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RFL - 44 A New Era PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JuJu Kmeldov (ranked 23193 p4p, 521 weight class) and Franck Kodjia (ranked 7513 p4p, 474 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that JuJu Kmeldov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily JuJu Kmeldov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, JuJu Kmeldov!
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, Franck Kodjia!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kmeldov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kodjia is just out of range.
Kmeldov keeps the fight on the outside.
We've been told by Kmeldov's head coaches at Doherty's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kmeldov throws a jab but it's blocked by Kodjia.
Kodjia lunges at Kmeldov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kmeldov's hand.
Kodjia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kmeldov blocks an uppercut.
Kodjia lands with a left to the head.
Kodjia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kmeldov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kodjia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good exchange - Kmeldov coming out on top.
It looks like Franck Kodjia has been cut.
A jab from Kmeldov misses.
Kodjia staying out of range there.
Kmeldov slips under a jab.
Kmeldov misses with an uppercut. Kodjia saw that one coming.
Kmeldov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kmeldov misses with a straight left.
Kmeldov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kodjia prevents Kmeldov from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodjia has a couple of punches blocked by Kmeldov.
Kodjia tries a body shot but Kmeldov blocks it.
Kmeldov breaks the clinch.
Kmeldov looks to land a left hand but Kodjia moved out of range nicely.
Kmeldov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kodjia with a jab.
Kmeldov misses the shot to the body.
JuJu Kmeldov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kmeldov walks into a straight right hand from Kodjia.
Kmeldov throws a jab but it's blocked by Kodjia.
Kmeldov misses with a hook.
Kodjia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kmeldov throws a lazy right hand but Kodjia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kmeldov missing with a left hand there. Kodjia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kodjia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kmeldov misses with a two punch combination.
Kodjia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kmeldov, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Kodjia on the inside.
Kodjia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kmeldov backwards.
Kmeldov is rocked!
Kodjia misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kodjia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kodjia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kodjia has Kmeldov pressed against the cage, preventing Kmeldov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kmeldov stalling in the clinch but Kodjia improves position.
Kodjia lands an uppercut.
Kmeldov tries to stall but Kodjia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kodjia.
Kodjia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kmeldov's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Kmeldov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kodjia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kmeldov's elbow.
Kmeldov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kmeldov tries to circle away but Kodjia has him pinned against the cage.
Kmeldov can't break the clinch.
Kodjia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kmeldov backwards.
Kmeldov misses with some punches.
Kodjia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kmeldov or not.
Kodjia is working Kmeldov over against the cage.
Kmeldov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kodjia blocking some punches.
Kodjia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kmeldov is trying to break the clinch but Kodjia has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kmeldov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kodjia misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Kmeldov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kmeldov tries to break the clinch but Kodjia is controlling the position.
Kodjia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kodjia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kmeldov backwards.
Oh Kmeldov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kmeldov wants to get back to striking at distance but Kodjia won't allow it.
Kmeldov misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kmeldov.
Kmeldov seems to have got his legs back now.
Kodjia presses Kmeldov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kodjia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kmeldov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kodjia.
Kmeldov is breathing heavily.
Kodjia lands a right hand.
Kodjia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kmeldov backwards.
Kodjia creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kmeldov with a big uppercut! Kmeldov tries to clinch up but Kodjia pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kmeldov to the mat! Kmeldov covers up and Kodjia unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Franck Kodjia!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Min Halloway (ranked 23433 p4p, 443 weight class) and Bear Max (ranked 6971 p4p, 393 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Min Halloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bear Max!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halloway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Max.
Max throws a low kick, looking for Halloway's leg but Halloway calmly moves out of range.
Good shot there by Halloway.
Max closes the distance and clinches.
Halloway displaying some good clinch control by pressing Max up against the cage.
Halloway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halloway seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Halloway throws a shot from downtown. Max moves away and avoids it.
Halloway displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Max.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloway swings for the body but Max moves out of range.
