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C107: Brandstatter vs. Murhaa PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pauke Murhapuro (ranked 1179 p4p, 1864 weight class) and Armand Christophe (ranked 157 p4p, 248 weight class). Christophe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shadows. Pauke Murhapuro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
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Good gas tank |
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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 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pauke Murhapuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Armand Christophe!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Christophe finds it's way through Murhapuro's defenses.
Murhapuro 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murhapuro, as that shot connected.
Nice body kick from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murhapuro throws an off balance right hand
and Christophe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murhapuro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Christophe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Murhapuro throws a poor cross that misses
and Christophe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christophe misses with a straight right.
Christophe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murhapuro dips to his left and cracks Christophe with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhapuro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christophe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Christophe is out of range.
Murhapuro throws a low kick but Christophe avoids it.
Christophe raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Christophe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slow jab from Murhapuro misses its intended target.
Murhapuro throws a front kick aimed at Christophe's knee but Christophe avoids it well.
Murhapuro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Murhapuro misses.
Christophe looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Murhapuro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Christophe misses with a right hand
and Murhapuro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhapuro. Christophe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christophe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murhapuro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Christophe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Christophe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murhapuro fakes the leg kick and cracks Christophe in the body.
Murhapuro ducks right into an uppercut from Christophe.
Murhapuro lands with a good body shot.
Murhapuro scores with the left hand. Christophe knows he should have avoided that one.
Christophe feints and then cracks Murhapuro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murhapuro down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Christophe. That's going to slow Murhapuro down.
Murhapuro thows a leg kick but Christophe checks it
and Christophe counters with a nice uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murhapuro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Christophe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Christophe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murhapuro misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from Christophe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christophe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhapuro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhapuro misses with a low kick.
Christophe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murhapuro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Christophe raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Murhapuro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Christophe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murhapuro misses with a straight right.
Christophe looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A head kick lands from Christophe that sends Murhapuro to the canvas. Murhapuro tries to scramble back to his feet but Christophe brings him back down into side control.
 It looks like Pauke Murhapuro has been cut.
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!
Murhapuro wants to control but Christophe postures up.
Christophe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Murhapuro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Murhapuro prevents Christophe from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Christophe's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Murhapuro is pressing down on Christophe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Murhapuro looking for subs off his back but Christophe has passed one foot through into half guard.
Murhapuro is pressing down on Christophe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Murhapuro has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Christophe has passed into side control.
My spies in Advanced Fighting Systems inform me that Christophe has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Murhapuro looking for a sweep but Christophe has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Murhapuro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Christophe is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Murhapuro has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Christophe misses with a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Armand Christophe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pauke Murhapuro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Christophe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murhapuro moves away from the strike by Christophe.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Christophe 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.
Murhapuro throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick from Murhapuro misses.
Christophe avoids the body shot from Murhapuro.
A head kick by Christophe misses
and Murhapuro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christophe throws a sloppy body shot
and Murhapuro counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro throws a big shot that misses.
Murhapuro scores with a hook to the body. Christophe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murhapuro connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro lands with a good body shot.
Murhapuro defending well as Christophe loads up on a big left hand.
Pauke Murhapuro is winning the standup battle so far.
Christophe lands a lovely overhand right.
Murhapuro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murhapuro throws a big shot that misses.
Christophe tries a quick counter leg kick but Murhapuro is wise to it.
Murhapuro does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Christophe feints a counter leg kick.
Murhapuro scores with a leg kick.
Murhapuro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Christophe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pauke Murhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christophe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murhapuro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro misses with a low kick.
Christophe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It appears Murhapuro was looking to counter with a kick there.
Murhapuro is looking to land body kicks.
Murhapuro scores with a leg kick.
Christophe throws out a loose jab but Murhapuro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christophe lands a really nice looking cross but Murhapuro seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhapuro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christophe takes one to the side of the head.
Murhapuro moves out of range as Christophe strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Christophe eats them both and turns towards Murhapuro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Christophe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Christophe.
Christophe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Murhapuro misses with a right hand
and Christophe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murhapuro lands the left hand.
A head kick lands from Christophe that sends Murhapuro to the canvas. Murhapuro tries to scramble back to his feet but Christophe brings him back down into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhapuro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Murhapuro is working hard here to advance position.
Christophe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christophe trying to control the action but Murhapuro is working from the bottom.
Murhapuro looks to move to half guard but instead Christophe has passed into mount! Damn!
Christophe is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Murhapuro is in real trouble.
Christophe has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Murhapuro tries to escape the position.
Christophe looking for the choke but no joy.
Christophe looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Murhapuro taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Armand Christophe!
