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S.A.F.O AWAKENING #2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sven Richard (ranked 3632 p4p, 411 weight class) and Otavio Jesus (ranked 3127 p4p, 379 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otavio Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jesus lands with a shot to the body.
Jesus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jesus lands with a light punch inside.
Jesus scores with a shoulder strike.
Jesus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Richard fails to pull guard.
Jesus presses Richard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jesus digs a right hand underneath Richard's ribcage. Richard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Richard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jesus just stands there and leans against the cage.
A hook to the body from Jesus.
Jesus breaks the clinch.
Jesus lands a right hook to the body.
Jesus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Jesus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Richard doesn't seem phased though.
Richard tries to bum rush Jesus with a series of wild strikes but Jesus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jesus darts in and clinches Richard up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Jesus.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jesus.
Nice body punch from Jesus.
Richard is breathing heavily.
Jesus is working Richard over against the cage.
Jesus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jesus forces Richard back against the cage and clinches.
Jesus breaks from the clinch.
Jesus gets a clinch.
Jesus breaks from the clinch.
Richard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Otavio Jesus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jesus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jesus breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Richard misses.
Jesus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Richard, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richard tries to clinch but Jesus is having none of it.
Jesus rushes Richard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jesus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jesus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jesus rushes Richard and presses him up against the cage.
Jesus presses Richard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jesus lands a body punch.
Jesus breaks the clinch.
Jesus rushes Richard and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Jesus.
Jesus digs a right hand underneath Richard's ribcage. Richard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jesus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Richard backwards.
Jesus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jesus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jesus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jesus manages to break the clinch.
Jesus clinches up against the cage.
Jesus breaks the clinch.
Jesus clinches.
Richard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jesus walks away with a smile on his face. Richard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Richard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jesus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richard circles away quickly and effectively.
Jesus rushes Richard and presses him up against the cage.
We've been informed that Jesus has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jesus lands a body shot.
Jesus lands an uppercut.
Jesus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jesus breaks from the clinch.
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!
Jesus moves into the clinch.
Jesus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jesus breaks the clinch.
Jesus clinches.
Jesus breaks the clinch.
Richard lands a nice shot that snaps Jesus's head back.
Richard pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jesus back to the cage. Richard follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jesus moves into range and clinches up with Richard.
Jesus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jesus clinches.
Richard tries to pull guard but Jesus won't allow it.
A short right from Jesus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otavio Jesus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sloppy strikes from Richard. Those never looked like landing.
Jesus has Richard up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Jesus.
Otavio Jesus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jesus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jesus darts in and clinches Richard up against the cage.
Jesus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richard slips a jab and a cross from Jesus.
Jesus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jesus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jesus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jesus clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Jesus - that landed with a thud.
Richard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jesus walks away with a smile on his face. Richard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus rushes Richard and presses him up against the cage.
Jesus scores with a hook to the body.
Jesus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Richard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jesus to keep the fight standing.
Jesus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jesus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jesus pushes Richard up against the cage in a clinch.
Jesus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Richard.
Jesus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jesus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Richard tries to keep at a distance but Jesus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jesus lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jesus to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Richard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
A short left from Jesus.
Jesus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Richard backwards.
Richard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jesus smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jesus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jesus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Richard rather than just go for the knockout.
Jesus moves into the clinch.
Jesus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jesus closes the distance and pushes Richard back into the cage.
Jesus breaks the clinch.
Richard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jesus.
Jesus misses with a series of wild punches.
Jesus throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jesus connects with a looping right hand.
Jesus lands with a good body shot.
Jesus rushes Richard and presses him up against the cage.
Jesus gets through Richard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jesus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Richard's elbow.
Jesus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Richard ducks under a wild hook from Jesus.
Richard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jesus takes one on the button.
Jesus has Richard up against the cage in a clinch.
Jesus breaks the clinch.
Jesus closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jesus breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Richard.
Jesus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jesus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Richard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jesus scores with a jab to the head.
Sven Richard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jesus moves into the clinch.
Jesus breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Jesus.
Richard misses the jab.
Richard throws the left hand but Jesus avoids the punch easily.
Richard lands a nice shot that snaps Jesus's head back.
Richard throws a right hand that misses
enabling Jesus to counter with a crisp jab.
