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IFC MW 33 Thomas vs Gellar PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 5142 p4p, 641 weight class) and Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva (ranked 7440 p4p, 758 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Diggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggler shoots in but no luck this time.
Ferreira Da Silva rushes Diggler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ferreira Da Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diggler trying to control the position but instead, Ferreira Da Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diggler into the cage.
Ferreira Da Silva blocking some punches.
Ferreira Da Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diggler struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferreira Da Silva controls his hands.
Ferreira Da Silva pushes Diggler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diggler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ferreira Da Silva backwards.
Diggler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diggler backwards.
Ferreira Da Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diggler.
Diggler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Ferreira Da Silva.
Diggler has a couple of punches blocked by Ferreira Da Silva.
Diggler misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Diggler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ferreira Da Silva's brow.
Nice body punch from Ferreira Da Silva - that landed with a thud.
Diggler is breathing heavily.
Ferreira Da Silva lands with a right to the head.
Ferreira Da Silva lands an elbow inside that Diggler shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ferreira Da Silva.
A nice left hand lands by Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diggler backwards.
Diggler is rocked!
Diggler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oh Diggler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ferreira Da Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Diggler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ferreira Da Silva avoids it.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ferreira Da Silva.
Diggler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Digglers head.
Ferreira Da Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Diggler is trying to maintain a safe position but Ferreira Da Silva gets an underhook and turns Diggler into the cage.
Ferreira Da Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Ferreira Da Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diggler backwards.
Ferreira Da Silva gets through Diggler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a big right hand that drops Diggler! The killer instinct kicks in and Ferreira Da Silva finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ferreira Da Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Griffith (ranked 2831 p4p, 116 weight class) and En Esch (ranked 3305 p4p, 74 weight class). Esch is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Griffith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, En Esch!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Esch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Esch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Griffith is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Griffith misses with a body punch
and Esch counters with a crisp one two that drops Griffith! Esch thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Griffith to his feet! Griffith is in big trouble!
Esch tries to clinch up
and Griffith counters with a right hand to the body.
Esch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffith.
Esch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griffith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Griffith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Esch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esch was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffith.
Griffith just misses with a punch to the body.
Esch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Griffith.
Esch misses with a knee to the head.
Griffith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Esch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Griffith blocks it with crossed arms.
Griffith stalling the fight.
Esch avoids a wild elbow strike from Griffith.
Griffith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Esch tries to land a knee to the head but Griffith blocks with his arms.
Griffith pressing his opponent against the cage.
Esch tries to throw a body punch but Griffith avoids it by throwing Esch back against the cage.
Esch looking to throw knees to the head but Griffith is blocking nicely.
Griffith lands a shoulder strike.
Esch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Griffith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Esch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griffith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esch missing with knees to the body.
Griffith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Esch tries to land knees in the clinch but Griffith avoids the damage to the body.
Esch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Griffith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Griffith stalling in the clinch.
Griffith lands a hook that snaps the head of Esch backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esch tries a knee to the head but Griffith blocks it.
Griffith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Esch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Griffith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Esch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Griffith avoids it.
Esch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffith is pushing Esch up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Esch looking to throw knees to the head but Griffith is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Esch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Griffith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Griffith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Griffith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Esch looks winded!
Griffith drops Esch with a beautiful combination! Esch stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Griffith is looking for the KO!
Esch is rocked!
It looks like En Esch has been cut.
Esch wants to clinch
and Griffith counters with a right hand to the body.
Esch is still on wobbly legs! Can Griffith finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esch circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Griffith. Esch falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Griffith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Griffith!
A very excited looking Anthony Griffith rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
En Esch spoke after the fight, saying 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Snapp (ranked 2811 p4p, 115 weight class) and Orgasmic Bliss (ranked 2999 p4p, 125 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Snapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orgasmic Bliss!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Snapp has knocked Bliss down with a huge combo! Snapp steps away and waves a wobbly Bliss back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Orgasmic Bliss has been cut.
Bliss misses with a takedown
and Snapp counters with a left to the body.
Snapp cracks Bliss with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Snapp has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bliss to stand back up!
Bliss is rocked!
Orgasmic Bliss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snapp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bliss looks winded!
