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Open Weight Grand Prix S01E01 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Volg (ranked 6276 p4p, 140 weight class) and Kenji Kozlov (ranked 6142 p4p, 129 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Volg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenji Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Kozlov.
Kozlov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kozlov.
Kozlov drops Volg onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Volg is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Volg is rocked!
It looks like Richard Volg has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kozlov lands an uppercut.
Oh Volg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kozlov blocking some punches.
Volg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Volg seems to have got his legs back now.
Kozlov drops Volg onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Volg is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kozlov drops Volg onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Volg is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Volg scores with a shot to the side of Kozlov's head.
Kozlov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Volg is looking to break free of the clinch but Kozlov has double underhooks.
Kozlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kozlov.
Kozlov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Volg backwards.
Kozlov drops Volg onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Volg is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volg prevents a body shot from Kozlov.
Volg could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kozlov misses with the head strike.
Kozlov presses Volg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Volg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Kozlov on the inside.
Kozlov drops Volg onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Volg is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kozlov pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Volg out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenji Kozlov!
Kenji Kozlov 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Maczynski (ranked 6578 p4p, 144 weight class) and Robert Burner (ranked 6058 p4p, 125 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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220 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piotr Maczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Burner!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Maczynski scores with a body shot.
Maczynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burner.
Burner misses with a wild body shot.
Maczynski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maczynski scores with a shoulder strike.
Maczynski misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Maczynski.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maczynski.
Maczynski is working Burner over against the cage.
Maczynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burner's elbow.
Maczynski blocks an uppercut.
Maczynski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maczynski pushes Burner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maczynski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maczynski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maczynski lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maczynski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burner wants to stall.
Maczynski lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maczynski presses Burner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maczynski lands a left hand.
Maczynski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maczynski blocking some punches.
Maczynski digs a right hand underneath Burner's ribcage. Burner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maczynski lands a left hand.
Burner misses with a punch on the inside.
Maczynski cracks Burner with a nice body shot.
Maczynski scores with a shoulder strike.
Maczynski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burner.
Maczynski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Maczynski.
A short left from Maczynski.
Maczynski lands a hook that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
Maczynski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Burner tries a body shot but Maczynski blocks it.
Burner misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maczynski.
Burner struggles to land a body shot inside as Maczynski controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maczynski lands a left hand.
Maczynski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maczynski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Burner looks winded!
Burner throws a punch but it's blocked by Maczynski.
Maczynski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burner.
Burner is trying to break the clinch but Maczynski has him pressed against the cage.
Maczynski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
Burner tries to throw a body punch but Maczynski avoids it by throwing Burner back against the cage.
Maczynski lands with a right to the head.
Burner looking to stall.
Maczynski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maczynski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Maczynski.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maczynski.
Still in the clinch, Maczynski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maczynski pushes Burner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maczynski lands a hook that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Maczynski.
Maczynski gets through Burner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Maczynski.
Maczynski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maczynski lands a nice shot to the body.
Maczynski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burners head.
Maczynski lands a nice uppercut.
Maczynski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maczynski lands a hook that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
Maczynski cracks Burner with a nice body shot.
Maczynski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maczynski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
A short right from Maczynski on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Maczynski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maczynski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Maczynski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maczynski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Maczynski.
Maczynski is leaning against Burner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Maczynski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maczynski lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maczynski lands a nice shot to the body.
Maczynski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maczynski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burner.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maczynski.
Maczynski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maczynski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maczynski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burner.
A nice left hand lands by Maczynski.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maczynski.
A hook to the body from Maczynski.
Maczynski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maczynski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maczynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Maczynski.
Maczynski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burner.
Burner takes a shot to the head.
Maczynski lands an uppercut.
Maczynski cracks Burner with a nice body shot.
Burner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Maczynski.
A right hand to the body from Maczynski.
Maczynski lands with a short shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maczynski lands with a right to the head.
Burner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Maczynski scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maczynski.
Maczynski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burners head.
A right hand to the body from Maczynski.
Maczynski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maczynski pushes Burner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maczynski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maczynski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Maczynski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Maczynski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maczynski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maczynski lands a shot to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Maczynski cracks Burner with a nice body shot.
Maczynski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maczynski digs a right hand into Burner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burner's gas tank.
A short right from Maczynski on the inside.
Maczynski gets through Burner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burner misses with a punch to the body.
Maczynski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
Maczynski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burner or not.
Maczynski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maczynski's elbow.
Maczynski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maczynski lands a right hand.
Maczynski gets through Burner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burner tries a body shot but Maczynski blocks it.
