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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flex Klyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woods has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Flex Klyka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Flex Klyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Woods!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Woods.
Woods misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woods lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klyka circles away quickly and effectively.
Woods lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Flex Klyka has been cut.
Woods fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Woods thuds his shin into the meat of Klyka's side.
Klyka is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Klyka out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Woods!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Assante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assante kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lose Yourself. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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214 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvatore Assante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Richardson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Assante.
Assante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assante cracks Richardson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Richardson finds it's way through Assante's defenses.
Assante misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Assante.
Some bone on bone action there as Assante checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Richardson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Assante throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Richard Richardson has been cut.
Richardson throws a series of punches but Assante avoids them all with ease.
Richardson moves out of range of the body kick from Assante.
Assante moves forwards but Richardson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Richardson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Assante at a distance.
Richardson scores with a nice right hand.
Assante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richardson was well out of range. Poor timing from Assante.
Assante tries a head kick but it misses.
Richardson blocks a head kick by Assante.
Richardson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Assante.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richardson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Assante's head backwards.
Richardson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Assante.
Richardson moves out of range of the leg kick from Assante.
Richardson misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Richardson.
Richardson lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Salvatore Assante has been cut.
Assante throws a head kick that half lands.
Richardson throws a nice looking combination but Assante bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Richardson.
Assante takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Assante is rocked!
Assante tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Assante is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richardson dances in with a quick combination. Assante is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Richardson snaps Assante's head back. Assante stumbles backwards against the cage. Richardson steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Assante's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Assante just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Richard Richardson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Lee!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with the combination.
Mike Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Lee drops Wilson with a left and a right! Oh, Wilson is hurt - Lee dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Mike Wilson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee controlling the position.
Wilson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wilson gets back to half guard.
Lee not doing much here.
Lee lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wilson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lee controlling the action here.
Lee prevents Wilson from improving his position.
Wilson is not content to let Lee control the position.
Wilson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wilson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wilson keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wilson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee's guard.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wilson is in close to Lee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
Wilson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilson stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
Wilson won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Wilson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a strike but Lee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lee stops Wilson from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wilson closes the distance but Lee moves to the side
and Lee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lee.
Lee trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Lee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wilson wants to stand up but Lee is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Lee stops Wilson from standing up.
Wilson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lee is working Wilson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wilson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lee advances position into side control!
Wilson tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Lee slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Wilson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Wilson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wilson on the side of the head.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wilson drops his hands momentarily. Lee doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Wilson staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Wilson doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert Lee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theo Gillberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cockpunch Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Solid chin |
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Theo Gillberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cockpunch Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Gillberg.
Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gillberg sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Gillberg defends it.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones working Gillberg over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Gillberg gets full guard.
Gillberg working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gillberg gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jones prevents Gillberg from improving his position.
Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gillberg wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a kimura but Gillberg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gillberg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones prevents Gillberg from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Gillberg is looking to improve his position.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gillberg wants to get back to full guard.
Gillberg is working hard here to advance position.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gillberg is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Gillberg is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gillberg!
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gillberg hang on?
Gillberg is trying desperately to improve position.
Gillberg defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jones.
Gillberg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gillberg holds on, trying desperately to control.
Jones avoids the attempt from Gillberg to control.
Gillberg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones prevents Gillberg from getting the reversal.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gillberg is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Gillberg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Gillberg but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gillberg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gillberg's face.
Jones raining down shots from the mount!
Jones cracks Gillberg with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gillberg working to try and regain half guard.
Jones cracks Gillberg with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones looking to control but Gillberg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gillberg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gillberg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gillberg keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gillberg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cockpunch Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gillberg jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones lands a jab to Gillberg's midsection.
Jones throws a right hand that Gillberg ducks under and follows up with a left that Gillberg also avoids with ease.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws a body punch but Gillberg moves out of range.
A slow jab from Gillberg misses its intended target.
Gillberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Gillberg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gillberg!
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones unloading with bombs!
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gillberg is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Gillberg can't escape the position.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gillberg is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gillberg looks a forlorn figure.
Gillberg is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gillberg hang on?
Gillberg is rocked!
