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DUEL#62 Romero vs Bangsit PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Rondeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Rondeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rondeau moves into the clinch.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Rondeau prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Rondeau tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Rondeau has double underhooks.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rondeau has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson tries to break free but Rondeau pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rondeau breaks the clinch.
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Rondeau slips a straight right by Johnson.
Rondeau seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson jabs at Rondeau's body.
Rondeau lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Ben Johnson has been cut.
A head kick from Rondeau lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rondeau has him pressed against the cage.
Rondeau wants to break free but Johnson has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rondeau keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've been hearing reports that Rondeau has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rondeau keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rondeau has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rondeau.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Rondeau trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rondeau into the cage.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Rondeau has double underhooks.
Rondeau breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Rondeau shakes it off.
Johnson throws the left hand but Rondeau avoids the punch easily.
Johnson has Rondeau up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Rondeau keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rondeaus head.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rondeau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rondeau connects with a body shot.
Rondeau throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Rondeau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Ben Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Rondeau is controlling him.
Johnson is trying to push Rondeau away but Rondeau has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Rondeau is controlling the position.
Johnson wants to break free but Rondeau has control.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rondeau.
Johnson tries a body shot but Rondeau blocks it.
Rondeau is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Rondeau is controlling the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rondeau takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rondeau pulls guard.
Johnson won't allow Rondeau to get back to his feet.
Rondeau keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rondeau is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Rondeau bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Johnson's cut.
That's time! Rondeau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson darts in and clinches Rondeau up against the cage.
Rondeau tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rondeau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rondeau plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Rondeau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rondeau has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Johnson uses from the top position.
Rondeau is adopting a defensive guard.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Rondeau has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to buck Rondeau off but he can't manage it.
Rondeau looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rondeau scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Rondeau wants to finish this one by submission but Johnson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rondeau.
Rondeau scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Johnson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondeau lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rondeau is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rondeau controlling his opponent.
Rondeau scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rondeau tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rondeau. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rondeau looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rondeau won't let Johnson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Rondeau working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rondeau with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Rondeau lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson really wants to buck Rondeau off and get back to his feet.
Rondeau landing punches.
Rondeau is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Johnson is surviving well by controlling Rondeau's body position as best he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Rondeau looking to secure an arm triangle but Johnson defends it well.
Johnson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Rondeau scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Rondeau dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rondeau.
Johnson wants to break free but Rondeau has control.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rondeau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson works Rondeau's body with a nice hook.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Rondeau jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Rondeau around his waist. Rondeau gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Rondeau blocks an uppercut.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rondeau has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rondeau clinches with his opponent.
Ben Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rondeau keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson tries to break free but Rondeau pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson tries to break free but Rondeau pushes him back against the cage.
Rondeau trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Rondeau has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Rondeau has him pressed against the cage.
Rondeau wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondeau fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Rondeau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rondeau has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rondeau is looking for a takedown.
Rondeau prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Rondeau manages to pull guard.
Rondeau lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rondeau swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Rondeau doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Johnson paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Rondeau - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Josh Rondeau!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Struts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by enguinha pocoto. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes comics |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexandre Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Struts!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struts wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Garcia looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt - Struts sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Struts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Struts is looking to clinch.
Struts looks for a takedown but Garcia sprawls well.
Garcia is looking to counter with a body kick.
Struts closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Struts lands in his opponent's guard.
Garcia is working an open guard so Struts takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struts shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Struts showed some decent athleticism there.
Struts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garcia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Struts takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Struts looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Struts controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Struts has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Struts wants to stand but Garcia has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.
Struts wants to stand but Garcia has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Struts is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Garcia!
Garcia holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Struts tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Struts wants to control the pace but Garcia is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Struts takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
It looks like Struts might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Struts can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Garcia is looking to escape.
Struts might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Garcia haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Struts thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Struts dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Struts looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Struts misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garcia lands a high kick!
Struts fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Struts wants to counter with a clinch but Garcia pushes him away.
Garcia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Struts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Struts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Struts is trying to get an arm triangle but Garcia is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struts tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Struts has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Struts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
Struts looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Struts has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Struts working for a guillotine from mount but Garcia is in no mood to give up.
Struts misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Garcia avoids a series of strikes thrown by Struts.
Daniel Struts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Struts controlling the position easily from mount.
Garcia taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struts unloads with some shots from mount but Garcia bucks and avoids them well.
Struts pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Struts throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Struts wants to control the pace but Garcia is squirming around nicely.
