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HFC 260 Knuckle Up PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Touko Pouko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyacheslav Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vyacheslav Fedotov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
142 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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162 cm
35
137 lbs
22 - 19 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Touko Pouko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vyacheslav Fedotov!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pouko darts in looking for a takedown but Fedotov gets double underhooks and turns Pouko into the cage.
Pouko avoids the body shot from Fedotov.
Pouko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little jabbing left from Fedotov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pouko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fedotov swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Touko Pouko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fedotov throws a shot from downtown. Pouko moves away and avoids it.
Fedotov scores with a sloppy right hand. Pouko should have avoided that one.
Fedotov misses with an uppercut. Pouko saw that one coming.
Fedotov cracks Pouko with a good jab.
Pouko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fedotov is trying to defend but Pouko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fedotov wants to improve his position but Pouko is controlling well.
Fedotov is not content to let Pouko control the position.
Pouko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouko seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fedotov for as long as he can get away with.
Fedotov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pouko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pouko's back!
Pouko looking very determined here, making life difficult for Fedotov.
Pouko trying to control the action but Fedotov just sinks the hooks in.
Fedotov trying to control.
Pouko's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Fedotov's hands.
Pouko just trying to survive but Fedotov is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Pouko wants to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov lands with a hammerfist to the side of Pouko's head.
Pouko tries to escape but Fedotov has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Pouko looking very determined here, making life difficult for Fedotov.
Pouko tries to escape but Fedotov has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Pouko has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Fedotov.
Pouko grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fedotov trying to control.
Pouko rolls, trying to escape but Fedotov keeps control of the position.
Fedotov tries to keep control of the position but Pouko is staying busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pouko is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Pouko is trapped and Fedotov is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Will Fedotov go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pouko is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Midnight MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fedotov lands strikes to the head.
Pouko covering up well under a series of strikes from Fedotov.
I really don't envy Pouko right now.
Fedotov throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Pouko!
Pouko wants to escape the position.
Pouko has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Fedotov.
Fedotov loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Pouko hold on?
Pouko manages to reverse the position and now he's in Fedotov's guard. Nice work there by Pouko.
Pouko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fedotov is keeping the position for now.
Pouko trying to control but Fedotov is working from the bottom.
Pouko 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.
Fedotov working a defensive guard here.
Pouko advances position into side control!
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!
Pouko advances nicely into full mount.
Fedotov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vyacheslav Fedotov 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.
Fedotov darts in and clinches Pouko up against the cage.
Pouko misses with the head strike.
Fedotov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pouko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pouko tries to work over Fedotov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fedotov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pouko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fedotov backwards.
Pouko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fedotov backwards.
Pouko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pouko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fedotov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pouko looking to slow down the pace here.
Pouko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pouko.
Pouko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right hook to the body lands for Pouko.
Fedotov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fedotov presses Pouko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fedotov tries to stall but Pouko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fedotov can't find room to land a body shot as Pouko controls the action.
Fedotov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pouko.
Fedotov tries a body shot but Pouko blocks it.
Fedotov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fedotov blocks an uppercut.
Pouko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pouko effectively controlling the action here.
Fedotov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fedotov letting Pouko take a breather here.
A nice left hand lands by Pouko.
Pouko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pouko up against the cage.
Pouko misses with some punches.
Pouko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pouko prevents a body shot from Fedotov.
Fedotov struggles to land a body shot inside as Pouko controls his hands.
Fedotov tries to work over Pouko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fedotov throws an elbow but it misses.
Touko Pouko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pouko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fedotov lands a knee 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!
Pouko effectively controlling the action here.
Pouko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fedotov blocks a body shot from Pouko.
A right hand to the body from Fedotov.
Pouko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fedotov or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pouko lands a body shot.
Pouko tries to stall but Fedotov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pouko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fedotov blocks a body shot from Pouko.
Fedotov can't find room to land a body shot as Pouko controls the action.
Fedotov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fedotov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fedotov pushes Pouko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pouko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pouko swings wildly with an uppercut but Fedotov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fedotov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pouko tries to stall but Fedotov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short body shot lands from Fedotov as the two fighters clinch.
Fedotov gets through Pouko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pouko tries to throw a body punch but Fedotov avoids it by throwing Pouko back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov tries to land knees in the clinch but Pouko avoids the damage to the body.
Fedotov swings wildly with an uppercut but Pouko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pouko tries a body shot but Fedotov blocks it.
Pouko can't find room to land a body shot as Fedotov controls the action.
Fedotov tries to throw a body punch but Pouko avoids it by throwing Fedotov back against the cage.
Pouko is struggling to control the position.
Pouko scores with a shoulder strike.
Fedotov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fedotov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pouko throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Fedotov to work.
Pouko struggles to land a body shot inside as Fedotov controls his hands.
Pouko prevents a body shot from Fedotov.
