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TAFC: Biffs & Brawls 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Anvile (ranked 3633 p4p, 388 weight class) and Aidan Entity (ranked 4922 p4p, 472 weight class). Jack Anvile has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Anvile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aidan Entity!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Anvile throws out a loose jab but Entity uses good head movement to avoid it.
Entity with the counter takedown but Anvile avoids it easily.
Anvile looks to land a combination but Entity avoids it well.
Entity drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anvile defends it well.
Anvile misses with a head kick.
Entity bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Entity avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anvile darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Aidan Entity has been cut.
A jab from Anvile finds it's way through Entity's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anvile throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Entity counters with a single leg into guard. Anvile didn't expect that.
Anvile lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Anvile works over Entity with some ground and pound from guard.
Anvile lands a couple of digs.
Anvile has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Anvile keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Entity's head.
Anvile postures up in Entity's guard and throws a big left but Entity blocks it.
Entity wants to sweep but no luck.
Anvile trying to control but Entity is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anvile works over Entity with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anvile trying to control the position from guard on top but Entity is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anvile trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anvile scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anvile is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Entity being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anvile postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anvile is looking to work some ground and pound but Entity has wrist control.
Entity keeping moving, preventing Anvile from controlling successfully.
Entity thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Anvile won't allow Entity to sweep him here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Anvile missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Entity trying to keep a closed guard but Anvile is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anvile looks to score with a jab to the body but Entity is just out of range.
Anvile throws a series of punches but Entity avoids them all with ease.
Entity feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
An inside leg kick from Anvile misses.
Anvile scores with a hook.
Anvile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Entity changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anvile looks to land a right hand but Entity moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anvile. Entity does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Entity gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anvile.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Anvile dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aidan Entity's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice straight punches there by Anvile. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anvile.
Anvile throws a right hand that Entity ducks under and follows up with a left that Entity also avoids with ease.
And Entity tries to counter it with a takedown but Anvile pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Aidan Entity is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Entity blocks a jab.
Entity is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big left from Anvile misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Anvile.
Anvile swinging wildly here.
Entity tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Anvile is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Anvile both land. Nice combination.
Entity has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Entity avoids a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Entity checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Entity keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Entity is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anvile throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anvile misses with a two punch combination.
Entity is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Anvile lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jack Anvile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anvile throws a lazy right hand but Entity sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anvile waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Entity.
Entity tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Anvile swings for the body but Entity moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anvile misses the shot to the body.
Anvile uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Entity has time to react.
Anvile thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut lands for Anvile. That snapped Entity's head back.
Anvile finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Entity blocks a head kick by Anvile.
Entity tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jack Anvile is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anvile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Entity feints the counter takedown.
Anvile misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Entity.
Entity changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anvile waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Entity.
Anvile ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Entity moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice defenses there by Entity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Anvile dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aidan Entity's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Anvile throws a sloppy head kick and Entity moves out of range easily.
Entity is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A telegraphed right hand from Anvile misses the target.
Anvile throws a jab when Entity was well out of range.
Anvile swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anvile throws a jab but it's blocked by Entity.
Anvile throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Entity drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anvile defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anvile throws a head kick that misses.
Entity is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Anvile throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Anvile misses.
Jack Anvile is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anvile's corner calls for a 1-2. Anvile obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anvile throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anvile misses with a looping left.
Aidan Entity has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anvile throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Entity feints the counter takedown.
Anvile misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Entity.
Sloppy strikes from Anvile. Those never looked like landing.
Entity tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Anvile throws a shot from downtown. Entity moves away and avoids it.
Entity tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Anvile swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Entity.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Anvile misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anvile bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Entity's head.
Anvile misses with a straight left.
Entity changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anvile misses with a hook.
Anvile throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Entity counters with a nice double leg into side control. Anvile won't be happy with that.
Anvile wants to control but Entity postures up.
Entity misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Entity connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Anvile some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Entity in the domination position with Anvile hanging on.
You can see the frustration on Anvile's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anvile takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Anvile is looking for a sweep.
Anvile can't do much from the bottom here.
