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DUEL#42 Riccuito vs Vakarchuk PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Woo Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Woo Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidd fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tucker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tucker looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kidd's corner calls for a 1-2. Kidd obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tucker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Kidd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kidd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kidd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kidd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kidd moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like John Tucker has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kidd.
Kidd misses with a wild combination.
Tucker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tucker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kidd.
Kidd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tucker at a distance.
Kidd jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kidd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tucker.
Kidd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kidd lands a big uppercut and Tucker crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tucker looks OK. Kidd waves Tucker back to his feet!
Tucker is rocked!
Kidd is stalking Tucker. Tucker circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Kidd, and it's lights out! Tucker really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Woo Kidd!
Our winner, Woo Kidd, 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.
The defeated John Tucker had this to say: 'Thanks my fans for their support.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Subotai Hyrkanian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyrkanian comes to the cage accompanied by Khan. Subotai Hyrkanian looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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145 lbs
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115 lbs
33 - 25 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Subotai Hyrkanian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Fish!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish has Hyrkanian up against the cage in a clinch.
Hyrkanian looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Fish putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hyrkanian in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fish with a knee to the head.
Fish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hyrkanian misses with a punch on the inside.
Fish tries to work over Hyrkanian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hyrkanian working aggressively here.
Fish misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hyrkanian.
Nice body punch from Fish.
Fish leaning against his opponent.
Fish lands with a left to the head.
Fish lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hyrkanian misses with some punches.
Fish scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hyrkanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fish gets through Hyrkanian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fish scores with a shot to the side of Hyrkanian's head.
A short body shot lands from Fish as the two fighters clinch.
Hyrkanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fish scores with a shoulder strike.
Fish is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fish lands a hook that snaps the head of Hyrkanian backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Fish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish is leaning against Hyrkanian and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fish lands a body shot.
Fish lands a knee to the body.
Fish stalling in the clinch.
Fish breaks the clinch.
Hyrkanian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fish, pushing him back against the cage.
Fish landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fish taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Fish.
Nice body punch from Fish - that landed with a thud.
Hyrkanian takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fish breaks from the clinch.
Fish shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hyrkanian eats them both and turns towards Fish to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fish gets a clinch.
Fish lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hyrkanian backwards.
Hyrkanian takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fish pushes Hyrkanian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hyrkanian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fish lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hyrkanian or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish manages to break the clinch.
Hyrkanian 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.
Fish connects with a high kick.
Hyrkanian is rocked!
Hyrkanian looks up at the clock. Bad move! Fish lands a right hand from hell, dropping Hyrkanian. Fish pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Fish!
Albert Fish took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, VIRAL COMBAT for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Subotai Hyrkanian was interviewed post fight and said '...you lucky you know it'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gracie Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez has chosen Vamos as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Miguel Lopez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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162 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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gracie Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
54 - 24 - 2, fighting out of New York, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Allen staying out of range there.
Allen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Allen blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Allen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lopez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lopez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lopez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Allen clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Allen.
Lopez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Allen avoids the head kick by Lopez.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Allen checks it well.
Allen misses with a wild combination.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Allen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
Jab from Allen.
Allen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lopez unleashes a big counter combination but Allen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Allen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lopez's head backwards.
Lopez lands a head kick!
Allen misses with a jab to the body
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Allen.
Lopez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lopez moves forwards but Allen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lopez throws the left hand but Allen avoids the punch easily.
Allen is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Allen misses with the body kick
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Allen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Allen throws a lazy uppercut
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez looks to land a combination but Allen avoids it well.
Lopez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Allen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice leg kick lands there from Allen.
Lopez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good shot there by Allen.
Allen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Allen working aggressively here.
Allen is pushing Lopez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lopez has had enough of the clinch but Allen keeps him there for the moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Lopez.
Allen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Come on Allen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Allen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Allen tries to work over Lopez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen breaks from the clinch.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Allen dips to his left and cracks Lopez with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut lands for Allen. That snapped Lopez's head back.
Allen throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.
Allen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gracie Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Allen throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Allen. That's going to slow Lopez down.
Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lopez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Allen avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Allen scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A head kick from Allen lands but Lopez takes it in his stride.
Lopez is rocked!
Allen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Allen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Allen blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Allen.
Allen lands with an uppercut that bounces Lopez off the cage and back into range.
Lopez is still on wobbly legs! Can Allen finish him?
Allen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lopez seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Allen. That's going to slow Lopez down.
Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lopez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Allen blocks it well.
Allen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Allen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Allen walks into a left hand.
Allen has Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gracie Allen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lopez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Allen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lopez scrambles back to his feet.
Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
It appears Allen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Allen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lopez.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lopez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Allen breaks from the clinch.
Lopez moves away from the strike by Allen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopez.
Lopez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopez's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Allen has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez is trying to break free.
Lopez tries to break the clinch but Allen is controlling the position.
Lopez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lopez wants to break free but Allen has control.
A left hand lands to the body for Allen.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Allen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Allen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lopez working hard to break the clinch.
Allen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Allen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Lopez blocks a body shot from Allen.
Allen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Allen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Allen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Allen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen pushes Lopez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Allen.
Allen drops Lopez onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lopez is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Allen scores with a hook to the body.
