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WPFC 28 - Tantor vs. Kulik PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Jay (ranked 6950 p4p, 614 weight class) and Joey Freshwater (ranked 23703 p4p, 640 weight class). Freshwater has chosen Nas - The World is Your's as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Joey Freshwater was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Freshwater!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay looks to throw a body kick
and Freshwater counters with a shoot takedown. Jay fights it but they end up in guard.
Jay definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jay looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Freshwater trying to control the position from guard on top but Jay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jay has his feet on Freshwater's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Freshwater swings for the body but Jay moves out of range.
Jay leaves Freshwater with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jay throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Freshwater was covering up waiting for the punch and Jay finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Freshwater working for a triangle but Jay defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freshwater escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jay gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jay stopping the sweep attempt from Freshwater.
Freshwater has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jay can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Freshwater strikes from his own guard.
Freshwater is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Freshwater working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jay doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Freshwater is tightening it up a little... Jay has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Jay reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Jay taps out! Nice BJJ there by Freshwater!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Joey Freshwater!
A relieved looking Joey Freshwater 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 Blanco Domingues (ranked 6635 p4p, 471 weight class) and Jim Beam (ranked 23752 p4p, 497 weight class). Jim Beam is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blanco Domingues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jim Beam!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domingues pushes Beam away with a front kick.
Domingues lands a big head kick that sends Beam tumbling to the mat! Domingues takes a step backwards and waves Beam back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jim Beam has been cut.
Domingues darts in and clinches Beam up against the cage.
Domingues trying to land knees to the body.
Domingues using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Domingues drops Beam with a big knee straight up the middle! Beam is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Domingues lands a big head kick that sends Beam to the canvas! Domingues follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blanco Domingues!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Li Huang (ranked 6832 p4p, 475 weight class) and Svenne Banan (ranked 5425 p4p, 414 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Li Huang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Svenne Banan!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banan swats away the attempt to clinch by Huang.
Huang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Huang tries a low kick but Banan avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Banan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Huang shoots for a takedown but Banan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Banan scores with a hook to the body. Huang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Danga de danga de dang - Banan scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Li Huang has been cut.
Banan lands a big uppercut and Huang crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Huang looks OK. Banan waves Huang back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banan lands a brutal uppercut that launches Huang off his feet! Huang tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Svenne Banan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taga Sundo (ranked 3839 p4p, 428 weight class) and Churles Rhoades (ranked 4512 p4p, 484 weight class). Churles Rhoades has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Taga Sundo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taga Sundo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Churles Rhoades!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sundo throws a series of punches but Rhoades avoids them all with ease.
Sundo avoids the head kick by Rhoades.
Rhoades scores with a sloppy right hand. Sundo should have avoided that one.
Rhoades moves out of range of the strikes.
Sundo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rhoades counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rhoades keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sundo.
Rhoades looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Rhoades backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Sundo's temple! It sends Sundo violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Rhoades celebrates and the doctors try to help Sundo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Churles Rhoades!
Churles Rhoades tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samir Mourani (ranked 3952 p4p, 403 weight class) and Lars Kraulthammer (ranked 5223 p4p, 471 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samir Mourani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lars Kraulthammer!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mourani scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mourani works over Kraulthammer's head and body with a nice combination.
Mourani lands a jab to Kraulthammer's midsection.
Kraulthammer fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mourani to the ground. Kraulthammer is now in Mourani's guard.
Mourani on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mourani tries to get out of the position.
Mourani utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kraulthammer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mourani's head.
Mourani utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kraulthammer looking to sit in guard and control but Mourani gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kraulthammer looking for a sweep. Not yet Kraulthammer, not yet.
Kraulthammer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kraulthammer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mourani trying to control the position from guard on top but Kraulthammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mourani in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mourani wants to pass the guard but Kraulthammer is keeping the position.
Mourani has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kraulthammer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mourani preventing the sweep.
Kraulthammer controlling Mourani's posture.
Mourani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mourani working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mourani is working Kraulthammer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mourani trying to control but Kraulthammer is working from the bottom.
Mourani throwing strikes but missing.
