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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Johnson (ranked 4849 p4p, 138 weight class) and Akilah Jah Gaines (ranked 4833 p4p, 139 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derrick Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akilah Jah Gaines !
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaines fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gaines manages to circle out of the way.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Gaines stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Gaines has eaten all the pies!
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaines is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Gaines .
Johnson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gaines throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gaines off to one side.
Gaines moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gaines manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaines darts in looking for a takedown but Johnson gets double underhooks and turns Gaines into the ropes.
Derrick Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akilah Jah Gaines .
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Gaines 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gaines has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johnson after a bit of a struggle.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Gaines has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaines 's efforts to push away.
Johnson pulls guard successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to control.
Gaines works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johnson pushes Gaines off looking to stand but Gaines dives back in and keeps control.
Johnson tries to roll over but Gaines keeps him under control.
Johnson tries to kick Gaines off but Gaines keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Gaines is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Gaines from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gaines is one step ahead there.
Gaines prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Gaines loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gaines fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gaines shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gaines rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson is pressed up against the ropes. Gaines has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gaines sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Gaines tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Gaines darts in and clinches Johnson up against the ropes.
Gaines taking a breather.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gaines pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gaines jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Gaines around his waist. Gaines gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gaines wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A short body shot lands from Gaines as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akilah Jah Gaines has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Derrick Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gaines gets a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Derrick Johnson!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Derrick Johnson!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Derrick Johnson!
Derrick Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johny Handicks (ranked 1542 p4p, 214 weight class) and Anthony Cable (ranked 22154 p4p, 586 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Handicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Cable!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cable gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Handicks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Cable.
Handicks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Handicks.
Handicks gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cable regains guard.
Cable has his feet on Handicks's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cable has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Handicks is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A jab from Handicks finds it's way through Cable's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handicks blocks a head kick by Cable.
Handicks moves out of range of the body kick from Cable.
Cable throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cable gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cable stalling in the clinch but Handicks improves position.
Handicks gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Handicks is keen to just control but Cable is a slippery customer.
Handicks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've been hearing that Handicks has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handicks trying to control from half guard but Cable is working away.
Handicks is thwarting Cable's attempts to control the position.
Handicks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Handicks lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cable wants to improve his position but Handicks is controlling well.
Handicks slips a nice elbow through Cable's hands, connecting with Cable's forehead.
Cable wants to control but Handicks is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handicks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Handicks scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cable is trying to maintain the position but Handicks is very close to passing his half guard.
Cable wants to get back to his feet.
Cable trying to control here.
Cable blocking the ground and pound attempt from Handicks.
Cable is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cable gets back to full guard.
Handicks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Handicks trying to control the position from guard on top but Cable is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Handicks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Handicks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Handicks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cable is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cable is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cable wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Handicks throws a shot from downtown. Cable moves away and avoids it.
Handicks throws a hook to the side of Cable's head but Cable sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cable scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Handicks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cable's waist but Cable gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Handicks off to one side.
Cable lands a head kick!
Cable scores with a head kick. Handicks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cable uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Handicks.
Handicks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cable.
Cable blocks a jab.
Anthony Cable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cable throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cable throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cable ducks right into an uppercut from Handicks.
Handicks avoids the head kick by Cable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Cable will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cable throws a sloppy head kick and Handicks moves out of range easily.
Cable tries to clinch but Handicks moves out of range.
Handicks misses with an uppercut.
Handicks loads up on a big right hand but Cable slips the punch.
Cable darts in and clinches Handicks up against the ropes.
Handicks stalling against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cable is trying to break free.
Cable stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handicks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Handicks fails to land.
Cable swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Handicks tries to score a body lock takedown but Cable shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Handicks has Cable pushed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handicks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cable is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Handicks is keeping busy.
Cable can't break the clinch.
Cable is trying to stall.
Handicks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cable swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cable.
Cable breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cable ducks under a wild hook from Handicks.
A jab from Handicks misses.
Cable lands a jab-cross combination.
Cable throws a head kick but Handicks moves out of range.
Handicks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab from Handicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cable tries to clinch
and Handicks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Handicks misses the target.
Cable slips a straight right by Handicks.
Cable blocks a jab.
Cable is looking for the big counter here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Handicks throws a jab but it's blocked by Cable.
Cable pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Handicks back to the ropes. Cable follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cable throws a wild body kick that Handicks sees coming a mile off.
Handicks throws a shot from downtown. Cable moves away and avoids it.
Cable keeps Handicks at a distance using the push kick.
Cable keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Handicks.
Anthony Cable is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cable throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Handicks.
Cable scores with a jab. Handicks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cable uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Handicks.
Sloppy strikes from Cable. Those never looked like landing.
Handicks missing with a left hand there. Cable was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cable forces Handicks back against the ropes and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cable wants to stall.