Jesus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jesus breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otavio Jesus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A big right from Richard misses.
Otavio Jesus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richard walks into a stiff left hand from Jesus.
Jesus rushes Richard and presses him up against the cage.
Jesus breaks from the clinch.
Richard fails to land with a series of punches.
Jesus misses the shot to the body.
Jesus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jesus instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Jesus.
Jesus scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jesus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Richard misses the target.
Jesus drives through and clinches with Richard against the cage.
Jesus lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jesus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard misses with an uppercut. Jesus saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jesus! But no joy.
Jesus forces Richard back against the cage and clinches.
Richard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richard tries to pull guard but Jesus forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jesus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jesus manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Jesus finds it's way through Richard's defenses.
Jesus clinches with his opponent.
Jesus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jesus clinches up with Richard and pushes him back against the cage.
Jesus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jesus lands an uppercut.
Jesus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sven Richard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jesus pushes Richard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jesus lands a left hand.
Jesus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jesus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Richard, pushing him back against the cage.
Jesus pushes Richard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jesus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Richard doesn't manage to clinch there - Jesus circles away.
Richard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Richard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Richard is rocked!
Richard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Richard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jesus gets a clinch.
Jesus lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Richard to his knees! Jesus keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otavio Jesus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Crane (ranked 2692 p4p, 318 weight class) and Danny Williams (ranked 2738 p4p, 322 weight class). Williams has chosen Iam the KING as his entrance music. Danny Williams has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Steve Crane's chin.
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179 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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 Hilo, Steve Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Williams!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane misses the shot to the body.
Crane darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Williams tries to break free but Crane pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crane.
Crane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Danny Williams has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crane.
Crane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams is trying to push Crane away but Crane has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Danny Williams's cut even more.
Crane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Crane has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Crane lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Danny Williams's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Crane lands an elbow inside.
Williams is rocked!
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Crane finish him?
Crane blocks an uppercut.
Williams dodges an elbow strike from Crane.
Crane throws an elbow but it misses.
Williams tries to break free but Crane pushes him back against the cage.
Crane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Williams avoids a wild elbow strike from Crane.
Williams dodges an elbow strike from Crane.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
Crane definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Crane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crane throws an elbow that misses.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crane throws an elbow but misses.
Crane misses with an elbow strike.
Crane pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crane misses with an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Williams avoids the elbow strike from Crane, against the cage.
Crane pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crane throws an elbow that misses.
Crane misses with an elbow over the top.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Crane keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crane throws an elbow but misses.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Crane keeps him there for the moment.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams avoids a wild elbow strike from Crane.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Crane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crane lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
Danny Williams's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Danny Williams's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Steve Crane!
In defeat, Danny Williams stepped up to the mic, saying 'My apologies to all my fans for this defeat but I promisehe the king will come back stronger'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anil Diktas (ranked 6601 p4p, 439 weight class) and Viktor Petrov (ranked 25056 p4p, 497 weight class). Petrov has chosen They want too see me fall as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anil Diktas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov has closed the distance and engaged Diktas in a clinch.
Petrov goes for a takedown attempt but Diktas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Viktor Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diktas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Petrov's waist but Petrov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diktas off to one side.
Petrov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Diktas shoots in and gets a takedown into Petrov's guard.
Diktas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Diktas trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diktas controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diktas trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diktas is really struggling to control Petrov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Diktas forces his way into half guard.
Petrov wants to control the action here but instead Diktas manages to pass to full mount!
Diktas with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Petrov tries to hold on but Diktas pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov tries to control Diktas's head but Diktas pushes him back down and moves quickly to lock up an arm here - he's swung around for an armbar! Will he get it??? Yes! Petrov is tapping out! Lovely Jiu Jitsu there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (armbar). Anil Diktas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Dong (ranked 5422 p4p, 516 weight class) and Sakuraba Kagawa (ranked 24993 p4p, 619 weight class). Sakuraba Kagawa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franklin Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sakuraba Kagawa!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kagawa wants to clinch but Dong slips to the side
and Dong counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kagawa wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Dong manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dong is taking a breather. Kagawa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dong stands up out of the half guard.
Kagawa tries to clinch up but Dong circles away and keeps his distance.
Kagawa is looking to clinch.
