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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Tsoukalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Roshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Tsoukalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Roshi!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roshi throws a jab but it's blocked by Tsoukalos.
Roshi looks to land a right hand but Tsoukalos moved out of range.
Tsoukalos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Roshi's half guard.
Tsoukalos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Roshi defends it well.
Roshi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tsoukalos is nestled in close to Roshi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Roshi wants to improve his position but Tsoukalos is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roshi is looking to control Tsoukalos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Roshi avoid being mounted?
Tsoukalos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roshi trying to hold on to Tsoukalos's head to control him but Tsoukalos postures up.
Roshi is holding on to half guard well.
Roshi wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsoukalos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tsoukalos 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.
Roshi wants to improve his position but Tsoukalos is controlling well.
Tsoukalos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roshi defending well though.
Roshi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tsoukalos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tsoukalos throwing shots but Roshi is blocking nicely.
Tsoukalos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roshi's head.
Roshi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roshi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tsoukalos is working away from the top position though.
Tsoukalos is looking to take a break and control but Roshi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tsoukalos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoukalos winds up and cracks Roshi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Roshi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tsoukalos.
Roshi controlling the position for now.
Tsoukalos working over Roshi with some ground and pound. Roshi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Roshi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tsoukalos.
Tsoukalos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tsoukalos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tsoukalos prevents Roshi from improving his position.
Roshi trying to hold on to Tsoukalos's head to control him but Tsoukalos postures up.
Roshi wants to get back to full guard.
Tsoukalos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roshi's head.
Tsoukalos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoukalos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roshi defending well though.
Roshi is trying to get back to full guard.
Tsoukalos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roshi's head.
Roshi is trying to get back to full guard.
Tsoukalos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roshi trying to control here.
Roshi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tsoukalos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Roshi is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsoukalos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Roshi defends it well.
Tsoukalos slips a nice elbow through Roshi's hands, connecting with Roshi's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsoukalos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tsoukalos is looking to take a break and control but Roshi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roshi trying to control from the bottom.
Tsoukalos wants to pass the guard but Roshi is defending well.
Roshi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tsoukalos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tsoukalos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tsoukalos throwing shots but Roshi is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tsoukalos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tsoukalos is working for a kimura but Roshi is defending it quite comfortably.
Tsoukalos lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Tsoukalos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tsoukalos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Roshi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tsoukalos somewhat.
Tsoukalos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roshi can do to turn this around?
Tsoukalos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tsoukalos cracks Roshi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Roshi enables Tsoukalos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Roshi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tsoukalos postures up in Roshi's guard and throws a big left but Roshi blocks it.
Tsoukalos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tsoukalos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tsoukalos throws an elbow that misses. Roshi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tsoukalos's guard. Nice move by Roshi!
Roshi being controlled here momentarily.
Tsoukalos wants to get back to his feet but Roshi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshi wants to get up but he can't break Tsoukalos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tsoukalos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Roshi looking to sit in guard and control but Tsoukalos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Roshi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tsoukalos controls the pace.
Tsoukalos with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roshi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tsoukalos won't allow Roshi to sweep him here.
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.
Tsoukalos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Roshi taking a bit of punishment here - Tsoukalos scoring with strikes.
Roshi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ground and pound from Tsoukalos.
Roshi is trying to get back to full guard.
Tsoukalos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Roshi defends it well.
Tsoukalos is keen to just control but Roshi is a slippery customer.
Tsoukalos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roshi wants to control but Tsoukalos is keeping busy.
Tsoukalos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoukalos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tsoukalos trying to pass the guard but Roshi defending well.
Tsoukalos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roshi defending well though.
Giorgio Tsoukalos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roshi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Tsoukalos seems content to control.
Tsoukalos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Roshi is trying to control but can't.
Tsoukalos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tsoukalos is trying to control the action in half guard but Roshi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tsoukalos lands strikes from half guard.
Roshi is not content to let Tsoukalos control the position.
Tsoukalos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsoukalos is trying to work for a kimura but Roshi is defending well.
Tsoukalos is nestled in close to Roshi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tsoukalos is nestled in close to Roshi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tsoukalos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tsoukalos slips a nice elbow through Roshi's hands, connecting with Roshi's forehead.
Tsoukalos throwing shots but Roshi is blocking nicely.
Tsoukalos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roshi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Roshi is staying active underneath Tsoukalos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Roshi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tsoukalos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Roshi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Tsoukalos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tsoukalos lands a body shot.
Roshi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tsoukalos.
Tsoukalos working the ground and pound.
Tsoukalos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Roshi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Roshi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on Roshi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Who's going to make the next move?
Roshi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsoukalos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roshi keeps working.
Tsoukalos advances to mount.
BOOM! Tsoukalos connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Roshi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tsoukalos lands a big elbow.
Tsoukalos avoids the attempt from Roshi to control.
Tsoukalos with the ground and pound from mount.
Roshi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tsoukalos landing shots from mount.
Tsoukalos lands a big elbow.
Roshi is rocked!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Tsoukalos postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Roshi bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Tsoukalos and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giorgio Tsoukalos!
During a confident post fight interview, Giorgio Tsoukalos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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FIGHT
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