Armand Christophe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandros Stamatis (ranked 1468 p4p, 1680 weight class) and Hip Hop (ranked 215 p4p, 242 weight class). Stamatis's entrance music is Sabaton - Sparta. A fine choice. Hop has chosen Hard in Da Paint as his entrance music. Alexandros Stamatis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hip Hop's chin.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexandros Stamatis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hip Hop!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Stamatis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hop moves away from the strike by Stamatis.
Hop was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Alexandros Stamatis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stamatis's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hop.
Stamatis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hop at a distance.
Stamatis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hop moves away.
Stamatis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hop misses with a head kick.
Stamatis just misses with a punch to the body.
Hop throws a hook but Stamatis avoids it easily.
Stamatis misses with a straight left.
Stamatis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Stamatis blocks a head kick by Hop.
Hop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stamatis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hop.
A counter left hand to the body from Stamatis misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hop misses with a body shot
and Stamatis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stamatis throws a shot to the body.
Stamatis feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hop sprawling to the canvas! Hop rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Stamatis finish him?!
 Hop is rocked!
 It looks like Hip Hop has been cut.
Stamatis cracks a nice hook into Hop's ribs.
Hop is still on wobbly legs! Can Stamatis finish him?
Hop looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stamatis lands a body shot.
Stamatis lands a brutal uppercut that launches Hop off his feet! Hop tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexandros Stamatis!
In his post fight interview, Alexandros Stamatis 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Verneri Ahma (ranked 707 p4p, 929 weight class) and Hans Hermann Hoppe (ranked 98 p4p, 131 weight class). Hoppe has chosen Wind of Change as his entrance music. Hans Hermann Hoppe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Verneri Ahma's chin.
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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 30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Verneri Ahma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Hermann Hoppe!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahma moves into the clinch.
Hoppe is looking for a takedown.
Hoppe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ahma gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hoppe tries to work over Ahma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoppe is looking for a takedown.
Verneri Ahma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Hermann Hoppe.
Ahma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ahma dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ahma prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ahma gets underhooks to prevent Hoppe's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoppe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hoppe is trying to drag Ahma to the mat but Ahma just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hoppe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ahma avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ahma gets a clinch.
Hoppe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ahma pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ahma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ahma throws a right hand that misses
and Hoppe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hoppe can't find room to land a body shot as Ahma controls the action.
Ahma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ahma pushes Hoppe up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoppe is working Ahma over against the cage.
Ahma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoppe throws a punch but it's blocked by Ahma.
Hoppe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hoppe is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe letting Ahma take a breather here.
Hoppe avoiding damage.
Hoppe pushes Ahma back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hoppe wants a takedown but no success here.
Hoppe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ahma up against the cage.
Ahma's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hoppe misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe tries for a takedown but Ahma manages to get underhooks.
Hoppe tries a body shot but Ahma blocks it.
Hoppe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ahma blocking some punches.
Hoppe wants a takedown.
We've been informed that Hoppe has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ahma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ahma closes the distance and pushes Hoppe back into the cage.
Hoppe being controlled against the cage.
Hoppe can't get the takedown.
Hoppe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ahma pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ahma tries to land a front kick but Hoppe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And Hoppe tries to counter it with a takedown but Ahma pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ahma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoppe, pushing him back against the cage.
Hoppe misses with some punches.
Ahma breaks the clinch.
A low kick lands for Ahma.
Ahma drives through with a takedown into Hoppe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahma controlling from the top position.
Hoppe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ahma advances to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Verneri Ahma dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ahma swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hoppe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ahma defends it well.
Ahma looks to land a right hand but Hoppe moved out of range.
Ahma misses with a double jab.
Hoppe gets tackled into the cage by Ahma. Ahma maintains the clinch.
Ahma breaks from the clinch.
Hoppe is looking to clinch but Ahma is avoiding it.
Hoppe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahma.
Ahma misses with a double jab
and Hoppe moves into the clinch.
Hoppe leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoppe misses with a punch on the inside.
Ahma breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ahma.
Hoppe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ahma defends it well.
Ahma lunges at Hoppe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hoppe's hand.
A punch combination from Hoppe misses.
Ahma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoppe, pushing him back against the cage.
Hoppe working aggressively here.
Ahma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ahma forces Hoppe back against the cage and clinches.
Hoppe misses with a punch to the body.
Hoppe misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Hoppe to work.
Ahma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoppe lands a nice uppercut.
Ahma can't find room to land a body shot as Hoppe controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ahma misses with a body punch.
Hoppe is looking for a takedown.
Ahma trying to control the position but instead, Hoppe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ahma into the cage.
Hoppe stalling in the clinch but Ahma improves position.
Verneri Ahma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hoppe has Ahma pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ahma manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ahma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ahma drives through and clinches with Hoppe against the cage.
