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APF 71 - Vortex Bound PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Holden Caufield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duilio Tagliabue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caufield comes to the cage accompanied by Let Me See Dat. Tagliabue has chosen Cage the Elephant - Ain't No Rest for the Wicked as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid 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
4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Holden Caufield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duilio Tagliabue!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caufield with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tagliabue connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caufield with a poor takedown
and Tagliabue counters with a nice uppercut.
Caufield takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Caufield wants to clinch
and Tagliabue counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caufield takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Caufield wants to clinch
letting Tagliabue counter with a right hand.
Tagliabue scores with a nice strike.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caufield with a poor takedown
and Tagliabue counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holden Caufield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch lands to the side of Caufield 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tagliabue connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tagliabue changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tagliabue connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Donk. Tagliabue catches Caufield right on the button with a cross.
Tagliabue scores with a sloppy right hand. Caufield should have avoided that one.
Caufield shoots and misses
and Tagliabue counters with a nice body shot.
Caufield is breathing heavily.
Tagliabue works over Caufield's head and body with a nice combination.
Caufield is rocked!
Oooooh!!! Tagliabue has knocked Caufield down with a huge combo! Tagliabue steps away and waves a wobbly Caufield back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Caufield is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caufield takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tagliabue lands a brutal uppercut that launches Caufield off his feet! Caufield tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Duilio Tagliabue!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John CarBobble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture has chosen Amazing as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, John CarBobble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
CarBobble dips to his left and cracks Couture with an uppercut!
Couture clinches.
Couture swings wildly with an uppercut but CarBobble uses good head movement to avoid it.
CarBobble misses with a knee strike.
Couture breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for CarBobble, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Couture clinches.
CarBobble connects with a nasty looking knee right to Couture's face.
CarBobble missing with knees to the body.
Couture fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Couture lands with a short shot to the head.
CarBobble connects with a nasty looking knee right to Couture's face.
CarBobble creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Couture.
Couture working aggressively here.
Couture throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by CarBobble.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Couture.
CarBobble using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Couture throws a head punch that misses.
CarBobble comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
CarBobble looking to throw knees to the head but Couture is blocking nicely.
Couture avoids the elbow strike from CarBobble, against the cage.
Couture tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Couture breaks from the clinch.
CarBobble moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
CarBobble lands an elbow inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Couture.
Couture throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
CarBobble is breathing heavily.
CarBobble looking to throw knees to the head but Couture is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture is working CarBobble over against the cage.
Couture lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of CarBobble backwards.
Couture pushes CarBobble back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Couture stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Couture.
Couture scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by CarBobble.
Still in the clinch, Couture scores with a nice short uppercut.
Couture blocks a body shot from CarBobble.
Couture scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Couture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture lands with a right to the head.
Couture lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Couture lands with a right to the head.
Couture lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
CarBobble is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Couture.
Oh CarBobble is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Couture lands a right hand.
Couture works on CarBobble's body with a couple of short punches.
CarBobble seems to have got his legs back now.
Couture lands a shoulder strike.
Couture lands with a left to the head.
Couture lands a body shot in the clinch.
Couture working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Couture throws a blind hook that connects with the side of CarBobbles head.
CarBobble keeps control of Couture as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Couture manages to break the clinch.
Couture clinches up with CarBobble and pushes him back against the cage.
Couture is trying to push CarBobble away but CarBobble has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Couture lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Couture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Couture.
A short right from Couture on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Couture.
Couture lands a hook that snaps the head of CarBobble backwards.
CarBobble is trying to break free.
Couture lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down CarBobble.
A hook to the body from Couture.
Couture lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Couture drops CarBobble onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! CarBobble is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Couture escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
CarBobble gets tackled into the cage by Couture. Couture maintains the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Couture.
Couture lands a big right hand that drops CarBobble! The killer instinct kicks in and Couture finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Couture!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Couture!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Makke Hakala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Lebaron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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202 lbs
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Makke Hakala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Lebaron!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakala takes one to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Lebaron.
Hakala misses with a takedown attempt
and Lebaron connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lebaron gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hakala takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hakala is breathing heavily.
Lebaron lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lebaron with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Makke Hakala has been cut.
Lebaron lands with a light punch inside.
Lebaron stalling.
Lebaron working Hakala over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lebaron connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hakala's face.
Lebaron putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hakala in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lebaron scores with a knee to the head.
