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WPFA XXVIII: New Blood PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luka Andrijasevic (ranked 25281 p4p, 25384 weight class) and Reggie Larkin (ranked 655 p4p, 628 weight class). Reggie Larkin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luka Andrijasevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reggie Larkin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Andrijasevic to the mat! Andrijasevic manages to get full guard.
Larkin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Andrijasevic's head.
Andrijasevic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Andrijasevic keeping full guard, as Larkin tries to pass.
Larkin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Larkin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Andrijasevic wants to stand and escape but Larkin is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andrijasevic is keeping the position for now.
Andrijasevic is working an open guard so Larkin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Andrijasevic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Andrijasevic.
Andrijasevic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Andrijasevic closes the distance and clinches.
Andrijasevic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larkin blocks an uppercut.
Andrijasevic throws a punch but it's blocked by Larkin.
Andrijasevic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Larkin jumps guard but Andrijasevic turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Andrijasevic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andrijasevic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Andrijasevic working aggressively here.
Andrijasevic is trying to stall.
Larkin goes for a takedown attempt but Andrijasevic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin gets a double leg takedown into Andrijasevic's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larkin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Larkin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Andrijasevic wants to stand and escape but Larkin is having none of it.
Larkin controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Andrijasevic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Larkin is controlling him.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Larkin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Andrijasevic's head.
Larkin stays in close to Andrijasevic's body and controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Larkin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Andrijasevic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Larkin somewhat.
Luka Andrijasevic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Larkin.
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.
Larkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Larkin shoots in and gets a takedown into Andrijasevic's guard.
My spies in The Graveyard inform me that Larkin has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Larkin prevents Andrijasevic from getting back to his feet.
Larkin stays in close to Andrijasevic's body and controls the position.
Larkin stops Andrijasevic from standing up.
Larkin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larkin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Andrijasevic is looking to stand up but Larkin isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reggie Larkin will probably get the nod.
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.
Andrijasevic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andrijasevic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andrijasevic throws a leg kick
and Larkin counters with a single leg into guard. Andrijasevic didn't expect that.
Larkin passes into half guard.
Larkin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Andrijasevic wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrijasevic wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Larkin has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! Andrijasevic taps furiously! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reggie Larkin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Freecs (ranked 6139 p4p, 6640 weight class) and Ross Rhea (ranked 620 p4p, 637 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Brawler
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Freecs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ross Rhea!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freecs misses with a takedown attempt
and Rhea counters with a right hand to the body.
Rhea tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Freecs defends well and Rhea ends up having to push Freecs into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Freecs misses with a few strikes there.
Freecs throws a combination that misses
and Rhea counters with a crisp one two that drops Freecs! Rhea thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Freecs to his feet! Freecs is in big trouble!
Freecs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rhea counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Freecs falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ross Rhea!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Barnes (ranked 3428 p4p, 6275 weight class) and Roman Hahn (ranked 390 p4p, 556 weight class). Adam Barnes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roman Hahn!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hahn.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hahn tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hahn misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good shot there by Barnes.
Hahn misses with a combination
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Hahn.
Hahn 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.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hahn.
Hahn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Hahn's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hahn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barnes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
 Hahn is rocked!
Good shot there by Barnes.
Hahn is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hahn to score with a decent uppercut.
Hahn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barnes dances in with a quick combination. Hahn is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Barnes snaps Hahn's head back. Hahn stumbles backwards against the cage. Barnes steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Hahn's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Hahn just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Adam Barnes!
An out of breath and clearly excited Adam Barnes thanked MKFC for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eladio Vasquez (ranked 4206 p4p, 4172 weight class) and Tyler Hines (ranked 557 p4p, 554 weight class). The key to victory for Eladio Vasquez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eladio Vasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Hines!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vasquez instigates a clinch.
Hines is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vasquez to keep the fight standing.
Hines tries to pull guard but Vasquez holds him up against the cage and eventually Hines drops back down to his feet.
Hines tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eladio Vasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Hines.
Hines pulls guard.
Hines looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vasquez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hines working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Vasquez has passed into half guard!
Hines tries to roll over but Vasquez keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hines looking for submissions off his back.
Hines is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vasquez pulls his head out easily.
Vasquez tries to stand and escape but Hines actually recovers to full guard.
Vasquez is sitting in close to Hines's body. Hines has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Vasquez is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Vasquez is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hines.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tyler Hines!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mace Willington Iii (ranked 5958 p4p, 3082 weight class) and Harvey Spindley (ranked 651 p4p, 449 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mace Willington Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harvey Spindley !
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spindley forces Willington Iii back against the cage and clinches.
Willington Iii tries to pull guard but Spindley won't allow it.
Willington Iii breaks the clinch.
Spindley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A right-left combo lands from Spindley .