Kraulthammer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kraulthammer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mourani sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kraulthammer has his takedown stuffed
and Mourani counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Mourani, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kraulthammer shoots in but no luck this time.
Samir Mourani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Kraulthammer.
Kraulthammer shoots in but Mourani avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mourani seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mourani throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mourani moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kraulthammer takes one on the button.
Mourani drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mourani landing with the ground and pound.
Mourani is stalling in the full guard.
Kraulthammer wants to hit a switch here but Mourani passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kraulthammer there!
Mourani has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kraulthammer's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mourani lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kraulthammer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mourani lands a couple of good shots and Kraulthammer has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Mourani loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Kraulthammer hold on?
Kraulthammer turns into Mourani and is now in his guard.
Mourani pulls Kraulthammer in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mourani working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kraulthammer.
Kraulthammer throwing strikes but missing.
Mourani is looking to stand up but Kraulthammer isn't so interested in that idea.
Kraulthammer with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samir Mourani dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kraulthammer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kraulthammer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mourani fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kraulthammer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mourani sprawls well initially but Kraulthammer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mourani blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kraulthammer.
Kraulthammer prevents Mourani from standing back up.
Mourani wants to control but Kraulthammer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mourani is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kraulthammer can do to turn this around?
Mourani is looking for a sweep. Kraulthammer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mourani trying to control from the bottom.
Kraulthammer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mourani does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mourani is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mourani has hold of Kraulthammer's hands but Kraulthammer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kraulthammer wants to take a breather but Mourani is having none of it.
Mourani wants to get back to full guard.
Kraulthammer working Mourani over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraulthammer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mourani is controlling Kraulthammer's trapped leg to prevent Kraulthammer from advancing to side control.
Kraulthammer thows a huge punch but Mourani dodges it nicely.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kraulthammer working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Mourani avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kraulthammer.
Kraulthammer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kraulthammer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mourani's head.
Kraulthammer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mourani defending well though.
Mourani preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kraulthammer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mourani is pressing down on Kraulthammer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mourani seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraulthammer trying to control but Mourani is working from the bottom.
Kraulthammer postures up.
Kraulthammer is looking to work some ground and pound but Mourani has wrist control.
Kraulthammer connects with a couple of short punches.
Kraulthammer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mourani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kraulthammer throws an elbow that misses. Mourani uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kraulthammer's guard. Nice move by Mourani!
Mourani scoring with some ground and pound.
Mourani stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kraulthammer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kraulthammer has momentary wrist control but Mourani slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mourani scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kraulthammer keeping moving, preventing Mourani from controlling successfully.
Kraulthammer controls Mourani momentarily but Mourani frees himself.
Mourani wants to control from the top but Kraulthammer keeps moving.
Mourani is looking to work some ground and pound but Kraulthammer has wrist control.
Kraulthammer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Mourani trying to control but Kraulthammer is working from the bottom.
Mourani stands up over Kraulthammer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kraulthammer has Mourani pulled in close to control his posture.
Mourani working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kraulthammer's head.
Kraulthammer is looking to sweep but instead, Mourani has passed into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mourani not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kraulthammer is trying to escape back to his feet but Mourani uses the scramble to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samir Mourani dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mourani misses with a few strikes there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kraulthammer or perhaps it was just good defense by Mourani, which made it look bad.
Mourani lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mourani throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kraulthammer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mourani as he avoids it easily.
Kraulthammer shoots in looking for a takedown but Mourani manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kraulthammer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Samir Mourani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Kraulthammer.
Mourani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mourani lands a two punch combo.
Mourani lands with a nice combination. Kraulthammer backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mourani lands a really nice looking cross but Kraulthammer seems unphased.
Mourani lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kraulthammer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kraulthammer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kraulthammer lands in his opponent's guard.
Mourani controls Kraulthammer momentarily but Kraulthammer frees himself.
Kraulthammer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mourani looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kraulthammer is one step ahead there.
Mourani bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kraulthammer's guard.
Mourani slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kraulthammer trying to keep a closed guard but Mourani is proving a slippery customer.
Mourani is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kraulthammer has his foot on Mourani's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mourani works his way back into a safe position though.
Mourani is working Kraulthammer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mourani landing some decent shots from guard.
