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ENIGMA 52 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corin David (ranked 5266 p4p, 5264 weight class) and Titan Tyson (ranked 536 p4p, 535 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corin David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Titan Tyson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson fails to land the takedown.
Tyson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tyson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and David connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
David fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
David closes the distance and clinches.
Tyson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, David regains guard.
Tyson postures up in David's guard and throws a big left but David blocks it.
David seems keen to control Tyson's posture.
Tyson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but David is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
David is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson is trying to control but can't.
Tyson wants to get back to full guard.
Tyson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. David is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David trying to pass the guard but Tyson defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson trying to control but David postures up.
David is trying to control. Tyson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tyson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with David. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tyson wants to get back to full guard.
David uses his free foot to push down on Tyson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tyson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson tries to hold on but David pushes him away.
David with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Tyson is squirming around, avoiding David's attempts to control the action.
David is really struggling to control Tyson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tyson is looking to improve his position but David isn't that keen on the idea.
Tyson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David trying to control but Tyson is having none of it.
Tyson is desperately trying to improve his position but David has a good base and remains in mount.
David landing strikes from the mount.
David putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
David prevents Tyson from getting the reversal.
David lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
David wants to finish this one by submission but Tyson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from David.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tyson is in a horrible position here. David smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
 It looks like Titan Tyson has been cut.
David landing strikes from the mount and Tyson is in trouble!
 Tyson is rocked!
That has opened up Titan Tyson's cut even more.
David controlling the pace for now.
David with the ground and pound from mount.
David tries to control but Tyson wriggling away.
David controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corin David dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Titan Tyson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tyson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
David clinches.
David lands an elbow inside that Tyson shrugs off.
The cut above Titan Tyson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tyson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. David can't fight it off and eventually Tyson manages to take the fight to the floor. David looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
David seems keen to control Tyson's posture.
Tyson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of David's head.
Tyson wants to control from the top but David keeps moving.
David pulls Tyson in close to his closed guard and prevents Tyson from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've been informed that Tyson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
David looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyson is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now David is on top in guard.
David tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyson is retaining full guard.
Tyson is trying to keep David in close.
Tyson can't keep his opponent in guard - David advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
David is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tyson has managed to free his arm - good work.
David looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
David is keen to just control but Tyson is a slippery customer.
David is working for a kimura but Tyson is defending it quite comfortably.
Tyson keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson gets back to full guard.
Tyson looking to control.
Tyson keeping full guard, as David tries to pass.
David slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
David is looking to take a break and control but Tyson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tyson works his way to full guard. Good work.
David looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corin David dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Titan Tyson's cut.
That's time! David's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tyson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. David defends it nicely.
David is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
Tyson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tyson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching David on his heels. He'll look to pass David's guard now, I'm sure.
Tyson with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
David lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Corin David is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
David postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Titan Tyson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
David controls from within his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tyson can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
David looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tyson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
David looking to pass the guard.
Tyson wants to sweep but no luck.
David passes into half guard.
Tyson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
David controlling the action here.
David continues to stall.
Tyson taking some punishment here, with David in his half guard.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Titan Tyson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Corin David!
After winning the bout, Corin David thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vilhelm Sandu (ranked 3376 p4p, 5930 weight class) and Giovante Zilinski (ranked 415 p4p, 595 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sandu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Song of Death- OOMPH. The key to victory for Vilhelm Sandu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Decent wrestler
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vilhelm Sandu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giovante Zilinski!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandu misses with an uppercut. Zilinski saw that one coming.
Vilhelm Sandu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandu throws a jab when Zilinski was well out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sandu.
The fighters circling - Zilinski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Sandu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sandu connects with a body shot.
Zilinski throws a body shot but no joy.
Zilinski looks to score with a jab to the body but Sandu is just out of range.
Sandu misses the jab.
Zilinski throws out a counter right but Sandu avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zilinski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sandu.
A nice side step and Zilinski releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zilinski moves out of range as Sandu strikes.
Sandu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zilinski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zilinski drops his hands momentarily and Sandu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zilinski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sandu backing away here, and Zilinski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Zilinski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sandu misses the shot to the body.
Zilinski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sandu dips to his left and cracks Zilinski with an uppercut!
Zilinski connects with a looping right hand.
 It looks like Vilhelm Sandu has been cut.
Zilinski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sandu throws a jab when Zilinski was well out of range.
Zilinski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zilinski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zilinski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zilinski is rocked!
