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HFC 295 Yiftos vs Viceroy II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Kristian Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nielsen's entrance music is Wardruna - Fehu. A fine choice. John Goodman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Kristian Nielsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Goodman!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nielsen tries to sprawl but Goodman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nielsen wants to control but Goodman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nielsen is pressing down on Goodman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Goodman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Goodman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nielsen is trying to control the position but Goodman postures up.
Goodman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nielsen being controlled here, momentarily.
Nielsen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nielsen trying to keep a closed guard but Goodman is proving a slippery customer.
Nielsen has control of Goodman's left arm, preventing Goodman from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman won't allow Nielsen to sweep him here.
Goodman wants to pass the guard but Nielsen is keeping the position.
Nielsen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Goodman wants to control from the top but Nielsen keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nielsen has his foot on Goodman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Goodman works his way back into a safe position though.
Goodman looking to pass the guard.
Nielsen seems keen to control Goodman's posture.
Goodman 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.
Goodman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Goodman wants to control from the top but Nielsen keeps moving.
Nielsen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nielsen controls Goodman momentarily but Goodman frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nielsen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nielsen working for a triangle but Goodman defends it easily.
Goodman stands and steps away. Nielsen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Goodman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nielsen to the mat! Nielsen manages to get full guard.
Goodman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Goodman wants to control from the top but Nielsen keeps moving.
Goodman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nielsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman tries to free his leg and advance position but Nielsen is retaining full guard.
Goodman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Goodman throws a big elbow that misses.
Nielsen controls Goodman momentarily but Goodman frees himself.
Nielsen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Goodman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nielsen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Goodman 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.
Nielsen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Goodman manages to get himself to full guard.
Nielsen trying to control but Goodman is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen connects with a couple of short punches.
Nielsen connects with a couple of short punches.
Nielsen stops Goodman from standing up.
Nielsen stopping the sweep attempt from Goodman.
Nielsen working some strikes from top position.
Goodman is looking to stand up but Nielsen isn't so interested in that idea.
Nielsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Goodman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goodman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nielsen's guard.
Goodman preventing the sweep.
Goodman trying to control but Nielsen is working from the bottom.
Nielsen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Goodman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goodman wants to control from the top but Nielsen keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Goodman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Goodman closes the distance and pushes Nielsen back into the cage.
Nielsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goodman wants to take the fight to the mat but Nielsen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nielsen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Goodman.
Nielsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Goodman.
Nielsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nielsen lands a shoulder strike.
Goodman lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nielsen tries to get to full guard but Goodman has control of the leg.
Nielsen is working hard here to advance position.
Nielsen is not content to let Goodman control the position.
Goodman wants to pass the guard but Nielsen is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen tries to get to full guard but Goodman has control of the leg.
Goodman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
John Goodman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goodman wants to take a breather but Nielsen is having none of it.
Nielsen tries to get to full guard but Goodman has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Goodman in particular looking to stall.
Goodman tries to pass to full mount but Nielsen defends it.
Goodman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nielsen is pressing down on Goodman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nielsen keeping moving, preventing Goodman from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Goodman works over Nielsen with some ground and pound from guard.
Nielsen working a defensive guard here.
Nielsen pulls Goodman in close to his closed guard and prevents Goodman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Goodman wants to control from the top but Nielsen keeps moving.
Goodman looking to pass the guard.
Goodman preventing the sweep.
Goodman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nielsen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nielsen controlling the position.
Goodman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goodman trying to control but Nielsen is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Nielsen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Goodman.
Nielsen tries to clinch but Goodman moves out of range.
Goodman staying out of range there.
Goodman slips a jab from Nielsen.
Nielsen clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Nielsen fails to land.
Goodman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goodman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nielsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Goodman wants a takedown.
Sven Kristian Nielsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Goodman.
Nielsen tries to throw a body punch but Goodman avoids it by throwing Nielsen back against the cage.
Nielsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Goodman backwards.
Goodman has Nielsen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nielsen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Goodman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Sven Kristian Nielsen has been cut.
Nielsen stalling in the clinch but Goodman improves position.
Goodman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nielsen prevents it.
Nielsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goodmans head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen wants the takedown. Goodman is fighting it off but Nielsen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Goodman's guard against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodman keeping moving, preventing Nielsen from controlling successfully.
Goodman seems keen to control Nielsen's posture.
Nielsen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goodman is trying to keep Nielsen in close.
Goodman keeping moving, preventing Nielsen from controlling successfully.
Goodman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Kristian Nielsen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sven Kristian Nielsen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Goodman tries to clinch up.
Nielsen loads up on a big right hand but Goodman slips the punch.
Goodman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Goodman gets the takedown into side control.
Nielsen tries to improve position but can't.
Goodman wants to control for a moment but Nielsen uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Goodman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Goodman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nielsen sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielsen is trying to get back to full guard.
Goodman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nielsen wants to control but Goodman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen tries to get to full guard but Goodman has control of the leg.
Goodman wants to pass to mount but Nielsen is defending the position.
Goodman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nielsen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Goodman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nielsen sees it coming and defends easily.
Goodman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nielsen defends it well.
Nielsen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nielsen.
Nielsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Nielsen, not yet.
Nielsen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nielsen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Goodman defends well.
Goodman trying to control but Nielsen is working from the bottom.
Nielsen trying to control the position.
Goodman looking to pass the guard.
Goodman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nielsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Nielsen, not yet.
Nielsen keeping moving, preventing Goodman from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Goodman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nielsen sprawls well initially but Goodman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nielsen.
Goodman is pushing down on Nielsen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nielsen is fighting to maintain full guard but Goodman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nielsen trying to control here.
Nielsen tries to roll over but Goodman keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nielsen is looking to control Goodman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nielsen avoid being mounted?
Nielsen tries to roll over but Goodman keeps him under control.
Goodman is trying to control the action in half guard but Nielsen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nielsen manages to get to full guard.
Nielsen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Goodman looking to pass the guard.
Goodman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Goodman wants to control from the top but Nielsen keeps moving.
Goodman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nielsen keeping moving, preventing Goodman from controlling successfully.