Jack Anvile is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Entity in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Anvile is looking for a sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Anvile showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anvile has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Anvile!
Jack Anvile was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven Cold (ranked 7740 p4p, 554 weight class) and Phillip Baroni (ranked 3801 p4p, 408 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Steven Cold has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Steven Cold seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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199 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Cold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Baroni!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Darius Henderson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Cold.
Cold lands a high kick!
Nice uppercut lands for Baroni. That snapped Cold's head back.
It looks like Steven Cold has been cut.
Baroni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cold takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Baroni scores with a hook to the body. Cold takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cold moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Baroni looks to land a combination but Cold avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Cold.
Baroni lands with a right hand.
Cold lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold throws a sloppy head kick
and Cold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baroni.
And Cold counters with a quick kick to the body but Baroni blocks it.
Cold tries to clinch but Baroni is having none of it.
Baroni avoids the head kick by Cold.
Baroni throws a right hand that misses
and Cold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice shot by Baroni.
Steven Cold's cut is getting worse.
Baroni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cold.
Baroni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baroni throws a sloppy head kick and Cold moves out of range easily.
Baroni tries to keep at a distance but Cold has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cold.
Baroni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Baroni has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Baroni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cold.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baroni connects with a nice looking jab.
Baroni fails to land with a series of punches.
Cold scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Baroni is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cold had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cold throws a nice looking combination but Baroni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phillip Baroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cold thumps Baroni with a low kick.
Cold misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold tries to close the distance and clinch but Baroni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baroni misses with a wild combination.
Baroni throws a body punch but Cold moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Cold tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baroni loads up on a big right hand but Cold slips the punch.
Baroni tries to keep at a distance but Cold has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Cold.
Cold breaks from the clinch.
Baroni misses with a head kick.
Cold closes the distance and pushes Baroni back into the cage.
I was talking to Cold's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baroni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baroni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baroni misses with a looping right.
Baroni connects with a crisp jab.
Baroni throws a head kick but Cold moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cold moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Baroni misses with a two punch combination.
Cold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baroni throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phillip Baroni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steven Cold's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Baroni throws a shot from downtown. Cold moves away and avoids it.
Baroni throws out a powerful jab.
Baroni tests Cold's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cold clinches with his opponent.
Baroni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cold tries a body shot but Baroni blocks it.
Baroni wants a takedown.
Baroni is trying to break free.
Cold misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cold swings wildly with an uppercut but Baroni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cold has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice defenses there by Cold.
No joy there for Baroni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cold seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni throws a sloppy head kick and Cold moves out of range easily.
Cold seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Baroni scores with a sloppy right hand. Cold should have avoided that one.
Cold defending well as Baroni loads up on a big left hand.
Cold throws a big counter combination but Baroni scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Steven Cold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baroni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baroni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baroni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cold at a distance.
Cold throws a series of punches but Baroni avoids them all with ease.
Baroni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cold slips a jab from Baroni.
Cold wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold clinches up with Baroni and pushes him back against the cage.
Baroni takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baroni.
Baroni has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cold avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Baroni is looking to break free of the clinch but Cold has double underhooks.
Baroni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cold breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cold moves in looking to clinch but Baroni pushes him off.
Baroni cracks Cold with a good jab.
Baroni scores with the left hand. Cold knows he should have avoided that one.
Steven Cold's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni punishes Cold's body with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Baroni.
Baroni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cold is looking to counter punch.
Baroni connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cold on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baroni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baroni.
Cold lands a really nice looking cross but Baroni seems unphased.
Cold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baroni.
Baroni lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroni throws a sloppy body shot
and Cold counters with a straight right hand.
Baroni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Baroni there.
Baroni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baroni thuds a left hand into Cold's body.
Cold takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baroni.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Cold.
Cold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Baroni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steven Cold's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cold clinches up against the cage.
Baroni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baroni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baroni working aggressively here.
Cold throws a head punch that misses.
Baroni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baroni swings wildly with an uppercut but Cold uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baroni.
Cold lands a hook that snaps the head of Baroni backwards.
Baroni breaks from the clinch.
