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Grunge 29: Vitalogy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Umberto Grena (ranked 6477 p4p, 24529 weight class) and Bartolomeo Longo (ranked 632 p4p, 694 weight class). Umberto Grena 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Umberto Grena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartolomeo Longo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Grena struggling a bit here.
Longo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Grena tries to escape but Longo is in control.
Grena is trying to control Longo's posture but Longo avoids it.
Grena manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grena prevents Longo from improving his position.
Grena wants to pass the guard but Longo is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grena looks to land a strike but Longo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Grena tries to free his leg and advance position but Longo is retaining full guard.
Longo can't keep his opponent in guard - Grena advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Grena working Longo over with strikes.
Longo wants to control but Grena is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Grena not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Longo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Longo looks winded!
Longo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grena passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grena with a couple of short strikes.
Longo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Longo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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!
Grena tries to control but Longo wriggling away.
Grena fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Grena landing punches.
Grena breaks from Longo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Longo taking shots to the head.
Grena dominating with strikes here.
 Longo is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grena lands a big elbow - Longo is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Longo is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Umberto Grena!
After the fight, Umberto Grena was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bastyn Dall (ranked 6182 p4p, 19850 weight class) and Petr Kotrc (ranked 432 p4p, 496 weight class). Dall comes to the cage accompanied by Bride - Beast. Bastyn Dall is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 35 - 34 - 3, fighting out of New York, Bastyn Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Petr Kotrc!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall lands with a nice combination. Kotrc backs away looking to recover.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kotrc.
Dall digs a good body shot into Kotrc's ribs.
Dall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kotrc fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kotrc.
Dall lands with an uppercut that bounces Kotrc off the cage and back into range.
Kotrc fails with the takedown
and Dall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bastyn Dall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petr Kotrc.
Dall goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dall moves into the clinch successfully.
A right handed body shot lands from Dall.
Kotrc has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dall after a bit of a struggle.
Kotrc tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dall's elbow.
Dall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall digs a right hand into Kotrc's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kotrc's gas tank.
Kotrc has had enough of the clinch but Dall keeps him there for the moment.
Dall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dall is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dall manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kotrc on his heels. He'll look to pass Kotrc's guard now, I'm sure.
Dall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kotrc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dall controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kotrc's guard.
Dall seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dall connects with a nice short shot to Kotrc's temple.
Dall is trying for a kimura here. Kotrc looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Dall wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bastyn Dall!
Bastyn Dall thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perry Roscrow (ranked 7097 p4p, 13850 weight class) and Jenik Krejza (ranked 607 p4p, 558 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 43 - 0, fighting out of London, Perry Roscrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jenik Krejza!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roscrow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Roscrow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krejza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 It looks like Perry Roscrow has been cut.
Krejza ducks under a wild hook from Roscrow.
Krejza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Jenik Krejza has been cut.
Krejza shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Roscrow is trying to defend but Krejza finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Krejza winds up and cracks Roscrow with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Roscrow actively working from the bottom here.
Krejza working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krejza content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Krejza lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Roscrow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krejza is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Roscrow has managed to free his arm - good work.
Roscrow is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Krejza pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roscrow looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Krejza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roscrow keeps working.
Roscrow has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Krejza. Oh but Roscrow has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Krejza goes limp - he's gone! Roscrow jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Perry Roscrow!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Perry Roscrow made sure he mentioned KOMBAT KLOTHING, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chief Tomahawk (ranked 3316 p4p, 3481 weight class) and Kirov Sturmovik (ranked 401 p4p, 422 weight class). Chief Tomahawk is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 10 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Tomahawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirov Sturmovik!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomahawk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sturmovik drops his shoulder and cracks Tomahawk with a huge uppercut! Tomahawk goes down! Can Sturmovik finish him?
 Tomahawk is rocked!
It looks like Chief Tomahawk has been cut.
Tomahawk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oh Tomahawk is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tomahawk is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sturmovik is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sturmovik trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tomahawk's guard.
Tomahawk seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tomahawk managing to control the position.
Tomahawk wants to control the position but Sturmovik says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Tomahawk's coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomahawk moves into full guard.
Sturmovik has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tomahawk is proving hard to escape from.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sturmovik cracks Tomahawk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sturmovik stuffs the takedown attempt from Tomahawk. Tomahawk gets slowly back to his feet.
Tomahawk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sturmovik gets caught napping as Tomahawk dives in and scores a takedown. Sturmovik manages to retain guard.
Tomahawk throws a strike but Sturmovik rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sturmovik trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tomahawk's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomahawk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sturmovik would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tomahawk seems keen to control Sturmovik's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturmovik wants to stand but Tomahawk is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tomahawk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tomahawk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tomahawk moves in looking to clinch but Sturmovik pushes him off.