Jones connects with a bit shot that sees Gillberg covering up! More strikes from Jones and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jones is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cockpunch Jones!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruediger Hoffmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Nowak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ruediger Hoffmann!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak moves away from the strike by Hoffmann.
The fighters circling - Nowak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Nowak does no damage.
Hoffmann uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nowak has time to react.
It looks like Jan Nowak has been cut.
Nowak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hoffmann circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Nowak misses.
Hoffmann takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nowak misses with a wild body shot.
Nowak tries to clinch but Hoffmann is having none of it.
Nowak tries to clinch up.
Nowak misses with a hook.
Nowak has closed the distance and engaged Hoffmann in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoffmann.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nowak.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nowak.
Nowak lands with a short shot to the head.
Nowak has a couple of punches blocked by Hoffmann.
Hoffmann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hoffmann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoffmann misses with a hook.
Hoffmann thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nowak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nowak moves into the clinch.
Nowak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nowak prevents Hoffmann from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoffmann looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hoffmann blocks an uppercut.
Nowak keeps control of Hoffmann as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hoffmann working hard to break the clinch.
Nowak misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoffmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoffmann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoffmann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nowak ducks under a wild hook from Hoffmann.
A jab from Hoffmann finds it's way through Nowak's defenses.
Nowak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jan Nowak's cut is getting worse.
Nowak wants to clinch.
Hoffmann swinging wilding here.
Nowak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nowak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nowak prevents Hoffmann from breaking the clinch.
Nowak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoffmann wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nowak has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann blocks an uppercut.
Nowak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoffmann's efforts to push away.
Hoffmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nowak misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Nowak.
Nowak throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoffmann.
A head punch on the inside from Nowak fails to land.
Nowak throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoffmann.
Nowak lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoffmann.
Nowak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nowak misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Nowak.
Hoffmann wants to break free but Nowak has control.
Hoffmann is looking to break free of the clinch but Nowak has double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Nowak.
A head punch on the inside from Nowak fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Hoffmann's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hoffmann can't break the clinch.
Hoffmann tries to break the clinch but Nowak is controlling the position.
Hoffmann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoffmann slips under a jab.
Nowak moves into range and clinches up with Hoffmann.
Hoffmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nowak.
Nowak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nowak lands with a left to the head.
Hoffmann blocking some punches.
Hoffmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoffmann can't break the clinch.
Hoffmann has had enough of the clinch but Nowak keeps him there for the moment.
Hoffmann is trying to break the clinch but Nowak has him pressed against the cage.
Nowak has a couple of punches blocked by Hoffmann.
Nowak keeps control of Hoffmann as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nowak throws a head punch that misses.
Nowak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nowak prevents Hoffmann from breaking the clinch.
Nowak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoffmann backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoffmann.
Nowak pushes Hoffmann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoffmann blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Nowak.
Nowak lands with a short shot to the head.
Nowak misses with the head strike.
Nowak misses with some punches.
Hoffmann can't break the clinch.
Nowak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nowak swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoffmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoffmann.
That's four 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.
Nowak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nowak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nowak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoffmann backwards.
Hoffmann wants to get back to striking at distance but Nowak won't allow it.
Nowak swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoffmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nowak has a couple of punches blocked by Hoffmann.
Nowak scores with a shoulder strike.
Hoffmann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nowak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nowak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoffmann's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nowak.
Nowak throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoffmann.
Nowak misses with a punch on the inside.
Nowak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nowak misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoffmann wants to break free but Nowak has control.
Hoffmann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Nowak fails to land.
Hoffmann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoffmann is trying to force a seperation but Nowak has the dominant position.
Nowak has Hoffmann pressed against the cage, preventing Hoffmann from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruediger Hoffmann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Nowak's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hoffmann throws a one two combo.
Nowak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nowak misses the shot to the body.
Hoffmann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nowak lands a hook that stumbles Hoffmann back into the cage. Nowak follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Hoffmann to the canvas! Nowak pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Hoffmann has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jan Nowak!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Katze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Anton Hammer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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217 lbs
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213 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Katze!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katze is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hammer's half guard.
Hammer trying to hold on to Katze's head to control him but Katze postures up.