Kraulthammer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mourani gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mourani with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mourani seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kraulthammer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraulthammer keeping moving, preventing Mourani from controlling successfully.
Mourani won't allow Kraulthammer to sweep him here.
Mourani scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kraulthammer keeping moving, preventing Mourani from controlling successfully.
Kraulthammer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Samir Mourani is winning the standup battle so far.
Kraulthammer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four 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.
Mourani's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mourani duly obliges.
Mourani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mourani lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kraulthammer circles away quickly and effectively.
We've been told by Mourani's head coaches at The Forge that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kraulthammer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mourani stuffs the takedown attempt from Kraulthammer. Kraulthammer gets slowly back to his feet.
Kraulthammer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mourani connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kraulthammer scrambles back to his feet.
Mourani fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kraulthammer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mourani misses with the combination.
Kraulthammer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Kraulthammer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mourani lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mourani throws a right and a left that Kraulthammer avoids nicely.
Kraulthammer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lars Kraulthammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samir Mourani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kraulthammer shoots in but no luck this time.
Mourani throws a big counter combination but Kraulthammer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samir Mourani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mourani has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samir Mourani!
Lars Kraulthammer was interviewed post fight and said 'Get that camera out of my face'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Doncaster (ranked 4160 p4p, 452 weight class) and Fjogren Morninglord (ranked 4554 p4p, 486 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Doncaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fjogren Morninglord!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doncaster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morninglord.
Doncaster dodges the punch combination from Morninglord.
Doncaster moves into the clinch.
Morninglord escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doncaster moves in looking to clinch but Morninglord pushes him off.
Morninglord fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Doncaster on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Morninglord.
Doncaster half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Doncaster slips a jab and a cross from Morninglord.
Morninglord scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Mark Doncaster has been cut.
Morninglord with a nice cross.
Morninglord connects with a nice looking 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!
Morninglord misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doncaster counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Morninglord is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Doncaster pulls his head out easily.
Doncaster perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morninglord is staying active underneath Doncaster, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morninglord is defending against the submission attempts here by Doncaster.
Morninglord really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doncaster. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morninglord actively working from the bottom here.
Doncaster frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Morninglord is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Doncaster with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Morninglord tries to hold on but Doncaster pushes him away.
Doncaster working for a submission but Morninglord is keeping him at bay.
Doncaster definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Morninglord manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Morninglord is not content to let Doncaster control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doncaster is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Doncaster passes to side control.
Doncaster working away.
Morninglord tries to improve position but can't.
Doncaster wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morninglord, who protects the arm well.
Morninglord looking for a sweep but Doncaster has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doncaster mounts Morninglord! Really nice guard pass there!
Morninglord can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doncaster wants to control the pace but Morninglord is squirming around nicely.
Doncaster looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Morninglord really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Doncaster is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Morninglord has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Morninglord!
Doncaster keeping moving, preventing Morninglord from controlling successfully.
Doncaster working for submissions but it's allowed Morninglord to get to half guard.
Morninglord wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doncaster keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doncaster is pressing down on Morninglord's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Doncaster is trying to control the position but Morninglord postures up.
Doncaster looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morninglord trying to control the position from guard on top but Doncaster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morninglord looking to pass the guard.
Doncaster throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morninglord tries to free his leg and advance position but Doncaster is retaining full guard.
Morninglord avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Doncaster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Doncaster's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morninglord misses with an uppercut. Doncaster saw that one coming.
Doncaster appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Doncaster dives in for a single leg takedown but Morninglord sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
No joy there for Morninglord, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doncaster drives through with a takedown into Morninglord's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Doncaster drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Doncaster jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Doncaster slips nicely into half guard.
Doncaster trying to control the action but Morninglord is working from the bottom.
Doncaster prevents Morninglord from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doncaster is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morninglord sees it coming and defends easily.
Doncaster is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doncaster is thwarting Morninglord's attempts to control the position.
Doncaster is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Morninglord is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Doncaster!
A very excited looking Mark Doncaster 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 Zdravko Zdravkov (ranked 2356 p4p, 277 weight class) and Dah Winner (ranked 7086 p4p, 541 weight class). Dah Winner will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zdravko Zdravkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dah Winner !