Maczynski lands a body shot.
Maczynski pushes Burner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maczynski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maczynski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
Maczynski lands with a light punch inside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maczynski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maczynski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Maczynski.
Maczynski presses Burner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maczynski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maczynski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maczynski scores with a hook to the body.
Maczynski scores with a shot to the side of Burner's head.
Maczynski is leaning against Burner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Maczynski.
Maczynski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maczynski pushes Burner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Maczynski.
Maczynski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maczynski pushes Burner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maczynski lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Maczynski.
Maczynski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Maczynski - that landed with a thud.
Maczynski gets through Burner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Maczynski.
Maczynski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Burner takes a shot to the head.
Maczynski lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Maczynski.
Maczynski lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maczynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maczynski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maczynski gets through Burner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maczynski lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Maczynski on the inside.
Maczynski digs a right hand underneath Burner's ribcage. Burner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maczynski digs a right hand into Burner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burner's gas tank.
Maczynski lands a body shot.
Maczynski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burner.
Maczynski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maczynski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Maczynski.
Maczynski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
Maczynski lands a hook that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
Maczynski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
Burner looking to slow down the pace here.
Maczynski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Maczynski.
Maczynski lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maczynski.
Maczynski lands with a right to the head.
Maczynski pushes Burner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maczynski digs a right hand underneath Burner's ribcage. Burner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maczynski pushes Burner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maczynski lands a body shot.
Maczynski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Maczynski.
Maczynski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Maczynski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Maczynski has Burner up against the cage in a clinch.
Burner taking a breather.
Maczynski blocking some punches.
Maczynski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burner can do to turn this around?
Maczynski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Maczynski.
Maczynski lands a nice shot to the body.
Maczynski is working Burner over against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maczynski as Burner tries to tie him up.
A right handed body shot lands from Maczynski.
Maczynski lands with a light punch inside.
Piotr Maczynski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A hook to the body from Maczynski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maczynski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burners head.
A short body shot lands from Maczynski as the two fighters clinch.
Burner is breathing heavily.
Maczynski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Maczynski - that landed with a thud.
Burner tries to pull guard but Maczynski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Maczynski lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maczynski.
Maczynski digs a right hand underneath Burner's ribcage. Burner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maczynski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maczynski.
Maczynski scores with a hook to the body.
Maczynski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burners head.
Maczynski digs a right hand into Burner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burner's gas tank.
Maczynski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
Maczynski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
A short right from Maczynski.
Maczynski lands a shoulder strike.
Maczynski lands a hook that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
Maczynski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maczynski lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Maczynski - that landed with a thud.
Maczynski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burner.
Maczynski gets through Burner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maczynski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maczynski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maczynski.
Still in the clinch, Maczynski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maczynski lands an uppercut.
Maczynski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maczynski works on Burner's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maczynski.
Maczynski is working Burner over against the cage.
Maczynski is working Burner over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maczynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maczynski pushes Burner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maczynski scores with a hook to the body.
Maczynski pushes Burner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maczynski works on Burner's body with a couple of short punches.
Maczynski works on Burner's body with a couple of short punches.
Maczynski blocks a body shot from Burner.
Maczynski lands a hook that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
Maczynski lands with a right to the head.
Maczynski lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maczynski digs a right hand underneath Burner's ribcage. Burner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Burner takes a shot to the head.
Maczynski pushes Burner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burner looking to slow down the pace here.
Maczynski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Maczynski.
Maczynski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Maczynski - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maczynski.
A right hand to the body from Maczynski.
Maczynski lands a right hand.
Maczynski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maczynski lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maczynski.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maczynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maczynski lands an uppercut.
Maczynski lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maczynski pushes Burner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Maczynski scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maczynski.
Maczynski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maczynski lands a shoulder strike.
Maczynski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burners head.
Burner struggles to land a body shot inside as Maczynski controls his hands.
Maczynski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maczynski is working Burner over against the cage.
Maczynski cracks Burner with a nice body shot.
Burner is trying to maintain a safe position but Maczynski gets an underhook and turns Burner into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Maczynski.
Maczynski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maczynski is working Burner over against the cage.
Maczynski is working Burner over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Maczynski.
Maczynski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maczynski works on Burner's body with a couple of short punches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Maczynski lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Maczynski.
Good body shot from Maczynski.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maczynski.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maczynski.
Maczynski pushes Burner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maczynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maczynski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maczynski lands a right hand.
Maczynski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maczynski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maczynski works on Burner's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Maczynski.
Maczynski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
Maczynski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burner or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maczynski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Maczynski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maczynski pushes Burner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Maczynski lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Maczynski.