Tomahawk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sturmovik sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Tomahawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sturmovik lands a right hook to the body.
Sturmovik throws a series of punches but Tomahawk moves out of range.
Tomahawk throwing a counter right hand but Sturmovik manages to avoid it.
Tomahawk throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sturmovik was covering up waiting for the punch and Tomahawk finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tomahawk postures up in Sturmovik's guard and throws a big left but Sturmovik blocks it.
Tomahawk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tomahawk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tomahawk is looking to work some ground and pound but Sturmovik has wrist control.
Tomahawk throws an elbow that misses. Sturmovik uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tomahawk's guard. Nice move by Sturmovik!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kirov Sturmovik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chief Tomahawk's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sturmovik tests Tomahawk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No luck for Tomahawk with that takedown attempt.
Kirov Sturmovik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomahawk has a takedown stuffed.
Sturmovik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomahawk.
Sturmovik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tomahawk circles away quickly and effectively.
Tomahawk shoots in for a double leg but Sturmovik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Tomahawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sturmovik cracks Tomahawk with an uppercut from hell and Tomahawk crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Sturmovik's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturmovik wants to stand but Tomahawk is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomahawk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sturmovik wants to stand but Tomahawk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tomahawk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sturmovik has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Blood and Iron Training. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Tomahawk is pulling down on Sturmovik's head. It's preventing any offense from Sturmovik, at least for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chief Tomahawk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sturmovik lands with a right hand.
Chief Tomahawk's cut is getting worse.
Sturmovik catches Tomahawk napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Tomahawk to the canvas!
Sturmovik being controlled here momentarily.
Sturmovik would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tomahawk is trying to hold Sturmovik in close to prevent damage but Sturmovik has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomahawk tries to roll over but Sturmovik keeps him under control.
Sturmovik wants to stand up but Tomahawk is controlling the position.
Tomahawk wants to control but Sturmovik is keeping busy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sturmovik stuffs the takedown.
Sturmovik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tomahawk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sturmovik connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tomahawk. Tomahawk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice sprawl there from Sturmovik as Tomahawk shoots in.
Kirov Sturmovik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sturmovik waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Tomahawk. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Tomahawk to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Chief Tomahawk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tomahawk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sturmovik regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tomahawk.
Sturmovik is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tomahawk is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kirov Sturmovik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chief Tomahawk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sturmovik gets caught flat footed, as Tomahawk shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tomahawk is looking to work some ground and pound but Sturmovik has wrist control.
Tomahawk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tomahawk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tomahawk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tomahawk throws a big right hand that misses.
Sturmovik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tomahawk.
Sturmovik pulls Tomahawk in to control the position.
Tomahawk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sturmovik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturmovik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tomahawk working some strikes from top position.
Tomahawk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tomahawk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturmovik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tomahawk.
Tomahawk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sturmovik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tomahawk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tomahawk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sturmovik utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice uppercut there from Tomahawk.
Sturmovik scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tomahawk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sturmovik stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sturmovik moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Tomahawk goes down! Can Sturmovik finish him!?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomahawk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sturmovik wants to stand but Tomahawk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomahawk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sturmovik bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Tomahawk! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Sturmovik wanted to stand there but Tomahawk had control of the position.
Kirov Sturmovik is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sturmovik is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomahawk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sturmovik stopping the sweep attempt from Tomahawk.
Tomahawk looking to control.
Chief Tomahawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomahawk working a defensive guard but Sturmovik passes into half guard.
Sturmovik wants to stand up but Tomahawk has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirov Sturmovik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sturmovik 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirov Sturmovik!
During a confident post fight interview, Kirov Sturmovik 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Logan Justis (ranked 2456 p4p, 2832 weight class) and Power Shark (ranked 326 p4p, 369 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Justis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Power Shark!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shark throws out a leg kick but Justis moves out of range and Shark only half commits.
It looked like Justis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shark.
Justis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Justis throws a hook but Shark avoids it easily.
Shark lands a nice hook to Justis's body. Justis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Justis blocks a head kick by Shark.
Shark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justis avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Justis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Justis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shark throws a wild body kick that Justis sees coming a mile off.
A counter left hand to the body from Justis misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shark throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Justis moves out of range as Shark throws a body kick.
Shark throws a leg kick but Justis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Justis misses its target.
Shark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It looked like Justis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shark.
Justis blocks a head kick by Shark.
Justis throws a quick counter head kick but Shark was just out of range.
Justis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Justis breaks from the clinch.
Justis looks to score with a jab to the body but Shark is just out of range.
Shark throws a leg kick but Justis moved away.
