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HFC 110: Ilmarinen vs Godwin PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marc Tong Panong (ranked 3131 p4p, 3686 weight class) and Brian Parsley (ranked 337 p4p, 390 weight class). Tong Panong comes to the cage accompanied by Tetris Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marc Tong Panong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Parsley!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parsley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tong Panong in his tracks.
Parsley blocks a jab.
Tong Panong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Parsley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Tong Panong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Parsley doesn't seem phased though.
Tong Panong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tong Panong doesn't manage to clinch there - Parsley circles away.
Tong Panong misses with a double jab.
Tong Panong misses with a double jab.
Tong Panong throws a right and a left that both miss.
A good leg kick by Tong Panong.
Tong Panong tries to clinch up but Parsley circles away and keeps his distance.
Parsley misses with a hook.
Parsley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tong Panong's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Parsley trying to control the position from guard on top but Tong Panong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tong Panong pushes Parsley off and scrambles back to his feet.
Parsley lunges at Tong Panong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tong Panong's hand.
Parsley cracks Tong Panong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tong Panong closes the distance but Parsley moves to the side
and Parsley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Parsley.
Tong Panong tries to bum rush Parsley with a series of wild strikes but Parsley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tong Panong avoids the body shot from Parsley.
Tong Panong just misses with a punch to the body.
Parsley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tong Panong.
Tong Panong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parsley.
Parsley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tong Panong shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Parsley is trying to get back to full guard.
Parsley trying to control but Tong Panong postures up.
Well, if Tong Panong is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Parsley wants to improve his position but Tong Panong is controlling well.
Parsley regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong wants to stand but Parsley is controlling his posture from full guard.
Parsley is trying to hold Tong Panong in close to prevent damage but Tong Panong has managed to pass into half guard.
Parsley is trying to maintain the position but Tong Panong is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Tong Panong keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Parsley is looking for a sweep. Tong Panong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tong Panong in particular looking to stall.
Parsley tries to get to full guard but Tong Panong has control of the leg.
Parsley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tong Panong wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsley is trying to control but can't.
Tong Panong slows the pace down in half guard.
Parsley is looking for a sweep. Tong Panong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parsley is trying to control but can't.
Parsley is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Tong Panong is staying active.
Tong Panong with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tong Panong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tong Panong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parsley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tong Panong connects with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Brian Parsley has been cut.
Parsley is looking to control Tong Panong's arms but Tong Panong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Parsley has his back to the cage.
Tong Panong tries to land a knee to the head but Parsley blocks with his arms.
Parsley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Parsley lands a hook that snaps the head of Tong Panong backwards.
Tong Panong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tong Panong misses with a knee to the head.
Parsley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parsley effectively controlling the action here.
Parsley missing with knees to the body.
Tong Panong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Tong Panong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Parsley's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The crowd cheers as Tong Panong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Parsley doesn't seem phased though.
Tong Panong misses with a body shot.
Parsley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tong Panong is looking to clinch.
Tong Panong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tong Panong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parsley throws a big shot that misses.
Marc Tong Panong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parsley blocks a low kick nicely.
Parsley walks into a jab.
Tong Panong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Parsley's head.
Parsley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tong Panong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parsley gets the takedown into side control.
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!
Parsley wants to control but Tong Panong is keeping him busy.
Parsley tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tong Panong's legs.
Tong Panong is trying to escape the position but Parsley is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tong Panong is trying to buck Parsley off.
Parsley tries to advance to mount but Tong Panong denies him.
Tong Panong tries to escape but Parsley is in control.
Parsley goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Tong Panong has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Parsley but great work by Tong Panong.
Tong Panong wants to control but Parsley is keeping him busy.
Parsley gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tong Panong is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tong Panong wants to stand up but Parsley has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Parsley has his hands clasped together around Tong Panong's back. He's all about the action.
Tong Panong wants to stand but Parsley has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parsley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tong Panong is working away from the top position though.
Tong Panong prevents Parsley from improving his position.
Tong Panong wants to get back to his feet.
Parsley is trying to control but can't.
Parsley is refusing to be controlled, as Tong Panong sits in half guard.
Parsley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsley wants to control but Tong Panong passes easily into half guard.
Tong Panong wants to stand up but Parsley is controlling the position.
Parsley trying to control from the bottom.
Parsley wants to improve his position but Tong Panong is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tong Panong in particular looking to stall.
Parsley is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tong Panong's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tong Panong's back!