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Winner .
Winner manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Zdravkov on his heels. He'll look to pass Zdravkov's guard now, I'm sure.
Zdravkov strikes from his own guard.
Zdravkov pulls Winner in to control the position.
Zdravkov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Winner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zdravkov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zdravkov throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Zdravkov punching to the body, from the bottom.
Zdravkov keeping moving, preventing Winner from controlling successfully.
Zdravkov striking from the bottom.
Zdravkov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Winner .
Zdravkov trying to control the position here.
Zdravkov is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Winner rolls with it to try and escape but Zdravkov cranks on the arm and Winner is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zdravko Zdravkov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lusmu Kutvonen (ranked 1986 p4p, 232 weight class) and Scruffy Bushrod (ranked 2717 p4p, 305 weight class). Lusmu Kutvonen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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158 lbs
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lusmu Kutvonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scruffy Bushrod!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutvonen misses the shot to the body.
Bushrod pushes Kutvonen up against the cage in a clinch.
Kutvonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kutvonen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kutvonen manages to end up in side control.
You can see the frustration on Bushrod's face as Kutvonen controls the position.
Kutvonen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bushrod is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kutvonen lands an elbow.
Kutvonen misses with the ground and pound.
Bushrod has one of Kutvonen's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Kutvonen is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bushrod will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bushrod is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutvonen trying to control the action but Bushrod is working from the bottom.
Bushrod takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Bushrod's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kutvonen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bushrod is looking for a sweep.
Kutvonen is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bushrod will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bushrod taking a bit of punishment here - Kutvonen scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen working the ground and pound.
Kutvonen is working Bushrod over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bushrod tries to improve position but can't.
Bushrod holding on.
Kutvonen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kutvonen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kutvonen throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bushrod works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bushrod manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen wants to control from the top but Bushrod keeps moving.
Kutvonen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bushrod is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bushrod wants to stand and escape but Kutvonen is having none of it.
Kutvonen is working Bushrod over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bushrod pulls Kutvonen in close to prevent any damage.
Bushrod wants to sweep here but Kutvonen controlling him for the moment.
Bushrod not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kutvonen throws a big right hand that misses.
Kutvonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kutvonen throws an elbow that misses. Bushrod uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kutvonen's guard. Nice move by Bushrod!
Bushrod is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bushrod wants to control from the top but Kutvonen keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bushrod is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lusmu Kutvonen dominated that round.
That's time! Kutvonen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bushrod takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kutvonen moves out of range of the leg kick from Bushrod.
Bushrod is looking to chop away at Kutvonen's legs.
Bushrod motions for Kutvonen to come forward. Bushrod throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Kutvonen.
Bushrod scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bushrod.
Kutvonen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bushrod jabs Kutvonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kutvonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bushrod tries to score with a low kick but Kutvonen moves his leg out of the way.
Bushrod jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bushrod lands with a kick to the temple. Kutvonen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bushrod keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kutvonen has closed the distance and engaged Bushrod in a clinch.
Kutvonen prevents a body shot from Bushrod.
Kutvonen just leaning against Bushrod, taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bushrod blocking some punches.
Kutvonen breaks the clinch.
Kutvonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bushrod's sensitive parts.
Bushrod scores with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bushrod, right into the meat.
Bushrod fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kutvonen, pushing him back against the cage.
Bushrod misses with a knee strike.
Bushrod is looking to control Kutvonen's arms but Kutvonen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bushrod has his back to the cage.
Kutvonen presses Bushrod against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kutvonen is working for takedown but Bushrod is calmly controlling the position for now.
I was talking to Kutvonen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bushrod is trying to maintain a safe position but Kutvonen gets an underhook and turns Bushrod into the cage.
Kutvonen breaks the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kutvonen, right into the meat.
Bushrod will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bushrod slips under a jab from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen blocks the body kick.
Scruffy Bushrod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kutvonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bushrod throws a leg kick
and Kutvonen counters with a low kick, right behind Bushrod 's knee.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bushrod.
Kutvonen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bushrod throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lusmu Kutvonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Bushrod tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kutvonen is able to avoid easily.