Dong went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kagawa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kagawa gets tackled into the cage by Dong. Dong maintains the clinch.
Kagawa has Dong pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dong manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've been hearing reports that Dong has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dong manages to break the clinch.
Kagawa shoots for a double leg takedown but Dong sprawls well. He's pushed Kagawa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kagawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Dong circles away.
Dong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dong appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kagawa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dong looks for the body kick but Kagawa saw that one coming.
Dong is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kagawa's half guard.
Dong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kagawa's head.
Dong 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.
Dong gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Dong scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dong is working for a kimura but Kagawa is defending it quite comfortably.
Well, if Dong is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kagawa to stand up.
Kagawa throws a series of punches but Dong moves out of range.
Dong seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kagawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kagawa tries to clinch up but Dong circles away and keeps his distance.
Kagawa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kagawa darts in trying to clinch
and Dong counters with a single leg into guard. Kagawa didn't expect that.
Dong is standing up over Kagawa. Kagawa looks to escape but Dong dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dong shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dong was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kagawa trying his best to control but Dong has mounted him.
Dong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dong sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kagawa blocking the ground and pound.
Dong controlling the position easily from mount.
Kagawa is trying to reverse the position but instead Dong has taken his back - oops!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kagawa showing good submission defense here.
Dong throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Dong has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Dong somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Dong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kagawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dong rushes Kagawa and presses him up against the cage.
Dong wants the takedown. Kagawa is fighting it off but Dong persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kagawa's guard against the cage.
Kagawa is looking for a triangle here but Dong uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Dong has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kagawa gets caught napping as Dong dives in and scores a takedown. Kagawa manages to retain guard.
Dong decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kagawa, up you get!
Dong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kagawa sprawls well initially but Dong persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kagawa scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Dong manages to mount him!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kagawa tries to reverse the position but Dong maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagawa swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Dong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dong throws some wild stikes that Kagawa manages to avoid easily.
Kagawa wants to control but Dong is having none of it.
Kagawa blocking the ground and pound.
Kagawa has given up his back here. Will Dong look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Dong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kagawa can do to turn this around?
Dong has good solid back control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dong working for a choke but Kagawa is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Dong is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kagawa defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Kagawa trying to get back to his feet but Dong is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kagawa has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Dong gets his hands free as Kagawa looks to control.
Franklin Dong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kagawa preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Dong.
I would not like to be Kagawa right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dong working for a choke but Kagawa is defending well.
Dong is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kagawa defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dong punches the canvas rather than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Dong dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kagawa throws a sloppy head kick
and Dong holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dong tries to circle away but Kagawa has him pinned against the cage.
Dong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kagawa or perhaps it was just good defense by Dong, which made it look bad.
Kagawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Dong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kagawa closes the distance but Dong moves to the side
and Dong counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kagawa!
Dong decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kagawa is looking to clinch but Dong is avoiding it.
Kagawa cracks Dong with a good jab.
Dong scores with a takedown into Kagawa's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dong gets to his feet. Kagawa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sakuraba Kagawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dong clinches up against the cage.
Kagawa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kagawa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dong gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kagawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dong's efforts to push away.
Kagawa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
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.
Dong manages to break the clinch.
Kagawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dong throws a big counter combination but Kagawa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kagawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kagawa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kagawa scores with a head kick.
Kagawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakuraba Kagawa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kagawa throws a sloppy head kick
and Dong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kagawa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dong counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kagawa won't be happy with that.
Kagawa bucks up and tries to throw Dong off but instead Dong has got his back!
Kagawa is rocked!
Kagawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kagawa is still in real trouble! Can Dong finish him?
Dong looking for the choke but no joy.
Kagawa seems to have recovered his senses.
You can see the frustration on Kagawa's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
You can see the frustration on Kagawa's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Dong has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kagawa's body.
Dong is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
I would not like to be Kagawa right now.
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.
Dong misses with a punch to the head.
Dong is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Dong missing with strikes from the back.
Sakuraba Kagawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franklin Dong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You can see the frustration on Kagawa's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franklin Dong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franklin Dong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timurs Fuckermean (ranked 4117 p4p, 457 weight class) and Alvaro Dias (ranked 4346 p4p, 471 weight class). Alvaro Dias has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Timurs Fuckermean's chin.