Katze throwing shots but Hammer is blocking nicely.
Katze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Katze wants to control but Hammer is keeping him busy.
Katze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hammer defending well though.
Katze is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hammer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer is working hard here to advance position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Katze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katze has managed to clinch.
Katze is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hammer can't fight it off and eventually Katze manages to take the fight to the floor. Hammer looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hammer trying to keep a closed guard but Katze is proving a slippery customer.
Katze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Katze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Katze postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hammer is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Katze, into his guard.
Katze wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Katze keeps moving.
Katze has his foot on Hammer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hammer works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katze is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hammer is aware though and is defending well.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Katze keeps moving.
Hammer wants to pass the guard but Katze is keeping the position.
Katze wants to sweep but no luck.
Katze throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Katze looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Katze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Katze keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hammer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hammer throws a head kick that Katze semi-blocks.
It looks like Karl Katze has been cut.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Katze forces Hammer back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hammer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Katze is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hammer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Katze turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Katze misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Katze looks gassed!
Katze controls the position.
Hammer gets back to half guard.
Katze is looking for a kimura here.
Hammer trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katze is looking for a kimura but Hammer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Katze to get the leverage.
Katze is trying to control the action in half guard but Hammer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Katze seems to be working for a kimura but Hammer defends the submission attempt.
Katze seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hammer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Katze is thwarting Hammer's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick lands from Hammer that sends Katze to the canvas. Katze tries to scramble back to his feet but Hammer brings him back down into side control.
Katze is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Katze tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Katze is still in real trouble! Can Hammer finish him?
Katze stops Hammer from passing to mount.
Katze seems to have recovered his senses.
Katze gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anton Hammer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karl Katze's cut.
That's time! Hammer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hammer tries a head kick but it misses.
Hammer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katze.
Hammer misses with a body kick.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katze darts in and clinches Hammer up against the cage.
Katze is struggling to control the position.
Hammer tries to circle away but Katze has him pinned against the cage.
Hammer is trying to break the clinch but Katze has him pressed against the cage.
Hammer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Katze moves into the clinch.
Katze'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katze tries to stall but Hammer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hammer has had enough of the clinch but Katze keeps him there for the moment.
Katze avoiding damage.
Hammer is trying to break free.
Hammer is pressed up against the cage. Katze has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hammer down to the mat. Hammer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katze rushes Hammer and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammer is trying to break the clinch but Katze is controlling him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Katze takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hammer tries to break free but Katze pushes him back against the cage.
Hammer is trying to break the clinch but Katze is controlling him.
Hammer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Katze just leaning against Hammer, taking a breather.
Hammer tries to break free but Katze pushes him back against the cage.
Hammer manages to break the clinch.
Katze avoids the head kick by Hammer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Katze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hammer throws a head kick but Katze moves out of range.
Katze is looking to clinch.
Hammer throws a sloppy head kick and Katze moves out of range easily.
Katze avoids the head kick by Hammer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Katze gets the takedown into side control.
Katze is trying to get an arm triangle but Hammer is defending well.
Hammer is trying to improve his position.
An elbow from Katze crashes against the mat.
Hammer wants to control but Katze postures up.
Katze tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Katze has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Katze working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Katze is working Hammer over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katze throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Katze working the head with strikes.
Katze is trying to get an arm triangle but Hammer is defending well.
Katze wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hammer, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Katze off and has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Katze's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hammer doesn't have the hooks in and Katze manages to turn into his guard.
Hammer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Katze's guard.
Hammer trying to control but Katze is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katze trying to keep a closed guard but Hammer is proving a slippery customer.
Katze bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hammer's guard.
Katze won't allow Hammer to sweep him here.
Hammer keeping full guard, as Katze tries to pass.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Katze from controlling successfully.
Katze is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hammer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Katze is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Katze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Karl Katze's cut.
That's time! Hammer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Katze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hammer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hammer moves away from the strike by Katze.
Katze just misses with a punch to the body.
Hammer throws a head kick but Katze moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Hammer.
Katze moves out of range of the body kick from Hammer.
Katze tries to clinch up.