Tong Panong is trying to get back to his feet but Parsley has full control of the position and if anything, Tong Panong has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parsley biding his time, looking for the opening.
Parsley wants to control but Tong Panong manages to buck him off and is now in Parsley's guard! Nice work there by Tong Panong!
Tong Panong won't allow Parsley to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsley trying to control the position.
Parsley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tong Panong defends it easily.
Parsley has control of Tong Panong's left arm, preventing Tong Panong from doing any damage.
Parsley looking for a sweep. Not yet Parsley, not yet.
Our spies down at at BKC Gym inform us that Parsley has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Tong Panong would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tong Panong gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Parsley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tong Panong lands a body shot.
Tong Panong misses with a body kick.
Tong Panong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parsley can do to turn this around?
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!
A big right from Tong Panong misses.
Tong Panong shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Parsley eats them both and turns towards Tong Panong to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tong Panong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Tong Panong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Parsley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Parsley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marc Tong Panong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Parsley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tong Panong on the side of the head.
Parsley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tong Panong looks to score with a jab to the body but Parsley is just out of range.
Parsley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tong Panong dips to his left and cracks Parsley with an uppercut!
Tong Panong connects with the punch.
Tong Panong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parsley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tong Panong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tong Panong throws a nice looking combination but Parsley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parsley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tong Panong.
Tong Panong closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Parsley quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parsley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Parsley looking for subs from the bottom but Tong Panong mounts him!
Parsley wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tong Panong trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Parsley doesn't escape.
Parsley tries to roll but Tong Panong sticks to his back.
Parsley is still trying to improve position.
Tong Panong is trying to stick to Parsley's back but Parsley is turning into Tong Panong. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tong Panong's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Parsley.
Parsley throwing strikes but missing.
Tong Panong wants to get back to his feet but Parsley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brian Parsley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parsley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tong Panong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tong Panong wants to stand up but Parsley is controlling him.
Parsley trying to control the position from guard on top but Tong Panong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parsley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Parsley won't allow Tong Panong to get back to his feet.
Parsley looking to sit in guard and control but Tong Panong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong wants to get up but he can't break Parsley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tong Panong won't allow Parsley to sweep him here.
Tong Panong not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Parsley looking to control but Tong Panong passes into half guard.
Tong Panong with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tong Panong tries to stand and escape but Parsley is controlling the position.
Still in half guard, Tong Panong seems content to control.
Parsley is not content to let Tong Panong control the position.
Parsley trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Parsley is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Tong Panong seems content to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tong Panong trying to mount his opponent but Parsley defends it.
Parsley trying to control here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Parsley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Parsley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tong Panong shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Parsley napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Parsley tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marc Tong Panong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tong Panong 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marc Tong Panong!
Marc Tong Panong decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Matthews (ranked 2916 p4p, 3627 weight class) and Chesty Tessmacher (ranked 339 p4p, 406 weight class). Maurice Matthews could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chesty Tessmacher's chin.
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurice Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chesty Tessmacher!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tessmacher throws a right and a left that Matthews avoids nicely.
Matthews blocks a jab.
Tessmacher throws a shot to the body.
Tessmacher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matthews sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tessmacher shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matthews steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tessmacher.
Matthews is looking to counter punch.
Tessmacher throws out a loose jab but Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthews keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tessmacher.
Tessmacher dives in for a single leg takedown but Matthews sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tessmacher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Matthews.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews slips a straight right by Tessmacher.
Matthews steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tessmacher.
Matthews was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tessmacher works the jab nicely.
Matthews shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matthews moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tessmacher misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Matthews misses the target.
An inside leg kick from Tessmacher misses.
Tessmacher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tessmacher lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big right from Tessmacher misses.
Matthews ducks under a wild hook from Tessmacher.
Matthews with a jab.
Tessmacher attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tessmacher connects with an inside leg kick.
Matthews on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tessmacher looks to throw the jab but Matthews is out of range.
Tessmacher swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Matthews counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tessmacher thinking.
Tessmacher throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matthews scores with a shot to the body.
Tessmacher looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthews misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessmacher feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tessmacher has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Matthews is proving hard to escape from.
Matthews bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tessmacher's guard.
Matthews looking to pass the guard.
Tessmacher is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Matthews is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Matthews has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've been informed that Tessmacher has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Matthews continues to stall.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Matthews's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tessmacher throws a poor cross that misses
and Matthews counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slow jab from Tessmacher misses its intended target.