Allen lands a nice uppercut.
Allen lands a big right hand that drops Lopez! The killer instinct kicks in and Allen finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Allen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gracie Allen!
Our winner, Gracie Allen, 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.
Miguel Lopez was interviewed post fight and said ' '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grey Worm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Taphorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worm comes to the cage accompanied by Der Kaptain. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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140 lbs
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138 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Grey Worm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Taphorn!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taphorn swings for the body but Worm moves out of range.
Taphorn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Worm tries for a takedown but Taphorn circles away easily
letting Taphorn counter with a right hand.
Taphorn tries to sprawl but Worm drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Taphorn is trying to get back to full guard.
Taphorn is pressing down on Worm's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Taphorn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taphorn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worm got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taphorn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Worm has managed to get both his arms back between Taphorn's legs - danger averted.
Worm postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Worm scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn wants to sweep but no luck.
Worm postures up.
Taphorn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Taphorn working for submissions but it's allowed Worm to get to half guard.
Worm missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taphorn looking for submissions off his back.
Taphorn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Worm pulls his head out easily.
Taphorn trying to control here.
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.
Worm is trying to control. Taphorn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Worm seems to be working for a kimura but Taphorn defends the submission attempt.
Taphorn is looking to control Worm's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Taphorn avoid being mounted?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taphorn tries to roll over but Worm keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Worm lands a nice short elbow.
Worm trying to advance position but Taphorn counters by regaining guard.
Worm drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Taphorn dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worm keeping moving, preventing Taphorn from controlling successfully.
Taphorn postures up.
Taphorn looking to pass the guard.
Worm 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.
Taphorn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Worm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taphorn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Taphorn scoring with some ground and pound.
Taphorn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taphorn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Taphorn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn throws an elbow that misses. Worm uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Taphorn's guard. Nice move by Worm!
Taphorn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Worm doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Worm manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Worm avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Worm thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Worm looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taphorn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Worm doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Worm manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Worm works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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 Grey Worm will probably get the nod.
That's time! Worm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from Taphorn misses.
Worm takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taphorn tries to land a front kick but Worm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slapping body kick lands there for Taphorn.
Worm gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Worm is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Worm missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Worm is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Taphorn sees it coming and defends easily.
Taphorn is trying to get back to full guard.
Taphorn is pressing down on Worm's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Worm can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Worm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taphorn is keeping the position for now.
Grey Worm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taphorn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Worm doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Worm manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Taphorn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Worm gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Taphorn controls Worm momentarily but Worm frees himself.
Worm is working Taphorn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Taphorn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Taphorn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Worm doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Worm manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Worm wants to pass the guard but Taphorn is keeping the position.
Worm trying to control the position from guard on top but Taphorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Worm is really struggling to control Taphorn but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Worm tries to free his leg and advance position but Taphorn is retaining full guard.
Taphorn throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Worm escapes and throws Taphorn's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Worm lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worm connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Taphorn some visible discomfort.
Worm misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Taphorn struggling a bit here.
Worm looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Taphorn is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taphorn struggling a bit here.
Worm controls the position.
Worm is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Taphorn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Taphorn is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Worm seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Taphorn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Worm trying to pass the guard but Taphorn defending well.
Worm is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Taphorn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Taphorn trying to hold on to Worm's head to control him but Worm postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Worm is working for a kimura but Taphorn is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Grey Worm will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Taphorn throws a looping overhand right but Worm ducks down to avoid it.
Taphorn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice combination there by Taphorn.
Worm's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taphorn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Worm scrambles back to his feet.
Worm shoots for a takedown but Taphorn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taphorn gets the takedown into side control.
Taphorn is trying to get an arm triangle but Worm is defending well.
Worm sneaks back into half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Worm looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taphorn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Worm's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Taphorn looking to finish Worm with some ground and pound. This is bad for Worm!
Taphorn landing strikes from the mount.
Taphorn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Worm looks a forlorn figure.
Worm is rocked!
Worm sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Oh Worm is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taphorn is working for a kimura but Worm is defending it quite comfortably.
Worm seems to have got his legs back now.
Worm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taphorn thows a huge punch but Worm dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Worm trying to control here.
Taphorn is trying to control. Worm wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Taphorn tries to pass to full mount but Worm defends it.
Worm is trying to get back to full guard.
Taphorn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Taphorn thows a huge punch but Worm dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worm trying to hold on to Taphorn's head to control him but Taphorn postures up.
Worm controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Worm regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Taphorn.
Taphorn preventing the sweep.
Peter Taphorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Worm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taphorn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Worm is pulling down on Taphorn's head to control his posture.
Taphorn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taphorn distracts Worm with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Taphorn throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn scoring with some ground and pound.
Worm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taphorn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Taphorn stands up over Worm, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Worm working for a triangle but Taphorn defends it easily.
Worm has momentary wrist control but Taphorn slips an elbow through the middle.
Grey Worm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taphorn has gone for a leg lock! Worm slips out almost immediately though and dives into Taphorn's guard.
Worm trying to control the position from guard on top but Taphorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Taphorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Worm has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ove Sundberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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170 lbs
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168 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
31 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galdra Kiddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ove Sundberg!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sundberg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kiddi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kiddi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kiddi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sundberg.