Katze has closed the distance and engaged Hammer in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hammer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hammer manages to break the clinch.
Katze does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Katze blocks a head kick by Hammer.
Anton Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer throws the kick towards the body but Katze avoids it.
Katze looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Katze trying to control from half guard but Hammer is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer trying to hold on to Katze's head to control him but Katze postures up.
Katze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Katze looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hammer is looking to control Katze's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hammer avoid being mounted?
Katze is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hammer is just riding it out for now. Katze eventually gives up the hold.
That's two 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.
Hammer is trying to maintain the position but Katze is very close to passing his half guard.
Katze working the head and body with strikes.
Katze 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.
Katze is controlling the pace.
Katze is just content to waste time from the top position. Hammer takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer keeping full guard, as Katze tries to pass.
Katze wants to control from the top but Hammer keeps moving.
Katze advances position into side control!
Hammer tries to buck Katze off but Katze is having none of it.
Katze throws an elbow but Hammer slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hammer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Katze content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
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.
Katze wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hammer, who protects the arm well.
Katze works to advance to full mount. Hammer defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hammer is trying desperately to improve position.
Hammer tries to hold on but Katze postures up.
Karl Katze has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Katze tries to control but Hammer wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Katze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Katze has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Katze!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Kratorius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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305 lbs
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270 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wolfgang Kratorius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kratorius moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Kratorius.
Kratorius misses with a few strikes there.
Kratorius takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones tries to bum rush Kratorius with a series of wild strikes but Kratorius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wolfgang Kratorius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kratorius throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kratorius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones staying out of range there.
Kratorius throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones slips under a jab.
Kratorius misses with a series of wild punches.
Kratorius slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones works over Kratorius's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Wolfgang Kratorius has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kratorius connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Keith Jones has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kratorius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kratorius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kratorius looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Kratorius.
A jab from Kratorius finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Kratorius's corner calls for a 1-2. Kratorius obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Kratorius misses.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Kratorius connects with a stiff jab that staggers Jones - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wolfgang Kratorius!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osteo Sarcoma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osteo Sarcoma is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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210 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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Tony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Osteo Sarcoma!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarcoma closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tony circles away.
Sarcoma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tony jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tony jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sarcoma shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tony as he jumps to the side.
Tony is looking to slow Sarcoma down with leg kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Tony. No joy for Sarcoma on that attempt.
James Tony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osteo Sarcoma.
Tony misses the jab.
Sarcoma misses with a body shot.
Tony throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tony throws a hook to the side of Sarcoma's head but Sarcoma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sarcoma changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tony tries to avoid it but Sarcoma manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tony to the ground. Tony escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sarcoma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tony throws a hook but Sarcoma blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sarcoma's sensitive parts.
Sarcoma looks gassed!
Tony swings for the body but Sarcoma moves out of range.
Sarcoma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tony scores with a leg kick.
Tony lands with a right hand.
It looks like Osteo Sarcoma has been cut.
Tony connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sarcoma is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tony is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sarcoma.
Tony cracks Sarcoma with an uppercut from hell and Sarcoma crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Tony's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Sarcoma is rocked!
Tony might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tony drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tony jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sarcoma is still in real trouble! Can Tony finish him?
Tony stays in close to Sarcoma's body and controls the position.
Sarcoma seems to have recovered his senses.
Tony pushing down on Sarcoma's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sarcoma knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sarcoma has hold of Tony's hands but Tony slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tony frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tony is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sarcoma can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tony trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tony controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sarcoma taking shots to the head.
Tony working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Tony lands a heavy elbow.
Tony looking to control but Sarcoma is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tony unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tony working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tony working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Sarcoma turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Tony off and cradles Sarcoma's limp body as Tony celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). James Tony!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Codename XHTC (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Vetchnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). XHTC comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - You're my best friend. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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336 lbs
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300 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Codename XHTC!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Vetchnikov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vetchnikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vetchnikov throws an overhand right that lands on XHTC's shoulder, as XHTC tries to avoid the shot.
Alex Vetchnikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vetchnikov misses with a straight left.
Good shot there by XHTC.
