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SAFO 37 Russian Collusion PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aron Egomi (ranked 5814 p4p, 419 weight class) and Lee Van Cleefe (ranked 6655 p4p, 453 weight class). Egomi comes to the cage accompanied by Hand of doom by Manowar. Lee Van Cleefe acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aron Egomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Van Cleefe!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egomi throws a combination that misses
and Van Cleefe moves into the clinch.
Van Cleefe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Cleefe lands with a right to the head.
Van Cleefe lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Van Cleefe as the two fighters clinch.
Egomi working hard to break the clinch.
Van Cleefe lands with a short shot to the head.
Egomi takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Aron Egomi has been cut.
Van Cleefe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Cleefe scores with a shoulder strike.
Egomi is breathing heavily.
Van Cleefe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Cleefe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Cleefe swats away the attempt to clinch by Egomi.
As Egomi backs off Van Cleefe throws a huge counter combo but Egomi manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Cleefe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Egomi is trying to break free.
Egomi throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Cleefe.
Still in the clinch, Van Cleefe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Cleefe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Cleefe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Cleefe lands a shot to the body.
Van Cleefe drops Egomi with a big right hand! Van Cleefe charges in looking to finish - Egomi manages to keep Van Cleefe in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Egomi is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Cleefe stands and throws Egomi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Oh Egomi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Cleefe in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Egomi is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lee Van Cleefe!
Lee Van Cleefe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Lahey (ranked 5150 p4p, 455 weight class) and James Reginald (ranked 5270 p4p, 460 weight class). Trevor Lahey has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Lahey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Reginald!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lahey cracks the inside of Reginald's front leg.
A head kick from Lahey lands but Reginald takes it in his stride.
Lahey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reginald circles away quickly and effectively.
Lahey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lahey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reginald to score with a decent uppercut.
Reginald lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lahey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reginald counters with a nice body shot.
Reginald lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lahey backs up against the cage.
Lahey shoots in looking for a takedown. Reginald tries to sprawl out of it but Lahey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reginald manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reginald tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lahey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lahey feints and as Reginald raises his hands in defense, Lahey changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reginald is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Lahey presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Reginald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lahey is trying to push Reginald away but Reginald has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reginald landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reginald lands a hook that snaps the head of Lahey backwards.
Reginald misses with a knee to the head.
Reginald prevents Lahey from breaking the clinch.
Lahey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reginald lands a body shot.
Lahey is breathing heavily.
Reginald tries a knee to the head but Lahey blocks it.
Lahey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lahey can't break the clinch.
Reginald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Reginald.
Reginald lands a good knee to the midsection. Lahey won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reginald misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lahey.
Reginald lands a left hand.
Reginald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Reginald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reginald lands a good knee to the midsection. Lahey won't want to take too many of those.
Reginald lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reginald.
Lahey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lahey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reginald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lahey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lahey scores with a three punch combo!
Lahey darts in looking for a takedown but Reginald gets double underhooks and turns Lahey into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reginald lands with a nice body punch.
Reginald connects with a body shot that sends Lahey's belly button to the back.
Reginald scores with a jab to the body.
Reginald looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lahey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reginald finds it's way round the side to connect with Lahey's head.
Reginald closes the distance and clinches.
Lahey working hard to break the clinch.
Reginald lands with a left to the head.
Reginald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lahey backwards.
Lahey is trying to force a seperation but Reginald has the dominant position.
Reginald manages to break the clinch.
Reginald gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lahey wants to break free but Reginald has control.
Lahey is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reginald lands a nice knee to the body.
Reginald breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lahey throws a one two combo.
Lahey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reginald finds it's way round the side to connect with Lahey's head.
Reginald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lahey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reginald takes the fight into the clinch.
Lahey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reginald has him pressed against the cage.
Reginald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reginald scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reginald tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lahey avoids it.
Reginald looking to throw knees to the head but Lahey is blocking nicely.
Reginald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Reginald dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reginald cracks Lahey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reginald scores with a jab. Lahey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reginald avoids the head kick by Lahey.
James Reginald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reginald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lahey moves away.
Reginald takes the fight into the clinch.
Lahey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lahey is trying to push Reginald away but Reginald has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reginald breaks the clinch.
Lahey takes one to the chin there.