Nielsen trying to keep a closed guard but Goodman is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nielsen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Goodman manages to get himself to full guard.
Nielsen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goodman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Goodman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Goodman 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Goodman!
Our winner, John Goodman, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nero Burningrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suma Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nero Burningrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Suma Pepper!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Burningrom throws a low kick but Pepper avoids it.
Burningrom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pepper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pepper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burningrom with a poor takedown
and Pepper counters with a thumping low kick.
Pepper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pepper appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pepper has managed to clinch.
Pepper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pepper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Burningrom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burningrom tries a body shot but Pepper blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pepper.
Pepper lands a hook that snaps the head of Burningrom backwards.
Pepper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pepper is working Burningrom over against the cage.
Pepper scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burningrom is trying to push Pepper away but Pepper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burningrom tries to pull guard but Pepper forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pepper lands with a right to the head.
Burningrom jumps guard and drags Pepper to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pepper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Burningrom trying to control the position here.
Pepper trying to control but Burningrom is working from the bottom.
Pepper 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.
Burningrom seems keen to control Pepper's posture.
We've been hearing good reports from Burningrom's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burningrom keeping moving, preventing Pepper from controlling successfully.
Burningrom will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pepper.
Pepper scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pepper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pepper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burningrom backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burningrom taking a breather.
Pepper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pepper stalling in the clinch.
Pepper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burningrom.
Burningrom fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nero Burningrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burningrom pulls guard effortlessly.
Burningrom seems keen to control Pepper's posture.
Pepper stops Burningrom from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepper looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Burningrom holds on and takes a little breather.
Burningrom has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pepper pushes Burningrom up against the cage in a clinch.
Pepper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suma Pepper 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.
Burningrom closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pepper circles away.
Pepper tests Burningrom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pepper throws a sloppy head kick and Burningrom moves out of range easily.
Pepper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burningrom, pushing him back against the cage.
Pepper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burningrom tries to pull guard but Pepper won't allow it.
Burningrom being controlled against the cage.
Burningrom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Burningrom changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pepper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nero Burningrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burningrom bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Burningrom tries to move to mount but Pepper blocks the move with his legs.
Pepper is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burningrom is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Pepper's shoulder. That is not cool.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Burningrom.
Burningrom working away.
Pepper tries to buck Burningrom off but Burningrom is having none of it.
A lull in the action here as Burningrom stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pepper is looking to regain half guard here but Burningrom keeps moving and retains side control.
Burningrom advances nicely into full mount.
Burningrom content just to control the position here.
Pepper is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Burningrom content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Burningrom seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pepper for as long as he can get away with.
Burningrom's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Burningrom dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pepper scores with a shot to the body.
Pepper closes the distance and pushes Burningrom back into the cage.
Burningrom has had enough of the clinch but Pepper keeps him there for the moment.
Burningrom jumps guard but Pepper turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pepper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pepper taking a breather.
Pepper scores with a shot to the side of Burningrom's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Burningrom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pepper stalling in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Pepper.
Burningrom fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pepper lands with a right to the head.
Pepper lands a nice uppercut.
Pepper holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Burningrom fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nero Burningrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burningrom looking for a takedown.
Burningrom goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pepper prevents it.
Pepper lands with a right to the head.
Pepper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burningrom backwards.
A short right from Pepper on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pepper lands a nice uppercut.
Pepper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burningrom is rocked!
Burningrom is trying to break the clinch but Pepper has him pressed against the cage.
Burningrom jumps guard but Pepper stands there with Burningrom around his waist. Burningrom gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Burningrom tries to stall but Pepper uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pepper lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Burningrom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pepper is leaning against Burningrom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Burningrom seems to have got his legs back now.
Pepper lands a hook that snaps the head of Burningrom backwards.
Come on Pepper - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burningrom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Burningrom is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pepper lands with a light punch inside.
Pepper lands a nice uppercut.
Burningrom tries to score a body lock takedown but Pepper shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pepper stops a takedown attempt from Burningrom.
Burningrom pulls guard successfully.
Burningrom has Pepper pulled in close to control his posture.
Pepper 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.
Burningrom keeping moving, preventing Pepper from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burningrom looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Burningrom is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pepper is controlling him.
Nero Burningrom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burningrom manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pepper manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burningrom is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suma Pepper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pepper 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suma Pepper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnie Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Ho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnie Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Ho!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ho changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cash fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Cash misses the target.
Cash missing with a left hand there. Ho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Johnie Cash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cash thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cash throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No luck for Ho with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cash slaps away a takedown attempt from Ho, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cash wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Johnie Cash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Ho.
Cash misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho rushes Cash and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Cash.
A nice left hand lands by Cash.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cash.
Ho is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ho is looking for a takedown.
Cash works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ho is trying to drag Cash to the mat but Cash just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cash is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ho can't get the takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cash creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ho looks winded!
Cash lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cash.
Cash lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cash lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cash.
Cash is struggling to control the position.
A shot in the inside from Cash.
Cash is working Ho over against the cage.
Cash pushes Ho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cash lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Cash.
Good body shot from Cash.
Cash looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cash lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash works on Ho's body with a couple of short punches.
Cash lands with a left to the head.
Cash stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cash lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Cash.
Cash lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ho goes for a takedown attempt but Cash pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cash moves into the clinch successfully.
Cash scores with a shot to the side of Ho's head.
Cash softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cash lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Cash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cash taking a breather.
Cash working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Cash.
A right hand to the body from Cash.
Cash lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cash.
Cash lands a body punch.
Cash scores with a hook to the body.
Cash lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ho backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Cash.
Cash is leaning against Ho and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cash effectively controlling the action here.
Cash lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnie Cash 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cash lands a nice shot to the body.
Cash stalling against the cage.
Cash lands a nice uppercut.
Cash lands a body punch.
A short left from Cash.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cash lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cash is leaning against Ho and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Cash.
Ho is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash stalling in the clinch.
Cash is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Cash on the inside.
Cash'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.
Johnie Cash has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Cash.
Cash lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ho backwards.
Cash throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cash.
Cash holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cash lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ho backwards.