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 Touko Pouko will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Fedotov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fedotov swinging wildly here.
Pouko drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fedotov sprawls and moves away.
Pouko fails with a takedown attempt.
Fedotov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pouko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fedotov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fedotov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fedotov tries to roll over but Pouko keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouko seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fedotov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pouko won't allow Fedotov to sweep him here.
Pouko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fedotov is keeping the position for now.
Pouko trying to control the position from guard on top but Fedotov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Pouko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fedotov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pouko's guard.
Fedotov works over Pouko with some ground and pound from guard.
Fedotov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fedotov looking to pass the guard.
Pouko trying to control the position.
Pouko pulls Fedotov in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov won't allow Pouko to sweep him here.
Fedotov wants to control from the top but Pouko keeps moving.
Fedotov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pouko 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.
Fedotov connects with a couple of short punches.
Fedotov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pouko's guard.
Fedotov thows a huge punch but Pouko dodges it nicely.
Fedotov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fedotov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pouko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pouko is looking for a sweep. Fedotov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pouko taking some punishment here, with Fedotov in his half guard.
Pouko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fedotov.
Fedotov prevents Pouko from improving his position.
Fedotov is looking to take a break and control but Pouko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fedotov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pouko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vyacheslav Fedotov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fedotov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pouko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fedotov wants to free his trapped foot but Pouko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fedotov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pouko defends it well.
Fedotov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pouko is concentrating on defense, preventing Fedotov from advancing position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vyacheslav Fedotov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fedotov 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vyacheslav Fedotov!
Vyacheslav Fedotov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Alcatraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Garver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garver has chosen Carver as his entrance music. Robbie Alcatraz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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39
180 lbs
29 - 21 - 1 |
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32
180 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Very strong |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Alcatraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Garver!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcatraz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garver misses with a straight right.
Garver cracks Alcatraz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alcatraz tries a head kick but it misses.
Alcatraz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice jab there from Alcatraz.
Garver misses with a hook.
Garver scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Garver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alcatraz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alcatraz moves away.
Good work by Alcatraz as he checks the leg kick.
Alcatraz avoids the body shot from Garver.
Alcatraz tried to counter with a leg kick but Garver avoided it.
Alcatraz dips to his left and cracks Garver with an uppercut!
Garver 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alcatraz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garver scores with a nice right hand.
Garver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good standup being displayed there by Alcatraz as he connects with a hook.
Garver scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alcatraz in his tracks.
An inside leg kick from Garver misses.
Garver closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Garver turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alcatraz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Garver misses.
Garver throws a leg kick that misses.
Alcatraz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alcatraz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garver feints a jab promting Alcatraz to slip. Garver then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Alcatraz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Garver stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Garver throws a series of punches but Alcatraz avoids them all with ease.
Garver tries to work over Alcatraz's front leg with a kick but Alcatraz checks it.
An inside leg kick from Alcatraz misses.
Garver moves away from the strike by Alcatraz.
Alcatraz ducks under a wild hook from Garver.
Alcatraz tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Garver looks to throw the jab but Alcatraz is out of range.
Alcatraz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garver takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garver throws a hook to the side of Alcatraz's head but Alcatraz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alcatraz lands a jab to the head.
Garver throws a body shot but no joy.
Alcatraz is looking to counter with a body kick.
A combination from Alcatraz does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garver throws a one two combo.
Alcatraz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garver stuns Alcatraz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garver throws a body punch but Alcatraz moves out of range.
Robbie Alcatraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garver misses with a hook. Alcatraz ducked under it nicely.
That kick from Alcatraz tenderised Garver's leg. Garver is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alcatraz lands a nice hook to Garver's body. Garver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alcatraz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garver misses with a kick to the body.
Alcatraz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Garver avoids it.
Garver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz is looking to score with low kicks.
Garver lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alcatraz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alcatraz slips under a jab from Garver.
Garver misses with a low kick.
Alcatraz staying out of range there.
Garver cracks the inside of Alcatraz's front leg.
Danga de danga de dang - Alcatraz scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Alcatraz.
Alcatraz staying out of range there.
Garver missing with a left hand there. Alcatraz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alcatraz missing with a left hand there. Garver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alcatraz takes a swing at Garver's ribcage but misses.
Alcatraz throws the kick towards the body but Garver avoids it.
Alcatraz scores with a spinning back kick!
Garver throws a wild body kick that Alcatraz sees coming a mile off.
Garver lands with a right hand.
Alcatraz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garver checks it well.
Alcatraz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garver's calf.
Alcatraz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garver scores with a jab to the body.
Alcatraz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alcatraz connects with a leg kick. Garver looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garver lands a nice shot to the body.
Alcatraz wants to slow Garver down by chopping away at his legs.
Garver slips under a jab.
Alcatraz throws a jab when Garver was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garver to score with a decent uppercut.
