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MMMA Kings of Madness 5 (WW) PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy The Show (ranked 2216 p4p, 6579 weight class) and Raphael Hide (ranked 86 p4p, 193 weight class). Hide has chosen Nightwish as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy The Show!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Hide!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hide fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Show looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Show misses with a hook.
The Show tests Hide's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hide misses with an uppercut. The Show saw that one coming.
Hide 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.
Hide jabs The Show to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hide moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The Show seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The Show takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Show takes a swing at Hide's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Hide on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hide throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Show throwing a counter right hand but Hide manages to avoid it.
Hide misses with a hook
and The Show connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Hide throws a series of punches but The Show moves out of range.
It looked like The Show wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raphael Hide seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hide tries to clinch up
enabling The Show to counter with a crisp jab.
 Hide is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Show manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Hide.
The Show swings for the body but Hide moves out of range.
Hide slips under a jab.
The Show swings widly with a right hand
and Hide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from The Show misses.
The Show throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hide.
Hide is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Show.
A telegraphed right hand from Hide misses the target.
Hide scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Show jabs Hide right on the nose. Hide blinks but takes it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Hide scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hide fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Show looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hide with a hook.
The Show throws a combination that misses
and Hide counters with a right hand to the body.
Hide is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Show rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Show walks into a stiff left hand from Hide.
Hide throws a nice looking combination but The Show bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Show throwing a counter right hand but Hide manages to avoid it.
The Show connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hide's hands.
Hide is still on wobbly legs! Can The Show finish him?
Nice defenses there by Hide.
The Show ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Hide out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy The Show!
Randy The Show bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Read (ranked 2639 p4p, 3923 weight class) and Kaspars Petrovs (ranked 108 p4p, 147 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaspars Petrovs!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read with a hook.
Read throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrovs is looking for the big counter here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Read.
Read takes a swing at Petrovs's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Petrovs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Read walks into a left hand.
Read drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Read accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Petrovs wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Petrovs looking for a sweep. Not yet Petrovs, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrovs has control of Read's left arm, preventing Read from doing any damage.
Read trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrovs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Read is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read with a nice head shot there.
Read wants to control from the top but Petrovs keeps moving.
Petrovs has Read pulled in close to control his posture.
Petrovs lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Read pulls Petrovs in to control the position.
Petrovs wants to stand but Read has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Read working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Petrovs doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Read is tightening it up a little... Petrovs has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Petrovs reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Petrovs taps out! Nice BJJ there by Read!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Marc Read!
An out of breath Marc Read thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Spencer (ranked 3224 p4p, 4742 weight class) and Lynn Steinheiser (ranked 127 p4p, 168 weight class). Lynn Steinheiser has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sam Spencer's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lynn Steinheiser!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steinheiser doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Spencer finds it's target.
Steinheiser has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spencer finds it's way round the side to connect with Steinheiser's head.
Spencer slips a jab from Steinheiser.
Spencer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steinheiser's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spencer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Steinheiser scrambles back to his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Steinheiser has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Steinheiser takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A nice leg kick from Spencer, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice sprawl there from Spencer as Steinheiser shoots in.
Spencer lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spencer.
Good shot there by Spencer.
Steinheiser is rocked!
Spencer fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Steinheiser square on the jaw! Damn, Steinheiser is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam Spencer!
After winning the bout, Sam Spencer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Lynn Steinheiser had this to say: 'I'm calling for a review of this fight! This faggot kept sticking his finger in my asshole!!! Who the hell can fight effectively while getting fingered in their asshole??? I did not like that at all ... though it felt good, but that is besides the point! A distraction is a DISTRACTION!!!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Tulikoura (ranked 2361 p4p, 3458 weight class) and Yasol Kim (ranked 92 p4p, 134 weight class). Yasol Kim 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes Tulikoura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasol Kim!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tulikoura misses with a hook.
Tulikoura has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tulikoura there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tulikoura.
Kim closes the distance and pushes Tulikoura back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tulikoura creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tulikoura.
Kim blocks a body shot from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura misses with some punches.
Tulikoura prevents the takedown attempt.
Tulikoura misses with a punch to the body.
Tulikoura breaks the clinch.
Yasol Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tulikoura lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tulikoura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tulikoura loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Tulikoura takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tulikoura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kim.
Tulikoura throws a body shot but no joy.