Cash lands a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Cash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Cash.
Cash throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hos head.
Ho being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cash - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho letting Cash take a breather here.
A short right from Cash.
Nice body punch from Cash - that landed with a thud.
Cash lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Cash.
Cash lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cash manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cash working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash pushes Ho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cash effectively controlling the action here.
Cash scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short uppercut from Cash.
Cash lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ho backwards.
Cash pushes Ho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cash lands with a light punch inside.
Ho is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Cash.
Cash throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Cash.
Cash presses Ho against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cash lands an uppercut.
Ho is still on wobbly legs! Can Cash finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cash lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ho or not.
Cash is working Ho over against the cage.
Cash lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Cash.
Cash lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cash lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cash lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ho backwards.
Cash cracks Ho with a nice body shot.
Cash is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cash pushes Ho against the cage. Cash is working some dirty boxing. Cash pushes off with a quick right hook! Ho goes down! Ho tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Cash moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnie Cash!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Clawnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Silvennoinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clawnes comes into the arena with My name is MUD blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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34
223 lbs
20 - 20 - 0 |
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31
212 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
20 - 20 - 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
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seppo Silvennoinen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clawnes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silvennoinen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Clawnes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silvennoinen throws a strike aimed at the side of Clawnes's head but Clawnes avoids it well.
Silvennoinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clawnes keeps working.
Silvennoinen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Clawnes is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Silvennoinen throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Clawnes works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Silvennoinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvennoinen is keen to just control but Clawnes is a slippery customer.
Clawnes is doing well to control the position and prevent Silvennoinen from advancing to side control.
Silvennoinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clawnes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silvennoinen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silvennoinen wants to pass to mount but Clawnes is defending the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Silvennoinen working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Clawnes controlling the position for now.
Silvennoinen is keen to just control but Clawnes is a slippery customer.
Silvennoinen wants to free his trapped foot but Clawnes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silvennoinen is looking to stall here but Clawnes recovers full guard.
Silvennoinen throwing strikes from guard but Clawnes blocks nicely.
Silvennoinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Clawnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silvennoinen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silvennoinen with a nice head shot there.
Silvennoinen trying to control but Clawnes is working from the bottom.
Silvennoinen forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen trying to control from half guard but Clawnes is working away.
Silvennoinen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silvennoinen is trying to control. Clawnes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silvennoinen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silvennoinen is just content to waste time from the top position. Clawnes takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
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.
Clawnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvennoinen's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Silvennoinen with that takedown attempt.
Silvennoinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clawnes.
Clawnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Silvennoinen with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Clawnes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silvennoinen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Clawnes quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clawnes is staying active underneath Silvennoinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Clawnes is trying to get back to full guard.
Clawnes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silvennoinen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silvennoinen's back!
Silvennoinen trying to control the action but Clawnes just sinks the hooks in.
Clawnes is punishing Silvennoinen with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Clawnes will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silvennoinen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clawnes as he avoids it easily.
Clawnes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clawnes wants it to stay on the feet.
Silvennoinen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clawnes's waist but Clawnes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silvennoinen off to one side.
Thomas Clawnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Silvennoinen.
Clawnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silvennoinen ducks right into an uppercut from Clawnes.
Silvennoinen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Clawnes was covering up waiting for the punch and Silvennoinen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silvennoinen won't allow Clawnes to sweep him here.
Clawnes controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clawnes 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.
Silvennoinen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Clawnes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvennoinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silvennoinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silvennoinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Clawnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silvennoinen 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silvennoinen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clawnes swivels and escapes.
Silvennoinen shoots in looking for a takedown. Clawnes tries to sprawl out of it but Silvennoinen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clawnes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Clawnes lands a jab to the nose.
Seppo Silvennoinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Seppo Silvennoinen has been cut.
Silvennoinen ducks right into an uppercut from Clawnes.
Silvennoinen tries for a takedown but Clawnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silvennoinen shoots in and bounces Clawnes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Clawnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silvennoinen can do to turn this around?
Silvennoinen stops Clawnes from standing up.
Seppo Silvennoinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silvennoinen looking to sit in guard and control but Clawnes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
Clawnes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Clawnes working some strikes from top position.
Silvennoinen working a defensive guard here.
Clawnes chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvennoinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silvennoinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clawnes is one step ahead there.
Silvennoinen is still trying to improve position.
Silvennoinen is trying to keep Clawnes in close.
Clawnes lands a couple of elbows.
Clawnes trying to control but Silvennoinen is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silvennoinen is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Clawnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silvennoinen throws a big elbow that misses.
Silvennoinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Clawnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silvennoinen wants to pass the guard but Clawnes is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silvennoinen throws an elbow that misses. Clawnes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silvennoinen's guard. Nice move by Clawnes!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Clawnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Silvennoinen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Silvennoinen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Clawnes's half guard.
Silvennoinen is looking to stall here but Clawnes recovers full guard.
Clawnes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clawnes keeping moving, preventing Silvennoinen from controlling successfully.
Clawnes has his hands on Silvennoinen's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvennoinen landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvennoinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clawnes keeping moving, preventing Silvennoinen from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silvennoinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silvennoinen throwing strikes but missing.
Seppo Silvennoinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Clawnes pulls Silvennoinen in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silvennoinen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clawnes avoids it really well and circles away.
Silvennoinen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Clawnes's half guard.
Clawnes manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Silvennoinen dives in for a single leg takedown but Clawnes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silvennoinen fails with the takedown
and Clawnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas Clawnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clawnes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thomas Clawnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Clawnes cracks Silvennoinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes misses with a straight right.
Silvennoinen darts in looking for a takedown but Clawnes gets double underhooks and turns Silvennoinen into the cage.
And Clawnes counters with a quick kick to the body but Silvennoinen blocks it.
Silvennoinen slips a jab and a cross from Clawnes.
Thomas Clawnes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clawnes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silvennoinen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silvennoinen drops his hands momentarily and Clawnes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clawnes tries to bum rush Silvennoinen with a series of wild strikes but Silvennoinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clawnes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silvennoinen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clawnes avoids it really well and circles away.
