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CEC 631 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Pekkarinen (ranked 935 p4p, 137 weight class) and Gustaf Stenbeck (ranked 1443 p4p, 206 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
22 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lauri Pekkarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustaf Stenbeck!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenbeck lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Lauri Pekkarinen has been cut.
Pekkarinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stenbeck gets caught flat footed, as Pekkarinen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pekkarinen throwing strikes but missing.
Pekkarinen stopping the sweep attempt from Stenbeck.
Pekkarinen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stenbeck is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stenbeck tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Still in half guard, Stenbeck seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenbeck moves nicely into side control.
Stenbeck stands up and beckons Pekkarinen to his feet.
Pekkarinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stenbeck can pounce on him.
Stenbeck throws a lazy right hand but Pekkarinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pekkarinen wants to land a leg kick but Stenbeck is out of range.
Stenbeck tries a quick counter leg kick but Pekkarinen is wise to it.
Pekkarinen looks to land a right hand but Stenbeck moved out of range.
Stenbeck throws an overhand right that lands on Pekkarinen's shoulder, as Pekkarinen tries to avoid the shot.
Stenbeck misses with a hook to the body
and Pekkarinen counters with an outside leg kick.
Stenbeck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pekkarinen throws a low kick but Stenbeck avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stenbeck throws an off balance right hand
letting Pekkarinen counter with a right hand.
Pekkarinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Pekkarinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pekkarinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Stenbeck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pekkarinen misses with a low kick as Stenbeck jumps back.
Pekkarinen looks to land a left hand but Stenbeck moved out of range nicely.
Stenbeck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stenbeck moves out of range as Pekkarinen strikes.
Stenbeck is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pekkarinen with a body shot.
Pekkarinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stenbeck! But no joy.
A head kick by Pekkarinen misses
and Stenbeck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pekkarinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pekkarinen is looking to score with low kicks.
Stenbeck connects with a right hand. Pekkarinen shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck misses with a low kick as Pekkarinen jumps back.
Stenbeck throws a lazy uppercut
and Pekkarinen counters with a leg kick.
Pekkarinen misses the shot to the body.
Pekkarinen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stenbeck tries to land a leg kick but Pekkarinen saw it coming and moves away.
Pekkarinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Pekkarinen avoids the body shot from Stenbeck.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pekkarinen, right into the meat.
Pekkarinen throws a front kick that sends Stenbeck stumbling back into the cage.
A combination from Pekkarinen does no damage.
Pekkarinen connects with a high kick.
Pekkarinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pekkarinen misses the shot to the body.
Stenbeck just misses with a punch to the body.
Pekkarinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen throws a body kick that misses.
Pekkarinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stenbeck throws out a loose jab but Pekkarinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Stenbeck does no damage.
Pekkarinen looks to land a left hand but Stenbeck moved out of range nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stenbeck checks a leg kick.
Stenbeck connects with an inside leg kick.
Stenbeck slips a jab and a cross from Pekkarinen.
We've been told by Pekkarinen's head coaches at The Jungle Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pekkarinen misses with a kick to the body.
Stenbeck misses the shot to the body.
Pekkarinen misses the shot to the body.
Stenbeck swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pekkarinen tries to work over Stenbeck's front leg with a kick but Stenbeck checks it.
A clash of legs there as Pekkarinen blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Pekkarinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lauri Pekkarinen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stenbeck looks to land a right hand but Pekkarinen moved out of range.
Stenbeck fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pekkarinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pekkarinen misses with a body kick.
Stenbeck moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stenbeck throws a looping overhand right but Pekkarinen ducks down to avoid it.
Pekkarinen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Stenbeck avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pekkarinen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pekkarinen checks a low kick from Stenbeck.
A little feinted left hand from Pekkarinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pekkarinen moves forwards but Stenbeck connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenbeck throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stenbeck lands a jab.
Stenbeck misses with a wild body shot.
Stenbeck throws a looping overhand right but Pekkarinen ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stenbeck.
Pekkarinen throws a hook but Stenbeck avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Stenbeck on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pekkarinen throws a solid leg kick but Stenbeck takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen takes a swing at Stenbeck's ribcage but misses.
Pekkarinen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pekkarinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pekkarinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stenbeck looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stenbeck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stenbeck moves out of range of the strikes.
Stenbeck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stenbeck throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pekkarinen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stenbeck thinking.
Stenbeck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stenbeck. Pekkarinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stenbeck misses with a hook. Pekkarinen ducked under it nicely.
Stenbeck misses the shot to the body.
Pekkarinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stenbeck throws a hook to the side of Pekkarinen's head but Pekkarinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stenbeck throws a series of punches but Pekkarinen moves out of range.
Stenbeck misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stenbeck misses with a body shot.
Stenbeck takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good exchange - Stenbeck coming out on top.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick but Stenbeck moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck just misses with a punch to the body.
Pekkarinen checks a leg kick.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick but Stenbeck sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pekkarinen swings for the body but Stenbeck moves out of range.
Stenbeck misses with a straight left.
Pekkarinen is looking to counter punch.
Stenbeck is looking to chop away at Pekkarinen's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pekkarinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stenbeck lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pekkarinen's sensitive parts.
Pekkarinen staying out of range there.
Pekkarinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lauri Pekkarinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Pekkarinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gustaf Stenbeck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stenbeck cracks Pekkarinen with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pekkarinen blocks a jab.
Pekkarinen lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pekkarinen connects with a single shot there.
Pekkarinen blocks a head kick by Stenbeck.
Pekkarinen with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pekkarinen checks a leg kick.
Pekkarinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Stenbeck counters with a stiff right hand.
Pekkarinen throws a hook but Stenbeck blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stenbeck! But no joy.
Stenbeck blocks a leg kick.
Stenbeck pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pekkarinen is looking to slow Stenbeck down with leg kicks.
Pekkarinen slips a jab from Stenbeck.
Pekkarinen attempts a counter takedown but Stenbeck avoids it well and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gustaf Stenbeck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lauri Pekkarinen's cut.
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!
Good leg kick by Pekkarinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stenbeck just misses with a punch to the body.
Stenbeck takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stenbeck tries a low kick but Pekkarinen avoids it.
Pekkarinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pekkarinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stenbeck's sensitive parts.