Reginald has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lahey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reginald cracks Lahey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reginald moves into range and clinches up with Lahey.
Reginald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lahey tries to break the clinch but Reginald is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Reginald.
Reginald has Lahey pressed against the cage, preventing Lahey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reginald throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lahey managing to block the knees to the body from Reginald.
A short right from Reginald.
Reginald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reginald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reginald unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lahey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reginald utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reginald lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reginald lands with a short shot to the head.
Reginald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reginald connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reginald connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lahey's face.
Reginald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lahey tries for a takedown but Reginald sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Lahey. Those never looked like landing.
Reginald lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Reginald throws a right and a left that Lahey avoids nicely.
Reginald is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Reginald avoids the head kick by Lahey.
Reginald clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Reginald.
Lahey tries to break free but Reginald pushes him back against the cage.
Reginald lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lahey is looking to break free of the clinch but Reginald has double underhooks.
Reginald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lahey goes for a double leg but Reginald avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Reginald continues to drive forward.
Reginald gets caught napping as Lahey dives in and scores a takedown. Reginald manages to retain guard.
Reginald wriggles free and stands up.
Lahey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reginald defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Lahey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reginald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reginald blocks a head kick by Lahey.
Lahey tries to keep at a distance but Reginald has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Reginald as the two fighters clinch.
James Reginald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reginald scores a nice knee to the body.
Reginald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lahey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reginald breaks from the clinch.
James Reginald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lahey scores with a one two! Reginald had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reginald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lahey blocks it with crossed arms.
Reginald tries a knee to the head but Lahey blocks it.
Reginald has Lahey pressed against the cage, preventing Lahey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lahey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lahey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Reginald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lahey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reginald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reginald gets a clinch.
Lahey breaks from the clinch.
Lahey misses with a head kick.
Lahey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reginald sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lahey needs to keep his hands up - Reginald had a free shot at his head there.
Lahey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lahey tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Reginald on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lahey takes one on the button.
Reginald scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lahey in his tracks.
Reginald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lahey manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lahey misses with a wild combination.
As Lahey backs off Reginald throws a huge counter combo but Lahey manages to avoid it all.
Reginald lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Trevor Lahey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reginald swings for the body but Lahey moves out of range.
Reginald slips a jab and a cross from Lahey.
Reginald bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lahey's head backwards.
Reginald misses the shot to the body.
Lahey lands a high kick!
Reginald has closed the distance and engaged Lahey in a clinch.
Reginald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lahey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reginald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reginald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lahey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reginald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reginald doesn't manage to clinch there - Lahey circles away.
Lahey swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reginald lands a jab to the head.
Reginald blocks a head kick by Lahey.
Reginald looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lahey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reginald! But no joy.
Lahey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lahey digs a good hook to Reginald's body.
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!
Lahey with a poor takedown
and Reginald moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Lahey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reginald.
Reginald breaks the clinch.
Lahey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lahey throws a front kick aimed at Reginald's knee but Reginald avoids it well.
Lahey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lahey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lahey shoots in for a double leg but Reginald sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reginald closes the distance and pushes Lahey back into the cage.
Reginald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reginald scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Reginald.
Reginald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reginald scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Reginald keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lahey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reginald clinches up against the cage.
Reginald manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reginald lands a nice hook to Lahey's body. Lahey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lahey misses with a series of wild punches.
Reginald is looking to clinch.
Reginald has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reginald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reginald landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lahey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trevor Lahey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reginald blocks a head kick by Lahey.
Reginald lunges at Lahey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lahey's hand.
Reginald closes the distance and pushes Lahey back into the cage.
Lahey is trying to force a seperation but Reginald has the dominant position.
James Reginald is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lahey throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Reginald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reginald 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Reginald!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alec Burns (ranked 3400 p4p, 303 weight class) and Rory Rothstein (ranked 4252 p4p, 353 weight class). Burns's entrance music is Alberto Del Rio theme song. A fine choice. The key to victory for Alec Burns has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alec Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rory Rothstein!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rothstein on the side of the head.
Burns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns.
Rothstein changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Burns looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rothstein is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burns has escaped the position, nice work there.
Burns is trying to buck Rothstein off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Rothstein is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burns has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothstein is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Burns is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rothstein wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Burns, who protects the arm well.
