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RFL - 81 UTH VS. F.E III PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Im Peach (ranked 7553 p4p, 261 weight class) and Thad Thayer (ranked 22464 p4p, 284 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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134 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Im Peach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thad Thayer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thayer.
Thayer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Peach has his foot on Thayer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thayer works his way back into a safe position though.
Peach controlling Thayer's posture.
Thayer is looking to work some ground and pound but Peach has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peach has Thayer pulled in close to control his posture.
Peach has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thayer shoots for a double leg takedown but Peach sprawls well. He's pushed Thayer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thayer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Peach definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thayer is looking to take a break and control but Peach is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thayer working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peach is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Peach's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Peach is trying to control Thayer's posture but Thayer avoids it.
Peach is holding Thayer down, trying to stall.
Thayer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Peach is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Peach is trying to work for a sweep but Thayer has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peach tries to hold on but Thayer postures up.
Thayer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Peach is looking to escape.
Peach is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thayer misses with a head shot.
Peach really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Peach wants to control but Thayer is having none of it.
Thayer tries to control but Peach wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peach is in all sorts of trouble here.
Peach tries to hold on but Thayer postures up.
Thayer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Peach is looking to escape.
Peach reaches up and holds on to Thayer to control the position.
Thayer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thayer looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Peach wants to hold on but Thayer pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thad Thayer dominated that 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.
Thayer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Peach but Peach pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Peach was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thayer.
Thayer misses with a head kick.
Peach was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Peach circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Thayer looks to move away, Peach throws a big counter combo but Thayer just gets out of the way.
Thayer fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peach scores with a jab to the body.
Peach missing with a left hand there. Thayer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thayer shoots in for a takedown but Peach shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Im Peach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thad Thayer.
Thayer fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Peach misses the target.
Peach blocks a leg kick.
Peach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peach swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thayer throws a series of punches but Peach avoids them all with ease.
Peach is looking for a counter combo.
Peach throws a body punch but Thayer moves out of range.
Im Peach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thayer tries for a takedown but Peach circles away easily
and Peach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thayer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thayer tries to clinch
and Peach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thayer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thayer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thayer blocks an uppercut.
Thayer blocks a body shot from Peach.
Peach gets through Thayer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thayer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peach throws an off balance right hand
and Thayer counters with a series of strikes. Peach will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thayer shoots in and bounces Peach off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Thayer wants to control from the top but Peach keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peach is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Thad Thayer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thayer advances to half guard.
Peach preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Peach tries to get to full guard but Thayer has control of the leg.
Peach trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Thayer manages to pass to mount!
Thayer prevents Peach from getting the reversal.
Thayer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Peach has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Peach tries to lock up and control but Thayer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thayer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Peach is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peach wants to hold on but Thayer pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thad Thayer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thayer defending well as Peach loads up on a big left hand.
Peach takes a swing at Thayer's ribcage but misses.
Peach looks to land a left hand but Thayer moved out of range nicely.
Thayer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thayer tries a knee to the head but Peach blocks it.
Thayer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peach lands a nice knee to the body.
Thayer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Peach pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Peach gets through Thayer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thayer pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peach slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Peach trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peach showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Thayer trying to control the position.
Peach is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peach throws a lazy right hand but Thayer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thayer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Peach sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thayer somewhat.
Peach swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Im Peach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thayer tries to clinch up but Peach circles away and keeps his distance.
Peach was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Peach throws the left hand but Thayer avoids the punch easily.
Peach lands a right hook to the body.
Thayer gets the takedown into side control.
Peach wants to control but Thayer postures up.
Peach avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Thayer.
Peach tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thayer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thayer is looking to take a break and control but Peach is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peach holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Peach's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Peach is trying to get back to half guard.
Thayer working the ground and pound but Peach is defending the strikes.
Peach tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thayer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thayer wants to stand but Peach has his arm trapped.
Peach struggling a bit here.
Thayer wants to stand but Peach has his arm trapped.
Thayer trying to control the action but Peach is working from the bottom.
Peach is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Peach is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Thayer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Peach dodges the ground and pound from Thayer.
Thayer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Peach tries to bench press Thayer off him but Thayer keeps the position.
Thayer wants to stand but Peach has his arm trapped.
Peach has one of Thayer's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
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!
Peach circles away from the clinch attempt
and Peach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thad Thayer.
I've got Thayer 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thad Thayer!
The defeated Im Peach had this to say: 'Popular'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lazar Markov (ranked 5245 p4p, 441 weight class) and William Scout (ranked 4478 p4p, 425 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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175 lbs
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Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazar Markov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Scout!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scout stalks Markov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Markov's face. Markov staggers backwards, shaken.
Scout gets caught napping as Markov dives in and scores a takedown. Scout manages to retain guard.
Markov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Scout is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Markov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Scout has his foot on Markov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Markov works his way back into a safe position though.
Markov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Scout is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Markov off and has taken his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Scout doesn't have the hooks in and Markov manages to turn into his guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Markov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Markov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Markov postures up and lands a big shot to Scout's brow.