Max looks for a takedown but Halloway sprawls well.
Halloway lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max fails to land the takedown.
Min Halloway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bear Max.
Horrible takedown attempt by Max or perhaps it was just good defense by Halloway, which made it look bad.
A slow jab from Halloway misses its intended target.
Max shoots in but Halloway avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice jab there from Halloway.
Halloway drops Max with a beautiful combination! Max stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Halloway is looking for the KO!
Max is rocked!
Max is aggressively charging in as Halloway backs up avoiding any damage. Halloway tosses out a jab and Max runs right into it face first! Max is out cold! Halloway dropped down on all fours and is barking in Max's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Min Halloway!
Min Halloway thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Maa (ranked 22651 p4p, 439 weight class) and Fransisco Gonzalez (ranked 3217 p4p, 271 weight class). Maa comes to the cage accompanied by Ong-Bak's Theme Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Maa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fransisco Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez goes for a double leg but Maa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Maa continues to drive forward.
Gonzalez shoots in but no luck this time.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Maa misses the target.
Maa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gonzalez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maa avoids it really well and circles away.
Tony Maa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fransisco Gonzalez.
Maa lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maa stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonzalez. Gonzalez gets slowly back to his feet.
Maa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maa moves into the clinch successfully.
Gonzalez is looking to control Maa's arms but Maa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gonzalez has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Maa is leaning against Gonzalez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maa lands with a left to the head.
Gonzalez stalling in the clinch but Maa improves position.
A knee to the head by Maa.
Gonzalez is rocked!
It looks like Fransisco Gonzalez has been cut.
Maa keeps control of Gonzalez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gonzalez is still on wobbly legs! Can Maa finish him?
Maa controlling the action here for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Maa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gonzalez.
Gonzalez seems to have recovered his senses.
Gonzalez being controlled against the cage.
Maa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maa scores with a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez is trying to stall.
Maa working the clinch nicely. Gonzalez is working for position but Maa cracks him with a big knee to the head! Gonzalez crumples up against the cage and Maa lands two more shots before the ref can save Gonzalez! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Tony Maa!
A victorious Tony Maa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franco Dillveux (ranked 6117 p4p, 427 weight class) and Minor Caugh (ranked 4748 p4p, 381 weight class). Minor Caugh has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Franco Dillveux's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franco Dillveux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Minor Caugh!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillveux tries for a takedown but Caugh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Caugh as Dillveux shoots in.
Dillveux drives through with a takedown into Caugh's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Caugh wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dillveux is now in half guard.
Dillveux is pressing down on Caugh's thigh, looking to free his foot. Caugh is holding on for now.
Caugh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dillveux. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Caugh tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Dillveux has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Caugh in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dillveux controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillveux is landing with some decent strikes but Caugh is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dillveux controlling the position easily from mount.
Caugh taking shots to the head.
Caugh wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Dillveux is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Caugh is surviving well by controlling Dillveux's body position as best he can.
Dillveux in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Caugh is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillveux is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Caugh goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Dillveux!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Franco Dillveux!
A victorious Franco Dillveux 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 Riley Knox (ranked 3631 p4p, 458 weight class) and Jack MaHogOff (ranked 3783 p4p, 470 weight class). Riley Knox could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack MaHogOff's chin.
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack MaHogOff!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MaHogOff shoots in for a takedown but Knox shows good takedown defense.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent MaHogOff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knox fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with MaHogOff, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
MaHogOff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knox missing with knees to the body.
Knox using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Knox.
Knox lands a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knox lands a knee to the body.
Knox gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from MaHogOff.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Knox connects with a nasty looking knee right to MaHogOff's face.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knox tries to land knees in the clinch but MaHogOff avoids the damage to the body.
Knox putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has MaHogOff in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
MaHogOff looks winded!
Knox unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Knox.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knox working MaHogOff over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox unloads a knee to the mid-section. MaHogOff lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox connects with a nasty looking knee right to MaHogOff's face.