Silvennoinen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen shoots in for a takedown but Clawnes shows good takedown defense.
Silvennoinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
A combination from Clawnes does no damage.
Silvennoinen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Clawnes enables Silvennoinen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Clawnes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Clawnes kicks Silvennoinen off and gets to his feet.
Clawnes cracks Silvennoinen with a good jab.
Silvennoinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clawnes.
Clawnes walks into a straight right hand from Silvennoinen.
A swing and a miss from Silvennoinen.
Clawnes works over Silvennoinen's head and body with a nice combination.
Silvennoinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Clawnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clawnes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Clawnes!
Thomas Clawnes really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Spartan Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Seppo Silvennoinen spoke after the fight, saying 'Shut the fuck up'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Squiggy Squirrelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woima Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu has chosen House of Pain - Jump Around as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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27
170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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42
175 lbs
29 - 19 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Squiggy Squirrelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Woima Karhu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squirrelly checks a leg kick.
Karhu throws a leg kick but Squirrelly moved away.
Karhu throws a body punch but Squirrelly moves out of range.
Karhu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Squirrelly swivels and escapes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Karhu.
Squirrelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karhu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Squirrelly throws a nice looking combination but Karhu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Squirrelly misses with a wild body shot.
A leg kick checked by Karhu.
Karhu feints the counter takedown.
Karhu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Squirrelly as he avoids it easily.
Squiggy Squirrelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Woima Karhu.
Squirrelly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Squirrelly.
Karhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Squirrelly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karhu fails to land the takedown.
Squirrelly misses the shot to the body.
Karhu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Squirrelly scores with a leg kick.
Squirrelly cracks the inside of Karhu's front leg.
Squirrelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karhu shoots for a takedown but Squirrelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Squirrelly has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Karhu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Squirrelly counters with a nice body shot.
Karhu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Karhu fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Squirrelly to the ground. Karhu is now in Squirrelly's guard.
Squirrelly lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karhu has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Squirrelly has passed into side control.
Karhu wants to control but Squirrelly postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Squirrelly decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A combination from Squirrelly does no damage.
Karhu shoots in looking for a takedown but Squirrelly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karhu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Karhu misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Squirrelly. That's going to slow Karhu down.
Squirrelly throws a hook to the side of Karhu's head but Karhu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karhu dives in for a single leg takedown but Squirrelly sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nice shot lands for Squirrelly.
Karhu shoots in looking for a takedown. Squirrelly tries to sprawl out of it but Karhu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Squirrelly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Squirrelly scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrelly moves out of range as Karhu strikes.
Squirrelly throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Karhu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Squirrelly pushes Karhu off and gets back to his feet.
Squirrelly tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab lands there for Squirrelly.
Squirrelly misses with a looping right.
Squirrelly throws a leg kick but Karhu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Squirrelly leaves Karhu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Karhu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karhu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Squirrelly defends well and Karhu ends up having to push Squirrelly into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Karhu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Squirrelly.
Karhu is looking to clinch.
Squirrelly lands a leg kick that knocks Karhu off balance momentarily.
Squiggy Squirrelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squirrelly misses with an uppercut. Karhu saw that one coming.
Karhu ducks under a wild hook from Squirrelly.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Squirrelly.
Karhu has his takedown stuffed
and Squirrelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karhu thinking.
Squirrelly lands a leg kick that knocks Karhu off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Squirrelly. That's going to slow Karhu down.
Nice uppercut lands for Squirrelly. That snapped Karhu's head back.
Karhu dives in and grabs Squirrelly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Squirrelly pushes down on Karhu's head and hops out.
Squirrelly half committed to a counter leg kick.
Karhu tries for a takedown but Squirrelly circles away easily
and Squirrelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Squirrelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karhu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Karhu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Squirrelly tries to avoid it but Karhu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Squirrelly to the ground. Squirrelly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Squirrelly connects with a right hand. Karhu shakes it off.
Squirrelly stuffs the takedown attempt from Karhu. Karhu gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Squiggy Squirrelly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Karhu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Squirrelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karhu can do to turn this around?
Squirrelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karhu.
Karhu shoots for a double leg takedown but Squirrelly sprawls well. He's pushed Karhu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Karhu fails with the takedown.
Squiggy Squirrelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Woima Karhu.
Karhu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karhu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Squirrelly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Karhu somewhat.
Karhu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Squirrelly. No joy for Karhu on that attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Squirrelly misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Squirrelly.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Karhu is defended easily by Squirrelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Squirrelly. Beautiful body shot.
Squirrelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Karhu is able to avoid easily.
Squirrelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karhu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Squirrelly is looking to chop away at Karhu's legs.
Good shot there by Squirrelly.
Squirrelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karhu throws a nice head kick!
Squirrelly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Squirrelly wants it to stay on the feet.
Karhu throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Squirrelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karhu throws a shot to the body.
Karhu goes for a double leg but Squirrelly avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Squirrelly continues to drive forward.
Karhu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Squirrelly rather than just go for the knockout.
Karhu fails with the takedown
and Squirrelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karhu blocks a head kick by Squirrelly.
Squirrelly throws a sloppy head kick and Karhu moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu throws a sloppy head kick and Squirrelly moves out of range easily.
Karhu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karhu slips a straight right by Squirrelly.
Karhu thumps Squirrelly with a low kick.
Squirrelly slaps away a takedown attempt from Karhu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice body punch from Squirrelly.
Karhu with a poor takedown
and Squirrelly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karhu is breathing heavily.
Karhu fails to land the takedown.
Squirrelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Karhu is able to avoid easily.
Nice cross by Squirrelly.
Squirrelly connects with a body shot.
Squirrelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karhu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Karhu takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Woima Karhu has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu takes one to the side of the head.
Karhu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Squirrelly connects with a solid leg kick.
Squirrelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karhu manages to avoid it.
Karhu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Squirrelly defends it nicely.
Squirrelly lands with a nice body punch.
Karhu 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.
Squirrelly scores with a jab.
Karhu fails to land the takedown.
Karhu fails with the takedown.