Scout is trying to control the position but Markov postures up.
Markov with a nice head shot there.
Markov with a nice head shot there.
Scout is rocked!
Markov postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Scout covers up, he's hurt! Markov keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Markov and the ref steps in to end the fight! Markov can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lazar Markov!
A very excited looking Lazar Markov 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 Tim Cahill (ranked 2793 p4p, 316 weight class) and Jeff Romart (ranked 4204 p4p, 412 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Cahill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Romart!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romart goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Cahill misses its target.
Cahill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Romart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cahill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cahill connects with a leg kick. Romart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Romart throws an off balance right hand
and Cahill counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cahill dodges the punch combination from Romart.
A little feinted left hand from Cahill on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cahill looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cahill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Romart, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Romart.
Romart trying to land knees to the body.
Romart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Romart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romart lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cahill jumps guard.
Cahill is looking for a triangle but Romart pushes his legs off easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Cahill's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cahill throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Romart escapes and throws Cahill's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Romart working away.
Cahill is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Romart off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romart is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Cahill tries to get the hooks in deep but Romart pushed the leg off.
Romart has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Cahill.
Romart manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cahill's guard. Nice work there by Romart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cahill is looking to sweep but instead, Romart has passed into half guard.
Cahill trying to control but Romart postures up.
Cahill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Romart pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Romart lands a nice short elbow.
Cahill looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Romart wants to take a breather but Cahill is having none of it.
Romart is nestled in close to Cahill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Romart passes into side control, despite Cahill's attempt to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cahill trying to control but Romart flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cahill is really stuck here.
Romart has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Cahill's body.
Romart not allowing Cahill to control his hands.
Will Romart go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Cahill trying to control the position but Romart manages to sink in the hooks.
I would not like to be Cahill right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cahill is trying to break free.
Romart avoiding Cahill 's attempts to control his hands.
Cahill is trying to break free.
What can Cahill do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Cahill manages to reverse the position and now he's in Romart's guard. Nice work there by Cahill.
Cahill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romart is keeping the position for now.
Romart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cahill.
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 Tim Cahill will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Romart lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cahill at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cahill is defended easily by Romart.
Cahill scores with a spinning back kick!
Romart sizes up Cahill with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Romart misses with a double jab.
Romart scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cahill.
Romart takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Romart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cahill closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Romart to the mat! Romart manages to get full guard.
Romart pushes Cahill off and scrambles back to his feet.
Romart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cahill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cahill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romart.
Cahill closes the distance and pushes Romart back into the cage.
Cahill tries to score a body lock takedown but Romart shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cahill tries to throw a body punch but Romart avoids it by throwing Cahill back against the cage.
Romart throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cahill lands with a short shot to the head.
Romart gets through Cahill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romart tried to score with a low kick but Cahill checks it.
Jeff Romart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romart keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cahill feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Romart keeping full guard, as Cahill tries to pass.
Romart is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Romart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romart can't keep his opponent in guard - Cahill advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cahill is looking for a kimura here.
Romart is trying to stand up here but Cahill is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cahill prevents Romart from improving his position.
Cahill scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cahill is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Romart defends it well.
Cahill is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Romart keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Romart trying to control but Cahill postures up.
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.
Cahill wants to pass to mount but Romart is defending the position.
Cahill is trying to work for a kimura but Romart is defending well.
Cahill is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cahill lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jeff Romart will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cahill swinging wildly here.
Romart loads up on a big right hand but Cahill slips the punch.
Romart tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cahill is able to avoid easily.
Cahill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romart.
Cahill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romart fails to land with a series of punches.
Cahill takes the fight into the clinch.
Cahill goes for a takedown attempt but Romart pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cahill tries to counter by clinching up but Romart breaks away and moves out of range.
Romart lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cahill tries to clinch but Romart is having none of it.
Cahill misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cahill lands the left hand.
Romart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cahill forces Romart back against the cage and clinches.
Romart tries to break the clinch but Cahill is controlling the position.
Cahill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romart's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Romart is trying to break the clinch but Cahill is controlling him.
Cahill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cahill keeps control of Romart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cahill is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Romart gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cahill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cahill is working Romart over against the cage.
Cahill tries a body shot but Romart blocks it.
Romart is trying to force a seperation but Cahill has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romart looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cahill lands a takedown into guard.
Romart wants to stand and escape but Cahill is having none of it.
Cahill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romart is keeping the position for now.
Romart wants to sweep here but Cahill controlling him for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romart has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Cahill is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Cahill wants to take the fight to the mat but Romart manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Cahill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hand to the body from Cahill.
Cahill misses with a punch to the body.
Cahill wants a takedown.
Romart prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cahill takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Romart looks to score with a jab to the body but Cahill is just out of range.
Romart cracks Cahill with a good jab.
Cahill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romart.
Romart keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Romart was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Romart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cahill.
Cahill defending well as Romart loads up on a big left hand.
