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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torkel Bystrom (ranked 7674 p4p, 518 weight class) and Bebob Rocksteady (ranked 1409 p4p, 183 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



202 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 2 - 0
200 cm
23
270 lbs
3 - 3 - 0
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank


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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Torkel Bystrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bebob Rocksteady!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ron Honeybunn and Damien Edna.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bystrom tries to close the distance and clinch but Rocksteady swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rocksteady throws out a counter right but Bystrom avoids it with no problem.
Good standup being displayed there by Rocksteady as he connects with a hook.
Bystrom throws a head kick that misses.
Bystrom throws a leg kick that is checked

and Rocksteady counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bystrom! Rocksteady lets Bystrom back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Bystrom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rocksteady throws out the jab.
Bystrom moves away from the strike by Rocksteady.
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!
Bystrom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rocksteady swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bystrom lands with a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Rocksteady. Those never looked like landing.
Bystrom looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Rocksteady gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bystrom to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rocksteady tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Bystrom drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Bystrom seems to have locked his on tight now - Rocksteady screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Bystrom, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Torkel Bystrom!
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RATING
91%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rae Fon (ranked 1555 p4p, 201 weight class) and Jouko Juntti (ranked 3567 p4p, 405 weight class). Fon's entrance music is Kojak Theme. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jouko Juntti was going to win. Let's see if he was right.



183 cm
30
182 lbs
9 - 9 - 0
188 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful


King Nutrition


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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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rae Fon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouko Juntti!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Francis DeMontford.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fon tries to clinch up.
Fon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Fon gets a double leg takedown into Juntti's guard.
Juntti is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Fon postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Juntti is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fon, into his guard.

Fon is trying to control the position but Juntti postures up.
Fon seems keen to control Juntti's posture.
Juntti wants to control from the top but Fon keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juntti is fighting to break Fon's control of his arms but Fon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Juntti showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Juntti preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fon wants to sweep but no luck.
Fon trying to keep a closed guard but Juntti is proving a slippery customer.
Juntti is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Juntti would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fon looking for a sweep. Not yet Fon, not yet.
Fon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Juntti postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Fon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Juntti's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Juntti is adopting a defensive guard.
Fon throws a strike but Juntti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Juntti postures up in Fon's guard and throws a big left but Fon blocks it.
Fon is pulling down on Juntti's head to control his posture.
Juntti preventing the sweep.
Juntti stands up over Fon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fon is controlling Juntti's posture.
Juntti lands a couple of digs.
Fon is trying to keep Juntti in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntti is working Fon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Juntti has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fon has his hands on Juntti's head, controlling the position.
Juntti chips away with some ground and pound.
Fon is pulling down on Juntti's head to control his posture.
Juntti landing some decent shots from guard.
Fon wants to sweep here but Juntti controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fon controls Juntti momentarily but Juntti frees himself.
Fon keeping moving, preventing Juntti from controlling successfully.
Fon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.


Fon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Juntti gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Juntti trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jouko Juntti will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!


Fon wants to clinch up but Juntti keeps it at a distance.

Juntti tries to keep at a distance but Fon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fon throws a punch but it's blocked by Juntti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fon.
Fon throws a punch but it's blocked by Juntti.
Juntti tries to pull guard but Fon won't allow it.
Juntti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fon trying to land knees to the body.
Fon throws a punch but it's blocked by Juntti.
Fon throws a head punch that misses.
Juntti blocks an uppercut.
Fon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Juntti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rae Fon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Fon drives through and clinches with Juntti against the cage.
Juntti wants to break free but Fon has control.
Fon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Juntti avoids it.
Fon throws a punch but it's blocked by Juntti.

Juntti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Fon tries to sprawl but Juntti drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fon wants to improve his position but Juntti is controlling well.
Fon is looking to control Juntti's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fon avoid being mounted?
Fon tries to roll over but Juntti keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Juntti there.
Fon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fon is trying to keep Juntti in close.
Fon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Juntti postures up and lands a big shot to Fon's brow.
Juntti trying to control but Fon is working from the bottom.
Juntti stopping the sweep attempt from Fon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Juntti preventing the sweep.
Fon controls Juntti momentarily but Juntti frees himself.
Juntti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fon is keeping the position for now.
Fon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fon holds on and takes a little breather.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Juntti with a nice head shot there.
Fon working a defensive guard here.
Fon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fon looking for a sweep. Not yet Fon, not yet.
Fon is working hard here to advance position.
Juntti tries to free his leg and advance position but Fon is retaining full guard.
Fon working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Fon closes the distance and pushes Juntti back into the cage.
Fon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Juntti has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fon uses from the top position.
Juntti wants to stand but Fon is controlling the position.
Juntti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Juntti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fon.
Fon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Juntti looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Fon is defending well. Juntti quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Fon has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Juntti celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jouko Juntti!
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RATING
36%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsuyoi Kakuto (ranked 2588 p4p, 344 weight class) and Rafael De Santos (ranked 2840 p4p, 371 weight class). Kakuto comes to the cage accompanied by Gorillaz-Dirty Harry. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.



190 cm
24
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0
186 cm
29
199 lbs
2 - 1 - 0
Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Granite chin
Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Granite chin


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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsuyoi Kakuto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael De Santos!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kakuto avoids it really well and circles away.
Kakuto tries to counter by moving into the clinch but De Santos manages to circle out of the way.
De Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Kakuto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Santos avoids the head kick by Kakuto.
Kakuto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Official UFC Performance Institute Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Kakuto throws a head kick but De Santos moves out of range.