Lebaron connects with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hakala drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lebaron gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lebaron landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lebaron stalls.
Lebaron continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebaron crunches a lovely knee into Hakala's ribcage.
Lebaron landing knees to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lebaron takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lebaron scores a nice knee to the body.
Lebaron landing knees to the head.
Hakala takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lebaron comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Makke Hakala's cut is getting worse.
A right handed body shot lands from Lebaron.
Lebaron lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lebaron takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lebaron connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hakala's face.
Lebaron connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hakala's face.
Lebaron unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hakala lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hakala looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Makke Hakala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lebaron putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hakala in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lebaron slowing the pace effectively.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lebaron obliges.
Lebaron lands a good knee to the midsection. Hakala won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lebaron.
Hakala being controlled against the cage.
Hakala drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lebaron scores with a shot to the side of Hakala's head.
Lebaron throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lebaron cracks Hakala with a nice body shot.
Knees to the body from Lebaron.
Lebaron slowing the pace effectively.
Hakala tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lebaron scores with a knee to the head.
Lebaron controlling the action here for a moment.
Lebaron lands an elbow inside that Hakala shrugs off.
Lebaron stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lebaron.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Lebaron.
Lebaron scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hakala takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hakala is trying to force a seperation but Lebaron has the dominant position.
Lebaron lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hakala backwards.
Lebaron lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lebaron connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hakala's face.
Lebaron content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lebaron lands a nice uppercut.
Lebaron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lebaron landing knees to the head.
Lebaron using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lebaron cracks Hakala with a nice body shot.
Lebaron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lebaron lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hakala has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lebaron avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hakala wants a takedown but no success here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lebaron takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lebaron lands a good knee to the midsection. Hakala won't want to take too many of those.
Lebaron using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lebaron is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lebaron lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hakala backwards.
Lebaron scores with a knee to the head.
Lebaron lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lebaron stops a takedown attempt from Hakala.
Lebaron working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lebaron connects with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Lebaron.
Lebaron with a knee to the head.
Lebaron crunches a lovely knee into Hakala's ribcage.
Lebaron lands an elbow inside that Hakala shrugs off.
Lebaron stalls.
Hakala looking for a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Lebaron.
Lebaron effectively controlling the action here.
Hakala has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lebaron avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lebaron lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Lebaron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Makke Hakala's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hakala takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lebaron connects with a looping right hand.
Hakala misses with a lunging right hand
and Lebaron counters with a right hand to the body.
Hakala misses the body punch
and Lebaron counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lebaron chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lebaron lunges at Hakala with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hakala's hand.
Lebaron clinches.
Lebaron putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hakala in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lebaron scores a nice knee to the body.
Lebaron manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hakala takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lebaron unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lebaron just leaning against Hakala, taking a breather.
Lebaron unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hakala lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hakala goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lebaron prevents it.
The referee calls for Lebaron to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebaron prevents the takedown attempt.
Lebaron lands a good knee to the midsection. Hakala won't want to take too many of those.
Lebaron lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Lebaron to work.
A short uppercut from Lebaron.
Lebaron lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hakala drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lebaron gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Makke Hakala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Daniel Lebaron seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Daniel Lebaron.
Lebaron paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hakala is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lebaron.
Makke Hakala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lebaron gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lebaron.
Lebaron crunches a lovely knee into Hakala's ribcage.
Hakala has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lebaron avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lebaron takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hakala jumps guard but Lebaron stands there with Hakala around his waist. Hakala gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lebaron is struggling to control the position.
Hakala is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hakala takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lebaron is pushing Hakala up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Daniel Lebaron.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lebaron - that will leave a mark!
Lebaron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebaron throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lebaron darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lebaron getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hakala moves forwards but Lebaron connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lebaron closes the distance and pushes Hakala back into the cage.
Lebaron has Hakala pushed against the cage.
Lebaron has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hakala looking for a takedown.
Hakala takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lebaron with a knee to the head.
Hakala wants a takedown.
Lebaron unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lebaron putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hakala in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lebaron stalling the fight.
Lebaron scores with a knee to the head.
Lebaron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lebaron lands an elbow inside that Hakala shrugs off.
Lebaron landing knees to the head.
Hakala tries for a takedown but Lebaron manages to get underhooks.
Lebaron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lebaron avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakala looking for a takedown.
Lebaron holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hakala drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lebaron lands a knee to the body.
