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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fumito Makino (ranked 2759 p4p, 257 weight class) and Heller Cabrera (ranked 4275 p4p, 354 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fumito Makino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heller Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Makino lunges at Cabrera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cabrera's hand.
No joy there for Cabrera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Makino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cabrera.
Makino throws a nice looking combination but Cabrera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Cabrera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cabrera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makino went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Makino swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cabrera counters with a nice body shot.
Cabrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Makino has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cabrera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makino misses with a double jab.
Makino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cabrera circles away quickly and effectively.
Makino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makino misses with a looping right.
Cabrera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makino misses with an uppercut.
Cabrera stuns Makino with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Makino slips a jab and a cross from Cabrera.
Cabrera moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Cabrera. Those never looked like landing.
Makino throws out a loose jab but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makino lands a jab to Cabrera's midsection.
Makino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Makino blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makino looks to land a right hand but Cabrera moved out of range.
Cabrera has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Makino missing with a left hand there. Cabrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cabrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabrera swings for the body but Makino moves out of range.
Cabrera misses with a combination
and Makino counters with a series of strikes. Cabrera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cabrera lands the left hand.
Makino stuns Cabrera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cabrera throws a body punch but Makino moves out of range.
Makino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabrera.
Nice straight punches there by Cabrera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cabrera.
Makino just misses with a punch to the body.
Makino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabrera.
Makino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cabrera counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Makino.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrera scores with a jab to the body.
Makino misses the shot to the body.
Makino cracks Cabrera with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Makino throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cabrera misses its intended target.
Makino swinging wildly here.
Cabrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makino.
Cabrera swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Makino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cabrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makino.
Makino throws a shot to the body.
Makino throws a lazy right hand but Cabrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cabrera misses with a straight left.
Fumito Makino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrera ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cabrera scores with a nice right hand.
Cabrera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cabrera feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makinos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Makino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabrera connects with a jab.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut. Makino saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Cabrera.
Cabrera feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makinos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cabrera lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heller Cabrera dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Makino connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cabrera lands a nice shot to the body.
Makino works the jab nicely.
A big left from Makino misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cabrera! But no joy.
Cabrera's corner calls for a 1-2. Cabrera obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Makino lands with a right hand.
Makino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makino scores with a shot to the body.
Makino jabs Cabrera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A punch combination from Makino misses.
Makino moves out of range of the strikes.
Makino was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cabrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabrera walks into a stiff left hand from Makino.
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!
Cabrera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Makino momentarily.
Cabrera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cabrera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cabrera throws a hook but Makino blocks it.
Makino throwing a counter right hand but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Makino lands a slapping body shot.
Cabrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Makino seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Makino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cabrera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makino misses with a wild body shot.
Makino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Makino throws a body shot but no joy.
Cabrera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cabrera slips under a jab from Makino.
Nice cross by Makino.
Cabrera swinging wildly here.
Makino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Makino lands a jab to Cabrera's midsection.
Makino lands with a nice body punch.
Makino misses with a wild combination.
Cabrera throws a lazy right hand but Makino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabrera. Makino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabrera.
Cabrera slips a jab from Makino.
A little jabbing left from Cabrera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cabrera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makino.
A quick step to the side and Makino tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabrera slips a jab from Makino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makino avoids the body shot from Cabrera.
Cabrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makino.
Heller Cabrera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabrera throws a body shot but no joy.
Makino lands a nice shot to the body.
Makino lands with a nice body punch.
Makino's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cabrera connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Makino scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Makino misses the target.
Makino throws a left and a right that both miss
and Makino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Makino jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Makino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Cabrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Makino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabrera moves away.
Makino on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Makino throws a lazy right hand but Cabrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabrera throws a series of punches but Makino moves out of range.
A big left from Makino misses.
Makino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cabrera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fumito Makino dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Cabrera misses the target.
Makino moves forwards but Cabrera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cabrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makino.
Cabrera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cabrera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Makino misses with a body shot.
Cabrera defending well as Makino loads up on a big left hand.
Makino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabrera moves away.
Cabrera looks to throw the jab but Makino is out of range.
A jab from Makino misses.
A jab from Cabrera misses.
It looked like Makino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Cabrera misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Makino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabrera slips under a jab.
Cabrera staying out of range there.
Cabrera cracks Makino with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makino changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Makino misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Makino.
Makino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makino throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Makino slips a straight right by Cabrera.
Cabrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabrera works over Makino's head and body with a nice combination.
Makino avoids the body shot from Cabrera.
Makino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Makino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Makino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makino tries to bum rush Cabrera with a series of wild strikes but Cabrera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A shot to the liver by Cabrera. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makino takes a jab right on the kisser.
Makino is rocked!
Cabrera drops Makino with a huge uppercut! Makino drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Cabrera is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heller Cabrera!
Heller Cabrera spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Duff (ranked 3961 p4p, 408 weight class) and Veikko Keskinen (ranked 3114 p4p, 341 weight class). Duff comes to the cage accompanied by Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe. Danny Duff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
11 - 13 - 0 |
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Duff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Keskinen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duff connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keskinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Keskinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duff was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Keskinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keskinen lands a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Duff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duff misses with some punches.
Keskinen tries a knee to the head but Duff blocks it.
Duff managing to block the knees to the body from Keskinen.
Duff wants to break free but Keskinen has control.
Duff pushes Keskinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duff breaks from the clinch.
Duff throws out a loose jab but Keskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danny Duff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keskinen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Keskinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Duff looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duff loads up on a big right hand but Keskinen slips the punch.
Duff misses with a hook
and Keskinen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Keskinen.
Keskinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keskinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Duff can't break the clinch.
Duff scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Keskinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Keskinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Keskinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Danny Duff has been cut.
Duff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duff throws a jab when Keskinen was well out of range.
Keskinen wants to counter with a clinch but Duff pushes him away.
A swing and a miss from Duff.
Keskinen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Keskinen slips a jab from Duff.
A telegraphed right hand from Duff misses the target.
Keskinen closes the distance and clinches.
Keskinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keskinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Duff working aggressively here.
Keskinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Keskinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Keskinen presses Duff against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duff is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Keskinen obliges.
Still in the clinch, Keskinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Keskinen tries to land a knee to the head but Duff blocks with his arms.
Duff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Duff throws a punch but it's blocked by Keskinen.
Keskinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Keskinen prevents Duff from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keskinen.
Keskinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Duff backwards.
Still in the clinch, Keskinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Keskinen keeps control of Duff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Duff tries to break free but Keskinen pushes him back against the cage.
Duff misses with some punches.
Keskinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Duff's face.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Keskinen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keskinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Keskinen.
Duff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keskinen stalling in the clinch.
Keskinen stalling in the clinch.
Keskinen receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veikko Keskinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Duff's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Keskinen slips a straight right by Duff.
Duff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keskinen.
Duff slips under a jab from Keskinen.
Keskinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Duff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duff throws a hook but Keskinen avoids it easily.
Duff throws a jab but it's blocked by Keskinen.
Duff throws a looping overhand right but Keskinen ducks down to avoid it.
Keskinen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Duff.
Duff misses with an uppercut. Keskinen saw that one coming.
Duff lands a glancing blow to the side of Keskinen's head.
Keskinen moves into range and clinches up with Duff.
Keskinen scores with a hook to the body.
Keskinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duffs head.
Duff misses with a punch on the inside.
Keskinen cracks Duff with a nice body shot.
Keskinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keskinen tries to throw a body punch but Duff avoids it by throwing Keskinen back against the cage.
Keskinen lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Keskinen.
Keskinen lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskinen lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keskinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Keskinen tries a knee to the head but Duff blocks it.
Duff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Duff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keskinen digs a good hook to Duff's body.
Duff throws a looping overhand right but Keskinen ducks down to avoid it.
Keskinen scores with a punch to the head.
Duff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keskinen.
Duff misses with a straight right.
Keskinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duff.
Duff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duff misses with a looping left.
Keskinen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Keskinen instigates a clinch.
Keskinen pushes Duff back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Keskinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Keskinen working some nice short punches in 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!
Duff working aggressively here.
Keskinen misses with a body punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Veikko Keskinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Keskinen - that landed with a thud.
Keskinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keskinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Keskinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Keskinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Keskinen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Keskinen.
Keskinen lands a nice uppercut.
Keskinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Keskinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keskinen pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duff throws a punch but it's blocked by Keskinen.
Keskinen landing knees to the head.
Duff misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veikko Keskinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Danny Duff's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Keskinen connects with a body shot.
Keskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duff takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duff looks to land a right hand but Keskinen moved out of range.
Duff throws a shot from downtown. Keskinen moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Duff misses.
Keskinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Keskinen scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Duff misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keskinen wants to clinch up but Duff keeps it at a distance.
Duff swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keskinen.
Keskinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duff throws out the jab.
Duff is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Duff looks to land a right hand but Keskinen moved out of range.
Good exchange - Keskinen coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keskinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duff was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keskinen. Duff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keskinen slips under a jab.
Duff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keskinen.
Keskinen staying out of range there.
Keskinen has Duff up against the cage in a clinch.
Duff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keskinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Keskinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keskinen tries a knee to the head but Duff blocks it.
Keskinen digs a right hand underneath Duff's ribcage. Duff let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Keskinen with a knee to the head.
Duff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Keskinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Duff throws a punch but it's blocked by Keskinen.
Keskinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Keskinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duff takes a knee right on the jaw!
Still in the clinch, Keskinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Keskinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Keskinen landing knees to the body.
Veikko Keskinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short uppercut from Keskinen.
Keskinen landing knees to the body.
Keskinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duff backwards.
Keskinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keskinen landing knees to the body.
Keskinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Keskinen obliges.
Keskinen connects with a knee to the head.
Duff is rocked!
Keskinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oh Duff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keskinen working the clinch nicely. Duff is working for position but Keskinen cracks him with a big knee to the head! Duff crumples up against the cage and Keskinen lands two more shots before the ref can save Duff! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Veikko Keskinen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Ison (ranked 3099 p4p, 366 weight class) and Drizontay Wilder (ranked 2595 p4p, 320 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Ison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drizontay Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ison throws a right hand that misses
and Wilder counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ison throws a quick counter head kick but Wilder was just out of range.
Ison scores with a nice body kick.
Wilder lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ison thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wilder if he has to take too many more of those.
A swing and a miss from Wilder.
Ison explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice uppercut lands for Ison. That snapped Wilder's head back.
It looks like Drizontay Wilder has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ison connects with an inside leg kick.
Wilder misses with a looping right.
Wilder slips under a jab from Ison.
Ison scores with a spinning back kick!
Wilder looks winded!
Ison looks for the body kick but Wilder saw that one coming.
Ison throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ison.
Wilder has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wilder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ison. Ison obviously looking to wear him down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ison.
Ison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wilder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ison manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ison.
Ison scores with a head kick. Wilder tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
An inside leg kick lands from Ison.
Wilder throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ison.
Ison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wilder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ison lands with a cross.
Wilder has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ison.
Ison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wilder's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wilder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
You can see that Wilder has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ison cracks Wilder with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Wilder looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ison finish him?
Wilder is rocked!
Ison scores with a leg kick.
Ison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ison misses with a body kick.
Ison cracks the inside of Wilder's front leg.
Ison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wilder misses with a left hand
and Ison counters with a low kick, right behind Wilder 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ison throws a leg kick which misses Wilder's front leg but catches the back leg as Wilder tries to avoid it.
Ison throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ison lands a big head kick that sends Wilder tumbling to the mat! Ison takes a step backwards and waves Wilder back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wilder is still on wobbly legs! Can Ison finish him?
That has opened up Drizontay Wilder's cut even more.
Ison drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Wilder's head, knocking him out cold! Ison is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cole Ison!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Macmacson (ranked 2128 p4p, 261 weight class) and Gene Parmesan (ranked 2009 p4p, 250 weight class). Gene Parmesan 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Macmacson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gene Parmesan!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macmacson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Macmacson is looking to clinch.
Macmacson drives through and clinches with Parmesan against the cage.
Macmacson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Parmesan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Macmacson breaks the clinch.
Macmacson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parmesan was well out of range. Poor timing from Macmacson.
Good exchange - Macmacson coming out on top.
Macmacson takes the fight into the clinch.
Parmesan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Macmacson's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parmesan tries to score a body lock takedown but Macmacson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Parmesan is trying to pull guard but Macmacson has him pressed against the cage.
Macmacson lands a hook that snaps the head of Parmesan backwards.
Parmesan is looking for a takedown.
Travis Macmacson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gene Parmesan.
Parmesan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macmacson manages to break the clinch.
Macmacson wants to clinch up but Parmesan keeps it at a distance.
Macmacson takes a swing at Parmesan's ribcage but misses.
Parmesan feints the counter takedown.
Macmacson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parmesan with the counter takedown but Macmacson avoids it easily.