Cold throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cold avoids the head kick by Baroni.
Cold moves out of range as Baroni strikes.
Cold wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cold throws a chopping leg kick but Baroni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baroni blocks a head kick by Cold.
Baroni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Baroni throws a right hand that Cold ducks under and follows up with a left that Cold also avoids with ease.
Baroni misses the shot to the body.
Cold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baroni swinging wildly here.
Baroni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baroni blocks a head kick by Cold.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Baroni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cold doesn't manage to clinch there - Baroni circles away.
Baroni tries a head kick but it misses.
Baroni looks to throw the jab but Cold is out of range.
Baroni looks to land a left hand but Cold moved out of range nicely.
Cold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cold moves in looking to clinch but Baroni pushes him off.
Baroni misses with a wild combination.
Cold throwing a counter right hand but Baroni manages to avoid it.
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!
Baroni throws a sloppy head kick
and Cold counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni takes a kick to the side of the head.
Baroni checks a leg kick.
Baroni misses with a body shot
and Baroni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baroni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cold swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steven Cold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baroni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cold slips under a jab from Baroni.
Baroni swings for the body but Cold moves out of range.
Phillip Baroni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body kick from Cold.
Cold rushes Baroni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cold lands a hook that snaps the head of Baroni backwards.
Phillip Baroni is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cold.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baroni shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cold eats them both and turns towards Baroni to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A punch lands to the side of Cold 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cold tries to close the distance and clinch but Baroni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baroni. Cold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cold went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Baroni on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Baroni walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cold.
Baroni throws a series of punches but Cold moves out of range.
Baroni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cold.
Baroni connects with a single shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Steven Cold.
I think Baroni has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torkel Bystrom (ranked 6324 p4p, 474 weight class) and Toturi Akodo (ranked 5772 p4p, 461 weight class). Akodo has chosen Skip Marley - Lions as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Toturi Akodo enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Torkel Bystrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toturi Akodo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Francis DeMontford and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bystrom catches Akodo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bystrom staying out of range there.
Bystrom is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Akodo.
Bystrom has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tycoon Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Akodo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Toturi Akodo has been cut.
Akodo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bystrom throws out the jab.
Jab from Bystrom.
Bystrom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bystrom drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bystrom trying to control but Akodo is working from the bottom.
Akodo wants to stand up but Bystrom is controlling him.
Bystrom throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akodo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bystrom.
Bystrom lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bystrom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akodo is keeping the position for now.
Bystrom sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bystrom drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Akodo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bystrom has Akodo in his guard.
Bystrom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Akodo.
Bystrom working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Akodo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Akodo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bystrom has his foot on Akodo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Akodo works his way back into a safe position though.
Bystrom working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Akodo has passed into half guard!
Bystrom has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bystrom looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bystrom is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Akodo pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bystrom actively working from the bottom here.
Akodo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Akodo misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Bystrom misses
and Akodo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Akodo slips a jab from Bystrom.
Bystrom misses with a body kick.
Akodo works the jab nicely.
Bystrom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Akodo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bystrom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akodo lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akodo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Akodo jabs Bystrom right on the nose. Bystrom blinks but takes it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Akodo misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bystrom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akodo thuds a left hand into Bystrom's body.
Bystrom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Akodo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Akodo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bystrom lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Akodo with a jab.
Akodo fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Bystrom to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Bystrom looks to clinch but Akodo throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Bystrom taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Toturi Akodo!
Toturi Akodo 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 Ciro Di Marzio (ranked 1808 p4p, 225 weight class) and Rudi Serada (ranked 3656 p4p, 399 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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200 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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ciro Di Marzio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudi Serada!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marzio misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Marzio misses.
A nice side step and Serada releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big right from Marzio misses.
A left lands for Marzio.
Marzio throws a lazy right hand but Serada sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Serada thuds a left hand into Marzio's body.
Serada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marzio.
Marzio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Serada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marzio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marzio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marzio misses with a left hand
and Serada counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Serada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marzio.
Marzio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marzio misses with an uppercut.
Serada let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Marzio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marzio.