Tessmacher scores with a takedown into Matthews's guard.
Tessmacher has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Matthews is proving hard to escape from.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chesty Tessmacher dominated 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.
Matthews cracks Tessmacher with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Matthews has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tessmacher to stand back up!
 Tessmacher is rocked!
It looks like Chesty Tessmacher has been cut.
Chesty Tessmacher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tessmacher is holding his hands too far apart here. Matthews throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Tessmacher is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maurice Matthews!
A victorious Maurice Matthews thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prezes Rail (ranked 1956 p4p, 2021 weight class) and Quincy Veto (ranked 231 p4p, 243 weight class). Prezes Rail has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Prezes Rail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quincy Veto!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veto throws a poor cross that misses
letting Rail counter with a right hand.
It looks like Quincy Veto has been cut.
Veto swings widly with a right hand
and Rail counters with a straight right hand.
Rail misses with a hook.
Veto misses with an uppercut.
Rail throws a big counter combination but Veto scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rail tries to land a body kick
and Veto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rail misses with a jab to the body
and Veto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rail thuds a left hand into Veto's body.
Veto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Veto throws a lazy right hand but Rail sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rail moves away from the strike by Veto.
Rail keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Veto.
Rail works Veto's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veto throws a lazy right hand but Rail sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rail throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rail lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Veto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rail.
Nice jab there from Rail.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Veto.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Veto.
Veto stuns Rail with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Veto throws a series of strikes that have Rail backpedaling.
No joy there for Rail, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rail on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rail uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Veto.
Good standup being displayed there by Rail as he connects with a hook.
Rail scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veto checks a low kick from Rail.
It seemed like Veto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rail slips a jab from Veto.
Rail ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veto moves away.
Veto misses with a hook. Rail ducked under it nicely.
Veto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rail looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Veto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Veto 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.
Rail avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rail with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rail misses with a low kick as Veto jumps back.
Rail is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rail throws a shot from downtown. Veto moves away and avoids it.
Veto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rail throws an overhand right that lands on Veto's shoulder, as Veto tries to avoid the shot.
Rail dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Veto. That did some damage!
Rail jabs at Veto's body.
Rail throws a low kick, looking for Veto's leg but Veto calmly moves out of range.
Rail uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veto.
Rail keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rail was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rail tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rail swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veto misses the shot to the body.
Veto throws a sloppy body shot
and Rail counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Veto works the jab nicely.
Rail misses with a shot to the body
and Veto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Veto cracks Rail with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Veto has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rail to stand back up!
 Rail is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rail misses with a body punch
and Rail takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Rail is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rail throws a leg kick
and Veto counters with a crisp right hand that drops Rail! Veto lets Rail back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Rail looks to score with a jab to the body but Veto is just out of range.
It seemed like Veto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Veto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rail seems to have got his legs back now.
Rail slips a jab from Veto.
A little feinted left hand from Rail on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Veto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rail chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rail throws a body shot but no joy.
Rail lands a leg kick that knocks Veto off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veto. Rail does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rail defending well as Veto loads up on a big left hand.
Rail misses with a body shot.
Rail with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Veto to score with a decent uppercut.
Rail is looking to wear down Veto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rail throws a series of punches but Veto avoids them all with ease.
Rail throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veto loads up on a big right hand but Rail slips the punch.
Rail keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Veto takes a swing at Rail's ribcage but misses.
Veto lands a nice shot that snaps Rail's head back.
Veto throws a right hand that misses
and Rail counters with a good low kick that Veto was not able to check.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to the liver by Veto. Beautiful body shot.
Veto throws the left hand but Rail avoids the punch easily.
Rail displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Veto throws out the jab.
Veto throws a sloppy body shot
and Rail counters with a nice low kick that buckles Veto's knee momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Quincy Veto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quincy Veto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Veto throws a body punch but Rail moves out of range.
Rail lands a jab-cross combination.
Veto scores with a jab.
Veto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Veto lands a jab to Rail's midsection.
Rail scores with a jab to the head.
That has opened up Quincy Veto's cut even more.
Veto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rail darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Veto is looking to chop away at Rail's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veto ducks under a wild hook from Rail.
Quincy Veto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rail throws a low kick, looking for Veto's leg but Veto calmly moves out of range.
Veto sizes up Rail with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Veto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rail counters with a nice body shot.