Hoppe misses with a punch on the inside.
Ahma stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma tries to throw a body punch but Hoppe avoids it by throwing Ahma back against the cage.
Hoppe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ahma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ahma throws a right hand that Hoppe ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoppe also avoids with ease.
Hoppe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Verneri Ahma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahma gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hoppe tries to work over Ahma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoppe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ahma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoppe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ahma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Verneri Ahma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ahma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ahma is keeping busy.
Ahma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoppe can do to turn this around?
Hoppe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoppe wants to take the fight to the mat but Ahma manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Verneri Ahma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Hermann Hoppe.
Ahma taking a breather.
Ahma lands a body punch.
Hoppe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoppe misses with a punch on the inside.
Ahma lands a body shot.
Hoppe tries to throw a body punch but Ahma avoids it by throwing Hoppe back against the cage.
Ahma is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hoppe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Verneri Ahma dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ahma clinches up with Hoppe and pushes him back against the cage.
Ahma will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hoppe up against the cage.
Hoppe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ahma pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ahma breaks the clinch.
Hoppe looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahma is just out of range.
Ahma clinches.
Hoppe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoppe has Ahma pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ahma manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoppe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hoppe scores with a shot to the side of Ahma's head.
Hoppe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoppe misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ahma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahma clinches.
Hoppe wants to take the fight to the mat but Ahma manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Verneri Ahma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Hermann Hoppe.
Hoppe has a couple of punches blocked by Ahma.
A right handed body shot lands from Hoppe.
Hoppe is working Ahma over against the cage.
Ahma lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ahma.
Hoppe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ahma's elbow.
Hoppe wants to take the fight to the mat but Ahma manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hoppe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoppe struggles to land a body shot inside as Ahma controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe struggles to land a body shot inside as Ahma controls his hands.
Hoppe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ahma.
Ahma avoiding damage.
Ahma manages to break the clinch.
Ahma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoppe with the counter takedown but Ahma avoids it easily.
Hans Hermann Hoppe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoppe rushes Ahma and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hoppe misses with a punch on the inside.
Ahma is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Hoppe.
Ahma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoppe scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahma clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ahma.
Come on Ahma - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hoppe tries to work over Ahma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ahma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ahma.
Hoppe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hoppe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ahma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ahma throws a leg kick which misses Hoppe's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoppe tries to avoid it.
Ahma drives through and clinches with Hoppe against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hoppe fails to land.
Ahma effectively controlling the action here.
Verneri Ahma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ahma after a bit of a struggle.
Hoppe can't find room to land a body shot as Ahma controls the action.
Hoppe misses with a punch to the body.
Hoppe slowing the pace effectively.
Ahma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoppe backwards.
Hoppe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ahma prevents it.
Ahma prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hoppe tries to work over Ahma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ahma blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Ahma.
And that's the end of the fight!
Verneri Ahma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ahma 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Verneri Ahma!
Verneri Ahma decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tan Zan (ranked 1005 p4p, 1547 weight class) and Ramdin Bolsdeep (ranked 158 p4p, 231 weight class). Bolsdeep has chosen Sir Psycho Sexy, Red Hot Chilli Peppers. as his entrance music. Ramdin Bolsdeep 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tan Zan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ramdin Bolsdeep!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolsdeep tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bolsdeep tries to clinch but Zan moves out of range.
Zan misses with a wild body shot.
Bolsdeep fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zan, pushing him back against the cage.
Zan misses with the head strike.
Zan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zan throws a head punch that misses.
Bolsdeep throws a head punch that misses.
Bolsdeep tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bolsdeep or not.
Zan misses with the head strike.
Zan misses with a punch to the body.
Zan can't find room to land a body shot as Bolsdeep controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolsdeep.
A hook to the body from Zan.
A head punch on the inside from Bolsdeep fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Bolsdeep fails to land.
Zan lands an uppercut.
Zan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zan blocks a body shot from Bolsdeep.
Zan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bolsdeep backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bolsdeep backwards.
Zan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bolsdeep.
Bolsdeep misses with some punches.
Bolsdeep has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bolsdeep can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Zan.
A shot in the inside from Zan.
Zan lands with a left to the head.
Zan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bolsdeep tries to throw a body punch but Zan avoids it by throwing Bolsdeep back against the cage.
Bolsdeep missing with knees to the body.
Zan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bolsdeep backwards.
Bolsdeep misses with an elbow strike.
Zan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zan lands a hook that snaps the head of Bolsdeep backwards.
Zan lands a right hand.
Zan lands a nice uppercut.
Zan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Bolsdeep lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bolsdeep is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Zan fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bolsdeep.
