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Gladiators 33 Sharp v Gain PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Skywalker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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209 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Skywalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skywalker misses the jab.
Bennet swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Skywalker tries to bum rush Bennet with a series of wild strikes but Bennet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A shot to the liver by Skywalker. Beautiful body shot.
Skywalker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bennet circles away quickly and effectively.
Michael Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Skywalker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skywalker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bennet looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bennet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skywalker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A shot to the liver by Skywalker. Beautiful body shot.
Skywalker loads up on a big right hand but Bennet slips the punch.
Bennet flicks out a counter leg kick but Skywalker steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skywalker throws out the jab.
Skywalker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Skywalker swings for the body but Bennet moves out of range.
Bennet connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like John Skywalker has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skywalker. Bennet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennet throws out a counter right but Skywalker avoids it with no problem.
Skywalker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bennet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bennet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skywalker.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bennet, as that shot connected.
Bennet scores with a shot to the body.
Bennet jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bennet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skywalker. Bennet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skywalker tries to keep at a distance but Bennet has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet swings wildly with an uppercut but Skywalker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennet misses with a body punch.
Bennet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennet tries to throw a body punch but Skywalker avoids it by throwing Bennet back against the cage.
Skywalker is leaning against Bennet and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bennet digs a right hand underneath Skywalker's ribcage. Skywalker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bennet.
Bennet misses with a punch to the body.
Skywalker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skywalker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice cross by Bennet.
Bennet thuds a left hand into Skywalker's body.
Bennet lands with a nice body punch.
Skywalker is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet jabs at Skywalker's body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bennet!
Skywalker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bennet scores with a body shot.
Bennet scores with a jab to the jaw.
Skywalker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bennet scores with a nice right hand.
Skywalker slips a jab and a cross from Bennet.
Skywalker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Skywalker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennet circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Skywalker to the canvas! Skywalker doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Bennet keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Bennet!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Van Ginsburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimi Karalopolous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Ginsburg comes to the cage accompanied by We will rock you. The crowd seem to be enjoying Karalopolous's choice of entrance music: Now We Are Free. Max Van Ginsburg could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dimi Karalopolous's chin.
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Van Ginsburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dimi Karalopolous!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Van Ginsburg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karalopolous swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Ginsburg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karalopolous closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Van Ginsburg's guard.
Karalopolous connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Ginsburg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Karalopolous on the ground.
Karalopolous working some strikes from top position.
Karalopolous landing with the ground and pound.
Van Ginsburg can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Karalopolous controls the pace.
Karalopolous with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Karalopolous's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karalopolous working some strikes from top position.
Van Ginsburg wants to stand but Karalopolous is controlling the position.
Van Ginsburg has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Karalopolous is working Van Ginsburg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Karalopolous landing with the ground and pound.
Karalopolous seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karalopolous postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Karalopolous lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Karalopolous slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Van Ginsburg wants to stand but Karalopolous is controlling the position.
Karalopolous has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Karalopolous scoring with some ground and pound.
Karalopolous not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Karalopolous passes Van Ginsburg's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Karalopolous drops an elbow to the side of Van Ginsburg's head.
Karalopolous not doing much here.
Van Ginsburg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karalopolous scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karalopolous lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Karalopolous.
Karalopolous is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Karalopolous is nestled in close to Van Ginsburg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Karalopolous perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Karalopolous is nestled in close to Van Ginsburg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Karalopolous content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
It looks like Karalopolous 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.
Let's hope that Karalopolous 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Ginsburg is looking to escape.
Van Ginsburg taking some punishment here, with Karalopolous in his half guard.
Karalopolous landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Karalopolous lands strikes from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Karalopolous in particular looking to stall.
Nice strikes from Karalopolous there.
Karalopolous controlling the action here.
Karalopolous lands strikes from half guard.
Karalopolous seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Karalopolous.
Karalopolous passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Van Ginsburg!
Karalopolous controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karalopolous lands with some strikes.
Karalopolous landing punches.
Karalopolous tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Karalopolous lands a heavy elbow.
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!
Karalopolous lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Van Ginsburg hang on?
Karalopolous lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Karalopolous controlling the pace for now.
Karalopolous scoring with strikes but Van Ginsburg is staying in there.
Van Ginsburg is rocked!
Van Ginsburg is bucking up trying to escape but Karalopolous cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oh Van Ginsburg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Ginsburg takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Karalopolous scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Karalopolous connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimi Karalopolous 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.