Cahill moves in looking to clinch but Romart pushes him off.
Romart throws a body kick that misses.
Cahill shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Romart counters with a big head kick but Cahill shrugs it off.
Romart lands a lovely overhand right.
Romart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cahill slips a jab from Romart.
Romart throws a solid leg kick but Cahill takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Romart.
Romart listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romart throws a body punch but Cahill moves out of range.
Cahill jabs Romart to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Cahill blocks the leg kick.
Romart misses the shot to the body.
Romart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cahill manages to avoid it.
Jeff Romart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romart throws out a powerful jab.
Cahill walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Romart misses with a low kick.
Cahill feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Romart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Romart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Romart 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jeff Romart!
A victorious Jeff Romart thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Black Alligator (ranked 2566 p4p, 138 weight class) and Richard Weed (ranked 4360 p4p, 206 weight class). Alligator comes into the arena with Golden Features - Always blaring out of the sound system. Black Alligator could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Richard Weed's chin.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Black Alligator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Weed!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weed lands with a slapping head kick.
Weed's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alligator under the eye.
Weed throws a nice looking combination but Alligator bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alligator showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weed.
Weed misses with an uppercut. Alligator saw that one coming.
As Weed looks to move away, Alligator throws a big counter combo but Weed just gets out of the way.
Weed throws a hook but Alligator avoids it easily.
Alligator was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Weed misses with a body kick.
Weed thuds his right hand into Alligator's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A quick step to the side and Alligator tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Weed throws a lazy head kick
and Alligator counters with a crisp right that sends Weed to the canvas! Alligator follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Black Alligator!
Black Alligator seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khalib Nuragomidova (ranked 3031 p4p, 334 weight class) and Dallas Winston (ranked 2912 p4p, 321 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Khalib Nuragomidova has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Khalib Nuragomidova seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalib Nuragomidova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dallas Winston!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nuragomidova fails with a takedown attempt.
Winston dips to his left and cracks Nuragomidova with an uppercut!
Nuragomidova moves out of range as Winston strikes.
Nuragomidova fails to land with a series of punches.
Winston misses with an uppercut. Nuragomidova saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston connects with a nice looking jab.
Nuragomidova throws a jab when Winston was well out of range.
Winston thuds his right hand into Nuragomidova's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Winston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nuragomidova punishes Winston's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuragomidova dives in and scores a takedown into Winston's guard.
Nuragomidova controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winston has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nuragomidova can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Winston working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nuragomidova doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nuragomidova manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nuragomidova pushing down on Winston's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Winston looking for submissions off his back.
Winston actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston is refusing to be controlled, as Nuragomidova sits in half guard.
Winston felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Nuragomidova lands with a punch from half guard.
Winston is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nuragomidova pulls his head out easily.
Winston actively working from the bottom here.
Winston looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Winston actively working from the bottom here.
Nuragomidova wants to pass the guard but Winston is defending well.
Winston looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Still in half guard, Nuragomidova seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nuragomidova pulls his head out easily.
Nuragomidova lands with a punch from half guard.
Winston looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nuragomidova wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winston keeps working.
Winston won't allow Nuragomidova to pass to mount.
Winston looking for submissions off his back.
Winston looking for submissions off his back.
Nuragomidova is nestled in close to Winston, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuragomidova is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Winston looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nuragomidova decides to stand up.
Winston misses with a straight left.
Nuragomidova blocks a jab.
Nuragomidova will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nuragomidova has managed to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winston has Nuragomidova pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nuragomidova manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nuragomidova gets through Winston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Winston is looking for a takedown.
Winston is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalib Nuragomidova dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nuragomidova goes for a double leg but Winston avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Winston continues to drive forward.
Nuragomidova throws a right and a left that Winston avoids nicely.
Winston stuffs the takedown.
Winston changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nuragomidova dives in and grabs Winston's left leg, looking for a takedown. Winston pushes down on Nuragomidova's head and hops out.
Winston feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalib Nuragomidova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nuragomidova drives through and clinches with Winston against the cage.
Winston gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nuragomidova regains guard.
Nuragomidova has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Winston can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nuragomidova is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston trying to control but Nuragomidova is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nuragomidova is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Winston, into his guard.
Nuragomidova trying to control but Winston is working from the bottom.
Nuragomidova is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Winston is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Winston is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Winston is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nuragomidova wants to control from the top but Winston keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nuragomidova thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nuragomidova is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nuragomidova got a little sloppy there for a moment and Winston has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nuragomidova has managed to get both his arms back between Winston's legs - danger averted.
Khalib Nuragomidova overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nuragomidova wants to control from the top but Winston keeps moving.
Winston had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nuragomidova defends it easily.
Winston can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nuragomidova controls the pace.
Winston keeping moving, preventing Nuragomidova from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuragomidova controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Winston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nuragomidova.
Winston missing with a left hand there. Nuragomidova was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winston walks into a stiff left hand from Nuragomidova.