Bolsdeep swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zan lands with a right to the head.
Zan misses with a body punch.
Zan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bolsdeep backwards.
Nice body punch from Zan - that landed with a thud.
Zan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolsdeep tries to throw a body punch but Zan avoids it by throwing Bolsdeep back against the cage.
Zan lands with a right to the head.
Bolsdeep is still on wobbly legs! Can Zan finish him?
Zan swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolsdeep uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bolsdeep looks winded!
Bolsdeep blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Zan.
Bolsdeep seems to have recovered his senses.
A body shot lands from Zan.
Zan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zan dips a shoulder and cracks Bolsdeep with a mighty uppercut! Bolsdeep falls back against the cage and Zan unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bolsdeep is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Zan screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tan Zan!
A very excited looking Tan Zan 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Chan Siam (ranked 365 p4p, 852 weight class) and Calixto Cardona (ranked 47 p4p, 100 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chan Siam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Calixto Cardona!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardona ducks under a wild hook from Siam.
It seemed like Cardona was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cardona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Siam.
Siam throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cardona makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cardona lands with a shot to the body.
Cardona is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Siam misses.
Cardona throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cardona throws a good cross that connects.
Siam shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cardona sprawls well. Cardona wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Siam gets slowly back to his feet.
Cardona appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cardona closes the distance and pushes Siam back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Siam.
Siam throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cardona misses with a body punch.
Cardona misses with a punch to the body.
Cardona swings wildly with an uppercut but Siam uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Siam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cardona tries to work over Siam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cardona swings wildly with an uppercut but Siam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siam jumps guard but Cardona turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Siam drags the fight down to the ground.
Cardona slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cardona throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Siam works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Siam is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cardona wants to lay and pray for a moment but Siam keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siam looking for submissions off his back.
Cardona blocks the strikes from Siam.
Siam is holding on to half guard well.
Cardona not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Siam is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Siam actively working from the bottom here.
Siam trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cardona looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cardona is thwarting Siam's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardona keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cardona wants to free his trapped foot but Siam is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cardona takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Siam moves into full guard.
Cardona wants to pass the guard but Siam is keeping the position.
Cardona is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cardona tries to close the distance and clinch but Siam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cardona waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Siam.
Cardona thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siam rushes Cardona and presses him up against the cage.
Siam is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chan Siam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cardona makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cardona.
Siam blocking some punches.
Cardona scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Siam.
A short right from Siam on the inside.
Siam pulls guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siam controlling the position.
Siam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cardona throws a strike but Siam rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Siam wants to control from the top but Cardona keeps moving.
Cardona preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Siam drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cardona looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cardona looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cardona!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Calixto Cardona 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.
Cardona swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Siam on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cardona scores with a punch to the head.
Cardona moves out of range as Siam strikes.
Siam slips under a jab from Cardona.
A left lands for Siam.
Siam throws a hook but Cardona avoids it easily.
Siam sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Calixto Cardona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cardona lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cardona throws a hook but Siam avoids it easily.
Cardona throws an overhand right that lands on Siam's shoulder, as Siam tries to avoid the shot.
Cardona stuffs the takedown attempt from Siam. Siam gets slowly back to his feet.
Cardona fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cardona 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.
Cardona slips under a jab from Siam.
Cardona slips under a jab from Siam.
Cardona defending well as Siam loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cardona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Siam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona lands a head kick. Siam smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Chan Siam has been cut.
Calixto Cardona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Siam.
Cardona jabs at Siam's body.
Cardona scores with a body shot.
Cardona tries to clinch up.
A jab from Cardona does it's job there.
Cardona misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Siam coming out on top.
Cardona displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Siam throws out the jab.
Cardona's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cardona duly obliges.
Cardona stuns Siam with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cardona throws a jab but it's blocked by Siam.
Siam tries to counter by clinching up but Cardona breaks away and moves out of range.
Cardona throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Siam.
Cardona throws a lazy uppercut
and Siam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cardona fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Siam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Siam shoots in but Cardona avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siam has his takedown stuffed
and Cardona counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chan Siam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cardona scores with a jab to the body.
Cardona lands a head shot.
Cardona throws a leg kick that is checked
and Siam counters with a stiff right hand.
Siam moves into the clinch.
Cardona misses with some punches.
Siam lands a shoulder strike.
Cardona doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cardona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Siam makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cardona swings wildly with an uppercut but Siam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cardona has a couple of punches blocked by Siam.
Siam tries to pull guard but Cardona forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Siam blocks a body shot from Cardona.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siam's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cardona throws a head punch that misses.
Siam throws a knee to the head but misses.
Siam pulls guard successfully.