Sundberg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kiddi is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sundberg jumps into side control!
Sundberg advances to full mount.
Sundberg lands a big elbow.
Kiddi tries to lock up and control but Sundberg gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sundberg scoring with strikes but Kiddi is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sundberg lands a big shot there that rocks Kiddi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kiddi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sundberg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sundberg prevents Kiddi from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kiddi is looking to escape.
Sundberg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sundberg lands a heavy elbow.
Sundberg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sundberg lands with some strikes.
Kiddi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kiddi wants to hold on but Sundberg pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kiddi regains half guard.
Kiddi has hold of Sundberg's hands but Sundberg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kiddi trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Sundberg manages to pass to mount!
Kiddi is looking to improve his position but Sundberg isn't that keen on the idea.
Sundberg throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sundberg is trying to control here but Kiddi has managed to regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiddi wants to improve his position but Sundberg is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kiddi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kiddi is trying to get back to full guard.
Sundberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kiddi tries to get to full guard but Sundberg has control of the leg.
Kiddi trying to hold on to Sundberg's head to control him but Sundberg postures up.
Sundberg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four 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.
Kiddi is looking to control Sundberg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kiddi avoid being mounted?
Sundberg is keen to just control but Kiddi is a slippery customer.
My spies in Savage Empire inform me that Sundberg has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kiddi trying to control from the bottom.
Sundberg trying to mount his opponent but Kiddi defends it.
Sundberg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kiddi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kiddi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sundberg wants to take a breather but Kiddi is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kiddi throws a low kick but Sundberg moves out of range easily.
Sundberg is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ove Sundberg dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sundberg scores with a nice head shot.
Kiddi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sundberg lands with an overhand left.
Sundberg misses with a few strikes there.
Sundberg throws a leg kick but Kiddi checks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sundberg.
Kiddi throws the kick towards the body but Sundberg avoids it.
Sundberg lands a nice looking body shot.
Sundberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kiddi tries to clinch but Sundberg is having none of it.
Sundberg works Kiddi's body with a nice hook.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kiddi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sundberg is not content to let Kiddi control the position.
Sundberg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kiddi lands a nice forearm strike.
Ove Sundberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kiddi looks up at the clock and then as Sundberg takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kiddi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kiddi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sundberg down.
Sundberg is rocked!
Kiddi cracks Sundberg with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Kiddi immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Sundberg is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Kiddi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Galdra Kiddi!
Galdra Kiddi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jefferies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black's entrance music is Remedy by Seether. A fine choice. The key to victory for Tobias Black has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tobias Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Jefferies!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJefferies.
Jefferies tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jefferies throws a head kick that misses.
Jefferies throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Jefferies looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Jefferies misses with a kick to the body.
Black lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Black throws a head kick that misses
and Jefferies makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Black really felt that one!
Jefferies throws out a leg kick but Black moves out of range and Jefferies only half commits.
Black throws a head kick but Jefferies moves out of range.
Jefferies tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jefferies throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jefferies throws a low kick but Black moves out of range easily.
Black misses with a head kick.
Jefferies has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Black lands a body shot.
Black throws a push kick but Jefferies slaps the foot to one side.
Black has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Jefferies avoids the head kick by Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferies tries a low kick but Black avoids it.
Black lands with a kick to the temple. Jefferies shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Jefferies.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jefferies scores with a nice head shot.
Jefferies scores with a head kick.
Black throws a head kick but Jefferies moves out of range.
Jefferies lands with a shot to the body.
Jefferies does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jefferies cracks the inside of Black's front leg.
Black throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jefferies.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jefferies connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jefferies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jefferies rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black checks a low kick from Jefferies.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jefferies clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Black just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jefferies's brow.
Black takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jefferies as Black tries to tie him up.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Black lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jefferies throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Black pressing his opponent against the cage.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jefferies is defending well for now.
Jefferies misses with the head strike.
Jefferies pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jefferies.
Jefferies lands an elbow just above Black 's eye.
Black stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferies is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Black is keeping busy.
Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jefferies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooh!!! Jefferies has knocked Black down with a huge combo! Jefferies steps away and waves a wobbly Black back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Black is rocked!
A head kick by Black misses
and Jefferies scores with a counter punch that sends Black to the canvas! Jefferies smells blood - he's punishing Black with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Black has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Jefferies!
After winning the bout, Jim Jefferies thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Pinaglabanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Penaali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penaali is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Immortal Technique - Obnoxius. John Pinaglabanan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arvo Penaali's chin.
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144 lbs
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42
140 lbs
32 - 18 - 1 |
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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
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pinaglabanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arvo Penaali!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penaali scores with a nice head shot.
Pinaglabanan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Penaali closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A big right from Pinaglabanan misses.
Penaali let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Penaali tries to clinch but Pinaglabanan moves out of range.
Pinaglabanan throws a body kick that misses.
A punch combination from Penaali misses.
Pinaglabanan with a hook.
Pinaglabanan misses with a hook.
Penaali with the counter takedown but Pinaglabanan avoids it easily.
Penaali throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinaglabanan.
Penaali has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan throws a leg kick but Penaali sees it coming and moves out of range.