Kakuto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
De Santos regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakuto pushes down on De Santos's leg and manages to get into half guard.
De Santos works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kakuto drops back looking for a leg! De Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Santos manages to kick Kakuto off! Kakuto jumps back into De Santos's guard.
Kakuto stays in close to De Santos's body and controls the position.
Kakuto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down De Santos for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

De Santos isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kakuto stacks De Santos on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kakuto!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Santos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kakuto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kakuto trying to control the action but De Santos is working from the bottom.
De Santos tries to improve position but can't.
De Santos regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Kakuto is keen to just control but De Santos is a slippery customer.
Kakuto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

De Santos scores with a takedown into Kakuto's guard.
De Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Kakuto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kakuto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kakuto is adopting a defensive guard.
Kakuto keeping moving, preventing De Santos from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kakuto has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. De Santos doesn't defend quickly enough and Kakuto has managed to lock this one up! Can De Santos escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kakuto on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tsuyoi Kakuto!
As Tsuyoi Kakuto got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: "Tennōheika Banzai!!!!" 天皇陛下万歳, ("Long live the Emperor"), '.
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RATING
27%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raul Gracie (ranked 2078 p4p, 242 weight class) and John Starman (ranked 3224 p4p, 352 weight class). Starman has chosen David Bowie - Starman as his entrance music. 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.



175 cm
25
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0
178 cm
25
165 lbs
11 - 8 - 0
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank


Bee Krazy


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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Starman!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Francis DeMontford.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie cracks Starman with a good jab.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Gracie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Starman trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Starman wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie works his way into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie trying to control the position but Starman is working away.
Gracie working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has knee on belly momentarily but Starman bucks him off and regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Starman is looking to improve his position.
Gracie controlling the action here.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Starman is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Starman trying to control here.
Gracie trying to control the action but Starman is working from the bottom.
Starman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Starman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Starman's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
Starman is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Starman's legs.
Starman tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Gracie presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Gracie avoids the attempt from Starman to control.
Gracie is stalling here but it's allowed Starman to get half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves nicely into side control.
Gracie tries to move to mount but Starman blocks the move with his legs.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Starman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Starman is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!


Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Starman throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Starman throws out the jab.
Gracie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Starman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie thows a body kick. Starman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Starman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Starman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Starman loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Starman jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie lands a jab to Starman's midsection.
Starman keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Starman.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gracie.
Starman loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Starman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch but Starman moves out of range.
Gracie slips a jab from Starman.
Starman scores with a nice right hand.

Gracie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Starman is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Starman is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Starman avoid being mounted?
Starman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Starman working a defensive guard here.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Starman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pushing down on Starman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Starman is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie moves nicely into side control.
Gracie advances to mount.
Gracie wants to take his opponent's back but Starman doesn't allow it.
Gracie trying to control but Starman is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Starman is holding on tight.
Starman is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gracie trying to control but Starman is having none of it.
Gracie landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Gracie 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!


Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Starman blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie cracks Starman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Starman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Starman's head backwards.
Starman misses with the combination.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but Starman is quick to defend against it.
Starman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Starman slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Starman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Starman misses the target.
Raul Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Starman swinging wildly here.
Starman looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Starman throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Starmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Starman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Starman 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.
Nice body kick from Gracie.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starman tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starman wants to control but Gracie postures up.

Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Starman can do to turn this around?
Starman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gracie is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Starman's shoulder. That is not cool.
Starman is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
Starman tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Starman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gracie's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Gracie! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Starman has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Raul Gracie!
Our winner, Raul Gracie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated John Starman had this to say: 'Come on not again!'.
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RATING
46%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christos Eskenpopoludopulos (ranked 6239 p4p, 569 weight class) and Ciro Di Marzio (ranked 2682 p4p, 340 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.



190 cm
31
195 lbs
7 - 6 - 0
180 cm
31
195 lbs
7 - 7 - 0
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Experienced
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed


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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 Sydney, Christos Eskenpopoludopulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ciro Di Marzio!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Ron Honeybunn.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Eskenpopoludopulos has Marzio up against the cage in a clinch.
Eskenpopoludopulos working aggressively here.
A short right from Marzio.
Marzio has a couple of punches blocked by Eskenpopoludopulos.
Marzio working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eskenpopoludopulos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eskenpopoludopulos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eskenpopoludopulos scores with a shot to the side of Marzio's head.
Eskenpopoludopulos blocks an uppercut.
Marzio lands a nice uppercut.
Eskenpopoludopulos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marzio.
Marzio misses with a punch on the inside.
Marzio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eskenpopoludopulos backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marzio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eskenpopoludopulos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marzio misses with some punches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Marzio has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Marzio lands with a light punch inside.
Marzio misses with some punches.
Marzio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eskenpopoludopulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marzio lands with a light punch inside.
Eskenpopoludopulos has Marzio pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Eskenpopoludopulos.
Eskenpopoludopulos tries a body shot but Marzio blocks it.
Nice body punch from Marzio - that landed with a thud.
Marzio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eskenpopoludopulos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Eskenpopoludopulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marzio has a couple of punches blocked by Eskenpopoludopulos.
Eskenpopoludopulos tries a body shot but Marzio blocks it.
Marzio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eskenpopoludopulos blocks a body shot from Marzio.
Eskenpopoludopulos blocking some punches.
Eskenpopoludopulos blocks a body shot from Marzio.
Marzio tries to work over Eskenpopoludopulos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marzio misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Eskenpopoludopulos.
Eskenpopoludopulos blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marzio has a couple of punches blocked by Eskenpopoludopulos.
Eskenpopoludopulos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Eskenpopoludopulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eskenpopoludopulos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Marzio.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marzio backwards.
Eskenpopoludopulos has a couple of punches blocked by Marzio.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marzio.
A short left from Marzio.
Marzio lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Eskenpopoludopulos is rocked!
Marzio has a couple of punches blocked by Eskenpopoludopulos.
Oh Eskenpopoludopulos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marzio misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Eskenpopoludopulos.
Marzio throws a head punch that misses.
Eskenpopoludopulos seems to have got his legs back now.
Marzio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marzio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Marzio fails to land.
Eskenpopoludopulos blocking some punches.
Marzio pushes Eskenpopoludopulos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Eskenpopoludopulos is breathing heavily.
Marzio has a couple of punches blocked by Eskenpopoludopulos.
Eskenpopoludopulos misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Marzio on the inside.
Marzio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eskenpopoludopulos misses with a punch on the inside.
Eskenpopoludopulos stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eskenpopoludopulos.
Marzio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marzio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eskenpopoludopulos looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Eskenpopoludopulos fails to land.
Marzio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eskenpopoludopulos backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eskenpopoludopulos.
Eskenpopoludopulos misses with the head strike.
Eskenpopoludopulos misses with a body punch.
Eskenpopoludopulos has Marzio pushed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Marzio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marzio lands a shot to the body.
Marzio misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands with a left to the head.
Marzio blocks an uppercut.
Eskenpopoludopulos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marzio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eskenpopoludopulos blocks an uppercut.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eskenpopoludopulos stalling in the clinch but Marzio improves position.
Marzio misses with some punches.
Eskenpopoludopulos prevents a body shot from Marzio.
Marzio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marzio tries to throw a body punch but Eskenpopoludopulos avoids it by throwing Marzio back against the cage.
Marzio swings wildly with an uppercut but Eskenpopoludopulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marzio misses with a body punch.
Marzio misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ciro Di Marzio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.


Marzio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Eskenpopoludopulos tries to clinch but Marzio is having none of it.
Eskenpopoludopulos tries to clinch up.
Marzio misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Eskenpopoludopulos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Eskenpopoludopulos scores with a sloppy right hand. Marzio should have avoided that one.
Eskenpopoludopulos misses with a two punch combination.
Marzio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marzio swinging wildly here.
Eskenpopoludopulos tries to clinch but Marzio is having none of it.
It seemed like Marzio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marzio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eskenpopoludopulos in his tracks.
Christos Eskenpopoludopulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marzio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Eskenpopoludopulos just misses with a punch to the body.
Eskenpopoludopulos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marzio.
Marzio misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Eskenpopoludopulos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands with a right to the head.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands a left hand.
Marzio tries a body shot but Eskenpopoludopulos blocks it.
Marzio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eskenpopoludopulos misses with a punch to the body.
Eskenpopoludopulos misses with some punches.
Marzio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marzio working aggressively here.
Marzio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marzio throws a head punch that misses.
Marzio blocks a body shot from Eskenpopoludopulos.
Eskenpopoludopulos misses with some punches.
Marzio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Marzio as the two fighters clinch.
Marzio unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Eskenpopoludopulos! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Marzio is unloading with more strikes now! Eskenpopoludopulos drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ciro Di Marzio!
Ciro Di Marzio very nearly forgot to thank Knockdown Clothes amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seiryu Machida (ranked 2242 p4p, 293 weight class) and Hennig Muller (ranked 3453 p4p, 412 weight class). Hennig Muller is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.



192 cm
24
187 lbs
3 - 2 - 0
178 cm
24
184 lbs
7 - 11 - 0
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seiryu Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hennig Muller !
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Machida tenderised Muller 's leg. Muller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Muller throws a body punch but Machida moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Machida.
Muller takes a swing at Machida's ribcage but misses.
Machida scores with a hook to the body. Muller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Muller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've been informed that Muller 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.
Muller misses with a looping right.
Machida lands a really nice looking cross but Muller seems unphased.
Machida lands a front kick.
Machida misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Machida.
Muller cracks Machida with a good jab.
Muller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machida misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Machida, right into the meat.
Hennig Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machida.
Machida delivers a nice body kick.
Muller misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller digs a good hook to Machida's body.
Muller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Machida rather than just go for the knockout.
Muller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machida.
Machida was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Muller instigates a clinch.
Machida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Machida's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Machida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Muller .
Muller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machida throws a punch but it's blocked by Muller .
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muller misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Machida.
Muller blocks an uppercut.
Muller misses with the head strike.
Machida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Machida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Machida.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Machida fails to land.
Machida has a couple of punches blocked by Muller .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muller tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
Machida digs a right hand into Muller 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muller 's gas tank.
Machida working aggressively here.
Machida lands a shot to the body.
Machida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machida scores with a shoulder strike.
Muller tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muller lands a body shot.
Machida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Muller misses with some punches.
Machida scores with a shot to the side of Muller 's head.
Muller swings wildly with an uppercut but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machida cracks Muller with a nice body shot.
Muller scores with a shoulder strike.
Machida misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Machida struggles to land a body shot inside as Muller controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Muller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Machida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Machida on the inside.
Machida gets through Muller 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Machida.
Muller lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Machida.
Muller works on Machida's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muller .
Machida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machida lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a punch but it's blocked by Muller .
Muller 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Machida tries to work over Muller 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machida has a couple of punches blocked by Muller .
Still in the clinch, Machida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muller misses with a body punch.
Machida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machida lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Machida.
Muller lands a nice shot to the body.
Muller tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muller misses with some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Machida pushes Muller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Machida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Machida lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seiryu Machida dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!