Sandu cracks Zilinski with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Zilinski falls to his knees and Sandu 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 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vilhelm Sandu!
After the big win, Vilhelm Sandu made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KRAKEN Nutrition + Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Danger (ranked 2783 p4p, 3734 weight class) and Pohaku Scott (ranked 366 p4p, 451 weight class). Scott has chosen Ukulele Lady- Arlo Guthrie as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Danger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pohaku Scott!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Pohaku Scott has been cut.
Danger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Scott connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Danger scrambles back to his feet.
Danger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scott.
Scott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danger.
Danger closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Danger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Scott punishes Danger's body with a nice straight punch.
Danger lands a big head kick that sends Scott tumbling to the mat! Danger takes a step backwards and waves Scott back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Scott is rocked!
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!
Scott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scott rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Danger counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danny Danger!
Our winner, Danny Danger, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marciz Zombermens (ranked 24097 p4p, 2054 weight class) and Juan David Franco (ranked 639 p4p, 297 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Brawler
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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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marciz Zombermens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan David Franco!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zombermens shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Franco sprawls well. Franco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zombermens gets slowly back to his feet.
Franco thuds his right hand into Zombermens's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Franco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Franco lands with an overhand left.
Franco feints and then cracks Zombermens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zombermens down.
Franco lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Franco. No joy for Zombermens on that attempt.
Zombermens misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zombermens gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zombermens fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Franco was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zombermens takes one to the chin there.
Franco connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franco lands with a good body shot.
Juan David Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombermens darts in looking for a takedown but Franco gets double underhooks and turns Zombermens into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marciz Zombermens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zombermens throws a sloppy head kick and Franco moves out of range easily.
Franco keeps the fight on the outside.
Franco takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zombermens on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zombermens takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zombermens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Franco works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 Zombermens is rocked!
Zombermens gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Franco counters with a big right hand! Oh Zombermens is in trouble here! Franco follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan David Franco!
Juan David Franco managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KRAKEN Nutrition + Laundry, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Leko (ranked 2297 p4p, 3606 weight class) and Swag Surf (ranked 312 p4p, 455 weight class). Swag Surf will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Leko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Swag Surf!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Leko both land. Nice combination.
Surf takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Surf dives in and grabs Leko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Leko pushes down on Surf's head and hops out.
Surf moves in looking to clinch but Leko pushes him off.
Surf shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Leko as he avoids it easily.
Leko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Surf is looking to get back to his feet here but Leko is keeping cool and he's managed to take Surf's back.
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leko is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leko cracks Surf with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Surf from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Leko looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Surf is rocked!
Leko is scoring with a succession of shots from the back. Surf is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Leko!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Reefer (ranked 2198 p4p, 3034 weight class) and Brandon Shamrock (ranked 222 p4p, 291 weight class). Shamrock comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Canned Heat- Going Up The Country kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Reefer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Reefer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reefer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reefer.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Reefer is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reefer. That's going to slow Shamrock down.
Reefer with the inside leg kick.
A head kick by Shamrock misses
and Reefer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reefer.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that Reefer avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock connects with a single shot there.
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reefer.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Reefer moves away and avoids it.
Shamrock blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shamrock throws a jab but it's blocked by Reefer.
Reefer is looking to counter the offense by Shamrock and move into the clinch.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Reefer moves out of range.
Shamrock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Shamrock as he connects with a hook.
Reefer moves away from the strike by Shamrock.
Reefer 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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reefer!
Shamrock is rocked!
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock is still on wobbly legs! Can Reefer finish him?
Reefer misses with a straight right.
Shamrock seems to have recovered his senses.
Reefer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamrock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock throws a combination that misses
and Reefer counters with a nice body kick.
Shamrock throws out a leg kick but Reefer moves out of range and Shamrock only half commits.
Shamrock has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Reefer.
Reefer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamrock.
Reefer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reefer scores with a head kick.
Shamrock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reefer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reefer throws a wild body kick that Shamrock sees coming a mile off.
Shamrock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reefer counters with a good low kick that Shamrock was not able to check.
Shamrock walks into a left hand.
Reefer slips under a jab from Shamrock.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Reefer dominated that round.
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.
Shamrock tries a head kick but it misses.
Shamrock misses with a hook. Reefer ducked under it nicely.
Shamrock misses with a hook
and Reefer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shamrock throws a big shot that misses.
Jim Reefer is winning the standup battle so far.
Reefer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shamrock.
A punch lands to the side of Shamrock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reefer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shamrock can do to turn this around?