Snapp throws a pinpoint strike between Bliss's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Bliss crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Snapp scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Snapp!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bob Snapp waved his t-shirt featuring Freebok (85% Laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Android Seventeen (ranked 1013 p4p, 48 weight class) and Francisco Babyara (ranked 1368 p4p, 67 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Seventeen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dj got us fallin in love. Android Seventeen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Francisco Babyara's chin.
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Android Seventeen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Babyara!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seventeen has a takedown stuffed.
Seventeen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Babyara leaves Seventeen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as Babyara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Seventeen doesn't seem phased though.
Seventeen misses with a few strikes there.
Babyara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Seventeen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Babyara's half guard.
Babyara has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at London MMA Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Babyara is trying to stand back up but Seventeen is controlling him
Babyara wants to get back to full guard.
Seventeen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Seventeen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babyara keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Seventeen in particular looking to stall.
Babyara looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Babyara wants to improve his position but Seventeen is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Seventeen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Seventeen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Android Seventeen . That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Seventeen with that takedown attempt.
Babyara tries to counter by closing the distance.
Seventeen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Babyara avoids it really well and circles away.
Babyara appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Seventeen 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.
Babyara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Seventeen defends it easily.
Seventeen passes Babyara's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen works his way into full mount!
Seventeen with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seventeen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
BOOM! Seventeen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Seventeen swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Android Seventeen !
A victorious Android Seventeen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ribociclib Kisqali (ranked 1212 p4p, 194 weight class) and Sascha Koniezko (ranked 2267 p4p, 342 weight class). Koniezko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). This should be fireworks!
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ribociclib Kisqali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sascha Koniezko!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koniezko clinches up against the cage.
Koniezko misses with a punch on the inside.
Kisqali gets through Koniezko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kisqali tries a body shot but Koniezko blocks it.
Kisqali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kisqali lands with a short shot to the head.
Koniezko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koniezko is stalling here.
Kisqali blocks a body shot from Koniezko.
Koniezko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koniezko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Kisqali misses.
Koniezko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Koniezko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kisqali keeps the fight on the outside.
Kisqali tries to clinch there but Koniezko circles away.
Kisqali lands a leg kick that knocks Koniezko off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koniezko swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisqali swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kisqali doesn't manage to clinch there - Koniezko circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Koniezko. Those never looked like landing.
Kisqali lands a right hook to the body.
Kisqali misses with a body shot.
Koniezko throws a counter combo.
Kisqali gets tackled into the cage by Koniezko. Koniezko maintains the clinch.
Kisqali misses with a body punch.
Kisqali is leaning against Koniezko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Koniezko fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kisqali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Koniezko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kisqali is working Koniezko over against the cage.
Koniezko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kisqali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Koniezko.
Kisqali misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kisqali tries to work over Koniezko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kisqali gets through Koniezko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kisqali digs a right hand underneath Koniezko's ribcage. Koniezko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
I was talking to Kisqali's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kisqali tries to throw a body punch but Koniezko avoids it by throwing Kisqali back against the cage.
Koniezko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kisqali walks away with a smile on his face. Koniezko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kisqali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koniezko.
Kisqali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kisqali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kisqali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koniezko moves away.
Ribociclib Kisqali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koniezko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kisqali throws a big shot that misses.
Koniezko throws a right hand that Kisqali ducks under and follows up with a left that Kisqali also avoids with ease.
Kisqali bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kisqali works the jab nicely.
Kisqali drops Koniezko with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Koniezko looks back up at him and smiles so Kisqali waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Koniezko is rocked!
Koniezko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kisqali.
Koniezko is still on wobbly legs! Can Kisqali finish him?
Koniezko tries to clinch there but Kisqali circles away.
Koniezko seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisqali fakes the body blow, causing Koniezko to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Koniezko goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ribociclib Kisqali!
A very excited looking Ribociclib Kisqali 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.
The defeated Sascha Koniezko had this to say: 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gosha Lopez (ranked 310 p4p, 42 weight class) and Soul Shadow (ranked 616 p4p, 78 weight class). Lopez comes to the cage accompanied by Sho Z-pod duba. Shadow comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shadow and Soul - Red kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gosha Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gosha Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Soul Shadow!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadow throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Lopez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Shadow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shadow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shadow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shadow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shadow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shadow darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A good leg kick by Shadow.
