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IFCXS4: S.Heavy v McDonald PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Japa Koniu (ranked 814 p4p, 27 weight class) and Kenny Tchusuk (ranked 306 p4p, 17 weight class). Kenny Tchusuk 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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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Japa Koniu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Tchusuk!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koniu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koniu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk throws out a counter right but Koniu avoids it with no problem.
Koniu tries to bum rush Tchusuk with a series of wild strikes but Tchusuk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koniu missing with a left hand there. Tchusuk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick by Koniu misses
and Tchusuk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koniu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tchusuk.
Koniu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tchusuk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tchusuk throws the left hand but Koniu avoids the punch easily.
Koniu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tchusuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koniu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Japa Koniu has been cut.
A slow jab from Tchusuk misses its intended target.
Koniu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tchusuk.
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!
Tchusuk throws a jab but it's blocked by Koniu.
Tchusuk misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Koniu lands but Tchusuk takes it in his stride.
Koniu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Koniu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koniu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tchusuk under the eye.
A jab from Tchusuk misses.
Koniu dodges the punch combination from Tchusuk.
Koniu slips under a jab.
As Tchusuk looks to move away, Koniu throws a big counter combo but Tchusuk just gets out of the way.
Koniu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Tchusuk misses.
Tchusuk misses with a right hand
and Koniu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Tchusuk. Those never looked like landing.
Tchusuk throws a hook but Koniu blocks it.
Koniu tries to keep at a distance but Tchusuk has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Koniu scores with a shot to the side of Tchusuk's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk tries a body shot but Koniu blocks it.
Koniu misses with a body punch.
Koniu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tchusuk.
Koniu breaks from the clinch.
Koniu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tchusuk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koniu misses with a combination
and Tchusuk counters with a crisp one two that drops Koniu! Tchusuk thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Koniu to his feet! Koniu is in big trouble!
Tchusuk tries to clinch up.
Tchusuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Koniu throws a body punch but Tchusuk moves out of range.
Nice cross by Koniu.
Koniu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tchusuk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koniu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koniu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tchusuk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koniu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koniu.
Tchusuk is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tchusuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Tchusuk looks to move away, Koniu throws a big counter combo but Tchusuk just gets out of the way.
Koniu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tchusuk.
Tchusuk throws a hook but Koniu avoids it easily.
Koniu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tchusuk looks to land a right hand but Koniu moved out of range.
Tchusuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koniu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koniu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tchusuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Koniu.
Koniu throws a sloppy head kick and Tchusuk moves out of range easily.
Tchusuk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Koniu breaks from the clinch.
Koniu lands with a shot to the body.
Koniu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koniu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tchusuk misses with a lunging right hand
letting Koniu counter with a right hand.
Koniu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk throws a shot from downtown. Koniu moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koniu misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Tchusuk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koniu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tchusuk.
Koniu avoids the body shot from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk throws a looping overhand right but Koniu ducks down to avoid it.
Tchusuk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big right from Tchusuk misses.
Koniu wants to land a leg kick but Tchusuk is out of range.
Koniu misses with a head kick.
Koniu misses with a body shot.
Tchusuk throws out a counter right but Koniu avoids it with no problem.
Koniu slips a jab and a cross from Tchusuk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koniu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Kenny Tchusuk has been cut.
Tchusuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koniu was well out of range. Poor timing from Tchusuk.
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 Japa Koniu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tchusuk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tchusuk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Koniu sizes up Tchusuk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Koniu is looking to slow Tchusuk down with leg kicks.
Koniu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Koniu cracks Tchusuk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tchusuk lands with an uppercut that bounces Koniu off the cage and back into range.
Tchusuk throws a body punch but Koniu moves out of range.
Koniu moves out of range of the strikes.
Koniu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Koniu lands a jab to Tchusuk's midsection.
Koniu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koniu connects with a nice looking jab.
Tchusuk scores with a sloppy right hand. Koniu should have avoided that one.
Tchusuk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koniu to score with a decent uppercut.
Tchusuk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Koniu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchusuk misses with the combination.
Koniu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tchusuk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Koniu.
Tchusuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Koniu is just out of range.
Japa Koniu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tchusuk missing with a left hand there. Koniu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koniu throws a quick counter head kick but Tchusuk was just out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Koniu.