Maczynski presses Burner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maczynski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burners head.
A short body shot lands from Maczynski as the two fighters clinch.
Maczynski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maczynski is working Burner over against the cage.
Maczynski lands a shot to the body.
Maczynski lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Maczynski as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Maczynski - that landed with a thud.
Maczynski scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maczynski.
Maczynski presses Burner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maczynski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maczynski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maczynski scores with a hook to the body.
Maczynski lands with a light punch inside.
Burner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maczynski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Maczynski is working Burner over against the cage.
Maczynski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maczynski lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Maczynski.
A nice left hand lands by Maczynski.
A right hand to the body from Maczynski.
A hook to the body from Maczynski.
A short body shot lands from Maczynski as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Maczynski.
A hook to the body from Maczynski.
Maczynski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Maczynski.
Maczynski cracks Burner with a nice body shot.
Maczynski lands with a short shot to the head.
Burner is trying to break free.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Maczynski.
A nice left hand lands by Maczynski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maczynski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maczynski works on Burner's body with a couple of short punches.
Maczynski digs a right hand into Burner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burner's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maczynski.
Maczynski lands a shot to the body.
Maczynski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maczynski.
Maczynski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maczynski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
Maczynski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maczynski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Maczynski.
A right hook to the body lands for Maczynski.
Maczynski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maczynski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Maczynski lands a body shot.
Maczynski presses Burner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Maczynski.
Maczynski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maczynski lands a nice shot to the body.
Maczynski pushes Burner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maczynski cracks Burner with a nice body shot.
Maczynski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burner or not.
Maczynski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maczynski scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Maczynski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maczynski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maczynski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burner takes a shot to the head.
Burner has a couple of punches blocked by Maczynski.
Maczynski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Robert Burner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maczynski lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maczynski scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Maczynski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maczynski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Piotr Maczynski!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Piotr Maczynski!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Piotr Maczynski!
Piotr Maczynski wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Kirby (ranked 6232 p4p, 136 weight class) and Zou Li (ranked 6152 p4p, 131 weight class). Antonio Kirby had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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215 lbs
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252 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zou Li!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li lands with a nice body punch.
Kirby takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Li.
Li uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kirby has time to react.
Li loads up on a big right hand but Kirby slips the punch.
Li throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Li misses with an uppercut.
Li lands a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Li.
Li scores with a jab. Kirby acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Li throws a looping overhand right but Kirby ducks down to avoid it.
Kirby shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Li but Li pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Li.
Kirby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li connects with a single shot there.
Li gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kirby to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Li tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kirby is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kirby lands a couple of elbows.
Li looking for a sweep. Not yet Li, not yet.
Li wants to stand up but Kirby is controlling him.
Li keeping full guard, as Kirby tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kirby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Li is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li wants to get back to his feet but Kirby is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Li lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kirby's sensitive parts.
Kirby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Li.
Kirby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Kirby takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kirby shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li trying to keep a closed guard but Kirby is proving a slippery customer.
Kirby stands and throws Li's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Li is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kirby remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kirby in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kirby landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kirby tries to move into full mount but can't pass Li's legs.
Li is trying to escape the position but Kirby is controlling the position.
Kirby is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Li is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kirby is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Li has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kirby working away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kirby decides to stand up, so the ref orders Li to his feet.
Li fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kirby shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kirby showed some decent athleticism there.
Kirby stands up and beckons Li to join him on the feet.
Zou Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kirby throws a leg kick
and Li counters with a straight right hand.
Kirby wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.
Kirby takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Li punishes Kirby's body with a nice straight punch.
Kirby shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Li pinned against the cage. Li gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kirby stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Li jabs Kirby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li throws an overhand right that lands on Kirby's shoulder, as Kirby tries to avoid the shot.
Kirby swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kirby has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Li.
Li misses with a hook
and Kirby counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Li pushes Kirby off but Kirby dives into side control.
Kirby lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Li down.
Kirby just content to control the position.
Kirby is trying to get an arm triangle but Li is defending well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Li is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Li taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kirby moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kirby decides to stand back up. Kirby steps back and let's Li get back to his feet.
Kirby takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Li throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kirby counters with a nice double leg into side control. Li won't be happy with that.
Li is looking to get back to his feet here but Kirby is keeping cool and he's managed to take Li's back.
Li looks winded!
Kirby scores with strikes from the back.
Kirby working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirby working for the choke.
Kirby controls the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Li trying to control the position but Kirby manages to sink in the hooks.