Van Ginsburg misses the jab.
Van Ginsburg seems to have got his legs back now.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Karalopolous closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Van Ginsburg did well to prevent Karalopolous getting side control.
Karalopolous seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Karalopolous drops an elbow to the side of Van Ginsburg's head.
Karalopolous lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Karalopolous.
Karalopolous is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dimi Karalopolous has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karalopolous landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Karalopolous working Van Ginsburg over with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Karalopolous in particular looking to stall.
Karalopolous lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karalopolous seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Karalopolous landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Karalopolous controlling the pace.
Karalopolous stops Van Ginsburg from getting back to his feet.
Van Ginsburg taking some punishment here, with Karalopolous in his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Karalopolous is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karalopolous winds up and cracks Van Ginsburg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Karalopolous passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Van Ginsburg!
Karalopolous has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Van Ginsburg's face.
Karalopolous is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Karalopolous sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Karalopolous has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Van Ginsburg's face.
Karalopolous raining down shots from the mount!
Karalopolous has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karalopolous raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Max Van Ginsburg has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Karalopolous! Van Ginsburg is hurt baaadly! Karalopolous is firing away with more strikes - Van Ginsburg is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimi Karalopolous!
Post fight, Dimi Karalopolous stared into the camera and said 'What we do in life echoes in eternity'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uppoamaton Titanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matteus Oxadus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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207 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Uppoamaton Titanic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matteus Oxadus!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oxadus fails to land with a series of punches.
Oxadus slips a jab from Titanic.
Titanic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Titanic throws a shot to the body.
Oxadus throws a body kick that misses.
Oxadus swings widly with a right hand
and Titanic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Oxadus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Titanic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Titanic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oxaduss head.
Still in the clinch, Titanic scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Matteus Oxadus has been cut.
Oxadus working aggressively here.
Oxadus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oxadus taking a breather.
Oxadus lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Titanic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Oxadus throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titanic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oxadus stops Titanic from standing up.
Oxadus distracts Titanic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Titanic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oxadus on the ground.
Titanic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oxadus is controlling him.
Oxadus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oxadus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Titanic keeping moving, preventing Oxadus from controlling successfully.
Oxadus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
It looks like Uppoamaton Titanic has been cut.
Titanic pulls Oxadus in close to his closed guard and prevents Oxadus from doing any damage or advancing position.
Oxadus prevents Titanic from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titanic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Titanic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Titanic looking to control.
Titanic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Titanic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oxadus.
Titanic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oxadus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oxadus advances to half guard.
Oxadus not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Titanic looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Titanic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oxadus.
Oxadus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Titanic is rocked!
Oxadus scores with a big shot! Titanic's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Titanic! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matteus Oxadus!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Firpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owin Erl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvin Firpo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alvin Firpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Owin Erl!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firpo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Erl has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Erl moves into the clinch.
Erl working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Firpo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Erl displaying some good clinch control by pressing Firpo up against the cage.
Erl stalling the fight.
Erl misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Erl creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Firpo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Erl lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Firpo breaks from the clinch.
Erl takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Erl decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erl is trying to control the action in half guard but Firpo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Erl 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.
Erl stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erl trying to control from half guard but Firpo is working away.
Erl is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Erl controlling the action here.
Firpo is looking for a sweep. Erl is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Firpo trying to control here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Firpo tries to get to full guard but Erl has control of the leg.
Erl wants to control but Firpo is keeping him busy.
Firpo wants to get back to full guard but Erl has passed into side control.
Erl is working Firpo over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erl wants to control but Firpo is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Erl cracks Firpo with a big right hand but Firpo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Erl lands a nice forearm strike.
Erl trying to control the position but Firpo is working away.
Firpo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Erl wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Erl wants to control but Firpo is keeping him busy.
Firpo stops Erl from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firpo is looking for a sweep.
Erl trying to control the action but Firpo is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Erl stalls from top position.
Erl wants to lay and pray for a moment but Firpo keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Firpo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owin Erl dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Firpo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Erl's calf.
Erl is looking to clinch but Firpo is avoiding it.
Firpo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Firpo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Erl shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Owin Erl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Firpo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Firpo misses.
Erl darts in looking for a takedown but Firpo gets double underhooks and turns Erl into the cage.
Erl tries to clinch up.