Lebaron stalling in the clinch.
Lebaron lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lebaron taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lebaron utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lebaron prevents the takedown attempt.
Lebaron with a knee to the head.
Hakala is working for takedown but Lebaron is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lebaron lands an elbow just above Hakala 's eye.
Lebaron dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hakala looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lebaron gets underhooks to prevent Hakala's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Lebaron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Makke Hakala's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lebaron lands a front kick.
Hakala shoots and misses
and Lebaron counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lebaron lands a nice knee to the body.
Lebaron pushes Hakala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lebaron lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lebaron lands a knee to the head.
Lebaron lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hakala backwards.
Lebaron stops a takedown attempt from Hakala.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lebaron creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lebaron connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hakala's face.
Lebaron is struggling to control the position.
Lebaron connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hakala's face.
Lebaron is trying to stall.
Lebaron has Hakala pressed against the cage.
Hakala is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lebaron gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Makke Hakala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lebaron lands an uppercut.
Lebaron crunches a lovely knee into Hakala's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Lebaron.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebaron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lebaron unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hakala is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hakala tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hakala takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Lebaron.
Lebaron utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lebaron'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.
Hakala drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lebaron gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A knee to the head by Lebaron.
Hakala goes for a takedown attempt but Lebaron pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lebaron darts in and clinches Hakala up against the cage.
Lebaron leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lebaron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebaron landing knees to the head.
Hakala wants a takedown but no success here.
A knee to the head by Lebaron.
Lebaron is pressed up against the cage. Hakala has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lebaron down to the mat. Lebaron avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lebaron lands a jab-cross combination.
Lebaron fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lebaron lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hakala fails with the takedown
and Lebaron counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lebaron lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hakala at a distance.
A left lands for Lebaron.
Hakala on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lebaron forces Hakala back against the cage and clinches.
Lebaron with a knee to the head.
Hakala changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lebaron fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lebaron moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebaron stalling the fight.
Lebaron digs a right hand underneath Hakala's ribcage. Hakala let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hakala goes for a takedown attempt but Lebaron pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Daniel Lebaron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lebaron drives through and clinches with Hakala against the cage.
Lebaron gets through Hakala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Lebaron.
Hakala has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lebaron avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lebaron with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lebaron dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lebaron with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Lebaron as the two fighters clinch.
Lebaron lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hakala has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lebaron avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lebaron digs a right hand underneath Hakala's ribcage. Hakala let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lebaron dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebaron lands a shoulder strike.
Lebaron lands an elbow that stopped Hakala in his tracks for a moment.
Lebaron with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hakala can't get the takedown.
Lebaron crunches a lovely knee into Hakala's ribcage.
Lebaron stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lebaron throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Daniel Lebaron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lebaron.
Lebaron gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hakala.
Lebaron with a knee to the head.
Lebaron prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lebaron unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lebaron working Hakala over with knees to the body.
Makke Hakala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lebaron is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lebaron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Lebaron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lebaron has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 24:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Lebaron!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rei Herrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Pootawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herrera kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pigface' Grayhounds. Rei Herrera could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ralph Pootawn's chin.
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rei Herrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph Pootawn!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herrera shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pootawn defends it nicely.
Herrera shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pootawn as he jumps to the side.
Herrera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pootawn sprawls well. Pootawn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Herrera gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rei Herrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pootawn sizes up Herrera with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Herrera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Herrera misses with a low kick.
Pootawn lands a right hook to the body.
Pootawn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Herrera connects with a high kick.
Pootawn fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Herrera to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Herrera looks to clinch but Pootawn throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Herrera taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ralph Pootawn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Phillip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Re-Mix. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Phillip!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Phillip.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phillip connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Emelianenko shoots in but no luck this time.
Emelianenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phillip paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phillip fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
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!
Phillip goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Phillip drops Emelianenko with a beautiful combination! Emelianenko stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Phillip is looking for the KO!
Phillip drops Emelianenko with a beautiful combination! Emelianenko stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Phillip is looking for the KO!
Emelianenko is rocked!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Phillip.
Oh Emelianenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Phillip throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Emelianenko seems to have got his legs back now.
A good leg kick by Phillip.
Good leg kick by Phillip there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Phillip cracks the inside of Emelianenko's front leg.
Phillip drops Emelianenko with a beautiful combination! Emelianenko stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Phillip is looking for the KO!