A low kick from Macmacson is predictable there
and Parmesan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Macmacson wants to improve his position but Parmesan is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macmacson is concentrating on defense, preventing Parmesan from advancing position.
Macmacson tries to get to full guard but Parmesan has control of the leg.
Parmesan is looking to advance position but Macmacson won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macmacson tries to get to full guard but Parmesan has control of the leg.
Macmacson controlling the position for now.
Parmesan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Parmesan is keen to just control but Macmacson is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parmesan is pressing down on Macmacson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Macmacson is holding on for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Parmesan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Macmacson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Macmacson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Macmacson.
A head kick misses from Macmacson.
Macmacson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Parmesan shoots in for a takedown but Macmacson shows good takedown defense.
Macmacson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parmesan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Macmacson instigates a clinch.
Parmesan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Macmacson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Macmacson is looking to break free of the clinch but Parmesan has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parmesan wants a takedown but no success here.
Travis Macmacson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gene Parmesan.
Macmacson blocks an uppercut.
Parmesan manages to break the clinch.
Macmacson closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macmacson is trying to break the clinch but Parmesan is controlling him.
Macmacson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Macmacson goes for a double leg but Parmesan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Parmesan continues to drive forward.
Macmacson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Macmacson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Macmacson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Horrible takedown attempt by Parmesan or perhaps it was just good defense by Macmacson, which made it look bad.
Macmacson connects with a high kick.
Macmacson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Macmacson tries to clinch but Parmesan is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan gets caught napping as Macmacson dives in and scores a takedown. Parmesan manages to retain guard.
Parmesan controlling the position.
Macmacson stands up and waves to Parmesan to follow him.
Macmacson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parmesan shoots for a takedown but Macmacson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Macmacson drives through with a takedown into Parmesan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Parmesan has a closed guard, preventing Macmacson from standing up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Macmacson gets to his feet. Parmesan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Macmacson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Parmesan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parmesan feints the counter takedown.
Gene Parmesan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Macmacson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Parmesan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Parmesan drops his hands momentarily and Macmacson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Macmacson rushes Parmesan and presses him up against the cage.
Parmesan tries to pull guard but Macmacson holds him up against the cage and eventually Parmesan drops back down to his feet.
Macmacson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Macmacson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macmacson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Parmesan defends it nicely.
Macmacson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Macmacson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parmesan can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macmacson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Macmacson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parmesan.
Macmacson stuns Parmesan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Travis Macmacson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Macmacson swings for the body but Parmesan moves out of range.
Macmacson looks for a takedown but Parmesan sprawls well.
Parmesan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Macmacson throws a body punch but Parmesan moves out of range.
Macmacson is looking to clinch but Parmesan is avoiding it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Macmacson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macmacson stuns Parmesan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Macmacson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Macmacson tries a head kick but it misses.
Parmesan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Macmacson throws the left hand but Parmesan avoids the punch easily.
Macmacson throws a body punch but Parmesan moves out of range.
Parmesan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Decent striking displayed by Macmacson there.
Travis Macmacson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macmacson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parmesan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Parmesan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Macmacson defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Macmacson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Macmacson 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Macmacson!
After winning the bout, Travis Macmacson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iggy Manley (ranked 1921 p4p, 244 weight class) and Dangerous Dan (ranked 2375 p4p, 280 weight class). Manley comes into the arena with Born in the USA blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iggy Manley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dangerous Dan!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Manley.
Dan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Dan.
Dan lands a head kick!
It looks like Iggy Manley has been cut.
Dan lands a right hook to the body.
Dan clobbers Manley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dan avoids a kick to the body.
Manley tries to close the distance and clinch but Dan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Manley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dan sprawls well initially but Manley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dan is concentrating on defense, preventing Manley from advancing position.
Manley is trying to control the action in half guard but Dan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manley stops Dan from getting back to his feet.
Manley is keen to just control but Dan is a slippery customer.
Manley wants to free his trapped foot but Dan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dan is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan trying to control here.
Dan wants to improve his position but Manley is controlling well.
Dan is trying to maintain the position but Manley is very close to passing his half guard.
Dan is trying to stand back up but Manley is controlling him
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dan throws a head kick that misses.
Dan throws a sloppy head kick and Manley moves out of range easily.
Dan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manley.
A head kick misses from Dan.
Dan tries to sprawl but Manley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dan is trying to control but can't.
Manley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dan keeps working.
Dan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Manley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Manley's back!