Firpo misses with a low kick.
Erl ducks under a wild hook from Firpo.
Erl is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firpo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Erl tries to counter by closing the distance.
Erl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Firpo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Firpo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Erl.
Erl darts in and clinches Firpo up against the cage.
Firpo manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Firpo misses with a low kick as Erl jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firpo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Firpo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Firpo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Erl wants to clinch.
Firpo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Erl scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Erl trying to control the position but Firpo is working away.
Erl working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Firpo is looking for a sweep.
Erl in side control, throwing shots but Firpo defends.
Firpo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Owin Erl has got the better of the ground game so far.
Firpo is not content to let Erl control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erl working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Erl postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Erl creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Firpo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Erl tries to advance to mount but can't.
Firpo is not content to let Erl control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firpo holding on.
Erl working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Erl is looking to take a break and control but Firpo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Firpo parries the strikes from Erl easily there. Erl is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Firpo to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Erl is looking to take a break and control but Firpo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Firpo throws a head kick but Erl moves out of range.
Erl wants to counter the offense by Firpo and move into the clinch position.
Firpo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Erl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Erl feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Firpo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Firpo throws a head kick that misses.
Firpo lands the left hand.
Firpo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Erl.
Erl moves into range and clinches up with Firpo.
Firpo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Firpo tries to break free but Erl pushes him back against the cage.
Firpo takes a shot to the head.
Firpo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Firpo working hard to break the clinch.
Erl pressing his opponent against the cage.
Erl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvin Firpo dominated that second round.
That's time! Firpo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Erl dodges the punch combination from Firpo.
Alvin Firpo is winning the standup battle so far.
Erl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Firpo throws the left hand but Erl avoids the punch easily.
Firpo throws a solid leg kick but Erl takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Firpo.
Firpo lands a head kick. Erl smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Firpo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erl manages to avoid it.
Erl has closed the distance and engaged Firpo in a clinch.
Erl successfully pulls guard.
Firpo wants to stand but Erl is controlling his posture from full guard.
Erl bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Firpo's guard.
Erl has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firpo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Erl controls the pace.
Firpo looking for a sweep. Not yet Firpo, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firpo being controlled here, momentarily.
Firpo wants to sweep here but Erl controlling him for the moment.
Erl throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Firpo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Erl keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Firpo's head.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Firpo holds on and takes a little breather.
Erl stays in close to Firpo's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Erl working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Erl wants to pass the guard but Firpo is keeping the position.
Erl in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Erl trying to control the position from guard on top but Firpo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Erl working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Firpo throws a hook to the side of Erl's head but Erl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Erl tries to counter with a clinch but Firpo shakes him off and moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Firpo - that will leave a mark!
Firpo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Erl wants to clinch up but Firpo keeps it at a distance.
Firpo swats away the attempt to clinch by Erl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firpo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Erl.
A left lands for Firpo.
Erl fails in his attempt to clinch.
Erl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Firpo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Firpo misses the shot to the body.
Erl wants to counter the offense by Firpo and move into the clinch position.
Erl gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Erl.
Erl has Firpo pressed against the cage, preventing Firpo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Erl tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A hook to the body from Firpo.
Firpo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Erl fails with a takedown attempt.
Erl is looking to clinch.
Firpo throwing a counter right hand but Erl manages to avoid it.
Erl tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Firpo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Firpo.
Erl gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Firpo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvin Firpo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Owin Erl.
Erl tries to close the distance and clinch but Firpo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice jab there from Firpo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erl blocks a jab.
Erl blocks a low kick nicely.
Alvin Firpo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Erl forces Firpo back against the cage and clinches.
Firpo is working Erl over against the cage.
Owin Erl seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Erl.
Firpo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Erl prevents Firpo from breaking the clinch.
Firpo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Firpo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Erl prevents Firpo from breaking the clinch.
Erl has Firpo pressed against the cage, preventing Firpo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvin Firpo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Firpo 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvin Firpo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dj Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haider Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haider Ali is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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260 lbs
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257 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dj Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Haider Ali!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Brown misses
and Ali counters with a stiff right hand.
Ali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Ali wants to counter with a clinch but Brown pushes him away.
Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Haider Ali has been cut.
Brown moves out of range as Ali strikes.
Dj Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ali scores with a nice right hand.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ali. Ali obviously looking to wear him down.
Ali punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Brown misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ali moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown lands a nice hook to Ali's body. Ali takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ali misses with a straight left.