Kim looks to land a body kick but Tulikoura moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulikoura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tulikoura throws a jab but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice jab there from Kim.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tulikoura checks a leg kick.
Tulikoura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tulikoura ducks right into an uppercut from Kim.
Kim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tulikoura.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura darts in and clinches Kim up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tulikoura.
Kim lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tulikoura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tulikoura swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Tulikoura misses with a body punch.
Tulikoura blocking some punches.
Tulikoura pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tulikoura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tulikoura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tulikoura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tulikoura throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tulikoura.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tulikoura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tulikoura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tulikoura lands an uppercut.
Kim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tulikoura misses with some punches.
Tulikoura misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kim.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
Tulikoura throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tulikoura fails to land.
Tulikoura working aggressively here.
Tulikoura misses with a body punch.
Tulikoura tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Kim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tulikoura throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Tulikoura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tulikoura misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tulikoura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
Tulikoura gets through Kim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tulikoura misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tulikoura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tulikoura has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Tulikoura.
Kim prevents a body shot from Tulikoura.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Tulikoura misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Tulikoura.
Kim blocks a body shot from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura lands a right hand.
Kim prevents a body shot from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura misses with the head strike.
Kim working aggressively here.
Tulikoura works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tulikoura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Tulikoura dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A low kick lands for Tulikoura.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tulikoura lands a lovely overhand right.
Kim blocks the body kick.
Kim takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kim misses with an uppercut.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tulikoura works Kim's body with a nice hook.
Kim throws a front kick that sends Tulikoura stumbling back into the cage.
Kim misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tulikoura counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kim is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kim motions for Tulikoura to come forward. Kim throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Tulikoura on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick by Kim misses
and Tulikoura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Tulikoura misses with a body kick.
Kim now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by Kim.
Kim checks the leg kick.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tulikoura. That did some damage!
Kim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tulikoura throws out the jab.
Tulikoura misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulikoura throws a leg kick but Kim sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kim uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tulikoura.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tulikoura throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.
Kim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Tulikoura pushes him off.
Tulikoura throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tulikoura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johannes Tulikoura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tulikoura was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Tulikoura takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tulikoura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kim can do to turn this around?
Kim misses with a right hand
and Tulikoura counters with a straight right hand.
Kim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tulikoura prevents a body shot from Kim.
Tulikoura presses Kim against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tulikoura lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Tulikoura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim keeps control of Tulikoura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tulikoura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Kim.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tulikoura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tulikoura smiles and moves away.
Kim throws a poor cross that misses
and Tulikoura counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tulikoura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Kim 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tulikoura swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Tulikoura slips under a jab.
Kim tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tulikoura is able to avoid easily.
Kim lands a slapping body shot.
Kim swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Tulikoura counter with a right hand.
Kim scores with a jab to the body.
Kim looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tulikoura buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tulikoura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tulikoura's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kim under the eye.
Tulikoura misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Tulikoura misses.
Kim lands with a nice body punch.
Kim scores with a punch to the head.
Tulikoura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
Kim looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A shot to the body from Tulikoura misses
and Kim counters with a nice body shot.
Kim lands a jab to the nose.
Tulikoura misses with a straight left.
Tulikoura throws a body kick that misses.
Tulikoura misses with a body kick.
Tulikoura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
Tulikoura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
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!
Tulikoura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tulikoura dodges the punch combination from Kim.
Tulikoura is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tulikoura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kim is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kim throws a hook to the side of Tulikoura's head but Tulikoura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kim takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kim fails to land with a series of punches.
Tulikoura is looking to clinch but Kim is avoiding it.
Tulikoura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kim looks to land a left hand but Tulikoura moved out of range nicely.
Kim blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tulikoura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Tulikoura misses.
The crowd cheers as Kim lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tulikoura doesn't seem phased though.
Tulikoura misses with a right hand
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Tulikoura dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tulikoura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tulikoura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tulikoura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tulikoura takes a step back to recover.
Tulikoura swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Tulikoura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kim swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice shot lands for Tulikoura.
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura throws a big shot that misses.
Kim misses with a left hand
and Tulikoura counters by moving into the clinch.
Kim blocks a body shot from Tulikoura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tulikoura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tulikoura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tulikoura breaks the clinch.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Kim walks into a straight right hand from Tulikoura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulikoura plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim throws a push kick but Tulikoura slaps the foot to one side.
