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Skrap Fights 42 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Vazzappo (ranked 1982 p4p, 245 weight class) and Cameron Mathews (ranked 2451 p4p, 294 weight class). Mathews has chosen Way Down We Go as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Vazzappo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron Mathews!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathews tries to clinch up
and Vazzappo counters with a series of strikes. Mathews will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mathews tries to clinch up but Vazzappo circles away and keeps his distance.
Vazzappo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mathews drives through and clinches with Vazzappo against the ropes.
Vazzappo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mathews doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vazzappo can't break the clinch.
Vazzappo is trying to force a seperation but Mathews has the dominant position.
Vazzappo tries to break the clinch but Mathews is controlling the position.
Mathews lands an elbow that stopped Vazzappo in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Tony Vazzappo has been cut.
Mathews misses with an elbow strike.
Vazzappo tries to break the clinch but Mathews is controlling the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mathews.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vazzappo is trying to break the clinch but Mathews is controlling him.
Vazzappo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mathews.
A short left from Mathews.
Mathews scores with a shot to the side of Vazzappo's head.
Mathews misses with a punch to the body.
Vazzappo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vazzappo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazzappo tries to break the clinch but Mathews is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mathews lands a damaging elbow.
Mathews works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mathews lands an elbow that stopped Vazzappo in his tracks for a moment.
Mathews has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vazzappo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mathews can turn it around.
A shot in the inside from Mathews.
Mathews misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vazzappo tries a body shot but Mathews blocks it.
Mathews gets through Vazzappo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mathews misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Mathews.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mathews.
Mathews tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vazzappo tries to break free but Mathews pushes him back against the ropes.
Vazzappo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mathews misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mathews tries to throw a body punch but Vazzappo avoids it by throwing Mathews back against the ropes.
Vazzappo is trying to push Mathews away but Mathews has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Vazzappo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vazzappo can't break the clinch.
Mathews tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews misses with a body punch.
Mathews creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vazzappo's defenses.
Vazzappo has had enough of the clinch but Mathews keeps him there for the moment.
Mathews lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vazzappo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mathews doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mathews lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mathews lands an uppercut.
Mathews lands a shoulder strike.
Vazzappo is rocked!
Mathews digs a right hand into Vazzappo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vazzappo's gas tank.
Vazzappo is breathing heavily.
Vazzappo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mathews.
Mathews struggles to land a body shot inside as Vazzappo controls his hands.
Vazzappo is looking to break free of the clinch but Mathews has double underhooks.
Mathews lands an uppercut.
Mathews lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vazzappo backwards.
Oh Vazzappo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mathews gets through Vazzappo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mathews.
Mathews creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Vazzappo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Vazzappo drops to his knees and Mathews pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cameron Mathews!
Cameron Mathews very nearly forgot to thank FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) 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
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fireball Kid (ranked 4316 p4p, 421 weight class) and Ramon Cassel (ranked 3245 p4p, 339 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fireball Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Cassel!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kid to the mat! Kid manages to get full guard.
Kid trying to keep a closed guard but Cassel is proving a slippery customer.
Kid keeping moving, preventing Cassel from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kid has his foot on Cassel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cassel works his way back into a safe position though.
Cassel has gone for a leg lock! Kid slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cassel's guard.
Kid advances to half guard.
Kid is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cassel is defending against the submission attempts here by Kid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassel tries to get to full guard but Kid has control of the leg.
Cassel is trying to maintain the position but Kid is very close to passing his half guard.
Kid is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cassel has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kid is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cassel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kid.
Kid seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cassel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kid is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kid is looking to take a break and control but Cassel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kid looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cassel is just riding it out for now. Kid eventually gives up the hold.
Kid is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cassel is just riding it out for now. Kid eventually gives up the hold.
Kid seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cassel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kid is controlling the pace.
Cassel looking for submissions off his back.
Kid seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cassel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A jab from Kid finds it's way through Cassel's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fireball Kid dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kid looks to score with a jab to the body but Cassel is just out of range.
Kid ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cassel gets the takedown into side control.
Kid looks to move to half guard but instead Cassel has passed into mount! Damn!
Kid is squirming around, avoiding Cassel's attempts to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kid manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid actively working from the bottom here.
Kid looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kid is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cassel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cassel's back!
Kid tightening his grip on Cassel, looking for the choke.