Karhu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squirrelly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Karhu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It seemed like Karhu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Squirrelly lands a nice looking body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karhu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Squirrelly misses with a low kick.
Squirrelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Squirrelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karhu throws a right and a left that Squirrelly avoids nicely.
Squirrelly misses with a wild combination.
Karhu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Squirrelly is able to avoid easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Squirrelly misses the target.
Squirrelly throws a body punch but Karhu moves out of range.
Squirrelly scores with a jab to the body.
Squirrelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Squirrelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Squirrelly scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Squiggy Squirrelly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Woima Karhu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Squirrelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karhu.
Karhu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Squirrelly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Karhu somewhat.
Squirrelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karhu misses with an uppercut. Squirrelly saw that one coming.
Squirrelly throws a right hand that Karhu ducks under and follows up with a left that Karhu also avoids with ease.
Karhu misses with a kick to the body.
Squirrelly throws a head kick that Karhu semi-blocks.
Squirrelly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karhu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karhu throws a lazy right hand but Squirrelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Squirrelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karhu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Squirrelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karhu.
Karhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Squiggy Squirrelly is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu misses with a wild body shot.
Karhu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Squiggy Squirrelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Woima Karhu.
Karhu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karhu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Karhu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Squirrelly is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Squirrelly with a hook.
Squirrelly throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Squirrelly misses its intended target.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Squirrelly scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Karhu misses with a leg kick
and Squirrelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karhu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Karhu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Squirrelly circles away.
Squirrelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Squirrelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karhu checks a low kick from Squirrelly.
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Squirrelly misses its target.
Squirrelly lands a jab to Karhu's midsection.
A head kick from Squirrelly lands but Karhu takes it in his stride.
Squirrelly throws a leg kick which misses Karhu's front leg but catches the back leg as Karhu tries to avoid it.
Squirrelly loads up on a big right hand but Karhu slips the punch.
Karhu avoids the head kick by Squirrelly.
Karhu fails with a takedown attempt.
Karhu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Squirrelly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Squirrelly scores with a jab to the body.
Karhu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Squirrelly thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karhu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Karhu stops Squirrelly from getting back to his feet.
Squirrelly gets full guard.
Squiggy Squirrelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Squirrelly is pulling down on Karhu's head. It's preventing any offense from Karhu, at least for the moment.
Squirrelly keeping full guard, as Karhu tries to pass.
Karhu preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu trying to control the position from guard on top but Squirrelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Karhu is stalling in the full guard.
Karhu won't allow Squirrelly to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Woima Karhu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karhu feints and then cracks Squirrelly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Squirrelly down.
A head kick misses from Squirrelly.
A clash of legs there as Karhu blocks the low kick.
Squirrelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Squirrelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Karhu.
Squirrelly appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Karhu fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Squiggy Squirrelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Squirrelly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Squiggy Squirrelly!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Garrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabryel Catchmaer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabryel Catchmaer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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246 lbs
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Excellent 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
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Garrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabryel Catchmaer!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Catchmaer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Catchmaer misses with a looping right.
Gabryel Catchmaer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrison misses with a looping right.
Garrison misses with a head kick.
Catchmaer throws a combination that misses
and Garrison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Catchmaer thinking.
Catchmaer lands with an overhand left.
Catchmaer misses with a right hand
enabling Garrison to counter with a crisp jab.
Garrison cracks Catchmaer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garrison lands a slapping body shot.
Catchmaer scores with a body shot.
Garrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Catchmaer does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Catchmaer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Catchmaer misses with the combination.
Catchmaer throws a low kick but Garrison avoids it.
It looked like Garrison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick misses from Garrison.
Catchmaer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Garrison counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrison on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Catchmaer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Catchmaer tries to clinch but Garrison moves out of range.
Garrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Catchmaer.
Garrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Catchmaer tries to clinch but Garrison is having none of it.
Catchmaer misses with an uppercut. Garrison saw that one coming.
Garrison defending well as Catchmaer loads up on a big left hand.
Garrison slips under a jab.
Garrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Catchmaer misses with a straight right.
Catchmaer misses with a straight left.
Catchmaer cracks Garrison with a good jab.
Garrison ducks under a wild hook from Catchmaer.
A big left from Catchmaer misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Catchmaer manages to avoid it.
Catchmaer tries to clinch but Garrison is having none of it.
Garrison misses with a hook. Catchmaer ducked under it nicely.
Catchmaer moves away from the strike by Garrison.
Catchmaer darts in and clinches Garrison up against the cage.
Garrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Catchmaer looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrison is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Catchmaer misses the target.
Catchmaer misses with a right hand
and Garrison counters with a three punch combo that has Catchmaer backing up. Catchmaer nods at Garrison to acknowledge the strikes.
Catchmaer clinches with his opponent.
Garrison stalling.
A short right from Catchmaer.
Catchmaer leaning against his opponent.
Garrison throws an elbow but it misses.
Catchmaer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Catchmaer is stalling here.
Catchmaer throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrison manages to break the clinch.
Garrison scores with a head kick.
It looks like Gabryel Catchmaer has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Catchmaer. Garrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrison misses with a double jab.
Garrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Catchmaer throws a lazy right hand but Garrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garrison tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Catchmaer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Catchmaer clinches up with Garrison and pushes him back against the cage.
Garrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Catchmaer. Those never looked like landing.
Catchmaer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrison.
Garrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garrison lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrison throws a lazy head kick
and Catchmaer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garrison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Catchmaer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Catchmaer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Garrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Catchmaer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Our sources have told us that Garrison has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Garrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Catchmaer moves away from the strike by Garrison.
Catchmaer blocks a leg kick.
Garrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garrison scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big left from Catchmaer misses.
Garrison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Catchmaer looks to throw the jab but Garrison is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Greg Garrison will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gabryel Catchmaer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Garrison throws a shot from downtown. Catchmaer moves away and avoids it.
Garrison misses with a head kick.
Garrison is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice uppercut lands for Garrison. That snapped Catchmaer's head back.
Catchmaer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Catchmaer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Garrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Catchmaer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garrison tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Catchmaer misses.
Catchmaer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Catchmaer throws a hook but Garrison blocks it.