Struts controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struts is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Garcia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Struts throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Struts there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Struts wants to finish this one by submission but Garcia is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Struts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Struts is landing with some decent strikes but Garcia is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Struts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Struts is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Struts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garcia half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Garcia throws a head kick but Struts moves out of range.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Struts looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Garcia is looking to counter the offense by Struts and move into the clinch.
Struts wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Struts.
Alexandre Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Struts.
Struts shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense.
Struts stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Struts wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struts wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Struts pushes him off.
Struts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Struts. No joy for Garcia on that attempt.
Struts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garcia defends it nicely.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Struts shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia instigates a clinch.
Garcia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garcia drops down looking for an ankle pick but Struts pulls his leg out and moves away.
Struts shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garcia sprawls well. Garcia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Struts gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcia clinches.
Struts jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Garcia walks away with a smile on his face. Struts gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Struts moves out of range easily.
Struts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garcia defends it nicely.
Struts shoots in for a double leg but Garcia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Garcia scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Struts manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Struts shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense.
Garcia moves into the clinch.
Struts has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Garcia avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Garcia gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia prevents Struts from improving his position.
Garcia working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Struts tries to roll over but Garcia keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia slows the pace down in half guard.
Alexandre Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Struts is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Struts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Struts is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Garcia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Garcia's back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandre Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Struts has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Struts!
The defeated Alexandre Garcia had this to say: 'tava sentindo dores'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olaf Osiansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olaf Osiansen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olaf Osiansen!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osiansen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Osiansen tries to roll over but St Pierre keeps him under control.
Osiansen trying to control from the bottom.
St Pierre wants to control but Osiansen is keeping him busy.
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osiansen is staying active underneath St Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
St Pierre is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Osiansen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
St Pierre keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
St Pierre is keen to just control but Osiansen is a slippery customer.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Osiansen dodges it nicely.
Osiansen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Osiansen's head.
Ground and pound from St Pierre.
St Pierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Osiansen trying to hold on to St Pierre's head to control him but St Pierre postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre moves nicely into side control.
Osiansen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Osiansen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Osiansen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked St Pierre off and has taken his back!
Osiansen has the hooks in. St Pierre is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Osiansen is trying to stick to St Pierre's back but St Pierre is turning into Osiansen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Osiansen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by St Pierre.
Osiansen is controlling St Pierre's posture.
St Pierre is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Osiansen's head.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Osiansen is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Osiansen can do anything to dispel that myth.
St Pierre won't allow Osiansen to get back to his feet.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Osiansen.
Osiansen keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
St Pierre advances position into side control!
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Osiansen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Osiansen is looking to reverse the position.
St Pierre lands a decent elbow from side control.
St Pierre taking a breather here.
Osiansen taking punishment in the form of punches.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Osiansen tries to improve position but can't.
St Pierre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
An elbow from St Pierre crashes against the mat.
St Pierre throws an elbow but Osiansen slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Pierre dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Osiansen tries to avoid it but St Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Osiansen to the ground. Osiansen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Osiansen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but St Pierre defends it well.
St Pierre gets a takedown into half guard.
St Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Osiansen's head.
St Pierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
St Pierre moves nicely into side control.
St Pierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Osiansen can do to turn this around?
St Pierre working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
St Pierre tries to score with some ground and pound. Osiansen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osiansen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Osiansen tries to buck St Pierre off but St Pierre is having none of it.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
St Pierre connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Osiansen some visible discomfort.
Osiansen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
St Pierre misses with the ground and pound.
St Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Osiansen keeps working.
Osiansen is trying to control St Pierre's posture but St Pierre avoids it.
Osiansen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scores with punches from side control.
St Pierre working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Osiansen is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes there by St Pierre.
The ground and pound from St Pierre seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
St Pierre cracks Osiansen with a big elbow.
Osiansen is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
Osiansen taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Osiansen works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
St Pierre passes to full mount!
St Pierre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
St Pierre can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Osiansen is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, St Pierre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! St Pierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
St Pierre with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre landing punches.
St Pierre with good strikes from the mount here!
Osiansen taking shots to the head.
Osiansen is rocked!
Osiansen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as St Pierre tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre with shots to the head and body - Osiansen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Osiansen is still in real trouble! Can St Pierre finish him?
St Pierre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Osiansen seems to have recovered his senses.
St Pierre landing shots from mount.
Osiansen taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Pierre dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by St Pierre.
St Pierre has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Osiansen!
St Pierre tries to control but Osiansen wriggling away.
Osiansen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Osiansen tries to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
St Pierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St Pierre thowing shots but they're missing.