Lopez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shadow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shadow scores with a decent looking hook.
Shadow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shadow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Lopez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lopez blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez prevents a body shot from Shadow.
Shadow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopez's elbow.
Lopez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lopez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shadow is just riding it out for now. Lopez eventually gives up the hold.
Lopez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shadow has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lopez is keen to just control but Shadow is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow is looking to control Lopez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shadow avoid being mounted?
Shadow tries to get to full guard but Lopez has control of the leg.
Lopez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shadow sees it coming and defends easily.
Lopez is trying to control the action in half guard but Shadow is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shadow actively working from the bottom here.
Shadow won't allow Lopez to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow wants to get back to full guard but Lopez has mounted him!
Lopez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Shadow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lopez wants to control the pace but Shadow is squirming around nicely.
Lopez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lopez wants to control but Shadow has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to pass to full mount but Shadow defends it.
Lopez is working for a kimura but Shadow is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shadow tries to roll over but Lopez keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gosha Lopez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shadow throws out the jab.
Lopez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shadow tries to land a front kick but Lopez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lopez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
Lopez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shadow throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Shadow misses with an uppercut.
Lopez is looking to counter the offense by Shadow and move into the clinch.
Shadow stuffs the takedown attempt from Lopez. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
Shadow now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shadow lands a glancing blow to the side of Lopez's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Shadow misses.
Shadow might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shadow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shadow.
Shadow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shadow throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
Lopez tries to counter by clinching up but Shadow breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez takes a jab right on the kisser.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shadow!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Shadow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shadow looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Lopez misses the target.
Soul Shadow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez blocks the body kick.
Shadow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soul Shadow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shadow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shadow throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Shadow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shadow tries to sprawl but Lopez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Shadow wants to control but Lopez is keeping busy.
Lopez trying to advance position but Shadow counters by regaining guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow looking for a sweep. Not yet Shadow, not yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez is looking to pass into half guard but Shadow pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Shadow is in guard.
Lopez keeping full guard, as Shadow tries to pass.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Shadow from controlling successfully.
Lopez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lopez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shadow is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Shadow from controlling successfully.
Shadow slips nicely into half guard.
Shadow controlling the action here.
Shadow is trying to control the action in half guard but Lopez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lopez tries to roll over but Shadow keeps him under control.
Shadow is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lopez sees it coming and defends easily.
Shadow is taking a breather. Lopez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Shadow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lopez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Soul Shadow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lopez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lopez lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shadow has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lopez has managed to get both his arms back between Shadow's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soul Shadow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lopez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lopez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shadow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shadow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lopez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Shadow clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lopez working for a choke but Shadow is defending well.
Shadow is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lopez gets his way!
Shadow looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow breaks Lopez's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Shadow sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shadow wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Lopez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shadow won't allow Lopez to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shadow controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lopez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shadow is one step ahead there.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Shadow from controlling successfully.
Lopez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow looking to control.
Our spies down at at Sweat inform us that Shadow has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lopez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shadow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shadow looking for subs off his back but Lopez has passed one foot through into half guard.
Well, if Lopez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shadow is trying to get back to full guard.
Lopez trying to control from half guard but Shadow is working away.
Shadow trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shadow throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Lopez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice takedown defense from Shadow. No joy for Lopez on that attempt.
Lopez gets tackled into the cage by Shadow. Shadow maintains the clinch.
Shadow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gosha Lopez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lopez 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gosha Lopez!
A victorious Gosha Lopez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Chugman (ranked 470 p4p, 59 weight class) and Dumba Diame Jr (ranked 1296 p4p, 160 weight class). Diame Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Get It On The Floor. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Chugman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dumba Diame Jr!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diame Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Chugman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chugman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diame Jr. Diame Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Klaus Chugman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diame Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Diame Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chugman dives in for a single leg takedown but Diame Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chugman gets a takedown into half guard.
Chugman wants to pass to mount but Diame Jr is defending the position.
Chugman is trying to control the action in half guard but Diame Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chugman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman is pressing down on Diame Jr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diame Jr is holding on for now.