Stenbeck checks the leg kick.
Stenbeck's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Pekkarinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Pekkarinen misses
and Pekkarinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stenbeck throws a leg kick which misses Pekkarinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Pekkarinen tries to avoid it.
Stenbeck misses with a looping left.
Pekkarinen misses with a low kick.
Stenbeck lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenbeck takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stenbeck steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pekkarinen. That one must have hurt.
Stenbeck scores with a body shot.
Pekkarinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stenbeck lands a glancing blow to the side of Pekkarinen's head.
Stenbeck takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that Stenbeck semi-blocks.
Pekkarinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stenbeck can pounce on him.
Stenbeck throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen tried to score with a low kick but Stenbeck checks it.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick but Stenbeck checks it.
Stenbeck throws out a counter right but Pekkarinen avoids it with no problem.
Pekkarinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Stenbeck counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pekkarinen thinking.
Pekkarinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stenbeck throws a lazy right hand but Pekkarinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stenbeck tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pekkarinen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick lands from Stenbeck.
Pekkarinen misses the shot to the body.
Stenbeck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pekkarinen tries to counter with a takedown but Stenbeck is quick to defend against it.
Pekkarinen connects with a high kick.
Pekkarinen misses with a straight right.
Stenbeck steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Pekkarinen lands with a good body shot.
Stenbeck throws a looping overhand right but Pekkarinen ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Pekkarinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pekkarinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stenbeck missing with a left hand there. Pekkarinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stenbeck cracks Pekkarinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck misses with a low kick.
A lazy left from Pekkarinen finds it's target.
Stenbeck tests Pekkarinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lauri Pekkarinen's cut is getting worse.
Pekkarinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pekkarinen is looking to clinch but Stenbeck is avoiding it.
Pekkarinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stenbeck.
Pekkarinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stenbeck scores with a sloppy right hand. Pekkarinen should have avoided that one.
Stenbeck takes the fight into the clinch.
Pekkarinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Stenbeck gets an underhook and turns Pekkarinen into the cage.
Pekkarinen blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pekkarinen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pekkarinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stenbeck circles away quickly and effectively.
Pekkarinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pekkarinen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stenbeck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pekkarinen lands a jab to the nose.
Pekkarinen moves out of range as Stenbeck strikes.
Stenbeck misses with a hook. Pekkarinen ducked under it nicely.
Stenbeck looks to land a body kick but Pekkarinen moved away.
Pekkarinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pekkarinen lands with a hook. Stenbeck tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stenbeck misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gustaf Stenbeck.
Well Stenbeck has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustaf Stenbeck!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Henry (ranked 479 p4p, 55 weight class) and Raphaele Heisenberg (ranked 915 p4p, 100 weight class). Heisenberg has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. John Henry has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
35 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphaele Heisenberg!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry cracks Heisenberg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Heisenberg moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heisenberg manages to avoid it.
Heisenberg avoids the body shot from Henry.
Heisenberg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Henry.
Henry lands an overhand right.
Heisenberg throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Heisenberg ducks down to avoid it.
Henry has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Henry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Heisenberg is able to avoid easily.
A leg kick checked by Henry.
Heisenberg instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heisenberg.
Henry lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry throws a head punch that misses.
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heisenberg's elbow.
Heisenberg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heisenberg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Heisenberg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heisenberg lands with a right to the head.
Heisenberg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a head punch that misses.
Henry misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heisenberg.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heisenberg.
Henry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Heisenberg.
Henry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Heisenberg stuffs the takedown.
Heisenberg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Henry defends it well.
A punch lands to the side of Heisenberg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Heisenberg has managed to clinch.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Heisenberg.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Heisenberg.
Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henry takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heisenberg cracks Henry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Heisenberg does it's job there.
Heisenberg thuds a left hand into Henry's body.
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown but Heisenberg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Henry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Heisenberg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henry's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice straight punches there by Heisenberg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heisenberg.
Henry misses with an uppercut. Heisenberg saw that one coming.
Heisenberg takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Henry moves away from the strike by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg closes the distance and clinches.
Heisenberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henry's efforts to push away.
Heisenberg is working Henry over against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Heisenberg lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Heisenberg.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heisenberg.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heisenberg lands with a short shot to the head.
Heisenberg tries to work over Henry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heisenberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Heisenberg.
Henry is trying to maintain a safe position but Heisenberg gets an underhook and turns Henry into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heisenberg breaks the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Henry as he connects with a hook.
Henry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heisenberg takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Henry misses the target.
Heisenberg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Heisenberg gets caught napping as Henry dives in and scores a takedown. Heisenberg manages to retain guard.
Heisenberg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henry's guard.
Heisenberg drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Heisenberg jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heisenberg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Heisenberg wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Henry trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry managing to control the position.
Henry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry has control of Heisenberg's left arm, preventing Heisenberg from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphaele Heisenberg dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Henry lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Henry.
Heisenberg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Henry defends it well.
Heisenberg moves into range and connects with a jab.
Heisenberg delivers a nice body kick.
Henry scores with a body shot.
Henry throws a head kick that half lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henry.
Heisenberg misses the jab.
Heisenberg scores with a shot to the body.
Heisenberg connects with a leg kick. Henry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Henry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heisenberg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henry.
Henry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heisenberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heisenberg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Henry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Heisenberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raphaele Heisenberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg cracks Henry with a good jab.
Heisenberg shoots in and gets a takedown into Henry's guard.
Henry is controlling Heisenberg's posture.
Heisenberg throwing strikes but missing.
My spies in Heavy Metal inform me that Heisenberg has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Henry pulls Heisenberg in close to his closed guard and prevents Heisenberg from doing any damage or advancing position.
Heisenberg throws an elbow that misses. Henry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Heisenberg's guard. Nice move by Henry!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg trying to keep a closed guard but Henry is proving a slippery customer.
Heisenberg looking for a guillotine here but Henry defends easily.
Heisenberg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Heisenberg wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heisenberg is looking for a triangle but Henry pushes his legs off easily.
Heisenberg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Henry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Heisenberg is looking for a triangle here but Henry uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Heisenberg is looking for a sweep.
Heisenberg is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Henry trying to control the action but Heisenberg is working from the bottom.