Penaali with the counter takedown but Pinaglabanan avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Pinaglabanan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pinaglabanan misses with an uppercut
and Penaali counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Pinaglabanan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Penaali on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've been hearing reports that Pinaglabanan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pinaglabanan misses with a wild body shot.
Penaali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinaglabanan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penaali.
Penaali takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penaali wants the takedown. Pinaglabanan is fighting it off but Penaali persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pinaglabanan's guard against the cage.
Penaali engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pinaglabanan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pinaglabanan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pinaglabanan keeping full guard, as Penaali tries to pass.
Pinaglabanan has Penaali pulled in close to control his posture.
Penaali throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pinaglabanan is on top in guard.
Pinaglabanan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinaglabanan distracts Penaali with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pinaglabanan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pinaglabanan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pinaglabanan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Penaali throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pinaglabanan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan trying to control but Penaali is working from the bottom.
Pinaglabanan throws a big right hand that misses.
Pinaglabanan content to stall in guard here.
Pinaglabanan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pinaglabanan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Penaali is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Penaali wants to sweep here but Pinaglabanan controlling him for the moment.
That's four 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.
Penaali looking for a guillotine here but Pinaglabanan defends easily.
Penaali utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pinaglabanan wants to control from the top but Penaali keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinaglabanan connects with a couple of short punches.
Pinaglabanan wants to pass the guard but Penaali is keeping the position.
Penaali escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pinaglabanan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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 John Pinaglabanan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pinaglabanan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pinaglabanan scores with a sloppy right hand. Penaali should have avoided that one.
Pinaglabanan is looking to clinch.
Pinaglabanan scores with a jab to the head.
Penaali checks the leg kick.
We've been informed that Penaali has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pinaglabanan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Penaali is out of range and Pinaglabanan settles back down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan throws a looping overhand right but Penaali ducks down to avoid it.
Penaali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pinaglabanan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pinaglabanan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penaali misses with a wild combination.
Penaali takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penaali misses with a takedown attempt - Pinaglabanan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pinaglabanan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pinaglabanan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Penaali looks to land a combination. Pinaglabanan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penaali ducks under a wild hook from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pinaglabanan lands with a straight right. Penaali didn't see that one coming.
Penaali takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinaglabanan lands with a hook. Penaali tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pinaglabanan throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pinaglabanan.
Penaali tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pinaglabanan defends well and Penaali ends up having to push Pinaglabanan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pinaglabanan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penaali.
Penaali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinaglabanan manages to avoid it.
Pinaglabanan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penaali can do to turn this around?
Pinaglabanan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Penaali drops his hands momentarily and Pinaglabanan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pinaglabanan misses with a body shot.
Pinaglabanan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pinaglabanan looks to land a body kick but Penaali moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penaali moves out of range of the strikes.
Penaali moves out of range of the leg kick from Pinaglabanan.
Nice defenses there by Pinaglabanan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Penaali, as that shot connected.
Penaali is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Penaali shoots in and drives through. Pinaglabanan sprawls well.
John Pinaglabanan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvo Penaali.
Pinaglabanan is looking to chop away at Penaali's legs.
Pinaglabanan misses the jab.
Pinaglabanan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penaali tries to avoid it but Pinaglabanan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penaali to the ground. Penaali escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pinaglabanan. That's going to slow Penaali down.
Penaali lands a slapping body shot.
Pinaglabanan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Penaali misses with a takedown attempt - Pinaglabanan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pinaglabanan misses with a looping left.
Penaali bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pinaglabanan's head.
Pinaglabanan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pinaglabanan throws a push kick but Penaali slaps the foot to one side.
Penaali fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pinaglabanan loads up on a big right hand but Penaali slips the punch.
Penaali tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
John Pinaglabanan is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan throws a body punch but Penaali moves out of range.
Penaali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penaali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penaali throws a body punch but Pinaglabanan moves out of range.
Penaali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pinaglabanan thuds his right hand into Penaali's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jab, jab by Pinaglabanan - just one landing.
Pinaglabanan closes the distance and clinches up with Penaali, looking for a takedown. Pinaglabanan pushes Penaali against the cage but Penaali circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Penaali changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Penaali shoots in looking for a takedown. Pinaglabanan tries to sprawl out of it but Penaali keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pinaglabanan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pinaglabanan tries a low kick but Penaali avoids it.
Penaali tries to clinch there but Pinaglabanan circles away.
Pinaglabanan throws a body shot but no joy.
Pinaglabanan throws a big shot that misses.
Pinaglabanan throws out a loose jab but Penaali uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pinaglabanan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Penaali has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Penaali and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little jabbing left from Penaali on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Penaali looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinaglabanan is just out of range.
No luck for Pinaglabanan with that takedown attempt.
Penaali throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pinaglabanan's waist but Pinaglabanan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penaali off to one side.
Pinaglabanan throws a lazy right hand but Penaali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinaglabanan scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penaali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan misses with a hook. Penaali ducked under it nicely.
Good work by Penaali as he checks the leg kick.
Pinaglabanan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Penaali looks to land a combination but Pinaglabanan avoids it well.
Penaali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pinaglabanan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Penaali checks it well.
Penaali looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pinaglabanan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Danga de danga de dang - Penaali scores with a four punch combination!