Kid has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kid is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Cassel has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kid looking for the choke from the back.
Kid working for a choke but Cassel reverses nicely into Kid 's guard.
Kid has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Cassel should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kid has tightened it up now! Cassel should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Fireball Kid!
A very excited looking Fireball Kid 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Kostrov (ranked 3197 p4p, 358 weight class) and Johny Handicks (ranked 2851 p4p, 334 weight class). The key to victory for Sergey Kostrov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Kostrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Handicks!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostrov is looking to slow Handicks down with leg kicks.
Kostrov misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Handicks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kostrov throws a sloppy head kick and Handicks moves out of range easily.
Kostrov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Handicks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Sergey Kostrov has been cut.
Kostrov throws a series of punches but Handicks moves out of range.
Handicks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kostrov.
Kostrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kostrov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Handicks throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Kostrov.
Kostrov lands a slapping body shot.
Kostrov misses with a straight left.
Kostrov throws a nice looking combination but Handicks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch lands to the side of Kostrov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kostrov with a hook.
Handicks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Handicks staying out of range there.
Kostrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Handicks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handicks throws a lazy right hand but Kostrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kostrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kostrov throws a body kick that misses.
Handicks blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Kostrov.
Kostrov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Handicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kostrov.
Kostrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kostrov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Handicks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Handicks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kostrov.
Handicks fails with the takedown.
Handicks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Handicks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kostrov. Kostrov obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kostrov connects with an inside leg kick.
Handicks 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handicks misses with a hook.
Kostrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Handicks.
Kostrov throwing a counter right hand but Handicks manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Kostrov.
Kostrov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Handicks misses.
Sergey Kostrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handicks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kostrov.
Kostrov slips a straight right by Handicks.
Handicks cracks Kostrov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Handicks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Handicks misses with a lunging right hand
and Kostrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Handicks throws a lazy right hand but Kostrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Kostrov. That snapped Handicks's head back.
Kostrov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Handicks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kostrov misses with a right hand
and Handicks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kostrov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Kostrov is predictable there
and Handicks counters with a nice uppercut.
Handicks throws a jab but it's blocked by Kostrov.
The fighters circle momentarily. Handicks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kostrov scores with a jab to the head.
Handicks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Handicks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kostrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kostrov slips under a jab from Handicks.
Kostrov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Handicks needs to keep his hands up - Kostrov had a free shot at his head there.
Kostrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Handicks cracks Kostrov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kostrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kostrov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sergey Kostrov's cut is getting worse.
Kostrov throws a looping overhand right but Handicks ducks down to avoid it.
Handicks misses with a hook.
Kostrov's corner calls for a 1-2. Kostrov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kostrov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handicks blocks a low kick nicely.
Handicks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Handicks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Handicks looks to land a left hand but Kostrov moved out of range nicely.
Handicks ducks right into an uppercut from Kostrov.
Handicks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Kostrov counters with a quick kick to the body but Handicks blocks it.
Sergey Kostrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Handicks misses with a hook.
Kostrov connects with a looping right hand.
Kostrov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Handicks has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kostrov thumps Handicks with a low kick.
Kostrov defending well as Handicks loads up on a big left hand.
Kostrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Handicks blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Handicks ducks under a wild hook from Kostrov.
Handicks connects with a single shot there.
Kostrov tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the body from Handicks misses
and Kostrov counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Kostrov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergey Kostrov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kostrov cracks Handicks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Handicks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Handicks thows a left - swing and a miss!
A cross from Kostrov lands.
Kostrov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kostrov thows a body kick. Handicks tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kostrov connects with a body shot.
Kostrov misses with a low kick.
Handicks throws a lazy right hand but Kostrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kostrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Handicks can do to turn this around?
Handicks throws a poor cross that misses
and Kostrov counters with a head kick. That will keep Handicks thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Handicks looks to land a left hand but Kostrov moved out of range nicely.
Handicks misses with a right hand
and Kostrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kostrov misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kostrov throws a leg kick but Handicks checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Handicks! But no joy.
Handicks slips under a jab.
Handicks looks to land a right hand but Kostrov moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handicks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Handicks blocks a jab.
Handicks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Handicks throws a combination that misses
and Kostrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kostrov blocks a jab.
Sergey Kostrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Handicks lands with a hook. Kostrov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Handicks misses with a right hand
and Kostrov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Handicks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kostrov lands a jab to the nose.