Ciro Di Marzio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marzio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marzio throws a hook to the side of Serada's head but Serada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marzio missing with a left hand there. Serada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marzio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marzio throwing a counter right hand but Serada manages to avoid it.
Serada missing with a left hand there. Marzio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marzio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Serada.
Serada is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Serada defending well as Marzio loads up on a big left hand.
Serada throws out a counter right but Marzio avoids it with no problem.
Marzio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Serada.
Serada throws a lazy uppercut
and Marzio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marzio misses with a hook. Serada ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marzio throws a series of punches but Serada moves out of range.
Serada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marzio circles away quickly and effectively.
Marzio lands with a hook. Serada tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marzio slips under a jab from Serada.
Serada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marzio moves away.
Serada cracks a nice hook into Marzio's ribs.
Serada slips under a jab.
Serada slips a jab from Marzio.
Nice straight punches there by Serada. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Serada.
Marzio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Serada counters with a nice uppercut.
Serada avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serada slips under a jab from Marzio.
Marzio lands with a nice combination. Serada backs away looking to recover.
Serada lands with a good body shot.
Serada blocks a jab.
Marzio throws a jab but it's blocked by Serada.
Marzio misses with a hook. Serada ducked under it nicely.
Marzio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Serada.
Serada throws a looping overhand right but Marzio ducks down to avoid it.
Marzio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marzio scores with a shot to the body.
Marzio throws a big shot that misses.
Serada doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marzio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Serada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Serada misses.
Marzio misses with a combination
enabling Serada to counter with a crisp jab.
Marzio is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Serada throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marzio counters with a straight right hand.
Marzio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marzio misses with a right hand
and Serada counters with a nice right hand that sends Marzio toppling to the canvas! Marzio scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Serada finish him?!
Oh Marzio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right from Marzio misses.
Marzio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Marzio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Serada counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rudi Serada!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pope Drunkizkus (ranked 2112 p4p, 296 weight class) and Glady Shinker (ranked 2943 p4p, 374 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Pope Drunkizkus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glady Shinker!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Shinker.
Shinker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shinker has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Drunkizkus is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Shinker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drunkizkus counters with a nice uppercut.
Drunkizkus has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Drunkizkus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drunkizkus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shinker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shinker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shinker wants to land a leg kick but Drunkizkus is out of range.
Shinker misses with a series of wild punches.
Drunkizkus throwing a counter right hand but Shinker manages to avoid it.
Drunkizkus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shinker was well out of range. Poor timing from Drunkizkus.
Glady Shinker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drunkizkus avoids the head kick by Shinker.
Drunkizkus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shinker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinker misses with a double jab
and Drunkizkus counters with a nice body shot.
Shinker looks winded!
Oooooh!!! Drunkizkus has knocked Shinker down with a huge combo! Drunkizkus steps away and waves a wobbly Shinker back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Glady Shinker has been cut.
Drunkizkus throws a body punch but Shinker moves out of range.
Drunkizkus takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Drunkizkus scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinker tries to throw a body punch but Drunkizkus avoids it by throwing Shinker back against the cage.
Drunkizkus lands a hook that snaps the head of Shinker backwards.
Drunkizkus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Drunkizkus.
Shinker blocks a body shot from Drunkizkus.
Drunkizkus lands a big right hand that drops Shinker! The killer instinct kicks in and Drunkizkus finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Drunkizkus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pope Drunkizkus!
Pope Drunkizkus took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Thomspon 90% for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luan Barboza (ranked 1588 p4p, 236 weight class) and Tsuyoi Kakuto (ranked 1974 p4p, 283 weight class). Barboza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Do I Wanna Know. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kakuto's choice of entrance music: Gorillaz-Dirty Harry. This should be fireworks!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luan Barboza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsuyoi Kakuto!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barboza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kakuto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barboza connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kakuto moves out of range as Barboza throws a body kick.
Kakuto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barboza counters with a stiff right hand.
Kakuto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barboza counters with a straight right hand.
Kakuto tries to clinch
enabling Barboza to counter with a crisp jab.
Kakuto throws a leg kick
and Barboza counters with a straight right hand.
Tsuyoi Kakuto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barboza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kakuto.