Koniu with a jab.
Tchusuk misses with a looping right.
Koniu jabs Tchusuk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tchusuk throws a jab when Koniu was well out of range.
It looked like Koniu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tchusuk.
Koniu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tchusuk checks a low kick from Koniu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koniu jabs Tchusuk right on the nose. Tchusuk blinks but takes it well.
Koniu lands a jab to Tchusuk's midsection.
A slow jab from Tchusuk misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick from Koniu misses.
A little jabbing left from Tchusuk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koniu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tchusuk blocks the body kick.
Koniu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tchusuk tries to clinch there but Koniu circles away.
Tchusuk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koniu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koniu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tchusuk lands a two punch combo.
Japa Koniu's cut is getting worse.
Tchusuk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koniu counters with a nice body shot.
Tchusuk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koniu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koniu throws a big counter combination but Tchusuk scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tchusuk is breathing heavily.
Tchusuk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koniu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tchusuk scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koniu scores with a jab. Tchusuk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tchusuk misses with a hook
enabling Koniu to counter with a crisp jab.
Tchusuk 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.
Tchusuk throws a hook to the side of Koniu's head but Koniu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tchusuk looks to throw the jab but Koniu is out of range.
Koniu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tchusuk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Koniu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koniu clobbers Tchusuk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koniu misses with a few strikes there.
Tchusuk is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A head kick misses from Tchusuk.
A solid body kick from Koniu.
Koniu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tchusuk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk misses with a left hand
and Koniu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Koniu throws a series of punches but Tchusuk moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Koniu.
Koniu throws a combination. Tchusuk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tchusuk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Koniu scores with a shot to the body.
Koniu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tchusuk can do to turn this around?
Koniu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tchusuk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koniu misses with the combination.
Koniu motions for Tchusuk to come forward. Koniu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koniu swings for the body but Tchusuk moves out of range.
Koniu throws a wild body kick that Tchusuk sees coming a mile off.
Koniu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tchusuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Koniu.
Tchusuk closes the distance but Koniu moves to the side
and Koniu counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Japa Koniu dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tchusuk misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Koniu was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Koniu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koniu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tchusuk moves out of range of the leg kick from Koniu.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tchusuk! But no joy.
Tchusuk misses with a two punch combination.
Tchusuk misses with a hook.
Koniu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tchusuk slips a jab and a cross from Koniu.
Japa Koniu is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Koniu finds it's target.
Koniu lands a head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koniu connects with a body shot.
Tchusuk throws a lazy uppercut
and Koniu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koniu jabs at Tchusuk's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koniu gets tackled into the cage by Tchusuk. Tchusuk maintains the clinch.
Tchusuk has a couple of punches blocked by Koniu.
Tchusuk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tchusuk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tchusuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Koniu.
Koniu struggles to land a body shot inside as Tchusuk controls his hands.
Tchusuk lands an uppercut.
Koniu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tchusuk wants to clinch.
Koniu dips to his left and cracks Tchusuk with an uppercut!
Koniu lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koniu.
Japa Koniu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koniu lands a jab.
Tchusuk rushes Koniu and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tchusuk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koniu tries to work over Tchusuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tchusuk lands a left hand.
A short right from Koniu.
Koniu lands a nice shot to the body.
Tchusuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A body shot lands from Koniu.
Our sources have told us that Koniu has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Koniu.
Koniu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tchusuk.
Koniu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koniu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koniu.
A right-left combo lands from Koniu.
Kenny Tchusuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koniu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Koniu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koniu ducks under a wild hook from Tchusuk.
Koniu cracks Tchusuk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Koniu scores with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koniu.
Koniu jabs Tchusuk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tchusuk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koniu counters with a good low kick that Tchusuk was not able to check.
Tchusuk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Koniu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick from Koniu lands but Tchusuk takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koniu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk tries to clinch up.
Tchusuk looks to land a right hand but Koniu moved out of range.
Koniu misses with a combination
letting Tchusuk counter with a right hand.
Tchusuk walks into a stiff left hand from Koniu.
Tchusuk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koniu.
Koniu throws a good cross that connects.
A left lands for Koniu.
Tchusuk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koniu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koniu dodges the punch combination from Tchusuk.