Alcatraz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alcatraz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garver moves out of range as Alcatraz strikes.
Alcatraz throws a hook to the side of Garver's head but Garver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garver is looking to slow Alcatraz down with leg kicks.
Alcatraz keeps Garver at a distance using the push kick.
Alcatraz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garver misses with an uppercut.
Garver shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alcatraz eats them both and turns towards Garver to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Garver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz catches Garver with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Garver turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alcatraz delivers a nice body kick.
Garver throws out a powerful jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garver lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alcatraz slips under a jab from Garver.
Alcatraz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garver swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garver looks to land a combination but Alcatraz avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Garver 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.
Garver connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alcatraz walks into a straight right hand from Garver.
Garver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alcatraz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alcatraz slips a jab from Garver.
Garver misses the shot to the body.
Alcatraz throws a wild body kick that Garver sees coming a mile off.
Garver misses with a looping right.
Garver scores with a decent looking hook.
Garver looks to land a left hand but Alcatraz moved out of range nicely.
Alcatraz misses with an uppercut.
Alcatraz misses with an attempted mid kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Garver in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Garver walks into a left hand.
Garver takes a swing at Alcatraz's ribcage but misses.
Alcatraz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garver manages to avoid it.
Garver pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garver misses with a wild body shot.
Garver loads up on a big right hand but Alcatraz slips the punch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Alcatraz might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A big right from Alcatraz misses.
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!
Garver misses with a hook. Alcatraz ducked under it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alcatraz. That's going to slow Garver down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcatraz throws a big shot that misses.
Alcatraz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alcatraz staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Alcatraz.
Garver's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alcatraz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garver scrambles back to his feet.
Nice jab there from Alcatraz.
A jab lands there for Garver.
Alcatraz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garver.
Garver lands a jab to Alcatraz's midsection.
Garver on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garver checks a low kick from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garver appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alcatraz throws out the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alcatraz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Garver has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Garver and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Garver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garver attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alcatraz looks to land a body kick but Garver moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alcatraz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garver looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garver scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garver doesn't seem bothered though.
Garver misses with an uppercut.
Garver lunges at Alcatraz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alcatraz's hand.
Alcatraz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alcatraz ducks under a wild hook from Garver.
Garver scores with the left hand. Alcatraz knows he should have avoided that one.
Alcatraz misses with a straight left.
Garver 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.
As Garver looks to move away, Alcatraz throws a big counter combo but Garver just gets out of the way.
A big left from Garver misses.
Garver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alcatraz. Garver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garver looks to throw the jab but Alcatraz is out of range.
Garver lunges at Alcatraz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alcatraz's hand.
Garver walks into a left hand.
Garver looks to score with a jab to the body but Alcatraz is just out of range.
Daniel Garver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alcatraz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garver moves away from the strike by Alcatraz.
Garver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alcatraz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garver jabs Alcatraz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alcatraz. Garver shrugs it off though.
Garver throws out a leg kick but Alcatraz moves out of range and Garver only half commits.
That kick from Garver tenderised Alcatraz's leg. Alcatraz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alcatraz misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Garver.
Alcatraz digs a good hook to Garver's body.
Alcatraz is looking to chop away at Garver's legs.
Garver appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garver misses the shot to the body.
As Garver tries to get set, Alcatraz tries to push him back and clinch up but Garver manages to avoid the attempt.
Garver blocks a jab.
A jab from Garver misses.
Garver 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.
Alcatraz lands a jab to Garver's midsection.
Nice cross by Garver.
Garver lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garver throws a series of punches but Alcatraz avoids them all with ease.
Alcatraz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garver on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alcatraz connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garver misses with a low kick as Alcatraz jumps back.
Alcatraz misses with a looping left.
Garver tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garver jabs Alcatraz right on the nose. Alcatraz blinks but takes it well.
Garver sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A big left from Garver misses.
As Garver backs away, Alcatraz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Garver throws a head kick that Alcatraz semi-blocks.
Alcatraz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alcatraz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A low kick from Alcatraz misses
and Garver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garver throws a head kick that Alcatraz semi-blocks.
Garver buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alcatraz scores with a hook to the body. Garver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garver throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alcatraz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alcatraz slips under a jab from Garver.
Nice shot lands for Alcatraz.
Alcatraz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alcatraz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garver.
Garver throws a head kick but Alcatraz moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Garver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Alcatraz slips a straight right by Garver.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alcatraz. Garver shrugs it off though.
Alcatraz loads up on a big right hand but Garver slips the punch.
Alcatraz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alcatraz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garver looks to throw the jab but Alcatraz is out of range.
Alcatraz misses with a hook. Garver ducked under it nicely.
Alcatraz lands an overhand right.
Alcatraz scores with a decent looking hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Alcatraz blocks the leg kick.
Garver misses with a low kick.