Manley tries to escape but Dan has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Dan not allowing Manley to control his hands.
Well, with Dan on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Manley is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Dan biding his time, looking for the opening.
Dan is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Manley knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Manley for a finish.
Manley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manley is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dangerous Dan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iggy Manley's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dan stuffs the takedown attempt from Manley. Manley gets slowly back to his feet.
Manley fails with the takedown
and Dan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dan throws a body kick that misses.
Manley shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dan throws a push kick but Manley slaps the foot to one side.
Manley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manley fails with the takedown.
Dan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Manley dives in for a single leg takedown but Dan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dan misses with a low kick.
Manley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Manley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dan defends it nicely.
Manley throws a low kick, looking for Dan's leg but Dan calmly moves out of range.
Dan digs a good hook to Manley's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Manley scrambles back to his feet.
Dan cracks Manley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Manley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dan blocks a head kick by Manley.
Manley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dan thows a body kick. Manley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Manley avoids the head kick by Dan.
Dan misses the shot to the body.
Dan lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Dan. Beautiful body shot.
Manley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dan keeps Manley at a distance using the push kick.
Dan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Manley rather than just go for the knockout.
Dan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dan scores with a kick to the body.
Manley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Manley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dan. Dan obviously looking to wear him down.
Dan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dan lands a nice looking body kick.
Dan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice body kick there by Dan.
Dangerous Dan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dan throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manley shoots in looking for a takedown. Dan tries to sprawl out of it but Manley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dan connects with a leg kick. Manley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Manley throws a looping overhand right but Dan ducks down to avoid it.
Manley dives in for a single leg takedown but Dan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nice straight punches there by Dan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dan.
Dan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dan duly obliges.
Dan scores with a body shot.
Dan throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dan lands a front kick.
Dan cracks Manley with a good jab.
Dan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manley drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dan sprawls and moves away.
Dan looks for the body kick but Manley saw that one coming.
Dan connects with a body shot that sends Manley's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dangerous Dan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Iggy Manley's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Manley walks into a stiff left hand from Dan.
Manley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Manley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Dan tenderised Manley's leg. Manley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dan jabs Manley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Manley tries to clinch but Dan is having none of it.
Manley has his takedown stuffed
and Dan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dan delivers a nice body kick.
Dan throws a head kick that misses.
Manley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body kick there by Dan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Iggy Manley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dan. Manley shrugs it off though.
Manley shoots in for a takedown but Dan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A jab from Dan finds it's way through Manley's defenses.
Dan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dan shoots in and bounces Manley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dangerous Dan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dan is continuing to stall.
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.
Dan preventing the sweep.
Manley keeping full guard, as Dan tries to pass.
Dan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Manley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Manley tries for a takedown but Dan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Manley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Manley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Manley.
Dan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Iggy Manley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manley misses with a wild body shot.
Dan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dangerous Dan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dangerous Dan!
Dangerous Dan took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zed Baby! (ranked 1761 p4p, 224 weight class) and Michael Bobeth (ranked 3273 p4p, 360 weight class). Baby! comes into the arena with Rage Against The Machine: Know Your Enemy blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zed Baby!!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Bobeth!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobeth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bobeth closes the distance and clinches.
Baby! gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bobeth manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Baby! tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bobeth swivels and escapes.
Bobeth throws a head kick but Baby! moves out of range.
Bobeth throws a head kick that misses.
Bobeth misses with an attempted mid kick.
Baby! has been working on his balance at Touch Of Death Combat Academy, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Bobeth.
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!
Baby! blocks a head kick by Bobeth.
Baby! throws a series of punches but Bobeth moves out of range.
Bobeth throws a big counter head kick but Baby! avoids it with no problem.
Bobeth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baby!.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bobeth.
A punch combination from Baby! misses.
Bobeth goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bobeth throws a leg kick but Baby! sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bobeth lands with a kick to the temple. Baby! shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bobeth tries to keep at a distance but Baby! has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bobeth is fighting off a takedown attempt but Baby! is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bobeth to the mat. Bobeth regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby! stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bobeth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baby! trying to control the position from guard on top but Bobeth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bobeth wants to sweep but no luck.
Baby! stands and steps away. Bobeth gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bobeth lands with an uppercut that bounces Baby! off the cage and back into range.
Bobeth looks to score with a jab to the body but Baby! is just out of range.
Baby! forces Bobeth back against the cage and clinches.