Nuragomidova shoots in for a takedown but Winston shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Khalib Nuragomidova is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winston throws a lazy right hand but Nuragomidova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dallas Winston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nuragomidova shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Winston but Winston pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Winston.
Nuragomidova throws Winston to one side and escapes!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nuragomidova keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winston.
Khalib Nuragomidova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winston displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nuragomidova.
Nuragomidova closes the distance and clinches up with Winston, looking for a takedown. Nuragomidova pushes Winston against the cage but Winston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Winston closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Winston with a jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nuragomidova or perhaps it was just good defense by Winston, which made it look bad.
Nuragomidova shoots in and drives through. Winston sprawls well.
Jab, jab by Winston - just one landing.
Winston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nuragomidova takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nuragomidova is rocked!
Nuragomidova shoots in but Winston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dallas Winston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Nuragomidova shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Winston sprawls well. Winston wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nuragomidova gets slowly back to his feet.
Winston lands an overhand right.
Nuragomidova throws a nice looking combination but Winston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nuragomidova.
Winston drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nuragomidova defends it well.
Nice sprawl there from Winston as Nuragomidova shoots in.
Winston is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nuragomidova takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nuragomidova goes for a double leg but Winston avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Winston continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalib Nuragomidova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Nuragomidova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nuragomidova swings for the body but Winston moves out of range.
Winston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nuragomidova.
Winston with the counter takedown but Nuragomidova avoids it easily.
Nuragomidova tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Winston defends well and Nuragomidova ends up having to push Winston into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nuragomidova shoots in for a double leg but Winston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nuragomidova shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winston fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nuragomidova appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nuragomidova changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Winston tries to avoid it but Nuragomidova manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Winston to the ground. Winston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nuragomidova takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Winston connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nuragomidova's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston throws a looping overhand right but Nuragomidova ducks down to avoid it.
Nuragomidova shoots in looking for a takedown but Winston manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nuragomidova's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Winston is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nuragomidova sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As Winston tries to get set, Nuragomidova tries to push him back and clinch up but Winston manages to avoid the attempt.
Nuragomidova moves away from the strike by Winston.
Winston connects with a single shot there.
Winston 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.
Oh Nuragomidova is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nuragomidova shoots in but no luck this time.
Winston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Winston circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Nuragomidova to the canvas! Nuragomidova doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Winston keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dallas Winston!
Dallas Winston took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Real Men Supplements for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asko Vilenius (ranked 2300 p4p, 278 weight class) and Juha Niska (ranked 828 p4p, 110 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
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220 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Asko Vilenius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juha Niska!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilenius throws a series of punches but Niska avoids them all with ease.
Niska throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Niska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vilenius.
A big left from Niska misses.
A jab lands there for Vilenius.
Niska connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vilenius's hands.
It looks like Asko Vilenius has been cut.
Niska throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vilenius just misses with a punch to the body.
Vilenius throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vilenius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Niska to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vilenius. Niska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Niska looks to throw the jab but Vilenius is out of range.
Niska throws a low kick but Vilenius avoids it.
Vilenius takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Vilenius.
Niska lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Niska scores with a nice strike.
Niska is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vilenius.
Vilenius checks a leg kick nicely.
Niska misses with an uppercut. Vilenius saw that one coming.
Vilenius misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niska has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Niska throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vilenius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vilenius throws a jab but it's blocked by Niska.
Niska connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vilenius. Vilenius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vilenius lands a body shot.
Vilenius has a takedown stuffed.
Niska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vilenius checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Niska lands a right hook to the body.
Vilenius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Niska loads up on a big right hand but Vilenius slips the punch.
Niska lands with a hook. Vilenius tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vilenius moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Vilenius.
Juha Niska is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vilenius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vilenius is looking to wear down Niska with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab lands there for Vilenius.
Vilenius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niska throws a right and a left that Vilenius avoids nicely.
Niska takes a swing at Vilenius's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius fails with a takedown attempt.
Vilenius scores with a decent looking hook.
Niska swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vilenius throws a big counter combination but Niska scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vilenius connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Niska misses.
Vilenius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Niska circles away quickly and effectively.
Niska scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vilenius misses with the combination.
Vilenius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Niska.
Niska throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vilenius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Niska with a nice cross.
Vilenius dips to his left and cracks Niska with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niska misses with a straight right.
Vilenius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Niska throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vilenius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vilenius sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Niska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vilenius was well out of range. Poor timing from Niska.
Vilenius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Niska.
Vilenius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asko Vilenius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vilenius swings widly with a right hand
and Niska counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Asko Vilenius's cut is getting worse.
Nice shot by Niska.
Niska throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vilenius on the side of the head.
Vilenius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vilenius is rocked!
Vilenius gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Niska gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Vilenius is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juha Niska!
