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sammalkorpi avoids it really well and circles away.
Sammalkorpi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Provenza sprawls and moves away.
Sammalkorpi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sammalkorpi or perhaps it was just good defense by Provenza, which made it look bad.
And Provenza tries to counter it with a takedown but Sammalkorpi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sammalkorpi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Provenza is fending him off so far but Sammalkorpi persists. Nope, Provenza circles away and we're back to standing.
Provenza with the counter takedown but Sammalkorpi avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Provenza.
Sammalkorpi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Provenza swivels and escapes.
Silvio Provenza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sammalkorpi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Provenza sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sammalkorpi somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Provenza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Provenza lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sammalkorpi dives in and grabs Provenza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Provenza pushes down on Sammalkorpi's head and hops out.
Provenza drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sammalkorpi defends it well.
Sammalkorpi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Provenza stuffs the takedown.
Provenza feints the counter takedown.
Provenza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sammalkorpi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sammalkorpi goes for a double leg but Provenza avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Provenza continues to drive forward.
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!
Provenza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Provenza lands a jab to the nose.
Sammalkorpi looks for a takedown but Provenza sprawls well.
Provenza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sammalkorpi at a distance.
Sammalkorpi shoots in but Provenza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Provenza is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Silvio Provenza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Provenza stuffs the takedown.
Sammalkorpi misses with a takedown attempt
and Provenza counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sammalkorpi trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sammalkorpi wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Provenza sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silvio Provenza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sammalkorpi controls Provenza momentarily but Provenza frees himself.
Provenza is stalling in the full guard.
Tapio Sammalkorpi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sammalkorpi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Provenza passes into half guard.
Still in half guard, Provenza seems content to control.
Provenza passes to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silvio Provenza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Provenza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 44:50
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 44:50
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silvio Provenza!
Silvio Provenza is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Silvio Provenza 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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