Kim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kim instigates a clinch.
Tulikoura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tulikoura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tulikoura has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kim.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
Kim lands a shoulder strike.
Tulikoura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tulikoura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Tulikoura swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tulikoura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
Yasol Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tulikoura fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tulikoura misses with a body punch.
Kim jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tulikoura walks away with a smile on his face. Kim gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Tulikoura. That snapped Kim's head back.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tulikoura was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
An attempted straight right counter from Tulikoura misses the target.
Tulikoura ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Tulikoura misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Tulikoura tries to land a leg kick but Kim saw it coming and moves away.
Kim misses with a two punch combination.
Kim throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tulikoura misses with a looping right.
Kim looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - Tulikoura circles away.
Tulikoura fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kim on the side of the head.
Tulikoura throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tulikoura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tulikoura on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tulikoura.
Tulikoura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kim.
Tulikoura missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tulikoura lands a really nice looking cross but Kim seems unphased.
Kim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tulikoura counters with a straight right hand.
Johannes Tulikoura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tulikoura scores with a spinning back kick!
Tulikoura dips to his left and cracks Kim with an uppercut!
That kick from Tulikoura tenderised Kim's leg. Kim is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tulikoura checks a low kick from Kim.
Kim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tulikoura cracks Kim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tulikoura with a nice calf kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tulikoura misses with a kick to the body.
And Kim responds with a good body kick, but Tulikoura manages to step out the way in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kim 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.
Kim fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tulikoura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
Kim throws out a leg kick but Tulikoura moves out of range and Kim only half commits.
Kim throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tulikoura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim throws a body shot but no joy.
Kim swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tulikoura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kim defending well as Tulikoura loads up on a big left hand.
Tulikoura moves out of range of the body kick from Kim.
Kim tries to move into range but Tulikoura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes Tulikoura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tulikoura 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johannes Tulikoura!
In his post fight interview, Johannes Tulikoura started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Vonshredder (ranked 3040 p4p, 5264 weight class) and Johny Handicks (ranked 120 p4p, 172 weight class). Vonshredder comes to the cage accompanied by Nobody Speak. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pete Vonshredder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Handicks!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vonshredder swings widly with a right hand
letting Handicks counter with a right hand.
Handicks scores with a hook to the body. Vonshredder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Handicks does it's job there.
Vonshredder misses with a combination
and Handicks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Handicks looks to land a right hand but Vonshredder moved out of range.
Handicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vonshredder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Handicks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Handicks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Handicks misses with a hook
and Vonshredder counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vonshredder has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Handicks finds it's way round the side to connect with Vonshredder's head.
Handicks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vonshredder dodges the punch combination from Handicks.
A big left from Handicks misses.
Vonshredder was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vonshredder gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A swing and a miss from Handicks.
Vonshredder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Handicks connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vonshredder slips a straight right by Handicks.
Vonshredder misses with a right hand
and Handicks counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Handicks misses with an uppercut. Vonshredder saw that one coming.
Vonshredder throws an off balance right hand
and Handicks counters with a stiff right hand.
Handicks throws an overhand right that lands on Vonshredder's shoulder, as Vonshredder tries to avoid the shot.
Handicks 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.
The fighters circling - Vonshredder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Handicks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Handicks scores with a hook.
Vonshredder throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Handicks counters with a stiff right hand.
Vonshredder throws out a loose jab but Handicks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Handicks misses with a looping right.
Handicks is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vonshredder had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Handicks connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vonshredder misses with a hook.
Vonshredder moves in looking to clinch but Handicks pushes him off.
A slow jab from Handicks misses its intended target.
Vonshredder throws an overhand right that lands on Handicks's shoulder, as Handicks tries to avoid the shot.
Handicks moves forwards but Vonshredder connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Handicks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vonshredder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Handicks.
Handicks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vonshredder falls off balance throwing a combination
and Handicks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vonshredder moves out of range as Handicks strikes.
Handicks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vonshredder misses with a hook. Handicks ducked under it nicely.
Handicks has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Vonshredder throws out a loose jab but Handicks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pete Vonshredder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Vonshredder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vonshredder throws a poor cross that misses
and Handicks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vonshredder takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Vonshredder misses.
Handicks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vonshredder has taken the fight to the clinch.
Handicks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vonshredder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Handicks.
Vonshredder misses with a lunging right hand
and Handicks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vonshredder thinking.