Cable is trying to break the clinch but Handicks has him pressed against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cable.
Handicks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cable after a bit of a struggle.
Cable's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cable as Handicks tries to tie him up.
Handicks breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Handicks.
A punch combination from Cable misses.
Handicks throws a big shot that misses.
Cable throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Handicks.
Handicks looks to throw the jab but Cable is out of range.
Cable shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cable misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handicks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cable.
Cable is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cable goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Anthony Cable seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Handicks misses with a looping right.
Cable tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Handicks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cable uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Handicks.
As Handicks backs off Cable throws a huge counter combo but Handicks manages to avoid it all.
Cable throws a jab but it's blocked by Handicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cable throws a combination that misses
letting Handicks counter with a right hand.
Handicks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cable wants to counter with a clinch but Handicks pushes him away.
Handicks misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Cable misses.
Cable throws a body punch but Handicks moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cable.
Handicks is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Handicks misses its intended target.
Handicks sets himself, and Cable steps forward looking for the clinch! Handicks avoids it this time.
Cable lands a nice looking kick to the body. Handicks takes a step back to recover.
Cable fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Handicks, pushing him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Cable showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cable throws a wild body kick that Handicks sees coming a mile off.
Cable ducks under a wild hook from Handicks.
As Handicks backs off Cable throws a huge counter combo but Handicks manages to avoid it all.
Handicks blocks a head kick by Cable.
Handicks throwing a counter right hand but Cable manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Handicks misses its intended target.
Cable ducks under a wild hook from Handicks.
Cable drives through and clinches with Handicks against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Cable.
Cable wants to break the clinch but can't.
Handicks lands a left hand.
Cable has had enough of the clinch but Handicks keeps him there for the moment.
Cable tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anthony Cable seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Handicks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Handicks lands a nice uppercut.
Handicks is trying to stall.
Cable prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handicks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cable is looking to control Handicks's arms but Handicks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cable has his back to the ropes.
Cable breaks from the clinch.
Cable defending well as Handicks loads up on a big left hand.
Cable with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Handicks is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cable's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Handicks throws a right hand that misses
and Cable connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice combination there by Cable.
Cable fails to land with a series of punches.
Cable lands a two punch combo.
Handicks works Cable's body with a nice hook.
Handicks cracks Cable with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cable looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cable misses with a head kick.
Handicks is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cable misses with a right hand
and Handicks counters with a nice uppercut.
Johny Handicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cable is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handicks throws the left hand but Cable avoids the punch easily.
Cable is still on wobbly legs! Can Handicks finish him?
A big right from Handicks misses.
Cable misses with a head kick.
Cable lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cable.
Handicks walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Cable drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Handicks swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Cable's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johny Handicks!
Johny Handicks was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wacco Longbardo (ranked 4781 p4p, 429 weight class) and Arnoldas Sireika (ranked 1441 p4p, 189 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Wacco Longbardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnoldas Sireika!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longbardo blocks a head kick by Sireika.
Sireika closes the distance but Longbardo moves to the side
and Longbardo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Arnoldas Sireika has been cut.
Longbardo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've been informed that Sireika has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sireika tries a head kick but it misses.
Sireika paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Wacco Longbardo has been cut.
Longbardo throws a big shot that misses.
Sireika is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Longbardo with a body shot.
Sireika misses the shot to the body.
Sireika lands a nice shot to the body.
Sireika is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Longbardo.
Longbardo is looking for a counter combo.
Sireika throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Longbardo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sireika.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longbardo misses with the combination.
A nice side step and Sireika releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Longbardo blocks a head kick by Sireika.
Sireika throws out a loose jab but Longbardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sireika throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Longbardo misses.
Sireika doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Arnoldas Sireika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sireika throws a body punch but Longbardo moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sireika, as that shot connected.
Longbardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Longbardo misses with a wild combination.
Sireika throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sireika fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Longbardo manages to avoid it.
Sireika throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Longbardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sireika scores with a hook to the body. Longbardo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Sireika throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sireika is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Longbardo rather than just go for the knockout.
Sireika avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Longbardo defending well as Sireika loads up on a big left hand.
Longbardo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longbardo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sireika gets a clinch.
Longbardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sireika.
Longbardo tries to work over Sireika's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Longbardo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sireika has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Longbardo.
Longbardo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Longbardo is pushing Sireika up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right handed body shot lands from Sireika.
Longbardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Longbardo throws a sloppy head kick
and Sireika counters with a left to the body.
Longbardo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sireika works Longbardo's body with a nice hook.
Sireika cracks Longbardo with a good jab.
A head kick misses from Sireika.
Longbardo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sireika slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Longbardo misses with a wild body shot.
Longbardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sireika.
Sireika moves into the clinch successfully.