During a confident post fight interview, Juha Niska thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shoju Bayushi (ranked 245 p4p, 32 weight class) and Koichi Kamei (ranked 2713 p4p, 299 weight class). Bayushi's entrance music is Scorpions - Always Somewhere. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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24
163 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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159 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shoju Bayushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koichi Kamei!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamei swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bayushi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kamei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bayushi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Koichi Kamei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamei throws a hook to the side of Bayushi's head but Bayushi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kamei cracks Bayushi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kamei lands a nice looking body shot.
Kamei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bayushi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamei.
Kamei clinches with his opponent.
Kamei takes a shot to the head.
Kamei misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kamei takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kamei prevents Bayushi from breaking the clinch.
Kamei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bayushi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bayushi has a couple of punches blocked by Kamei.
Kamei misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei misses with a punch to the body.
Bayushi is trying to force a seperation but Kamei has the dominant position.
Kamei stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kamei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bayushi's elbow.
Kamei is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kamei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bayushi is trying to break free.
Bayushi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kamei has Bayushi up against the cage in a clinch.
Bayushi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kamei has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bayushi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kamei can turn it around.
Bayushi prevents a body shot from Kamei.
Kamei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bayushi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Kamei - that landed with a thud.
Bayushi prevents a body shot from Kamei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Kamei.
Kamei avoiding damage.
Bayushi tries to break the clinch but Kamei is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Kamei.
Bayushi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kamei lands with an overhand left.
Kamei takes the fight into the clinch.
Kamei lands a hook that snaps the head of Bayushi backwards.
Kamei tries a body shot but Bayushi blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamei holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bayushi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kamei has him pressed against the cage.
Bayushi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koichi Kamei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bayushi looks to land a right hand but Kamei moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei misses with a body shot.
Kamei closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kamei throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bayushi breaks from the clinch.
Kamei works Bayushi's body with a nice hook.
Kamei closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kamei misses with a body punch.
Kamei keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bayushi's efforts to push away.
Kamei trying to stall but Bayushi improves his position.
Kamei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bayushi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kamei has him pressed against the cage.
Bayushi breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei with a nice cross.
Nice straight punches there by Bayushi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bayushi.
Bayushi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bayushi swings for the body but Kamei moves out of range.
Bayushi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bayushi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kamei.
Bayushi walks into a left hand.
Bayushi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bayushi throws a shot from downtown. Kamei moves away and avoids it.
Kamei swings for the body but Bayushi moves out of range.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kamei lands a nice shot to the body.
Bayushi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamei.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kamei dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kamei lands a nice hook to Bayushi's body. Bayushi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kamei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kamei tries to clinch but Bayushi is having none of it.
Kamei takes a swing at Bayushi's ribcage but misses.
Bayushi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kamei tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kamei throws a shot to the body.
Kamei lands a nice hook to Bayushi's body. Bayushi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamei. Bayushi does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Bayushi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kamei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Bayushi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kamei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayushi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kamei punishes Bayushi's body with a nice straight punch.
Bayushi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamei's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bayushi under the eye.
Koichi Kamei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bayushi takes a shot to the head.
Kamei is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kamei taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kamei can't find room to land a body shot as Bayushi controls the action.
Bayushi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kamei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kamei works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bayushi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bayushi blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamei. Bayushi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kamei throws an overhand right that lands on Bayushi's shoulder, as Bayushi tries to avoid the shot.
Kamei throws a hook but Bayushi avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi swings for the body but Kamei moves out of range.
Bayushi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kamei is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bayushi rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice straight punches there by Kamei. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kamei.
Kamei has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kamei is looking to clinch but Bayushi is avoiding it.
Kamei lands a nice shot that snaps Bayushi's head back.
Kamei scores 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!
Kamei lands a slapping body shot.
Bayushi throws out a loose jab but Kamei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamei connects with a looping right hand.
Bayushi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kamei.
Bayushi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bayushi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bayushi.
Kamei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bayushi.
Kamei moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bayushi just misses with a punch to the body.
Bayushi ducks right into an uppercut from Kamei.
Kamei darts in trying to clinch
and Bayushi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bayushi misses with a right hand
and Kamei counters with a stiff right hand.
Kamei tests Bayushi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kamei misses the shot to the body.
Kamei uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kamei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi ducks under a wild hook from Kamei.
Donk. Kamei catches Bayushi right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bayushi just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kamei misses the target.
Bayushi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bayushi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kamei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kamei connects with a single shot there.
Bayushi is rocked!
Nice uppercut there from Kamei.
Oh Bayushi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kamei fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good exchange - Bayushi coming out on top.
Bayushi throws a hook but Kamei avoids it easily.
Bayushi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bayushi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kamei moves out of range of the strikes.
Kamei is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kamei 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kamei has managed to clinch.
Kamei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bayushi backwards.
Kamei has Bayushi pressed against the cage.
Kamei lands with a light punch inside.
Kamei throws a punch but it's blocked by Bayushi.
Kamei gets through Bayushi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kamei.
Bayushi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bayushi blocks an uppercut.
Kamei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kamei stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kamei stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bayushi seems to have got his legs back now.