Willington Iii gets tackled into the cage by Spindley . Spindley maintains the clinch.
Spindley gets underhooks to prevent Willington Iii's takedown attempt.
Spindley is trying to break free.
Willington Iii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Willington Iii is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spindley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mace Willington Iii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spindley connects with a solid leg kick.
Willington Iii has a takedown stuffed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spindley circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spindley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Willington Iii. That did some damage!
Spindley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spindley avoids a punch combination nicely.
That kick from Spindley tenderised Willington Iii's leg. Willington Iii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spindley feints a jab promting Willington Iii to slip. Spindley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Willington Iii slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Spindley .
Spindley is working the combinations to good effect here.
Willington Iii gets the takedown into side control.
Spindley sneaks out the side door and pushes Willington Iii away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spindley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spindley lands a nice shot to the body.
Willington Iii tried to score with a low kick but Spindley checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spindley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Willington Iii misses with a looping right.
Spindley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Willington Iii gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spindley counters with a series of strikes. Willington Iii will be more careful next time no doubt.
Willington Iii misses with a series of wild punches.
Willington Iii tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spindley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Willington Iii somewhat.
Willington Iii tries for a takedown but Spindley circles away easily
and Spindley counters with a straight right hand.
Spindley scores with a leg kick.
Spindley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Willington Iii's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spindley works the jab nicely.
Willington Iii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spindley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Willington Iii misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spindley . That's going to slow Willington Iii down.
Willington Iii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spindley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Willington Iii eats them both and turns towards Spindley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
 Willington Iii is rocked!
Willington Iii wants to clinch
and Spindley counters with a left and a right that stings Willington Iii.
Oh Willington Iii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spindley scores with the left hand. Willington Iii knows he should have avoided that one.
Willington Iii throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spindley counters with a big right hand! Oh Willington Iii is in trouble here! Spindley follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harvey Spindley !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Timm Cutt (ranked 5645 p4p, 5728 weight class) and Jane Bane (ranked 474 p4p, 476 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timm Cutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jane Bane!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab-cross combination lands for Cutt and sends Bane crashing to the mat! Cutt follows him down to the mat - Bane regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Bane is rocked!
 It looks like Jane Bane has been cut.
Cutt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bane is still in real trouble! Can Cutt finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cutt throwing shots but Bane is blocking nicely.
Bane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cutt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Bane manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Cutt keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Cutt manages to break the clinch.
Cutt steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Bane is out on his feet! Cutt sets himself and nearly takes Bane's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Timm Cutt!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vitaliy Lazutin (ranked 4502 p4p, 6769 weight class) and Manuel Cristos (ranked 433 p4p, 512 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vitaliy Lazutin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manuel Cristos!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cristos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lazutin under the eye.
Cristos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cristos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cristos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lazutin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cristos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lazutin takes one to the chin there.
Cristos with a jab.
Lazutin is looking to clinch.
Lazutin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cristos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lazutin pinned against the cage. Lazutin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cristos misses with an uppercut. Lazutin saw that one coming.
Lazutin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cristos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Cristos misses.
Manuel Cristos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Cristos misses.
Lazutin tries to counter by clinching up but Cristos breaks away and moves out of range.
Lazutin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cristos lands a lovely overhand right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cristos, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazutin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lazutin wants to clinch up but Cristos keeps it at a distance.
Cristos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lazutin. Lazutin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jab by Cristos.
Cristos misses with an uppercut. Lazutin saw that one coming.
Lazutin pushes Cristos up against the cage in a clinch.
Lazutin tries to land knees in the clinch but Cristos avoids the damage to the body.
Cristos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cristos.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cristos.
Cristos is working Lazutin over against the cage.
Cristos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cristos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cristos.
Cristos working aggressively here.
Lazutin prevents a body shot from Cristos.
Lazutin prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from Cristos on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazutin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cristos is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cristos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lazutin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lazutin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cristos lands a nice uppercut.
Cristos avoiding damage as Lazutin throws knees to the body.
Lazutin pushes off an throws an elbow but Cristos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cristos managing to block the knees to the body from Lazutin.
Cristos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cristos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cristos misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Lazutin.
Cristos swings wildly with an uppercut but Lazutin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cristos takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Manuel Cristos has been cut.
Cristos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cristos misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristos misses with some punches.
Cristos misses with a punch on the inside.
Cristos tries to throw a body punch but Lazutin avoids it by throwing Cristos back against the cage.
Lazutin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cristos avoids it.
Lazutin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cristos lands an uppercut.
Cristos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cristos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cristos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lazutin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cristos misses with a punch on the inside.
Lazutin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cristos's defenses.
Lazutin tries to land knees in the clinch but Cristos avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lazutin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cristos's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cristos.