Justis blocks a head kick by Shark.
Shark tries a head kick but it misses.
Shark lands a leg kick that knocks Justis off balance momentarily.
Justis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shark throws a head kick that misses.
Justis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shark throws a head kick but Justis moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shark throws a head kick that half lands.
Shark with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shark wants to counter the offense by Justis and move into the clinch position.
Shark with a nice calf kick.
Shark throws a leg kick but Justis moved away.
Shark misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Justis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Shark misses the target.
Justis is looking to counter punch.
Justis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shark throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Justis's head.
Shark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shark takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shark throws a sloppy head kick and Justis moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Justis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shark is looking to chop away at Justis's legs.
Justis throws a big counter combination but Shark scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shark tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Justis is able to avoid easily.
Justis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Shark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shark throws a fast counter high kick but Justis manages to duck under it in time.
Justis blocks the body kick.
Justis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shark wants to land a leg kick but Justis is out of range.
Shark throws a sloppy head kick
and Justis counters with a stiff right hand.
Shark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shark with a nice calf kick.
Shark scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shark moves away.
Shark throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shark misses with a head kick.
Justis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shark finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shark connects with a crisp jab.
Shark takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shark throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justis moves into the clinch successfully.
Shark wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Justis effectively controlling the action here.
Shark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Power Shark dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Justis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shark. Shark circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shark throws a combination that misses
and Justis counters with a right hand to the body.
Power Shark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Justis blocks the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shark.
Shark buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Power Shark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Justis moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shark is trying to break the clinch but Justis has him pressed against the cage.
Justis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shark manages to break the clinch.
Justis drives through and clinches with Shark against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shark is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shark is trying to force a seperation but Justis has the dominant position.
Justis stalling against the cage.
Justis lands with a short shot to the head.
Shark breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Shark misses.
Shark throws a sloppy head kick and Justis moves out of range easily.
Shark misses with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Shark misses
and Justis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shark misses with a combination
and Justis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Shark.
Shark throws a wild body kick that Justis sees coming a mile off.
Justis blocks a head kick by Shark.
Power Shark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Justis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Justis is looking to wear down Shark with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shark tries to land a front kick but Justis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A solid body kick from Shark.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shark throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Shark.
It looked like Justis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shark ducks under a wild hook from Justis.
A big right from Shark misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis just misses with a punch to the body.
Justis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Justis avoids the head kick by Shark.
Shark throws a head kick but Justis moves out of range.
Justis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shark throws a lazy head kick
and Justis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shark throws a sloppy head kick and Justis moves out of range easily.
Justis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shark misses with a jab to the body
and Justis counters with a nice uppercut.
Justis slips under a jab.
Shark throws a head kick that misses.
Justis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Shark throws a solid leg kick but Justis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shark.
A counter left hand to the body from Justis misses its target.
Shark throws a predictable looking body shot
and Justis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shark lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shark throws a head kick that misses
and Shark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shark with a hook.
Shark throws a head kick but Justis moves out of range.
Justis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shark throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Justis to counter with a crisp jab.
Shark is rocked!
Shark is breathing heavily.
Shark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shark misses with a head kick.
Justis is looking to counter punch.
Shark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Justis rushes Shark and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Justis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Power Shark will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Justis avoids a kick to the body.
Justis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shark with a nice calf kick.
Shark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shark tries a head kick but it misses.
Justis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shark throws a head kick that misses.
Shark ducks under a wild hook from Justis.
Justis lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Justis throws a body punch but Shark moves out of range.
Justis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Justis misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shark throws a head kick that misses.
Shark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shark throws the kick towards the body but Justis avoids it.
Justis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shark misses with a hook to the body
and Justis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shark. Shark obviously looking to wear him down.
Shark finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Justis's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Shark falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Logan Justis!
Logan Justis very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Power Shark spoke after the fight, saying 'Bullshit!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diyorbek Nurudinov (ranked 3375 p4p, 3377 weight class) and Pele Ronaldo (ranked 354 p4p, 355 weight class). Pele Ronaldo 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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270
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24 - 30 - 0 |
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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 17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diyorbek Nurudinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pele Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurudinov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nurudinov wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Nurudinov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ronaldo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ronaldo shoots in but no luck this time.
Diyorbek Nurudinov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pele Ronaldo.
Ronaldo tries for a takedown but Nurudinov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ronaldo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ronaldo has managed to clinch.
Nurudinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo fails with the takedown
letting Nurudinov counter with a right hand.
Nurudinov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ronaldo looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurudinov has hold of one of Ronaldo's legs. Ronaldo is fighting the takedown attempt but Nurudinov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Nurudinov distracts Ronaldo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nurudinov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ronaldo is keeping the position for now.