Vonshredder shoots in and drives through. Handicks sprawls well.
A slow jab from Vonshredder misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vonshredder fails with a takedown attempt.
Vonshredder slips a straight right by Handicks.
Vonshredder takes one on the button.
Vonshredder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Handicks.
Vonshredder looks to land a left hand but Handicks moved out of range nicely.
Handicks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Vonshredder scores with a four punch combination!
Handicks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vonshredder's head backwards.
Handicks misses with a straight left.
Vonshredder tries to clinch but Handicks moves away
and Handicks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Handicks catches Vonshredder with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 Vonshredder is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handicks drops Vonshredder with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Vonshredder! Handicks dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johny Handicks!
In his post fight interview, Johny Handicks started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mateusz Biernat (ranked 3193 p4p, 3273 weight class) and Joseph Telushikin (ranked 125 p4p, 131 weight class). Biernat's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Czempion. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Mateusz Biernat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Telushikin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biernat stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Biernat wants it to stay on the feet.
Biernat clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Telushikin on the inside.
Telushikin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Telushikin throws a head punch that misses.
Telushikin lands a body shot in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Biernat breaks from the clinch.
Biernat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Telushikin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Biernat is trying to defend but Telushikin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Biernat tries to kick Telushikin off but Telushikin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Telushikin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Biernat is just riding it out for now. Telushikin eventually gives up the hold.
Telushikin is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Telushikin prevents Biernat from standing back up.
Telushikin working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Telushikin slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Telushikin stops Biernat from getting back to his feet.
Telushikin is taking a breather. Biernat 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.
Telushikin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Biernat defends it well.
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.
Biernat wants to get back to his feet.
Telushikin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Biernat defends it well.
Telushikin wants to free his trapped foot but Biernat is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Biernat wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Biernat trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Telushikin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Telushikin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Telushikin is working for a guillotine from mount but Biernat frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Telushikin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Biernat tries to buck Telushikin off but he can't manage it.
Telushikin working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Biernat turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Telushikin off and cradles Biernat's limp body as Telushikin celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Joseph Telushikin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patriootti Pate (ranked 762 p4p, 1667 weight class) and Manu Ahonen (ranked 19 p4p, 55 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patriootti Pate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manu Ahonen!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pate fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ahonen checks it well.
Ahonen tests Pate's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ahonen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ahonen throws a head kick that misses.
We've been informed that Ahonen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pate scores with a nice strike.
Pate wants to slow Ahonen down by chopping away at his legs.
Pate throws the left hand but Ahonen avoids the punch easily.
Pate connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahonen scores with a jab to the head.
Manu Ahonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ahonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pate connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahonen throws a series of punches but Pate avoids them all with ease.
Pate appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice cross by Pate.
Pate looks to land a right hand but Ahonen moved out of range.
Ahonen throws a hook to the side of Pate's head but Pate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ahonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pate.
Pate has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gotham City Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ahonen throws a body punch but Pate moves out of range.
Pate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pate scores with a jab to the body.
Ahonen lands a really nice looking cross but Pate seems unphased.
Pate avoids the body shot from Ahonen.
Ahonen connects with a jab.
Pate scores with the left hand. Ahonen knows he should have avoided that one.
Ahonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
Ahonen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pate's hands.
Ahonen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pate on his heels. He'll look to pass Pate's guard now, I'm sure.
Ahonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ahonen wants to control from the top but Pate keeps moving.
Ahonen throws a strike but Pate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ahonen has an active guard here but Pate has managed to pass into half guard.
Ahonen wants to control but Pate is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen is looking to improve his position.
Ahonen has a hand on Pate's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Pate takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ahonen is looking to get to half guard.
Pate avoids the attempt from Ahonen to control.
Ahonen is looking to improve his position but Pate isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen tries to lock up and control but Pate gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ahonen is trying desperately to improve position.
Pate looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pate continues to stall.
Ahonen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ahonen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Patriootti Pate will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ahonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big right from Pate misses.
Pate cracks Ahonen with an open hand slap.
Pate blocks a head kick by Ahonen.
Pate has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pate there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pate misses with a low kick.
Pate misses with a hook
and Ahonen counters with an outside leg kick.
Pate takes one to the side of the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ahonen or perhaps it was just good defense by Pate, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pate was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahonen.
Pate misses with an uppercut.
Ahonen throws a lazy right hand but Pate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick lands for Pate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahonen throws a leg kick but Pate moved away.