George St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre unloads with some shots from mount but Osiansen bucks and avoids them well.
Osiansen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Pierre with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control but Osiansen is having none of it.
St Pierre raining down shots from the mount!
St Pierre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Osiansen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
St Pierre tries to control but Osiansen wriggling away.
Osiansen is trying to escape the mount.
St Pierre jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Osiansen is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Osiansen and St Pierre has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
St Pierre scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on St Pierre's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
St Pierre tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
St Pierre cracks Osiansen with a big right hand but Osiansen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
St Pierre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St Pierre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
St Pierre sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Osiansen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre just content to control the position.
St Pierre 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.
Osiansen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of St Pierre.
St Pierre throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Osiansen works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Osiansen wants to get back to full guard.
St Pierre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
St Pierre is trying to control the action in half guard but Osiansen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Osiansen wants to improve his position but St Pierre is controlling well.
Osiansen is still trying to improve position.
Still in half guard, St Pierre seems content to control.
St Pierre seems to be working for a kimura but Osiansen defends the submission attempt.
St Pierre controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Osiansen is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George St Pierre!
In his post fight interview, George St Pierre started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patricius Satanae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Roots Bloody Roots - Sepultura as his entrance music. The key to victory for Patricius Satanae has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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251 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patricius Satanae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva's coach down at Soul Supremacy Rio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Silva's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Satanae is defending well.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satanae won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
Silva is working for a kimura but Satanae is defending it quite comfortably.
Satanae avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Satanae has managed to free his arm - good work.
Satanae trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva is working for an americana but Satanae has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Silva was thinking about the submission.
Satanae is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva passes Satanae's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva moves into full mount! Satanae won't be happy about that!
Silva moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Satanae has worked his arm free - good work by Satanae!
Silva throws a strike aimed at the side of Satanae's head but Satanae avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a kimura but Satanae is defending well.
Satanae managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva swings around for an armbar but Satanae sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Silva's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Satanae.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Satanae defends it.
Silva is still trying to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Satanae has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Silva 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.
Satanae gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Satanae scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva tries for a takedown but Satanae manages to get underhooks.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Satanae fails to land.
Satanae scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva wants a takedown.
Satanae misses with the head strike.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Satanae tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva wants a takedown.
Patricius Satanae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satanae lands a hook to the side of the head.
Satanae gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Satanae tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Satanae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Satanae.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satanae is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Satanae.
Satanae landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Satanae lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Satanae.
Satanae is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Satanae avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short left from Satanae.
A nice left hand lands by Satanae.
Satanae lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva is rocked!
Patricius Satanae has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Satanae dips a shoulder and cracks Silva with a mighty uppercut! Silva falls back against the cage and Satanae unloads with a barrage of strikes! Silva is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Satanae screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patricius Satanae!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Patricius Satanae made sure he mentioned RAGS of a RONIN, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Norbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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208 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dirk Norbit!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown connects with a body shot.
Brown lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brown avoids the head kick by Norbit.
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brown has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Norbit defend it? Brown steps over the head and cranks it - Norbit is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Brown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyson Brown!
Post fight, Tyson Brown took to the microphone: 'A Morphological Examination of Sympatric Cisco Forms in Four Lakes with Specific Reference to the Occurrence of Shortjaw Cisco ( Coregonus Zenithicus) in Manitoba...'.
Dirk Norbit spoke after the fight, saying 'lucky day for some but not for me...oh well I still got my looks'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raine Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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4 - 0 - 0 |
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raine Lovelair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derek David!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovelair scores with a jab to the body.
Lovelair misses with a wild combination.
David doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lovelair counters with a series of strikes. David will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lovelair throws a right and a left that both miss.
David gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lovelair counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David darts in and clinches Lovelair up against the cage.
David is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lovelair lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Derek David has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Lovelair.
A knee to the head by Lovelair.
Good body shot from Lovelair.
David tries for a takedown but Lovelair manages to get underhooks.
I was talking to Lovelair's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Raine Lovelair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek David.
Lovelair blocks the elbow strike.
David looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
David's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
David working hard to break the clinch.
Lovelair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has David in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
David looks winded!
Lovelair connects with a knee to the head.
Lovelair lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of David backwards.
Lovelair has David pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. David is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Lovelair - that's hurt David badly! Oh, another knee lands and David is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but David doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Raine Lovelair!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Culver Crimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jer Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bear is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Good Times. Culver Crimson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jer Bear's chin.
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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
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jer Bear!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crimson tries to keep at a distance but Bear has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crimson misses with some punches.
Bear goes for a takedown in the clinch but Crimson prevents it.