Garver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alcatraz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garver manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcatraz throws a wild body kick that Garver sees coming a mile off.
Alcatraz is looking to land body kicks.
Alcatraz scores with a head kick. Garver tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Garver scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garver moves out of range as Alcatraz throws a body kick.
Garver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcatraz slips under a jab from Garver.
Garver misses with a jab to the body
letting Alcatraz counter with a right hand.
A jab from Garver misses.
Alcatraz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice shot by Garver.
Garver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alcatraz. Garver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Garver as he checks the leg kick.
Garver misses with a wild combination.
Garver scores with a three punch combo!
A telegraphed right hand from Garver misses the target.
Alcatraz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alcatraz throws a leg kick which misses Garver's front leg but catches the back leg as Garver tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alcatraz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garver just misses with a punch to the body.
Alcatraz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alcatraz scores with a leg kick.
Garver scores with a decent looking hook.
Alcatraz dodges the punch combination from Garver.
Alcatraz connects with a body shot that sends Garver's belly button to the back.
Garver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garver has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garver lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alcatraz takes a step back to recover.
Garver throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alcatraz avoids the head kick by Garver.
Garver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alcatraz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garver.
Garver takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garver scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garver's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alcatraz avoids the body shot from Garver.
Garver misses with a head kick.
Garver misses with an uppercut. Alcatraz saw that one coming.
Daniel Garver is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alcatraz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alcatraz manages to avoid it.
Alcatraz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Alcatraz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garver avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Garver misses.
Alcatraz ducks under a wild hook from Garver.
Garver throws a hook but Alcatraz avoids it easily.
Garver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Garver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garver just misses with a punch to the body.
Garver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alcatraz throws a head kick but Garver moves out of range.
Alcatraz digs a good hook to Garver's body.
Alcatraz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garver checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garver throws out a loose jab but Alcatraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garver moves out of range of the strikes.
Alcatraz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Garver eats them both and turns towards Alcatraz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garver sizes up Alcatraz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Robbie Alcatraz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garver misses the shot to the body.
Garver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alcatraz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garver thinking.
Garver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garver blocks a leg kick.
Alcatraz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garver.
Garver was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Garver lands a jab to the nose.
Alcatraz throws a wild body kick that Garver sees coming a mile off.
Garver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Garver as he connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garver misses the shot to the body.
Alcatraz throwing a counter right hand but Garver manages to avoid it.
Alcatraz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garver throws out the jab.
Alcatraz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Garver moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel Garver.
Well Garver 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Garver!
A very excited looking Daniel Garver 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Thoreson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hannibal Lyons has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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302 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hannibal Lyons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mats Thoreson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thoreson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thoreson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lyons throws out the jab.
Lyons misses with a series of wild punches.
Thoreson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyons checks a low kick from Thoreson.
Thoreson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lyons pinned against the cage. Lyons gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoreson moves away from the strike by Lyons.
Thoreson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lyons will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lyons throws a low kick but Thoreson avoids it.
Lyons throws a leg kick that misses.
Lyons uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lyons lands with an uppercut that bounces Thoreson off the cage and back into range.
Thoreson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lyons counters with a crisp one two that drops Thoreson! Lyons thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Thoreson to his feet! Thoreson is in big trouble!
Hannibal Lyons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mats Thoreson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thoreson with a poor takedown
and Lyons scores with a counter punch that sends Thoreson to the canvas! Lyons smells blood - he's punishing Thoreson with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Thoreson has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Lyons!
A less than humble Hannibal Lyons misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nando De Leeuw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom DeLuise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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165 lbs
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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
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nando De Leeuw !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dom DeLuise!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeLuise scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by DeLuise. That's going to slow De Leeuw down.
DeLuise takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Leeuw lunges at DeLuise with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by DeLuise's hand.
Nando De Leeuw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeLuise scores with a hook to the body. De Leeuw takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Leeuw throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Leeuw looks to land a combination. DeLuise sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
De Leeuw takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from De Leeuw misses.
DeLuise has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
De Leeuw misses with a body kick.
De Leeuw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but DeLuise circles away quickly and effectively.
DeLuise tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Leeuw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
DeLuise jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
DeLuise darts in and clinches De Leeuw up against the cage.
DeLuise blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeLuise blocking some punches.
DeLuise lands a hook that snaps the head of De Leeuw backwards.
De Leeuw is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeLuise.
Oh De Leeuw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Leeuw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeLuise misses with some punches.
DeLuise misses with a punch on the inside.
DeLuise working aggressively here.
De Leeuw blocking some punches.
DeLuise has a couple of punches blocked by De Leeuw .
De Leeuw blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLuise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeLuise misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeLuise throws a head punch that misses.
DeLuise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeLuise has a couple of punches blocked by De Leeuw .
DeLuise tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeLuise throws a head punch that misses.