It looks like Jack MaHogOff has been cut.
Knox lands a nice knee to the body.
Knox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MaHogOff or not.
Knox dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Knox obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Knox obliges.
Nice body punch from Knox.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Knox takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knox lands a nice knee to the body.
Good body shot from Knox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knox is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Come on Knox - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Knox obliges.
Knox is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short left from Knox.
Knox is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A knee to the head by Knox.
Knox stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Knox.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knox working MaHogOff over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
Knox is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knox is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knox landing knees to the body.
Knox utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knox lands a nice knee to the body.
Knox pushes MaHogOff back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack MaHogOff's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Knox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knox lands a lovely overhand right.
MaHogOff is rocked!
Knox fakes the body blow, causing MaHogOff to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! MaHogOff goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Riley Knox!
Riley Knox thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Cornell (ranked 4121 p4p, 352 weight class) and Thor Ragardo (ranked 3978 p4p, 339 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Cornell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thor Ragardo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ragardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Ragardo catches Cornell right on the button with a cross.
Ragardo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ragardo wants to get back to his feet.
Cornell moves into full guard.
Ragardo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cornell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ragardo defends it easily.
Ragardo wants to get up but he can't break Cornell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ragardo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ragardo stands and steps away. Cornell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cornell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cornell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cornell shoots for a double leg takedown but Ragardo sprawls well. He's pushed Cornell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ragardo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragardo drops Cornell with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Cornell! Ragardo dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Ragardo!
A relieved looking Thor Ragardo 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chief Bear (ranked 2485 p4p, 275 weight class) and Max Onera (ranked 4668 p4p, 456 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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191 lbs
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Onera!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear avoids the body shot from Onera.
Bear shoots in but Onera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Onera throws out a counter right but Bear avoids it with no problem.
Onera cracks Bear with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Onera misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut there from Onera.
Chief Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Onera is looking to improve his position.
Onera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bear is working away from the top position though.
Onera tries to roll over but Bear keeps him under control.
Onera is controlling Bear's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bear throwing shots but Onera is blocking nicely.
Onera trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onera blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bear.
Bear missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bear looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Onera with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Onera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bear thows a huge punch but Onera dodges it nicely.
Onera keeping hold of Bear's head, controlling as best he can.
Onera trying to hold on to Bear's head to control him but Bear postures up.
Bear not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bear misses with a head shot. Onera uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bear distracts Onera with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Onera has momentary wrist control but Bear slips an elbow through the middle.
Bear scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bear has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onera is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Onera controlling Bear's posture.
Onera looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bear is defending well. Onera quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bear has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Onera celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Max Onera!
Max Onera very nearly forgot to thank RISE 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Sadollah (ranked 1918 p4p, 106 weight class) and Jake Baldwin (ranked 4848 p4p, 340 weight class). Jake Baldwin has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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28
137 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Sadollah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Baldwin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadollah clinches with his opponent.
Baldwin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baldwin takes a shot to the head.
Sadollah scores with a shoulder strike.
Baldwin takes a shot to the head.
Sadollah lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sadollah.
Sadollah pushes Baldwin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sadollah scores with a shot to the side of Baldwin's head.
Sadollah lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sadollah.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sadollah.
Baldwin looks winded!
Sadollah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sadollah.
Sadollah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sadollah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sadollah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sadollah lands a big right hand that drops Baldwin! The killer instinct kicks in and Sadollah finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sadollah!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Sadollah!
Mike Sadollah 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Torcadall Sailcirc (ranked 2528 p4p, 283 weight class) and Ion Pascu (ranked 2323 p4p, 261 weight class). Pascu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. XXXTENTACION - Everybody Dies In Their Nightmares kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ion Pascu was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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186 lbs
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185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torcadall Sailcirc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ion Pascu!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sailcirc misses the shot to the body.
Pascu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pascu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pascu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sailcirc walks into a jab.
Nice cross by Pascu.
Pascu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pascu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pascu lands with a right hand.