Penaali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinaglabanan moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pinaglabanan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Penaali's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pinaglabanan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Penaali scrambles back to his feet.
Penaali drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Penaali being controlled here momentarily.
Penaali preventing the sweep.
Pinaglabanan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Penaali sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pinaglabanan's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penaali is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Penaali seems to be working for a kimura but Pinaglabanan defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penaali is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pinaglabanan is looking to control Penaali's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pinaglabanan avoid being mounted?
Penaali lands strikes from half guard.
Pinaglabanan wants to improve his position but Penaali is controlling well.
Pinaglabanan is looking to control Penaali's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pinaglabanan avoid being mounted?
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.
Pinaglabanan is trying is best to control the position here.
Pinaglabanan trying to control but Penaali postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pinaglabanan doesn't manage to clinch there - Penaali circles away.
Pinaglabanan throws a leg kick but Penaali sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penaali checks a leg kick.
Pinaglabanan misses with a leg kick.
Pinaglabanan connects with a leg kick. Penaali looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Pinaglabanan misses
and Penaali counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pinaglabanan thinking.
Penaali shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pinaglabanan pinned against the cage. Pinaglabanan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pinaglabanan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pinaglabanan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A leg kick checked by Penaali.
Penaali moves out of range of the leg kick from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penaali manages to avoid it.
Penaali jabs at Pinaglabanan's body.
Penaali bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Penaali misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pinaglabanan sneaks back into half guard.
Pinaglabanan wants to control but Penaali is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penaali scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Arvo Penaali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pinaglabanan trying to control from the bottom.
Pinaglabanan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Penaali.
Arvo Penaali has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinaglabanan wants to control but Penaali is keeping busy.
Penaali trying to control the action but Pinaglabanan is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Penaali scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Penaali connects with a nice short shot to Pinaglabanan's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arvo Penaali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pinaglabanan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puck Heidegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Marailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marailov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Вставай. Gustav Marailov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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28
264 lbs
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34
267 lbs
28 - 21 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puck Heidegger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Marailov!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marailov tries a low kick but Heidegger avoids it.
Heidegger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Gustav Marailov has been cut.
Marailov blocks a head kick by Heidegger.
Heidegger misses with a body shot.
Marailov misses the jab.
Marailov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Marailov misses.
Marailov sizes up Heidegger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Heidegger works the jab nicely.
Heidegger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marailov is looking for the big counter here.
Heidegger throws a head kick but Marailov moves out of range.
Marailov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Heidegger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Heidegger throws a low kick but Marailov moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marailov darts in and clinches Heidegger up against the cage.
Marailov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heidegger tried to score with a low kick but Marailov checks it.
Marailov lands a left and a right that send Heidegger crashing to the mat, dazed. Marailov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Puck Heidegger has been cut.
Marailov slips a jab from Heidegger.
Marailov flicks out a counter leg kick but Heidegger steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidegger tries a low kick but Marailov avoids it.
Marailov fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Heidegger.
A low kick from Heidegger misses
and Marailov counters with a crisp one two that drops Heidegger! Marailov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Heidegger to his feet! Heidegger is in big trouble!
Heidegger is rocked!
Marailov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marailov clinches up against the cage.
Oh Heidegger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marailov breaks from the clinch.
Marailov throws an overhand right that lands on Heidegger's shoulder, as Heidegger tries to avoid the shot.
Heidegger seems to have got his legs back now.
Heidegger looks to land a combination but Marailov avoids it well.
Marailov misses with a combination
and Heidegger counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Marailov misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Marailov.
Heidegger is breathing heavily.
Oooooh!!! Marailov has knocked Heidegger down with a huge combo! Marailov steps away and waves a wobbly Heidegger back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Puck Heidegger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marailov throws a shot from downtown. Heidegger moves away and avoids it.
Heidegger 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.
Marailov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Heidegger has time to react.
Marailov moves into the clinch successfully.
Heidegger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marailov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heidegger manages to break the clinch.
Marailov throws an overhand right that lands on Heidegger's shoulder, as Heidegger tries to avoid the shot.
Heidegger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heidegger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marailov.
Heidegger throws out a leg kick but Marailov moves out of range and Heidegger only half commits.
Heidegger throws a leg kick but Marailov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Heidegger jabs at Marailov's body.
Heidegger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Heidegger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Heidegger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marailov is out of range and Heidegger settles back down.
Marailov is looking to clinch.
Marailov digs a good hook to Heidegger's body.
Heidegger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marailov finds it's way round the side to connect with Heidegger's head.
Heidegger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marailov checks it well.
Marailov lands with an overhand left.
Marailov clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heidegger has a couple of punches blocked by Marailov.
Marailov breaks from the clinch.
Marailov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heidegger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marailov's sensitive parts.
Marailov throws a nice looking combination but Heidegger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marailov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marailov lands a nice hook to Heidegger's body. Heidegger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marailov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Heidegger throws a wild body kick that Marailov sees coming a mile off.
Heidegger slips a straight right by Marailov.
Marailov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heidegger.
Heidegger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Heidegger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Heidegger slips a straight right by Marailov.
Marailov lands a big uppercut and Heidegger crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Heidegger looks OK. Marailov waves Heidegger back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Heidegger - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marailov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heidegger avoids the body shot from Marailov.