Shamrock misses with a body kick.
Shamrock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Jim Reefer has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reefer.
Shamrock looks to throw a body kick
and Reefer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reefer. That's going to slow Shamrock down.
Reefer blocks a head kick by Shamrock.
Reefer tried to counter with a leg kick but Shamrock avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the body
and Reefer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamrock misses with a lunging right hand
and Reefer counters with a left to the body.
Shamrock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shamrock throws a head kick that misses.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut
and Reefer counters with a nice leg kick.
Shamrock misses with a hook
and Reefer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Reefer moves away and avoids it.
Reefer cracks a nice hook into Shamrock's ribs.
Reefer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shamrock throws a counter combo.
Shamrock throws a poor cross that misses
and Reefer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shamrock is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reefer was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamrock.
Reefer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shamrock misses with a combination
and Reefer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamrock swings widly with a right hand
and Reefer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brandon Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reefer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shamrock's hands.
Shamrock throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reefer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Reefer.
Shamrock throws a chopping leg kick but Reefer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Reefer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Reefer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
And Reefer counters with a quick kick to the body but Shamrock blocks it.
Reefer misses with a looping right.
Reefer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock drops his hands momentarily and Reefer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Shamrock in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Shamrock throws the left hand but Reefer avoids the punch easily.
Reefer throws a wild body kick that Shamrock sees coming a mile off.
Reefer clobbers Shamrock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock throws a jab but it's blocked by Reefer.
Reefer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Shamrock might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reefer has got the better of the exchanges.
Reefer defending well as Shamrock loads up on a big left hand.
Reefer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shamrock!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shamrock.
Reefer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Reefer lands a nice shot to the body.
Shamrock misses with a combination
and Reefer counters with a left to the body.
Shamrock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shamrock throws the left hand but Reefer avoids the punch easily.
Reefer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reefer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reefer ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reefer pushes Shamrock away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reefer slips a jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a jab when Reefer was well out of range.
Reefer lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reefer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shamrock at a distance.
Reefer throws a push kick but Shamrock slaps the foot to one side.
Reefer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shamrock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reefer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good shot there by Reefer.
Reefer sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Shamrock's defenses. It connects perfectly with Shamrock's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jim Reefer!
During a confident post fight interview, Jim Reefer 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Calle Hogerstrom (ranked 2088 p4p, 3292 weight class) and Tourney Warrior (ranked 126 p4p, 212 weight class). Warrior has chosen Mortal Kombat by- some techno guy as his entrance music. 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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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calle Hogerstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tourney Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogerstrom connects with a solid leg kick.
Hogerstrom with a nice calf kick.
A big right from Warrior misses.
Warrior throws a leg kick but Hogerstrom moved away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hogerstrom, as that shot connected.
Warrior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Hogerstrom wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Warrior wants to clinch up but Hogerstrom keeps it at a distance.
Warrior misses with an uppercut.
Warrior misses with a hook
and Hogerstrom counters with a straight right hand.
Warrior misses with a hook
and Hogerstrom counters with a nice leg kick.
Warrior moves out of range of the strikes.
Tourney Warrior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogerstrom misses with a hook.
Warrior appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Warrior lands a jab to Hogerstrom's midsection.
Warrior scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Warrior looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warrior moves into the clinch.
Warrior throws a head punch that misses.
Warrior working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Warrior has a couple of punches blocked by Hogerstrom.
Warrior stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogerstrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hogerstrom struggles to land a body shot inside as Warrior controls his hands.
Warrior misses with some punches.
Hogerstrom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Warrior backwards.
Hogerstrom pushes Warrior back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hogerstrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warrior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warrior throws a head punch that misses.
Warrior working aggressively here.
Warrior misses with the head strike.
Warrior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Hogerstrom.
A left hand lands to the body for Hogerstrom.
A right hand to the body from Hogerstrom.
Hogerstrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hogerstrom misses with some punches.
Hogerstrom lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hogerstrom blocking some punches.
Warrior has a couple of punches blocked by Hogerstrom.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hogerstrom.
Hogerstrom swings wildly with an uppercut but Warrior uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warrior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Warrior tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Hogerstrom.
A short right from Hogerstrom.
Hogerstrom misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Hogerstrom.
Warrior misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Hogerstrom - that landed with a thud.
Warrior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warrior prevents a body shot from Hogerstrom.
Hogerstrom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Warrior misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Warrior to work.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Warrior.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogerstrom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Warrior blocks an uppercut.