Vetchnikov throws a nice looking combination but XHTC bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vetchnikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
XHTC is breathing heavily.
Vetchnikov throws a hook to the side of XHTC's head but XHTC sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
XHTC uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vetchnikov.
XHTC misses with a two punch combination.
Vetchnikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vetchnikov throws a series of punches but XHTC moves out of range.
A big left from Vetchnikov misses.
Vetchnikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Vetchnikov misses.
Vetchnikov misses with a wild combination.
XHTC ducks under a wild hook from Vetchnikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
XHTC throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vetchnikov's waist but Vetchnikov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing XHTC off to one side.
Vetchnikov misses with a straight right.
Vetchnikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Vetchnikov misses with a looping left.
Alex Vetchnikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Vetchnikov coming out on top.
It looks like Codename XHTC has been cut.
Vetchnikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Vetchnikov misses.
Vetchnikov lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vetchnikov steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! XHTC is out on his feet! Vetchnikov sets himself and nearly takes XHTC's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alex Vetchnikov!
Alex Vetchnikov is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilhelm Louis Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Wanhanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanhanen has chosen Mina olen by Kotiteollisuus as his entrance music. Matti Wanhanen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wilhelm Louis Stern!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matti Wanhanen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wanhanen tries to get to full guard but Stern has control of the leg.
Stern takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nice strikes from Stern there.
Wanhanen is staying active underneath Stern, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ground and pound from Stern.
Wanhanen trying to hold on to Stern's head to control him but Stern postures up.
Wanhanen actively working from the bottom here.
Stern is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wanhanen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stern's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stern's back!
Stern rolls, trying to escape but Wanhanen keeps control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanhanen tries to get the hooks in deep but Stern pushed the leg off.
Wanhanen is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Stern has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Wanhanen is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Stern staying busy and making it hard for Wanhanen to control.
Stern is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Wanhanen gets his way!
Stern rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Stern flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two 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.
Stern wants to control but Wanhanen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wanhanen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stern is just riding it out for now. Wanhanen eventually gives up the hold.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stern throws a wild body kick that Wanhanen sees coming a mile off.
Wanhanen throws a solid leg kick but Stern takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wanhanen.
Wanhanen throws a head kick but Stern moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stern throws a body punch but Wanhanen moves out of range.
Stern avoids the head kick by Wanhanen.
Stern attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wanhanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stern tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Wanhanen as Stern shoots in.
Wanhanen throws a head kick that misses.
Stern throws a sloppy head kick
and Wanhanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wanhanen avoids the head kick by Stern.
Wanhanen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wanhanen waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Stern.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern tries to close the distance and clinch but Wanhanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stern takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wanhanen throws a head kick but Stern moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Wanhanen blocks the low kick.
Stern blocks the body kick.
Wanhanen misses with a straight right.
Stern misses with a takedown attempt
and Wanhanen counters with an outside leg kick.
Stern is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wanhanen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilhelm Louis Stern. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stern has his takedown stuffed
and Wanhanen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Matti Wanhanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wanhanen throws a leg kick but Stern sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stern will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Wanhanen dominated that 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.
Stern blocks the body kick.
Wanhanen throws a low kick but Stern avoids it.
Wanhanen throws a head kick that misses
and Stern counters with a takedown into side control.
Stern working the strikes but Wanhanen uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Stern is trying to control the action in half guard but Wanhanen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wanhanen wants to control but Stern is keeping busy.
Stern thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wanhanen's head.
Wanhanen gets full guard.
Stern stands up over Wanhanen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wanhanen is trying to keep Stern in close.
Wanhanen keeping full guard, as Stern tries to pass.
Stern trying to control but Wanhanen is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wanhanen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stern's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wanhanen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stern's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stern's back!
Stern might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wanhanen doesn't have the hooks in and Stern manages to turn into his guard.
Stern postures up.
Wanhanen being controlled here, momentarily.
Stern throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanhanen is looking for a triangle but Stern pushes his legs off easily.
Stern advances position into side control!
Wanhanen sneaks back into half guard.
Wanhanen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stern slips nicely into half guard.