Handicks misses with an uppercut.
Handicks throws an overhand right that lands on Kostrov's shoulder, as Kostrov tries to avoid the shot.
Handicks misses with a double jab
and Kostrov counters with a straight right hand.
Kostrov throws a right hand that Handicks ducks under and follows up with a left that Handicks also avoids with ease.
Kostrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Handicks checks a leg kick.
Kostrov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kostrov defending well as Handicks loads up on a big left hand.
Kostrov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kostrov cracks the inside of Handicks's front leg.
Handicks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kostrov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Handicks momentarily.
Kostrov misses with an uppercut
and Handicks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Handicks slips under a jab.
Handicks lands a lovely overhand right.
Handicks checks a low kick from Kostrov.
Handicks throws out a counter right but Kostrov avoids it with no problem.
Handicks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Handicks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Handicks throws a poor cross that misses
and Kostrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kostrov throws an overhand right that lands on Handicks's shoulder, as Handicks tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Handicks! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Handicks.
Handicks swings widly with a right hand
and Handicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Handicks throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handicks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Handicks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kostrov throws a low kick but Handicks avoids it.
Kostrov dips to his left and cracks Handicks with an uppercut!
Handicks looks to land a left hand but Kostrov moved out of range nicely.
Kostrov throws a shot to the body.
Kostrov slips a jab from Handicks.
Handicks walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kostrov.
Handicks misses with a straight left.
Handicks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kostrov finds it's way round the side to connect with Handicks's head.
Handicks misses with an uppercut
and Kostrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Handicks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A shot to the liver by Kostrov. Beautiful body shot.
Kostrov lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kostrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Handicks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kostrov moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Handicks misses.
Handicks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kostrov.
Nice defenses there by Kostrov.
Kostrov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kostrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Handicks throws out the jab.
Kostrov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kostrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Handicks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kostrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kostrov defending well as Handicks loads up on a big left hand.
Handicks misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Kostrov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Handicks.
Kostrov tests Handicks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kostrov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice jab there from Handicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Kostrov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergey Kostrov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Handicks misses with a hook
and Kostrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kostrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Handicks misses with a lunging right hand
and Kostrov counters with a low kick, right behind Handicks 's knee.
Handicks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slow jab from Kostrov misses its intended target.
Kostrov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kostrov throws a head kick but Handicks moves out of range.
Kostrov throws a leg kick which misses Handicks's front leg but catches the back leg as Handicks tries to avoid it.
Handicks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kostrov circles away quickly and effectively.
Handicks slips a jab from Kostrov.
Kostrov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostrov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kostrov scores with a jab to the body.
Kostrov misses with a body kick.
Kostrov swings widly with a right hand
and Handicks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Handicks lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Handicks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kostrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Kostrov.
Kostrov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Handicks's sensitive parts.
Kostrov throws a hook to the side of Handicks's head but Handicks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Handicks throws a right hand that misses
and Kostrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kostrov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Handicks momentarily.
Kostrov misses with a kick to the body.
Kostrov takes one to the chin there.
Handicks slips a jab from Kostrov.
Kostrov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Handicks throws a hook to the side of Kostrov's head but Kostrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick from Kostrov lands but Handicks takes it in his stride.
Handicks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Handicks misses with a left hand
and Kostrov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johny Handicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handicks lands with an uppercut that bounces Kostrov off the ropes and back into range.
Kostrov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Handicks's head.
Kostrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good standup being displayed there by Kostrov as he connects with a hook.
Handicks misses with a straight right.
Kostrov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Handicks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kostrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Handicks scrambles back to his feet.
Handicks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kostrov lands a jab to the nose.
Kostrov misses with a hook.
Handicks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kostrov.
Handicks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Handicks misses with a looping right.
A big left from Handicks misses.
Handicks walks into a jab.
Sergey Kostrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostrov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kostrov misses with an uppercut. Handicks saw that one coming.
Kostrov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Handicks's sensitive parts.
Handicks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Handicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Handicks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kostrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Handicks.
Handicks moves away from the strike by Kostrov.
Handicks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Handicks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Handicks throws a hook but Kostrov blocks it.
Handicks moves forwards but Kostrov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Handicks misses with a straight right.
Kostrov throws a one two combo.