Sailcirc tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pascu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sailcirc somewhat.
Pascu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sailcirc manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pascu connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Pascu defending well as Sailcirc loads up on a big left hand.
Sailcirc with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pascu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Sailcirc 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pascu lands with a nice body punch.
Sailcirc has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pascu finds it's way round the side to connect with Sailcirc's head.
Pascu with a hook.
A lazy left from Pascu finds it's target.
Pascu throws a lazy right hand but Sailcirc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sailcirc is looking for a counter combo.
Pascu lands a really nice looking cross but Sailcirc seems unphased.
Sailcirc smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pascu doesn't manage to clinch there - Sailcirc circles away.
Sailcirc drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pascu sprawls and moves away.
Pascu 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.
Pascu looks to land a combination but Sailcirc avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pascu cracks Sailcirc with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pascu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sailcirc on the side of the head.
A cross from Pascu lands.
We've been hearing reports that Sailcirc has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Pascu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pascu.
Sailcirc lands a body shot.
Pascu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pascu scores with a shot to the body.
Pascu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ion Pascu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sailcirc lands a head shot.
Pascu connects with a nice looking jab.
Pascu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sailcirc changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sailcirc takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Pascu.
Pascu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sailcirc had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sailcirc drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice jab there from Pascu.
Sailcirc darts in looking for a takedown but Pascu gets double underhooks and turns Sailcirc into the cage.
Pascu jabs Sailcirc right on the nose. Sailcirc blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pascu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sailcirc's head backwards.
Pascu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pascu lands with a hook. Sailcirc tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sailcirc takes one to the chin there.
Pascu tests Sailcirc's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sailcirc takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sailcirc tests Pascu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sailcirc gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sailcirc walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Pascu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sailcirc is looking to counter punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pascu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sailcirc's head backwards.
Sailcirc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pascu moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Pascu.
Pascu cracks Sailcirc with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pascu lands a nice shot that snaps Sailcirc's head back.
Pascu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sailcirc throws a shot from downtown. Pascu moves away and avoids it.
Sailcirc gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pascu cracks Sailcirc with a good jab.
Sailcirc walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot by Pascu.
Sailcirc takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sailcirc takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pascu connects with the punch.
Sailcirc ducks right into an uppercut from Pascu.
Sailcirc misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Pascu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ion Pascu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sailcirc dodges the punch combination from Pascu.
Pascu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sailcirc sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Sailcirc misses its intended target.
Good standup being displayed there by Pascu as he connects with a hook.
Pascu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pascu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pascu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sailcirc.
Sailcirc takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pascu moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sailcirc misses with a punch to the body.
Sailcirc has a couple of punches blocked by Pascu.
Pascu lands a right hand.
Pascu prevents a body shot from Sailcirc.
Sailcirc tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pascu's elbow.
Sailcirc is leaning against Pascu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailcirc lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sailcirc throws a head punch that misses.
Pascu working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Sailcirc.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pascu.
Pascu lands a hook that snaps the head of Sailcirc backwards.
Sailcirc tries a body shot but Pascu blocks it.
Pascu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sailcirc or not.
Sailcirc misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Sailcirc.
Pascu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pascu avoiding damage as Sailcirc throws knees to the body.
A short right from Sailcirc.
Sailcirc blocking some punches.
Pascu has a couple of punches blocked by Sailcirc.
Pascu wants to get back to striking at distance but Sailcirc won't allow it.
Pascu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sailcirc misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Sailcirc - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pascu misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sailcirc working aggressively here.
Sailcirc lands an uppercut.
Sailcirc is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pascu misses with a punch to the body.
Sailcirc lands an uppercut.
Pascu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pascu misses with a punch on the inside.
Pascu lands a right hand.
Sailcirc's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sailcirc throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pascus head.
Pascu pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pascu blocking some punches.
Pascu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pascu working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pascu.
Pascu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pascu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Pascu on the inside.