Longbardo is trying to push Sireika away but Sireika has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A right hand to the body from Longbardo.
Longbardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longbardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sireika throws out a loose jab but Longbardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Longbardo misses with a few strikes there.
Longbardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sireika.
A little feinted left hand from Longbardo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sireika is looking to clinch but Longbardo is avoiding it.
Sireika jabs at Longbardo's body.
A big left from Sireika misses.
Sireika throws out a loose jab but Longbardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sireika throws a jab but it's blocked by Longbardo.
The crowd cheers as Longbardo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sireika doesn't seem phased though.
Sireika jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sireika comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sireika scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Sireika.
An attempted straight right counter from Longbardo misses the target.
Longbardo misses with a wild combination.
Sireika doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnoldas Sireika dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Longbardo slips a straight right by Sireika.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sireika, as that shot connected.
Longbardo throws a leg kick but Sireika checks it.
Sireika looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Longbardo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sireika takes a swing at Longbardo's ribcage but misses.
Sireika has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sireika ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longbardo moves away.
Sireika showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Longbardo.
Longbardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sireika.
Sireika scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Longbardo doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sireika showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Longbardo.
Longbardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sireika.
Sireika misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sireika punishes Longbardo's body with a nice straight punch.
Sireika lands a nice shot to the body.
Longbardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wacco Longbardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Longbardo misses with a body punch
and Sireika counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Longbardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sireika throws out the jab.
Longbardo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sireika throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Longbardo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sireika just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Longbardo misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sireika. Longbardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sireika lands with a shot to the body.
Sireika takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Longbardo avoids the head kick by Sireika.
Longbardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sireika closes the distance and pushes Longbardo back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sireika swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sireika lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Longbardo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Longbardo breaks from the clinch.
Longbardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sireika throws a hook but Longbardo avoids it easily.
Sireika tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Longbardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sireika.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sireika. Longbardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Longbardo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sireika punishes Longbardo's body with a nice straight punch.
Sireika misses with a body shot.
Longbardo ducks under a wild hook from Sireika.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sireika lands a jab to Longbardo's midsection.
Longbardo misses with a two punch combination.
Sireika is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Longbardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sireika moves into the clinch.
Longbardo dodges an elbow strike from Sireika.
Sireika tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sireika misses with a knee strike.
Longbardo managing to block the knees to the body from Sireika.
Sireika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Longbardo is defending well for now.
Longbardo breaks the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Sireika 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Longbardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sireika circles away quickly and effectively.
Longbardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sireika.
Sireika tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Longbardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sireika.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sireika lands with a straight right. Longbardo didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sireika uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Longbardo.
Longbardo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sireika connects with a body shot that sends Longbardo's belly button to the back.
Sireika gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sireika throws a head punch that misses.
Longbardo can't break the clinch.
Longbardo misses with a punch to the body.
Longbardo missing with knees to the body.
Sireika throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Longbardo manages to break the clinch.
Longbardo swinging wildly here.
Longbardo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnoldas Sireika showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sireika lands a jab to the nose.
Sireika misses with a body shot.
A jab from Sireika misses.
Longbardo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Longbardo misses with a hook.
Longbardo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sireika scores with a hook.
Longbardo looks to land a right hand but Sireika moved out of range.
Sireika bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Longbardo throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sireika lands a slapping body shot.
Sireika feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Longbardos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sireika lunges at Longbardo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Longbardo's hand.
A swing and a miss from Sireika.
It looked like Longbardo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Longbardo moves out of range as Sireika strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbardo swats away the attempt to clinch by Sireika.
Sireika moves into the clinch.
Longbardo breaks the clinch.
Longbardo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Longbardo misses with a double jab.
Sireika throws a jab when Longbardo was well out of range.
Sireika takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Longbardo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sireika connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Longbardo momentarily.
Sireika rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sireika takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sireika is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sireika throws out the jab.
Longbardo avoids the head kick by Sireika.
Sireika keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arnoldas Sireika seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Longbardo moves out of range as Sireika strikes.
Sireika scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sireika tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Longbardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sireika throws out the jab.
Sireika misses the shot to the body.
Longbardo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Longbardo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Longbardo cracks Sireika with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sireika fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sireika ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo moves out of range as Sireika strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Longbardo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sireika throws a sloppy head kick and Longbardo moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Longbardo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sireika throws a hook to the side of Longbardo's head but Longbardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sireika slips a jab and a cross from Longbardo.
Longbardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sireika, as that shot connected.
A big left from Sireika misses.
Sireika dodges the punch combination from Longbardo.
Longbardo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sireika moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sireika looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sireika throws a jab when Longbardo was well out of range.
Sireika is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Longbardo swinging wildly here.
Wacco Longbardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo blocks a jab.