Heidegger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marailov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marailov blocks a head kick by Heidegger.
Despite the aggression on Marailov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Oooooh!!! Marailov has knocked Heidegger down with a huge combo! Marailov steps away and waves a wobbly Heidegger back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Heidegger lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big right from Marailov misses.
Marailov scores with the left hand. Heidegger knows he should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Marailov. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Heidegger.
Heidegger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marailov is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marailov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marailov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marailov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heidegger.
Heidegger lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Marailov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Marailov. Beautiful body shot.
Marailov misses with a body punch
and Heidegger counters with a series of strikes. Marailov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Heidegger lands a jab to the head.
Heidegger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Heidegger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marailov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heidegger walks into a straight right hand from Marailov.
Heidegger avoids the body shot from Marailov.
Marailov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A clash of legs there as Marailov blocks the low kick.
Marailov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marailov misses with a double jab.
Marailov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Heidegger is looking to land body kicks.
Marailov misses the jab.
It looked like Heidegger was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Marailov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidegger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marailov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Heidegger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marailov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Heidegger thows a body kick. Marailov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A big right from Heidegger misses.
Marailov lands a jab to the nose.
Heidegger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marailov momentarily.
Marailov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heidegger circles away quickly and effectively.
Heidegger is looking to chop away at Marailov's legs.
Marailov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marailov lands a right hook to the body.
Marailov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heidegger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Heidegger misses the target.
Marailov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Heidegger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heidegger throws a leg kick but Marailov sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heidegger is looking to chop away at Marailov's legs.
Heidegger thumps Marailov with a low kick.
Heidegger connects with a single shot there.
Heidegger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marailov manages to avoid it.
Heidegger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marailov misses with a hook to the body
and Heidegger counters with a nice body shot.
Marailov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marailov scores with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Marailov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heidegger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heidegger misses with a leg kick.
Heidegger misses with an uppercut. Marailov saw that one coming.
Heidegger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Heidegger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heidegger throws a body kick that misses.
Marailov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heidegger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marailov.
Heidegger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marailov is able to avoid easily.
A solid body kick from Heidegger.
Heidegger swats away the attempt to clinch by Marailov.
Marailov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heidegger at a distance.
Heidegger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marailov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heidegger.
Heidegger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marailov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marailov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Heidegger.
Heidegger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marailov cracks a nice hook into Heidegger's ribs.
Marailov lands with a nice combination. Heidegger backs away looking to recover.
Marailov cracks Heidegger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marailov motions for Heidegger to come forward. Marailov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marailov defending well as Heidegger loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Heidegger.
Marailov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marailov lands a big uppercut and Heidegger crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Heidegger looks OK. Marailov waves Heidegger back to his feet!
Heidegger moves out of range as Marailov strikes.
Marailov misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Heidegger.
Marailov throws a body punch but Heidegger moves out of range.
It looked like Heidegger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Heidegger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gustav Marailov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marailov cracks Heidegger with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Marailov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Heidegger to stand back up!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heidegger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gustav Marailov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marailov drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Heidegger's head, knocking him out cold! Marailov is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gustav Marailov!
A very excited looking Gustav Marailov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Puck Heidegger spoke after the fight, saying 'lol @ this matchup. Enjoy.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Riccuito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svyatoslav Vakarchuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riccuito comes to the cage accompanied by walk hard . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mark Riccuito!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riccuito clinches.
Riccuito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vakarchuk is defending well for now.
Vakarchuk manages to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Vakarchuk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Riccuito gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vakarchuk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Riccuito stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Riccuito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riccuito instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vakarchuk drags the fight down to the ground.
Riccuito postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vakarchuk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Riccuito gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vakarchuk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Riccuito gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vakarchuk looking for a guillotine here but Riccuito defends easily.
Riccuito trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vakarchuk's guard.
Our spies down at at Russian Top Team Elite Gym inform us that Vakarchuk has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Riccuito gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Riccuito is looking to clinch.
Vakarchuk tries to keep at a distance but Riccuito has taken the fight into the clinch.
Riccuito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vakarchuk is trying to pull guard but Riccuito has him pressed against the cage.
Riccuito misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vakarchuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riccuito throws a punch but it's blocked by Vakarchuk.
Vakarchuk jumps guard and drags Riccuito to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Vakarchuk looking for a sweep. Not yet Vakarchuk, not yet.
Vakarchuk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vakarchuk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Riccuito defends well.
Riccuito wants to stand but Vakarchuk is controlling his posture from full guard.
Vakarchuk working for a triangle but Riccuito defends it easily.
Vakarchuk has his foot on Riccuito's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Riccuito works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito stands up from Vakarchuk's guard - Riccuito perhaps looking for a knockout.
Riccuito thumps Vakarchuk with a low kick.
Riccuito fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Vakarchuk tries to counter it with a takedown but Riccuito pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vakarchuk misses with a takedown attempt - Riccuito sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vakarchuk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vakarchuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riccuito wants to clinch up but Vakarchuk keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Vakarchuk releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Riccuito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vakarchuk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Riccuito but Riccuito pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mark Riccuito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Svyatoslav Vakarchuk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vakarchuk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riccuito fails in his attempt to clinch.