Jab from Pate.
Pate thows a leg kick but Ahonen checks it
and Ahonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pate throws a chopping leg kick but Ahonen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ahonen takes a swing at Pate's ribcage but misses.
Pate misses with an uppercut
and Ahonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good leg kick by Pate.
Pate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ahonen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pate on his heels. He'll look to pass Pate's guard now, I'm sure.
Ahonen wants to control from the top but Pate keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pate pulls Ahonen in close to prevent any damage.
Ahonen throws a strike but Pate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two 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!
Ahonen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pate puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ahonen wants to get back to full guard.
Ahonen wants to control but Pate is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ahonen is looking for a sweep. Pate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ahonen wants to sweep but Pate has passed to side control!
Ahonen wants to control but Pate postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pate wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ahonen is trying to work for a sweep but Pate has mounted him!
Ahonen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ahonen keeps trying to improve his position.
Patriootti Pate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pate controlling from mount.
Ahonen is working to get back to half guard.
Pate controlling his opponent.
Ahonen regains half guard.
Ahonen is trying to maintain the position but Pate is very close to passing his half guard.
Pate is pressing down on Ahonen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ahonen is holding on for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Patriootti Pate will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pate stuffs the takedown attempt from Ahonen. Ahonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Ahonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ahonen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pate misses the jab.
Pate takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ahonen misses with a looping left.
Pate is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pate misses with a lunging right hand
and Ahonen counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahonen swings widly with a right hand
and Pate counters with a low kick, right behind Ahonen 's knee.
Pate darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pate with a nice cross.
Ahonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pate moves away.
A quick step to the side and Pate tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahonen blocks a head kick by Pate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pate cracks Ahonen with a good jab.
Pate darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ahonen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A lazy left from Pate finds it's target.
Ahonen shoots in but no luck this time.
Pate swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ahonen.
Ahonen is rocked!
Pate cracks Ahonen with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patriootti Pate!
A very excited looking Patriootti Pate 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khaba Dagestanskiy (ranked 1124 p4p, 1379 weight class) and Jocko Goggins (ranked 33 p4p, 43 weight class). Goggins has chosen Goggins Speech as his entrance music. Jocko Goggins has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Khaba Dagestanskiy's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khaba Dagestanskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jocko Goggins!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goggins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goggins lunges at Dagestanskiy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dagestanskiy's hand.
Goggins lands a glancing blow to the side of Dagestanskiy's head.
Dagestanskiy gets a double leg takedown into Goggins's guard.
Dagestanskiy content to stall in guard here.
Dagestanskiy trying to control the position from guard on top but Goggins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goggins wants to stand but Dagestanskiy is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dagestanskiy trying to control the position from guard on top but Goggins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goggins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dagestanskiy postures up and lands a big shot to Goggins's brow.
Goggins wants to get back to his feet but Dagestanskiy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dagestanskiy looking to sit in guard and control but Goggins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
My spies in Defiant MMA inform me that Goggins has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Dagestanskiy looking for a sweep. Not yet Dagestanskiy, not yet.
Dagestanskiy has a closed guard, preventing Goggins from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Goggins trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dagestanskiy's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dagestanskiy holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
No joy there for Goggins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dagestanskiy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dagestanskiy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jocko Goggins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goggins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dagestanskiy misses with the combination.
Goggins tries a quick counter leg kick but Dagestanskiy is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goggins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goggins has managed to clinch.
Dagestanskiy lands with a light punch inside.
Dagestanskiy tries to stall but Goggins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dagestanskiy is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Goggins can't fight it off and eventually Dagestanskiy manages to take the fight to the floor. Goggins looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Goggins wants to get back to his feet but Dagestanskiy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dagestanskiy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dagestanskiy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Goggins is trying to get back to his feet.
Dagestanskiy working the ground and pound.
Goggins takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goggins taking a bit of punishment here - Dagestanskiy scoring with strikes.
Dagestanskiy scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dagestanskiy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goggins keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khaba Dagestanskiy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Goggins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goggins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Goggins misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Dagestanskiy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dagestanskiy blocks a leg kick.
Goggins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Goggins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dagestanskiy swats away the attempt to clinch by Goggins.
Goggins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dagestanskiy is out of range and Goggins settles back down.
Dagestanskiy throwing a counter right hand but Goggins manages to avoid it.