Nurudinov is in close to Ronaldo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nurudinov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nurudinov is in close to Ronaldo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ronaldo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nurudinov defends it easily.
Nurudinov with a nice head shot there.
Nurudinov gets to his feet and stands over Ronaldo, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Ronaldo felt that one! Nurudinov unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Ronaldo from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diyorbek Nurudinov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cosby (ranked 1018 p4p, 3661 weight class) and Neil Diaz (ranked 142 p4p, 455 weight class). Bill Cosby could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Neil Diaz's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Cosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neil Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosby lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cosby slips under a jab.
Cosby has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Cosby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cosby jabs at Diaz's body.
Cosby throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Cosby looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cosby.
A leg kick checked by Cosby.
Cosby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cosby with a body shot.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cosby.
Cosby scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz wants to slow Cosby down by chopping away at his legs.
Cosby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Diaz responds with a good body kick, but Cosby manages to step out the way in time.
Cosby smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cosby throws a sloppy body shot
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Bill Cosby has been cut.
Cosby misses with a straight right.
Cosby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Cosby is controlling the position.
Cosby throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Cosby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz is rocked!
Cosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Cosby finish him?
Diaz blocking some punches.
Cosby misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Cosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cosby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Cosby is controlling him.
Cosby has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Cosby misses with the head strike.
Cosby throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cosby.
Cosby has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Cosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cosby throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Cosby misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cosby fails to land.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Cosby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cosby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cosby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cosby swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a good low kick that Cosby was not able to check.
Cosby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice side step and Diaz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Cosby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bill Cosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cosby cracks Diaz with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Diaz falls to his knees and Cosby doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Cosby!
A very excited looking Bill Cosby rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Georges St. Georges (ranked 408 p4p, 2646 weight class) and Tae Shik Cha (ranked 49 p4p, 266 weight class). Cha has chosen Gaullin - Moonlight as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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138
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georges St. Georges!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tae Shik Cha!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Georges misses with a right hand
letting Cha counter with a right hand.
Cha throws a big shot that misses.
St. Georges scores with a hook to the body. Cha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cha throws a big shot that misses.
Cha throws a hook but St. Georges avoids it easily.
St. Georges lands with a thumping leg kick.
St. Georges slips a jab from Cha.
St. Georges fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cha lunges at St. Georges with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by St. Georges's hand.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Cha is just out of range.
Cha throws a lazy right hand but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St. Georges gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice leg kick from St. Georges, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cha.
St. Georges scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cha avoids the body shot from St. Georges.
Cha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cha has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
St. Georges throws a right hand that misses
and Cha counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha misses with a looping left.
A slapping leg kick lands for St. Georges.
Cha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St. Georges.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cha! But no joy.
St. Georges throws a body kick that misses.
It seemed like Cha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
St. Georges misses with a low kick.
Cha is looking to clinch.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Cha.
St. Georges shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cha manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cha keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
St. Georges stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St. Georges being controlled here momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cha is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges looking for a guillotine here but Cha defends easily.
Cha must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
St. Georges keeping moving, preventing Cha from controlling successfully.
Cha is looking to work some ground and pound but St. Georges has wrist control.
St. Georges working a defensive guard here.
St. Georges 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.
St. Georges keeping full guard, as Cha tries to pass.
St. Georges looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cha engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges 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.
St. Georges working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cha manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cha controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
St. Georges is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cha defends well.
St. Georges might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
St. Georges wants to sweep here but Cha controlling him for the moment.
Cha controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cha trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cha passes easily into side control. Nice work.
St. Georges is looking to regain half guard here but Cha keeps moving and retains side control.
Cha is looking to take a break and control but St. Georges is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St. Georges is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Cha tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cha wants to control but St. Georges is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as Cha stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cha wants to lay and pray for a moment but St. Georges keeps working.
St. Georges is trying to escape the position but Cha is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tae Shik Cha will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice defenses there by St. Georges.
Cha checks a leg kick.
Cha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab lands there for Cha.
Cha gets caught napping as St. Georges dives in and scores a takedown. Cha manages to retain guard.
Georges St. Georges overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cha controls St. Georges momentarily but St. Georges frees himself.
Cha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St. Georges trying to control but Cha is working from the bottom.
Cha looking for a sweep. Not yet Cha, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges trying to control but Cha is working from the bottom.
Cha looking to control.
Cha looking for a sweep. Not yet Cha, not yet.
St. Georges passes Cha's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St. Georges tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cha knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St. Georges slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
St. Georges working the ground and pound from side control.
St. Georges is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cha has escaped the position, nice work there.