Japa Koniu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tchusuk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Japa Koniu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koniu, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Japa Koniu!
Japa Koniu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sharven Sheven (ranked 3647 p4p, 416 weight class) and Pierre St George (ranked 8293 p4p, 623 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sharven Sheven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pierre St George!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St George smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
St George throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sheven swings away with a body shot that misses
and St George cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St George fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sheven gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sheven with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sheven misses with a kick to the body.
St George stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
St George falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sheven counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Pierre St George has been cut.
St George throws a front kick that sends Sheven stumbling back into the cage.
Sheven stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sheven wants it to stay on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheven connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheven takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sheven leaves St George with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sharven Sheven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre St George.
Sheven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St George is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pierre St George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheven fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St George is out of range.
Sheven avoids the head kick by St George.
Sheven thinks about countering with a body kick.
St George throws a jab but it's blocked by Sheven.
St George walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sheven.
St George attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
St George swings for the body but Sheven moves out of range.
St George throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sheven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sheven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St George changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sheven misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St George avoids the body shot from Sheven.
St George checks a leg kick.
St George has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sheven shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheven is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sheven prevents St George from improving his position.
Sheven maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! St George could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Sheven has cracked it and St George is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Sheven!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sharven Sheven!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Jin Ipa (ranked 4075 p4p, 430 weight class) and Rod Marchand (ranked 21713 p4p, 634 weight class). Marchand comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Daisy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jin Jin Ipa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jin Jin Ipa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rod Marchand!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ipa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ipa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Marchand really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ipa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A lull in the action here.
Marchand takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ipa lands some shots froms side control.
Ipa grinds an elbow into Marchand's temple.
Marchand takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ipa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marchand knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ipa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Marchand is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marchand taking a bit of punishment here - Ipa scoring with strikes.
Marchand is still in real trouble! Can Ipa finish him?
A big shot lands for Ipa! That's hurt Marchand! Will he recover? Ipa fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jin Jin Ipa!
Jin Jin Ipa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koala Baertum (ranked 4239 p4p, 439 weight class) and Johnny Walker (ranked 4838 p4p, 473 weight class). Baertum kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Welcome to the Jungle. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Koala Baertum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Walker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Baertum staying out of range there.
Baertum throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baertum throws a lazy head kick
and Walker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Baertum.
Baertum takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Walker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Walker throws a hook but Baertum avoids it easily.
Baertum was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Walker misses with a straight left.
Baertum throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Walker steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Baertum.
Baertum lands with an uppercut that bounces Walker off the cage and back into range.
Baertum throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker staying out of range there.
Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baertum.
Walker avoids the head kick by Baertum.
Baertum blocks a leg kick.
Baertum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Walker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Baertum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walker.
Walker closes the distance and pushes Baertum back into the cage.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Baertum controls his hands.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Baertum gets tackled into the cage by Walker. Walker maintains the clinch.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Baertum misses.
Walker connects with a high kick.
Baertum throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Baertum scores with a shot to the body.
Baertum throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baertum connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Baertum digs a good hook to Walker's body.
Walker throws a leg kick but Baertum sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Baertum walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker looks to throw the jab but Baertum is out of range.
Baertum throws a head kick that misses.
Walker misses with a body shot
and Baertum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walker.
Walker clinches up with Baertum and pushes him back against the cage.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baertum gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walker.
Baertum throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Baertum slips the punch.
It looked like Baertum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walker misses with a leg kick.
Walker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Baertum misses with a series of wild punches.
Baertum fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Walker is out of range.
A nice combination there by Walker.
Walker scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baertum throws a sloppy head kick
and Walker counters by clinching up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Baertum is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Baertum for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Walker lands with a short shot to the head.
Walker scores with a shoulder strike.
Baertum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baertum trying to control the position but instead, Walker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Baertum into the cage.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baertum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baertum throws a big shot that misses.
Walker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baertum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baertum is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Walker.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baertum takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baertum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Baertum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walker misses with a combination
and Baertum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koala Baertum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baertum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walker blocks a head kick by Baertum.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baertum throws a series of punches but Walker moves out of range.
Baertum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baertum was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Walker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Walker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Baertum.