Catchmaer throws a hook but Garrison blocks it.
Catchmaer throws out a loose jab but Garrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Catchmaer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garrison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Catchmaer scrambles back to his feet.
Catchmaer misses with a straight left.
Garrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Catchmaer avoids the head kick by Garrison.
Garrison misses with a lunging right hand
and Catchmaer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catchmaer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Catchmaer throws a hook to the side of Garrison's head but Garrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Catchmaer throws out a loose jab but Garrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Catchmaer blocks a jab.
Greg Garrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Catchmaer misses with a hook. Garrison ducked under it nicely.
Garrison throws a quick counter head kick but Catchmaer was just out of range.
Garrison throws a sloppy head kick and Catchmaer moves out of range easily.
Catchmaer throws a shot from downtown. Garrison moves away and avoids it.
Catchmaer moves into range and clinches up with Garrison.
Catchmaer swings wildly with an uppercut but Garrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Catchmaer can't break the clinch.
Garrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Catchmaer controls his hands.
Catchmaer breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Catchmaer.
Garrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrison throws a head kick but Catchmaer moves out of range.
Garrison scores with a body shot.
Garrison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Catchmaer.
Catchmaer thuds a left hand into Garrison's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Catchmaer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Catchmaer.
Catchmaer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Garrison dodges the punch combination from Catchmaer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garrison lands a left and a right that send Catchmaer crashing to the mat, dazed. Garrison thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Catchmaer is rocked!
Garrison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garrison drops his hands momentarily and Catchmaer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catchmaer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garrison throws a leg kick but Catchmaer checks it.
Catchmaer slips under a jab from Garrison.
Catchmaer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Catchmaer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Catchmaer throws an overhand right that lands on Garrison's shoulder, as Garrison tries to avoid the shot.
Garrison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garrison misses with a looping right.
Catchmaer tries to clinch but Garrison is having none of it.
Garrison misses with a lunging right hand
and Garrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garrison misses with a looping left.
Catchmaer throws a body punch but Garrison moves out of range.
Garrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Catchmaer catches Garrison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Catchmaer misses with a looping right.
Garrison throws a head kick that misses.
Catchmaer clinches with his opponent.
Garrison breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Catchmaer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Catchmaer throws a hook but Garrison avoids it easily.
Garrison misses with a hook.
Catchmaer throws out a counter right but Garrison avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrison throws a head kick that Catchmaer semi-blocks.
Catchmaer swats away the attempt to clinch by Garrison.
Catchmaer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Garrison.
Garrison needs to keep his hands up - Catchmaer had a free shot at his head there.
Catchmaer lands a jab to Garrison's midsection.
Catchmaer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garrison moves out of range as Catchmaer strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garrison, right into the meat.
Catchmaer throws a right hand that Garrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Garrison also avoids with ease.
Garrison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Catchmaer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gabryel Catchmaer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gabryel Catchmaer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Catchmaer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garrison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Catchmaer misses with a wild body shot.
Catchmaer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garrison clinches with his opponent.
Garrison tries to break the clinch but Catchmaer is controlling the position.
Catchmaer swings wildly with an uppercut but Garrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Catchmaer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garrison trying to stall but Catchmaer improves his position.
Catchmaer misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrison dodges an elbow strike from Catchmaer.
The referee is keeping an eye on Garrison - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Garrison manages to break the clinch.
Garrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catchmaer avoids the body shot from Garrison.
Garrison looks to land a combination but Catchmaer avoids it well.
Catchmaer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garrison tried to counter with a leg kick but Catchmaer avoided it.
Garrison fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garrison misses with a hook. Catchmaer ducked under it nicely.
Garrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Catchmaer defending well as Garrison loads up on a big left hand.
Catchmaer throws a one two combo.
Nice shot by Catchmaer.
Catchmaer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garrison, pushing him back against the cage.
Catchmaer throws an elbow that misses.
Garrison working hard to break the clinch.
Catchmaer looking to throw knees to the head but Garrison is blocking nicely.
Garrison blocks the elbow strike.
Garrison tries to circle away but Catchmaer has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrison is looking to control Catchmaer's arms but Catchmaer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garrison has his back to the cage.
Garrison stalling in the clinch but Catchmaer improves position.
Catchmaer is trying to stall.
A short right from Catchmaer on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Catchmaer avoids a wild elbow strike from Garrison.
Garrison blocks an uppercut.
Garrison breaks from the clinch.
Catchmaer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Garrison moves into the clinch.
Garrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Catchmaer! But no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Garrison.
Garrison looks to land a combination but Catchmaer avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Catchmaer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrison drops his hands momentarily and Catchmaer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garrison is rocked!
Garrison misses with a lunging right hand
and Catchmaer scores with a counter punch that sends Garrison to the canvas! Catchmaer smells blood - he's punishing Garrison with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Garrison has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabryel Catchmaer!
A relieved looking Gabryel Catchmaer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Canadian Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Wonstom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wonstom has chosen Avenged Sevenfold - Lips Of Deceit as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Canadian Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Wonstom!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonstom looks to land a right hand but Hero moved out of range.
The crowd cheers as Wonstom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hero doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Canadian Hero has been cut.
Wonstom misses the jab.
Jab by Wonstom.
Hero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Wonstom scores with a four punch combination!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wonstom Throws a clean left jab. Wonstom Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Hero's chin! Hero crumbles to the ground and Wonstom follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Wonstom!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ivan Wonstom!
A relieved looking Ivan Wonstom thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diamond Dollar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Velasquez's choice of entrance music: El Camino . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diamond Dollar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fabricio Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dollar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Velasquez misses the target.
Dollar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Velasquez. Dollar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dollar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Velasquez is trying to defend but Dollar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dollar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dollar blocks the strikes from Velasquez.
Velasquez is looking for a sweep. Dollar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dollar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Velasquez trying to control but Dollar postures up.
Dollar working over Velasquez with some ground and pound. Velasquez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dollar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Velasquez trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dollar drops an elbow to the side of Velasquez's head.
Velasquez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dollar pulls his head out easily.
Dollar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dollar seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Velasquez is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Diamond Dollar!