Heisenberg is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is stalling here. Heisenberg is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Henry seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Heisenberg has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Heisenberg wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Henry, who protects the arm well.
Heisenberg gets to mount! Henry was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Henry working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphaele Heisenberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Heisenberg misses the body punch
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Henry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raphaele Heisenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry misses with a looping right.
Heisenberg scores with a leg kick.
Henry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henry shoots for a double leg takedown but Heisenberg sprawls well. He's pushed Henry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Henry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heisenberg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heisenberg lands a jab to the head.
Henry misses the body punch
and Heisenberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heisenberg throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
Henry looks to throw the jab but Heisenberg is out of range.
Henry connects with a right hand. Heisenberg shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry defending well as Heisenberg loads up on a big left hand.
Henry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heisenberg.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heisenberg manages to avoid it.
Heisenberg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henry's calf.
Heisenberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a body shot but no joy.
Heisenberg digs a good hook to Henry's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heisenberg. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heisenberg ducks right into an uppercut from Henry.
Henry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heisenberg.
Henry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Henry there.
Henry gets the takedown into side control.
Henry trying to control the position but Heisenberg is working away.
Raphaele Heisenberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heisenberg is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Heisenberg's shoulder. That is not cool.
Heisenberg tries to improve position but can't.
Henry advances to mount.
Heisenberg takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Heisenberg is trying desperately to improve position.
Heisenberg slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Henry winds up and cracks Heisenberg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Heisenberg is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henry pulls his head out easily.
Heisenberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Heisenberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Heisenberg, not yet.
Heisenberg trying to control the position here.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
Heisenberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Heisenberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Henry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Henry controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Henry connects with a couple of short punches.
Heisenberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Henry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Heisenberg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henry defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
John Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Heisenberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Heisenberg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henry defends well.
Henry is in close to Heisenberg's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Heisenberg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphaele Heisenberg!
After the fight, Raphaele Heisenberg was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Bixby (ranked 756 p4p, 128 weight class) and Erland Eliasson (ranked 1096 p4p, 166 weight class). Eliasson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Radioactive - Imagine Dragons kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buzz Bixby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erland Eliasson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bixby misses the shot to the body.
Eliasson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bixby throws a right hand that misses
and Eliasson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bixby throws a big shot that misses.
Bixby looks to land a right hand but Eliasson moved out of range.
Eliasson throws out a counter right but Bixby avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Eliasson misses.
Eliasson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bixby feinted with a counter takedown.
No luck for Bixby with that takedown attempt.
Bixby has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eliasson cracks Bixby with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Eliasson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bixby to stand back up!
It looks like Buzz Bixby has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eliasson cracks Bixby with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Eliasson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bixby to stand back up!
Bixby is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliasson goes for a small jab and connects. Now Eliasson goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Bixby stumbles back but Eliasson runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Bixby to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Bixby will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Erland Eliasson!
Our winner, Erland Eliasson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blind Shaman (ranked 298 p4p, 45 weight class) and Frank Reilly (ranked 340 p4p, 51 weight class). Shaman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shaman's Dream. Reilly has chosen Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blind Shaman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shaman at a distance.
Shaman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reilly.
Shaman avoids the body shot from Reilly.
Shaman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reilly defending well as Shaman loads up on a big left hand.
Reilly drives through and clinches with Shaman against the cage.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shaman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shaman is stalling here.
Shaman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Shaman.
Shaman avoiding damage as Reilly throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Shaman - that landed with a thud.
Shaman lands a shoulder strike.
Shaman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shaman scores with a shot to the side of Reilly's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaman tries for a takedown but Reilly manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reilly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shaman's brow.
Shaman blocks an uppercut.
Shaman blocks an uppercut.
Shaman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reilly lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shaman blocks an uppercut.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Shaman.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shaman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shaman blocks an uppercut.
Shaman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shaman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shaman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shaman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shaman pulls guard successfully.
Shaman has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Reilly is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Shaman.
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!
Shaman is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaman tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Reilly easily slips into full mount!
Shaman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Reilly keeping full guard, as Shaman tries to pass.
Shaman stopping the sweep attempt from Reilly.
Reilly keeping moving, preventing Shaman from controlling successfully.
Shaman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reilly is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman is stalling in the full guard.
Shaman stands up over Reilly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shaman trying to control the position from guard on top but Reilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shaman wants to control from the top but Reilly keeps moving.
Shaman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shaman passes Reilly's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Reilly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shaman tries to pass to full mount but Reilly defends it.
Shaman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reilly keeps working.
Shaman tries to pass to full mount but Reilly defends it.
Reilly is staying active underneath Shaman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shaman is looking for a kimura here.
Well, if Shaman 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Reilly lands a nice looking body shot.
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 Blind Shaman will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Some bone on bone action there as Reilly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reilly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shaman in his tracks.
Reilly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shaman. That did some damage!
A slow jab from Reilly misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Shaman tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reilly looks to clinch
and Shaman counters with a straight right hand.
Reilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaman is just out of range.
It looked like Shaman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shaman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reilly.
Reilly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reilly moves out of range of the strikes.
Shaman just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaman sets himself, and Reilly steps forward looking for the clinch! Shaman avoids it this time.
Reilly swings for the body but Shaman moves out of range.
Shaman fires out a quick counter leg kick but Reilly just manages to avoid it.
Shaman misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Shaman misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shaman checks a leg kick.
Reilly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shaman at a distance.
Shaman misses with a body kick.
Shaman looks to throw the jab but Reilly is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Shaman misses with a body punch.
Shaman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shaman misses with a punch on the inside.
Shaman blocks an elbow strike from Reilly.
Reilly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shaman or not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reilly.
It looks like Blind Shaman has been cut.
Shaman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Shaman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Frank Reilly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shaman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shaman wants a takedown but no success here.
Shaman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shaman wants to take the fight to the mat but Reilly manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shaman backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blind Shaman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaman struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Shaman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reilly prevents it.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shaman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reillys head.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Shaman avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
Shaman wants to take the fight to the mat but Reilly manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shaman managing to block the knees to the body from Reilly.
Reilly works on Shaman's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reilly.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shaman misses with a punch to the body.
Shaman managing to block the knees to the body from Reilly.