Cardona wants to control from the top but Siam keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Siam holds on and takes a little breather.
Siam wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cardona is now in half guard.
Siam blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cardona.
Cardona seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Siam gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siam not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cardona drops back, looking for a kneebar! Siam looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Siam looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Siam!
Sloppy strikes there by Siam.
Siam throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cardona is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Siam trying to control the action but Cardona is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Calixto Cardona showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chan Siam's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Siam is defended easily by Cardona.
Siam clinches up against the cage.
Cardona has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Siam blocking some punches.
Cardona misses with a body punch.
Cardona misses with the head strike.
Cardona scores with a shot to the side of Siam's head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cardona as Siam tries to tie him up.
Cardona tries a body shot but Siam blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cardona lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Siam backwards.
Cardona blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Siam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cardona's elbow.
Cardona throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siam tries a body shot but Cardona blocks it.
Calixto Cardona seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Siam blocks an uppercut.
Cardona avoids a wild elbow strike from Siam.
Siam drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cardona pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cardona scores with a head kick. Siam tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Siam gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cardona can't find room to land a body shot as Siam controls the action.
Cardona presses Siam against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Siam displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cardona up against the cage.
Cardona working aggressively here.
Cardona misses with some punches.
Siam effectively controlling the action here.
Cardona digs a right hand into Siam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Siam's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona struggles to land a body shot inside as Siam controls his hands.
I was talking to Siam's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cardona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Siam throws a big shot that misses.
Siam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Siam lands with a right hand.
Cardona has closed the distance and engaged Siam in a clinch.
Cardona lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siam drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cardona pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chan Siam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cardona misses with a straight left.
Cardona buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cardona throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Siam is looking to counter punch.
Siam throws a body shot but no joy.
Siam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cardona misses the jab.
Cardona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Siam.
Siam wants to clinch up but Cardona keeps it at a distance.
Chan Siam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calixto Cardona is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siam cracks Cardona with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cardona scores with a nice right hand.
Cardona lands a slapping body shot.
Cardona jabs Siam right on the nose. Siam blinks but takes it well.
Siam throws the left hand but Cardona avoids the punch easily.
Cardona throws a big counter head kick but Siam avoids it with no problem.
Cardona throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Siam decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cardona's guard.
Siam trying to control but Cardona is working from the bottom.
Siam loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cardona working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Siam.
Siam trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Siam working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Siam working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Siam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siam chips away with some ground and pound.
Cardona keeping moving, preventing Siam from controlling successfully.
Cardona wants to stand up but Siam is controlling him.
Chan Siam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cardona tries to clinch there but Siam circles 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!
Siam on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Siam lands a head shot.
Cardona blocks a jab.
A big left from Siam misses.
Cardona counters with a body kick.
Cardona throws a half hearted mid kick.
Siam throws a big counter combination but Cardona scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Siam keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calixto Cardona comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cardona 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calixto Cardona!
After winning the bout, Calixto Cardona 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Rockefeller (ranked 529 p4p, 667 weight class) and Barron White (ranked 84 p4p, 103 weight class). Rockefeller kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Trooper- Iron Maiden. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Rockefeller !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Barron White!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Rockefeller .
A big left from Rockefeller misses.
Rockefeller swings widly with a right hand
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Richard Rockefeller has been cut.
White connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rockefeller . Rockefeller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A left lands for Rockefeller .
White 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.
Rockefeller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rockefeller tries to score with a low kick but White moves his leg out of the way.
White jabs at Rockefeller 's body.
White punishes Rockefeller 's body with a nice straight punch.
White darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rockefeller misses the body punch
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Rockefeller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rockefeller looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Rockefeller walks into a left hand.
Richard Rockefeller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a body punch
and Rockefeller counters with a nice low kick that buckles White's knee momentarily.
White slips a straight right by Rockefeller .
A little jabbing left from White on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rockefeller tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rockefeller looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rockefeller misses with a looping left.
Rockefeller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice combo by White! Oh, that's hurt him - Rockefeller falls to the canvas and White follows him into side control.
 Rockefeller is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White decides to stand back up.
Oh Rockefeller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rockefeller throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
Rockefeller misses with a body shot.
Rockefeller falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
Rockefeller seems to have got his legs back now.
Rockefeller is breathing heavily.
White drops Rockefeller with a straight right hand, right on the button! White follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barron White!
An out of breath Barron White 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ultima Koivisto (ranked 235 p4p, 921 weight class) and Caio Victor (ranked 34 p4p, 128 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ultima Koivisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Victor!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koivisto has Victor up against the cage in a clinch.
Koivisto misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've been informed that Victor 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.
Victor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Koivisto smiles and moves away.