Riccuito has managed to clinch.
Vakarchuk jumps guard and drags Riccuito to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Riccuito stopping the sweep attempt from Vakarchuk.
Vakarchuk controls Riccuito momentarily but Riccuito frees himself.
Vakarchuk is looking for a triangle but Riccuito pushes his legs off easily.
Riccuito stands up and waves to Vakarchuk to follow him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riccuito has taken the fight to the clinch.
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 Mark Riccuito will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Riccuito misses with a body shot.
Vakarchuk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vakarchuk keeps the fight on the outside.
Vakarchuk feints the counter takedown.
Riccuito leaves Vakarchuk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Riccuito delivers a nice body kick.
Riccuito cracks Vakarchuk with a good jab.
Riccuito fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vakarchuk let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vakarchuk fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Riccuito to the ground. Vakarchuk is now in Riccuito's guard.
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Riccuito is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vakarchuk distracts Riccuito with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Riccuito pushes Vakarchuk off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccuito has Vakarchuk up against the cage in a clinch.
Vakarchuk blocks an elbow strike.
Riccuito throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Riccuito tries to work over Vakarchuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vakarchuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vakarchuk.
Riccuito tries to land knees in the clinch but Vakarchuk avoids the damage to the body.
Vakarchuk jumps guard.
Riccuito gets to his feet - Vakarchuk follows without any prompting.
Riccuito displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vakarchuk.
Mark Riccuito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vakarchuk.
Riccuito tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vakarchuk manages to circle out of the way.
Mark Riccuito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Svyatoslav Vakarchuk.
Vakarchuk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Riccuito as he avoids it easily.
Riccuito wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Riccuito moves in looking to clinch but Vakarchuk pushes him off.
Riccuito doesn't manage to clinch there - Vakarchuk circles away.
Vakarchuk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Riccuito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riccuito tries to close the distance and clinch but Vakarchuk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riccuito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vakarchuk with the counter takedown but Riccuito avoids it easily.
Riccuito misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vakarchuk! But no joy.
Vakarchuk shoots for a takedown but Riccuito saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Riccuito appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito tries to clinch but Vakarchuk is having none of it.
Riccuito tries to clinch
and Vakarchuk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riccuito fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riccuito throws a series of punches but Vakarchuk avoids them all with ease.
Vakarchuk changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Riccuito tries to close the distance and clinch but Vakarchuk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vakarchuk changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vakarchuk drives through and clinches with Riccuito against the cage.
Vakarchuk is trying to pull guard but Riccuito has him pressed against the cage.
Riccuito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vakarchuk jumps guard but Riccuito turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Riccuito scores with a hook to the body.
Riccuito misses with some punches.
Riccuito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vakarchuk managing to block the knees to the body from Riccuito.
Vakarchuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Riccuito fails to land.
Vakarchuk pulls Riccuito into guard.
Vakarchuk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Riccuito wants to stand but Vakarchuk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Riccuito decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vakarchuk, up you get!
Riccuito fakes the leg kick and cracks Vakarchuk in the body.
Vakarchuk takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riccuito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vakarchuk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Riccuito circles away.
Riccuito is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vakarchuk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Riccuito dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Riccuito tries to close the distance and clinch but Vakarchuk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riccuito throws a leg kick but Vakarchuk moved away.
Riccuito rushes Vakarchuk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riccuito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vakarchuk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Riccuito misses with a punch on the inside.
Riccuito tries to throw a body punch but Vakarchuk avoids it by throwing Riccuito back against the cage.
Riccuito gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Svyatoslav Vakarchuk has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riccuito.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vakarchuk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Riccuito smiles and moves away.
Vakarchuk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Riccuito to the mat! Riccuito manages to get full guard.
Riccuito has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Vakarchuk off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mark Riccuito is winning the standup battle so far.
Riccuito tries to clinch but Vakarchuk moves out of range.
Riccuito is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Vakarchuk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vakarchuk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riccuito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vakarchuk can do to turn this around?
Riccuito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vakarchuk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vakarchuk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vakarchuk fails with the takedown.
Mark Riccuito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Svyatoslav Vakarchuk.
Riccuito connects with a nice looking jab.
Vakarchuk swats away the attempt to clinch by Riccuito.
Vakarchuk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Riccuito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vakarchuk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vakarchuk keeps the fight on the outside.
Riccuito tries to clinch there but Vakarchuk circles away.
Riccuito tries to clinch up but Vakarchuk circles away and keeps his distance.
Vakarchuk wants to counter the offense by Riccuito and move into the clinch position.
Vakarchuk keeps the fight on the outside.
Riccuito is looking to clinch.
Riccuito tries to clinch but Vakarchuk is having none of it.
Riccuito scores with a one two! Vakarchuk had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Riccuito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vakarchuk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vakarchuk tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vakarchuk swats away the attempt to clinch by Riccuito.
Mark Riccuito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riccuito fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riccuito darts in and clinches Vakarchuk up against the cage.
Mark Riccuito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vakarchuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riccuito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riccuito scores with a hook to the body.
Riccuito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riccuito has a couple of punches blocked by Vakarchuk.
Riccuito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riccuito struggles to land a body shot inside as Vakarchuk controls his hands.