A short right from Sailcirc on the inside.
Sailcirc goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sailcirc lands with a right to the head.
Pascu lands with a right to the head.
Pascu lands with a short shot to the head.
Sailcirc has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pascu after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from Sailcirc.
Sailcirc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pascu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pascu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sailcirc goes for a takedown attempt but Pascu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sailcirc closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sailcirc tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pascu defends well and Sailcirc ends up having to push Pascu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Torcadall Sailcirc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Pascu.
Pascu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ion Pascu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pascu scores with a punch to the head.
Pascu scores with a one two! Sailcirc had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pascu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sailcirc.
Sailcirc walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pascu tests Sailcirc's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pascu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sailcirc is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pascu lunges at Sailcirc with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sailcirc's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ion Pascu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sailcirc looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pascu is fending him off so far but Sailcirc persists. Nope, Pascu circles away and we're back to standing.
Pascu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pascu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pascu lands a nice looking body shot.
Ion Pascu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pascu scores with a jab.
Sailcirc avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Sailcirc wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sailcirc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pascu manages to avoid it.
Pascu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pascu lands a jab to Sailcirc's midsection.
Good shot there by Pascu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pascu throws a jab when Sailcirc was well out of range.
Pascu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pascu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pascu cracks Sailcirc with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pascu.
Pascu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pascu with a jab.
Sailcirc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pascu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pascu throws a hook but Sailcirc avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Sailcirc on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice cross by Pascu.
Pascu cracks Sailcirc with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pascu lands with a straight right. Sailcirc didn't see that one coming.
Pascu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pascu with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sailcirc slips a jab and a cross from Pascu.
Pascu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sailcirc takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pascu dips to his left and cracks Sailcirc with an uppercut!
Sailcirc dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pascu scores with a jab to the head.
Pascu lands with a straight right. Sailcirc didn't see that one coming.
Sailcirc steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pascu.
Sailcirc throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pascu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pascu throws a body punch but Sailcirc moves out of range.
Pascu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sailcirc. Sailcirc circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pascu tries to clinch there but Sailcirc circles away.
Sailcirc lands a nice shot that snaps Pascu's head back.
Nice defenses there by Pascu.
Pascu with a jab.
Sailcirc takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Pascu misses the target.
Pascu scores with a hook.
Pascu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sailcirc's head backwards.
Sailcirc tries to move into range but Pascu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Donk. Pascu catches Sailcirc right on the button with a cross.
Sailcirc takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pascu is looking to clinch.
Pascu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pascu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pascu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circling - Pascu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pascu misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Sailcirc misses its target.
Sailcirc drops his hands momentarily and Pascu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sailcirc dives in for a single leg takedown but Pascu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A combination from Pascu does no damage.
Pascu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sailcirc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sailcirc feinted with a counter takedown.
Sailcirc misses with a body shot.
Pascu looks to land a combination but Sailcirc avoids it well.
Sailcirc moves away from the strike by Pascu.
Pascu lands a nice shot that snaps Sailcirc's head back.
Pascu throws an off balance right hand
and Sailcirc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pascu throws a looping overhand right but Sailcirc ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Sailcirc misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sailcirc walks into a left hand.
Sailcirc takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pascu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ion Pascu really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sailcirc walks into a jab.
Pascu throws a looping overhand right but Sailcirc ducks down to avoid it.
Pascu cracks Sailcirc with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sailcirc jabs Pascu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pascu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sailcirc fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sailcirc walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sailcirc looks to score with a jab to the body but Pascu is just out of range.
Pascu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pascu lands the left hand.
Sailcirc walks into a stiff left hand from Pascu.
Pascu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sailcirc's hands.
Good exchange - Pascu coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pascu misses with a hook. Sailcirc ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pascu throws a good cross that connects.
Pascu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sailcirc counters with a nice uppercut.
Pascu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Pascu does it's job there.
Sailcirc looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pascu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pascu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sailcirc.