Victor throws the left hand but Koivisto avoids the punch easily.
Koivisto slips a jab from Victor.
Koivisto moves into the clinch.
Koivisto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Victor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Koivisto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Koivisto swings wildly with an uppercut but Victor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koivisto lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koivisto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koivisto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caio Victor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koivisto slips under a jab.
Victor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koivisto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor misses with a body shot.
Koivisto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Victor tries to keep at a distance but Koivisto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Koivisto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ultima Koivisto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Victor.
A body shot lands from Koivisto.
Koivisto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Victor tries to pull guard but Koivisto holds him up against the cage and eventually Victor drops back down to his feet.
Koivisto manages to break the clinch.
Koivisto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Koivisto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Victor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Koivisto won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koivisto tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Victor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've been hearing that Koivisto has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Koivisto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Victor wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victor wants to control but Koivisto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Victor is trying to get back to full guard.
Koivisto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Koivisto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Victor's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto is trying to control. Victor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Koivisto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Victor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Koivisto is trying to control. Victor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Koivisto wants to pass to mount but Victor is defending the position.
Victor trying to hold on to Koivisto's head to control him but Koivisto postures up.
Victor actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Victor is not content to let Koivisto control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Victor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Victor misses the shot to the body.
Koivisto misses with an uppercut.
Victor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Victor misses with a wild body shot.
Victor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Victor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ultima Koivisto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Koivisto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Victor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Koivisto was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Victor.
Victor throws a sloppy body shot
and Victor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koivisto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Victor's head backwards.
Victor just misses with a punch to the body.
Koivisto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Koivisto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Koivisto's head backwards.
Koivisto throws a leg kick
and Victor counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Koivisto!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Victor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivisto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Koivisto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Victor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Koivisto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Victor.
Victor trying to pass the guard but Koivisto defending well.
Caio Victor has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Koivisto wants to improve his position but Victor is controlling well.
Victor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Koivisto defends it well.
Victor is pressing down on Koivisto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Koivisto is holding on for now.
Koivisto trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Koivisto is controlling an arm, preventing Victor from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Victor is still trying to improve position.
Koivisto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Koivisto has given up his back. Will we see Victor going for some submissions?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor is cranking Koivisto's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Koivisto! He's tightened the choke and Koivisto is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Caio Victor!
Caio Victor gave a mention to PWNAGE Elite - $25 Tees in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Brandstatter (ranked 89 p4p, 165 weight class) and Ispa Murhaa (ranked 11 p4p, 24 weight class). Brandstatter comes to the cage accompanied by The Maestro. Murhaa has chosen Wanted Man as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wolfgang Brandstatter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ispa Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Some bone on bone action there as Murhaa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brandstatter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIST OF FURY in the buildup to the fight.
Brandstatter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brandstatter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
An inside leg kick lands from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter sizes up Murhaa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A head kick misses from Murhaa.
Brandstatter misses with a body punch
and Murhaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandstatter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brandstatter walks into a left hand.
Murhaa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murhaa tests Brandstatter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Murhaa misses
and Brandstatter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ispa Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandstatter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murhaa is looking to score with low kicks.
Murhaa 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.
Murhaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandstatter throws a lazy body kick
and Murhaa counters with a good, hard body kick but Brandstatter shrugs it off.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Brandstatter slips the punch.
Brandstatter is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Murhaa misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandstatter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murhaa is out of range and Brandstatter settles back down.
Murhaa tries to move into range but Brandstatter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Brandstatter.
Murhaa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brandstatter counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brandstatter.
Brandstatter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murhaa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brandstatter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brandstatter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandstatter moves away.
As Murhaa backs away, Brandstatter returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Brandstatter just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Brandstatter avoids it with no problem.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
Brandstatter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murhaa digs a good hook to Brandstatter's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brandstatter.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murhaa.
Brandstatter throws a poor cross that misses
and Murhaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandstatter misses the body punch
and Murhaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandstatter moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Brandstatter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brandstatter cracks a nice hook into Murhaa's ribs.
Brandstatter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murhaa takes a step back to recover.
Brandstatter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murhaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
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 Wolfgang Brandstatter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brandstatter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandstatter.
A counter left hand to the body from Brandstatter misses its target.
Murhaa lands with a nice body punch.
Brandstatter cracks Murhaa with a good jab.
Murhaa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Murhaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murhaa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murhaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the body
and Brandstatter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa walks into a straight right hand from Brandstatter.
Murhaa works Brandstatter's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Brandstatter misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa throws a head kick but Brandstatter moves out of range.
Murhaa throws a leg kick
and Brandstatter counters with a straight right hand.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandstatter manages to avoid it.
Brandstatter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murhaa checks it well.