Shaman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reilly tries a body shot but Shaman blocks it.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Shaman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Shaman avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
Shaman swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaman misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman looking for a takedown.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shamans head.
Shaman misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Shaman.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shaman tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly lands an elbow inside.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shaman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly cracks Shaman with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short body shot lands from Reilly as the two fighters clinch.
Reilly lands a right hand.
Reilly lands a body punch.
Shaman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shaman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Shaman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reilly lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaman dodges an elbow strike from Reilly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Reilly.
Reilly misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Reilly.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaman.
Reilly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shaman.
Shaman jumps guard but Reilly turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Reilly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reilly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shaman is defending well for now.
Shaman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Reilly is stalling in the full guard.
Reilly slips nicely into half guard.
Shaman is trying to control but can't.
Shaman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reilly pulls his head out easily.
Reilly with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reilly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Blind Shaman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A big right from Shaman misses.
Reilly moves in looking to clinch but Shaman pushes him off.
Shaman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Reilly.
Reilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shaman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reilly.
Shaman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Reilly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reilly scores with a nice strike.
Shaman throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reilly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reilly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shaman scores with a jab to the head.
Shaman swats away the attempt to clinch by Reilly.
Shaman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman throws a looping overhand right but Reilly ducks down to avoid it.
Reilly clinches with his opponent.
Shaman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly scores with a shoulder strike.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shaman has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
A head punch on the inside from Shaman fails to land.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shaman is working Reilly over against the cage.
Reilly misses with a punch to the body.
Shaman struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Shaman jumps guard but Reilly turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shaman has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Reilly clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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!
Shaman has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Reilly's body.
Reilly tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaman wants to take Reilly's back here but Reilly is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Shaman thowing shots but they're missing.
Blind Shaman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shaman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reilly is looking to escape.
Shaman thowing shots but they're missing.
Reilly prevents Shaman from taking his back.
Reilly tries to lock up and control but Shaman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Reilly has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Reilly!
Shaman looking for a guillotine here but Reilly defends easily.
Reilly stays in close to Shaman's body and controls the position.
Reilly pushes down on Shaman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Reilly prevents Shaman from improving his position.
Reilly is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaman is trying to maintain the position but Reilly is very close to passing his half guard.
Shaman wants to improve his position but Reilly is controlling well.
Reilly trying to mount his opponent but Shaman defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Blind Shaman.
I think Shaman 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blind Shaman!
During a confident post fight interview, Blind Shaman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Mundi (ranked 602 p4p, 75 weight class) and Andrey Kuznetcov (ranked 781 p4p, 95 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mundi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Swallow The Sun - Hold This Woe. Gordon Mundi 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Mundi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Kuznetcov!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mundi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mundi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mundi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuznetcov circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuznetcov works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuznetcov. Mundi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mundi with a jab.
Kuznetcov cracks Mundi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mundi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuznetcov.
We've been informed that Kuznetcov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mundi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuznetcov throws a shot from downtown. Mundi moves away and avoids it.
Kuznetcov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Kuznetcov tries to get set, Mundi tries to push him back and clinch up but Kuznetcov manages to avoid the attempt.
Kuznetcov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mundi throws out the jab.
Kuznetcov feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Mundi. Beautiful body shot.
Mundi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuznetcov throws a hook but Mundi blocks it.
Kuznetcov misses with an uppercut. Mundi saw that one coming.
Kuznetcov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mundi's hands.
Mundi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kuznetcov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mundi throws a jab when Kuznetcov was well out of range.
Mundi tries to bum rush Kuznetcov with a series of wild strikes but Kuznetcov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuznetcov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mundi as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mundi throws a good cross that connects.
Andrey Kuznetcov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuznetcov shoots in but Mundi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kuznetcov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gordon Mundi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuznetcov darts in looking for a takedown but Mundi gets double underhooks and turns Kuznetcov into the cage.
It looked like Mundi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gordon Mundi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Kuznetcov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetcov misses with a straight right.
It looked like Mundi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mundi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mundi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kuznetcov or perhaps it was just good defense by Mundi, which made it look bad.
Mundi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetcov lands a really nice looking cross but Mundi seems unphased.
Kuznetcov with a jab.
Kuznetcov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuznetcov with the counter takedown but Mundi avoids it easily.
Kuznetcov defending well as Mundi loads up on a big left hand.
Mundi misses the shot to the body.
Kuznetcov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mundi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kuznetcov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mundi keeping moving, preventing Kuznetcov from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetcov cracks Mundi with a solid left hand.
Mundi wants to sweep but no luck.
Kuznetcov trying to control the position from guard on top but Mundi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuznetcov won't allow Mundi to sweep him here.
Mundi pulls Kuznetcov in close to prevent any damage.
Mundi wants to get back to his feet but Kuznetcov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kuznetcov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrey Kuznetcov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mundi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kuznetcov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mundi.
And Kuznetcov tries to counter it with a takedown but Mundi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kuznetcov lands a glancing blow to the side of Mundi's head.
Mundi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kuznetcov misses with a takedown attempt - Mundi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mundi scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetcov cracks Mundi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kuznetcov 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.
Mundi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kuznetcov is out of range.
A head kick misses from Mundi.
Kuznetcov throws out a counter right but Mundi avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetcov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mundi.
Kuznetcov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mundi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kuznetcov misses the jab.
Mundi is looking to counter punch.
Kuznetcov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mundi.
Kuznetcov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kuznetcov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gordon Mundi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Kuznetcov.
Mundi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuznetcov looks to throw the jab but Mundi is out of range.
Kuznetcov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mundi.
Mundi ducks under a wild hook from Kuznetcov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mundi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuznetcov shoots in looking for a takedown. Mundi tries to sprawl out of it but Kuznetcov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mundi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mundi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mundi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuznetcov throws out the jab.
Mundi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuznetcov was well out of range. Poor timing from Mundi.
Mundi misses with a body shot.
Gordon Mundi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuznetcov tries for a takedown but Mundi circles away easily
and Mundi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mundi slips a jab from Kuznetcov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mundi.
Kuznetcov shoots in but Mundi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kuznetcov throws a looping overhand right but Mundi ducks down to avoid it.
Mundi misses with a looping right.