Goggins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dagestanskiy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dagestanskiy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dagestanskiy lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dagestanskiy prevents Goggins from getting back to his feet.
Dagestanskiy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy lands a couple of digs.
Dagestanskiy wants to control from the top but Goggins keeps moving.
Goggins wants to stand up but Dagestanskiy is controlling him.
Dagestanskiy landing some decent shots from guard.
Goggins has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Dagestanskiy has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Goggins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goggins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dagestanskiys head.
Goggins throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goggins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goggins is trying to force a seperation but Dagestanskiy has the dominant position.
Goggins tries to stall but Dagestanskiy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dagestanskiy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goggins throws a punch but it's blocked by Dagestanskiy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goggins.
Still in the clinch, Dagestanskiy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dagestanskiy manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Goggins.
Khaba Dagestanskiy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dagestanskiy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goggins.
A nice combination there by Dagestanskiy.
 It looks like Jocko Goggins has been cut.
Goggins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Goggins throws a head punch that misses.
Goggins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goggins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dagestanskiy has Goggins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Goggins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goggins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dagestanskiy backwards.
Dagestanskiy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goggins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dagestanskiy looks to land a left hand but Goggins moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Dagestanskiy misses.
Goggins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Goggins stuffs the takedown.
Goggins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dagestanskiy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goggins.
Jocko Goggins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goggins has managed to clinch.
Goggins misses with the head strike.
Dagestanskiy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dagestanskiy manages to break the clinch.
Goggins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dagestanskiy backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goggins missing with a left hand there. Dagestanskiy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goggins fails to land with a series of punches.
Goggins tries to clinch up but Dagestanskiy circles away and keeps his distance.
Goggins thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy walks into a jab.
Goggins misses with a looping left.
Goggins feints and then cracks Dagestanskiy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dagestanskiy down.
Goggins looks to land a combination but Dagestanskiy avoids it well.
Goggins throws a right and a left that Dagestanskiy avoids nicely.
Goggins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Decent striking displayed by Dagestanskiy there.
Goggins tries to clinch but Dagestanskiy is having none of it.
Dagestanskiy clinches with his opponent.
Dagestanskiy is working for takedown but Goggins is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khaba Dagestanskiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goggins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dagestanskiy's elbow.
Goggins misses with a punch on the inside.
Dagestanskiy tries to pull guard but Goggins won't allow it.
Dagestanskiy stalls.
Dagestanskiy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dagestanskiy stalling.
Dagestanskiy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Goggins has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jocko Goggins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jocko Goggins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Goggins swinging wildly here.
Goggins throws a hook to the side of Dagestanskiy's head but Dagestanskiy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goggins misses with a few strikes there.
Goggins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dagestanskiy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Goggins quickly recovers to half guard.
Dagestanskiy winds up and cracks Goggins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dagestanskiy lands strikes from half guard.
Dagestanskiy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Goggins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dagestanskiy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Goggins is looking to escape.
Goggins has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dagestanskiy is on him like a limpet, forcing Goggins back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goggins backwards.
Goggins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dagestanskiy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Goggins throws a punch but it's blocked by Dagestanskiy.
Goggins working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dagestanskiy.
Goggins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goggins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dagestanskiy checks a leg kick.
Goggins misses the shot to the body.
Dagestanskiy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dagestanskiy lands with a hook. Goggins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dagestanskiy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goggins was well out of range. Poor timing from Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy shoots in but Goggins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dagestanskiy throws a nice looking combination but Goggins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dagestanskiy fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goggins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy slips a jab and a cross from Goggins.
Goggins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dagestanskiy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dagestanskiy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dagestanskiy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Goggins throws a leg kick but Dagestanskiy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dagestanskiy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dagestanskiy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dagestanskiy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goggins counters with a straight right hand.
Goggins misses with a few strikes there.
Dagestanskiy dives in and grabs Goggins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Goggins pushes down on Dagestanskiy's head and hops out.
Goggins is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khaba Dagestanskiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dagestanskiy gets the takedown into side control.
Dagestanskiy prevents Goggins from escaping the position.
Goggins on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goggins is trying to get back to his feet.
Dagestanskiy controlling the position.
Dagestanskiy lands an elbow.
Dagestanskiy landing a few strikes.
Goggins throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Goggins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dagestanskiy shoots in but no luck this time.
Goggins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goggins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dagestanskiy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Goggins sprawls well. Goggins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dagestanskiy gets slowly back to his feet.