Murhaa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Brandstatter misses its target.
Brandstatter moves forwards but Murhaa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Wolfgang Brandstatter is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brandstatter on the side of the head.
Murhaa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brandstatter. Brandstatter obviously looking to wear him down.
Brandstatter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brandstatter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murhaa throws a leg kick
and Brandstatter counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa throws a shot from downtown. Brandstatter moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Brandstatter misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Brandstatter.
Murhaa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murhaa throws a sloppy body shot
and Brandstatter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brandstatter is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Brandstatter - just one landing.
Murhaa misses the jab.
Brandstatter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brandstatter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter throws a front kick aimed at Murhaa's knee but Murhaa avoids it well.
Murhaa throws a chopping leg kick but Brandstatter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a jab when Brandstatter was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Brandstatter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhaa misses with a body shot
and Brandstatter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brandstatter with the inside leg kick.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut
enabling Brandstatter to counter with a crisp jab.
Brandstatter slips a straight right by Murhaa.
Brandstatter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandstatter thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murhaa! But no joy.
Brandstatter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murhaa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Brandstatter dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murhaa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brandstatter is out of range and Murhaa settles back down.
Brandstatter throwing a counter right hand but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Brandstatter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murhaa misses with a right hand
and Brandstatter counters with a good low kick that Murhaa was not able to check.
Nice cross by Murhaa.
Murhaa moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Brandstatter misses
and Murhaa counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa lands with an overhand left.
Brandstatter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Brandstatter finds it's way through Murhaa's defenses.
Murhaa gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Brandstatter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Murhaa.
Murhaa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brandstatter with a nice cross.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brandstatter punishes Murhaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Murhaa misses with a lunging right hand
and Brandstatter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brandstatter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Murhaa 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.
Murhaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brandstatter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the body
and Brandstatter counters with a nice uppercut.
Brandstatter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murhaa. That did some damage!
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Brandstatter.
Brandstatter scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brandstatter counters with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Murhaa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Brandstatter has got the better of the exchanges.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick which misses Murhaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Murhaa tries to avoid it.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Brandstatter moves out of range.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brandstatter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murhaa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brandstatter thinking.
That kick from Murhaa tenderised Brandstatter's leg. Brandstatter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brandstatter connects with an inside leg kick.
Murhaa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murhaa there as he acknowledges the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.
It looked like Brandstatter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murhaa.
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!
Brandstatter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brandstatter misses with a leg kick.
Brandstatter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murhaa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Brandstatter clearly takes that round.
That's time! Brandstatter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murhaa misses with a leg kick
and Brandstatter counters with a leg kick.
Murhaa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A low kick from Murhaa misses
and Brandstatter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murhaa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murhaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brandstatter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brandstatter looks for the body kick but Murhaa saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murhaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brandstatter. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brandstatter. That one must have hurt.
Murhaa throws a lazy uppercut
and Brandstatter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murhaa throws a lazy uppercut
and Brandstatter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A shot to the body from Murhaa misses
and Brandstatter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murhaa's knee momentarily.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheers as Murhaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brandstatter doesn't seem phased though.
Murhaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandstatter keeps Murhaa at a distance using the push kick.
Brandstatter throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa swings for the body but Brandstatter moves out of range.
Brandstatter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Brandstatter half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch lands to the side of Brandstatter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brandstatter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murhaa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Brandstatter saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Brandstatter.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brandstatter.
Murhaa misses with a right hand
and Brandstatter counters with a straight right hand.
Murhaa throws a right hand that misses
and Brandstatter counters with a thumping low kick.
Murhaa misses the jab.
Brandstatter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brandstatter misses the body punch
and Murhaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murhaa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter lands a nice shot that snaps Murhaa's head back.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
Brandstatter tried to counter with a leg kick but Murhaa avoided it.
Brandstatter ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brandstatter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murhaa's knee momentarily.
Murhaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murhaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Brandstatter had his way with Ispa Murhaa in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
A big right from Murhaa misses.
Brandstatter punishes Murhaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Murhaa coming out on top.
Brandstatter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murhaa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brandstatter scrambles back to his feet.
Brandstatter looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Brandstatter throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa scores with a sloppy right hand. Brandstatter should have avoided that one.
Murhaa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brandstatter is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter lunges at Murhaa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murhaa's hand.
Murhaa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brandstatter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murhaa walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Brandstatter drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Murhaa swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Brandstatter's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Murhaa!
Ispa Murhaa is the new middleweight champion!
Ispa Murhaa managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blazej Byczkiewicz (ranked 530 p4p, 321 weight class) and Ruslan Karelin (ranked 79 p4p, 51 weight class). Byczkiewicz comes to the cage accompanied by The Analogs - Szczecin. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ruslan Karelin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blazej Byczkiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruslan Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byczkiewicz moves into the clinch.