DeLuise misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Leeuw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeLuise misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Leeuw misses with some punches.
DeLuise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from DeLuise fails to land.
DeLuise misses with the head strike.
De Leeuw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeLuise tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Leeuw blocking some punches.
DeLuise has a couple of punches blocked by De Leeuw .
DeLuise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Leeuw blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
DeLuise throws a head punch that misses.
DeLuise throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from De Leeuw .
DeLuise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeLuise misses with some punches.
DeLuise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeLuise lands a body shot in the clinch.
DeLuise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeLuise.
DeLuise misses with a punch on the inside.
DeLuise working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from DeLuise.
De Leeuw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeLuise misses with a punch on the inside.
De Leeuw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Leeuw blocks an uppercut.
DeLuise working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from DeLuise.
DeLuise'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.
De Leeuw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeLuise swings wildly with an uppercut but De Leeuw uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeLuise throws a head punch that misses.
De Leeuw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeLuise misses with the head strike.
DeLuise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from DeLuise fails to land.
DeLuise has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Leeuw seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if DeLuise can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from DeLuise.
De Leeuw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeLuise misses with some punches.
DeLuise tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeLuise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Leeuw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from DeLuise fails to land.
DeLuise has a couple of punches blocked by De Leeuw .
DeLuise working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeLuise.
DeLuise swings wildly with an uppercut but De Leeuw uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Leeuw .
DeLuise misses with a punch on the inside.
De Leeuw blocks an uppercut.
DeLuise misses with a hook from the clinch.
DeLuise has a couple of punches blocked by De Leeuw .
De Leeuw working aggressively here.
DeLuise misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Leeuw is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
DeLuise misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeLuise has a couple of punches blocked by De Leeuw .
De Leeuw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeLuise throws a punch but it's blocked by De Leeuw .
DeLuise misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeLuise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeLuise misses with some punches.
De Leeuw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Leeuw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeLuise misses with the head strike.
De Leeuw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeLuise misses with the head strike.
De Leeuw has a couple of punches blocked by DeLuise.
A head punch on the inside from DeLuise fails to land.
DeLuise throws a punch but it's blocked by De Leeuw .
De Leeuw blocking some punches.
DeLuise is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
De Leeuw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Leeuw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeLuise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeLuise blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from DeLuise fails to land.
De Leeuw seems to have got his legs back now.
De Leeuw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Leeuw throws a punch but it's blocked by DeLuise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Leeuw swings wildly with an uppercut but DeLuise uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Leeuw misses with the head strike.
DeLuise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Leeuw is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
DeLuise blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeLuise tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from De Leeuw .
De Leeuw misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeLuise misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by DeLuise.
DeLuise working aggressively here.
De Leeuw blocks an uppercut.
DeLuise throws a big uppercut that drops De Leeuw ! More strikes from DeLuise and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! De Leeuw lies dazed against the cage as DeLuise celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dom DeLuise!
Our winner, Dom DeLuise, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Clawnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kolmiokuristus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clawnes comes into the arena with My name is MUD blaring out of the sound system. Kolmiokuristus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: bad boy - cascada. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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31
223 lbs
16 - 17 - 0 |
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214 lbs
46 - 37 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Clawnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kolmiokuristus!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Clawnes enables Kolmiokuristus to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Clawnes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
My spies in Holding Cell inform me that Kolmiokuristus has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kolmiokuristus throwing strikes from guard but Clawnes blocks nicely.
Kolmiokuristus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kolmiokuristus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kolmiokuristus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kolmiokuristus postures up in Clawnes's guard and throws a big left but Clawnes blocks it.
Kolmiokuristus throws a big right hand that misses.
Clawnes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clawnes wants to stand up but Kolmiokuristus is controlling him.
Kolmiokuristus postures up in Clawnes's guard and throws a big left but Clawnes blocks it.
Clawnes is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kolmiokuristus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Clawnes prevents it.
Kolmiokuristus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clawnes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kolmiokuristus is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Clawnes to keep the fight standing.
Thomas Clawnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Kolmiokuristus.
Clawnes lands an elbow just above Kolmiokuristus 's eye.
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!
Kolmiokuristus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Clawnes lands an elbow inside.
Kolmiokuristus is trying to drag Clawnes to the mat but Clawnes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus is looking for a takedown.
Kolmiokuristus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Clawnes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Clawnes stops a takedown attempt from Kolmiokuristus.
Kolmiokuristus is trying to drag Clawnes to the mat but Clawnes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Clawnes lands an elbow just above Kolmiokuristus 's eye.
It looks like Kalle Kolmiokuristus has been cut.
Clawnes lands an elbow just above Kolmiokuristus 's eye.
Kolmiokuristus looks winded!
Clawnes lands a right hand.
That has opened up Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut even more.
Clawnes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Clawnes lands a shoulder strike.
Clawnes scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Clawnes.