Sireika lands a nice shot to the body.
Longbardo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sireika throws a sloppy head kick
and Longbardo counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Longbardo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sireika backs up against the ropes.
That has opened up Arnoldas Sireika's cut even more.
Sireika dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sireika lands a lovely overhand right.
Longbardo misses with a double jab.
Sireika misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sireika throws a big shot that misses.
Sireika missing with a left hand there. Longbardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Longbardo misses its target.
Longbardo throws a body punch but Sireika moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnoldas Sireika comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sireika 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Arnoldas Sireika!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Arnoldas Sireika!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Arnoldas Sireika!
Arnoldas Sireika wins by unanimous decision!
Arnoldas Sireika opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between YB Sol Brotha (ranked 1177 p4p, 165 weight class) and Tor Troeng (ranked 1588 p4p, 204 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
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220 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, YB Sol Brotha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tor Troeng!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sol Brotha closes the distance and pushes Troeng back into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha swings wildly with an uppercut but Troeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sol Brotha misses with a punch on the inside.
Sol Brotha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Troeng lands with a left to the head.
Troeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Troeng lands a left hand.
Sol Brotha throws a head punch that misses.
Troeng blocks an uppercut.
Sol Brotha lands a shoulder strike.
Troeng lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sol Brotha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Troeng's coach down at London BALLS OF STEEL was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Troeng's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Troeng blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Troeng.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sol Brotha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sol Brotha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sol Brotha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Troeng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sol Brotha is defending well for now.
Sol Brotha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Brotha misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sol Brotha fails to land.
Troeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sol Brotha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sol Brotha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sol Brotha lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Troeng on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troeng.
A right hook to the body lands for Troeng.
A hook to the body from Troeng.
A right handed body shot lands from Troeng.
Sol Brotha takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sol Brotha swings wildly with an uppercut but Troeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Troeng misses with some punches.
Troeng misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Troeng fails to land.
Sol Brotha misses with some punches.
Troeng can't find room to land a body shot as Sol Brotha controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha misses with the head strike.
Troeng lands a nice shot to the body.
Troeng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sol Brotha blocking some punches.
Troeng lands with a light punch inside.
Sol Brotha has a couple of punches blocked by Troeng.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troeng.
Sol Brotha has a couple of punches blocked by Troeng.
I was talking to Sol Brotha's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sol Brotha has a couple of punches blocked by Troeng.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sol Brotha.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Troeng creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troeng.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troeng.
Troeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sol Brotha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sol Brotha working aggressively here.
Sol Brotha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sol Brotha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Troeng pushes Sol Brotha back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sol Brotha misses with a punch on the inside.
Sol Brotha pushes Troeng back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sol Brotha lands with a short shot to the head.
Sol Brotha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Troeng misses with a punch on the inside.
Troeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sol Brotha misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Troeng.
Troeng lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sol Brotha blocks an uppercut.
Troeng lands a right hand.
Sol Brotha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sol Brotha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Troeng working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Troeng.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sol Brotha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sol Brotha fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troeng.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Troeng.
Sol Brotha takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sol Brotha is breathing heavily.
Sol Brotha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Troeng backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sol Brotha.
Troeng lands a shoulder strike.
Sol Brotha throws a punch but it's blocked by Troeng.
A head punch on the inside from Sol Brotha fails to land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Troeng lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sol Brotha backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sol Brotha.
Troeng misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sol Brotha working aggressively here.
Sol Brotha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sol Brotha misses with a punch on the inside.
Sol Brotha swings wildly with an uppercut but Troeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Troeng scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sol Brotha throws a head punch that misses.
Troeng scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tor Troeng will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A big right from Troeng misses.
Troeng throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sol Brotha on the side of the head.
YB Sol Brotha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sol Brotha tries to clinch but Troeng moves away
and Troeng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sol Brotha closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Troeng.
Tor Troeng seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sol Brotha throws a punch but it's blocked by Troeng.
Troeng misses with the head strike.
Sol Brotha blocks an uppercut.
Troeng lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troeng.
Sol Brotha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sol Brotha.
Troeng misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sol Brotha fails to land.
Troeng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sol Brotha avoids it.
Troeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Troeng.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sol Brotha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Troeng is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like YB Sol Brotha has been cut.
Troeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sol Brotha's elbow.
Troeng misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Troeng lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sol Brotha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Troeng struggles to land a body shot inside as Sol Brotha controls his hands.
Sol Brotha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sol Brotha swings wildly with an uppercut but Troeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sol Brotha misses with the head strike.
Sol Brotha scores with a shoulder strike.
Troeng blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troeng.
Sol Brotha misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha has a couple of punches blocked by Troeng.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troeng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Troeng backwards.
Troeng landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Troeng unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sol Brotha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Troeng putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sol Brotha in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Troeng on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Troeng.