Baertum looks to land a right hand but Walker moved out of range.
Baertum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Baertum misses with a head kick.
Baertum misses with a few strikes there.
Baertum slips a jab from Walker.
Baertum misses with a looping right.
Walker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baertum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker throws a poor cross that misses
and Baertum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walker is rocked!
Baertum drops Walker with a straight right hand, right on the button! Baertum follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koala Baertum!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Koala Baertum waved his t-shirt featuring Freebok (85% Laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Agapov (ranked 5050 p4p, 516 weight class) and Alexander Porto (ranked 4644 p4p, 497 weight class). Agapov comes to the cage accompanied by Dear Mr. Fantasy. The key to victory for Bogdan Agapov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bogdan Agapov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Porto!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agapov drops Porto with a beautiful combination! Porto stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Agapov is looking for the KO!
Porto is rocked!
It looks like Alexander Porto has been cut.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Agapov has cracked Porto with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Agapov lands another huge swinging hook and Porto tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Porto, before Agapov can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bogdan Agapov!
During a confident post fight interview, Bogdan Agapov 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Couture (ranked 2238 p4p, 58 weight class) and Patrick Thompson (ranked 2743 p4p, 115 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randall Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
Some bone on bone action there as Couture checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thompson throws a shot to the body.
Thompson slips a jab from Couture.
Couture has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Couture working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Couture working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Thompson.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Couture can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Couture is breathing heavily.
Couture prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Couture blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Couture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thompson presses Couture against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Couture.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson digs a right hand underneath Couture's ribcage. Couture let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Couture goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Thompson.
Couture is trying to maintain a safe position but Thompson gets an underhook and turns Couture into the cage.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thompson.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Thompson.
Thompson works on Couture's body with a couple of short punches.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson cracks Couture with a nice body shot.
Thompson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
Thompson tries a body shot but Couture blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thompson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson pushes Couture back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Couture prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
Couture working aggressively here.
Couture swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Couture seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thompson can turn it around.
Couture's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Couture blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Thompson scores with a hook to the body.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thompson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
A short body shot lands from Thompson as the two fighters clinch.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Couture swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Thompson.
A left hand lands to the body for Thompson.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coutures head.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
Thompson lands with a right to the head.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thompson lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A left hand lands to the body for Thompson.
Thompson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Couture is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
Oh Couture is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson digs a right hand underneath Couture's ribcage. Couture let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thompson drops Couture with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Couture is out cold! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Thompson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lalama Amana (ranked 1523 p4p, 191 weight class) and Ritchie Souza (ranked 1401 p4p, 181 weight class). Souza is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gwen Stefani-Luxurious. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ritchie Souza enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lalama Amana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ritchie Souza!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amana misses with a looping right.
Amana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Souza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Amana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amana tries to keep at a distance but Souza has taken the fight into the clinch.
Souza is working for takedown but Amana is calmly controlling the position for now.
Amana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Souza wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amana jabs at Souza's body.
Souza throws a right hand that Amana ducks under and follows up with a left that Amana also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza misses with the combination.
Souza shoots in but Amana avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A little feinted left hand from Amana on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Amana moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Souza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Amana is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Souza's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Souza's back!
Souza tries to break free.
Souza trying to control the hands but Amana won't let him.
Souza is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Amana controlling well, preventing Souza from escaping the position.
Souza is still trying to improve position.
Souza trying to control but not successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amana keeps control of the position as Souza tries to break free.
Souza trying to control the hands but Amana breaks the grip.
I really don't envy Souza right now.
Souza just trying to survive but Amana is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Souza tries to escape the position.
Amana controls the action.
Souza tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Amana knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Souza on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Souza tries to reverse the position but Amana maintains control.
Souza is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Souza manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Amana wants to take a breather but Souza is having none of it.
Souza tries to roll over but Amana keeps him under control.
We've been hearing good reports from Amana's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are battling for position here. Souza manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Amana got a little sloppy there for a moment and Souza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Amana has managed to get both his arms back between Souza's legs - danger averted.
Souza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Amana doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Amana manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Souza looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lalama Amana dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Amana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Amana fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Souza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Souza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Amana slips under a jab.