Bobeth struggles to land a body shot inside as Baby! controls his hands.
Baby! breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bobeth throws a low kick but Baby! moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobeth throws a shot to the body.
Bobeth misses with a head kick.
Bobeth goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Michael Bobeth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bobeth misses with a body kick.
Baby! avoids the body shot from Bobeth.
Bobeth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baby! to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Michael Bobeth has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bobeth tries to move into range but Baby! moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bobeth goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bobeth throws a head kick but Baby! moves out of range.
Baby! appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Baby! fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bobeth avoids it really well and circles away.
Bobeth misses with a head kick.
Baby! has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bobeth taking a breather.
Baby! breaks the clinch.
Bobeth moves away from the strike by Baby!.
Bobeth looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bobeth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Bobeth's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jab, jab by Baby! - just one landing.
Nice jab there from Baby!.
Bobeth is rocked!
Bobeth connects with a good right hand that stumbles Baby!. Baby! circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bobeth is still on wobbly legs! Can Baby! finish him?
Bobeth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bobeth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baby! moves into the clinch successfully.
Bobeth is trying to maintain a safe position but Baby! gets an underhook and turns Bobeth into the cage.
Baby! pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bobeth seems to have recovered his senses.
Bobeth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Baby! throws a shot from downtown. Bobeth moves away and avoids it.
Bobeth replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Baby! blocks it well.
Baby! cracks Bobeth on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Bobeth falls backwards against the cage. Baby! follows up with more strikes that drop Bobeth to his knees. Baby! keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Bobeth! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zed Baby!!
Our winner, Zed Baby!, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crack Head (ranked 2629 p4p, 307 weight class) and Mark Merel (ranked 2053 p4p, 254 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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190 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crack Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Merel!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Head stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Head takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Merel throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Head tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Merel is in Head's guard.
Merel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Head seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Head on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Head tries to get out of the position.
Merel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merel drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Merel seems to have locked his on tight now - Head screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Merel, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mark Merel!
Mark Merel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Crack Head had this to say: 'I eat enemy placenta for breakfast'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 1225 p4p, 158 weight class) and Neal Diaz (ranked 689 p4p, 89 weight class). Urameshi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Smile Bomb. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Neal Diaz enters the cage!
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yusuke Urameshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neal Diaz!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Urameshi. Beautiful body shot.
Diaz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Diaz dives in and grabs Urameshi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Urameshi pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
Urameshi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Urameshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Urameshi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Urameshi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yusuke Urameshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neal Diaz.
Urameshi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Urameshi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A telegraphed right hand from Urameshi misses the target.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Urameshi circles away.
Urameshi throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz dives in and scores a takedown into Urameshi's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi wants to get back to his feet but Diaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Urameshi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Urameshi has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Diaz has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz is trying to drag Urameshi to the mat but Urameshi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Urameshi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz lands a right hand.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown attempt by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Urameshi, which made it look bad.
Nice uppercut lands for Urameshi. That snapped Diaz's head back.
Urameshi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Urameshi throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi misses with a straight right.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Urameshi misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Urameshi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz gets a takedown into half guard.
Diaz stalling.
Urameshi kicks Diaz off and gets back to his feet.
Urameshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz takes one to the side of the head.
Urameshi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Urameshi throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Urameshi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Urameshi misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body.
Urameshi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Urameshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Urameshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neal Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Urameshi throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diaz looking to throw knees to the head but Urameshi is blocking nicely.
Urameshi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Urameshi working aggressively here.
Urameshi struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Urameshi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Urameshi fails to land.
Urameshi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Urameshi has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Urameshi counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz dives in and grabs Urameshi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Urameshi pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
Yusuke Urameshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neal Diaz.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Urameshi, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Urameshi against the cage but Urameshi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Urameshi stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Urameshi is avoiding it.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Urameshi circles away easily
and Urameshi counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice sprawl there from Urameshi as Diaz shoots in.
Diaz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Urameshi is trying to defend but Diaz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Urameshi has one foot on Diaz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Urameshi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz jumps guard but Urameshi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Urameshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz has Urameshi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Urameshi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Urameshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Urameshi tries to break free but Diaz pushes him back against the cage.
Urameshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Urameshi.
Urameshi tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Urameshi throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Urameshi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Urameshi pushes Diaz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Urameshi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice cross by Urameshi.