Good work by Veto as he checks the leg kick.
Veto misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rail connects with a good right hand that stumbles Veto. Veto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Veto moves out of range as Rail throws a body kick.
Veto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good shot there by Rail.
Veto is rocked!
Veto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Veto is still on wobbly legs! Can Rail finish him?
Rail pounces like a tiger and cracks Veto with a vicious hook! Veto is down but not out! Rail follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Prezes Rail!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amadeo Thevenet (ranked 2985 p4p, 2190 weight class) and Boniface Randriamaholison (ranked 351 p4p, 257 weight class). Randriamaholison comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Careless Whisper (Remastered) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Amadeo Thevenet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Boniface Randriamaholison!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randriamaholison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thevenet takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Randriamaholison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thevenet was well out of range. Poor timing from Randriamaholison.
Randriamaholison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thevenet counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thevenet.
Randriamaholison keeping moving, preventing Thevenet from controlling successfully.
Randriamaholison keeping full guard, as Thevenet tries to pass.
Thevenet seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Thevenet throws a strike but Randriamaholison rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Thevenet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thevenet is pulling down on Randriamaholison's head to control his posture.
Randriamaholison stopping the sweep attempt from Thevenet.
Randriamaholison controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Thevenet tries to strike from the bottom.
Thevenet wants to sweep but no luck.
Randriamaholison trying to control but Thevenet is working from the bottom.
Thevenet looking to control.
Thevenet wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Randriamaholison lands a jab to Thevenet's midsection.
Thevenet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randriamaholison just misses with a punch to the body.
Thevenet attempts a counter takedown but Randriamaholison avoids it well and moves away.
Randriamaholison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thevenet misses with a body shot.
Thevenet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Randriamaholison at a distance.
Randriamaholison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boniface Randriamaholison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Randriamaholison misses with a looping left.
Thevenet moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Randriamaholison.
A slow jab from Randriamaholison misses its intended target.
Randriamaholison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thevenet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Randriamaholison.
Thevenet half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Randriamaholison fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thevenet lands with an uppercut that bounces Randriamaholison off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet slips a jab from Randriamaholison.
Thevenet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Randriamaholison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thevenet manages to avoid it.
Randriamaholison throws a body punch but Thevenet moves out of range.
Randriamaholison is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thevenet rather than just go for the knockout.
A swing and a miss from Thevenet.
A countering left hand to the body from Randriamaholison misses.
Randriamaholison takes a swing at Thevenet's ribcage but misses.
Thevenet fails with a takedown attempt.
Randriamaholison just misses with a punch to the body.
Randriamaholison swings for the body but Thevenet moves out of range.
Thevenet attempts a counter takedown but Randriamaholison avoids it well and moves away.
Randriamaholison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thevenet.
Randriamaholison takes a swing at Thevenet's ribcage but misses.
Thevenet defending well as Randriamaholison loads up on a big left hand.
Thevenet looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randriamaholison tries to roll over but Thevenet keeps him under control.
Thevenet not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thevenet throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thevenet wants to control but Randriamaholison is keeping him busy.
Randriamaholison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Randriamaholison wants to get back to his feet.
Thevenet wants to take a breather but Randriamaholison is having none of it.
Thevenet working over Randriamaholison with some ground and pound. Randriamaholison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Randriamaholison keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boniface Randriamaholison dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Randriamaholison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Randriamaholison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thevenet just misses with a punch to the body.
Boniface Randriamaholison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thevenet blocks a jab.
Randriamaholison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Thevenet.
Thevenet swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Randriamaholison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randriamaholison misses with a body shot.
Randriamaholison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Randriamaholison lands with a hook. Thevenet tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Randriamaholison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thevenet changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Randriamaholison is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Randriamaholison throws a jab when Thevenet was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Randriamaholison.
Randriamaholison takes a swing at Thevenet's ribcage but misses.
Thevenet appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Randriamaholison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thevenet.
Thevenet jabs at Randriamaholison's body.
Thevenet changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Randriamaholison tries to avoid it but Thevenet manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Randriamaholison to the ground. Randriamaholison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Randriamaholison now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Randriamaholison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thevenet manages to avoid it.
Thevenet misses with a body shot.
Randriamaholison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Randriamaholison. Thevenet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Randriamaholison swings for the body but Thevenet moves out of range.
Thevenet lands with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Randriamaholison.