Bayushi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayushi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kamei forces Bayushi back against the cage and clinches.
Kamei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kamei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kamei has Bayushi pressed against the cage, preventing Bayushi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei tries to work over Bayushi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Kamei.
Bayushi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koichi Kamei seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kamei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bayushi is trying to force a seperation but Kamei has the dominant position.
Bayushi lands a right hand.
Kamei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kamei taking a breather.
Bayushi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bayushi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kamei.
Bayushi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kamei.
Bayushi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bayushi misses with an uppercut
and Kamei counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei moves into the clinch.
Kamei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamei lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bayushi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kamei lands a shoulder strike.
Bayushi breaks from the clinch.
Bayushi just misses with a punch to the body.
Bayushi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamei.
Kamei misses the shot to the body.
Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bayushi.
Bayushi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kamei smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kamei throws a good cross that connects.
Kamei lunges at Bayushi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bayushi's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei dips to his left and cracks Bayushi with an uppercut!
Kamei lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bayushi at a distance.
Kamei jabs Bayushi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kamei scores with a body shot.
Bayushi moves away from the strike by Kamei.
Kamei throws a body shot but no joy.
Kamei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kamei's corner calls for a 1-2. Kamei obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kamei lands a nice hook to Bayushi's body. Bayushi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kamei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koichi Kamei is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bayushi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shoju Bayushi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bayushi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bayushi.
Kamei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bayushi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bayushi lands a nice shot that snaps Kamei's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bayushi throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kamei counter with a right hand.
Kamei scores with a nice strike.
Bayushi throws a looping overhand right but Kamei ducks down to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Kamei. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kamei.
Bayushi tries to move into range but Kamei moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A lazy left from Kamei finds it's target.
Kamei cracks Bayushi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bayushi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koichi Kamei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kamei has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koichi Kamei!
Shoju Bayushi spoke after the fight, saying 'The biggest thing I learned from losing? Winning is better.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy HeavyWeight (ranked 481 p4p, 60 weight class) and Franck Kodjia (ranked 1496 p4p, 169 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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280 lbs
20 - 6 - 0 |
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275 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Heavy HeavyWeight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franck Kodjia!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HeavyWeight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
HeavyWeight misses with a straight left.
Kodjia throws out a counter right but HeavyWeight avoids it with no problem.
HeavyWeight moves out of range of the leg kick from Kodjia.
HeavyWeight blocks a head kick by Kodjia.
HeavyWeight listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kodjia is looking to clinch but HeavyWeight is avoiding it.
HeavyWeight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kodjia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Heavy HeavyWeight has been cut.
Kodjia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from HeavyWeight.
HeavyWeight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch lands to the side of Kodjia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kodjia misses with a body shot.
Kodjia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kodjia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
HeavyWeight connects with a body shot that sends Kodjia's belly button to the back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kodjia.
HeavyWeight stuns Kodjia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kodjia wants to clinch.
HeavyWeight on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heavy HeavyWeight's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodjia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
HeavyWeight keeps the fight on the outside.
HeavyWeight throws a hook but Kodjia blocks it.
Kodjia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but HeavyWeight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
HeavyWeight misses with the combination.
HeavyWeight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kodjia.
Kodjia throws a lazy head kick
and HeavyWeight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kodjia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with HeavyWeight, pushing him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from HeavyWeight.
HeavyWeight misses with a hook from the clinch.
HeavyWeight has a couple of punches blocked by Kodjia.
HeavyWeight scores with a hook to the body.
Kodjia looks winded!
HeavyWeight lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from HeavyWeight.
A right handed body shot lands from HeavyWeight.
HeavyWeight misses with a punch to the body.
HeavyWeight lands with a light punch inside.
HeavyWeight scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
HeavyWeight is working Kodjia over against the cage.
HeavyWeight lands a right hand.
HeavyWeight can't find room to land a body shot as Kodjia controls the action.
HeavyWeight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
HeavyWeight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
HeavyWeight is working Kodjia over against the cage.
HeavyWeight lands an uppercut.
HeavyWeight breaks from the clinch.
HeavyWeight lands a body shot.
HeavyWeight lands with a good body shot.
HeavyWeight connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
HeavyWeight changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
HeavyWeight cracks a nice hook into Kodjia's ribs.
HeavyWeight cracks a nice hook into Kodjia's ribs.
Donk. HeavyWeight catches Kodjia right on the button with a cross.
Nice straight punches there by HeavyWeight. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of HeavyWeight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts HeavyWeight, as that shot connected.
Kodjia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling HeavyWeight to score with a decent uppercut.
Kodjia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by HeavyWeight.
Kodjia throws a big counter head kick but HeavyWeight avoids it with no problem.
Sloppy strikes from HeavyWeight. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
HeavyWeight throws a body punch but Kodjia moves out of range.
HeavyWeight cracks Kodjia with a good jab.
HeavyWeight looks to score with a jab to the body but Kodjia is just out of range.
Kodjia is looking to clinch.