Phillip scores with a kick to the midsection.
Phillip lands with a cross.
The fighters circle, before Phillip throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Emelianenko's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Phillip lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Michael Phillip!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oloc Chisley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chisley comes to the cage accompanied by On The Eve Of War. Emil Hammer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oloc Chisley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Emil Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chisley fails with the takedown.
Hammer connects with a jab.
Emil Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chisley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chisley shoots for a takedown but Hammer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hammer lands with an overhand left.
Hammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chisley moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hammer.
Hammer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chisley.
A nice left hand lands by Hammer.
Hammer lands a right hand.
Hammer misses with the head strike.
Hammer lands a left hand.
Hammer throws a punch but it's blocked by Chisley.
Hammer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chisley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hammer walks away with a smile on his face. Chisley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oloc Chisley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chisley misses with a takedown attempt - Hammer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chisley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hammer tries to clinch up
and Chisley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer kicks off Chisley and gets to his feet.
Hammer moves to clinch but Chisley breaks away
and Chisley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hammer won't be happy with that.
Hammer is trying to buck Chisley off.
Chisley stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Chisley moves out of range of the strikes.
Horrible takedown by Chisley or perhaps it was just good defense by Hammer which made him look bad.
Hammer connects with the punch.
Hammer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chisley takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hammer.
Chisley tries to circle away but Hammer has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Chisley.
Chisley pulls guard successfully.
Chisley wants to sweep but no luck.
Chisley has a closed guard, preventing Hammer from standing up.
Hammer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Emil Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chisley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chisley manages to break the clinch.
Hammer throws a combination. Chisley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chisley feints and as Hammer raises his hands in defense, Chisley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chisley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chisley postures up in Hammer's guard and throws a big left but Hammer blocks it.
Chisley 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.
Hammer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chisley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chisley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chisley is pushing down on Hammer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hammer is fighting to maintain full guard but Chisley has managed to sneak the leg through.
Chisley throws a strike but Hammer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Chisley is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammer has wrist control.
Hammer is working an open guard so Chisley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hammer looks gassed!
Hammer moves out of range as Chisley throws a body kick.
Hammer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chisley momentarily.
Hammer looks to throw the jab but Chisley is out of range.
Hammer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chisley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hammer won't be happy with that.
Hammer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chisley.
Hammer pushes Chisley away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chisley gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Chisley.
Chisley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chisley decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hammer to his feet.
Hammer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chisley. That one must have hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hammer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hammer lands a nice shot to the body.
Hammer connects with a body shot that sends Chisley's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oloc Chisley dominated that round.
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.
Hammer misses with a looping left.
Hammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Chisley is just out of range.
Hammer throws a poor cross that misses
and Chisley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hammer's guard now.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Chisley from controlling successfully.
Chisley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chisley throwing strikes from guard but Hammer blocks nicely.
Chisley thows a big elbow that misses.
Chisley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chisley advances position into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Chisley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chisley postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Chisley stands up.
Hammer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chisley counters with a single leg into guard. Hammer didn't expect that.
Chisley chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Chisley is looking to stand up but Hammer won't let him.
Chisley prevents Hammer from getting back to his feet.
Chisley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chisley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hammer's guard.
Chisley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chisley throwing shots but Hammer is blocking nicely.
Hammer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chisley.
Chisley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hammer's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chisley throwing shots but Hammer is blocking nicely.
Chisley is looking to advance position but Hammer won't allow it.
Chisley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chisley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hammer's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chisley thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hammer to regain full guard.
Chisley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chisley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chisley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chisley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chisley is working Hammer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chisley gets to his feet - Hammer follows without any prompting.
Chisley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Chisley working the strikes but Hammer uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Chisley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chisley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chisley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hammer's head.
Chisley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chisley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hammer is staying active underneath Chisley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chisley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chisley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oloc Chisley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chisley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chisley decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oloc Chisley dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Chisley shoots in and drives through. Hammer sprawls well.
Hammer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hammer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chisley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hammer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chisley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hammer.
Still in the clinch, Hammer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hammer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chisley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chisley lands a left hand.
Chisley blocks an uppercut.
Chisley leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Chisley for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Hammer working aggressively here.
Chisley scores with a shot to the side of Hammer's head.
Chisley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hammer or not.
Hammer misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer manages to break the clinch.
Hammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hammer.
Hammer connects with a right hand. Chisley shakes it off.
Chisley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hammer dodges the punch combination from Chisley.