Handicks misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handicks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostrov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Kostrov.
Kostrov staying out of range there.
Kostrov slips a straight right by Handicks.
Handicks misses with a hook. Kostrov ducked under it nicely.
Handicks throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Handicks throws a good cross that connects.
Kostrov with a jab.
Kostrov throws a chopping leg kick but Handicks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Handicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kostrov.
Kostrov lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kostrov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Handicks appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Handicks misses with a hook. Kostrov ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergey Kostrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kostrov 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Sergey Kostrov!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Sergey Kostrov!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Sergey Kostrov!
Sergey Kostrov wins by unanimous decision!
Sergey Kostrov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hadjiril Matba (ranked 3580 p4p, 332 weight class) and Siwa Khamcham (ranked 2736 p4p, 278 weight class). Matba comes to the ring accompanied by B.Y.O.B .. Hadjiril Matba had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hadjiril Matba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Siwa Khamcham!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khamcham closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Khamcham holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Matba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khamcham tries a knee to the head but Matba blocks it.
Khamcham with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Matba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khamcham blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khamcham.
Matba misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matba as Khamcham tries to tie him up.
Khamcham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khamcham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Hadjiril Matba has been cut.
Matba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matba throws a punch but it's blocked by Khamcham.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khamcham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matba avoids the head kick by Khamcham.
Khamcham connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khamcham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Matba walks forward, straight into a front kick from Khamcham.
Matba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khamcham tries a head kick but it misses.
Khamcham throws a lazy right hand but Matba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A swing and a miss from Matba.
Matba loads up on a big right hand but Khamcham slips the punch.
Khamcham drops his hands momentarily and Matba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Matba misses the target.
Matba walks into a jab.
Matba throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matba blocks a head kick by Khamcham.
Khamcham moves into the clinch successfully.
Matba working aggressively here.
Matba misses with the head strike.
Matba takes an elbow to the temple.
Khamcham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khamcham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khamcham tries a knee to the head but Matba blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khamcham gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Matba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khamcham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Matba.
Matba misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matba misses with a punch to the body.
Khamcham breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Khamcham.
Khamcham counters with a body kick.
Matba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khamcham was well out of range. Poor timing from Matba.
Matba throws a jab but it's blocked by Khamcham.
Khamcham gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Khamcham blocking some punches.
Khamcham scores with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Khamcham.
Khamcham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khamcham blocks an uppercut.
Matba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khamcham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matba letting Khamcham take a breather here.
Matba working aggressively here.
Matba breaks from the clinch.
Khamcham throws a hook to the side of Matba's head but Matba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khamcham gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A shot in the inside from Matba.
Khamcham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khamcham just leaning against Matba, taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Matba.
Matba swings wildly with an uppercut but Khamcham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khamcham has Matba pressed against the ropes.
Khamcham tries a knee to the head but Matba blocks it.
Khamcham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khamcham is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Khamcham trying to control the position but instead, Matba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khamcham into the ropes.
Khamcham is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Khamcham throws an elbow but it misses.
Khamcham throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matba swings wildly with an uppercut but Khamcham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khamcham looking to slow down the pace here.
Khamcham tries to land a knee to the head but Matba blocks with his arms.
Khamcham pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Khamcham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matba presses Khamcham against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Khamcham scores with a knee to the head.
Matba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matba throws a punch but it's blocked by Khamcham.
Matba looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Matba fails to land.
Khamcham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khamcham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khamcham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siwa Khamcham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hadjiril Matba's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Khamcham throws a sloppy head kick and Matba moves out of range easily.
Matba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khamcham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khamcham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matba.
Matba clobbers Khamcham with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Matba tries to work over Khamcham's front leg with a kick but Khamcham checks it.
Khamcham fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matba, pushing him back against the ropes.
Matba throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Khamcham throws an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Matba as the two fighters clinch.
Matba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Khamcham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khamcham prevents a body shot from Matba.
Khamcham lands with a light punch inside.
Matba lands a hook that snaps the head of Khamcham backwards.
Siwa Khamcham seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matba misses with a punch on the inside.
Khamcham gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Khamcham breaks from the clinch.
Siwa Khamcham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khamcham ducks under a wild hook from Matba.
Matba misses with a straight left.
Khamcham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khamcham looks to throw a body kick
and Matba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matba sizes up Khamcham with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hadjiril Matba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matba cracks Khamcham with an open hand slap.