Burns pushes Rothstein away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rothstein gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rothstein is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rothstein is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Burns knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rothstein looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rothstein tries for a kimura but Burns is defending well.
Burns is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rothstein is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein tries for a kimura but Burns is defending well.
Burns throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Rothstein shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burns as he jumps to the side.
Rothstein dodges the punch combination from Burns.
Burns takes a swing at Rothstein's ribcage but misses.
Burns lands a brutal head kick. Rothstein looks out on his feet and Burns throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Alec Burns!
A victorious Alec Burns 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Heikki Viitta (ranked 2403 p4p, 282 weight class) and Sal Iva (ranked 3782 p4p, 395 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heikki Viitta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sal Iva!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viitta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Viitta darts in and clinches Iva up against the cage.
Viitta gets through Iva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Viitta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ivas head.
Viitta tries a body shot but Iva blocks it.
Viitta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Viitta is defending well against a takedown attempt.
I was talking to Viitta's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Viitta scores with a shot to the side of Iva's head.
Iva tries to throw a body punch but Viitta avoids it by throwing Iva back against the cage.
Viitta gets underhooks to prevent Iva's takedown attempt.
A hook to the body from Viitta.
Iva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Viitta gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Heikki Viitta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sal Iva.
Viitta lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Viitta.
Viitta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viitta lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viitta lands a body shot.
Iva goes for a takedown attempt but Viitta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Iva looks winded!
Viitta has Iva up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Viitta.
Viitta lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Viitta.
Viitta lands an uppercut.
Viitta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Viitta lands a shot to the body.
Viitta digs a right hand underneath Iva's ribcage. Iva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Iva takes a shot to the head.
Viitta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ivas head.
Viitta lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viitta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Iva is rocked!
Viitta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Viitta.
Viitta lands a shoulder strike.
Iva is still on wobbly legs! Can Viitta finish him?
Viitta scores with a shot to the side of Iva's head.
Viitta presses Iva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Viitta creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Iva's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Iva drops to his knees and Viitta pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heikki Viitta!
Our winner, Heikki Viitta, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Romero (ranked 2982 p4p, 337 weight class) and William Shitlord (ranked 3215 p4p, 360 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jorge Romero has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jorge Romero seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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177 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jorge Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Shitlord!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Shitlord.
Romero closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shitlord circles away.
Shitlord gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shitlord is fighting off a takedown attempt but Romero is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Shitlord to the mat. Shitlord regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shitlord can do anything to dispel that myth.
Romero passes into half guard.
Romero tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shitlord knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Romero thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shitlord controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Romero is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero trying to pass the guard but Shitlord defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shitlord is controlling Romero's trapped leg to prevent Romero from advancing to side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Romero tries to pass to full mount but Shitlord defends it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Romero looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Shitlord rushes Romero and presses him up against the cage.
Romero goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shitlord prevents it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shitlord.
Shitlord lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shitlord prevents it.
Romero goes for a takedown attempt but Shitlord pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shitlord connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Romero momentarily.
Shitlord dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romero closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Romero lands in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shitlord looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romero is one step ahead there.
Romero drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Romero jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Romero controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shitlord is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shitlord holds on and takes a little breather.
Romero stays in close to Shitlord's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Shitlord will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shitlord instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Shitlord.
Shitlord scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Shitlord on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Shitlord.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shitlord's elbow.
Shitlord is pressed up against the cage. Romero has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shitlord down to the mat. Shitlord avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Romero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shitlord.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero takes one to the chin there.
Shitlord throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shitlord sprawls and moves away.
Shitlord scores with a jab to the body.
Romero doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Shitlord to counter with a crisp jab.
Romero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shitlord closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shitlord lands with a left to the head.
Shitlord softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shitlord lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romero gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero controlling the action here.
Romero tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shitlord knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Romero lands a nice short elbow.
Romero seems to be working for a kimura but Shitlord defends the submission attempt.
Romero content to control rather than advance.
Shitlord is trying to stand up here but Romero is controlling him well.
Romero content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Romero's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Romero has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Further stalling from Romero.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Romero gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shitlord.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Shitlord showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Romero changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shitlord looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee asks Romero politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Romero prefers to stall for the moment though.