Troeng lands a hook that snaps the head of Sol Brotha backwards.
Troeng lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sol Brotha throws a punch but it's blocked by Troeng.
Sol Brotha misses with some punches.
Troeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Troeng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Troeng blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Troeng.
Troeng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Troeng lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Troeng.
Troeng landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troeng crunches a lovely knee into Sol Brotha's ribcage.
Troeng pushes Sol Brotha back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troeng.
Troeng working Sol Brotha over with knees to the body.
Troeng unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sol Brotha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Troeng scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Troeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Troeng scores with a nice hook to the head.
Troeng digs a right hand into Sol Brotha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sol Brotha's gas tank.
A short right from Troeng.
Troeng throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sol Brotha misses with the head strike.
Sol Brotha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sol Brotha swings wildly with an uppercut but Troeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sol Brotha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sol Brotha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sol Brotha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Troeng scores with a nice short uppercut.
Troeng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Troeng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sol Brotha misses with the head strike.
Troeng lands a nice knee to the body.
Troeng blocking some punches.
Sol Brotha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Troeng working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Troeng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sol Brotha is rocked!
Troeng creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sol Brotha with a big uppercut! Sol Brotha tries to clinch up but Troeng pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Sol Brotha to the mat! Sol Brotha covers up and Troeng unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tor Troeng!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Zonta (ranked 1354 p4p, 164 weight class) and Bart Cubbedge (ranked 1550 p4p, 189 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Zonta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bart Cubbedge !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cubbedge throws a sloppy head kick and Zonta moves out of range easily.
Cubbedge throws a series of punches but Zonta avoids them all with ease.
Cubbedge fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zonta sprawls well initially but Cubbedge persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Zonta wants to get back to his feet.
Cubbedge looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cubbedge thows a huge punch but Zonta dodges it nicely.
Zonta is looking to escape.
Cubbedge is keen to just control but Zonta is a slippery customer.
Cubbedge stops Zonta from getting back to his feet.
Cubbedge wants to pass to mount but Zonta is defending the position.
Zonta looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cubbedge throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zonta tries to kick Cubbedge off but Cubbedge keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zonta is refusing to be controlled, as Cubbedge sits in half guard.
Zonta is trying to stand.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cubbedge has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zonta is refusing to be controlled, as Cubbedge sits in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cubbedge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zonta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zonta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zonta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zonta trying to stall but Cubbedge improves his position.
Cubbedge blocks a body shot from Zonta.
Zonta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cubbedge 's elbow.
Zonta misses with the head strike.
Zonta misses with a punch to the body.
Cubbedge is trying to maintain a safe position but Zonta gets an underhook and turns Cubbedge into the ropes.
Zonta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cubbedge avoids it.
Zonta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zonta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge avoids a wild elbow strike from Zonta.
Cubbedge breaks from the clinch.
Zonta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cubbedge shoots in looking for a takedown but Zonta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cubbedge 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Peter Zonta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zonta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zonta has closed the distance and engaged Cubbedge in a clinch.
Cubbedge wants a takedown but no success here.
Zonta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cubbedge blocks it with crossed arms.
Zonta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cubbedge wants the takedown. Zonta is fighting it off but Cubbedge persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Zonta's guard against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cubbedge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zonta is keeping the position for now.
Zonta uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Cubbedge avoids the body shot from Zonta.
Cubbedge misses with a hook to the body
and Zonta counters with a right hand to the body.
Cubbedge lands a jab.
Cubbedge throws a head kick but Zonta moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge ducks under a wild hook from Zonta.
Zonta stuns Cubbedge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zonta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zonta dodges the punch combination from Cubbedge .
A shot to the liver by Cubbedge . Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cubbedge . Zonta does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Zonta misses the target.
Zonta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cubbedge looks to score with a jab to the body but Zonta is just out of range.
It looked like Zonta was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cubbedge .
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cubbedge .
Peter Zonta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bart Cubbedge .
Zonta looks to score with a jab to the body but Cubbedge is just out of range.
Zonta blocks a head kick by Cubbedge .
A slow jab from Cubbedge misses its intended target.
Cubbedge takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A combination from Cubbedge does no damage.
Zonta throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cubbedge closes the distance and pushes Zonta back into the ropes.
Cubbedge lands a right hand.
Zonta is working Cubbedge over against the ropes.
Cubbedge manages to break the clinch.
Zonta blocks a head kick by Cubbedge .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cubbedge checks a low kick from Zonta.
Cubbedge lands a front kick.
Cubbedge throws a leg kick but Zonta moved away.
Zonta is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zonta throws a good cross that connects.
Zonta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zonta scores with a shot to the body.
Zonta is looking to clinch but Cubbedge is avoiding it.
Zonta throws a body shot but no joy.