St. Georges moves into full mount!
Cha wants to hold on but St. Georges pushes him away.
St. Georges controlling from mount.
Cha wants to hold on but St. Georges pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St. Georges works his way to his opponent's back.
St. Georges is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Cha has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Cha defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cha wants to escape the position.
Cha trying to control the action but St. Georges just sinks the hooks in.
St. Georges punches the canvas rather than the man.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting St. Georges here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
St. Georges not allowing Cha to control his hands.
St. Georges working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
St. Georges has the hooks in. Cha is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Cha is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get St. Georges off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cha tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Cha is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cha tries to hold on but St. Georges pushes him away.
Cha is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
St. Georges controlling the position easily from mount.
St. Georges wants to take his opponent's back but Cha doesn't allow it.
St. Georges takes Cha's back.
St. Georges trying to control momentarily.
Cha just trying to survive but St. Georges is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
St. Georges thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Cha fending off the submission attempt from St. Georges.
St. Georges has the hooks in. Cha is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
St. Georges is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cha can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cha trying to control the hands but St. Georges won't let him.
Cha breaks St. Georges's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Cha working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St. Georges is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cha trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cha 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.
St. Georges is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St. Georges dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cha swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cha is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
St. Georges bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St. Georges fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cha manages to avoid it.
St. Georges throws a lazy uppercut
and Cha counters with a straight right hand.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cha.
Cha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St. Georges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like St. Georges was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Cha.
St. Georges half committed to a counter leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - St. Georges finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cha dodges the punch combination from St. Georges.
Cha doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Cha misses its intended target.
St. Georges missing with a left hand there. Cha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
A leg kick checked by Cha.
Cha 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.
St. Georges lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A chopping leg kick lands by St. Georges.
Cha moves out of range of the leg kick from St. Georges.
Cha misses with a looping right.
St. Georges appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cha looks to throw the jab but St. Georges is out of range.
St. Georges scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cha doesn't seem bothered though.
Tae Shik Cha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cha walks into a left hand.
St. Georges shoots for a takedown but Cha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
St. Georges lands a nice looking body kick.
Cha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cha ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
St. Georges moves away from the strike by Cha.
Cha connects with a looping right hand.
Cha bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St. Georges's head.
St. Georges moves away from the strike by Cha.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Georges lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges takes a swing at Cha's ribcage but misses.
Georges St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St. Georges misses with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by St. Georges. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of St. Georges.
St. Georges scores with a three punch combo!
Cha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cha avoids the head kick by St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cha counters with a right hand to the body.
St. Georges slips a straight right by Cha.
St. Georges is looking to counter punch.
Nice takedown defense from Cha. No joy for St. Georges on that attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Cha misses the target.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cha misses with a body shot.
St. Georges swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St. Georges.
Cha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws out a loose jab but Cha uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cha moves away.
St. Georges slips under a jab from Cha.
St. Georges was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
St. Georges throws a leg kick that is checked
and St. Georges takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St. Georges connects with a body shot.
Cha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St. Georges throws a wild body kick that Cha sees coming a mile off.
St. Georges fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges St. Georges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cha misses with a hook to the body
and Cha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St. Georges lands with a shot to the body.
Cha defending well as St. Georges loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Cha misses.
Cha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St. Georges staying out of range there.
Cha misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges misses with a low kick.
St. Georges is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St. Georges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges jabs Cha right on the nose. Cha blinks but takes it well.
St. Georges cracks Cha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cha throws a jab when St. Georges was well out of range.
Cha walks into a straight right hand from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut
enabling Cha to counter with a crisp jab.
St. Georges throws an off balance right hand
and Cha counters with a nice body shot.
St. Georges works Cha's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Cha misses.
St. Georges moves out of range of the strikes.
St. Georges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St. Georges swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St. Georges will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges throws a nice looking combination but Cha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Georges St. Georges did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A cross from Cha lands.
Cha on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cha stuffs the takedown.
A jab from Cha misses.
St. Georges lands a nice shot that snaps Cha's head back.
A shot to the liver by Cha. Beautiful body shot.
St. Georges tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St. Georges doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cha looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cha tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. St. Georges is in Cha's guard.
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!
St. Georges looking to pass the guard.
Cha lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cha's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cha forces his way into half guard.
St. Georges moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cha controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
St. Georges working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cha manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St. Georges keeping moving, preventing Cha from controlling successfully.
St. Georges working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cha manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
St. Georges is trying to keep Cha in close.
St. Georges looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cha is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
St. Georges wants to sweep but no luck.
Cha is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cha slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cha wants to lay and pray for a moment but St. Georges keeps working.
St. Georges is trying to get back to half guard.