Li trying to get back to his feet but Kirby is in full control for now.
Li covers up after that shot from Kirby.
Kirby trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Li doesn't escape.
Kirby has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zou Li will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Li fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Li cracks the inside of Kirby's front leg.
Kirby shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Li manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kirby slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby prevents Li from getting back to his feet.
Li can't keep his opponent in guard - Kirby advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kirby seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Li looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kirby content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kirby tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
Li misses with a looping right.
Li wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Li throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Li, as that shot connected.
Kirby doesn't manage to clinch there - Li circles away.
Kirby fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Li pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kirby doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Li counter with a right hand.
Kirby moves out of range as Li strikes.
Kirby walks into a straight right hand from Li.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with a looping right.
Kirby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Li.
Li scores with a decent looking hook.
Li connects with a leg kick. Kirby looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kirby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Li lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kirby with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Li to score with a decent uppercut.
Li digs a good body shot into Kirby's ribs.
A slow jab from Li misses its intended target.
Li is breathing heavily.
Kirby staying out of range there.
Li has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Li throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kirby stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kirby takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Li lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Li misses with a looping right.
Li has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby scores with a takedown into Li's guard.
Kirby slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Li is looking to stand up but Kirby isn't so interested in that idea.
Li can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kirby controls the pace.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kirby with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Li not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Li is wriggling around but Kirby manages to pass to half guard.
Kirby is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's six 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.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Kirby.
Kirby looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kirby content to control rather than advance.
Ground and pound from Kirby.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kirby is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Li tries to roll over but Kirby keeps him under control.
Kirby lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
It looks like Zou Li has been cut.
Kirby is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kirby's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kirby keeps the fight on the outside.
Li with a jab.
Li thuds a left hand into Kirby's body.
Li digs a good body shot into Kirby's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Li.
Li lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Li.
A telegraphed right hand from Li misses the target.
Li with a nice cross.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kirby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zou Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li connects with a right hand. Kirby shakes it off.
Li cracks the inside of Kirby's front leg.
Li misses with a looping right.
Kirby manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Li on his heels. He'll look to pass Li's guard now, I'm sure.
Kirby is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zou Li comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Li 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Zou Li!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Zou Li!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Zou Li!
Zou Li wins by unanimous decision!
Zou Li very nearly forgot to thank Sportivité amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Violet Dawson (ranked 6218 p4p, 135 weight class) and Dreamiest Panda (ranked 6139 p4p, 192 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Violet Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dreamiest Panda!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson wants to clinch.
Panda drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dawson defends it well.
Dawson wants to clinch.
Dawson tries to clinch but Panda moves out of range.
Panda feints the counter takedown.
Panda misses with a body shot.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Panda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Panda is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Panda tests Dawson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Panda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Panda drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dawson defends it well.
Dawson moves to clinch but Panda breaks away
and Panda counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson trying to control the position.
Panda looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda is in close to Dawson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Panda with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Panda has eaten all the pies!
Panda sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dawson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Panda defends well.
Panda chips away with some ground and pound.
Panda chips away with some ground and pound.
Panda's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Panda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Panda scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dawson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Panda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panda controlling from the top position.
Dawson working a defensive guard but Panda passes into half guard.
Panda has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dawson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Panda lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dawson is working to get back to half guard.
Panda raining down hammerfists from mount.
Panda in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dawson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Panda connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dawson hang on?
Dawson wants to get back to his feet.
Dawson tries to hold on but Panda pushes him away.
Panda has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dawson's face.
Dawson is looking to get to half guard.
Dawson is working hard here to advance position.
Panda landing strikes, looking to finish!
Panda is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dawson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Panda landing shots from mount.
Panda landing punches.
Dawson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Panda lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Panda controlling his opponent.
Panda working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Panda lands a big shot there that rocks Dawson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dawson tries to hold on but Panda pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panda looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Panda connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Panda controlling his opponent.
Panda in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Panda connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dawson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Panda controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Panda.
Panda controlling from mount.
Panda is landing with some decent strikes but Dawson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dawson is rocked!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Panda is landing with some decent strikes but Dawson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Dawson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Panda with the ground and pound from mount.
Dawson working to try and regain half guard.
Panda punishing his opponent with strikes.
Panda controlling his opponent.
Dawson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A big strike lands for Panda! That's really hurt Dawson and he's turned his back - Panda keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Panda jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dreamiest Panda!
Violet Dawson spoke after the fight, saying 'I have failed you father please forgive me'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Reed (ranked 6504 p4p, 143 weight class) and Antoine Pierre (ranked 5998 p4p, 122 weight class). Ben Reed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antoine Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reed tries to stall but Pierre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reed scores with a hook to the body.