Cubbedge scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cubbedge tries to keep at a distance but Zonta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zonta stops a takedown attempt from Cubbedge .
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 Peter Zonta will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cubbedge tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Zonta defends well and Cubbedge ends up having to push Zonta into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Zonta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zonta moves out of range of the body kick.
Bart Cubbedge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cubbedge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zonta was well out of range. Poor timing from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge misses with the combination.
Cubbedge closes the distance and pushes Zonta back into the ropes.
Zonta trying to land knees to the body.
Cubbedge manages to break the clinch.
Cubbedge throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zonta's waist but Zonta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cubbedge off to one side.
Cubbedge darts in trying to clinch
and Zonta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cubbedge thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cubbedge moves into range and clinches up with Zonta.
Cubbedge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cubbedge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zonta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A counter left hand to the body from Zonta misses its target.
Peter Zonta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bart Cubbedge .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge looks to score with a jab to the body but Zonta is just out of range.
Zonta throws a shot from downtown. Cubbedge moves away and avoids it.
Zonta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cubbedge .
Cubbedge shoots in but Zonta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cubbedge misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Zonta misses.
Cubbedge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zonta stuns Cubbedge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cubbedge closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Zonta avoiding damage as Cubbedge throws knees to the body.
Zonta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cubbedge avoids it.
Nice body punch from Zonta - that landed with a thud.
Zonta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zonta misses with a punch to the body.
Cubbedge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zonta but Zonta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zonta throws a body punch but Cubbedge moves out of range.
Cubbedge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zonta.
Cubbedge walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zonta slips a jab and a cross from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zonta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Zonta misses with a body shot.
Cubbedge with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zonta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zonta is looking to wear down Cubbedge with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zonta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zonta wants it to stay on the feet.
Cubbedge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looks like Zonta has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Zonta displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zonta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge throws a head kick that misses.
Cubbedge tries a head kick but it misses.
Cubbedge misses with a takedown attempt - Zonta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cubbedge tries for a takedown but Zonta circles away easily
and Zonta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cubbedge changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zonta tries to avoid it but Cubbedge manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zonta to the ground. Zonta escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cubbedge is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zonta. Cubbedge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cubbedge throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zonta.
Zonta cracks a nice hook into Cubbedge 's ribs.
Cubbedge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zonta at a distance.
Zonta misses with a body shot.
Cubbedge tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cubbedge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Zonta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A low kick from Cubbedge is predictable there
and Zonta counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cubbedge doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zonta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zonta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cubbedge was well out of range. Poor timing from Zonta.
Zonta avoids the body shot from Cubbedge .
Zonta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cubbedge can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cubbedge . Zonta does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cubbedge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zonta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cubbedge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zonta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cubbedge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zonta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peter Zonta is winning the standup battle so far.
Cubbedge misses with a low kick.
Zonta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cubbedge was well out of range. Poor timing from Zonta.
Cubbedge shoots in and drives through. Zonta sprawls well.
It looked like Zonta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zonta checks the leg kick.
Zonta appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bart Cubbedge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zonta keeps the fight on the outside.
Zonta looks to score with a jab to the body but Cubbedge is just out of range.
Cubbedge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zonta circles away quickly and effectively.
Cubbedge takes one on the button.
Cubbedge is rocked!
Zonta closes the distance and pushes Cubbedge back into the ropes.
Cubbedge is still on wobbly legs! Can Zonta finish him?
Zonta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cubbedge is trying to drag Zonta to the mat but Zonta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Zonta dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Zonta throws a pinpoint strike between Cubbedge 's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Cubbedge crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Zonta scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Zonta!
After winning the bout, Peter Zonta thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Total Bastard (ranked 1030 p4p, 67 weight class) and Edmund Shklyarskiy (ranked 2885 p4p, 173 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Total Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmund Shklyarskiy!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Bastard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shklyarskiy doesn't seem phased though.
Shklyarskiy throws a series of punches but Bastard moves out of range.
Bastard punishes Shklyarskiy's body with a nice straight punch.
Shklyarskiy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bastard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shklyarskiy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bastard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shklyarskiy throws an overhand right that lands on Bastard's shoulder, as Bastard tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Shklyarskiy misses.
Bastard scores with a body shot.
Shklyarskiy misses with a double jab
and Bastard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shklyarskiy just misses with a punch to the body.
Shklyarskiy throws a body shot but no joy.
Bastard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shklyarskiy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shklyarskiy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bastard counters by moving into the clinch.
Shklyarskiy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shklyarskiy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shklyarskiy throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Bastard lands.
Bastard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shklyarskiy. Shklyarskiy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Shklyarskiy finds it's way through Bastard's defenses.
Shklyarskiy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bastard misses with a looping left.