Cha controlling the position from side mount.
Cha wants to lay and pray for a moment but St. Georges keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cha controlling the position from side mount.
St. Georges is trying to control Cha's posture but Cha avoids it.
Cha trying to control the position but St. Georges is working away.
Cha remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St. Georges slips under a jab.
Cha throws a right hand that St. Georges ducks under and follows up with a left that St. Georges also avoids with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tae Shik Cha dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Cha.
Tae Shik Cha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cha misses with a body shot.
St. Georges's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cha under the eye.
Cha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Cha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
St. Georges dives in and grabs Cha's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cha pushes down on St. Georges's head and hops out.
St. Georges throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cha on the side of the head.
Cha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St. Georges.
Cha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St. Georges.
Cha misses with an uppercut.
A low kick lands for St. Georges.
St. Georges lands a leg kick that knocks Cha off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Georges paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St. Georges doesn't seem bothered though.
St. Georges scores with a nice strike.
Cha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Cha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges 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.
St. Georges is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cha throws a looping overhand right but St. Georges ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like St. Georges wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from St. Georges. Those never looked like landing.
St. Georges throws a lazy right hand but Cha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St. Georges with a jab.
Cha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good leg kick by St. Georges.
St. Georges changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cha looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cha is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cha tries to get to full guard but St. Georges has control of the leg.
Cha controlling the position well.
St. Georges is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cha knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cha wants to control but St. Georges is keeping busy.
St. Georges wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cha keeps working.
St. Georges is working for a submission of some sort.
St. Georges wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cha keeps working.
Cha regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges looking to pass the guard.
St. Georges slips nicely into half guard.
Cha gets back to full guard.
Cha manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St. Georges manages to get himself to full guard.
Cha showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cha wants to control from the top but St. Georges keeps moving.
St. Georges is looking for a triangle but Cha pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cha passes St. Georges's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cha is taking a breather. St. Georges says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cha tries to pass the half guard into mount. St. Georges knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cha trying to control from St. Georges's half guard. St. Georges has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Cha passes easily into side control. Nice work.
St. Georges seems a little lost for a moment, as Cha dominates the positioning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georges St. Georges showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St. Georges has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Georges St. Georges!
Georges St. Georges retains his featherweight title!
Georges St. Georges tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Bam Bam (ranked 1866 p4p, 2736 weight class) and Bruno Niedzwiedzinski (ranked 241 p4p, 357 weight class). Bam Bam comes to the cage accompanied by Sleep Now In The Fire. Bruno Niedzwiedzinski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Bam Bam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bam Bam keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice sprawl there from Bam Bam as Niedzwiedzinski shoots in.
It looked like Bam Bam was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bam Bam misses with the body kick
and Niedzwiedzinski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bam Bam has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Niedzwiedzinski is on him like a limpet, forcing Bam Bam back against the cage.
Bam Bam blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Niedzwiedzinski.
Bam Bam lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Niedzwiedzinski backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bam Bam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bam Bam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Niedzwiedzinski wants to clinch up but Bam Bam keeps it at a distance.
A quick step to the side and Bam Bam tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bam Bam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Niedzwiedzinski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a head kick that misses.
Bam Bam misses with a low kick.
Niedzwiedzinski goes for a double leg but Bam Bam avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bam Bam continues to drive forward.
Bam Bam with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam Bam throws a leg kick that misses.
Bam Bam darts in and clinches Niedzwiedzinski up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bam Bam.
Niedzwiedzinski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bam Bam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bam Bam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Niedzwiedzinski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Niedzwiedzinski doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Bam Bam to counter with a crisp jab.
Joey Bam Bam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bam Bam drives through and clinches with Niedzwiedzinski against the cage.
Bam Bam is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bam Bam swings wildly with an uppercut but Niedzwiedzinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niedzwiedzinski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bam Bam breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Bam Bam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bam Bam throws a series of punches but Niedzwiedzinski moves out of range.
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!
Bam Bam lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bam Bam circles away.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a body shot
and Bam Bam connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bam Bam scores with a hook.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to clinch up but Bam Bam circles away and keeps his distance.
Niedzwiedzinski fails with the takedown
enabling Bam Bam to counter with a crisp jab.
Niedzwiedzinski fails with the takedown
and Bam Bam counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Niedzwiedzinski looks winded!
Bam Bam throws a body shot but no joy.
A lazy left from Bam Bam finds it's target.
Bam Bam clinches up against the cage.
Bam Bam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Niedzwiedzinski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bam Bam counters with a straight right hand.
Bam Bam tries to clinch up but Niedzwiedzinski circles away and keeps his distance.