Muller takes a swing at Machida's ribcage but misses.
Machida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Muller .
Machida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice cross by Machida.
Machida misses with a two punch combination.
Muller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Machida lands a right hook to the body.
Machida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Muller 's sensitive parts.
Muller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Muller .
Machida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Muller jabs Machida to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Muller in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Muller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machida throws a jab but it's blocked by Muller .
Muller avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Muller .
Muller lands with a cross.
Muller avoids the body shot from Machida.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Machida lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Muller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Muller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Muller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Machida.
Muller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muller slips a straight right by Machida.
A slapping leg kick lands for Machida.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Muller .
Muller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Machida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Machida swings for the body but Muller moves out of range.
Machida looks to throw the jab but Muller is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seiryu Machida is winning the standup battle so far.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Muller misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Machida misses.

Muller closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller working aggressively here.
Seiryu Machida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Muller tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
Muller throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Muller on the inside.
Muller lands a nice uppercut.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Machida avoids it by throwing Muller back against the cage.
Machida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Muller s head.
Machida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muller can do to turn this around?
Muller lands with a left to the head.
Machida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machida digs a right hand into Muller 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muller 's gas tank.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machida.
Machida prevents a body shot from Muller .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machida.
Machida stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muller tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machida scores with a shot to the side of Muller 's head.
Machida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machida can't find room to land a body shot as Muller controls the action.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muller takes a shot to the head.
Muller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muller blocks a body shot from Machida.
Muller swings wildly with an uppercut but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machida tries a body shot but Muller blocks it.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machida misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muller .
Machida lands a body shot.
Machida blocking some punches.
Machida misses with some punches.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muller 's elbow.
Muller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machida prevents a body shot from Muller .
Muller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muller working aggressively here.
Muller prevents a body shot from Machida.
Machida scores with a hook to the body.
Muller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.
A short right from Muller .
Muller misses with a punch to the body.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
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 Seiryu Machida will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!


Machida connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Muller ducks right into an uppercut from Machida.
Muller takes one to the side of the head.
Donk. Muller catches Machida right on the button with a cross.
Machida is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Muller .
Machida does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machida. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machida manages to avoid it.
Muller misses the shot to the body.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Muller .
Machida is looking to counter punch.
Muller scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throws a push kick but Muller slaps the foot to one side.
Machida bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Muller 's head backwards.
Machida delivers a nice body kick.
Machida thumps Muller with a low kick.
Machida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Muller 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice uppercut there from Muller .
Machida throws the kick towards the body but Muller avoids it.
Muller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machida takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Muller is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Machida.

It looks like Hennig Muller has been cut.
Muller throws a jab when Machida was well out of range.
Machida looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machida looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida throws a one two combo.
Machida works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Machida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muller .
Muller throws a right hand that misses
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Machida scores with a decent looking hook.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muller misses with a jab to the body
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Muller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Muller just misses with a punch to the body.
Muller throws a jab but it's blocked by Machida.
Muller wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Machida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Machida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Muller tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Muller misses its intended target.
Machida throws a hook but Muller avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muller . Machida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machida was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Machida takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Machida lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Machida is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Muller .
Seiryu Machida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Machida explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida connects with a jab.
Muller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machida moves away.
Machida appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Muller takes one on the button.
Machida blocks a jab.
Muller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hennig Muller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Machida, as that shot connected.
Muller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Machida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muller misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Muller misses its intended target.
Muller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Both fighters circling a little - Machida finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seiryu Machida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Machida 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seiryu Machida!

After winning the bout, Seiryu Machida thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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RATING
74%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kamakiri Yoritomo (ranked 2463 p4p, 312 weight class) and Baby Etchecopar (ranked 6572 p4p, 567 weight class). Yoritomo comes to the cage accompanied by Praying Mantis - Praying Mantis. Kamakiri Yoritomo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.



181 cm
22
177 lbs
9 - 8 - 0
187 cm
24
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank


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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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamakiri Yoritomo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Etchecopar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Ben Watson.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Etchecopar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Etchecopar walks into a jab.
Etchecopar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yoritomo throws out the jab.
Etchecopar misses with a body shot.

Etchecopar moves into the clinch.

Yoritomo manages to break the clinch.
Etchecopar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoritomo moves away.
Yoritomo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Etchecopar appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Etchecopar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A combination from Etchecopar does no damage.
Yoritomo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Etchecopar manages to avoid it.
Yoritomo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yoritomo cracks Etchecopar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yoritomo throws a looping overhand right but Etchecopar ducks down to avoid it.
Etchecopar wants to counter the offense by Yoritomo and move into the clinch position.
Etchecopar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Etchecopar is looking to clinch but Yoritomo is avoiding it.
Yoritomo lands with an uppercut that bounces Etchecopar off the cage and back into range.
Yoritomo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Etchecopar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Etchecopar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yoritomo.
Nice defenses there by Etchecopar.
Etchecopar avoids the body shot from Yoritomo.
Yoritomo throws a looping overhand right but Etchecopar ducks down to avoid it.
Yoritomo throws a shot from downtown. Etchecopar moves away and avoids it.
Etchecopar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoritomo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Etchecopar moves into the clinch.