Neal Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Urameshi misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Urameshi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
Diaz forces Urameshi back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urameshi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Urameshi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Urameshi circles away.
Urameshi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaz's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Yusuke Urameshi is winning the standup battle so far.
Urameshi swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz rushes Urameshi and presses him up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Urameshi.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Urameshi manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Diaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Urameshi lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi misses with a wild body shot.
Urameshi swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz pushes Urameshi up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Urameshi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Yusuke Urameshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Urameshi swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz is leaning against Urameshi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Urameshi pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diaz with a knee to the head.
It looks like Yusuke Urameshi has been cut.
Diaz looking to throw knees to the head but Urameshi is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yusuke Urameshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Urameshi, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yusuke Urameshi!
A very excited looking Yusuke Urameshi 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jani Koskinen (ranked 777 p4p, 116 weight class) and John Sullivan (ranked 2217 p4p, 274 weight class). Sullivan has chosen The Hand of John L. Sullivan as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jani Koskinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan misses with a left hand
and Koskinen counters by moving into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Koskinen as the two fighters clinch.
Koskinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Koskinen is controlling him.
Sullivan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Koskinen cracks Sullivan with a nice body shot.
Koskinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sullivan is looking to break free of the clinch but Koskinen has double underhooks.
Sullivan is trying to break free.
Sullivan looking to stall.
Koskinen pushes Sullivan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Koskinen has Sullivan pressed against the cage, preventing Sullivan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Koskinen works on Sullivan's body with a couple of short punches.
Sullivan looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sullivan or not.
Sullivan letting Koskinen take a breather here.
Koskinen scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Koskinen as the two fighters clinch.
Koskinen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sullivan is trying to keep an underhook but Koskinen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koskinen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen is looking for a kimura but Sullivan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Koskinen to get the leverage.
Sullivan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koskinen.
Koskinen trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koskinen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Koskinen trying to pass the guard but Sullivan defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Koskinen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Koskinen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sullivan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Koskinen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sullivan is in trouble now - Koskinen has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koskinen is working for a guillotine from mount but Sullivan frees his head quite easily.
Koskinen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sullivan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sullivan shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jani Koskinen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Koskinen misses with a few strikes there.
Sullivan misses with a straight right.
Sullivan doesn't manage to clinch there - Koskinen circles away.
Jab from Sullivan.
Sullivan scores with a jab.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Koskinen is having none of it.
Sullivan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Sullivan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Koskinen. Those never looked like landing.
We've been informed that Sullivan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sullivan throws the left hand but Koskinen avoids the punch easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sullivan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sullivan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sullivan missing with a left hand there. Koskinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sullivan just misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan looks to score with a jab to the body but Koskinen is just out of range.
Koskinen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sullivan sprawls and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koskinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koskinen lands a nice shot that snaps Sullivan's head back.
Sullivan is rocked!
Good shot there by Koskinen.
Sullivan is still on wobbly legs! Can Koskinen finish him?
Koskinen defending well as Sullivan loads up on a big left hand.
Koskinen moves in close and cracks Sullivan with a massive right hand! Sullivan, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Koskinen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jani Koskinen!
Jani Koskinen retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Jani Koskinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Samsonov (ranked 190 p4p, 27 weight class) and Jesse Karhu (ranked 1048 p4p, 128 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Samsonov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Karhu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samsonov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karhu.
Nice defenses there by Samsonov.
Samsonov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Samsonov throws a poor cross that misses
and Karhu counters with a stiff right hand.
Karhu throws the left hand but Samsonov avoids the punch easily.
Karhu misses with a hook
letting Samsonov counter with a right hand.
It looks like Jesse Karhu has been cut.
Karhu misses with a body shot
and Samsonov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karhu throws a lazy uppercut
and Samsonov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karhu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Samsonov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Samsonov swings for the body but Karhu moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samsonov looks to throw the jab but Karhu is out of range.
Karhu lands a jab to the head.
Jab by Karhu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karhu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Karhu misses
and Samsonov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karhu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That has opened up Jesse Karhu's cut even more.
Samsonov drops his hands momentarily and Karhu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Karhu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Samsonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samsonov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Samsonov lands with a big right hook that stumbles Karhu - he's out on his feet here! Samsonov follows up with another monster hook that separates Karhu from consciousness! Karhu falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Samsonov stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ivan Samsonov!
Ivan Samsonov retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Ivan Samsonov 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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