Mundi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mundi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mundi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuznetcov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mundi punishes Kuznetcov's body with a nice straight punch.
Mundi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetcov misses with an uppercut
and Mundi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A big left from Kuznetcov misses.
Mundi misses with a wild combination.
Mundi misses with the combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mundi just misses with a punch to the body.
Mundi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuznetcov can do to turn this around?
Kuznetcov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Mundi dominated that second 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!
Donk. Kuznetcov catches Mundi right on the button with a cross.
Mundi takes a swing at Kuznetcov's ribcage but misses.
Kuznetcov's corner calls for a 1-2. Kuznetcov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mundi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mundi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kuznetcov has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetcov slips a straight right by Mundi.
Kuznetcov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kuznetcov fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mundi jabs Kuznetcov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab by Mundi.
Mundi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kuznetcov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mundi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mundi scores with a nice strike.
Mundi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mundi connects with a looping right hand.
Mundi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuznetcov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetcov fails with the takedown
and Mundi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gordon Mundi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Kuznetcov.
Kuznetcov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuznetcov swats away the attempt to clinch by Mundi.
Kuznetcov feints the counter takedown.
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!
Kuznetcov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mundi counters with a nice body shot.
Kuznetcov lunges at Mundi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mundi's hand.
Mundi misses with a hook.
Kuznetcov misses with a shot to the body
and Mundi counters with a body kick that stops Kuznetcov in his tracks momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mundi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kuznetcov throws a jab but it's blocked by Mundi.
Mundi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mundi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Kuznetcov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kuznetcov misses with a takedown attempt - Mundi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A swing and a miss from Mundi.
Mundi misses with a jab to the body
and Kuznetcov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mundi throws a right and a left that Kuznetcov avoids nicely.
Mundi scores with a nice strike.
Mundi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mundi lands a jab to the head.
Mundi slips a jab from Kuznetcov.
Mundi defending well as Kuznetcov loads up on a big left hand.
Kuznetcov misses with a left hand
and Mundi counters with a nice body shot.
Mundi thuds a left hand into Kuznetcov's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mundi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuznetcov.
Kuznetcov shoots for a takedown but Mundi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mundi is looking to counter punch.
Kuznetcov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuznetcov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mundi sprawls well. Mundi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kuznetcov gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Mundi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mundi 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Mundi!
Gordon Mundi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ajax (ranked 287 p4p, 34 weight class) and Bruce Diehard (ranked 383 p4p, 51 weight class). Ajax kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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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39
158 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Ajax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Diehard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diehard misses the body punch
and Ajax connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ajax misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Diehard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diehard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ajax scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diehard. Ajax does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diehard keeps the fight on the outside.
Diehard throws a leg kick but Ajax moved away.
Ajax feinted with a counter takedown.
Diehard missing with a left hand there. Ajax was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ajax fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ajax throws a lazy uppercut
and Diehard counters with a straight right hand.
Ajax throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Diehard counter with a right hand.
Diehard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ajax half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Ajax has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Ajax misses the target.
Diehard ducks under a wild hook from Ajax.
Ajax bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ajax slips a jab from Diehard.
Diehard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ajax connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diehard. That's going to slow Ajax down.
Bruce Diehard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ajax tries to work over Diehard's front leg with a kick but Diehard checks it.
Diehard misses with a body shot.
Diehard misses with a head kick.
Diehard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ajax throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ajax gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diehard tries to improve position but can't.
Diehard is still trying to improve position.
Ajax connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Diehard some visible discomfort.
Diehard is trying to work for a sweep but Ajax has mounted him!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diehard slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ajax trying to control the action but Diehard is working from the bottom.
Diehard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ajax working Diehard over with strikes.
Diehard is looking to control Ajax's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diehard avoid being mounted?
Diehard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ajax.
Diehard regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ajax content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ajax has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ajax wants to control from the top but Diehard keeps moving.
Diehard wants to sweep but no luck.
Diehard keeps trying to improve his position.
Ajax postures up in Diehard's guard and throws a big left but Diehard blocks it.
Diehard controls Ajax momentarily but Ajax frees himself.
Diehard pulls Ajax in close to his closed guard and prevents Ajax from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ajax scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Diehard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ajax.
Ajax trying to control the position from guard on top but Diehard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diehard is pulling down on Ajax's head to control his posture.
Ajax with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diehard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diehard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ajax postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diehard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ajax postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Diehard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Diehard wants to control from the top but Ajax keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ajax throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diehard looking to pass the guard.
Ajax might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ajax working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diehard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diehard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diehard slips nicely into half guard.
Diehard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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 Marco Ajax will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ajax throws a leg kick but Diehard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diehard misses the jab.
A slow jab from Ajax misses its intended target.
Diehard takes one on the button.
Diehard throws a body punch but Ajax moves out of range.
As Diehard backs away, Ajax returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Diehard lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Ajax misses.
A little jabbing left from Diehard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ajax cracks Diehard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marco Ajax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diehard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ajax moves away.
Ajax lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diehard defending well as Ajax loads up on a big left hand.
Diehard checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diehard! But no joy.
Bruce Diehard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ajax looking to score a takedown here. Diehard is defending well but Ajax drives through and ends up in Diehard's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diehard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Diehard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marco Ajax overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ajax chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diehard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ajax is one step ahead there.
Diehard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ajax in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diehard has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ajax won't allow Diehard to sweep him here.
Ajax throwing strikes from guard but Diehard blocks nicely.
Diehard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ajax's guard.
Ajax looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ajax manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diehard manages to get himself to full guard.
Ajax is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ajax trying to control but Diehard is working from the bottom.
Diehard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ajax lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ajax preventing the sweep.
Ajax is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diehard can do to turn this around?
Ajax postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ajax's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ajax is in close to Diehard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ajax is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ajax stands up over Diehard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ajax throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ajax chips away with some ground and pound.
Ajax working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ajax slips nicely into half guard.
Ajax lands strikes from half guard.
Ajax looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Diehard gets full guard.
Diehard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diehard is trying to control the action in half guard but Ajax is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ajax is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ajax regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ajax looking for a guillotine here but Diehard defends easily.
Ajax tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ajax trying to keep a closed guard but Diehard is proving a slippery customer.
Ajax had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diehard defends it easily.