The cut above Kalle Kolmiokuristus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short uppercut from Clawnes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clawnes lands an uppercut.
Clawnes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kolmiokuristus's defenses.
Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thomas Clawnes!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Thomas Clawnes made sure he mentioned Spartan Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akiro Sata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sata comes to the cage accompanied by Onward to Victory!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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41
142 lbs
26 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akiro Sata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamie Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sata throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reyes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reyes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reyes.
Reyes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sata loads up on a big right hand but Reyes slips the punch.
Reyes stuffs the takedown attempt from Sata. Sata gets slowly back to his feet.
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Reyes as Sata shoots in.
Sata misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reyes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reyes tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes scores with a sloppy right hand. Sata should have avoided that one.
Reyes takes a swing at Sata's ribcage but misses.
Reyes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sata. Reyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Reyes responds with a good body kick, but Sata manages to step out the way in time.
Sata swings widly with a right hand
and Reyes counters with an inside leg kick.
Reyes throws a hook but Sata blocks it.
Akiro Sata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes lands a jab to Sata's midsection.
Reyes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sata throws out the jab.
It seemed like Reyes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reyes throws a leg kick
and Sata counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reyes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sata looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sata blocks a low kick nicely.
Sata moves out of range of the strikes.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
Sata has closed the distance and engaged Reyes in a clinch.
Reyes pushes Sata back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Sata to work.
Reyes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reyes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reyes misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sata tries to pull guard but Reyes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akiro Sata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sata missing with knees to the body.
Reyes struggles to land a body shot inside as Sata controls his hands.
Sata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sata is stalling here.
Sata on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
I was talking to Sata's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Reyes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reyes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reyes stops a takedown attempt from Sata.
Sata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reyes is trying to stall.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sata is defending well for now.
Sata on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reyes prevents it.
Reyes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sata avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
Sata is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Reyes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sata swings wildly with an uppercut but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Sata.
Sata misses with a body punch.
Reyes tries a body shot but Sata blocks it.
Sata is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Reyes's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sata lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sata stalls.
Reyes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sata seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reyes can turn it around.
Reyes has a couple of punches blocked by Sata.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reyes tries to circle away but Sata has him pinned against the cage.
Sata managing to block the knees to the body from Reyes.
Reyes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Sata avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes controlling the action here for a moment.
Reyes blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reyes scores a nice knee to the body.
Sata fails to pull guard.
Reyes misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sata blocking some punches.
Reyes blocks an elbow strike from Sata.
Sata working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reyes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Reyes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sata walks into a left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sata darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reyes throws a leg kick which misses Sata's front leg but catches the back leg as Sata tries to avoid it.
Jamie Reyes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sata lands a slapping body shot.
Reyes works Sata's body with a nice hook.
Reyes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sata.
A countering left hand to the body from Reyes misses.
Reyes thuds his shin into the meat of Sata's side.
Sata looks to score with a jab to the body but Reyes is just out of range.
Reyes cracks a nice hook into Sata's ribs.
Sata throws a lazy right hand but Reyes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reyes misses with a straight left.
Sata is looking for a counter combo.
Reyes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sata walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reyes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sata throws an overhand right that lands on Reyes's shoulder, as Reyes tries to avoid the shot.
Sata looks to throw the jab but Reyes is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. Sata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sata tried to counter with a leg kick but Reyes avoided it.
Reyes with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Reyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sata appears to be looking for a big counter.
Good work by Sata as he checks the leg kick.
Sata takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reyes.
Reyes is looking to clinch.
Sata throwing a counter right hand but Reyes manages to avoid it.
Reyes slips under a jab.
Reyes throws a sloppy head kick and Sata moves out of range easily.
Sata tries to counter by clinching up but Reyes breaks away and moves out of range.
Sata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reyes tries to work over Sata's front leg with a kick but Sata checks it.
Sata tries to clinch there but Reyes circles away.
Sata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reyes.
Sata swats away the attempt to clinch by Reyes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reyes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jamie Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sata moves out of range of the body kick.
Sata lands with a good body shot.
Sata scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sata throws a body punch but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes misses with a hook.
Sata looks to score with a jab to the body but Reyes is just out of range.
Sata shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Reyes looking for a guillotine here but Sata defends easily.
Sata postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reyes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sata can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Sata from controlling successfully.
Reyes is looking for a triangle but Sata pushes his legs off easily.
Reyes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reyes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sata defends well.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Sata from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reyes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sata accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sata avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reyes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reyes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Reyes 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!
Reyes throws out a loose jab but Sata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reyes lands a slapping body shot.
Sata takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sata is looking to clinch.
Reyes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sata lands a lovely overhand right.
Reyes throws a body kick that misses.
Sata is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reyes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sata fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. Sata does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sata backing away here, and Reyes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sata doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reyes clinches up with Sata and pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sata.