Hogerstrom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hogerstrom misses with the head strike.
Warrior scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Calle Hogerstrom dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hogerstrom cracks Warrior with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Warrior misses with a right hand
and Hogerstrom finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Warrior looks to throw a body kick
and Hogerstrom counters with a nice body shot.
Hogerstrom moves out of range of the body kick.
Hogerstrom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Warrior moves in looking to clinch but Hogerstrom pushes him off.
Hogerstrom scores with a jab to the head.
Warrior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hogerstrom manages to avoid it.
Hogerstrom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warrior sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hogerstrom lands a jab to the nose.
Hogerstrom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hogerstrom swats away the attempt to clinch by Warrior.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hogerstrom blocks a low kick nicely.
Hogerstrom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hogerstrom checks the leg kick nicely there.
Warrior takes the fight into the clinch.
Hogerstrom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Warrior can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior blocks an uppercut.
Calle Hogerstrom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Warrior is leaning against Hogerstrom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hogerstrom fails to land.
Hogerstrom misses with some punches.
Warrior looking to slow down the pace here.
Warrior tries to work over Hogerstrom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Hogerstrom fails to land.
Hogerstrom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hogerstrom blocking some punches.
A short right from Hogerstrom.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Warrior takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hogerstrom swings wildly with an uppercut but Warrior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hogerstrom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hogerstrom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hogerstrom tries to work over Warrior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hogerstrom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hogerstrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior swings wildly with an uppercut but Hogerstrom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Warrior scores with a nice short uppercut.
Warrior scores with a shoulder strike.
Warrior is leaning against Hogerstrom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hogerstrom.
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!
Hogerstrom throws a punch but it's blocked by Warrior.
Hogerstrom has a couple of punches blocked by Warrior.
A right hand to the body from Hogerstrom.
Hogerstrom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hogerstrom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hogerstrom misses with a body punch.
Hogerstrom lands with a left to the head.
Warrior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warrior tries to throw a body punch but Hogerstrom avoids it by throwing Warrior back against the cage.
Hogerstrom has a couple of punches blocked by Warrior.
A shot in the inside from Hogerstrom.
Hogerstrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hogerstrom struggles to land a body shot inside as Warrior controls his hands.
Warrior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Calle Hogerstrom dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Warrior closes the distance and clinches.
Tourney Warrior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hogerstrom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Warrior lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hogerstrom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Warrior.
Hogerstrom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warrior blocking some punches.
Warrior misses with a punch on the inside.
Warrior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hogerstrom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hogerstrom swings wildly with an uppercut but Warrior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warrior lands with a left to the head.
Hogerstrom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Warrior is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hogerstrom breaks from the clinch.
Hogerstrom scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Warrior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hogerstrom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hogerstrom scores with a leg kick.
Warrior attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Warrior defending well as Hogerstrom loads up on a big left hand.
Warrior misses with a straight right.
Warrior moves into the clinch.
Warrior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warrior lands with a right to the head.
Warrior lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hogerstrom backwards.
Hogerstrom misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Hogerstrom fails to land.
Warrior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warrior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hogerstrom misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warrior.
Hogerstrom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Warrior backwards.
Warrior lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Warrior throws a punch but it's blocked by Hogerstrom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogerstrom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warrior's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hogerstrom misses with the head strike.
Hogerstrom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hogerstrom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warrior lands a left hand.
Hogerstrom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Warrior 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hogerstrom checks a leg kick.
Hogerstrom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Warrior misses with a low kick.
Warrior misses with a body shot.
Hogerstrom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Warrior 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.
The fighters circling - Hogerstrom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hogerstrom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogerstrom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calle Hogerstrom is winning the standup battle so far.
Hogerstrom scores with a decent looking hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Calle Hogerstrom.
Well Hogerstrom 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calle Hogerstrom!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Petcharon Sitsongrit (ranked 892 p4p, 2785 weight class) and Rudolf Meine (ranked 128 p4p, 343 weight class). Petcharon Sitsongrit has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petcharon Sitsongrit !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudolf Meine!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meine misses the jab.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Meine.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meine.
Meine slips under a jab from Sitsongrit .
Meine is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Meine is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Meine.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Meine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Meine is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meine blocks a leg kick.
A left and a right from Sitsongrit both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Rudolf Meine has been cut.
Sitsongrit seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Meine lands a slapping body shot.
Meine throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meine looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Meine.
Meine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit .
Meine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Meine tries to counter by closing the distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit .
Meine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Meine blocks it.