HeavyWeight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kodjia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
HeavyWeight digs a good body shot into Kodjia's ribs.
Kodjia moves away from the strike by HeavyWeight.
No joy there for HeavyWeight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kodjia throws a head kick that misses.
HeavyWeight was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
HeavyWeight scores with a body shot.
HeavyWeight swats away the attempt to clinch by Kodjia.
HeavyWeight is looking to wear down Kodjia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kodjia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
HeavyWeight looks to land a combination but Kodjia avoids it well.
Kodjia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kodjia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kodjia throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
HeavyWeight misses with a body shot.
HeavyWeight misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kodjia looks to land a left hand but HeavyWeight moved out of range nicely.
HeavyWeight circles away from the clinch attempt
and HeavyWeight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
HeavyWeight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kodjia moves away.
HeavyWeight with a jab.
Kodjia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kodjia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kodjia walks into a left hand.
Kodjia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
HeavyWeight lands with an uppercut that bounces Kodjia off the cage and back into range.
HeavyWeight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kodjia moves out of range of the strikes.
Kodjia is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
HeavyWeight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kodjia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heavy HeavyWeight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heavy HeavyWeight's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
HeavyWeight misses with a few strikes there.
Kodjia wants to clinch.
Kodjia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from HeavyWeight.
Kodjia tries to clinch up.
HeavyWeight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kodjia gets a clinch.
Kodjia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with HeavyWeight's elbow.
HeavyWeight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kodjia backwards.
HeavyWeight lands a body shot in the clinch.
HeavyWeight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
HeavyWeight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kodjia can do to turn this around?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from HeavyWeight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
HeavyWeight cracks Kodjia with a nice body shot.
Kodjia has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. HeavyWeight seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kodjia can turn it around.
HeavyWeight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kodjia is breathing heavily.
HeavyWeight can't find room to land a body shot as Kodjia controls the action.
HeavyWeight lands a right hand.
HeavyWeight scores with a shot to the side of Kodjia's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from HeavyWeight as the two fighters clinch.
HeavyWeight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kodjia backwards.
Kodjia is rocked!
HeavyWeight drops Kodjia onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kodjia is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kodjia is still on wobbly legs! Can HeavyWeight finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
HeavyWeight loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Kodjia senseless! What a punch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Heavy HeavyWeight!
During a confident post fight interview, Heavy HeavyWeight thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iso Paa (ranked 40 p4p, 8 weight class) and Octavio Saades (ranked 447 p4p, 65 weight class). Iso Paa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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World class MT
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Paa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Octavio Saades!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saades uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paa.
Paa connects with a right hand. Saades shakes it off.
Saades throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paa counters with a low kick, right behind Saades 's knee.
Paa blocks a head kick by Saades.
Paa is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Saades.
Saades misses with an uppercut
and Paa counters with a crisp one two that drops Saades! Paa thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Saades to his feet! Saades is in big trouble!
Saades is rocked!
Saades is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Paa doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Saades crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Saades's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iso Paa!
Iso Paa retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between UberThor Hammerfall (ranked 54 p4p, 6 weight class) and Fedor Emelianegro (ranked 281 p4p, 42 weight class). Emelianegro has chosen Penis Siciliano as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, UberThor Hammerfall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Emelianegro!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammerfall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like UberThor Hammerfall has been cut.
Nice body punch from Emelianegro.
Hammerfall missing with a left hand there. Emelianegro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hammerfall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianegro.
Emelianegro lands an overhand right.
Hammerfall slips a straight right by Emelianegro.
Emelianegro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hammerfall counters with a nice uppercut.
Emelianegro misses with a lunging right hand
and Hammerfall counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelianegro misses with an uppercut
and Hammerfall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Emelianegro misses.
Emelianegro misses with an uppercut. Hammerfall saw that one coming.
Emelianegro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammerfall manages to avoid it.
Hammerfall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Emelianegro manages to circle out of the way.
Emelianegro defending well as Hammerfall loads up on a big left hand.
Emelianegro throws out a counter right but Hammerfall avoids it with no problem.
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!
Hammerfall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianegro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammerfall.
Emelianegro scores with a jab.
Emelianegro misses with a jab to the body
and Hammerfall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hammerfall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Emelianegro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianegro. Hammerfall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hammerfall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Emelianegro swings for the body but Hammerfall moves out of range.
Emelianegro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hammerfall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianegro misses with a lunging right hand
and Hammerfall counters with a straight right hand.
Emelianegro connects with a jab.
UberThor Hammerfall's cut is getting worse.
Emelianegro throws a poor cross that misses
and Hammerfall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianegro misses with a hook.
Hammerfall is looking to counter punch.
Fedor Emelianegro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianegro throws out a loose jab but Hammerfall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammerfall swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Emelianegro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammerfall manages to avoid it.
Hammerfall thuds a left hand into Emelianegro's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianegro throws a lazy uppercut
and Hammerfall counters with a straight right hand.