Sata throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sata lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sata avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
Sata can't get the takedown.
Sata tries to work over Reyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sata manages to break the clinch.
Sata tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Reyes defends well and Sata ends up having to push Reyes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reyes catches Sata with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sata is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reyes.
Reyes misses with a low kick.
Sata closes the distance and clinches up with Reyes, looking for a takedown. Sata pushes Reyes against the cage but Reyes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akiro Sata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sata throws a lazy uppercut
and Reyes counters with a nice leg kick.
Sata moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes throws an overhand right that lands on Sata's shoulder, as Sata tries to avoid the shot.
Reyes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sata to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sata keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reyes's head.
Reyes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sata can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reyes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sata defends well.
Sata trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata stops Reyes from standing up.
Reyes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sata postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reyes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sata defends well.
Sata makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Reyes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reyes is looking to stand up but Sata isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reyes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sata defends well.
Akiro Sata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sata trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reyes will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sata won't allow Reyes to sweep him here.
Sata stands up over Reyes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Reyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reyes 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Reyes!
An out of breath Jamie Reyes 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatenda Ihejirika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Pu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudy Pu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
261 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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27
252 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tatenda Ihejirika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rudy Pu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ihejirika lands a left and a right that send Pu crashing to the mat, dazed. Ihejirika thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Pu is rocked!
It looks like Rudy Pu has been cut.
Ihejirika rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pu is still on wobbly legs! Can Ihejirika finish him?
A combination from Ihejirika does no damage.
Ihejirika throws a body punch but Pu moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Ihejirika blocks the leg kick.
Pu closes the distance and pushes Ihejirika back into the cage.
Pu seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ihejirika lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've been informed that Pu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pu throws a lazy right hand but Ihejirika sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pu misses with a looping right.
Pu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ihejirika swinging wildly here.
Pu has managed to clinch.
Pu taking a breather.
Ihejirika lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pu blocks the elbow strike.
Pu has Ihejirika pushed against the cage.
Pu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ihejirika backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihejirika has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pu clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Pu is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ihejirika working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Pu is doing well to defend. Ihejirika seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Pu is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tatenda Ihejirika!
Our winner, Tatenda Ihejirika, 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 Christian Derksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rupert Whiston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Derksen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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192 lbs
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204 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Derksen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rupert Whiston!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whiston lands with a good body shot.
Whiston's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Whiston duly obliges.
Whiston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Derksen.
As Whiston tries to get set, Derksen tries to push him back and clinch up but Whiston manages to avoid the attempt.
Derksen 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.
Derksen ducks under a wild hook from Whiston.
Derksen clinches with his opponent.
Derksen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whiston's elbow.
Derksen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whiston gets control of Derksen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Whiston will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Derksen lands a couple of elbows.
Whiston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Derksen throwing strikes but missing.
Whiston controlling Derksen's posture.
Derksen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Whiston bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Derksen's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Derksen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Derksen has his hands on Whiston's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derksen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Derksen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Derksen being controlled here, momentarily.
Derksen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Whiston throws a nice looking combination but Derksen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Derksen misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Derksen lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Rupert Whiston has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Derksen has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Derksen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whiston tries to pull guard but Derksen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Derksen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Derksen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Whiston's brow.
Derksen lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whiston is trying to push Derksen away but Derksen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Whiston tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Derksen smiles and moves away.
Whiston throws a body punch but Derksen moves out of range.
Derksen tries to close the distance and clinch but Whiston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whiston raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Derksen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whiston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whiston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whiston avoids a kick to the body.
No joy there for Whiston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whiston jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Whiston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Derksen thinks about countering with a body kick.
Derksen scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Whiston misses.
A jab lands there for Derksen.
Whiston throws a right and a left that Derksen avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derksen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Whiston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Derksen.
Derksen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Derksen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Derksen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whiston.
Whiston looks to throw the jab but Derksen is out of range.
Whiston misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Whiston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Derksen was well out of range. Poor timing from Whiston.
Derksen is looking for a counter combo.
Derksen throws a body punch but Whiston moves out of range.
Whiston throws a right and a left that Derksen avoids nicely.
Derksen instigates a clinch.
Derksen lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Derksen.
A short right from Derksen.
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!
Derksen lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Derksen as the two fighters clinch.
Whiston looks winded!
Derksen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Derksen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whiston takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derksen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Whiston is rocked!
Whiston takes an elbow to the forehead.
Whiston is still on wobbly legs! Can Derksen finish him?
That has opened up Rupert Whiston's cut even more.
Derksen unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Whiston! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Derksen is unloading with more strikes now! Whiston drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Derksen!
Christian Derksen retains his middleweight title!
Christian Derksen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Mohito Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gene Sarazen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarazen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Montana of 300 - Chiraq (remix). Snuka has chosen Superfly by Curtis Mayfield as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gene Sarazen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Snuka!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snuka avoids the body shot from Sarazen.