Karelin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karelin pushes Byczkiewicz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Blazej Byczkiewicz has been cut.
I was talking to Byczkiewicz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hand to the body from Byczkiewicz.
Byczkiewicz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byczkiewicz lands a shoulder strike.
Karelin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karelin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Byczkiewicz uses from the top position.
Karelin trying to keep a closed guard but Byczkiewicz is proving a slippery customer.
Byczkiewicz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Byczkiewicz trying to control but Karelin is working from the bottom.
Karelin working a defensive guard here.
Byczkiewicz is in close to Karelin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Karelin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Byczkiewicz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karelin trying to strike off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Byczkiewicz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Byczkiewicz throws a big right hand that misses.
Byczkiewicz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Byczkiewicz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Byczkiewicz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Karelin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Byczkiewicz has managed to get both his arms back between Karelin's legs - danger averted.
Byczkiewicz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Karelin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Byczkiewicz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Byczkiewicz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Karelin looking for a guillotine here but Byczkiewicz defends easily.
Byczkiewicz advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin tries to improve position but can't.
Check out the look on Byczkiewicz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
Karelin prevents Byczkiewicz from moving into mount.
Check out the look on Byczkiewicz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Karelin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Byczkiewicz lands an elbow.
Karelin wants to control but Byczkiewicz postures up.
Karelin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Karelin has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byczkiewicz landing a few strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karelin tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Byczkiewicz cracks Karelin with a big elbow.
Karelin throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Karelin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz is trying to control. Karelin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karelin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Byczkiewicz scores with a couple of nice shots.
That has opened up Ruslan Karelin's cut even more.
Karelin missing with punches from the bottom.
Karelin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Byczkiewicz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Byczkiewicz's back!
Byczkiewicz fending off the submission attempt from Karelin.
Byczkiewicz tries to escape but Karelin has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Karelin working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Karelin is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
I really don't envy Byczkiewicz right now.
Byczkiewicz is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Karelin gets his way!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin working for a choke but Byczkiewicz is defending well.
Byczkiewicz turns into Karelin and is now in his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byczkiewicz landing some decent shots from guard.
The cut above Ruslan Karelin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Byczkiewicz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ruslan Karelin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ruslan Karelin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Blazej Byczkiewicz!
Our winner, Blazej Byczkiewicz, 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 Danjuma Legba (ranked 215 p4p, 397 weight class) and Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 32 p4p, 59 weight class). Legba kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dez Only 1 - Witchdoctor . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 22 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danjuma Legba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryszard Wojcik!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legba throws a nice looking combination but Wojcik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Legba misses.
Legba just misses with a punch to the body.
Legba clobbers Wojcik with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Ryszard Wojcik has been cut.
Legba looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wojcik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wojcik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Legba drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wojcik sprawls and moves away.
Nice jab there from Wojcik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wojcik clinches with his opponent.
Wojcik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wojcik using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wojcik lands with a light punch inside.
Legba working aggressively here.
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!
Wojcik lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wojcik landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Legba is breathing heavily.
Wojcik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wojcik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wojcik is leaning against Legba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees to the body from Wojcik.
We've been informed that Wojcik 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.
Wojcik unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Still in the clinch, Wojcik scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Wojcik on the inside.
Wojcik pushes Legba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Legba managing to block the knees to the body from Wojcik.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Wojcik scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Legba fails to land.
Wojcik landing knees to the body.
Legba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Legba managing to block the knees to the body from Wojcik.
Wojcik landing knees to the head.
Wojcik lands with a short shot to the head.
Legba takes a knee to the side of the body.
Legba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Wojcik.
A body shot lands from Wojcik.
Wojcik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Legba is defending well for now.
Wojcik presses Legba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees to the body from Wojcik.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wojcik.
Wojcik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Legba backwards.
Wojcik lands a knee to the body.
Wojcik lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Wojcik.
Wojcik lands a nice shot to the body.
Wojcik lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wojcik lands a good knee to the midsection. Legba won't want to take too many of those.
Wojcik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wojcik landing knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Wojcik.
Wojcik lands with a left to the head.
Wojcik breaks the clinch.
Wojcik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Legba moves away.
It looked like Legba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Danjuma Legba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik throws a shot from downtown. Legba moves away and avoids it.
Wojcik lands a jab to the head.
Legba misses with an uppercut
and Wojcik counters with a crisp right hand that drops Legba! Wojcik lets Legba back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Legba is rocked!
Wojcik comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oh Legba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wojcik missing with a left hand there. Legba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Legba ducks into an uppercut from Wojcik and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryszard Wojcik!
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