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173 lbs
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170 lbs
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Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timurs Fuckermean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alvaro Dias!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuckermean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dias feints the counter takedown.
Dias is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fuckermean has a takedown stuffed.
Dias fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fuckermean displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dias.
Dias shoots in and bounces Fuckermean off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dias connects with a couple of short punches.
Fuckermean looking for a sweep. Not yet Fuckermean, not yet.
My spies in Cozad MMA Rio inform me that Dias has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fuckermean avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias chips away with some ground and pound.
Fuckermean looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dias working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fuckermean has momentary wrist control but Dias slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dias in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dias scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dias works over Fuckermean with some ground and pound from guard.
Dias landing with the ground and pound.
Dias missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dias lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dias connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dias's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fuckermean is breathing heavily.
Dias throwing strikes but missing.
Dias is in close to Fuckermean's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fuckermean working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dias.
Dias postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dias keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fuckermean's head.
Fuckermean is rocked!
Dias is working Fuckermean over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oh Fuckermean is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias distracts Fuckermean with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dias distracts Fuckermean with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dias gets to his feet and stands over Fuckermean, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Fuckermean felt that one! Dias unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Fuckermean from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alvaro Dias!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Miles (ranked 3073 p4p, 375 weight class) and Jack Lockwood (ranked 2801 p4p, 343 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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175 lbs
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176 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cameron Miles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Lockwood!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lockwood gets tackled into the cage by Miles. Miles maintains the clinch.
Miles is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lockwood is trying to push Miles away but Miles has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Miles tries to pull guard but Lockwood won't allow it.
Miles tries for a takedown but Lockwood manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron Miles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lockwood is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Miles tries to pull guard but Lockwood holds him up against the cage and eventually Miles drops back down to his feet.
Miles breaks the clinch.
Lockwood takes a swing at Miles's ribcage but misses.
Lockwood sends Miles crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lockwood is motioning to the referee to let Miles up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Miles is rocked!
It looks like Cameron Miles has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lockwood circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Miles tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Lockwood wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Lockwood!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krakers Smudak (ranked 2665 p4p, 326 weight class) and Kryztof Grzegorz (ranked 2457 p4p, 306 weight class). Kryztof Grzegorz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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171 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Krakers Smudak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kryztof Grzegorz!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grzegorz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smudak counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Grzegorz!
Grzegorz gets back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smudak lands a nice short elbow.
Grzegorz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smudak pulls his head out easily.
Grzegorz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Grzegorz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smudak pulls his head out easily.
Smudak takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Smudak slips a nice elbow through Grzegorz's hands, connecting with Grzegorz's forehead.
Smudak is looking for a kimura here.
Well, if Smudak is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Grzegorz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smudak is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Grzegorz sees it coming and defends easily.
Grzegorz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grzegorz is trying to get back to full guard.
Grzegorz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smudak pulls his head out easily.
Grzegorz looking for subs from the bottom but Smudak mounts him!
Smudak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grzegorz on the ground.
Smudak postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grzegorz looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Smudak.
Grzegorz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Grzegorz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Smudak manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Grzegorz has Smudak in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grzegorz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Grzegorz looks winded!
Smudak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smudak lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grzegorz keeping moving, preventing Smudak from controlling successfully.
Smudak sitting in guard here, content to control.
Smudak drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smudak jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grzegorz looking for a guillotine here but Smudak defends easily.
Smudak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smudak with a nice head shot there.
Smudak postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grzegorz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smudak defends well.
Smudak content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Grzegorz working for a triangle but Smudak defends it easily.
Smudak chips away with some ground and pound.
Smudak postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smudak drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smudak jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smudak trying to control but Grzegorz is working from the bottom.
Grzegorz is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Smudak frees his head nicely. Oh but Grzegorz has switched to an armbar! Smudak is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Kryztof Grzegorz!
In his post fight interview, Kryztof Grzegorz 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Pretty Floyd (ranked 1363 p4p, 185 weight class) and Donald McCalister (ranked 2201 p4p, 274 weight class). Donald McCalister is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pretty Floyd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donald McCalister!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCalister loads up on a big right hand but Floyd slips the punch.
McCalister throws a head kick but Floyd moves out of range.