Emelianegro throws a lazy uppercut
and Hammerfall counters with a straight right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Emelianegro there.
Emelianegro throws a right hand that misses
and Hammerfall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hammerfall.
A right handed body shot lands from Hammerfall.
Emelianegro is looking to break free of the clinch but Hammerfall has double underhooks.
Emelianegro blocks an elbow strike.
Hammerfall pushes off an throws an elbow but Emelianegro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Emelianegro is trying to break the clinch but Hammerfall has him pressed against the cage.
Hammerfall prevents Emelianegro from breaking the clinch.
Emelianegro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianegro misses with a body punch
and Hammerfall counters by clinching up.
Hammerfall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hammerfall misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianegro scores with a shoulder strike.
Hammerfall lands an elbow inside that Emelianegro shrugs off.
It looks like Fedor Emelianegro has been cut.
Hammerfall lands an elbow that stopped Emelianegro in his tracks for a moment.
Emelianegro's coach down at Captain Turturro`s Pirate Ship was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Emelianegro's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hammerfall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Emelianegro misses with a punch on the inside.
Emelianegro lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Hammerfall.
Hammerfall pushes Emelianegro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Fedor Emelianegro's cut even more.
Emelianegro tries to break the clinch but Hammerfall is controlling the position.
Emelianegro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Emelianegro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Emelianegro is trying to break the clinch but Hammerfall is controlling him.
Emelianegro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emelianegro lands a shoulder strike.
Emelianegro breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianegro misses with a right hand
and Hammerfall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianegro was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammerfall.
Emelianegro misses the shot to the body.
Hammerfall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hammerfall tries to clinch up.
Hammerfall is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Emelianegro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hammerfall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body punch from Hammerfall.
Emelianegro with a hook.
Emelianegro takes a swing at Hammerfall's ribcage but misses.
Emelianegro misses with a looping right.
Emelianegro throws a hook to the side of Hammerfall's head but Hammerfall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelianegro misses with a lunging right hand
and Hammerfall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hammerfall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianegro.
Hammerfall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Emelianegro punishes Hammerfall's body with a nice straight punch.
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 UberThor Hammerfall will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Hammerfall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hammerfall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Emelianegro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hammerfall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hammerfall darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Emelianegro misses with an uppercut. Hammerfall saw that one coming.
Emelianegro misses with an uppercut
letting Hammerfall counter with a right hand.
Hammerfall thuds a left hand into Emelianegro's body.
Hammerfall throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianegro's shoulder, as Emelianegro tries to avoid the shot.
Emelianegro throws out a counter right but Hammerfall avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hammerfall darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Emelianegro throws a hook to the side of Hammerfall's head but Hammerfall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hammerfall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emelianegro can do to turn this around?
Hammerfall avoids the body shot from Emelianegro.
Emelianegro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianegro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hammerfall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Emelianegro scrambles back to his feet.
Emelianegro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hammerfall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianegro misses with a hook. Hammerfall ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianegro misses the shot to the body.
Emelianegro misses with a body shot.
Hammerfall is looking to counter the offense by Emelianegro and move into the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Emelianegro 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.
Hammerfall throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianegro.
Emelianegro misses with a jab to the body
and Hammerfall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emelianegro misses with a lunging right hand
and Emelianegro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Emelianegro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hammerfall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Emelianegro manages to circle out of the way.
A left lands for Emelianegro.
Emelianegro misses with a hook
and Hammerfall counters with a left to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Emelianegro there.
Emelianegro misses with a hook
enabling Hammerfall to counter with a crisp jab.
Emelianegro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hammerfall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emelianegro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianegro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammerfall was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianegro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianegro ducks under a wild hook from Hammerfall.
A shot to the body from Emelianegro misses
and Hammerfall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianegro misses with a body shot.
Emelianegro throws a lazy uppercut
and Hammerfall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianegro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hammerfall takes a swing at Emelianegro's ribcage but misses.
Emelianegro misses with a body punch
and Emelianegro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelianegro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammerfall.
Emelianegro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianegro throws a poor cross that misses
and Hammerfall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelianegro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hammerfall throws a body shot but no joy.
Emelianegro misses with an uppercut
and Hammerfall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Emelianegro misses
and Hammerfall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Emelianegro thinking.
Emelianegro slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Emelianegro avoids the body shot from Hammerfall.
Hammerfall loads up on a big right hand but Emelianegro slips the punch.
Emelianegro walks into a left hand.
Hammerfall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emelianegro.
Emelianegro throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Hammerfall to counter with a crisp jab.
Emelianegro is rocked!
Emelianegro looks up at the clock. Bad move! Hammerfall lands a right hand from hell, dropping Emelianegro. Hammerfall pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). UberThor Hammerfall!
UberThor Hammerfall retains his heavyweight title!
UberThor Hammerfall took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Top Nutrition 160Q100$ 140Q75$ 100Q25$ for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Fedor Emelianegro spoke after the fight, saying 'I DO '.
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