Riccuito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riccuito comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vakarchuk drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vakarchuk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vakarchuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vakarchuk.
Riccuito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riccuito throws an elbow but it misses.
Vakarchuk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vakarchuk works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vakarchuk stops Riccuito from standing up.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Riccuito manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Riccuito lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Svyatoslav Vakarchuk's cut even more.
Riccuito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Riccuito clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Svyatoslav Vakarchuk'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.
Riccuito wants to clinch.
Riccuito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vakarchuk feints the counter takedown.
Riccuito slips under a jab.
Riccuito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vakarchuk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vakarchuk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Riccuito tries to clinch but Vakarchuk moves away
and Vakarchuk counters with a takedown into side control.
Riccuito defending against the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riccuito pushes Vakarchuk away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Vakarchuk gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Vakarchuk goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Riccuito has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Vakarchuk but great work by Riccuito.
Vakarchuk tries to buck Riccuito off but Riccuito is having none of it.
Riccuito stands up.
Riccuito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vakarchuk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vakarchuk now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vakarchuk shoots in for a takedown but Riccuito shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vakarchuk swats away the attempt to clinch by Riccuito.
Riccuito wants to clinch.
And Vakarchuk tries to counter it with a takedown but Riccuito pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Riccuito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riccuito wants to clinch but Vakarchuk slips to the side
and Vakarchuk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Riccuito keeping moving, preventing Vakarchuk from controlling successfully.
Riccuito wants to get back to his feet but Vakarchuk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vakarchuk looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vakarchuk works over Riccuito with some ground and pound from guard.
Riccuito wants to stand up but Vakarchuk is controlling him.
Vakarchuk is in close to Riccuito's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vakarchuk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vakarchuk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Riccuito wants to stand and escape but Vakarchuk is having none of it.
Vakarchuk works over Riccuito with some ground and pound from guard.
Vakarchuk is stalling in the full guard.
Vakarchuk connects with a couple of short punches.
Vakarchuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Riccuito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vakarchuk scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vakarchuk throws a big right hand that misses.
Vakarchuk trying to control but Riccuito is working from the bottom.
Vakarchuk content to stall in guard here.
Riccuito is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vakarchuk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Riccuito's head.
Riccuito scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Vakarchuk circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito tries to clinch but Vakarchuk moves out of range.
Vakarchuk drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Riccuito defends it well.
Riccuito stuffs the takedown.
Riccuito is looking to clinch.
Riccuito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riccuito stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Riccuito wants it to stay on the feet.
Vakarchuk just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRiccuito.
Mark Riccuito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Svyatoslav Vakarchuk.
Riccuito tries to clinch but Vakarchuk moves out of range.
And Vakarchuk tries to counter it with a takedown but Riccuito pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Riccuito tries to clinch there but Vakarchuk circles away.
Riccuito throws a lazy right hand but Vakarchuk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vakarchuk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riccuito rushes Vakarchuk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riccuito.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Svyatoslav Vakarchuk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Svyatoslav Vakarchuk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Riccuito swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vakarchuk moves into the clinch.
Vakarchuk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vakarchuk changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Riccuito fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Riccuito throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vakarchuk on the side of the head.
Riccuito moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riccuito tries to work over Vakarchuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vakarchuk jumps guard but Riccuito stands there with Vakarchuk around his waist. Vakarchuk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vakarchuk blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vakarchuk is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mark Riccuito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Svyatoslav Vakarchuk.
Riccuito gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Riccuito lands a damaging elbow.
Vakarchuk managing to block the knees to the body from Riccuito.
Riccuito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vakarchuk is defending well for now.
Vakarchuk is trying to pull guard but Riccuito has him pressed against the cage.
Riccuito gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vakarchuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Riccuito.
Vakarchuk managing to block the knees to the body from Riccuito.
Vakarchuk avoids a wild elbow strike from Riccuito.
Mark Riccuito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vakarchuk tries to pull guard but Riccuito forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vakarchuk pulls Riccuito into guard.
Riccuito got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vakarchuk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Riccuito has managed to get both his arms back between Vakarchuk's legs - danger averted.
Riccuito decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vakarchuk, up you get!
Riccuito misses with a body kick.
Riccuito fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Vakarchuk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vakarchuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riccuito throws out the jab.
Vakarchuk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Riccuito gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vakarchuk jumps guard but Riccuito stands there with Vakarchuk around his waist. Vakarchuk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riccuito.
Vakarchuk pulls guard successfully.
Riccuito has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vakarchuk is proving hard to escape from.
Vakarchuk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vakarchuk trying to keep a closed guard but Riccuito is proving a slippery customer.
Riccuito has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vakarchuk is proving hard to escape from.
Vakarchuk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vakarchuk doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Vakarchuk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Riccuito stopping the sweep attempt from Vakarchuk.
Vakarchuk throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Riccuito decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vakarchuk, up you get!
Riccuito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vakarchuk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vakarchuk.
Riccuito looks to clinch
enabling Vakarchuk to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riccuito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vakarchuk closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Riccuito quickly recovers to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Riccuito showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Riccuito 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 49:46
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Riccuito!
Mark Riccuito retains his heavyweight title!
Mark Riccuito spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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