Diehard trying to move into half guard but instead Ajax has managed to sweep!
Ajax trying to control the position from guard on top but Diehard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ajax lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Ajax dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diehard just misses with a punch to the body.
Ajax looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ajax with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ajax is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Diehard's half guard.
Ajax trying to control the action but Diehard is working from the bottom.
Diehard wants to control but Ajax is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ajax not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ajax is keen to just control but Diehard is a slippery customer.
Diehard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diehard.
Ajax looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diehard wants to sweep here but Ajax controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ajax accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajax has gone for a leg lock! Diehard slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ajax's guard.
Diehard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ajax looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Diehard puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ajax tries to get to full guard but Diehard has control of the leg.
Ajax works his way to full guard. Good work.
Diehard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ajax isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Diehard stacks Ajax on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Diehard!
Diehard tries for a kimura but Ajax is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diehard tries to advance to mount but Ajax denies him.
Ajax is looking for a sweep.
Ajax prevents Diehard from improving position.
Ajax tries to bench press Diehard off him but Diehard keeps the position.
Diehard trying to control the position but Ajax is working away.
Ajax is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diehard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diehard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diehard working away.
Ajax is looking to reverse the position.
Diehard tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ajax tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diehard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Diehard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ajax has escaped the position, nice work there.
Diehard tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ajax is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Diehard's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ajax tries to get to full guard but Diehard has control of the leg.
Diehard moves into full mount! Ajax won't be happy about that!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diehard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ajax is looking to escape.
Diehard is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bruce Diehard just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ajax shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ajax looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ajax moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ajax throws a body punch but Diehard moves out of range.
A low kick from Ajax misses
enabling Diehard to counter with a crisp jab.
Diehard throws a jab but it's blocked by Ajax.
Ajax will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diehard lands a head shot.
Ajax connects with a leg kick. Diehard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ajax uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diehard.
Ajax jabs at Diehard's body.
Diehard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ajax.
Ajax closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Diehard to the mat! Diehard manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ajax stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Diehard has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Ajax manages to get his head free but now Diehard has transitioned to an armbar! Ajax grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Diehard! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Diehard!
Bruce Diehard was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Stoker (ranked 107 p4p, 19 weight class) and Casper Timmermans (ranked 151 p4p, 26 weight class). Stoker comes into the arena with Let There Be Rock by AC/DC blaring out of the sound system. Edward Stoker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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187 lbs
24 - 10 - 1 |
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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
37 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Edward Stoker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Casper Timmermans!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoker tries a head kick but it misses.
Timmermans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stoker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Timmermans moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Timmermans's coach down at Gym Beam was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Timmermans's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Stoker throws a big shot that misses.
Stoker misses with a body shot.
Stoker misses with a straight left.
Timmermans moves forwards but Stoker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stoker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Timmermans blocks a jab.
Stoker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Timmermans.
Stoker lands a lovely overhand right.
Stoker moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker moves out of range of the body kick.
Stoker connects with an inside leg kick.
Timmermans throws a sloppy body shot
and Stoker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Timmermans looks to land a left hand but Stoker moved out of range nicely.
Stoker scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmermans throws the left hand but Stoker avoids the punch easily.
Stoker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stoker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stoker lands a jab to the nose.
Timmermans misses with an attempted mid kick.
Timmermans lands a jab.
Stoker misses with a straight right.
Timmermans feints a counter leg kick.
Timmermans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoker throws a hook but Timmermans blocks it.
Timmermans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stoker.
Stoker checks a low kick from Timmermans.
Timmermans moves forwards but Stoker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Timmermans throws a sloppy head kick and Stoker moves out of range easily.
Stoker moves away from the strike by Timmermans.
Timmermans gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stoker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Timmermans manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stoker on his heels. He'll look to pass Stoker's guard now, I'm sure.
Timmermans prevents Stoker from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans throws a big elbow that misses.
Timmermans is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Timmermans looking to pass the guard.
Stoker is looking to stand up but Timmermans isn't so interested in that idea.
Timmermans distracts Stoker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Timmermans wants to control from the top but Stoker keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Stoker swings widly with a right hand
and Timmermans counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Timmermans throws a looping overhand right but Stoker ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker throws out a loose jab but Timmermans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Timmermans.
Stoker connects with a looping right hand.
Stoker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Stoker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Timmermans misses.
Timmermans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Timmermans walks into a straight right hand from Stoker.
Timmermans is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Timmermans throws out a loose jab but Stoker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Timmermans.
Stoker stuns Timmermans with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stoker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stoker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Timmermans is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stoker.
Timmermans closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Timmermans lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Timmermans prevents Stoker from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans trying to control but Stoker is working from the bottom.
Timmermans sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Timmermans trying to control but Stoker is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Stoker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stoker lands with a shot to the body.
Stoker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stoker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Timmermans has time to react.
Stoker throws a looping overhand right but Timmermans ducks down to avoid it.
Stoker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stoker throws an off balance right hand
and Timmermans counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Timmermans.
Stoker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Timmermans can do to turn this around?
Timmermans is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stoker pushes Timmermans off and gets back to his feet.
A big left from Stoker misses.
Timmermans with the counter takedown but Stoker avoids it easily.
Stoker throws an overhand right that lands on Timmermans's shoulder, as Timmermans tries to avoid the shot.
Stoker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Timmermans.
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!
Stoker looks to throw the jab but Timmermans is out of range.
Stoker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Timmermans was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Timmermans. Stoker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Timmermans takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Edward Stoker is winning the standup battle so far.
Timmermans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stoker moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Timmermans's head backwards.
Timmermans lands a slapping body shot.
Stoker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Timmermanss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stoker throws a hook to the side of Timmermans's head but Timmermans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Timmermans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stoker moves away.
Stoker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stoker misses with a straight right.
Timmermans throws a head kick but Stoker moves out of range.
Timmermans ducks under a wild hook from Stoker.
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Timmermans.
Timmermans looks for a takedown but Stoker sprawls well.
Timmermans misses with an uppercut. Stoker saw that one coming.
Stoker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stoker throws a shot from downtown. Timmermans moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker scores with a jab to the body.
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Timmermans moves away.
Timmermans slips a jab from Stoker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoker. Timmermans does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stoker avoids a kick to the body.