Bam Bam motions for Niedzwiedzinski to come forward. Bam Bam throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bam Bam lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bam Bam connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bam Bam gets the takedown into side control.
Niedzwiedzinski throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Niedzwiedzinski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niedzwiedzinski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bam Bam can pounce on him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bam Bam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A clash of legs there as Niedzwiedzinski blocks the low kick.
Niedzwiedzinski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Niedzwiedzinski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bam Bam darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bam Bam trying to control from half guard but Niedzwiedzinski is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski wants to improve his position but Bam Bam is controlling well.
Bam Bam is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bam Bam trying to control the action but Niedzwiedzinski is working from the bottom.
Niedzwiedzinski makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bam Bam gets tackled into the cage by Niedzwiedzinski. Niedzwiedzinski maintains the clinch.
Bam Bam avoids the elbow strike from Niedzwiedzinski, against the cage.
Niedzwiedzinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to throw a body punch but Bam Bam avoids it by throwing Niedzwiedzinski back against the cage.
Bam Bam blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Bam Bam dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a wild body kick that Bam Bam sees coming a mile off.
Niedzwiedzinski ducks under a wild hook from Bam Bam.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to counter with a clinch but Bam Bam shakes him off and moves away.
Bam Bam fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Niedzwiedzinski to the ground. Bam Bam is now in Niedzwiedzinski's guard.
Bam Bam working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bam Bam accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bam Bam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bam Bam wants to control from the top but Niedzwiedzinski keeps moving.
Bam Bam stands up over Niedzwiedzinski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niedzwiedzinski keeping moving, preventing Bam Bam from controlling successfully.
Bam Bam sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Joey Bam Bam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bam Bam's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam Bam lands a couple of digs.
Bam Bam gets to his feet. Niedzwiedzinski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bam Bam scores with a jab to the jaw.
Niedzwiedzinski checks the leg kick.
Bam Bam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Niedzwiedzinski can do to turn this around?
Niedzwiedzinski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Niedzwiedzinski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bam Bam with a body shot.
Bam Bam misses with a takedown attempt - Niedzwiedzinski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bam Bam blocks a head kick by Niedzwiedzinski.
Bam Bam closes the distance and clinches.
Niedzwiedzinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bam Bam connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bam Bam looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Niedzwiedzinski is fending him off so far but Bam Bam persists. Nope, Niedzwiedzinski circles away and we're back to standing.
Niedzwiedzinski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joey Bam Bam is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice takedown defense from Bam Bam. No joy for Niedzwiedzinski on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bam Bam with the inside leg kick.
Niedzwiedzinski wants to clinch
and Bam Bam counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Niedzwiedzinski thinking.
Niedzwiedzinski closes the distance and clinches up with Bam Bam, looking for a takedown. Niedzwiedzinski pushes Bam Bam against the cage but Bam Bam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bam Bam looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bam Bam uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Niedzwiedzinski has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niedzwiedzinski fails with the takedown
and Niedzwiedzinski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joey Bam Bam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski is breathing heavily.
Bam Bam lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bam Bam throws a hook but Niedzwiedzinski avoids it easily.
Bam Bam tries to land a front kick but Niedzwiedzinski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bam Bam shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Niedzwiedzinski's guard.
Niedzwiedzinski is wriggling around but Bam Bam manages to pass to half guard.
Bam Bam is looking to advance position but Niedzwiedzinski won't allow it.
Bam Bam is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Niedzwiedzinski sees it coming and defends easily.
Bam Bam has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bam Bam is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bam Bam is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Niedzwiedzinski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bam Bam.
Bam Bam is keen to just control but Niedzwiedzinski is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bam Bam trying to control the pace.
Niedzwiedzinski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bam Bam is working away from the top position though.
Bam Bam is looking to stall here but Niedzwiedzinski recovers full guard.
Bam Bam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Niedzwiedzinski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Bam Bam dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Bam Bam.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bam Bam swats away the attempt to clinch by Niedzwiedzinski.
Bam Bam on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Niedzwiedzinski. Niedzwiedzinski obviously looking to wear him down.
Bam Bam throws a low kick but Niedzwiedzinski avoids it.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to close the distance and clinch but Bam Bam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bam Bam paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Bam Bam.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niedzwiedzinski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Niedzwiedzinski scores with a shot to the body.
Niedzwiedzinski darts in trying to clinch
and Bam Bam counters with a nice uppercut.
Bam Bam throws a low kick, looking for Niedzwiedzinski's leg but Niedzwiedzinski calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Bam Bam misses.
Bam Bam forces Niedzwiedzinski back against the cage and clinches.
Bam Bam lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bam Bam manages to break the clinch.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a head kick but Bam Bam moves out of range.