Kakuto takes the fight into the clinch.
Barboza's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuto wants a takedown but no success here.
Luan Barboza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tsuyoi Kakuto.
Barboza prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barboza prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barboza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kakuto backwards.
It looks like Tsuyoi Kakuto has been cut.
Barboza just leaning against Kakuto, taking a breather.
Kakuto is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barboza to keep the fight standing.
Kakuto tries to score a body lock takedown but Barboza shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kakuto goes for a takedown attempt but Barboza pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Barboza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kakuto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kakuto wants to clinch
and Barboza counters with a right hand to the body.
Kakuto is looking to clinch but Barboza is avoiding it.
Barboza scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Barboza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kakuto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barboza seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barboza cracks Kakuto with a good jab.
Kakuto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barboza swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kakuto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barboza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barboza circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barboza counters with a straight right hand.
Barboza dips to his left and cracks Kakuto with an uppercut!
That has opened up Tsuyoi Kakuto's cut even more.
Barboza thuds a left hand into Kakuto's body.
Barboza misses with a double jab.
Kakuto is looking to clinch.
Barboza lands a head shot.
Kakuto shoots and misses
and Barboza counters with a nice uppercut.
Kakuto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kakuto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luan Barboza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tsuyoi Kakuto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barboza misses with a two punch combination.
Kakuto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barboza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kakuto.
Luan Barboza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kakuto blocks a head kick by Barboza.
Kakuto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barboza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakuto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barboza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barboza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kakuto has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Barboza scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kakuto in his tracks.
Barboza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barboza half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kakuto has his takedown stuffed
and Barboza counters with a three punch combo that has Kakuto backing up. Kakuto nods at Barboza to acknowledge the strikes.
Kakuto takes one to the side of the head.
Kakuto looks to clinch
and Barboza counters with a nice uppercut.
Kakuto moves into range and clinches up with Barboza.
Barboza is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barboza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kakuto has him pressed against the cage.
Barboza stalls.
Barboza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kakuto can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barboza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kakuto is looking to take this one to the mat.
Luan Barboza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tsuyoi Kakuto.
Barboza prevents the takedown attempt.
Barboza is pressed up against the cage. Kakuto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barboza down to the mat. Barboza avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've been told by Barboza's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A punch lands to the side of Kakuto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barboza fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barboza scores with a nice head shot.
The cut above Tsuyoi Kakuto's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Barboza throws a head kick that half lands.
Kakuto misses with a combination
and Barboza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barboza scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kakuto in his tracks.
Tsuyoi Kakuto's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Barboza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kakuto circles away quickly and effectively.
Barboza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barboza scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Kakuto tries to clinch but Barboza moves out of range.
Barboza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kakuto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barboza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tsuyoi Kakuto's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luan Barboza!
An out of breath Luan Barboza thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Tsuyoi Kakuto stepped up to the mic, saying '今日は私が勝てないと神は私に言った
Kyō wa watashi ga katenaito kami wa watashi ni itta (God Told Me I cannot Win today) しかし、明日はいつ'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Ii Adolf (ranked 4138 p4p, 474 weight class) and Song Turillo (ranked 3336 p4p, 414 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Adolf might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Smash Mouth - Why Can't We Be Friends. Song Turillo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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22
211 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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22
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Ii Adolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Song Turillo!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Hemmingworth and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turillo misses with a jab to the body
enabling Adolf to counter with a crisp jab.
Turillo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adolf.
Adolf connects with the punch.
It looks like Song Turillo has been cut.
Adolf takes a swing at Turillo's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as Adolf lands an impressive looking overhand right. Turillo doesn't seem phased though.
Turillo tests Adolf's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Gustav Ii Adolf has been cut.
Turillo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Adolf looks to land a right hand but Turillo moved out of range.
Turillo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice body kick from Turillo.
Turillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adolf throws out the jab.
Turillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adolf was well out of range. Poor timing from Turillo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adolf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turillo.
Adolf misses with a right hand
and Turillo counters with a nice uppercut.
Turillo swings for the body but Adolf moves out of range.