Our winner, Diamond Dollar, 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.
Fabricio Velasquez spoke after the fight, saying 'My camp trained hard, but the better fighter won on the day. I won't let it keep me down. I'll be back, training, at the first chance I get.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arne Kjolby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patton comes to the cage accompanied by Keep your hands to yourself- Georgia Satellites. Kjolby is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Killing in the name of.... Arne Kjolby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Patton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arne Kjolby!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kjolby lands a nice looking body kick.
Patton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Patton gets a clinch.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kjolby blocking some punches.
Kjolby looking for a takedown.
Kjolby tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kjolby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Patton lands a hook that snaps the head of Kjolby backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Kjolby has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Patton after a bit of a struggle.
George Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arne Kjolby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kjolby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kjolby or not.
Patton misses with a punch to the body.
Patton misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Patton.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patton.
Patton is pressed up against the cage. Kjolby has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Patton down to the mat. Patton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Patton wants to clinch.
Kjolby goes for a double leg but Patton avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Patton continues to drive forward.
Patton slaps away a takedown attempt from Kjolby, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kjolby is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Patton lands a jab.
It looks like Arne Kjolby has been cut.
Patton clinches.
Patton prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kjolby trying to land knees to the body.
Patton presses Kjolby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kjolby can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Kjolby blocks an elbow strike from Patton.
Patton is pressed up against the cage. Kjolby has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Patton down to the mat. Patton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Patton stuffs the takedown attempt from Kjolby. Kjolby gets slowly back to his feet.
Patton tries to clinch up but Kjolby circles away and keeps his distance.
Kjolby throws a sloppy head kick and Patton moves out of range easily.
Kjolby shoots in looking for a takedown. Patton tries to sprawl out of it but Kjolby keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Patton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Patton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kjolby throws a head kick that misses
and Patton counters with a crisp one two that drops Kjolby! Patton thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kjolby to his feet! Kjolby is in big trouble!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kjolby swats away the attempt to clinch by Patton.
Patton has Kjolby up against the cage in a clinch.
Kjolby looking to slow down the pace here.
Kjolby tries for a takedown. No joy.
Patton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Patton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kjolby stalling against the cage.
Kjolby goes for a takedown in the clinch but Patton prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby tries for a takedown. No joy.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Patton lands a hook that snaps the head of Kjolby backwards.
Patton misses with a punch to the body.
Patton misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kjolby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patton tries a knee to the head but Kjolby blocks it.
Kjolby just leaning against Patton, taking a breather.
Kjolby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patton has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Patton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arne Kjolby's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Patton tries to bum rush Kjolby with a series of wild strikes but Kjolby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Patton tries to clinch but Kjolby moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Patton. No joy for Kjolby on that attempt.
Patton has closed the distance and engaged Kjolby in a clinch.
Kjolby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kjolby throws a punch but it's blocked by Patton.
Patton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kjolby can do to turn this around?
Patton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kjolby blocks a body shot from Patton.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kjolby blocks a body shot from Patton.
Kjolby gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kjolby not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kjolby wants to free his trapped foot but Patton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ground and pound from Kjolby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjolby wants to pass to mount but Patton is defending the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kjolby not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kjolby looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Patton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kjolby.
Patton is trying to stand up here but Kjolby is controlling him well.
Kjolby is keen to just control but Patton is a slippery customer.
Patton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kjolby on the ground.
Kjolby is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Patton defends it well.
Patton is trying to stand back up but Kjolby is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kjolby scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kjolby is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kjolby is working for a submission of some sort.
Patton is trying to stand up here but Kjolby is controlling him well.
Kjolby is trying to control. Patton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Patton looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kjolby throws a right and a left that Patton avoids nicely.
Patton throwing a counter right hand but Kjolby manages to avoid it.
Kjolby misses with a takedown attempt - Patton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Patton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kjolby shoots in but Patton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
George Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arne Kjolby.
Patton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kjolby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
George Patton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patton tries to clinch there but Kjolby circles away.
A head kick from Kjolby lands but Patton takes it in his stride.
It looks like George Patton has been cut.
George Patton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kjolby's hands.
Patton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kjolby tries to score a body lock takedown but Patton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Patton working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patton tries a body shot but Kjolby blocks it.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Kjolby.
Kjolby is trying to pull guard but Patton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Kjolby.
Kjolby jumps guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kjolby pulls Patton in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arne Kjolby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kjolby.
Patton doesn't manage to clinch there - Kjolby circles away.
Patton has managed to clinch.
Kjolby blocks the elbow strike.
Kjolby is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
George Patton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kjolby drags the fight down to the ground.
Patton trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kjolby's guard.
Kjolby scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kjolby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patton is looking to clinch but Kjolby is avoiding it.
Patton tries to close the distance and clinch but Kjolby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kjolby ducks under a wild hook from Patton.
Patton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kjolby.
George Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arne Kjolby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton doesn't manage to clinch there - Kjolby circles away.
Kjolby's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kjolby's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kjolby shoots in but Patton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Patton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kjolby fails with a takedown attempt.
Kjolby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Kjolby.
Kjolby clinches up against the cage.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by Patton.
Patton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kjolby has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Patton after a bit of a struggle.
Patton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kjolby's elbow.
Patton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Kjolby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kjolby blocks a body shot from Patton.
Patton can't find room to land a body shot as Kjolby controls the action.
Patton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kjolby tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kjolby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Kjolby.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Kjolby avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
Patton lands a nice shot to the body.
Patton lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kjolby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patton lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kjolby.
A left hand lands to the body for Patton.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Kjolby.
Kjolby wants a takedown.
Kjolby blocks a body shot from Patton.
Kjolby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Patton.
Kjolby blocking some punches.
Patton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kjolby blocking some punches.
Kjolby blocks a body shot from Patton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Kjolby prevents a body shot from Patton.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Patton lands with a right to the head.
Patton tries to work over Kjolby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patton scores with a shot to the side of Kjolby's head.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Patton throws an elbow but misses.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Kjolby.