Amana throwing a counter right hand but Souza manages to avoid it.
Amana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Souza closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Souza is trying to ground and pound but Amana uses the momentary lack of control by Souza to regain half guard.
Amana tries to get to full guard but Souza has control of the leg.
Souza working over Amana with some ground and pound. Amana looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza looking for a submission but Amana manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throwing strikes but missing.
Lalama Amana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Amana is trying to keep Souza in close.
Souza throwing strikes from guard but Amana blocks nicely.
Souza slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Souza working the strikes but Amana uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's two 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.
Amana works his way to full guard. Good work.
Souza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Amana keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Amana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Amana wants to stand up but Souza is controlling him.
Souza throwing strikes from guard but Amana blocks nicely.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Amana uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Souza has time to react.
Souza clinches up with Amana and pushes him back against the cage.
Amana effectively controlling the action here.
Souza drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Amana is looking to break free of the clinch but Souza has double underhooks.
Amana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Amana changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza shoots in and drives through. Amana sprawls well.
Souza misses with a head kick.
Lalama Amana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Souza.
Amana was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lalama Amana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ritchie Souza.
Amana darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Souza has his takedown stuffed
and Amana counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Souza tightens his grip and picks Amana up, before dumping him to the ground. Amana manages to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amana wants to get back to his feet but Souza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lalama Amana will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Amana lands a nice looking body shot.
Souza moves into range and clinches up with Amana.
Amana breaks from the clinch.
Souza closes the distance and clinches up with Amana, looking for a takedown. Souza pushes Amana against the cage but Amana circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Amana is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Amana scores with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Souza darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Souza throws a hook but Amana blocks it.
Amana misses with a wild body shot.
Amana scores with a crisp jab that stopped Souza in his tracks.
Souza swings for the body but Amana moves out of range.
Lalama Amana is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza tries to clinch but Amana is having none of it.
Amana feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Souzas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Souza misses with a takedown attempt - Amana sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Souza tries to clinch but Amana is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Souza is defended easily by Amana.
Lalama Amana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ritchie Souza.
Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Amana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Souza.
Souza throws a counter combo.
Amana lands with a hook. Souza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Amana with a jab.
Amana lands a nice hook to Souza's body. Souza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Amana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Amana throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
Amana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Souza can do to turn this around?
Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Amana misses the target.
Amana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Amana jabs Souza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ritchie Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Amana taking a breather.
Souza tries for a takedown but Amana manages to get underhooks.
Souza is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Amana to keep the fight standing.
Amana is trying to break the clinch but Souza has him pressed against the cage.
Souza is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Amana pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Amana has Souza pushed against the cage.
Souza drops down looking for an ankle pick but Amana pulls his leg out and moves away.
Souza misses with a takedown
and Amana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Souza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Good shot there by Amana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amana lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Amana scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Souza doesn't seem bothered though.
Amana lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Souza at a distance.
Amana's jab looks to have found its range, popping Souza under the eye.
Amana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Amana misses the jab.
Souza looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lalama Amana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Souza takes one on the button.
Souza closes the distance looking to clinch
and Amana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut there from Amana.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amana fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Amana tries to keep at a distance but Souza has taken the fight into the clinch.
Amana working hard to break the clinch.
Souza is trying to drag Amana to the mat but Amana just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Amana is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lalama Amana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Amana, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lalama Amana!
Lalama Amana gave a mention to Power Matrix Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
The defeated Ritchie Souza had this to say: 'That dude is on PED's he needs to be tested ASAP. Cheater...'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Van Rijn (ranked 1652 p4p, 203 weight class) and Miki Viki (ranked 1688 p4p, 206 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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24
163 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
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24
160 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Van Rijn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miki Viki!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Rijn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Rijn cracks Viki with a good jab.
Van Rijn moves away from the strike by Viki.
Van Rijn forces Viki back against the cage and clinches.
Viki wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Rijn won't allow it.
Van Rijn lands with a right to the head.
Viki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viki.
Good body shot from Van Rijn.
Viki is trying to break the clinch but Van Rijn has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Viki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rijn lands a left hand.
Van Rijn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Viki backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rijn throws a punch but it's blocked by Viki.
Van Rijn working aggressively here.
Van Rijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Viki blocking some punches.