Shitlord felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shitlord is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throws a strike aimed at the side of Shitlord's head but Shitlord avoids it well.
Romero is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shitlord is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Romero controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Shitlord's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Romero is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Shitlord is trying to escape and Romero transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Shitlord is forced to tap! Nice work there by Romero! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorge Romero!
Jorge Romero took some time post fight to say the following; 'No to gay Jesus, I luhhh you'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trey Bridges (ranked 2394 p4p, 259 weight class) and Ryu Hyabusa (ranked 2656 p4p, 283 weight class). Ryu Hyabusa told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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163 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trey Bridges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryu Hyabusa!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyabusa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hyabusa throws a series of strikes that have Bridges backpedaling.
Bridges ducks right into an uppercut from Hyabusa.
Bridges looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hyabusa!
Bridges working the head and body with strikes.
Bridges trying to control the position but Hyabusa is working away.
Bridges tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hyabusa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bridges lands a few punches from side control.
Bridges in side control, throwing shots but Hyabusa defends.
Bridges trying to control the action but Hyabusa is working from the bottom.
Hyabusa is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridges lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bridges is looking to take a break and control but Hyabusa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hyabusa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bridges tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bridges gets to mount! Hyabusa was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
A nice elbow there by Bridges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridges lands with some strikes.
Bridges cracks Hyabusa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hyabusa is rocked!
It looks like Ryu Hyabusa has been cut.
Bridges drops a big elbow. That's hurt Hyabusa! More shots from Bridges and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trey Bridges!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Grestch (ranked 3386 p4p, 302 weight class) and Guilherme Goncalves (ranked 2120 p4p, 211 weight class). Goncalves has chosen "The Marathon Continues" 2Pac & Nipsey Hussle featuring Tyga & Wiz Khalifa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Grestch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Guilherme Goncalves!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goncalves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick from Goncalves.
A chopping leg kick lands by Goncalves.
Grestch shoots in looking for a takedown. Goncalves tries to sprawl out of it but Grestch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Goncalves manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Goncalves appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Goncalves lands a right hook to the body.
Donk. Goncalves catches Grestch right on the button with a cross.
Goncalves lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like James Grestch has been cut.
Goncalves connects with a solid leg kick.
Goncalves lands a jab to the head.
Grestch is rocked!
Goncalves explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Oh Grestch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goncalves cracks Grestch's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Grestch slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Goncalves can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guilherme Goncalves!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Guilherme Goncalves waved his t-shirt featuring Condemned's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dropkick Flexy (ranked 1190 p4p, 146 weight class) and Randy Randalman (ranked 1297 p4p, 163 weight class). Flexy comes to the cage accompanied by Big Thing. Randalman has chosen Creedence Clearwater - Fortunate Son as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dropkick Flexy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Randalman!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flexy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Randalman tries to score with a low kick but Flexy moves his leg out of the way.
A shot to the liver by Flexy. Beautiful body shot.
Flexy gets a clinch.
Randalman is trying to drag Flexy to the mat but Flexy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Flexy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flexy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Randalman defends well.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Flexy holds on and takes a little breather.
Randalman working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randalman wants to control from the top but Flexy keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randalman is looking to work some ground and pound but Flexy has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flexy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Randalman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Randalman postures up.
Flexy has his foot on Randalman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Randalman works his way back into a safe position though.
Flexy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Randalman defends well.
Randalman trying to control but Flexy is working from the bottom.
Flexy is looking for a triangle but Randalman pushes his legs off easily.
Randalman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randalman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Flexy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Randalman advances position into side control!
Randalman working the head and body with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Flexy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Flexy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Randalman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Flexy is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Flexy's face as Randalman controls the position.
Randalman tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randalman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Flexy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Randalman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flexy keeps working.
Randalman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Randalman is looking to take a break and control but Flexy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Randalman tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Randalman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flexy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Randalman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Randalman trying to control the action but Flexy is working from the bottom.
Flexy tries to bench press Randalman off him but Randalman keeps the position.
A lull in the action here as Randalman stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on Flexy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Randalman is trying to get an arm triangle but Flexy is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flexy is looking to regain half guard here but Randalman keeps moving and retains side control.