Bushrod throws out a leg kick but Kutvonen moves out of range and Bushrod only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bushrod uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kutvonen.
Bushrod misses with a head kick.
Kutvonen cracks the inside of Bushrod's front leg.
Bushrod wants to slow Kutvonen down by chopping away at his legs.
Kutvonen checks a leg kick.
Kutvonen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bushrod lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kutvonen darts in and clinches Bushrod up against the cage.
Kutvonen stalling against the cage.
Kutvonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bushrod can do to turn this around?
Bushrod tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bushrod with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bushrod tries to stall but Kutvonen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kutvonen stalling in the clinch but Bushrod improves position.
Kutvonen manages to break the clinch.
Bushrod digs a good hook to Kutvonen's body.
Bushrod avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen shoots in and gets a takedown into Bushrod's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bushrod looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kutvonen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kutvonen misses with a head shot. Bushrod uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kutvonen trying to control but Bushrod is working from the bottom.
Kutvonen landing with the ground and pound.
Kutvonen stopping the sweep attempt from Bushrod.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lusmu Kutvonen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kutvonen scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from Bushrod misses its intended target.
Kutvonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bushrod fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kutvonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bushrod throws a leg kick that misses.
Kutvonen throws the left hand but Bushrod avoids the punch easily.
Kutvonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kutvonen.
Bushrod creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bushrod throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kutvonen blocks it with crossed arms.
Bushrod missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bushrod trying to land knees to the body.
Bushrod tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kutvonen breaks the clinch.
Bushrod throws a low kick but Kutvonen moves out of range easily.
Bushrod misses with a double jab
and Kutvonen moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bushrod will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kutvonen up against the cage.
Kutvonen pushes Bushrod back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kutvonen taking a breather.
Kutvonen digs a right hand into Bushrod's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bushrod's gas tank.
Bushrod takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bushrod throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kutvonen blocks it with crossed arms.
Bushrod tries to stall but Kutvonen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kutvonen breaks from the clinch.
Bushrod throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bushrod throws a leg kick
and Kutvonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bushrod misses with a kick to the body.
Kutvonen tries to counter with a takedown but Bushrod is quick to defend against it.
Bushrod throws a shot from downtown. Kutvonen moves away and avoids it.
Bushrod just misses with a punch to the body.
Kutvonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bushrod. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kutvonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bushrod stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kutvonen.
Bushrod stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bushrod.
Bushrod takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bushrod throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bushrod displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kutvonen.
Bushrod steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen wants to land a leg kick but Bushrod is out of range.
Kutvonen thows a body kick. Bushrod tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bushrod throws a leg kick that misses.
Bushrod throws a leg kick
and Kutvonen counters by moving into the clinch.
Bushrod's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kutvonen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kutvonen avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kutvonen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bushrod tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bushrod throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kutvonen feints and then cracks Bushrod's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bushrod down.
Kutvonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lusmu Kutvonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kutvonen scores with a jab. Bushrod acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bushrod pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Bushrod is predictable there
and Kutvonen counters with a three punch combo that has Bushrod backing up. Bushrod nods at Kutvonen to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Bushrod, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kutvonen.
Bushrod throws out a leg kick but Kutvonen moves out of range and Bushrod only half commits.
Bushrod misses with the body kick
and Kutvonen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kutvonen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bushrod tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kutvonen stays in close to Bushrod's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lusmu Kutvonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kutvonen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lusmu Kutvonen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caramon Majere (ranked 3225 p4p, 376 weight class) and Richard Brenner (ranked 2989 p4p, 357 weight class). Richard Brenner acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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206 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caramon Majere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard Brenner!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Majere.
Majere tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brenner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Majere throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Brenner.
Brenner dips to his left and cracks Majere with an uppercut!
Majere tries to clinch but Brenner is having none of it.
Majere shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A swing and a miss from Majere.
Brenner lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Majere.
Majere tries for a takedown but Brenner circles away easily
and Brenner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brenner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Majere backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brenner digs a good body shot into Majere's ribs.
Majere ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Majere has managed to clinch.
Brenner told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Brenner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Brenner catches Majere right on the button with a cross.
Brenner lands a nice looking body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Majere has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Brenner.