Ali closes the distance but Brown moves to the side
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Ali. Beautiful body shot.
Brown scores with a punch to the head.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ali.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali blocks a jab.
Ali appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ali scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown is rocked!
Ali fakes the body blow, causing Brown to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Brown goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Haider Ali!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleister Cadaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleister Cadaver has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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285 lbs
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273 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleister Cadaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels shoots in for a takedown but Cadaver shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Michaels looks to move away, Cadaver throws a big counter combo but Michaels just gets out of the way.
Cadaver scores with a one two! Michaels had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like George Michaels has been cut.
Michaels scores with a jab to the head.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cadaver moves away.
Michaels misses with a body shot.
Michaels scores with a hook to the body. Cadaver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Michaels bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cadaver throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michaels misses with an uppercut. Cadaver saw that one coming.
Cadaver is looking to counter the offense by Michaels and move into the clinch.
Cadaver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michaels.
Michaels throws a right hand that misses
and Cadaver counters with a left to the body.
Michaels misses with a body shot.
Cadaver is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Michaels.
Cadaver stuffs the takedown.
Michaels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cadaver was well out of range. Poor timing from Michaels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels looks to score with a jab to the body but Cadaver is just out of range.
Cadaver wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Michaels fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cadaver is looking to counter the offense by Michaels and move into the clinch.
Aleister Cadaver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Michaels.
Michaels swats away the attempt to clinch by Cadaver.
Cadaver misses with a combination
and Michaels counters with a stiff right hand.
Cadaver tries to clinch up but Michaels circles away and keeps his distance.
Donk. Michaels catches Cadaver right on the button with a cross.
We've been told by Cadaver's head coaches at School of Hard Knocks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Michaels just misses with a punch to the body.
Cadaver tries to counter by clinching up but Michaels breaks away and moves out of range.
Cadaver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michaels misses the shot to the body.
Cadaver tries to counter by clinching up but Michaels breaks away and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Michaels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cadaver holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Michaels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Michaels has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Michaels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Michaels takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cadaver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cadaver scores with a shoulder strike.
Cadaver content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cadaver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Michaels's brow.
Michaels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cadaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadaver misses with a knee to the head.
Michaels blocks an elbow strike.
Cadaver content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Michaels tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cadaver landing knees to the head.
Michaels takes an elbow to the temple.
Cadaver misses with an elbow strike.
Cadaver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cadaver obliges.
Michaels looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cadaver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cadaver trying to land knees to the body.
Cadaver trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels working hard to break the clinch.
Cadaver stalling.
A short body shot lands from Cadaver as the two fighters clinch.
Michaels dodges an elbow strike from Cadaver.
Cadaver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Michaels avoiding damage as Cadaver throws knees to the body.
Cadaver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Michaels has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cadaver after a bit of a struggle.
Cadaver is leaning against Michaels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cadaver swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cadaver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleister Cadaver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Michaels's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Michaels throws a hook but Cadaver avoids it easily.
Cadaver tries to clinch up but Michaels circles away and keeps his distance.
Cadaver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michaels can do to turn this around?
Cadaver with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Michaels to score with a decent uppercut.
Michaels looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cadaver is fending him off so far but Michaels persists. Nope, Cadaver circles away and we're back to standing.
Michaels looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Michaels is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cadaver.
Nice sprawl there from Cadaver as Michaels shoots in.
Aleister Cadaver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Michaels.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels gets tackled into the cage by Cadaver. Cadaver maintains the clinch.
Cadaver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cadaver lands a damaging elbow.
Michaels has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadaver trying to land knees to the body.
Cadaver throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Cadaver.
Cadaver works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Cadaver landing knees to the body.
Cadaver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cadaver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cadaver lands a nice knee to the body.
Cadaver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Cadaver.
Cadaver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadaver taking a breather.
Cadaver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Cadaver misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels prevents a body shot from Cadaver.
A shot in the inside from Cadaver.
Cadaver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Michaels's defenses.
Cadaver lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Cadaver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Michaels blocks an elbow strike.
Cadaver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cadaver putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Michaels in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadaver scores a nice knee to the body.
Cadaver with a knee to the head.
Cadaver landing knees to the head.
Cadaver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cadaver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cadaver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cadaver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cadaver lands a nice elbow.