Timmermans takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stoker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stoker lands a lovely overhand right.
Stoker walks into a left hand.
Timmermans moves out of range as Stoker strikes.
Stoker scores with a sloppy right hand. Timmermans should have avoided that one.
Edward Stoker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stoker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Timmermans dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stoker throws a sloppy head kick and Timmermans moves out of range easily.
Stoker lands with a hook. Timmermans tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Timmermans blocks a head kick by Stoker.
Stoker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stoker scores with a punch to the head.
Stoker scores with a nice head shot.
Stoker lands a nice shot to the body.
Timmermans scores with a jab to the body.
Timmermans has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Timmermans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stoker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Timmermans takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Timmermans shoots in but no luck this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoker lands an overhand right.
Timmermans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Timmermans is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Stoker as he checks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stoker.
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Stoker.
Timmermans motions for Stoker to come forward. Timmermans throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Timmermans takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stoker lands with a slapping head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Timmermans.
Stoker throws a looping overhand right but Timmermans ducks down to avoid it.
Timmermans swings for the body but Stoker moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Timmermans misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Timmermans takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Timmermans takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Timmermans is looking to chop away at Stoker's legs.
Stoker looks to throw the jab but Timmermans is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Stoker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stoker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Timmermans.
Timmermans looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Timmermans misses.
Stoker scores with a hook.
Stoker lands with a shot to the body.
Timmermans takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Timmermans feints a jab promting Stoker to slip. Timmermans then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stoker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stoker connects with a right hand. Timmermans shakes it off.
Timmermans misses with a straight right.
Timmermans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stoker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Timmermans has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stoker finds it's way round the side to connect with Timmermans's head.
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!
Timmermans takes a jab right on the kisser.
Timmermans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stoker was well out of range. Poor timing from Timmermans.
Stoker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stoker misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stoker.
Timmermans defending well as Stoker loads up on a big left hand.
Timmermans with the counter takedown but Stoker avoids it easily.
Stoker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Timmermans has time to react.
Stoker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice uppercut lands for Stoker. That snapped Timmermans's head back.
Timmermans scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Timmermans.
Edward Stoker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Stoker.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stoker.
Timmermans throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Timmermans takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stoker throws a hook but Timmermans blocks it.
Timmermans shapes to counter with a head kick.
Timmermans doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Casper Timmermans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Timmermans misses with a straight left.
Stoker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stoker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Timmermans on the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Stoker.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Timmermans moves away.
Timmermans's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Timmermans cracks the inside of Stoker's front leg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoker. Timmermans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stoker punishes Timmermans's body with a nice straight punch.
Stoker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stoker takes a swing at Timmermans's ribcage but misses.
Stoker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Timmermans lands with a right hand.
Stoker throws a leg kick but Timmermans moved away.
Timmermans drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stoker defends it well.
Stoker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stoker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Timmermans.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans misses with a body shot.
Stoker works the jab nicely.
Stoker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stoker throws a hook to the side of Timmermans's head but Timmermans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Timmermans on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stoker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Timmermans throws a jab when Stoker was well out of range.
Stoker slips a straight right by Timmermans.
Stoker scores with a nice right hand.
Timmermans pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Timmermans on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stoker looks to land a combination. Timmermans sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Timmermans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stoker.
Timmermans appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Timmermans throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stoker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stoker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Timmermans looks to land a combination but Stoker avoids it well.
A punch lands to the side of Timmermans 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stoker misses with an uppercut. Timmermans saw that one coming.
And Timmermans tries to counter it with a takedown but Stoker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Timmermans thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stoker throws a body shot but no joy.
Timmermans changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A big left from Timmermans misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Stoker misses the target.
Timmermans motions for Stoker to come forward. Timmermans throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Timmermans jabs at Stoker's body.
Timmermans slips a straight right by Stoker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stoker checks a leg kick.
Stoker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Timmermans shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some bone on bone action there as Stoker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Stoker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stoker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Stoker!
A relieved looking Edward Stoker 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ueda Umanouke (ranked 210 p4p, 30 weight class) and Tony Monteiro (ranked 255 p4p, 33 weight class). Umanouke kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kenji Kawai's Making of a Cyborg. Tony Monteiro told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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274 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ueda Umanouke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Monteiro!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umanouke tries to clinch up but Monteiro circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Monteiro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Umanouke slips under a jab from Monteiro.
Monteiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Monteiro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Monteiro lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Ueda Umanouke has been cut.
Umanouke tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Monteiro defends well and Umanouke ends up having to push Monteiro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Umanouke misses with a kick to the body.
Umanouke shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Monteiro is trying to defend but Umanouke finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Umanouke is pressing down on Monteiro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Monteiro is holding on for now.
Monteiro wants to get back to his feet.
Umanouke is keen to just control but Monteiro is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umanouke is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Monteiro wants to get back to his feet.
Umanouke working over Monteiro with some ground and pound. Monteiro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Umanouke is pressing down on Monteiro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Monteiro is holding on for now.
Monteiro scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Umanouke manages to mount him!
Umanouke won't let Monteiro get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Umanouke landing strikes from the mount.
It looks like Tony Monteiro has been cut.
Monteiro is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke working the ground and pound effectively.
That has opened up Tony Monteiro's cut even more.
Monteiro is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Umanouke is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Monteiro can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Umanouke postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Monteiro is out cold - huge knockout for Umanouke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ueda Umanouke!
Ueda Umanouke tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quetzal Montezuma (ranked 53 p4p, 6 weight class) and Pena Pulkkinen (ranked 72 p4p, 12 weight class). Montezuma kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Mayan Predator. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Quetzal Montezuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montezuma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pulkkinen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Montezuma is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pulkkinen slips a jab from Montezuma.
A head kick misses from Pulkkinen.
A little feinted left hand from Montezuma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pulkkinen throws out a loose jab but Montezuma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montezuma is looking to counter punch.
Good exchange - Pulkkinen coming out on top.
Pulkkinen throws a good cross that connects.
Montezuma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pulkkinen under the eye.
Pulkkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montezuma misses with a body punch
and Pulkkinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen motions for Montezuma to come forward. Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pulkkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Montezuma is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Montezuma walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pulkkinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Montezuma was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pena Pulkkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montezuma looks to score with a jab to the body but Pulkkinen is just out of range.