Sailcirc takes one on the button.
Pascu looks to throw the jab but Sailcirc is out of range.
Pascu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pascu lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pascu moves into range and clinches up with Sailcirc.
Pascu misses with the head strike.
Pascu lands an uppercut.
Sailcirc misses with a punch to the body.
Pascu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pascu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ion Pascu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sailcirc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pascu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sailcirc pulls Pascu into guard.
Pascu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pascu's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sailcirc looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pascu is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pascu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sailcirc is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pascu defends well.
Pascu trying to control but Sailcirc is working from the bottom.
Sailcirc is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sailcirc is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Pascu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pascu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sailcirc working for a triangle but Pascu defends it easily.
Pascu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sailcirc is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pascu defends well.
Pascu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pascu is pushing down on Sailcirc's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sailcirc is fighting to maintain full guard but Pascu has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ion Pascu dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pascu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pascu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sailcirc feinted with a counter takedown.
Pascu misses with an uppercut.
Sailcirc walks into a jab.
Pascu connects with the punch.
Sailcirc doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sailcirc takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pascu scores with a jab to the head.
Pascu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pascu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sailcirc.
Pascu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sailcirc doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sailcirc gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pascu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailcirc stuns Pascu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pascu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sailcirc is looking to wear down Pascu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pascu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sailcirc.
Sailcirc darts in looking for a takedown but Pascu gets double underhooks and turns Sailcirc into the cage.
A lazy left from Pascu finds it's target.
Sailcirc takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pascu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sailcirc drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pascu scores with a punch to the head.
Pascu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sailcirc.
A little jabbing left from Pascu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pascu clobbers Sailcirc with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sailcirc throws a body punch but Pascu moves out of range.
Pascu misses with a jab to the body
and Sailcirc counters with a stiff right hand.
Torcadall Sailcirc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sailcirc drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sailcirc on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pascu with a hook.
Pascu with a hook.
Pascu scores with a sloppy right hand. Sailcirc should have avoided that one.
Pascu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sailcirc's hands.
Pascu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sailcirc, pushing him back against the cage.
Sailcirc tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pascu's elbow.
Sailcirc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pascu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Pascu.
A head punch on the inside from Pascu fails to land.
Sailcirc blocks an uppercut.
Pascu has a couple of punches blocked by Sailcirc.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pascu misses with a punch on the inside.
Pascu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sailcirc lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sailcirc.
Sailcirc blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pascu throws a punch but it's blocked by Sailcirc.
Pascu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sailcirc tries to score a body lock takedown but Pascu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sailcirc has a couple of punches blocked by Pascu.
Pascu is looking to break free of the clinch but Sailcirc has double underhooks.
Sailcirc looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sailcirc misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sailcirc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ion Pascu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pascu pushes Sailcirc back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pascu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pascu misses with a shot to the body
and Sailcirc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sailcirc on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pascu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sailcirc in his tracks.
Pascu lands a really nice looking cross but Sailcirc seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pascu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sailcirc walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pascu avoids the body shot from Sailcirc.
Pascu lands a jab to Sailcirc's midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pascu.
Pascu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sailcirc moves forwards but Pascu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sailcirc takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pascu lands a jab.
Sailcirc misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ion Pascu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pascu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ion Pascu!
Ion Pascu 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Von Kaiser (ranked 769 p4p, 97 weight class) and Andrew Conford (ranked 1952 p4p, 233 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Von Kaiser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Conford!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaiser moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Kaiser misses its target.
Conford darts in trying to clinch
and Kaiser counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaiser bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kaiser looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kaiser loads up on a big right hand but Conford slips the punch.
Conford slips under a jab.
Kaiser on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Conford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conford now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaiser digs a good body shot into Conford's ribs.
Conford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kaiser forces Conford back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaiser's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Kaiser fails to land.
Kaiser misses with some punches.
Conford has a couple of punches blocked by Kaiser.