Cadaver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cadaver lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Cadaver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cadaver putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Michaels in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cadaver drops Michaels with a big knee straight up the middle! Michaels is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Michaels is rocked!
Cadaver tries to clinch but Michaels is having none of it.
Michaels looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cadaver misses with the combination.
Aleister Cadaver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cadaver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michaels.
Cadaver fails to land with a series of punches.
Cadaver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michaels looking to score a takedown here. Cadaver is defending well but Michaels drives through and ends up in Cadaver's guard.
Michaels stops Cadaver from standing up.
Michaels makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleister Cadaver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Michaels's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Michaels slips a jab and a cross from Cadaver.
Michaels closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cadaver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michaels is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
George Michaels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Michaels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cadaver.
Michaels with a nice cross.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cadaver as he jumps to the side.
George Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cadaver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michaels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Michaels shoots and misses
and Cadaver counters by moving into the clinch.
Cadaver scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadaver working Michaels over with knees to the body.
Cadaver lands a nice knee to the body.
Cadaver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Michaels's defenses.
Michaels takes a shot to the head.
Michaels wants to take the fight to the mat but Cadaver manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Aleister Cadaver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Michaels.
Cadaver scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cadaver.
Cadaver with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cadaver - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cadaver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Michaels's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadaver misses with a knee to the head.
Cadaver landing knees to the body.
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!
Cadaver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Michaels takes a knee right on the jaw!
That has opened up George Michaels's cut even more.
Cadaver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cadaver lands a nice elbow.
Cadaver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Michaels's elbow.
Cadaver lands an elbow inside that Michaels shrugs off.
Cadaver tries a body shot but Michaels blocks it.
Michaels avoids a wild elbow strike from Cadaver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadaver struggles to land a body shot inside as Michaels controls his hands.
Michaels blocks an elbow strike from Cadaver.
Cadaver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cadaver landing knees to the body.
Michaels blocks the elbow strike.
Cadaver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Michaels takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cadaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cadaver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Michaels avoids it.
Michaels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cadaver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
George Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cadaver working aggressively here.
Cadaver really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cadaver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cadaver landing knees to the body.
Cadaver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cadaver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cadaver scores a nice knee to the body.
Cadaver lands an elbow that stopped Michaels in his tracks for a moment.
Cadaver swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees to the body from Cadaver.
Michaels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Michaels misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleister Cadaver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cadaver, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleister Cadaver!
Aleister Cadaver took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Amped Performance for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keyser Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Keyser Soze was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keyser Soze!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soze misses with a left hand
and Perry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soze throws a leg kick which misses Perry's front leg but catches the back leg as Perry tries to avoid it.
Soze misses the shot to the body.
Perry staying out of range there.
Perry lands a glancing blow to the side of Soze's head.
A big right from Soze misses.
Perry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soze.
Soze misses with a body shot
and Perry counters with a nice uppercut.
Perry doesn't manage to clinch there - Soze circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soze circles away from the clinch attempt
and Soze makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Perry drives through and clinches with Soze against the cage.
Soze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perry.
Perry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perry closes the distance but Soze moves to the side
and Soze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soze has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perry finds it's way round the side to connect with Soze's head.
Perry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Soze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perry tries to clinch up.
Soze looks to throw the jab but Perry is out of range.
Perry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soze's coach down at ICON TOP TEAM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Soze's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mike Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soze throws a combination that misses
and Perry counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Soze misses the target.
Perry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perry jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Perry catches Soze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Soze is rocked!
Perry throws an overhand right that drops Soze like a sack of potatoes! Perry dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Perry!
Mike Perry 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaspars Petrovs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Holm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Good knees
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaspars Petrovs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Holm!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovs throws a predictable looking body shot
and Holm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrovs 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.
Petrovs throws a looping overhand right but Holm ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holm! But no joy.
Holm takes a swing at Petrovs's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Petrovs misses
letting Holm counter with a right hand.
It looks like Kaspars Petrovs has been cut.
Petrovs misses with a straight right.
Holm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petrovs connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Holm's hands.
Petrovs with a hook.
Holm defending well as Petrovs loads up on a big left hand.
Holm is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Petrovs with a body shot.
Petrovs throws a hook but Holm blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrovs misses with a hook. Holm ducked under it nicely.
Petrovs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Petrovs misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holm throws out a counter right but Petrovs avoids it with no problem.
Holm blocks a jab.
Holm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petrovs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holm doesn't seem bothered though.