Lazutin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cristos.
Cristos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazutin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Cristos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cristos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cristos avoiding damage as Lazutin throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lazutin throws an elbow but misses.
Cristos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lazutin backwards.
Lazutin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cristos avoids it.
Cristos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lazutin backwards.
Cristos has a couple of punches blocked by Lazutin.
Cristos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lazutin backwards.
Lazutin lands an elbow inside.
Cristos misses with a punch on the inside.
Cristos misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lazutin lands a damaging elbow.
Lazutin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cristos takes an elbow to the temple.
Lazutin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Cristos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Cristos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lazutin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cristos lands with a left to the head.
Cristos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lazutin blocking some punches.
Cristos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lazutin throws an elbow that misses.
Lazutin lands an elbow that stopped Cristos in his tracks for a moment.
Cristos has a couple of punches blocked by Lazutin.
Lazutin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lazutin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cristos is defending well for now.
Lazutin blocking some punches.
Lazutin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cristos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cristos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lazutin trying to land knees to the body.
Cristos misses with the head strike.
A short left from Cristos.
Cristos misses with the head strike.
Cristos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lazutin backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazutin missing with knees to the body.
Cristos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cristos managing to block the knees to the body from Lazutin.
A right handed body shot lands from Cristos.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lazutin obliges.
Cristos misses with the head strike.
Lazutin crunches a lovely knee into Cristos's ribcage.
Cristos can't find room to land a body shot as Lazutin controls the action.
Cristos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cristos throws a punch but it's blocked by Lazutin.
Cristos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cristos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cristos holds on and takes a little breather.
Lazutin preventing the sweep.
Cristos has a closed guard, preventing Lazutin from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristos wants to sweep here but Lazutin controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cristos is on top in guard.
Cristos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Cristos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristos prevents Lazutin from getting back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Vitaliy Lazutin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cristos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cristos's corner calls for a 1-2. Cristos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lazutin moves in looking to clinch but Cristos pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Cristos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cristos tests Lazutin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lazutin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cristos connects with a jab.
Cristos looks to land a combination but Lazutin avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Cristos.
Manuel Cristos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lazutin tries to clinch there but Cristos circles away.
Lazutin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lazutin tries to clinch there but Cristos circles away.
Cristos tests Lazutin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lazutin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cristos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Cristos misses its intended target.
Cristos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lazutin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cristos throws out the jab.
Cristos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cristos jabs Lazutin right on the nose. Lazutin blinks but takes it well.
Lazutin is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cristos.
Oh Lazutin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cristos walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Lazutin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Cristos swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Lazutin's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Cristos!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Herve Cabrera (ranked 5387 p4p, 3183 weight class) and Ruslan Varlamov (ranked 465 p4p, 336 weight class). Ruslan Varlamov 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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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herve Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ruslan Varlamov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera lands a really nice looking cross but Varlamov seems unphased.
Nice straight punches there by Cabrera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cabrera.
Cabrera moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Varlamov fails with a takedown attempt.
Cabrera seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cabrera catches Varlamov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cabrera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cabrera clobbers Varlamov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Varlamov darts in looking for a takedown but Cabrera gets double underhooks and turns Varlamov into the cage.
Cabrera lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Varlamov goes down and covers up as Cabrera starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herve Cabrera!
Herve 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Pipes (ranked 2822 p4p, 7113 weight class) and Ricky Sticky (ranked 300 p4p, 525 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wesley Pipes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Sticky!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sticky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pipes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sticky throws a sloppy head kick and Pipes moves out of range easily.
Pipes tries to sprawl but Sticky drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pipes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pipes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pipes is staying active underneath Sticky, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sticky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sticky slips a nice elbow through Pipes's hands, connecting with Pipes's forehead.
Pipes tries to roll over but Sticky keeps him under control.
Pipes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pipes.
Pipes is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Sticky rolls with it to try and escape but Pipes cranks on the arm and Sticky is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wesley Pipes!
A very excited looking Wesley Pipes 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Axl Lors (ranked 1970 p4p, 1758 weight class) and Iron Side (ranked 221 p4p, 202 weight class). Side has chosen In the Dark - Vintage Culture, Fancy Inc as his entrance music. Axl Lors has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Axl Lors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iron Side!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lors throws a body shot but no joy.
Lors takes a swing at Side's ribcage but misses.
Side appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Side keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Side is looking for the big counter here.
Oooooh!!! Side has knocked Lors down with a huge combo! Side steps away and waves a wobbly Lors back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 It looks like Axl Lors has been cut.
Lors takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lors throws a right hand that Side ducks under and follows up with a left that Side also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lors throws a sloppy body shot
and Side counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Lors has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Iron Side!
Iron Side took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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