Crimson misses with some punches.
Bear has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Crimson regains guard immediately.
Crimson keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
Bear is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bear with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear trying to control but Crimson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Crimson wants to stand up but Bear is controlling him.
Bear stands and steps away. Crimson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Culver Crimson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crimson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crimson stalks Bear and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bear's face. Bear staggers backwards, shaken.
Bear jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crimson throws a big counter combination but Bear scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bear misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crimson.
Bear shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crimson pinned against the cage. Crimson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bear misses with a takedown attempt - Crimson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Culver Crimson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jer Bear.
Bear shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crimson defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear fails to land the takedown.
Bear misses with a double jab.
Crimson throws a sloppy head kick and Bear moves out of range easily.
Crimson misses with a wild combination.
Crimson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bear backs up against the cage.
It looks like Jer Bear has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear fails with a takedown attempt.
Crimson lands a head kick!
Crimson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson throws a right hand that Bear ducks under and follows up with a left that Bear also avoids with ease.
Crimson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bear was well out of range. Poor timing from Crimson.
Crimson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Crimson.
Bear is rocked!
Crimson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bear is still on wobbly legs! Can Crimson finish him?
Bear fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bear seems to have recovered his senses.
Bear fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crimson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bear counters with an inside leg kick.
Crimson lands with a big left! Bear is wobbled badly! Crimson comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Bear to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Culver Crimson!
A victorious Culver Crimson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Marailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bunting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marailov comes to the cage accompanied by Вставай. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bunting's choice of entrance music: Shell Shocked. John Bunting told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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35
267 lbs
30 - 22 - 1 |
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267 lbs
42 - 22 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Marailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bunting!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunting walks into a straight right hand from Marailov.
Bunting swats away the attempt to clinch by Marailov.
Marailov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice straight punches there by Marailov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marailov.
It looks like John Bunting has been cut.
Marailov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marailov jabs at Bunting's body.
Bunting wants to land a leg kick but Marailov is out of range.
Marailov drives through and clinches with Bunting against the cage.
A hook to the body from Marailov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marailov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bunting avoids it.
Bunting swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marailov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bunting swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bunting.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marailov breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marailov rushes Bunting and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marailov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Marailov does no damage.
Bunting looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gustav Marailov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunting takes one to the chin there.
Marailov lands a big right hand that sends Bunting crashing to the mat! Marailov stays standing though and waves Bunting back to his feet!
Bunting is rocked!
That has opened up John Bunting's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Marailov moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Bunting! Marailov continues to tee off on Bunting, landing with a left and a right! Marailov connects with a right hand that leaves Bunting sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Marailov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gustav Marailov!
In his post fight interview, Gustav Marailov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Svyatoslav Vakarchuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicolas Muller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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282 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Muller!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vakarchuk slips under a jab.
Muller lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Svyatoslav Vakarchuk has been cut.
Muller drives through and clinches with Vakarchuk against the cage.
Muller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vakarchuk blocks it with crossed arms.
Muller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Muller lands a nice elbow.
Muller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vakarchuk avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vakarchuk jumps guard but Muller stands there with Vakarchuk around his waist. Vakarchuk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Muller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vakarchuk backwards.
Vakarchuk is trying to pull guard but Muller turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Vakarchuk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vakarchuk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Svyatoslav Vakarchuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vakarchuk avoiding damage as Muller throws knees to the body.
Vakarchuk avoiding damage as Muller throws knees to the body.
Muller misses with an elbow strike.
Vakarchuk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vakarchuk looking to slow down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Muller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vakarchuk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Muller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vakarchuk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short uppercut from Muller.
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk's cut is getting worse.
Vakarchuk takes an elbow to the temple.
Vakarchuk is rocked!
Vakarchuk fails to pull guard.
Oh Vakarchuk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Muller working the clinch nicely. Vakarchuk is working for position but Muller cracks him with a big knee to the head! Vakarchuk crumples up against the cage and Muller lands two more shots before the ref can save Vakarchuk! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Nicolas Muller!
A determined Nicolas Muller didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Third Round Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Bangsit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Third Round Romero could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andy Bangsit's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Round Romero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Bangsit!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Romero misses.
Romero cracks Bangsit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
Romero is looking to slow Bangsit down with leg kicks.
Bangsit has his takedown stuffed
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
Bangsit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Romero defends it nicely.
Romero is looking to counter the offense by Bangsit and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero works Bangsit's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Romero.
Third Round Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bangsit fails with the takedown
and Romero counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Third Round Romero!
Third Round Romero retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Third Round Romero started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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