Pierre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reed is pushing Pierre up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pierre is trying to pull guard but Reed turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pierre fails to pull guard.
Ben Reed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antoine Pierre.
Pierre gets control of Reed's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pierre will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pierre looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Reed is defending well. Pierre quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Reed has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Pierre celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antoine Pierre!
Antoine Pierre decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruud Huisbrink (ranked 6133 p4p, 193 weight class) and Gargan Morus (ranked 6140 p4p, 130 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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221 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ruud Huisbrink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gargan Morus!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huisbrink looks to throw the jab but Morus is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Morus as he connects with a hook.
Morus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Huisbrink lands an overhand right.
Morus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Huisbrink swings widly with a right hand
and Morus counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Ruud Huisbrink has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Huisbrink.
Morus is rocked!
Huisbrink throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morus is still on wobbly legs! Can Huisbrink finish him?
Morus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huisbrink manages to avoid it.
Morus seems to have recovered his senses.
Morus cracks Huisbrink with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morus is looking to clinch.
Huisbrink throwing a counter right hand but Morus manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morus ducks under a wild hook from Huisbrink.
Huisbrink misses with a hook.
Morus lands a nice shot that snaps Huisbrink's head back.
Huisbrink throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Morus.
Morus cracks Huisbrink with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morus thuds his right hand into Huisbrink's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruud Huisbrink's cut is getting worse.
Morus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huisbrink moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Huisbrink is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morus cracks Huisbrink with a hook to the temple - Huisbrink is on wobbly legs here! Morus swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Huisbrink falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Morus wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gargan Morus!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio De Souza (ranked 8122 p4p, 157 weight class) and Early Grayce (ranked 6157 p4p, 132 weight class). Early Grayce is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Early Grayce !
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Grayce .
De Souza feinted with a counter takedown.
Grayce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Souza throws a right hand that Grayce ducks under and follows up with a left that Grayce also avoids with ease.
Grayce fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Souza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Souza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grayce eats them both and turns towards De Souza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
De Souza slips under a jab from Grayce .
Grayce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grayce shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches De Souza napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Souza is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on De Souza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grayce scores with a couple of short elbows.
De Souza manages to work his way to half guard, despite Grayce 's best efforts.
De Souza has hold of Grayce 's hands but Grayce slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grayce really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Souza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nice strikes from Grayce there.
De Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayce working the head and body with strikes.
Grayce working the head and body with strikes.
De Souza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grayce scores with a couple of nice shots.
De Souza is rocked!
Grayce unloads with some huge strikes here! De Souza is out! Grayce wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Early Grayce !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cobb Banes (ranked 3069 p4p, 323 weight class) and James Smith (ranked 6210 p4p, 541 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 Las Vegas, Cobb Banes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Smith!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
BOOM! Banes lands a beautiful left hook that drops Smith. Smith tries to recover but Banes is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Smith lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cobb Banes!
A relieved looking Cobb Banes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Costa (ranked 7524 p4p, 637 weight class) and Leonardo Konate (ranked 3342 p4p, 395 weight class). Konate is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by We will rock you. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Konate!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Costa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Konate wants to get back to his feet.
Costa wants to work for an arm triangle but Konate is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Costa is working for a kimura but Konate is defending it quite comfortably.
Konate has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Touch Of Death Combat Academy. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Costa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Konate pushes Costa off and gets back to his feet.
Konate throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konate lands with an uppercut that bounces Costa off the cage and back into range.
Konate scores with a shot to the body.
A head kick by Costa misses
and Konate counters with a straight right hand.
Konate tries a head kick but it misses.
Konate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Konate.
Konate throws a head kick but Costa moves out of range.
Costa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Konate closes the distance and clinches.
Konate lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Costa taking a breather.
Konate avoiding damage as Costa throws knees to the body.
Konate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Konate misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Konate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costa was well out of range. Poor timing from Konate.
A left and a right from Konate both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konate scores with a jab to the body.
Costa throws a head kick that misses.
Costa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Konate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Konate sprawls well. Konate wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Costa gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Konate! But no joy.
Konate scores with a sloppy right hand. Costa should have avoided that one.
Konate fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Konate moves into range and clinches up with Costa.
Konate breaks from the clinch.
Konate takes the fight into the clinch.
Costa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Konate walks away with a smile on his face. Costa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Costa finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Konate's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Costa falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo Konate!
A victorious Leonardo Konate thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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