McCalister throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Floyd.
McCalister scores with a head kick. Floyd tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McCalister throws a sloppy head kick and Floyd moves out of range easily.
Floyd shoots in for a double leg but McCalister sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McCalister throws a head kick but Floyd moves out of range.
A low kick from McCalister misses
and Floyd counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McCalister really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Floyd. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
McCalister flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Floyd has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can McCalister defend it? Floyd steps over the head and cranks it - McCalister is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Floyd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pretty Floyd!
Pretty Floyd retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Pretty Floyd 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Gonza (ranked 663 p4p, 12 weight class) and Suleijma Tudekiks (ranked 1472 p4p, 27 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gonza might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mononoke Hime. Suleijma Tudekiks looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Captain Gonza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Suleijma Tudekiks!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonza throws a jab when Tudekiks was well out of range.
Tudekiks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tudekiks throws a shot from downtown. Gonza moves away and avoids it.
Tudekiks closes the distance and clinches.
Gonza scores with a shot to the side of Tudekiks's head.
Gonza misses with a punch on the inside.
Tudekiks tries to work over Gonza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Gonza on the inside.
Gonza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tudekiks is trying to push Gonza away but Gonza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gonza lands a right hand.
Gonza throws a head punch that misses.
Gonza misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonza.
Tudekiks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tudekiks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tudekiks blocks a body shot from Gonza.
A short body shot lands from Tudekiks as the two fighters clinch.
Tudekiks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice body punch from Gonza.
Tudekiks blocking some punches.
Gonza blocks a body shot from Tudekiks.
A short left from Gonza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tudekiks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tudekiks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonza throws a jab when Tudekiks was well out of range.
Gonza has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tudekiks throws a big shot that misses.
Gonza scores with a leg kick.
Captain Gonza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tudekiks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonza.
Tudekiks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonza.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gonza, as that shot connected.
It looks like Suleijma Tudekiks has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tudekiks.
A slow jab from Tudekiks misses its intended target.
Tudekiks darts in and clinches Gonza up against the cage.
Gonza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tudekiks throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonza.
Tudekiks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonza blocking some punches.
Gonza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonza blocking some punches.
Gonza taking a breather.
Tudekiks tries a body shot but Gonza blocks it.
Gonza scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonza blocking some punches.
Gonza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tudekiks or not.
A head punch on the inside from Gonza fails to land.
Gonza tries a body shot but Tudekiks blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonza.
Tudekiks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonza misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonza.
Gonza blocks an uppercut.
Tudekiks working aggressively here.
Gonza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tudekiks backwards.
Tudekiks is rocked!
Gonza throws a head punch that misses.
Tudekiks is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonza finish him?
A short left from Gonza.
Gonza lands a nice uppercut.
Gonza lands a big right hand that drops Tudekiks! The killer instinct kicks in and Gonza finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gonza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Captain Gonza!
After the fight, Captain Gonza was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Chaelsson (ranked 168 p4p, 6 weight class) and Fausto Carsara (ranked 660 p4p, 11 weight class). Carsara is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: E'sord Luché. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Chaelsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fausto Carsara!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaelsson slips under a jab.
Carsara misses with a straight right.
Carsara throws a lazy uppercut
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Carsara scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Carsara looks to land a right hand but Chaelsson moved out of range.
A combination from Carsara does no damage.
Chaelsson tries to counter with a takedown but Carsara is quick to defend against it.
Carsara throws a right hand that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown. Carsara fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carsara working a defensive guard here.
Chaelsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chaelsson passes Carsara's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chaelsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carsara is controlling Chaelsson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Chaelsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carsara's head.
Ground and pound from Chaelsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaelsson working the head and body with strikes.
Carsara pushes Chaelsson off looking to stand but Chaelsson dives back in and keeps control.
Chaelsson passes to full mount!
Carsara tries to hold on but Chaelsson pushes him away.
Chaelsson breaks from Carsara's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Chaelsson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Carsara?
Carsara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chaelsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chaelsson postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Carsara is out cold - huge knockout for Chaelsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Patrick Chaelsson!
Patrick Chaelsson is the new super heavyweight champion!
Patrick Chaelsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Fausto Carsara spoke after the fight, saying 'Kamden Jackson i'm waiting for you!!!'.
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