Thevenet with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Randriamaholison.
Thevenet closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A jab from Thevenet misses.
Randriamaholison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randriamaholison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Randriamaholison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thevenet.
Thevenet attempts a counter takedown but Randriamaholison avoids it well and moves away.
Randriamaholison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Randriamaholison lands a nice looking body shot.
Randriamaholison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Randriamaholison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thevenet moves away.
Randriamaholison misses with an uppercut. Thevenet saw that one coming.
Thevenet misses with a straight right.
Randriamaholison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Randriamaholison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thevenet connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Randriamaholison scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randriamaholison misses with a hook
and Thevenet counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thevenet.
Randriamaholison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Randriamaholison trying to control the position here.
Thevenet is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Amadeo Thevenet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thevenet throwing strikes from guard but Randriamaholison blocks nicely.
Thevenet trying to control the position from guard on top but Randriamaholison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Randriamaholison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Randriamaholison keeping moving, preventing Thevenet from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Thevenet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thevenet being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Randriamaholison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thevenet drops down looking for a counter takedown but Randriamaholison sprawls and moves away.
Randriamaholison throws the left hand but Thevenet avoids the punch easily.
Randriamaholison throws a body punch but Thevenet moves out of range.
Thevenet half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Amadeo Thevenet will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Thevenet avoids the body shot from Randriamaholison.
Thevenet attempts a counter takedown but Randriamaholison avoids it well and moves away.
Thevenet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Randriamaholison looks to score with a jab to the body but Thevenet is just out of range.
Randriamaholison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thevenet manages to avoid it.
Randriamaholison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Randriamaholison takes a swing at Thevenet's ribcage but misses.
Randriamaholison misses with a straight left.
Thevenet attempts a counter takedown but Randriamaholison avoids it well and moves away.
Randriamaholison misses with a straight right.
Thevenet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randriamaholison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Randriamaholison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thevenet feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice body punch from Thevenet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thevenet.
Thevenet is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randriamaholison swings for the body but Thevenet moves out of range.
Randriamaholison punishes Thevenet's body with a nice straight punch.
Thevenet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Randriamaholison.
Thevenet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Randriamaholison.
Randriamaholison just misses with a punch to the body.
Thevenet lands with an uppercut that bounces Randriamaholison off the cage and back into range.
Thevenet cracks Randriamaholison with an open hand slap.
Thevenet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thevenet avoids the body shot from Randriamaholison.
Thevenet swings for the body but Randriamaholison moves out of range.
Randriamaholison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thevenet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Randriamaholison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Randriamaholison throws a body punch but Thevenet moves out of range.
Thevenet scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thevenet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thevenet throws a lazy right hand but Randriamaholison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thevenet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Randriamaholison missing with a left hand there. Thevenet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Randriamaholison throws a jab but it's blocked by Thevenet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thevenet drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Randriamaholison is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Thevenet presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Thevenet has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Randriamaholison avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Randriamaholison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thevenet is defending well for now.
Thevenet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thevenet swings wildly with an uppercut but Randriamaholison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thevenet tries to throw a body punch but Randriamaholison avoids it by throwing Thevenet back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet lands a right hand.
Thevenet misses with some punches.
Thevenet has picked Randriamaholison up - he's going for a ride! Thevenet dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Randriamaholison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thevenet trying to control from half guard but Randriamaholison is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thevenet looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thevenet thows a huge punch but Randriamaholison dodges it nicely.
Thevenet scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thevenet is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Thevenet lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thevenet thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Randriamaholison is trying to stand back up but Thevenet is controlling him
Randriamaholison is looking to control Thevenet's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Randriamaholison avoid being mounted?
Thevenet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Randriamaholison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thevenet not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Thevenet there.
Well, if Thevenet is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Amadeo Thevenet.
I think Thevenet has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amadeo Thevenet!
A very excited looking Amadeo Thevenet made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucretinaus Olcinius (ranked 1642 p4p, 1652 weight class) and Bronze Bomber Chai (ranked 199 p4p, 201 weight class). Olcinius kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hired Gun. Olcinius is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Lucretinaus Olcinius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucretinaus Olcinius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bronze Bomber Chai!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Olcinius.
Olcinius is breathing heavily.
Olcinius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
 It looks like Lucretinaus Olcinius has been cut.
Chai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Olcinius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Olcinius on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai drops Olcinius with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Olcinius looks back up at him and smiles so Chai waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Olcinius is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Olcinius up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Chai from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Olcinius's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bronze Bomber Chai!