Yoritomo breaks from the clinch.
Yoritomo lands a nice shot to the body.
Etchecopar scores with a jab to the head.
Etchecopar throws a series of punches but Yoritomo avoids them all with ease.
Yoritomo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rokugan in the buildup to the fight.
Kamakiri Yoritomo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Etchecopar wants to clinch.
It looked like Yoritomo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yoritomo looks to land a right hand but Etchecopar moved out of range.
Yoritomo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Etchecopar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoritomo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Etchecopar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoritomo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yoritomo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Etchecopar. Etchecopar obviously looking to wear him down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yoritomo.
Yoritomo cracks Etchecopar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Etchecopar tries to clinch but Yoritomo moves out of range.
Yoritomo scores with a body shot.
Etchecopar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yoritomo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yoritomo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Etchecopar at a distance.
Etchecopar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoritomo throws out a loose jab but Etchecopar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Etchecopar tries to move into range but Yoritomo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yoritomo takes a swing at Etchecopar's ribcage but misses.
Etchecopar is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoritomo misses the target.
Yoritomo walks into a jab.
Etchecopar looks to throw a body kick
enabling Yoritomo to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yoritomo lands a left and a right that send Etchecopar crashing to the mat, dazed. Yoritomo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Etchecopar is rocked!

Yoritomo cracks Etchecopar with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Yoritomo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Etchecopar to stand back up!
Etchecopar is still on wobbly legs! Can Yoritomo finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Are you kidding me?! Yoritomo ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Etchecopar clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kamakiri Yoritomo!
After winning the bout, Kamakiri Yoritomo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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RATING
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gamzat Gamzatov (ranked 1257 p4p, 190 weight class) and Evan Dryll (ranked 3849 p4p, 464 weight class). Gamzatov comes to the cage accompanied by Entrance Song. Evan Dryll has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?



188 cm
23
203 lbs
7 - 4 - 0
190 cm
24
216 lbs
6 - 8 - 0
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Insanely flexible
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gamzat Gamzatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Dryll!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dryll turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gamzatov shoots in and drives through. Dryll sprawls well.
Dryll lands a head shot.
Gamzatov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dryll pinned against the cage. Dryll gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gamzat Gamzatov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dryll looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dryll rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gamzatov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gamzatov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dryll connects with a single shot there.
Gamzatov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dryll throws a body shot but no joy.
Dryll slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gamzatov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dryll defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gamzat Gamzatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dryll misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamzatov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dryll connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dryll looks to land a right hand but Gamzatov moved out of range.
Dryll throws out a loose jab but Gamzatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gamzatov darts in looking for a takedown but Dryll gets double underhooks and turns Gamzatov into the cage.
Evan Dryll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gamzatov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dryll connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gamzatov's hands.
Dryll has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Gamzatov checks a low kick from Dryll.
Dryll missing with a left hand there. Gamzatov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gamzatov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dryll looks to land a left hand but Gamzatov moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov avoids the body shot from Dryll.
Dryll keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dryll throws an overhand right that lands on Gamzatov's shoulder, as Gamzatov tries to avoid the shot.
Dryll throws a right hand that Gamzatov ducks under and follows up with a left that Gamzatov also avoids with ease.
Gamzatov ducks under a wild hook from Dryll.
Gamzatov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dryll counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gamzatov shoots and misses
and Dryll counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gamzatov shoots for a double leg takedown but Dryll sprawls well. He's pushed Gamzatov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dryll rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Gamzatov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Dryll manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dryll slaps away a takedown attempt from Gamzatov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dryll was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Gamzatov with that takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Dryll's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dryll throws a lazy right hand but Gamzatov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gamzatov tries to counter with a takedown but Dryll is quick to defend against it.
Gamzatov fails with the takedown.
Dryll throws a front kick aimed at Gamzatov's knee but Gamzatov avoids it well.
A big left from Dryll misses.
Dryll chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dryll missing with a left hand there. Gamzatov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dryll misses with a body shot.
Gamzatov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dryll misses with an uppercut

and Gamzatov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dryll won't be happy with that.

Gamzatov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dryll is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dryll is looking for a sweep.
Gamzatov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dryll sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gamzatov working away.
Dryll is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gamzatov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gamzatov misses with the ground and pound.
Gamzatov throws an elbow but Dryll slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gamzatov trying to control the action but Dryll is working from the bottom.
Dryll can't do much from the bottom here.
Gamzatov with the ground and pound but Dryll regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Dryll dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!