Shklyarskiy throws a shot from downtown. Bastard moves away and avoids it.
Bastard with a jab.
Shklyarskiy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shklyarskiy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shklyarskiy is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Bastard.
As Shklyarskiy tries to get set, Bastard tries to push him back and clinch up but Shklyarskiy manages to avoid the attempt.
Shklyarskiy is still on wobbly legs! Can Bastard finish him?
BOOM! Bastard lands a beautiful left hook that drops Shklyarskiy. Shklyarskiy tries to recover but Bastard is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Shklyarskiy lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Total Bastard!
A relieved looking Total Bastard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Martinyuk (ranked 1107 p4p, 139 weight class) and DeMarcus Cousins (ranked 1042 p4p, 130 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Martinyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeMarcus Cousins!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cousins shoots in looking for a takedown but Martinyuk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cousins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Martinyuk is looking to counter punch.
Martinyuk scores with a decent looking hook.
Martinyuk moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinyuk throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cousins avoids it.
Cousins tries a head kick but it misses.
Cousins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like DeMarcus Cousins has been cut.
Cousins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinyuk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Martinyuk misses its intended target.
Cousins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cousins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinyuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Cousins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cousins throws a looping overhand right but Martinyuk ducks down to avoid it.
Martinyuk swinging wildly here.
Cousins misses with a hook to the body
and Martinyuk counters with a head kick that drops Cousins to the mat! Cousins scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cousins punishes Martinyuk's body with a nice straight punch.
Martinyuk connects with a leg kick. Cousins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
DeMarcus Cousins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cousins goes for a double leg but Martinyuk avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Martinyuk continues to drive forward.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cousins.
A counter left hand to the body from Martinyuk misses its target.
Leonid Martinyuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeMarcus Cousins.
Martinyuk drops Cousins with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cousins looks back up at him and smiles so Martinyuk waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Cousins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martinyuk has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cousins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cousins throws a right hand that misses
and Martinyuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cousins throws a hook but Martinyuk avoids it easily.
Martinyuk throwing a counter right hand but Cousins manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cousins lunges at Martinyuk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Martinyuk's hand.
Cousins connects with a body shot that sends Martinyuk's belly button to the back.
Martinyuk misses with a looping left.
Cousins misses with a looping right.
Cousins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martinyuk as he avoids it easily.
Martinyuk throwing a counter right hand but Cousins manages to avoid it.
Cousins throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Martinyuk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cousins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Martinyuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinyuk scores with a shot to the body.
Martinyuk sends Cousins crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Martinyuk is motioning to the referee to let Cousins up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Cousins is rocked!
That has opened up DeMarcus Cousins's cut even more.
Martinyuk is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Martinyuk scores with a push kick.
Cousins throws a solid leg kick but Martinyuk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cousins.
An attempted straight right counter from Martinyuk misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cousins just misses with a punch to the body.
Cousins misses the shot to the body.
Martinyuk looks to land a combination but Cousins avoids it well.
Cousins slips under a jab.
Cousins works Martinyuk's body with a nice hook.
Cousins throws a leg kick but Martinyuk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cousins swings for the body but Martinyuk moves out of range.
Martinyuk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cousins misses with a body shot.
Martinyuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cousins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martinyuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cousins looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinyuk is just out of range.
Martinyuk defending well as Cousins loads up on a big left hand.
Cousins misses with a double jab.
Martinyuk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cousins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Martinyuk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Martinyuk moves away from the strike by Cousins.
Martinyuk thinks about countering with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Cousins. Those never looked like landing.
Martinyuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martinyuk throwing a counter right hand but Cousins manages to avoid it.
Martinyuk defending well as Cousins loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Martinyuk misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cousins misses the shot to the body.
Cousins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cousins throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Martinyuk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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 Leonid Martinyuk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on DeMarcus Cousins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cousins connects with a leg kick. Martinyuk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cousins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Martinyuk there.
Crunch! Cousins slams his shin into Martinyuk's torso.
Cousins misses with a head kick.
Martinyuk slips a jab from Cousins.
Cousins dips to his left and cracks Martinyuk with an uppercut!
Cousins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinyuk seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice uppercut there from Martinyuk.
Cousins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cousins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Martinyuk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousins misses with a series of wild punches.
Cousins is breathing heavily.
Cousins swinging wildly here.
It looked like Martinyuk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cousins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinyuk.
Martinyuk throwing a counter right hand but Cousins manages to avoid it.
Cousins throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinyuk.
Cousins takes a swing at Martinyuk's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Martinyuk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cousins.
Cousins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martinyuk pinned against the ropes. Martinyuk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Martinyuk appears to be looking for a big counter.
Martinyuk thuds his shin into the meat of Cousins's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The cut above DeMarcus Cousins's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Martinyuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cousins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martinyuk's head backwards.
Martinyuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cousins.
Cousins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martinyuk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cousins throws a hook but Martinyuk avoids it easily.
Martinyuk throwing a counter right hand but Cousins manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cousins misses with a straight left.
Martinyuk throws a counter high kick but Cousins was just alert enough to avoid it.
Martinyuk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martinyuk scores with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Cousins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinyuk slips a jab from Cousins.
A shot to the liver by Cousins. Beautiful body shot.
Nice jab there from Martinyuk.
DeMarcus Cousins's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Leonid Martinyuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinyuk cracks Cousins with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Cousins falls to his knees and Martinyuk doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonid Martinyuk!
In his post fight interview, Leonid Martinyuk started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malaki Fiso (ranked 1073 p4p, 113 weight class) and Ivan Volkov (ranked 427 p4p, 49 weight class). Fiso comes to the ring accompanied by The Lord's Prayer (In Samoan). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malaki Fiso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov lands a jab.
Fiso throws a front kick that sends Volkov stumbling back into the ropes.
Fiso moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fiso blocks a jab.
Volkov throws the left hand but Fiso avoids the punch easily.
Fiso keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed right hand from Volkov misses the target.
Volkov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fiso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ivan Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fiso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fiso. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Fiso.
Fiso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Volkov feints and as Fiso raises his hands in defense, Volkov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov preventing the sweep.
Fiso is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Volkov is aware though and is defending well.
Volkov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fiso is trying to keep Volkov in close.
Volkov trying to control but Fiso is working from the bottom.
Volkov throwing strikes from guard but Fiso blocks nicely.
Volkov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Volkov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fiso looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Volkov is defending well. Fiso quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Volkov has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Fiso celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Malaki Fiso!
Malaki Fiso is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Malaki Fiso 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Trond Asmundsen (ranked 810 p4p, 108 weight class) and Santiago Costa (ranked 440 p4p, 60 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trond Asmundsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Costa!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Asmundsen counters with a takedown into side control.
Costa tries to buck Asmundsen off but Asmundsen is having none of it.
Asmundsen working the strikes but Costa uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Asmundsen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Costa trying to hold on to Asmundsen's head to control him but Asmundsen postures up.
Asmundsen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asmundsen wants to pass to mount but Costa is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa is trying to get back to full guard.
Costa 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.
Costa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Asmundsen.
Costa is trying to control but can't.
Costa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Costa controlling Asmundsen's posture.
Asmundsen wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Costa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Asmundsen throwing strikes from guard but Costa blocks nicely.
Asmundsen wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Costa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Asmundsen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Costa lands the left hand.
Asmundsen throws a hook but Costa avoids it easily.
Costa lands with a hook. Asmundsen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Asmundsen. Asmundsen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Asmundsen connects with a looping right hand.
Costa stuns Asmundsen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Asmundsen misses with a hook. Costa ducked under it nicely.
Asmundsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costa.
Costa moves away from the strike by Asmundsen.
A punch combination from Costa misses.
Good shot there by Costa.
Costa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asmundsen.
Costa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Asmundsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Asmundsen misses with an uppercut. Costa saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asmundsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Costa swings for the body but Asmundsen moves out of range.
Asmundsen misses with an uppercut.
Costa throws a looping overhand right but Asmundsen ducks down to avoid it.
Asmundsen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Costa avoids it really well and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Costa misses.
Santiago Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Costa cracks Asmundsen with a good jab.
Costa throws a hook to the side of Asmundsen's head but Asmundsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asmundsen fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Santiago Costa will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Costa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asmundsen.
A little jabbing left from Costa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Costa lands a right hook to the body.
Costa lands a head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Asmundsen. That snapped Costa's head back.
Costa throws a combination that misses
and Asmundsen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Asmundsen.
Costa trying to control the position.
Asmundsen wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
Asmundsen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Costa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa keeping full guard, as Asmundsen tries to pass.
Costa is trying to control the position but Asmundsen postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asmundsen wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Costa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asmundsen.
Asmundsen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Costa lunges at Asmundsen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Asmundsen's hand.
Costa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asmundsen.
Asmundsen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Costa as he avoids it easily.
Costa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like Asmundsen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Costa.
Costa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asmundsen manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asmundsen throws a hook but Costa avoids it easily.
Asmundsen fails to land the takedown.
Asmundsen misses with an uppercut.
Costa wants to clinch but Asmundsen slips to the side
so Asmundsen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Costa is trying to keep Asmundsen in close.
Asmundsen being controlled here momentarily.
Costa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Asmundsen stopping the sweep attempt from Costa.
Trond Asmundsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asmundsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Asmundsen content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Costa has locked up a guillotine! Costa's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Asmundsen is holding on here and Costa must be using up a lot of energy. Asmundsen has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Costa gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Santiago Costa!
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