Bronze Bomber Chai took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Critical Mass Q159.9 $74.95 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Prix (ranked 955 p4p, 1434 weight class) and Polish Power (ranked 111 p4p, 168 weight class). Power comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Xanadu by Ummet Ozcan kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cyrus Prix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Polish Power!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prix takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Prix is looking to counter with a body kick.
Power lands a nice shot that snaps Prix's head back.
It looks like Cyrus Prix has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Power 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 Prix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Prix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Prix with a nice cross.
We've been informed that Power 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.
Prix avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power connects with a single shot there.
Cyrus Prix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Prix coming out on top.
It looks like Polish Power has been cut.
Prix throws a shot from downtown. Power moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Power on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Prix throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Power was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Prix with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Power to score with a decent uppercut.
Power throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Prix counters with a good, hard body kick but Power shrugs it off.
Power ducks right into an uppercut from Prix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prix. Prix obviously looking to wear him down.
Prix 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.
Power throws a combination that misses
and Prix scores with a counter punch that sends Power to the canvas! Prix smells blood - he's punishing Power with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Power has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cyrus Prix!
An out of breath Cyrus Prix 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olly Holy (ranked 692 p4p, 673 weight class) and Lutalo Masamba (ranked 91 p4p, 88 weight class). Masamba comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Conversations (Skeler Remix) - Juice WRLD kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Olly Holy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lutalo Masamba's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olly Holy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lutalo Masamba!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masamba misses with a low kick as Holy jumps back.
Holy looks to clinch
and Masamba counters with a straight right hand.
Holy moves into range and clinches up with Masamba.
Holy takes a shot to the head.
Masamba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masamba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Holy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Masamba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holy backwards.
Holy tries to pull guard but Masamba won't allow it.
Holy tries to pull guard but Masamba forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Masamba lands with a light punch inside.
I was talking to Holy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Holy jumps guard but Masamba turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olly Holy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holy tries to pull guard but Masamba forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Holy fails to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masamba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holy moves to clinch but Masamba breaks away
and Masamba counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masamba circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Masamba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Holy moves in looking to clinch but Masamba pushes him off.
Holy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking cross lands there for Masamba.
Holy moves into the clinch.
Masamba has had enough of the clinch but Holy keeps him there for the moment.
Masamba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masamba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masamba looks to score with a jab to the body but Holy is just out of range.
Holy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Holy has closed the distance and engaged Masamba in a clinch.
Holy jumps guard but Masamba stands there with Holy around his waist. Holy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Holy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Masamba walks away with a smile on his face. Holy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Holy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holy is looking to clinch but Masamba is avoiding it.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masamba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olly Holy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holy blocks a jab.
Holy tries to clinch up.
Masamba moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Holy clinches up with Masamba and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masamba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masamba is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Holy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masamba connects with a crisp jab.
Holy wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Masamba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Masamba misses with a low kick.
Masamba looks to land a left hand but Holy moved out of range nicely.
Holy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Masamba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holy wants to clinch up but Masamba keeps it at a distance.
Holy darts in trying to clinch
enabling Masamba to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masamba keeps the fight on the outside.
Masamba throws an overhand right that lands on Holy's shoulder, as Holy tries to avoid the shot.
Holy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masamba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holy.
Masamba is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Holy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Masamba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holy is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Masamba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Masamba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Masamba counters with a right hand to the body.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masamba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Masamba scores with a jab to the head.
Holy blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Masamba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masamba throws a low kick but Holy avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holy pushes Masamba up against the cage in a clinch.
Holy has Masamba pressed against the cage, preventing Masamba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holy pulls guard effortlessly.
Masamba is stalling in the full guard.
Holy is looking for a triangle here but Masamba uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Masamba trying to control the position but Holy is working away.
Masamba controls the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holy tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Masamba presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lutalo Masamba 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.
Holy has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Masamba.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holy.
Holy is trying to pull guard but Masamba turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Holy is trying to pull guard but Masamba turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Masamba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holy tries to pull guard but Masamba won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olly Holy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holy jumps guard but Masamba turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Holy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Masamba just stands there and leans against the cage.
Masamba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holy tries to clinch
and Masamba counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masamba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holy looks to clinch
and Masamba counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Holy! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lutalo Masamba!