Gamzatov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dryll defends well and Gamzatov ends up having to push Dryll into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dryll throws a body punch but Gamzatov moves out of range.
Dryll throws a body punch but Gamzatov moves out of range.
Dryll slaps away a takedown attempt from Gamzatov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It seemed like Dryll was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dryll jabs at Gamzatov's body.
Dryll stuffs the takedown attempt from Gamzatov. Gamzatov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gamzat Gamzatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gamzatov ducks under a wild hook from Dryll.
Gamzatov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gamzatov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dryll sprawls and moves away.
Gamzatov checks the leg kick.
Gamzatov tries to counter with a takedown but Dryll is quick to defend against it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamzatov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dryll counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Dryll.
Gamzatov has a takedown stuffed.
Dryll lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dryll throws an overhand right that lands on Gamzatov's shoulder, as Gamzatov tries to avoid the shot.
Gamzatov misses with a takedown attempt - Dryll sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dryll looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gamzatov is defended easily by Dryll.
Dryll defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gamzatov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dryll misses.
Gamzatov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dryll counters with a nice body shot.
Dryll lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Dryll. No joy for Gamzatov on that attempt.
A punch combination from Dryll misses.
Gamzatov shoots in but no luck this time.
Gamzatov shoots in but Dryll avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gamzatov has a takedown stuffed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gamzatov throws an overhand right that lands on Dryll's shoulder, as Dryll tries to avoid the shot.
Dryll looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gamzatov.
Dryll keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dryll throws out a counter right but Gamzatov avoids it with no problem.
Gamzatov has his takedown stuffed
and Dryll counters with a straight right hand.
Dryll lands with a good body shot.
Gamzatov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dryll cracks Gamzatov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gamzatov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gamzatov ducks under a wild hook from Dryll.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gamzatov.
Dryll looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dryll throws a looping overhand right but Gamzatov ducks down to avoid it.
Gamzatov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It seemed like Dryll was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gamzatov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dryll defends well and Gamzatov ends up having to push Dryll into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gamzatov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dryll.
Gamzatov tries to counter with a takedown but Dryll is quick to defend against it.
Dryll looks to land a combination. Gamzatov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gamzatov defending well as Dryll loads up on a big left hand.
Gamzatov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dryll thows a leg kick but Gamzatov checks it

and Gamzatov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dryll keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Dryll is defending against the submission attempts here by Gamzatov.

Gamzatov is looking for a kimura but Dryll is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gamzatov to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Dryll showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!


Dryll lands with a straight right. Gamzatov didn't see that one coming.
Gamzatov avoids the head kick by Dryll.
Gamzatov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dryll circles away.
Dryll throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Gamzatov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Dryll is defending against the submission attempts here by Gamzatov.
Gamzatov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dryll can't escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dryll gets back to half guard.

Gamzatov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dryll sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gamzatov is looking for a kimura but Dryll is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gamzatov to get the leverage.

Gamzatov is working for a kimura but Dryll is defending it quite comfortably.
Gamzatov 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Dryll kicks off Gamzatov and gets to his feet.
Dryll misses with a low kick.
Gamzatov staying out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gamzatov.
Dryll swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dryll thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dryll throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Gamzatov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gamzatov preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov is fighting to break Dryll's control of his arms but Dryll is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dryll looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gamzatov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gamzatov throws a big right hand that misses.
Dryll tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dryll keeping moving, preventing Gamzatov from controlling successfully.
Gamzatov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gamzatov throwing strikes but missing.
Gamzatov landing some decent shots from guard.
Gamzatov trying to control but Dryll is working from the bottom.
Dryll working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gamzatov.
Dryll has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov preventing the sweep.
Gamzatov throwing strikes but missing.
Gamzatov tries to free his leg and advance position but Dryll is retaining full guard.
Gamzatov preventing the sweep.
Dryll looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gamzat Gamzatov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gamzatov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gamzatov slips a straight right by Dryll.
Gamzatov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A shot to the body from Dryll misses

and Gamzatov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gamzatov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov trying to control but Dryll is working from the bottom.
Gamzat Gamzatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gamzatov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dryll utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dryll manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gamzatov manages to get himself to full guard.

Dryll trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Gamzatov is working an open guard so Dryll takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dryll looks to land a left hand but Gamzatov moved out of range nicely.
Evan Dryll is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gamzatov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Evan Dryll.
I've got Dryll winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Dryll!

A very excited looking Evan Dryll made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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RATING
48%

 

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Baccalieri (ranked 1908 p4p, 248 weight class) and Jean Cristopher La Vellei (ranked 1190 p4p, 168 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



185 cm
31
196 lbs
6 - 2 - 0
196 cm
22
185 lbs
9 - 2 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank


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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Baccalieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Cristopher La Vellei!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ron Honeybunn and Skip Squint.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Vellei ducks under a wild hook from Baccalieri.
Baccalieri with a jab.
A big right from Baccalieri misses.
Jab, jab by Baccalieri - just one landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for La Vellei.
La Vellei misses with a jab, cross combination.
La Vellei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baccalieri throws out the jab.
La Vellei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
La Vellei shoots in for a takedown but Baccalieri shows good takedown defense.
We've been told by Baccalieri's head coaches at RWB GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Baccalieri looks to land a combination but La Vellei avoids it well.
A slow jab from Baccalieri misses its intended target.
La Vellei misses with a straight left.
Baccalieri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
La Vellei ducks under a wild hook from Baccalieri.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La Vellei lands an overhand right.
Baccalieri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baccalieri tries to move into range but La Vellei moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Vellei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baccalieri throws out the jab.
La Vellei takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
La Vellei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baccalieri is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
La Vellei misses with a hook
and Baccalieri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
La Vellei throws a hook to the side of Baccalieri's head but Baccalieri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from La Vellei. Baccalieri shrugs it off though.
Baccalieri scores with a jab. La Vellei acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
La Vellei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baccalieri circles away quickly and effectively.
La Vellei misses with a wild body shot.
La Vellei cracks Baccalieri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from La Vellei.