Bam Bam moves into the clinch successfully.
Niedzwiedzinski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bam Bam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Niedzwiedzinski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bam Bam can pounce on him.
Bam Bam looks for the body kick but Niedzwiedzinski saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Bam Bam.
Niedzwiedzinski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bam Bam counters with a left to the body.
Niedzwiedzinski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bam Bam lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A cross from Bam Bam lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niedzwiedzinski moves away from the strike by Bam Bam.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a takedown attempt
and Bam Bam counters with a good, hard body kick but Niedzwiedzinski shrugs it off.
Bam Bam instigates a clinch.
Joey Bam Bam has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with an elbow strike.
Niedzwiedzinski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Bam Bam.
Bam Bam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bam Bam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bam Bam lands with a cross.
Niedzwiedzinski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice inside leg kick there by Niedzwiedzinski. That's going to slow Bam Bam down.
Bam Bam throws a lazy right hand but Niedzwiedzinski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bam Bam stuns Niedzwiedzinski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bam Bam changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Bam Bam tenderised Niedzwiedzinski's leg. Niedzwiedzinski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bam Bam moves into range and connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bam Bam.
Niedzwiedzinski moves forwards but Bam Bam connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bam Bam has a takedown stuffed.
Bam Bam closes this distance looking for a takedown but Niedzwiedzinski circles away.
Bam Bam stuffs the takedown.
Joey Bam Bam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Niedzwiedzinski.
Danga de danga de dang - Niedzwiedzinski scores with a four punch combination!
Bam Bam scores with a sloppy right hand. Niedzwiedzinski should have avoided that one.
Bam Bam stuns Niedzwiedzinski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Niedzwiedzinski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bam Bam throws a body shot but no joy.
Bam Bam throws a series of punches but Niedzwiedzinski moves out of range.
Bam Bam takes a swing at Niedzwiedzinski's ribcage but misses.
Niedzwiedzinski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bam Bam rushes Niedzwiedzinski and presses him up against the cage.
Bam Bam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bam Bam decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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!
Bam Bam is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Niedzwiedzinski trying to control but Bam Bam postures up.
Bam Bam looks to land a strike but Niedzwiedzinski avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niedzwiedzinski throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bam Bam stands up from Niedzwiedzinski's guard - Bam Bam perhaps looking for a knockout.
Niedzwiedzinski rushes Bam Bam and presses him up against the cage.
Bam Bam is trying to push Niedzwiedzinski away but Niedzwiedzinski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bam Bam is trying to force a seperation but Niedzwiedzinski has the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Bam Bam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bam Bam has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Bam Bam!
Joey Bam Bam 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Rivers (ranked 405 p4p, 861 weight class) and Bostar Tyraanicao (ranked 49 p4p, 98 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Rivers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bostar Tyraanicao!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers drops his hands momentarily and Tyraanicao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Tom Rivers has been cut.
Rivers darts in trying to clinch
and Tyraanicao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rivers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tyraanicaos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tyraanicao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rivers throws a head kick but Tyraanicao moves out of range.
Tyraanicao loads up on a big right hand but Rivers slips the punch.
Tyraanicao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers swings for the body but Tyraanicao moves out of range.
Rivers throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyraanicao.
Rivers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tyraanicao is out of range.
Rivers throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivers. Tyraanicao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tom Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers takes a swing at Tyraanicao's ribcage but misses.
Tyraanicao has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tyraanicao throws a head kick that misses
and Rivers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rivers with a hook.
Tyraanicao is rocked!
It looks like Bostar Tyraanicao has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivers misses the target.
Tyraanicao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tyraanicao is still on wobbly legs! Can Rivers finish him?
Tyraanicao misses with a wild body shot.
Tyraanicao looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivers is just out of range.
Tyraanicao seems to have recovered his senses.
Tyraanicao throws a sloppy head kick and Rivers moves out of range easily.
Rivers scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers has managed to clinch.
Rivers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyraanicao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rivers.
A slow jab from Rivers misses its intended target.
Tyraanicao tries to bum rush Rivers with a series of wild strikes but Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rivers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tyraanicao.
Rivers cracks a nice hook into Tyraanicao's ribs.
Rivers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tyraanicao loads up on a big right hand but Rivers slips the punch.
Rivers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyraanicao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyraanicao just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers lands a big right hand that sends Tyraanicao crashing to the mat! Rivers stays standing though and waves Tyraanicao back to his feet!
Rivers throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Tyraanicao crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tom Rivers!
Tom Rivers retains his lightweight title!
In his post fight interview, Tom Rivers started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Bostar Tyraanicao spoke after the fight, saying 'Shit, I need to fuck a goat.'.
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