Randalman has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Flexy!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy Randalman will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Randalman misses with a lunging right hand
and Flexy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Randalman's knee momentarily.
Flexy tries to clinch up but Randalman circles away and keeps his distance.
Flexy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flexy misses with a body shot.
Randalman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Randalman just misses with a punch to the body.
Randalman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Flexy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Randalman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Randalman throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Flexy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flexy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Randalman.
Randalman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Flexy takes a swing at Randalman's ribcage but misses.
Flexy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Randalman if he has to take too many more of those.
Flexy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Randalman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randalman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flexy rushes Randalman and presses him up against the cage.
Randalman misses with an elbow over the top.
Flexy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Randalman is defending well for now.
Randalman tries to land knees in the clinch but Flexy avoids the damage to the body.
Randalman can't get the takedown.
Flexy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Randalman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flexy with a knee to the head.
It looks like Randy Randalman has been cut.
Flexy pulls guard successfully.
Randalman tries to free his leg and advance position but Flexy is retaining full guard.
Randalman wants to control from the top but Flexy keeps moving.
Flexy looking to control.
Randalman trying to control the position from guard on top but Flexy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Randalman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Flexy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Randalman has managed to get both his arms back between Flexy's legs - danger averted.
Randalman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randalman is continuing to stall.
Flexy working for a triangle but Randalman defends it easily.
Randalman trying to control but Flexy is working from the bottom.
Flexy trying to control the position.
Randalman tries to free his leg and advance position but Flexy is retaining full guard.
Randalman trying to control but Flexy is working from the bottom.
Flexy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Randalman working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flexy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Randalman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Randalman distracts Flexy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Randalman trying to control but Flexy is working from the bottom.
Flexy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Randalman defends it easily.
Randalman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Randalman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Randalman is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randalman passes Flexy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Randalman is looking for a kimura but Flexy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Randalman to get the leverage.
Flexy trying to control here.
Flexy actively working from the bottom here.
Randalman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Randy Randalman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Flexy wants to control but Randalman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Randalman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Randalman passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dropkick Flexy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Randalman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Flexy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab, jab by Randalman - just one landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Flexy!
Flexy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Randalman.
Randalman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dropkick Flexy is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Randalman.
Flexy throws a push kick but Randalman slaps the foot to one side.
Randalman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Flexy defends it well.
Flexy scores with a nice body kick.
Flexy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Flexy feints and then cracks Randalman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Randalman down.
Flexy avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randalman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flexy.
Flexy tried to counter with a leg kick but Randalman avoided it.
Flexy throws a head kick that misses.
Randalman loads up on a big right hand but Flexy slips the punch.
Flexy wants to clinch up but Randalman keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flexy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Randalman thinks about the counter body kick.
Randalman tries a low kick but Flexy avoids it.
Good leg kick by Flexy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Flexy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Randalman lands with an uppercut that bounces Flexy off the cage and back into range.
Randalman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flexy circles away quickly and effectively.
Randalman misses with a hook.
Flexy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Randalman throws the kick towards the body but Flexy avoids it.
Flexy checks a low kick from Randalman.
Randalman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flexy drives through and clinches with Randalman against the cage.
Flexy jumps guard and drags Randalman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Flexy controls Randalman momentarily but Randalman frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randalman is pushing down on Flexy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Flexy is fighting to maintain full guard but Randalman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Randalman prevents Flexy from improving his position.
Flexy is trying to maintain the position but Randalman is very close to passing his half guard.
Randalman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Randalman is pressing down on Flexy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Flexy is holding on for now.
Randalman is controlling the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flexy actively working from the bottom here.
Randalman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flexy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Randalman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Randalman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Flexy is not content to let Randalman control the position.
Flexy is positioning himself well to prevent Randalman advancing to mount.
Randalman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flexy keeps working.
Flexy has hold of Randalman's hands but Randalman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Flexy tries to roll over but Randalman keeps him under control.
Flexy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Randalman trying to mount his opponent but Flexy defends it.
Flexy trying to hold on to Randalman's head to control him but Randalman postures up.
Randalman stalling.
Randalman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Flexy has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flexy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Randalman pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Randalman really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Randalman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Randalman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Randalman is looking to take a break and control but Flexy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Flexy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Randalman off and has taken his back!