Pulkkinen throws out a powerful jab.
Pulkkinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pulkkinen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pulkkinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Montezuma misses.
Pulkkinen throws a chopping leg kick but Montezuma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Montezuma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Montezuma takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Montezuma.
Pulkkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pulkkinen lands with a right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pulkkinen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montezuma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Montezuma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Montezuma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Montezuma ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the body kick from Montezuma.
Pulkkinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Montezuma throws a wild body kick that Pulkkinen sees coming a mile off.
Pulkkinen throws out a counter right but Montezuma avoids it with no problem.
Montezuma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montezuma defending well as Pulkkinen loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the body from Montezuma misses
and Montezuma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montezuma lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pulkkinen will feel that in the morning.
Montezuma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pulkkinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Montezuma blocks a low kick nicely.
Pulkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montezuma manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen connects with a body shot.
Montezuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulkkinen moves away.
Pulkkinen delivers a nice body kick.
Pulkkinen feints and then cracks Montezuma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Montezuma down.
Pulkkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Montezuma appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montezuma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montezuma jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Montezuma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Montezuma throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
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!
Pulkkinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Montezuma takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pulkkinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pulkkinen cracks Montezuma with an open hand slap.
Montezuma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pulkkinen can pounce on him.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pena Pulkkinen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the leg kick from Montezuma.
Montezuma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pulkkinen scores with a shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pulkkinen - that will leave a mark!
Pulkkinen throws a head kick that misses.
Pulkkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montezuma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pulkkinen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Montezuma gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pulkkinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montezuma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pulkkinen flicks out a counter leg kick but Montezuma steps away.
Pulkkinen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A shot to the liver by Pulkkinen. Beautiful body shot.
Pulkkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montezuma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Montezuma.
Montezuma misses with a hook
and Pulkkinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook to the body
and Montezuma counters with a nice leg kick.
Pulkkinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Pulkkinen.
Montezuma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pulkkinen.
It seemed like Pulkkinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pulkkinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Montezuma might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Montezuma takes one to the side of the head.
Montezuma moves away from the strike by Pulkkinen.
Montezuma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pulkkinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulkkinen checks a leg kick.
Pulkkinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Montezuma's head.
Pulkkinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Montezuma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Montezuma throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Pulkkinen.
Montezuma misses with a wild body shot.
Pulkkinen works the jab nicely.
Montezuma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pulkkinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pulkkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montezuma checks a low kick from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws out a leg kick but Montezuma moves out of range and Pulkkinen only half commits.
A quick step to the side and Montezuma tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montezuma's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Pulkkinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Montezuma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pulkkinen can pounce on him.
Montezuma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pena Pulkkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montezuma misses with a wild body shot.
Pulkkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montezuma avoids the body shot from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen connects with a looping right hand.
Montezuma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Montezuma misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Pulkkinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick from Montezuma is predictable there
and Pulkkinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Montezuma swings for the body but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Montezuma slips a straight right by Pulkkinen.
A little feinted left hand from Montezuma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Montezuma blocks the leg kick.
Pulkkinen cracks Montezuma with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pulkkinen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Montezuma to stand back up!
Montezuma is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulkkinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Oh Montezuma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Montezuma walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Montezuma limp body while Pulkkinen jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pena Pulkkinen!
In his post fight interview, Pena Pulkkinen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Grimson (ranked 4 p4p, 1 weight class) and DJ Maximus (ranked 50 p4p, 5 weight class). Grimson comes to the cage accompanied by Omerta - Lamb of God. Stu Grimson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stu Grimson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Maximus!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maximus lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Stu Grimson has been cut.
Maximus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grimson's head backwards.
Grimson stuns Maximus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maximus scores with a push kick.
Maximus fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Maximus. Beautiful body shot.
Maximus throws a sloppy head kick and Grimson moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from Maximus.
Grimson looks to land a left hand but Maximus moved out of range nicely.
Maximus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grimson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grimson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grimson clinches with his opponent.
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!
Grimson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maximus avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maximus has a couple of punches blocked by Grimson.
Maximus tries to work over Grimson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grimson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maximus misses with the head strike.
Maximus avoiding damage as Grimson throws knees to the body.
Maximus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maximus cracks Grimson with a nice body shot.
A short left from Maximus.
A head punch on the inside from Maximus fails to land.
A short uppercut from Maximus.
Maximus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maximus takes a shot to the head.
Maximus lands a shot to the body.
Maximus swings wildly with an uppercut but Grimson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maximus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grimson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maximus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grimson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Maximus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimson takes a shot to the head.
Grimson working aggressively here.
Maximus lands a hook that snaps the head of Grimson backwards.
Maximus working aggressively here.
Maximus blocks a body shot from Grimson.
Grimson blocks a body shot from Maximus.
Grimson blocks an uppercut.
Maximus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Maximus.
Grimson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maximus's face.
It looks like DJ Maximus has been cut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maximus.
Maximus has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Grimson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Maximus can turn it around.
Grimson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maximus misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimson.
A hook to the body from Grimson.
Maximus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grimson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maximus backwards.
Maximus lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maximus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maximus pushes Grimson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maximus tries to work over Grimson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maximus scores with a shot to the side of Grimson's head.
Grimson blocks an uppercut.
Grimson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grimson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grimson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maximus backwards.
Grimson lands a left hand.
Knees to the body from Grimson.
Maximus blocking some punches.
Grimson prevents a body shot from Maximus.
A right handed body shot lands from Grimson.
Maximus looks winded!
Grimson misses with a punch to the body.
Grimson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maximus.
Grimson lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimson lands a knee to the body.
Grimson scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grimson.
Grimson connects with a knee to the head.
Grimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grimson.
Grimson lands a right hand.
Maximus is rocked!
Maximus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grimson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maximus.
Grimson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maximus is still on wobbly legs! Can Grimson finish him?
Grimson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grimson crunches a lovely knee into Maximus's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grimson obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grimson.
Grimson lands a big right hand that drops Maximus! The killer instinct kicks in and Grimson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Grimson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stu Grimson!
Stu Grimson retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Stu Grimson 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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