Chisley fakes the leg kick and cracks Hammer in the body.
Chisley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hammer swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oloc Chisley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chisley wants to clinch.
Chisley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chisley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Hammer misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with an uppercut
and Chisley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hammer's guard now.
Chisley throws and elbow that misses. Hammer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chisley's guard. Nice move by Hammer!
Hammer tries to stand but Chisley is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer preventing the sweep.
Hammer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chisley is working an open guard so Hammer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Chisley tries to clinch but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chisley counters by moving into the clinch.
Chisley goes for a takedown attempt but Hammer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chisley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oloc Chisley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chisley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hammer tries to avoid it but Chisley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hammer to the ground. Hammer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A big right from Hammer misses.
Hammer tries to clinch up but Chisley circles away and keeps his distance.
Hammer looks to clinch
and Chisley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hammer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chisley blocking some punches.
Emil Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chisley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hammer working aggressively here.
Chisley blocking some punches.
Hammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Chisley uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hammer.
A short left from Chisley.
Hammer lands a nice uppercut.
Chisley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hammers head.
Hammer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hammer is trying to break free.
Chisley misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hammer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hammer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chisley blocks an uppercut.
Chisley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Oloc Chisley.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chisley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oloc Chisley!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Pazzini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Isildor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pazzini's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger. Isildor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Hobbit Music 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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24
186 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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27
184 lbs
11 - 6 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Pazzini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Isildor!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pazzini connects with a body shot.
Pazzini tries to clinch up but Isildor circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Pazzini. That snapped Isildor's head back.
Pazzini swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Isildor counter with a right hand.
Isildor wants to slow Pazzini down by chopping away at his legs.
Isildor connects with a solid leg kick.
Pazzini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pazzini shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Isildor walks into a stiff left hand from Pazzini.
It looks like Brett Isildor has been cut.
Pazzini scores with a hook to the body. Isildor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pazzini swinging wildly here.
Pazzini misses with a lunging right hand
and Isildor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pazzini's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isildor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matt Pazzini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Isildor. That's going to slow Pazzini down.
Pazzini throws a combination that misses
and Isildor counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pazzini on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Isildor. Isildor obviously looking to wear him down.
Isildor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice defenses there by Pazzini.
Isildor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pazzini.
Pazzini misses with a kick to the body
and Isildor counters with a nice body kick.
Pazzini is breathing heavily.
Pazzini fails with the takedown
and Isildor counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pazzini takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pazzini shoots in and gets a takedown into Isildor's guard.
Isildor working a defensive guard here.
Pazzini might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Isildor has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pazzini tries to free his leg and advance position but Isildor is retaining full guard.
Isildor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pazzini is one step ahead there.
Pazzini trying to control the position from guard on top but Isildor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pazzini tries to free his leg and advance position but Isildor is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Isildor thows a leg kick but Pazzini checks it
and Pazzini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Isildor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Isildor connects with a jab.
Isildor tries a head kick but it misses.
Isildor drops his hands momentarily and Pazzini takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pazzini looks for a takedown but Isildor sprawls well.
Isildor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Pazzini.
Isildor cracks Pazzini with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pazzini throws a head kick but Isildor moves out of range.
Pazzini throws a combination that misses
and Isildor counters with a head kick. That will keep Pazzini thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pazzini is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pazzini checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pazzini takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Isildor lunges at Pazzini with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pazzini's hand.
Oh Pazzini is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pazzini swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Isildor counters with a straight right hand.
Isildor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Isildor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pazzini's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Isildor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brett Isildor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Isildor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pazzini sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pazzini seems to have got his legs back now.
Pazzini checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pazzini thows a leg kick but Isildor checks it
and Isildor counters with an inside leg kick.
Isildor cracks Pazzini with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Isildor has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pazzini to stand back up!
Isildor scores with a nice strike.
Isildor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Isildor closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Pazzini! Isildor dives in looking to finish! Pazzini is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brett Isildor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guybrush Threepwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rousimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guybrush Threepwood has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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23
185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guybrush Threepwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rousimar Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Threepwood tries to land a leg kick but Palhares saw it coming and moves away.
Threepwood with a nice cross.
It looks like Rousimar Palhares has been cut.
Palhares fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Threepwood sprawls well initially but Palhares persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Palhares wants to control but Threepwood is keeping him busy.
Palhares seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Threepwood is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rousimar Palhares!
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