Diame Jr is staying active underneath Chugman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chugman is stalling here. Diame Jr is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Chugman seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Diame Jr has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Chugman is looking to reverse the position.
Chugman can't do much from the bottom here.
Chugman tries to bench press Diame Jr off him but Diame Jr keeps the position.
Diame Jr tries to stand but Chugman is controlling his head.
Chugman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chugman gets back to half guard.
Diame Jr is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diame Jr looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chugman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Diame Jr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Diame Jr's back!
Diame Jr defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Chugman tightening his grip on Diame Jr, looking for the choke.
Diame Jr fending off the submission attempt from Chugman.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chugman is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Diame Jr taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Chugman.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Klaus Chugman!
Klaus Chugman very nearly forgot to thank IniTech Nutrition 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Light Heavyweight (ranked 714 p4p, 121 weight class) and Roman Divac (ranked 673 p4p, 118 weight class). Divac has chosen Nas- Do you hate me now as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Heavyweight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Divac!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heavyweight swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Divac counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Light Heavyweight has been cut.
Divac throws a big shot that misses.
Heavyweight tries to clinch up.
Heavyweight dips to his left and cracks Divac with an uppercut!
It looks like Roman Divac has been cut.
Heavyweight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Divac misses.
Heavyweight misses with an uppercut
and Heavyweight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Divac throws a right and a left that Heavyweight avoids nicely.
Divac keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heavyweight.
Divac takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Heavyweight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Heavyweight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Divac.
Heavyweight connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heavyweight throws a shot from downtown. Divac moves away and avoids it.
Heavyweight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Divac tries a body shot but Heavyweight blocks it.
Divac gets through Heavyweight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heavyweight.
A hook to the body from Divac.
Divac lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heavyweight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Divac tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Divac works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Divac can't find room to land a body shot as Heavyweight controls the action.
Divac manages to break the clinch.
Divac stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Heavyweight throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heavyweight. Divac does a little dance to reset his feet.
Divac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight tries to clinch there but Divac circles away.
Divac slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Heavyweight misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heavyweight appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Divac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heavyweight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heavyweight throws the left hand but Divac avoids the punch easily.
Heavyweight walks into a straight right hand from Divac.
Light Heavyweight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heavyweight ducks right into an uppercut from Divac.
Divac throws out a loose jab but Heavyweight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heavyweight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heavyweight swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab from Divac misses.
Heavyweight closes the distance looking to clinch
and Divac counters with a stiff right hand.
Heavyweight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Divac manages to avoid it.
Heavyweight misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divac defending well as Heavyweight loads up on a big left hand.
Heavyweight gets tackled into the cage by Divac. Divac maintains the clinch.
Divac is trying to break the clinch but Heavyweight has him pressed against the cage.
Divac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heavyweight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heavyweight lands a jab to the nose.
Heavyweight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Divac misses.
Heavyweight throws a poor cross that misses
and Divac counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Divac lands with a hook. Heavyweight tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Heavyweight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Divac swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Divac scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heavyweight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heavyweight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Divac on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Divac is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Divac misses with a straight right.
Heavyweight tries to clinch there but Divac circles away.
Divac throws out a counter right but Heavyweight avoids it with no problem.
Heavyweight swings widly with a right hand
and Divac counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Divac walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Heavyweight swings widly with a right hand
and Divac makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heavyweight tries to close the distance and clinch but Divac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heavyweight's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Divac connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Heavyweight scrambles back to his feet.
Heavyweight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heavyweight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Divac.
Heavyweight connects with a body shot that sends Divac's belly button to the back.
Divac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heavyweight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heavyweight fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Divac dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Heavyweight lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Divac misses.
No joy there for Heavyweight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Divac lands a lovely overhand right.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Divac and Heavyweight goes tumbling to the canvas! Divac follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Heavyweight is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Divac thows a huge punch but Heavyweight dodges it nicely.
Oh Heavyweight is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Divac drops an elbow to the side of Heavyweight's head.
Divac lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Heavyweight! More strikes land and this one is all over! Divac jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Divac!
Roman Divac decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Rasputin (ranked 440 p4p, 16 weight class) and Big Murha (ranked 488 p4p, 18 weight class). Big Murha is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Grigori Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Big Murha!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murha looks to land a body kick but Rasputin moved away.