Petrovs throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Holm counter with a right hand.
Petrovs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holm circles away quickly and effectively.
Holm looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrovs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Petrovs does it's job there.
Petrovs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Holm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Holm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrovs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holm ducks under a wild hook from Petrovs.
It seemed like Holm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petrovs throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Holm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrovs misses the target.
Holm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kaspars Petrovs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrovs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holm throws out a counter right but Petrovs avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrovs.
Petrovs misses with a series of wild punches.
Holm appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Petrovs is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Holm's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Petrovs throws a hook to the side of Holm's head but Holm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrovs looks to land a left hand but Holm moved out of range nicely.
Holm closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Holm on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Martin Holm has been cut.
Petrovs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrovs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Petrovs.
Petrovs throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrovs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holm appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrovs. That snapped Holm's head back.
Holm is rocked!
and Petrovs counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Holm! He's just covering up as Petrovs starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaspars Petrovs!
Kaspars Petrovs retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Kaspars Petrovs thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wesley Correira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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247 lbs
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279 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocco Marciano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Correira!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marciano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marciano is looking to counter with a body kick.
A low kick from Marciano is predictable there
and Correira counters with a stiff right hand.
Correira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Correira prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marciano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marciano blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Correira.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marciano.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Correira blocks a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
Correira throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Marciano throws a head punch that misses.
Marciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marciano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Correira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Correira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Correira controls his hands.
Correira prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Nice body punch from Marciano.
Marciano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marciano lands a hook that snaps the head of Correira backwards.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Correira controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Correira.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Correira lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Correira struggles to land a body shot inside as Marciano controls his hands.
Correira blocks an uppercut.
Marciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Correira lands a hook that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Correira misses with some punches.
Marciano tries to work over Correira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Correira tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Correira.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Correira lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correira lands an uppercut.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as Correira controls the action.
Correira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Marciano throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Marciano.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but Correira avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Correira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Correira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Correira scores with a shoulder strike.
Marciano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Correira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marciano throws a head punch that misses.
Marciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marciano tries a body shot but Correira blocks it.
Correira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marciano blocks a body shot from Correira.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Correira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correira lands an uppercut.
Correira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marciano throws a head punch that misses.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but Correira avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
Correira misses with some punches.
Marciano prevents a body shot from Correira.
Correira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marciano lands with a right to the head.
Marciano wants to break free but Correira has control.
Correira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Correira has a couple of punches blocked by Marciano.
Correira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Correira.
Correira digs a right hand into Marciano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marciano's gas tank.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Correira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as Correira controls the action.
Correira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Correira has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Marciano seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Correira can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correira is leaning against Marciano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marciano is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano blocks a body shot from Correira.
Still in the clinch, Correira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Correira throws a head punch that misses.
Marciano throws a head punch that misses.
Marciano throws a head punch that misses.
Correira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Correira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marciano.
Marciano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Correira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marciano's elbow.
Correira lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Correira.
Correira lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Correira.
Correira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Correira scores with a shot to the side of Marciano's head.
Correira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Correira misses with a punch on the inside.
Marciano takes a shot to the head.
Correira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Correira lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Correira dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Correira has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marciano takes a shot to the head.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Correira working aggressively here.
Correira lands a right hand.
Marciano is rocked!
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by Correira.
Marciano blocks a body shot from Correira.
Marciano tries a body shot but Correira blocks it.
Correira lands a shoulder strike.
Correira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Correira prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Correira drops Marciano onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Marciano is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Marciano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marciano tries to work over Correira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
Correira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marciano seems to have got his legs back now.
Correira lands a left hand.
Correira has a couple of punches blocked by Marciano.
Correira lands a big right hand! Marciano is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wesley Correira!
Wesley Correira is the new heavyweight champion!
Wesley Correira tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Asa Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Gain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gain has chosen Land down unda as his entrance music. Bruce Gain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asa Sharp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Gain!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp swats away the attempt to clinch by Gain.
Sharp's corner calls for a 1-2. Sharp obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gain tries for a takedown but Sharp circles away easily
and Gain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sharp thumps Gain with a low kick.
Bruce Gain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp works over Gain's head and body with a nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gain with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sharp counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Gain falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Asa Sharp!
Asa Sharp retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Asa Sharp 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.
In defeat, Bruce Gain stepped up to the mic, saying 'I felt him tap.'.
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