Snuka with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Snuka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sarazen sprawls well initially but Snuka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Snuka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sarazen is looking for a sweep. Snuka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Snuka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Snuka looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Snuka is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sarazen sees it coming and defends easily.
Sarazen is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Cozad MMA LA Elite, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Sarazen wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snuka seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Sarazen is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jimmy Snuka!
Jimmy Snuka seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between IP Freely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Petrycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freely comes to the cage accompanied by The Trooper. Bogdan Petrycki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
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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
29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, IP Freely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogdan Petrycki!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freely shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Petrycki manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Petrycki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Freely working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Freely postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Freely connects with a couple of short punches.
Freely stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petrycki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Petrycki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Freely is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrycki keeping full guard, as Freely tries to pass.
Petrycki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Freely is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freely trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrycki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freely throwing strikes from guard but Petrycki blocks nicely.
Freely won't allow Petrycki to sweep him here.
Freely with a flurry of punches that miss.
Freely landing with the ground and pound.
Freely throws a big right hand that misses.
Freely trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Freely missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freely won't allow Petrycki to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki keeping moving, preventing Freely from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Freely stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petrycki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bogdan Petrycki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freely. Petrycki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrycki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Freely shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Freely is looking for a kimura here.
Freely is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Petrycki trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Freely manages to pass to mount!
Freely looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Petrycki sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Petrycki tries to get to full guard but Freely has control of the leg.
Petrycki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Freely scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki is staying active underneath Freely, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Petrycki is looking to escape.
Freely wants to take a breather but Petrycki is having none of it.
Petrycki trying to hold on to Freely's head to control him but Freely postures up.
Freely is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Petrycki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Freely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freely looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
IP Freely dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Petrycki moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
IP Freely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrycki misses with a straight right.
Freely darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Freely stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrycki wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freely not doing much here.
Freely wants to pass the guard but Petrycki is defending well.
Petrycki controlling the position for now.
Freely looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Petrycki tries to get to full guard but Freely has control of the leg.
Petrycki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Freely's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Freely's back!
Freely is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freely is working hard here to advance position.
Petrycki is trying to stick to Freely's back but Freely is turning into Petrycki. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Petrycki's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Freely.
IP Freely overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Freely looking to pass the guard.
Freely trying to control but Petrycki is working from the bottom.
Freely preventing the sweep.
Freely trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Freely is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrycki can do to turn this around?
Petrycki lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Freely looking for a sweep. Not yet Freely, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freely is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Freely looking for a sweep. Not yet Freely, not yet.
Petrycki trying to control but Freely is working from the bottom.
Petrycki won't allow Freely to sweep him here.
Petrycki gets to his feet - Freely follows without any prompting.
Petrycki throws a leg kick but Freely checks it.
Petrycki lands a jab to the head.
Freely is trying hard to land a takedown here. Petrycki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Petrycki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Petrycki wants to get back to his feet but Freely passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freely is trying to work for a kimura but Petrycki is defending well.
Petrycki is trying to stand.
Freely seems to be working for a kimura but Petrycki defends the submission attempt.
Freely is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freely wants to work for an arm triangle but Petrycki is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bogdan Petrycki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Freely tries for a takedown but Petrycki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Petrycki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Freely fails with a takedown attempt.
Freely takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Petrycki throws a sloppy head kick and Freely moves out of range easily.
Petrycki takes a swing at Freely's ribcage but misses.
Freely half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A head kick misses from Petrycki.
Freely swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrycki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freely avoids the body shot from Petrycki.
Freely throwing a counter right hand but Petrycki manages to avoid it.
A jab from Petrycki finds it's way through Freely's defenses.
Freely fails with the takedown
and Petrycki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for IP Freely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrycki lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freely uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrycki.
Freely fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Petrycki slaps away a takedown attempt from Freely, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Freely doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Petrycki counters with a right hand to the body.
Freely dives in for a single leg takedown but Petrycki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petrycki lands a head kick!
Freely takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Petrycki tries to sprawl but Freely drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Freely is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Petrycki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Freely.
Freely seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Petrycki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freely is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Petrycki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrycki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Freely is fighting to break Petrycki's control of his arms but Petrycki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freely pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Petrycki is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freely trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrycki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Freely drops back looking for a leg! Petrycki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Petrycki manages to kick Freely off! Freely jumps back into Petrycki's guard.
Petrycki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Freely is one step ahead there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Freely takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Petrycki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Freely has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Freely misses with a takedown attempt
and Petrycki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Petrycki has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Petrycki connects with a jab.
Freely shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Petrycki is trying to defend but Freely finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Freely throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Freely missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bogdan Petrycki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Petrycki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bogdan Petrycki!
Bogdan Petrycki opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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