Goggins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Goggins scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goggins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Goggins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dagestanskiy attempts a counter takedown but Goggins avoids it well and moves away.
Goggins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy misses with a wild combination.
Goggins thuds a left hand into Dagestanskiy's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jocko Goggins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Goggins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jocko Goggins!
Jocko Goggins thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Rebenta (ranked 971 p4p, 1193 weight class) and Topher Curtis (ranked 27 p4p, 34 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Rebenta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Topher Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Curtis.
Rebenta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Curtis as he avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Curtis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Curtis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Curtis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rebenta tries for a takedown but Curtis manages to get underhooks.
Rebenta blocks a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis tries to throw a body punch but Rebenta avoids it by throwing Curtis back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curtis.
Rebenta turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rebenta manages to end up in side control.
Rebenta is looking to take a break and control but Curtis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Curtis pushes Rebenta away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rebenta gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rebenta is trying to get an arm triangle but Curtis is defending well.
Rebenta looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Curtis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rebenta.
Curtis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Curtis is trying to buck Rebenta off.
We've been hearing that Rebenta has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rebenta thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rebenta landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rebenta wants to control but Curtis is keeping him busy.
Curtis wants to get back to his feet but Rebenta drags him back down.
Curtis is letting Rebenta control him for a moment.
Rebenta lands some shots froms side control.
Rebenta is looking to take a break and control but Curtis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rebenta is chipping away with strikes.
Rebenta thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Curtis is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rebenta slows the pace down.
Curtis explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis leaves Rebenta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Rebenta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick lands for Curtis.
Topher Curtis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Curtis scoring well with a low kick there.
Curtis misses with a wild combination.
Rebenta attempts a counter takedown but Curtis avoids it well and moves away.
Rebenta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Curtis swivels and escapes.
Curtis throws out a counter right but Rebenta avoids it with no problem.
Rebenta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rebenta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Curtis but Curtis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Curtis throws the left hand but Rebenta avoids the punch easily.
Rebenta appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rebenta or perhaps it was just good defense by Curtis, which made it look bad.
Good leg kick by Curtis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Curtis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Curtis misses with a hook.
Rebenta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Curtis throws a shot from downtown. Rebenta moves away and avoids it.
Curtis misses with a looping left.
Rebenta changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Curtis tries to avoid it but Rebenta manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Curtis to the ground. Curtis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rebenta misses with a takedown
and Curtis counters with a nice uppercut.
Curtis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rebenta. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rebenta shoots in for a takedown but Curtis shows good takedown defense.
Curtis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rebenta crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Curtis - the referee stops the clock and Rebenta gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Curtis. Rebenta manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Curtis stuns Rebenta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rebenta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A leg kick checked by Rebenta.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Topher Curtis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Curtis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rebenta or perhaps it was just good defense by Curtis, which made it look bad.
Curtis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Curtis leaves Rebenta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Curtis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Curtis is looking to clinch.
Rebenta shoots in for a double leg but Curtis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Rebenta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Curtis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rebenta.
Curtis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Curtis finds it's way through Rebenta's defenses.
Rebenta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Curtis stuffs the takedown.
Rebenta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Curtis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rebenta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Curtis. Curtis obviously looking to wear him down.
Curtis throws a leg kick but Rebenta sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rebenta moves away from the strike by Curtis.
Curtis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ricardo Rebenta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Curtis stuffs the takedown attempt from Rebenta. Rebenta gets slowly back to his feet.
Rebenta has a takedown stuffed.
Curtis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Curtis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Curtis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rebenta under the eye.
Rebenta with a lazy takedown attempt
and Curtis counters with a nice uppercut.
Curtis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rebenta throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Curtis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rebenta is in Curtis'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!
Curtis pushes Rebenta off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis lands with a right hand.
Curtis looks to land a right hand but Rebenta moved out of range.
Rebenta shoots for a double leg takedown but Curtis sprawls well. He's pushed Rebenta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Curtis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rebenta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Curtis lands a nice shot to the body.
Curtis looks to land a left hand but Rebenta moved out of range nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Curtis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big left from Curtis misses.
Rebenta drops his hands momentarily and Curtis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Curtis feints and then cracks Rebenta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rebenta down.
Rebenta shoots in and gets a takedown into Curtis's guard.
Curtis kicks Rebenta off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis throws out a loose jab but Rebenta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Curtis stuffs the takedown attempt from Rebenta. Rebenta gets slowly back to his feet.