A jab lands there for Meine.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meine throws out the jab.
Meine checks a leg kick nicely.
Meine wants to counter the offense by Sitsongrit and move into the clinch position.
Meine has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Meine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Meine lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Meine takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Meine ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Meine strikes.
Meine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Sitsongrit . Those never looked like landing.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Meine on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meine is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Meine.
A jab from Meine does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Meine clobbers Sitsongrit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Meine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Meine clobbers Sitsongrit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petcharon Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rudolf Meine's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Meine misses with a hook to the body
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
Meine lands a slapping body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meine.
Meine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Meine.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Meine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meine wants to counter the offense by Sitsongrit and move into the clinch position.
Meine with a hook.
Meine lands with an overhand left.
Meine lands a jab to the nose.
Meine throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Meine avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meine takes a swing at Sitsongrit 's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Meine misses.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meine was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit .
Meine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sitsongrit has time to react.
Meine slips a jab from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
A big right from Meine misses.
Petcharon Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Meine with a hook.
Meine throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit 's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meine tries to counter with a clinch but Sitsongrit shakes him off and moves away.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Meine strikes.
Meine missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks Meine with an uppercut!
Meine lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Meine throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Meine thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Meine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Meine slips a straight right by Sitsongrit .
Meine lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Meine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Meine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meine.
Meine blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rudolf Meine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rudolf Meine's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Meine ducked under it nicely.
Meine tries to counter with a clinch but Sitsongrit shakes him off and moves away.
A big right from Meine misses.
Meine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meine misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Meine tries to clinch up.
Sitsongrit misses with the combination.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meine.
Meine tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Meine steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit throws a combination that misses
and Meine counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Meine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meine throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Meine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit catches Meine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Meine checks it well.
Meine throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit 's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Meine.
Meine lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meine.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meine. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meine.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Meine is out of range.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Meine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Meine wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Meine tries to counter with a clinch but Sitsongrit shakes him off and moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Sitsongrit there.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Sitsongrit there.
Meine cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit 's ribs.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Meine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit sets himself, and Meine steps forward looking for the clinch! Sitsongrit avoids it this time.
Sitsongrit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Meine looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Meine swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with an inside leg kick.
Meine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Meine slips under a jab from Sitsongrit .
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meine.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit .
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Petcharon Sitsongrit .
I think Sitsongrit 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petcharon Sitsongrit !
A very excited looking Petcharon Sitsongrit made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christophe Dupree (ranked 904 p4p, 1496 weight class) and Damian Drake (ranked 13 p4p, 31 weight class). Dupree comes into the arena with Eddie Vedder - Society blaring out of the sound system. Christophe Dupree 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christophe Dupree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Drake!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Dupree.
Dupree misses with a combination
and Drake counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Drake misses with a leg kick.
It looked like Dupree wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dupree misses with a two punch combination.
Dupree throws a sloppy body shot
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
Dupree misses with the combination.
Drake swings widly with a right hand
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dupree.
Drake 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.
Drake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drake throws a lazy right hand but Dupree sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dupree throws a combination that misses
and Drake counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupree misses with a jab to the body
and Drake counters with a slapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dupree. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Drake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dupree.
That kick from Drake tenderised Dupree's leg. Dupree is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dupree displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Drake scores with a hook to the body. Dupree takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Christophe Dupree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake connects with a right hand. Dupree shakes it off.
Dupree swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dupree lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dupree with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dupree throws a front kick aimed at Drake's knee but Drake avoids it well.
Dupree throws out a loose jab but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupree misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Dupree misses.
Dupree is looking to wear down Drake with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dupree displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Damian Drake has been cut.
A shot to the body from Dupree misses
and Drake counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dupree.
Christophe Dupree is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dupree throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Drake throws out a counter right but Dupree avoids it with no problem.
Dupree lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drake at a distance.
Drake ducks right into an uppercut from Dupree.
Dupree will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dupree misses with a body punch
and Drake counters with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christophe Dupree dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Drake's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dupree takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Drake's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dupree connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drake scrambles back to his feet.
Dupree throws a front kick aimed at Drake's knee but Drake avoids it well.
Dupree swings away with a body shot that misses
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drake moves out of range of the strikes.
Drake swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dupree fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
Drake is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A head kick misses from Dupree.
Drake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake throws a sloppy head kick and Dupree moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Dupree misses the target.
Dupree with a jab.
Dupree throws a leg kick which misses Drake's front leg but catches the back leg as Drake tries to avoid it.