Kjolby changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Patton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kjolby shoots for a double leg takedown but Patton sprawls well. He's pushed Kjolby's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patton throws a right hand that Kjolby ducks under and follows up with a left that Kjolby also avoids with ease.
Patton tries to clinch up.
Kjolby closes the distance and clinches up with Patton, looking for a takedown. Kjolby pushes Patton against the cage but Patton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Patton clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kjolby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kjolby circles away quickly and effectively.
Kjolby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patton misses with a wild combination.
Kjolby shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Patton as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kjolby.
Kjolby misses with a takedown attempt - Patton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
George Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arne Kjolby.
Patton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Patton fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kjolby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Patton. No joy for Kjolby on that attempt.
Kjolby is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Patton lands an overhand right.
Patton tries to clinch up.
George Patton is winning the standup battle so far.
Patton moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Patton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Patton works on Kjolby's body with a couple of short punches.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kjolby blocks the elbow strike.
Patton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Patton misses with an elbow strike.
Kjolby is trying to pull guard but Patton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Patton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Patton lands with a short shot to the head.
Kjolby misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton tries to work over Kjolby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Patton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kjolby is rocked!
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kjolby is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Patton is defending well.
Patton working aggressively here.
A short right from Patton on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kjolby jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Patton walks away with a smile on his face. Kjolby gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Patton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kjolby looking for a takedown.
Kjolby blocking some punches.
Patton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton digs a right hand into Kjolby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kjolby's gas tank.
Kjolby blocks a body shot from Patton.
Patton can't find room to land a body shot as Kjolby controls the action.
Kjolby blocking some punches.
Patton can't find room to land a body shot as Kjolby controls the action.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patton blocks an elbow strike from Kjolby.
Kjolby blocks a body shot from Patton.
Patton struggles to land a body shot inside as Kjolby controls his hands.
Kjolby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kjolby.
Kjolby blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby prevents a body shot from Patton.
Kjolby blocks a body shot from Patton.
Kjolby has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Patton after a bit of a struggle.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Kjolby avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
Patton stops a takedown attempt from Kjolby.
Kjolby taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kjolby lands a nice shot to the body.
Patton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kjolby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kjolby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Patton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Patton gets underhooks to prevent Kjolby's takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kjolby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Patton had his way with Arne Kjolby in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kjolby fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kjolby shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Patton but Patton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Patton drives through and clinches with Kjolby against the cage.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patton prevents a takedown attempt there.
George Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arne Kjolby.
Patton prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kjolby is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Patton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Patton lands an uppercut.
Patton gets through Kjolby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Patton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kjolby backwards.
Kjolby has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Patton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kjolby is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A hook to the body from Patton.
Patton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kjolby tries to pull guard but Patton holds him up against the cage and eventually Kjolby drops back down to his feet.
Patton misses with a punch to the body.
Patton misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kjolby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Patton lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Patton.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Kjolby.
Patton is leaning against Kjolby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Patton tries to work over Kjolby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands an uppercut.
Kjolby has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Patton after a bit of a struggle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Patton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Kjolby avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Kjolby blocks an uppercut.
George Patton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patton tries to work over Kjolby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kjolby is trying to drag Patton to the mat but Patton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Kjolby avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands a nice uppercut.
Kjolby has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Patton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kjolby tries for a takedown. No joy.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patton struggles to land a body shot inside as Kjolby controls his hands.
Arne Kjolby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patton lands with a left to the head.
Patton tries to work over Kjolby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kjolby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patton lands a left hand.
Kjolby is still on wobbly legs! Can Patton finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kjolby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Patton is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Patton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Patton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:44
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Patton!
George Patton retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath George Patton 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 Lord Viceroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sisa Yiftos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lord Viceroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sisa Yiftos!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viceroy is looking to clinch.
Yiftos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Viceroy but Viceroy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Viceroy closes the distance and pushes Yiftos back into the cage.
Yiftos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yiftos working aggressively here.
Yiftos struggles to land a body shot inside as Viceroy controls his hands.
Yiftos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Viceroy digs a right hand underneath Yiftos's ribcage. Yiftos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Viceroy tries a body shot but Yiftos blocks it.
Yiftos misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Viceroy.
Yiftos is trying to drag Viceroy to the mat but Viceroy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yiftos has Viceroy pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Yiftos pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Viceroy tumbling to the mat - Yiftos dives into Viceroy's guard.
Yiftos stops Viceroy from standing up.
Yiftos trying to control but Viceroy is working from the bottom.
Viceroy seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viceroy wants to sweep here but Yiftos controlling him for the moment.
Yiftos throwing strikes from guard but Viceroy blocks nicely.
Viceroy keeping moving, preventing Yiftos from controlling successfully.
Yiftos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Yiftos is looking to work some ground and pound but Viceroy has wrist control.
My spies in Vicious Striking inform me that Yiftos has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Yiftos trying to control but Viceroy is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Viceroy clinches up with Yiftos and pushes him back against the cage.
Yiftos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Viceroy avoids a wild elbow strike from Yiftos.
Viceroy misses with a punch to the body.
Yiftos blocks an uppercut.
Yiftos struggles to land a body shot inside as Viceroy controls his hands.
Viceroy misses with a punch to the body.
Viceroy has a couple of punches blocked by Yiftos.
Yiftos lands a nice elbow.
Yiftos blocking some punches.
Viceroy tries a body shot but Yiftos blocks it.
Viceroy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yiftos blocks a body shot from Viceroy.
Viceroy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yiftos trying to stall but Viceroy improves his position.
Viceroy misses with the head strike.
Viceroy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Sisa Yiftos has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yiftos.
Viceroy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yiftos backwards.
Yiftos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Viceroy lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yiftos prevents a body shot from Viceroy.
Viceroy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yiftos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yiftos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yiftos.
Viceroy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yiftos fails to land.
Viceroy working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Viceroy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Viceroy.
Yiftos blocks an uppercut.
Viceroy pushes Yiftos against the cage. Viceroy is working some dirty boxing. Viceroy pushes off with a quick right hook! Yiftos goes down! Yiftos tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Viceroy moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lord Viceroy!
After the big win, Lord Viceroy made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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