Van Rijn has a couple of punches blocked by Viki.
Van Rijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
Viki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rijn misses with a head kick.
Van Rijn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Rijn moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Rijn scores with a shot to the side of Viki's head.
Van Rijn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn tries to work over Viki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Viki blocks an uppercut.
Van Rijn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Viki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viki is trying to push Van Rijn away but Van Rijn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van Rijn working aggressively here.
Viki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Viki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viki is trying to break free.
Van Rijn working aggressively here.
Viki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Van Rijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Viki breaks from the clinch.
Viki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Rijn scores with a nice body kick.
Van Rijn has closed the distance and engaged Viki in a clinch.
Van Rijn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rijn fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Viki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Van Rijn - that landed with a thud.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Rijn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Rijn working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn pushes Viki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viki wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Rijn won't allow it.
Van Rijn working aggressively here.
Viki is trying to push Van Rijn away but Van Rijn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Viki controls his hands.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Viki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rijn.
Viki blocks an uppercut.
Van Rijn lands an uppercut.
Van Rijn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Viki backwards.
Viki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rijn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Viki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Van Rijn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Rijn has closed the distance and engaged Viki in a clinch.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
Van Rijn throws a punch but it's blocked by Viki.
Viki blocking some punches.
Viki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn working aggressively here.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rijn throws a punch but it's blocked by Viki.
Viki is trying to force a seperation but Van Rijn has the dominant position.
I was talking to Van Rijn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Viki wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Rijn won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Rijn.
Viki wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Rijn won't allow it.
Viki prevents a body shot from Van Rijn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Viki backwards.
Viki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn throws a punch but it's blocked by Viki.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Rijn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Viki is trying to force a seperation but Van Rijn has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rijn fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Rijn throws a punch but it's blocked by Viki.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Rijn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Viki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rijn.
Viki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rijn lands a right hand.
Van Rijn working aggressively here.
Van Rijn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Rijn throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rijn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Rijn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Viki can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rijn.
Viki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Viki blocks an uppercut.
Viki blocks an uppercut.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Viki controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viki can't break the clinch.
Viki blocking some punches.
Van Rijn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rijn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Rijn has a couple of punches blocked by Viki.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Van Rijn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viki is trying to break free.
Van Rijn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Viki blocking some punches.
Van Rijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rijn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rijn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rijn lands a nice uppercut.
Viki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
Van Rijn gets through Viki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Viki is trying to push Van Rijn away but Van Rijn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viki.
Viki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Viki blocks an uppercut.
Van Rijn lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rijn fails to land.
Van Rijn has a couple of punches blocked by Viki.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Van Rijn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Rijn - that will leave a mark!
Van Rijn scores with a head kick.
Viki scores with a body shot.
Viki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Viki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Mike Van Rijn has been cut.
Viki scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Rijn should have avoided that one.
Van Rijn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Viki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Viki misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viki loads up on a big right hand but Van Rijn slips the punch.
Van Rijn tries to close the distance and clinch but Viki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Rijn throws a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Rijn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn is looking to clinch but Viki is avoiding it.
Viki throws out a counter right but Van Rijn avoids it with no problem.
Viki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Viki.
Viki blocks a head kick by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn misses with a hook
and Viki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Viki misses with a hook.
As Viki tries to get set, Van Rijn tries to push him back and clinch up but Viki manages to avoid the attempt.
Viki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Viki misses.
Jab from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Van Rijn defending well as Viki loads up on a big left hand.
Van Rijn tries to clinch but Viki is having none of it.
Van Rijn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Rijn momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rijn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Rijn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Viki can't break the clinch.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Viki is trying to break the clinch but Van Rijn is controlling him.
Viki blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rijn.
Mike Van Rijn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rijn fails to land.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Rijn has a couple of punches blocked by Viki.
Van Rijn throws a punch but it's blocked by Viki.
Viki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viki tries to circle away but Van Rijn has him pinned against the cage.
Viki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Viki blocking some punches.
Viki blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viki.
Viki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Rijn has him pressed against the cage.
Viki blocking some punches.
Viki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rijn lands an uppercut.
Viki prevents a body shot from Van Rijn.