Khamcham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matba.
Matba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khamcham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khamcham clinches with his opponent.
Khamcham blocks an uppercut.
Khamcham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Matba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khamcham tries a knee to the head but Matba blocks it.
Matba swings wildly with an uppercut but Khamcham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khamcham.
Khamcham tries to land a knee to the head but Matba blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Matba throws a punch but it's blocked by Khamcham.
Khamcham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matba misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matba prevents a body shot from Khamcham.
Khamcham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matba backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khamcham lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khamcham.
Khamcham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matba throws a head punch that misses.
Matba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khamcham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matba misses with the head strike.
Khamcham is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Matba is trying to stall.
Matba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Matba finds it's target.
Khamcham rushes Matba and presses him up against the ropes.
Khamcham lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khamcham.
Hadjiril Matba's cut is getting worse.
Matba throws a head punch that misses.
Khamcham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khamcham goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khamcham ducks under a wild hook from Matba.
Matba connects with a nice looking jab.
Matba misses with an uppercut. Khamcham saw that one coming.
Matba throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Matba misses the target.
Matba lands with a nice body kick.
Khamcham lands a glancing blow to the side of Matba's head.
Khamcham slips under a jab.
Khamcham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Matba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khamcham comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khamcham is looking to control Matba's arms but Matba gets an underhook and turns him. Now Khamcham has his back to the ropes.
Matba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khamcham scores with a knee to the head.
Hadjiril Matba's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Khamcham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Matba is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khamcham avoiding damage.
Oh Matba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khamcham tries to land a knee to the head but Matba blocks with his arms.
Matba misses with some punches.
Matba seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matba misses with some punches.
Matba misses with some punches.
Khamcham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matba backwards.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Matba struggles to land a body shot inside as Khamcham controls his hands.
Matba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matba swings wildly with an uppercut but Khamcham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khamcham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khamcham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matba blocks it with crossed arms.
Khamcham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matba misses with the head strike.
Khamcham tries to stall but Matba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Khamcham taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Matba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matba swings wildly with an uppercut but Khamcham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khamcham misses with a knee to the head.
Matba throws a punch but it's blocked by Khamcham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Siwa Khamcham will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hadjiril Matba's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Khamcham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matba.
Matba lands with a kick to the ribs.
Khamcham thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Matba if he has to take too many more of those.
Khamcham closes the distance and clinches.
Khamcham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khamcham.
Khamcham with a knee to the head.
Come on Khamcham - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Matba can't find room to land a body shot as Khamcham controls the action.
Matba misses with some punches.
Khamcham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matba blocks it with crossed arms.
Matba blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khamcham as Matba tries to tie him up.
Matba misses with a body punch.
Khamcham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matba throws a punch but it's blocked by Khamcham.
Khamcham with a knee to the head.
Matba misses with some punches.
Khamcham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matba lands a shoulder strike.
Khamcham trying to land knees to the body.
Khamcham has Matba pressed against the ropes.
Khamcham looking to throw knees to the head but Matba is blocking nicely.
Khamcham blocking some punches.
Matba has a couple of punches blocked by Khamcham.
Matba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matba swings wildly with an uppercut but Khamcham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Matba.
Matba works on Khamcham's body with a couple of short punches.
Matba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khamcham.
Matba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khamcham connects with a knee to the head.
Matba prevents a body shot from Khamcham.
Khamcham blocking some punches.
Matba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hadjiril Matba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khamcham displaying some good clinch control by pressing Matba up against the ropes.
Matba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Khamcham.
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!
Matba misses with the head strike.
Matba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khamcham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matba connects with an inside leg kick.
Matba lands a nice looking body shot.
Matba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khamcham rushes Matba and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Khamcham looking to slow down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Matba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Matba lands with a light punch inside.
Khamcham is trying to maintain a safe position but Matba gets an underhook and turns Khamcham into the ropes.
Matba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khamcham breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Matba.
Matba ducks under a wild hook from Khamcham.
Matba seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Matba scores with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Matba.
Khamcham moves into the clinch.
Matba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khamcham misses with an elbow strike.
Khamcham blocks an uppercut.
Khamcham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matba blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khamcham.
Khamcham lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Matba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khamcham trying to land knees to the body.
Khamcham lands an elbow inside.