Adolf checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adolf takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Turillo. Adolf shrugs it off though.
Adolf walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turillo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Turillo connects with a body shot that sends Adolf's belly button to the back.
Adolf is breathing heavily.
Turillo throws a leg kick but Adolf sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Turillo lands with a hook. Adolf tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Turillo thuds his right hand into Adolf's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Turillo digs a good hook to Adolf's body.
Gustav Ii Adolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turillo drops Adolf with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Adolf looks back up at him and smiles so Turillo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Adolf is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adolf gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Song Turillo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Savage (ranked 5471 p4p, 452 weight class) and Inspektor Dee (ranked 3765 p4p, 358 weight class). Savage comes into the arena with Pomp & Circumstance blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Dee!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ron Honeybunn and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Randy Savage has been cut.
Dee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Savage quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dee scores with a body shot.
Dee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dee has managed to clinch.
Dee works on Savage's body with a couple of short punches.
Savage is breathing heavily.
Dee scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dee.
A right hand to the body from Dee.
A left hand lands to the body for Dee.
Dee lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Dee.
A left hand lands to the body for Dee.
Dee lands a body punch.
Dee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dee lands a nice shot to the body.
Dee digs a right hand into Savage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Savage's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Dee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee pushes Savage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Savage has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dee after a bit of a struggle.
Savage is trying to break free.
Dee lands a shot to the body.
Dee has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Savage seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dee can turn it around.
Dee lands a body punch.
Dee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dee is working Savage over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Dee.
Dee lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Dee.
A short body shot lands from Dee as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dee.
Dee pushes Savage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dee lands an uppercut.
Savage is rocked!
Dee scores with a hook to the body.
Oh Savage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dee pushes Savage against the cage. Dee is working some dirty boxing. Dee pushes off with a quick right hook! Savage goes down! Savage tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Dee moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Inspektor Dee!
During a confident post fight interview, Inspektor Dee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Randy Savage had this to say: 'I'm talking about all the way to the top, yeah. I'm justifiably in a position that I'd rather not be in. But the cream will rise to the top, ooh yeah. Macho Madness!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Flannerry (ranked 1311 p4p, 168 weight class) and Christos Eskenpopoludopulos (ranked 4826 p4p, 477 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Flannerry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christos Eskenpopoludopulos!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Darius Henderson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eskenpopoludopulos throws out a loose jab but Flannerry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eskenpopoludopulos throws a right hand that misses
and Eskenpopoludopulos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eskenpopoludopulos tries to clinch there but Flannerry circles away.
Eskenpopoludopulos swings widly with a right hand
and Flannerry counters with a nice uppercut.
Eskenpopoludopulos wants to clinch.
Christos Eskenpopoludopulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eskenpopoludopulos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Mickey Flannerry has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands a nice looking body shot.
We've been told by Flannerry's head coaches at Damage Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Eskenpopoludopulos ducks right into an uppercut from Flannerry.
Flannerry misses with a double jab
and Eskenpopoludopulos moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flannerry working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eskenpopoludopulos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Eskenpopoludopulos.
Flannerry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Flannerry scores with a shoulder strike.
Eskenpopoludopulos is rocked!
Flannerry creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Eskenpopoludopulos with a big uppercut! Eskenpopoludopulos tries to clinch up but Flannerry pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Eskenpopoludopulos to the mat! Eskenpopoludopulos covers up and Flannerry unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mickey Flannerry!
A very excited looking Mickey Flannerry rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lloyd (ranked 720 p4p, 98 weight class) and Rosario Fusco (ranked 1155 p4p, 152 weight class). Lloyd comes to the cage accompanied by No Surrender . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Lloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rosario Fusco!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fusco has managed to clinch.
Lloyd definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fusco throws a punch but it's blocked by Lloyd.
Lloyd blocking some punches.
Fusco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lloyd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lloyd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fusco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lloyd breaks from the clinch.
Lloyd checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lloyd misses with a looping left.
Fusco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lloyd tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fusco is able to avoid easily.
Lloyd throws a jab but it's blocked by Fusco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Lloyd finds it's target.
It looks like Rosario Fusco has been cut.