Viki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Viki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Rijn has Viki pressed against the cage, preventing Viki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Rijn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rijn throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rijn is working Viki over against the cage.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Van Rijn lands a shoulder strike.
Van Rijn working aggressively here.
Viki has had enough of the clinch but Van Rijn keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Rijn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Viki is trying to force a seperation but Van Rijn has the dominant position.
Van Rijn throws a punch but it's blocked by Viki.
Van Rijn throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
Miki Viki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viki tries to break the clinch but Van Rijn is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Van Rijn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Rijn, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Van Rijn!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nando Vasquez (ranked 291 p4p, 39 weight class) and Daniel Sainty (ranked 483 p4p, 64 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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24
155 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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150 lbs
16 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nando Vasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Sainty!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Vasquez tenderised Sainty's leg. Sainty is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nando Vasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sainty blocks a leg kick.
Sainty will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little feinted left hand from Vasquez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sainty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sainty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vasquez.
Vasquez tried to counter with a leg kick but Sainty avoided it.
Vasquez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sainty momentarily.
Sainty misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like Vasquez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sainty stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vasquez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasquez. Sainty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sainty is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainty looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sainty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vasquez is keeping the position for now.
Sainty is fighting to break Vasquez's control of his arms but Vasquez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sainty controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sainty wants to control from the top but Vasquez keeps moving.
Vasquez has Sainty pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vasquez tries to land a front kick but Sainty steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vasquez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sainty counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vasquez won't be happy with that.
Vasquez throws Sainty to one side and escapes!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainty shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sainty showed some decent athleticism there.
Sainty is trying to control the action in half guard but Vasquez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sainty wants to free his trapped foot but Vasquez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasquez is controlling Sainty's trapped leg to prevent Sainty from advancing to side control.
Sainty is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sainty is thwarting Vasquez's attempts to control the position.
Sainty frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vasquez wants to hold on but Sainty pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sainty mounts Vasquez! Really nice guard pass there!
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 Nando Vasquez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sainty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasquez manages to avoid it.
As Sainty looks to move away, Vasquez throws a big counter combo but Sainty just gets out of the way.
Vasquez thows a leg kick but Sainty checks it
and Sainty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vasquez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sainty.
Sainty tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sainty dives in for a single leg takedown but Vasquez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vasquez.
Sainty tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sainty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vasquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vasquez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've been told by Vasquez's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sainty.
Sainty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasquez misses with a looping right.
Sainty tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainty getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vasquez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sainty is looking to clinch but Vasquez is avoiding it.
It looked like Vasquez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vasquez throws a hook but Sainty avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vasquez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vasquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sainty can do to turn this around?
A nice right hand lands inside from Vasquez.
Vasquez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sainty.
Vasquez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Vasquez.
A shot in the inside from Vasquez.
Vasquez digs a right hand into Sainty's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sainty's gas tank.
Vasquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasquez tries to throw a body punch but Sainty avoids it by throwing Vasquez back against the cage.
Vasquez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vasquez misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sainty is trying to pull guard but Vasquez has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vasquez.
Sainty tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vasquez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nando Vasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Sainty.
Vasquez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vasquez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sainty blocking some punches.
Vasquez lands with a right to the head.
Vasquez struggles to land a body shot inside as Sainty controls his hands.
Vasquez lands a body shot.
Vasquez has a couple of punches blocked by Sainty.
Sainty takes a shot to the head.
Sainty jumps guard but Vasquez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Vasquez tries to throw a body punch but Sainty avoids it by throwing Vasquez back against the cage.
Vasquez lands a body punch.
Vasquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sainty fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez can't find room to land a body shot as Sainty controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vasquez.
Vasquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vasquez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sainty is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vasquez to keep the fight standing.
Vasquez lands a left hand.
Sainty is rocked!
Vasquez misses with a punch on the inside.
Sainty is still on wobbly legs! Can Vasquez finish him?
Vasquez misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasquez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vasquez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vasquez lands with a right to the head.
Vasquez scores with a shot to the side of Sainty's head.
Sainty can't find room to land a body shot as Vasquez controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Vasquez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Vasquez tries to land a front kick but Sainty steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sainty with the counter takedown but Vasquez avoids it easily.