Curtis takes the fight into the clinch.
Curtis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rebenta backwards.
Curtis breaks from the clinch.
Rebenta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Curtis's waist but Curtis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rebenta off to one side.
Curtis rushes Rebenta and presses him up against the cage.
Curtis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Curtis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rebenta takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Curtis looks to throw the jab but Rebenta is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis punishes Rebenta's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curtis scores with a jab to the jaw.
A low kick from Curtis misses
so Rebenta counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rebenta won't allow Curtis to get back to his feet.
Rebenta stays in close to Curtis's body and controls the position.
Rebenta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rebenta cracks Curtis with a solid left hand.
Curtis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rebenta has gone for a leg lock! Curtis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rebenta's guard.
Curtis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curtis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Curtis wants it to stay on the feet.
Rebenta on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Topher Curtis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Curtis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rebenta on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Curtis misses with a wild combination.
Rebenta tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Curtis clinches up with Rebenta and pushes him back against the cage.
Curtis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis stops a takedown attempt from Rebenta.
Curtis lands with a left to the head.
Curtis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curtis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rebenta's elbow.
Rebenta changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Curtis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rebenta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Curtis pinned against the cage. Curtis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Rebenta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Curtis is looking to slow Rebenta down with leg kicks.
Rebenta takes one to the side of the head.
Rebenta swats away the attempt to clinch by Curtis.
Curtis scores with a three punch combo!
Curtis misses with a straight right.
Curtis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rebenta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick from Curtis, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis lands with an overhand left.
Nice defenses there by Rebenta.
Curtis connects with a right hand. Rebenta shakes it off.
Curtis has Rebenta up against the cage in a clinch.
Curtis tries to work over Rebenta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rebenta prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Rebenta wants to take the fight to the mat but Curtis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Curtis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Rebenta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Curtis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rebenta prevents a body shot from Curtis.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Curtis.
Curtis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebenta fails with a takedown attempt.
Curtis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rebenta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Curtis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rebenta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curtis tries to work over Rebenta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curtis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rebenta changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Curtis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Curtis scores with the left hand. Rebenta knows he should have avoided that one.
Rebenta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Curtis.
Rebenta darts in looking for a takedown but Curtis gets double underhooks and turns Rebenta into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis lands with a short shot to the head.
Curtis tries to throw a body punch but Rebenta avoids it by throwing Curtis back against the cage.
Rebenta lands a takedown into guard.
Curtis wants to stand up but Rebenta is controlling him.
Rebenta is standing up over Curtis. Curtis looks to escape but Rebenta dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curtis pushes Rebenta away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rebenta gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rebenta is trying to get an arm triangle but Curtis is defending well.
Topher Curtis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Curtis is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Topher Curtis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Curtis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Topher Curtis!
Topher Curtis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Smith (ranked 339 p4p, 1738 weight class) and Tony Vazzappo (ranked 5 p4p, 62 weight class). Tony Vazzappo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Vazzappo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith drives through and clinches with Vazzappo against the cage.
Vazzappo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vazzappo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vazzappo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vazzappo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vazzappo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vazzappo! But no joy.
Vazzappo checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith wants to clinch up but Vazzappo keeps it at a distance.
We've been told by Smith's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smith wants to clinch but Vazzappo slips to the side
letting Vazzappo counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Vazzappo's head back.
Vazzappo throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vazzappo manages to circle out of the way.
A cross from Smith lands.
Vazzappo lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vazzappo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Vazzappo is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to clinch but Vazzappo is avoiding it.
It seemed like Vazzappo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vazzappo misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Smith is looking to counter the offense by Vazzappo and move into the clinch.
Vazzappo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vazzappo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Vazzappo working aggressively here.
Smith gets through Vazzappo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Vazzappo.
Smith pushes Vazzappo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Vazzappo shrugs off.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vazzappo.
Smith avoiding damage as Vazzappo throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Vazzappo avoids the damage to the body.
Vazzappo blocking some punches.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Vazzappo controls his hands.
Vazzappo digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vazzappo's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Vazzappo blocking some punches.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith tries a body shot but Vazzappo blocks it.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vazzappo's defenses.
Smith lands a body punch.
Vazzappo breaks the clinch.
Vazzappo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vazzappo is rocked!
Vazzappo gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Smith gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Vazzappo is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Smith!
Chad Smith made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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