Dupree misses with an uppercut
and Dupree takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupree walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Drake drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Dupree swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Drake's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christophe Dupree!
Christophe Dupree thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Motts (ranked 1409 p4p, 878 weight class) and Saul Goodman (ranked 27 p4p, 33 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Motts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saul Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman moves into the clinch successfully.
Motts working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goodman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Goodman is working Motts over against the cage.
Motts breaks from the clinch.
Goodman has closed the distance and engaged Motts in a clinch.
Goodman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Motts backwards.
Motts lands an uppercut.
Motts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goodman backwards.
Goodman lands with a left to the head.
Motts tries a body shot but Goodman blocks it.
Goodman looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Motts - that landed with a thud.
Motts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goodman tries a body shot but Motts blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Motts dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've been informed that Goodman 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.
Motts tries to throw a body punch but Goodman avoids it by throwing Motts back against the cage.
Goodman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Motts lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motts lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Goodman.
Goodman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodman.
Motts scores with a hook to the body.
Motts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Motts keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goodman's efforts to push away.
A short right from Motts.
Goodman prevents a body shot from Motts.
Motts stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Motts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Motts misses with a punch to the body.
Goodman tries a body shot but Motts blocks it.
Motts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goodman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Motts looks to score with a jab to the body but Goodman is just out of range.
Goodman tries to clinch there but Motts circles away.
Goodman tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Motts misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman looks to land a body kick but Motts moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Motts on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Motts walks into a stiff left hand from Goodman.
Goodman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Motts, pushing him back against the cage.
Motts lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goodman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Motts's elbow.
Motts prevents a body shot from Goodman.
Motts presses Goodman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Motts as the two fighters clinch.
Goodman looks winded!
Goodman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Motts lands a nice shot to the body.
Motts tries to work over Goodman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goodman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Motts backwards.
Goodman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Motts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goodman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Motts to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Saul Goodman has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goodman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Motts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saul Goodman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Goodman clinches.
Motts prevents a body shot from Goodman.
Motts blocks an uppercut.
Motts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goodman tries to close the distance and clinch but Motts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saul Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Motts swats away the attempt to clinch by Goodman.
Goodman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goodman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Motts blocks the leg kick.
Goodman is looking to clinch.
Goodman darts in and clinches Motts up against the cage.
Goodman lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Goodman manages to break the clinch.
Motts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Goodman.
Goodman connects with a single shot there.
Goodman looks to land a left hand but Motts moved out of range nicely.
Motts was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Goodman doesn't manage to clinch there - Motts circles away.
Goodman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Goodman misses with a body punch.
Motts lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Goodman swings wildly with an uppercut but Motts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Motts throws a head punch that misses.
Goodman tries to work over Motts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Motts blocks an uppercut.
Motts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goodman's elbow.
Goodman trying to stall but Motts improves his position.
Motts misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motts lands a shot to the body.
Motts is working Goodman over against the cage.
Motts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Motts breaks the clinch.
Goodman tries to clinch but Motts is having none of it.
Goodman tries to close the distance and clinch but Motts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goodman moves to clinch but Motts breaks away
and Motts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Motts lands a left and a right that send Goodman crashing to the mat, dazed. Motts thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Motts has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goodman.
Goodman tries to clinch but Motts is having none of it.
Motts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Motts went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Goodman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Motts was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Goodman.
No joy there for Motts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Goodman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Motts dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Saul Goodman's cut.
That's time! Motts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Goodman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saul Goodman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Goodman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Goodman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Goodman misses with some punches.
Motts blocks a body shot from Goodman.
Motts misses with a body punch.
Goodman misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Motts fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Motts.
Motts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Motts circles away from the clinch attempt
and Motts counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goodman moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motts scores with a shoulder strike.
Goodman prevents a body shot from Motts.
Goodman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Motts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goodman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Gregory Motts has been cut.
A nice leg kick from Goodman, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goodman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Motts throwing a counter right hand but Goodman manages to avoid it.
Goodman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Motts walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Motts bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Goodman's head.
Goodman tries to clinch but Motts moves away
and Motts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Goodman rushes Motts and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goodman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman has a couple of punches blocked by Motts.
Goodman misses with a punch to the body.
Motts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Motts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Motts lands a left hand.
Saul Goodman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Goodman struggles to land a body shot inside as Motts controls his hands.
Motts breaks from the clinch.
Motts lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Goodman falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gregory Motts!
A very excited looking Gregory Motts made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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