Matba has a couple of punches blocked by Khamcham.
Khamcham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matba lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khamcham pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matba misses with some punches.
Matba working aggressively here.
Matba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khamcham blocks a body shot from Matba.
Khamcham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matba misses with a punch to the body.
Khamcham blocking some punches.
Khamcham prevents Matba from breaking the clinch.
Khamcham looking to throw knees to the head but Matba is blocking nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Khamcham prevents a body shot from Matba.
Matba gets through Khamcham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khamcham misses with an elbow strike.
Khamcham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matba misses with a punch on the inside.
Khamcham is trying to stall.
Khamcham trying to stall but Matba improves his position.
Khamcham is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Khamcham stalls.
Khamcham content to slow the pace in the clinch.
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 Hadjiril Matba.
I think Khamcham has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Siwa Khamcham!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Siwa Khamcham!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Siwa Khamcham!
Siwa Khamcham wins by unanimous decision!
A less than humble Siwa Khamcham misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Hadjiril Matba stepped up to the mic, saying '"I have nothing against gay people. Be
happy. Do what you want to do. But me,
as a heterosexual male, if I can prevent
my son from being gay, I will."'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chief Slayer (ranked 4845 p4p, 449 weight class) and Rueben Draco (ranked 2884 p4p, 308 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Slayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rueben Draco!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draco displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Slayer.
Chief Slayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slayer closes the distance and clinches up with Draco, looking for a takedown. Slayer pushes Draco against the ropes but Draco circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Slayer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slayer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Draco sprawls well. Draco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Slayer gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Slayer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slayer has closed the distance and engaged Draco in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Slayer is working for takedown but Draco is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Draco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slayer is trying to drag Draco to the mat but Draco just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Draco is defending well.
Draco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slayer gets a double leg takedown into Draco's guard.
Draco looking to control.
Slayer trying to control but Draco is working from the bottom.
Draco controlling Slayer's posture.
Slayer looking to sit in guard and control but Draco gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draco works over Slayer with some ground and pound from guard.
Slayer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Draco is aware though and is defending well.
Draco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slayer is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Slayer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Draco defends well.
Slayer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slayer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Draco's guard.
Draco 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.
Slayer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Draco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slayer has managed to get both his arms back between Draco's legs - danger averted.
Slayer pushes down on Draco's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer is working for a kimura but Draco is defending it quite comfortably.
Draco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Draco keeps trying to improve his position.
Slayer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Slayer seems to be working for a kimura but Draco defends the submission attempt.
Slayer seems to be looking for submissions.
Slayer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Draco does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Draco is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slayer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Slayer trying to work for an americana but Draco has managed to regain full guard.
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 Chief Slayer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Slayer dives in and scores a takedown into Draco's guard.
Slayer trying to control the position from guard on top but Draco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draco keeping full guard, as Slayer tries to pass.
Slayer looking to improve position, pressing down on Draco's thigh with his hand. Draco seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Slayer paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Slayer's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Draco picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rueben Draco!
After winning the bout, Rueben Draco 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Morgan (ranked 1575 p4p, 171 weight class) and Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 2897 p4p, 290 weight class). Edson Bidon Barbosa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Bidon Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Morgan moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa throws a body kick that misses
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa thuds his shin into the meat of Morgan's side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan ducks right into an uppercut from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morgan.
Barbosa misses with a double jab.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Morgan counters with a nice body shot.
Barbosa 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.
Morgan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Morgan is rocked!
Barbosa fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Morgan square on the jaw! Damn, Morgan is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Bryant (ranked 1889 p4p, 251 weight class) and Jon Rudskogen (ranked 1705 p4p, 231 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Rudskogen!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant throws a hook but Rudskogen avoids it easily.
Rudskogen connects with a body shot that sends Bryant's belly button to the back.
Bryant takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bryant throws a hook to the side of Rudskogen's head but Rudskogen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rudskogen lands a head shot.
A slow jab from Rudskogen misses its intended target.
Rudskogen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bryant doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rudskogen slips under a jab from Bryant.
Rudskogen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bryant.
Rudskogen takes a swing at Bryant's ribcage but misses.
Rudskogen lands with a hook. Bryant tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rudskogen throws the kick towards the body but Bryant avoids it.
Bryant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rudskogen.
Rudskogen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bryant.
Bryant was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bryant misses with a hook to the body
and Rudskogen counters with a body kick.