Randalman is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Flexy off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Randalman can't escape the position.
Flexy gets his hands free as Randalman looks to control.
Flexy is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Randalman defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Flexy working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Randalman looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flexy trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Randalman showing good submission defense here.
Flexy looking for the choke but no joy.
Flexy doesn't have the hooks in and Randalman manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flexy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Randalman landing some decent shots from guard.
Randalman wants to control from the top but Flexy keeps moving.
Randalman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Flexy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Randalman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Randalman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Randalman trying to control but Flexy is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randalman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Flexy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Randalman is aware though and is defending well.
Randalman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Flexy keeping moving, preventing Randalman from controlling successfully.
Randalman content to stall in guard here.
Randalman passes into half guard.
Randalman is looking for a kimura but Flexy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Randalman to get the leverage.
Randalman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Flexy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flexy manages to get to full guard.
Flexy keeping full guard, as Randalman tries to pass.
Flexy looking for a guillotine here but Randalman defends easily.
Randalman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Flexy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Randalman is pushing down on Flexy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Flexy is fighting to maintain full guard but Randalman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Flexy won't allow Randalman to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Randy Randalman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Randy Randalman's cut.
That's time! Flexy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Flexy lands a jab to Randalman's midsection.
Randalman misses with a lunging right hand
and Flexy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Flexy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Randalman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Flexy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Flexy scoring well with a low kick there.
Randalman misses with a right hand
and Flexy counters with a low kick, right behind Randalman 's knee.
Flexy slips a straight right by Randalman.
Flexy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Flexy lands a jab to the nose.
Randalman avoids the head kick by Flexy.
Despite the aggression on Randalman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Flexy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flexy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Flexy misses with a head kick.
Randalman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flexy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Randalman misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flexy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Randalman's calf.
Randalman throws the kick towards the body but Flexy avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Flexy.
A slow jab from Randalman misses its intended target.
Flexy tries to counter by clinching up but Randalman breaks away and moves out of range.
Flexy looks for the body kick but Randalman saw that one coming.
Randalman gets a clinch.
Randalman goes for a takedown attempt but Flexy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Randalman works Flexy's body with a nice hook.
Dropkick Flexy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flexy misses with a low kick.
Randalman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Randalman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Randy Randalman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flexy misses with a kick to the body.
Randalman avoids a kick to the body.
Randy Randalman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randalman misses with a lunging right hand
and Flexy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Flexy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Randalman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flexy lands a nice shot to the body.
Flexy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dropkick Flexy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randalman blocking some punches.
Flexy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Flexy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flexy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randalman blocks an uppercut.
Flexy tries a body shot but Randalman blocks it.
Randalman wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flexy misses with a body punch.
Flexy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Flexy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Flexy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Randalman passes Flexy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Randalman prevents Flexy from improving his position.
Flexy actively working from the bottom here.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Randalman is trying to control the action in half guard but Flexy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Randalman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Randalman is looking to advance position but Flexy won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randalman is nestled in close to Flexy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Randalman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flexy keeps working.
Flexy is controlling Randalman's trapped leg to prevent Randalman from advancing to side control.
Randalman is trying to control. Flexy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Flexy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Randalman passes to side control.
Randalman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Flexy has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dropkick Flexy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Randalman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Randalman!
Randy Randalman is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Randy Randalman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Shackelford (ranked 1790 p4p, 187 weight class) and Rio Silva (ranked 1413 p4p, 162 weight class). Shackelford's entrance music is Boomhauer - Dust in the Wind. A fine choice. Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eye of the Tiger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rusty Shackelford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shackelford stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shackelford wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shackelford throws a shot to the body.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shackelford scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shackelford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rusty Shackelford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rio Silva.
Shackelford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shackelford fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Silva shoots and misses
letting Shackelford counter with a right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shackelford!
It looks like Rio Silva has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shackelford scores with a jab.
Shackelford looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shackelford lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shackelford rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shackelford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackelford misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shackelford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shackelford prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Shackelford.
Shackelford pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Shackelford.
Shackelford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva looks winded!
Shackelford lands a shoulder strike.
Shackelford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Shackelford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shackelford works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Shackelford cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shackelford.
Shackelford lands an uppercut.
Shackelford prevents the takedown attempt.