La Vellei looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Baccalieri tries to push off, looking to stand up, but La Vellei manages to move to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baccalieri is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
La Vellei looking to finish Baccalieri with some ground and pound. This is bad for Baccalieri!
Baccalieri is looking to improve his position but La Vellei isn't that keen on the idea.
Baccalieri tries to lock up and control but La Vellei gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
La Vellei is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Baccalieri blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Baccalieri can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Baccalieri in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Baccalieri tries to reverse the position but La Vellei maintains control.
Baccalieri avoids a series of strikes thrown by La Vellei.
La Vellei working away from the top, dropping strikes.
La Vellei looking to finish with strikes here!
Baccalieri can't escape the position.
Baccalieri is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
La Vellei throwing strikes here but Baccalieri is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei lands a big elbow.
Baccalieri is trying desperately to improve position.

La Vellei wants to finish this one by submission but Baccalieri is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from La Vellei.

La Vellei has control of Baccalieri's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Baccalieri regains control of the situation pretty easily.
La Vellei misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Cristopher La Vellei dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!


La Vellei paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Baccalieri. No joy for La Vellei on that attempt.
Baccalieri moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Baccalieri lands a really nice looking cross but La Vellei seems unphased.
Baccalieri thows a left - swing and a miss!
La Vellei tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baccalieri sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten La Vellei somewhat.
Baccalieri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

La Vellei fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Baccalieri sprawls well initially but La Vellei persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Baccalieri has one foot on La Vellei's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Vellei fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Baccalieri avoids it really well and circles away.
Bobby Baccalieri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Cristopher La Vellei.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Vellei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Baccalieri on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
La Vellei avoids the body shot from Baccalieri.

La Vellei fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Baccalieri sprawls well initially but La Vellei persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Baccalieri is looking to improve his position.
Baccalieri might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
La Vellei not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
La Vellei tries to pass to full mount but Baccalieri defends it.
Baccalieri wants to control but La Vellei is keeping busy and won't allow it.
La Vellei prevents Baccalieri from improving his position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw La Vellei working his ground and pound in the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

La Vellei looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Baccalieri slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei stopping the sweep attempt from Baccalieri.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Baccalieri looks to land a right hand but La Vellei moved out of range.

La Vellei shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Baccalieri's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baccalieri lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

La Vellei controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baccalieri wanted to stand there but La Vellei had control of the position.
Baccalieri wants to stand and escape but instead La Vellei has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Baccalieri is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Baccalieri seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Baccalieri has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but La Vellei has passed into side control.
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 Bobby Baccalieri will probably get the nod.
That's time! Baccalieri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!


La Vellei dives in and grabs Baccalieri's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baccalieri pushes down on La Vellei's head and hops out.
A punch combination from Baccalieri misses.
Baccalieri takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bobby Baccalieri is winning the standup battle so far.

La Vellei drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
La Vellei taking a breather here.
Baccalieri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Vellei working the strikes but Baccalieri uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baccalieri kicks La Vellei off and gets back to his feet.
No luck for La Vellei with that takedown attempt.
La Vellei fails with the takedown.
Bobby Baccalieri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Cristopher La Vellei.
La Vellei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baccalieri.
La Vellei scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
La Vellei fails with a takedown attempt.
Baccalieri misses with a right hand
enabling La Vellei to counter with a crisp jab.
La Vellei swinging wildly here.
Baccalieri slips a jab and a cross from La Vellei.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baccalieri moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLa Vellei.
La Vellei on the wrong end of a nice hook.
La Vellei scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Vellei throws a body punch but Baccalieri moves out of range.
La Vellei looks to throw the jab but Baccalieri is out of range.
Bobby Baccalieri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baccalieri throws out a loose jab but La Vellei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baccalieri thows a left - swing and a miss!
La Vellei fails with a takedown attempt.
Baccalieri throws an off balance right hand
letting La Vellei counter with a right hand.
La Vellei slips under a jab.
La Vellei fails with the takedown.
Baccalieri lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei's corner calls for a 1-2. La Vellei obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
La Vellei looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
La Vellei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baccalieri.
Baccalieri cracks La Vellei with a good jab.
La Vellei shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baccalieri defends it nicely.
La Vellei fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A shot to the body from Baccalieri misses
and La Vellei counters with a one-two to the body.
Baccalieri throws a jab but it's blocked by La Vellei.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Baccalieri enables La Vellei to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Baccalieri manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baccalieri keeping full guard, as La Vellei tries to pass.
Baccalieri can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as La Vellei controls the pace.

Baccalieri has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. La Vellei has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baccalieri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Vellei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

La Vellei breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from La Vellei.
La Vellei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

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 Bobby Baccalieri.
I think Baccalieri has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Baccalieri!