Rasputin looks to score with a jab to the body but Murha is just out of range.
Rasputin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rasputin swings for the body but Murha moves out of range.
Rasputin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murha.
Murha tries a head kick but it misses.
Murha throws a leg kick but Rasputin checks it.
Rasputin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murha slips under a jab.
Murha tries to land a front kick but Rasputin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rasputin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Murha.
Murha throws a body kick that misses.
Rasputin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Murha.
Murha gets tackled into the cage by Rasputin. Rasputin maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Murha on the inside.
Rasputin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murha will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rasputin up against the cage.
Rasputin misses with a punch on the inside.
Rasputin takes a shot to the head.
Rasputin tries to throw a body punch but Murha avoids it by throwing Rasputin back against the cage.
Rasputin takes a shot to the head.
Murha misses with a body punch.
Murha tries to work over Rasputin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murha misses with a body punch.
Murha misses with a punch on the inside.
Murha throws a head punch that misses.
Murha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rasputin backwards.
Murha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rasputin misses with a punch on the inside.
Rasputin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rasputin tries to work over Murha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rasputin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murha backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murha misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands with a left to the head.
Rasputin has a couple of punches blocked by Murha.
Rasputin struggles to land a body shot inside as Murha controls his hands.
Murha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rasputin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murha.
Murha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rasputins head.
Murha manages to break the clinch.
Murha connects with a solid leg kick.
Murha throws a low kick but Rasputin moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Murha finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rasputin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murha counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murha moves into the clinch successfully.
Murha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rasputin backwards.
Rasputin misses with a body punch.
Murha lands a nice uppercut.
Murha lands a body shot.
Rasputin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rasputin swings wildly with an uppercut but Murha uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasputin.
Rasputin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rasputin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rasputin working aggressively here.
Murha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murha pressing his opponent against the cage.
Murha misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Murha.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murha.
Murha scores with a shot to the side of Rasputin's head.
Murha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rasputin misses with the head strike.
Murha struggles to land a body shot inside as Rasputin controls his hands.
Rasputin misses with some punches.
Rasputin lands a left hand.
A short right from Rasputin on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rasputin fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rasputin.
A short body shot lands from Murha as the two fighters clinch.
Murha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murha clobbers Rasputin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murha thuds his shin into the meat of Rasputin's side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rasputin tries to clinch up.
Murha looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Murha connects with a nice looking jab.
Murha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Murha dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rasputin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murha.
Murha plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Grigori Rasputin has been cut.
Murha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murha throws a front kick that sends Rasputin stumbling back into the cage.
Rasputin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Murha looks to throw the jab but Rasputin is out of range.
Rasputin takes the fight into the clinch.
Murha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rasputin misses with the head strike.
Big Murha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murha lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Murha - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Murha.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasputin has a couple of punches blocked by Murha.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murha.
Rasputin is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murha lands with a right to the head.
Oh Rasputin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murha misses with some punches.
Murha throws a head punch that misses.
Murha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Murha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murha lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Rasputin to his knees! Murha keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Murha!
Big Murha got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jax Thomas (ranked 83 p4p, 14 weight class) and Uri Gellar (ranked 210 p4p, 30 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thomas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killing is my business, and business is good! - Megadeth. Gellar has chosen James Randi exposes Uri Geller as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jax Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uri Gellar!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gellar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and Gellar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gellar tries to move into range but Thomas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gellar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gellar! But no joy.
Gellar swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Gellar throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Gellar avoids them all with ease.
Gellar swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas pushes Gellar up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gellar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Gellar blocking some punches.
Gellar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gellar was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
And Gellar responds with a good body kick, but Thomas manages to step out the way in time.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Gellar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jax Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gellar throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Gellar moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Thomas moves into range and clinches up with Gellar.
Thomas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gellar.
Gellar tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
I was talking to Thomas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gellar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Thomas lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gellar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gellar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas batters Gellar with a massive right followed by a huge left! Gellar is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Thomas lands a final crushing right hand to drop Gellar to the mat with a gruesome thud! Thomas is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jax Thomas!
Jax Thomas retains his lightweight title!
Jax Thomas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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