Shackelford is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shackelford scores with a shoulder strike.
Shackelford scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Shackelford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shackelford lands a shoulder strike.
Shackelford works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Shackelford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Shackelford.
Shackelford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shackelford lands a body punch.
Shackelford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That has opened up Rio Silva's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Shackelford.
Shackelford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Shackelford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shackelford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Shackelford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shackelford lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Shackelford's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Good body shot from Shackelford.
Shackelford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shackelford lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shackelford.
Shackelford lands a shot to the body.
Shackelford lands a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shackelford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shackelford is working Silva over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shackelford.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shackelford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Shackelford lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Shackelford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Shackelford pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva is rocked!
Rio Silva's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Shackelford scores with a hook to the body.
Shackelford lands a body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shackelford takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice left hand lands by Shackelford.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Shackelford finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shackelford lands a nice uppercut.
Shackelford is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shackelford comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Shackelford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rio Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shackelford lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rusty Shackelford!
An out of breath Rusty Shackelford thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Maximus (ranked 1061 p4p, 24 weight class) and Hellas Pankratios (ranked 984 p4p, 48 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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300 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hellas Pankratios!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus misses with a hook.
Pankratios moves in looking to clinch but Maximus pushes him off.
Maximus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pankratios tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pankratios closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Maximus quickly recovers to half guard.
Pankratios not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pankratios wants to work for an arm triangle but Maximus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Well, if Pankratios 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.
Maximus is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximus looks like he's trying to stand up.
Maximus is looking to control Pankratios's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maximus avoid being mounted?
Maximus is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pankratios is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus tries to roll over but Pankratios keeps him under control.
Pankratios controlling the action here.
Pankratios throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maximus tries to roll over but Pankratios keeps him under control.
Pankratios missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maximus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pankratios is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pankratios working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Ground and pound from Pankratios.
Pankratios is pressing down on Maximus's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maximus is holding on for now.
Maximus is looking to improve his position.
Maximus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pankratios.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pankratios tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maximus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pankratios trying to control from half guard but Maximus is working away.
Maximus trying to control but Pankratios postures up.
Maximus is looking for a sweep. Pankratios is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pankratios is nestled in close to Maximus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maximus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maximus is staying active underneath Pankratios, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pankratios is working for a kimura but Maximus is defending it quite comfortably.
Maximus is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pankratios trying to control from half guard but Maximus is working away.
Pankratios trying to pass the guard but Maximus defending well.
Pankratios throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pankratios sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maximus defending well though.
Maximus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pankratios is working away from the top position though.
Pankratios wants to pass the guard but Maximus is defending well.
Maximus tries to roll over but Pankratios keeps him under control.
Pankratios drops an elbow to the side of Maximus's head.
Maximus is looking to improve his position.
Maximus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pankratios is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pankratios throwing shots but Maximus is blocking nicely.
Maximus is staying active underneath Pankratios, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maximus trying to control but Pankratios postures up.
Pankratios sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maximus defending well though.
Pankratios wants to take a breather but Maximus is having none of it.
Pankratios is thwarting Maximus's attempts to control the position.
Pankratios wants to control but Maximus is keeping him busy.
Pankratios working Maximus over with strikes.
Pankratios thows a huge punch but Maximus dodges it nicely.
Maximus is not content to let Pankratios control the position.
Maximus is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pankratios landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pankratios with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pankratios trying to control the action but Maximus is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hellas Pankratios dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pankratios ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maximus throws a big shot that misses.
Pankratios shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maximus but Maximus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pankratios shoots in looking for a takedown. Maximus tries to sprawl out of it but Pankratios keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maximus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pankratios scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ground and pound from Pankratios seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pankratios trying to control the position but Maximus is working away.
Pankratios has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pankratios cracks Maximus with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pankratios tries for a kimura but Maximus is defending well.
Pankratios happy to just control the position for now.
Maximus tries to escape but Pankratios is in control.
Maximus regains half guard.
Pankratios prevents Maximus from standing back up.
Maximus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maximus trying to hold on to Pankratios's head to control him but Pankratios postures up.
Maximus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maximus is rocked!
Pankratios scores with a big shot! Maximus's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Maximus! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hellas Pankratios!
In his post fight interview, Hellas Pankratios started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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