Bobby Baccalieri decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Rubenstein (ranked 1110 p4p, 164 weight class) and Damagon Enchărya (ranked 1375 p4p, 204 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Enchărya's choice of entrance music: Blaxcaliber. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



191 cm
24
215 lbs
9 - 5 - 0
189 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin


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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spencer Rubenstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damagon Enchărya!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubenstein is looking to clinch but Enchărya is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Enchărya on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rubenstein scores with the left hand. Enchărya knows he should have avoided that one.
Rubenstein definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rubenstein stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rubenstein tries to land a leg kick but Enchărya saw it coming and moves away.
Enchărya blocks a jab.
Enchărya is trying to counter with his kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rubenstein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rubenstein scores with a body shot.
Rubenstein lands with a good body shot.
Rubenstein throws a poor cross that misses
and Enchărya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enchărya throws a big shot that misses.
Enchărya gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rubenstein.
Enchărya paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rubenstein crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Enchărya - the referee stops the clock and Rubenstein gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Enchărya. Rubenstein manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Enchărya slips a jab from Rubenstein.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enchărya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rubenstein misses with the combination.
Rubenstein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Enchărya was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rubenstein misses with a looping right.
Enchărya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rubenstein.
Rubenstein takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rubenstein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Enchărya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rubenstein connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rubenstein tries to close the distance and clinch but Enchărya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rubenstein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rubenstein wants to clinch up but Enchărya keeps it at a distance.

Rubenstein clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enchărya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Enchărya.
Enchărya lands with a short shot to the head.
Enchărya has a couple of punches blocked by Rubenstein.
Enchărya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've been informed that Enchărya 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.
Enchărya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rubenstein scores with a nice hook to the 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!
Enchărya lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Rubenstein fails to land.
Rubenstein lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rubenstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rubenstein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rubenstein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rubenstein's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rubenstein misses with the head strike.
Enchărya is working Rubenstein over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rubenstein.
A hook to the body from Enchărya.
Rubenstein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Enchărya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Enchărya swings wildly with an uppercut but Rubenstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Enchărya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enchărya blocking some punches.
Enchărya blocking some punches.
Enchărya lands with a short shot to the head.
Enchărya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Enchărya blocks a body shot from Rubenstein.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Enchărya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Enchărya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Enchărya.
Rubenstein is breathing heavily.
Enchărya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Enchărya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Enchărya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Enchărya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubenstein's elbow.
Enchărya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Enchărya blocks an uppercut.
Rubenstein throws a punch but it's blocked by Enchărya.
Rubenstein throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Enchărya.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Enchărya.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Enchărya lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Enchărya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Enchărya.
Enchărya blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enchărya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Enchărya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rubenstein checks a leg kick.
Rubenstein is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rubenstein scores with a nice strike.
Enchărya throws a leg kick which misses Rubenstein's front leg but catches the back leg as Rubenstein tries to avoid it.
Rubenstein moves out of range of the body kick.
Rubenstein throws a hook but Enchărya blocks it.
Enchărya throws a counter combo.
Enchărya walks into a stiff left hand from Rubenstein.
A slow jab from Rubenstein misses its intended target.
Nice straight punches there by Rubenstein. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rubenstein.
Rubenstein changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Enchărya. Rubenstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rubenstein is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rubenstein scores with a punch to the head.
Enchărya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Enchărya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rubenstein.
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 Spencer Rubenstein will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!


Enchărya blocks a head kick by Rubenstein.
Enchărya was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rubenstein connects with a right hand. Enchărya shakes it off.
Enchărya lands a slapping body shot.
Rubenstein misses with a wild combination.
Enchărya misses with a body kick.
Rubenstein tries a head kick but it misses.
Rubenstein blocks the body kick.
Rubenstein slips a straight right by Enchărya.
Rubenstein swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rubenstein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Enchărya counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rubenstein thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enchărya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Rubenstein moves into range and clinches up with Enchărya.
Enchărya misses with a body punch.
Enchărya blocks an uppercut.
Enchărya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Enchărya tries a body shot but Rubenstein blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enchărya digs a right hand underneath Rubenstein's ribcage. Rubenstein let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rubenstein misses with the head strike.
Enchărya scores with a hook to the body.
Damagon Enchărya seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Enchărya is leaning against Rubenstein and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Enchărya.
Nice body punch from Enchărya - that landed with a thud.
Enchărya lands a left hand.

Enchărya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rubenstein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Enchărya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Enchărya.
Rubenstein misses with a left hand
and Enchărya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rubenstein misses with a hook. Enchărya ducked under it nicely.
Rubenstein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Enchărya! But no joy.
Rubenstein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rubenstein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Enchărya can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubenstein darts in trying to clinch
and Enchărya counters with a low kick, right behind Rubenstein 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubenstein takes one on the button.
Enchărya stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spencer Rubenstein is winning the standup battle so far.
Rubenstein throws a right hand that misses
and Enchărya counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Enchărya throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Enchărya - that will leave a mark!
Enchărya misses with a looping left.
Enchărya swats away the attempt to clinch by Rubenstein.
Rubenstein slips a straight right by Enchărya.
Rubenstein jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Rubenstein.
Enchărya slips a jab from Rubenstein.
Enchărya thinks about the counter body kick.
Enchărya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubenstein throws an off balance right hand
and Enchărya counters with a thumping low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Enchărya blocks the leg kick.
Enchărya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Enchărya thumps Rubenstein with a low kick.
Rubenstein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Enchărya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rubenstein throws a body kick that misses
and Enchărya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rubenstein digs a good body shot into Enchărya's ribs.
Rubenstein walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Enchărya lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rubenstein throws a sloppy body shot

and Enchărya counters with a crisp right hand that drops Rubenstein! Enchărya lets Rubenstein back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Rubenstein is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubenstein walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Rubenstein limp body while Enchărya jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damagon Enchărya!
A relieved looking Damagon Enchărya thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
75%

 

 
 
 
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