Lutalo Masamba seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Ilmarinen (ranked 80 p4p, 312 weight class) and Janko Godwin (ranked 12 p4p, 42 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Anton Ilmarinen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Anton Ilmarinen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Solid boxing
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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 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anton Ilmarinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Janko Godwin!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilmarinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Godwin.
Ilmarinen tries to counter with a takedown but Godwin is quick to defend against it.
Godwin swinging wildly here.
Ilmarinen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ilmarinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Godwin misses with a wild body shot.
Ilmarinen walks into a left hand.
It looks like Anton Ilmarinen has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Godwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Godwin throws out a loose jab but Ilmarinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin darts in and clinches Ilmarinen up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Godwin misses with a punch to the body.
Ilmarinen blocking some punches.
Godwin presses Ilmarinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ilmarinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ilmarinen has a couple of punches blocked by Godwin.
Godwin scores with a hook to the body.
Godwin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ilmarinen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Godwin working aggressively here.
A short right from Ilmarinen.
A short left from Godwin.
Godwin lands an uppercut.
Ilmarinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Godwin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Godwin tries to throw a body punch but Ilmarinen avoids it by throwing Godwin back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ilmarinen fails to land.
Ilmarinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ilmarinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Godwin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ilmarinen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Godwin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ilmarinen to the mat. Ilmarinen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Godwin postures up in Ilmarinen's guard and throws a big left but Ilmarinen blocks it.
Godwin won't allow Ilmarinen to sweep him here.
Godwin throws a big right hand that misses.
Godwin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ilmarinen wants to sweep here but Godwin controlling him for the moment.
Ilmarinen working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Godwin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Godwin is one step ahead there.
Ilmarinen is working hard here to advance position.
Godwin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Godwin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ilmarinen is trying to control the position but Godwin postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Godwin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Godwin misses with an uppercut. Ilmarinen saw that one coming.
Ilmarinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ilmarinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Godwin.
Ilmarinen attempts a counter takedown but Godwin avoids it well and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godwin is looking to clinch.
Ilmarinen attempts a counter takedown but Godwin avoids it well and moves away.
Godwin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Godwin looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Godwin.
Ilmarinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ilmarinen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Godwin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Godwin tries to work over Ilmarinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ilmarinen wants a takedown.
Ilmarinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Godwin scores with a shoulder strike.
Godwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ilmarinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Godwin tries a body shot but Ilmarinen blocks it.
Ilmarinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Janko Godwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Ilmarinen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Godwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ilmarinen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ilmarinen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Godwin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ilmarinen scrambles back to his feet.
Godwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ilmarinen misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Godwin! But no joy.
Ilmarinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Ilmarinen backs off Godwin throws a huge counter combo but Ilmarinen manages to avoid it all.
Ilmarinen swings for the body but Godwin moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Godwin, as that shot connected.
Ilmarinen is rocked!
Godwin lands a nice hook to Ilmarinen's body. Ilmarinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen blocks a jab.
Godwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Godwin 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.
Godwin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ilmarinen circles away.
Ilmarinen throws a jab when Godwin was well out of range.
Ilmarinen ducks under a wild hook from Godwin.
Godwin fails to land with a series of punches.
Janko Godwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ilmarinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anton Ilmarinen's cut is getting worse.
Godwin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ilmarinen tries for a takedown but Godwin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin tries to bum rush Ilmarinen with a series of wild strikes but Ilmarinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Godwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ilmarinen counters with a single leg into guard. Godwin didn't expect that.
Ilmarinen landing some decent shots from guard.
Godwin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ilmarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Godwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godwin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ilmarinen has passed into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godwin is trying to buck Ilmarinen off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Godwin is looking to reverse the position.
Ilmarinen trying to control the position but Godwin is working away.
Ilmarinen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Godwin is avoiding damage well.
Ilmarinen is working Godwin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Godwin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ilmarinen is controlling him well.
Godwin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ilmarinen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godwin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Godwin working over Ilmarinen with some ground and pound. Ilmarinen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ilmarinen tries to get to full guard but Godwin has control of the leg.
Ilmarinen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Godwin is working away from the top position though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Godwin connects with a nice short shot to Ilmarinen's temple.
Oh Ilmarinen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ilmarinen wants to get back to full guard.
Ilmarinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Godwin lands strikes from half guard.
Jeez, Anton Ilmarinen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anton Ilmarinen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Janko Godwin!
Janko Godwin is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Janko Godwin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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