Sainty shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nando Vasquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Vasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sainty was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasquez.
Sainty misses with a hook
and Vasquez counters with a nice leg kick.
Vasquez throws a sloppy head kick and Sainty moves out of range easily.
Sainty tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vasquez defends well and Sainty ends up having to push Vasquez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sainty.
Sainty seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez moves into the clinch.
Vasquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez lands a nice uppercut.
Vasquez tries to work over Sainty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vasquez tries a body shot but Sainty blocks it.
Vasquez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vasquez unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sainty! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Vasquez is unloading with more strikes now! Sainty drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nando Vasquez!
A victorious Nando Vasquez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Heavyweight (ranked 33 p4p, 3 weight class) and Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 76 p4p, 4 weight class). McDonald has chosen Ray Wylie Hubbard - Redneck Mother as his entrance music. Super Heavyweight could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jim Bob McDonald's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Super Heavyweight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heavyweight clinches up with McDonald and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McDonald fails to land.
Heavyweight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Heavyweight pushes McDonald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heavyweight looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonald is just out of range.
McDonald takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heavyweight drives through and clinches with McDonald against the cage.
McDonald manages to break the clinch.
McDonald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heavyweight throws out the jab.
Some wild striking there from Heavyweight.
McDonald wants to counter with a clinch but Heavyweight pushes him away.
Heavyweight's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Heavyweight duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heavyweight at a distance.
McDonald swings for the body but Heavyweight moves out of range.
Heavyweight moves out of range as McDonald strikes.
Heavyweight tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McDonald manages to circle out of the way.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
Heavyweight ducks under a wild hook from McDonald.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heavyweight.
A nice side step and McDonald releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Heavyweight slips under a jab.
Heavyweight throws a combination that misses
and McDonald counters with a right hand to the body.
McDonald throws a jab but it's blocked by Heavyweight.
Heavyweight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heavyweight moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Heavyweight misses the target.
Heavyweight misses the jab.
McDonald lands a glancing blow to the side of Heavyweight's head.
Heavyweight swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
Heavyweight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McDonald takes a shot to the head.
McDonald working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heavyweight struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonald controls his hands.
Heavyweight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonald tries a body shot but Heavyweight blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight has McDonald pressed against the cage, preventing McDonald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Heavyweight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Super Heavyweight has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heavyweight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonald lands a nice uppercut.
Heavyweight lands a body shot in the clinch.
Heavyweight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heavyweight digs a right hand underneath McDonald's ribcage. McDonald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heavyweight.
Heavyweight tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heavyweight can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
Heavyweight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from McDonald.
Heavyweight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heavyweight misses with a body punch.
McDonald is trying to break the clinch but Heavyweight is controlling him.
McDonald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDonald.
Heavyweight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonald's elbow.
Heavyweight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonald's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heavyweights head.
McDonald misses with a punch on the inside.
Heavyweight blocking some punches.
McDonald tries to work over Heavyweight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonald lands a body punch in the clinch.
McDonald breaks from the clinch.
Heavyweight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
McDonald misses with a right hand
and Heavyweight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heavyweight throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range.
Heavyweight takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McDonald closes the distance and clinches.
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heavyweight tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Heavyweight back against the cage.
Heavyweight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McDonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald avoids the body shot from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Heavyweight defending well as McDonald loads up on a big left hand.
McDonald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heavyweight clinches up with McDonald and pushes him back against the cage.
McDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heavyweight is really struggling to find his range with his punches. McDonald's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
Heavyweight works on McDonald's body with a couple of short punches.
McDonald looks winded!
Heavyweight tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Heavyweight back against the cage.
Heavyweight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heavyweight tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
Heavyweight misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Heavyweight as the two fighters clinch.
Heavyweight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Heavyweight scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heavyweight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Heavyweight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 Super Heavyweight will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Super Heavyweight's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Heavyweight just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Heavyweight with a body shot.
Heavyweight lands a jab to McDonald's midsection.
McDonald throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heavyweight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heavyweight drops McDonald with a huge uppercut! McDonald drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Heavyweight is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Super Heavyweight!
Super Heavyweight retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Super Heavyweight thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Jim Bob McDonald had this to say: 'A country boy can survive'.
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