Lloyd blocks a head kick by Fusco.
A big right from Lloyd misses.
Lloyd misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Lloyd misses its intended target.
Lloyd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lloyd throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fusco lands a nice shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fusco.
Fusco throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Lloyd to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Lloyd - just one landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lloyd checks a leg kick.
Lloyd looks to land a left hand but Fusco moved out of range nicely.
Lloyd staying out of range there.
Fusco ducks under a wild hook from Lloyd.
Fusco lands a big head kick that sends Lloyd tumbling to the mat! Fusco takes a step backwards and waves Lloyd back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Frank Lloyd has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lloyd connects with a single shot there.
Lloyd misses with a hook. Fusco ducked under it nicely.
Fusco shapes to counter with a head kick.
Fusco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fusco throws a body shot but no joy.
Lloyd blocks a low kick nicely.
Lloyd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lloyd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lloyd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fusco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fusco looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big left from Lloyd misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fusco drives through and clinches with Lloyd against the cage.
Fusco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lloyd is trying to force a seperation but Fusco has the dominant position.
Fusco swings wildly with an uppercut but Lloyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fusco misses with a punch to the body.
Fusco throws a punch but it's blocked by Lloyd.
A short right from Fusco.
Fusco struggles to land a body shot inside as Lloyd controls his hands.
Lloyd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fusco bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lloyd's head backwards.
Lloyd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lloyd misses with a wild body shot.
Fusco moves out of range of the leg kick from Lloyd.
Fusco misses with an uppercut. Lloyd saw that one coming.
Fusco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fusco lands a slapping body shot.
Fusco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rosario Fusco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fusco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lloyd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fusco defending well as Lloyd loads up on a big left hand.
Fusco looks to land a right hand but Lloyd moved out of range.
Fusco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fusco throws out a loose jab but Lloyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lloyd loads up on a big right hand but Fusco slips the punch.
Lloyd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fusco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fusco cracks Lloyd with a good jab.
Lloyd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fusco. Fusco obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fusco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fusco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lloyd throws a jab but it's blocked by Fusco.
Fusco throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lloyd.
Fusco tries to work over Lloyd's front leg with a kick but Lloyd checks it.
Lloyd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fusco moves into the clinch.
Fusco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lloyd is trying to break the clinch but Fusco is controlling him.
Fusco working aggressively here.
Fusco lands an uppercut.
Lloyd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lloyd avoids a kick to the body.
Lloyd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fusco takes a swing at Lloyd's ribcage but misses.
Lloyd throws a hook but Fusco avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lloyd misses the target.
Lloyd sets himself, and Fusco steps forward looking for the clinch! Lloyd avoids it this time.
Fusco takes a swing at Lloyd's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fusco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fusco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fusco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fusco misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosario Fusco dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lloyd throws a looping overhand right but Fusco ducks down to avoid it.
Fusco slips under a jab from Lloyd.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fusco! But no joy.
Lloyd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fusco lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fusco looks to land a left hand but Lloyd moved out of range nicely.
Lloyd shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fusco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lloyd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fusco.
Lloyd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fusco. That did some damage!
Lloyd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fusco.
Fusco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fusco throws a head kick that misses.
Fusco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lloyd misses with a looping right.
Lloyd misses with a looping right.
Lloyd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fusco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fusco lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fusco works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fusco stuns Lloyd with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fusco. That's going to slow Lloyd down.
Lloyd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fusco lands a jab to Lloyd's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fusco. Fusco obviously looking to wear him down.
Lloyd looks to throw the jab but Fusco is out of range.
Lloyd throws a hook to the side of Fusco's head but Fusco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fusco jabs at Lloyd's body.
Fusco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fusco lands with a shot to the body.
Fusco lands a nice looking body shot.
Rosario Fusco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fusco lands a nice hook to Lloyd's body. Lloyd takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fusco lands a jab to Lloyd's midsection.
Fusco connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Lloyd! He's out on his feet! Fusco rushes in and drops Lloyd with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rosario Fusco!
An out of breath Rosario Fusco thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Frank Lloyd spoke after the fight, saying 'RAAWWWWRRRRRRR'.
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