Kaiser taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kaiser struggles to land a body shot inside as Conford controls his hands.
Kaiser misses with a punch to the body.
Conford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kaiser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaiser throws a head punch that misses.
Conford lands a left hand.
Kaiser misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaiser misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conford lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conford.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conford.
Conford manages to break the clinch.
Andrew Conford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser walks into a stiff left hand from Conford.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conford is looking to clinch.
Kaiser swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kaiser slips under a jab.
Kaiser misses with an uppercut. Conford saw that one coming.
Conford works Kaiser's body with a nice hook.
Conford is looking to clinch.
Kaiser is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Conford swings widly with a right hand
and Conford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Conford tries to close the distance and clinch but Kaiser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kaiser avoids the body shot from Conford.
Kaiser throws a body shot but no joy.
Conford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kaiser darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kaiser avoids the body shot from Conford.
Kaiser lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conford throws an off balance right hand
and Kaiser counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kaiser takes one to the chin there.
Conford misses with an uppercut. Kaiser saw that one coming.
Kaiser displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conford throws out the jab.
Kaiser takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Conford avoids the body shot from Kaiser.
Kaiser defending well as Conford loads up on a big left hand.
Conford looks to land a right hand but Kaiser moved out of range.
Kaiser was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Conford closes the distance but Kaiser moves to the side
and Kaiser counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Conford. Beautiful body shot.
Kaiser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Kaiser.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Kaiser misses the target.
Conford misses with a hook
and Kaiser counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kaiser pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conford rushes Kaiser and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kaiser lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Conford.
Kaiser lands a nice uppercut.
Kaiser lands a body shot.
Kaiser misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Kaiser fails to land.
Conford tries to work over Kaiser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conford blocks a body shot from Kaiser.
Nice body punch from Conford - that landed with a thud.
Conford lands with a left to the head.
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 Von Kaiser will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Kaiser. Beautiful body shot.
Conford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaiser.
Kaiser throws a looping overhand right but Conford ducks down to avoid it.
Conford tries to clinch there but Kaiser circles away.
Kaiser comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Conford tries to clinch up.
Kaiser was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Conford lands with a hook. Kaiser tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Conford misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Kaiser to counter with a crisp jab.
Conford wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Conford looks to land a right hand but Kaiser moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conford slips under a jab from Kaiser.
Conford misses with an uppercut
and Kaiser counters with a straight right hand.
Conford throws a shot from downtown. Kaiser moves away and avoids it.
Conford throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaiser counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Conford thinking.
Von Kaiser is winning the standup battle so far.
Conford looks to throw the jab but Kaiser is out of range.
Conford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaiser.
Kaiser is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kaiser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conford.
Conford misses with an uppercut
and Kaiser counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaiser misses with a double jab.
Kaiser throws a looping overhand right but Conford ducks down to avoid it.
Conford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kaiser lands with a right to the head.
Kaiser struggles to land a body shot inside as Conford controls his hands.
Conford working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conford blocking some punches.
Kaiser lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Kaiser fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaiser creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Kaiser.
Kaiser misses with the head strike.
Conford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kaiser is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conford can do to turn this around?
Conford misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaiser breaks from the clinch.
Conford misses with a hook.
Kaiser was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kaiser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaiser is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Conford.
Kaiser defending well as Conford loads up on a big left hand.
Kaiser throwing a counter right hand but Conford manages to avoid it.
Conford clinches with his opponent.
Kaiser tries to work over Conford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaiser is trying to force a seperation but Conford has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kaiser.
Kaiser lands a right hand that snaps the head of Conford backwards.
Kaiser misses with a body punch.
Von Kaiser has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Conford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaiser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Conford.
Conford bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kaiser's head.
Kaiser takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Conford misses the body punch
and Kaiser counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kaiser, as that shot connected.
Conford is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaiser throws a monster overhand right that drops Conford! Kaiser follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Von Kaiser!
An out of breath Von Kaiser thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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