Bryant fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rudskogen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant looks to land a left hand but Rudskogen moved out of range nicely.
Rudskogen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rudskogen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bryant's sensitive parts.
Rudskogen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Rudskogen - just one landing.
Rudskogen misses with a body shot.
Rudskogen slips a straight right by Bryant.
A little jabbing left from Rudskogen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rudskogen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rudskogen cracks the inside of Bryant's front leg.
Bryant on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bryant is breathing heavily.
Rudskogen connects with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bryant takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bryant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rudskogen.
Bryant smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rudskogen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bryant's hands.
Jon Rudskogen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rudskogen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rudskogen, right into the meat.
Rudskogen pushes Bryant away with a front kick.
Rudskogen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Bryant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bryant misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rudskogen counters with a body kick.
Rudskogen feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bryant sprawling to the canvas! Bryant rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rudskogen finish him?!
Bryant is rocked!
Bryant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oh Bryant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That kick from Rudskogen tenderised Bryant's leg. Bryant is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rudskogen thows a body kick. Bryant tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rudskogen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rudskogen finds Bryant's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Bryant flops back against the ropes, eyes gazing into the distance. Rudskogen lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Bryant will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jon Rudskogen!
A relieved looking Jon Rudskogen 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Costa (ranked 1091 p4p, 152 weight class) and Wilky Pierre (ranked 619 p4p, 89 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilky Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Costa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilky Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costa jabs Pierre right on the nose. Pierre blinks but takes it well.
Pierre instigates a clinch.
Pierre decides to pull guard.
Pierre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pierre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre working for a triangle but Costa defends it easily.
Pierre 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 one minute gone in the round.
Pierre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Costa trying to control but Pierre is working from the bottom.
Pierre looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Costa has picked Pierre up and slammed him! Pierre can't keep hold of the triangle and Costa manages to pass to side control!
Costa moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pierre is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Costa is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Pierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Costa content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but Costa has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Costa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pierre keeps trying to improve his position.
Costa controlling his opponent.
Pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but Costa has a good base and remains in mount.
Costa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pierre is looking to escape.
Pierre is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to control but Pierre wriggling away.
Costa controlling the position easily from mount.
Pierre has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Pierre tries to improve his position but instead Costa has taken his back!
Pierre is trying to roll into a better position but Costa has get a rear naked choke and Pierre is forced to tap out! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Santiago Costa!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Martynov (ranked 297 p4p, 40 weight class) and Pete Vonshredder (ranked 772 p4p, 109 weight class). Vonshredder has chosen Nobody Speak as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
195 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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28
203 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergei Martynov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pete Vonshredder!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Martynov.
Vonshredder throws a combination. Martynov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vonshredder lands a nice shot to the body.
Martynov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martynov misses the jab.
Martynov slips under a jab.
Martynov throwing a counter right hand but Vonshredder manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Martynov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vonshredder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martynov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vonshredder in his tracks.
Martynov moves away from the strike by Vonshredder.
Martynov throws an off balance right hand
and Vonshredder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martynov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Martynov throws a body shot but no joy.
Vonshredder has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vonshredder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vonshredder tries to bum rush Martynov with a series of wild strikes but Martynov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martynov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Martynov's corner calls for a 1-2. Martynov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vonshredder connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martynov's hands.
Martynov cracks Vonshredder with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vonshredder takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martynov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sergei Martynov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vonshredder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martynov misses with a two punch combination.
Vonshredder uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vonshredder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martynov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vonshredder on the side of the head.
Martynov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vonshredder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martynov.
Vonshredder drops his hands momentarily and Martynov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vonshredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martynov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martynov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martynov throws a right hand that Vonshredder ducks under and follows up with a left that Vonshredder also avoids with ease.
Martynov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vonshredder under the eye.
Vonshredder throws a shot from downtown. Martynov moves away and avoids it.
Martynov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Vonshredder sprawling to the canvas! Vonshredder rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Martynov finish him?!
Vonshredder is rocked!
Martynov cracks a nice hook into Vonshredder's ribs.
Vonshredder is still on wobbly legs! Can Martynov finish him?
Vonshredder gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Martynov points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Vonshredder wakes up just in time to hear Martynov thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergei Martynov!
Sergei Martynov retains his middleweight title!
Sergei Martynov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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