Majere tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brenner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Majere forces Brenner back against the cage and clinches.
Brenner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Majere looking to stall.
Majere tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Majere misses with an elbow over the top.
Brenner is trying to break free.
Brenner is looking to break free of the clinch but Majere has double underhooks.
Majere comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brenner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Brenner.
Majere misses with a knee to the head.
Majere is breathing heavily.
Brenner slows down the pace here.
Brenner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Majere
and Brenner counters with a nice right hand that sends Majere toppling to the canvas! Majere scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Brenner finish him?!
Majere is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brenner closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Majere out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richard Brenner!
During a confident post fight interview, Richard Brenner 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Papi Tantor (ranked 1152 p4p, 152 weight class) and Vasiliy Kulik (ranked 1848 p4p, 229 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Papi Tantor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasiliy Kulik!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kulik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tantor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kulik swings widly with a right hand
and Tantor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kulik takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kulik connects with a looping right hand.
Kulik lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Tantor.
Kulik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tantor misses with a looping right.
Kulik with a nice cross.
Tantor lands with an uppercut that bounces Kulik off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tantor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tantor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tantor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tantor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kulik blocks a jab.
Tantor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulik takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kulik is rocked!
Tantor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tantor throws a looping overhand right but Kulik ducks down to avoid it.
Kulik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tantor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Tantor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Kulik.
Tantor tests Kulik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kulik is still on wobbly legs! Can Tantor finish him?
Kulik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tantor.
Kulik seems to have recovered his senses.
Tantor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kulik throws a hook but Tantor blocks it.
Tantor was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tantor slips under a jab from Kulik.
Tantor dodges the punch combination from Kulik.
Kulik misses with a looping left.
Kulik on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kulik throws a lazy uppercut
and Tantor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tantor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulik looks to throw the jab but Tantor is out of range.
Kulik bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Kulik.
Tantor throws a solid leg kick but Kulik takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tantor.
Tantor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulik.
Nice jab there from Tantor.
Tantor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kulik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tantor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kulik moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kulik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kulik throws a push kick but Tantor slaps the foot to one side.
Tantor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kulik.
It looks like Tantor has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Tantor throws a good cross that connects.
Tantor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kulik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tantor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulik throws a hook but Tantor avoids it easily.
Tantor misses with an uppercut. Kulik saw that one coming.
Tantor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kulik on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tantor. Tantor obviously looking to wear him down.
Tantor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kulik. That did some damage!
Kulik misses with a wild body shot.
Tantor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kulik.
Kulik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tantor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick by Tantor misses
and Kulik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tantor connects with a crisp jab.
Tantor takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulik throws a series of punches but Tantor moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulik throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheers as Tantor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kulik doesn't seem phased though.
Kulik misses with an uppercut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tantor - that will leave a mark!
Tantor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kulik throws a fast counter high kick but Tantor manages to duck under it in time.
Kulik staying out of range there.
Tantor slips under a jab from Kulik.
Tantor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kulik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tantor scrambles back to his feet.
Kulik looks to throw the jab but Tantor is out of range.
Kulik throws a shot from downtown. Tantor moves away and avoids it.
Tantor looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kulik throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tantor misses with a right hand
and Kulik counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tantor thuds his right hand into Kulik's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tantor misses with a hook
and Tantor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vasiliy Kulik will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tantor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kulik misses with a combination
and Tantor counters with a low kick, right behind Kulik 's knee.
Tantor blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Kulik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tantor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tantor is looking to counter punch.
Kulik throws a looping overhand right but Tantor ducks down to avoid it.
Tantor lands the left hand.
A jab lands there for Tantor.
Jab, jab by Kulik - just one landing.
Kulik scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor throws the left hand but Kulik avoids the punch easily.
Tantor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kulik slips a straight right by Tantor.
Kulik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tantor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kulik. Kulik circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tantor drops Kulik with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kulik looks back up at him and smiles so Tantor waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulik misses with a double jab
and Tantor scores with a counter punch that sends Kulik to the canvas! Tantor smells blood - he's punishing Kulik with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Kulik has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Papi Tantor!
Papi Tantor retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Papi Tantor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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