Stern is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stern throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stern scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stern thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wanhanen's head.
Stern thows a huge punch but Wanhanen dodges it nicely.
Wanhanen tries to roll over but Stern keeps him under control.
Wanhanen actively working from the bottom here.
Wanhanen is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stern fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wanhanen is out of range.
A head kick misses from Wanhanen.
That's four 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wanhanen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wanhanen.
Stern throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wanhanen misses with a low kick as Stern jumps back.
Stern misses with a head kick.
Stern gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wanhanen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stern.
Stern drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wanhanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stern's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Wanhanen.
Stern misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wanhanen prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilhelm Louis Stern dominated that second round.
That's time! Stern's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wanhanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stern manages to avoid it.
Wanhanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wanhanen throws a front kick aimed at Stern's knee but Stern avoids it well.
Wanhanen throws a head kick that misses.
Wanhanen throws a leg kick
and Stern counters with a takedown into side control.
Stern controlling the position from side mount.
Stern in side control, throwing shots but Wanhanen defends.
Wanhanen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wanhanen sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern is looking to take a break and control but Wanhanen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wanhanen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stern working some strikes from top position.
Wanhanen trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wanhanen keeping full guard, as Stern tries to pass.
Stern passes Wanhanen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wanhanen trying to hold on to Stern's head to control him but Stern postures up.
Stern wants to advance to full mount but Wanhanen doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wanhanen is trying to keep Stern in close.
Stern avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wanhanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stern is pushing down on Wanhanen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wanhanen is fighting to maintain full guard but Stern has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stern lands a nice short elbow.
Stern passes to full mount!
Wanhanen wants to hold on but Stern pushes him away.
Stern lands a big shot there that rocks Wanhanen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stern wants to control the pace but Wanhanen is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wanhanen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stern scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wanhanen?
Stern with the ground and pound from mount.
Stern lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stern punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wanhanen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stern landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Stern.
Wanhanen working to try and regain half guard.
Wilhelm Louis Stern overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wanhanen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern keeping moving, preventing Wanhanen from controlling successfully.
Wanhanen postures up.
Stern is pulling down on Wanhanen's head to control his posture.
Stern controls Wanhanen momentarily but Wanhanen frees himself.
Wanhanen stopping the sweep attempt from Stern.
Stern trying to strike off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wanhanen postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilhelm Louis Stern clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wanhanen blocks a head kick by Stern.
Stern goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wanhanen throws a head kick but Stern moves out of range.
Wanhanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Wanhanen takes one to the chin there.
Stern avoids the head kick by Wanhanen.
A jab from Wanhanen misses.
Wanhanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Wanhanen misses.
Wanhanen throws a head kick that misses.
Stern shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern avoids the head kick by Wanhanen.
Wanhanen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wanhanen blocks a head kick by Stern.
Wanhanen avoids the head kick by Stern.
Wanhanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Wanhanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stern closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wanhanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wanhanen checks a leg kick.
Stern pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stern keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two 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.
Wanhanen throws a lazy head kick
and Stern counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wanhanen's guard now.
Stern wants to control from the top but Wanhanen keeps moving.
Stern throwing strikes from guard but Wanhanen blocks nicely.
Stern passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stern working away.
Stern 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.
Wanhanen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stern off and has taken his back!
Stern is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Wanhanen gets his way!
Stern trying to control the hands but Wanhanen breaks the grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Stern is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wanhanen moves to back control.
Wanhanen looking for the choke from the back.
Wanhanen trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Wanhanen is looking for a choke. Stern gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Stern manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Wanhanen keeping full guard, as Stern tries to pass.
Wanhanen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stern is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wanhanen keeping full guard, as Stern tries to pass.
Wanhanen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stern throws a head kick that misses.
Wanhanen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stern moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wanhanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wanhanen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilhelm Louis Stern had his way with Matti Wanhanen in that 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!
A head kick misses from Wanhanen.
Wanhanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stern.
Wanhanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wanhanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Wanhanen slaps away a takedown attempt from Stern, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stern pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wanhanen slips a straight right by Stern.
Wanhanen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanhanen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stern shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wanhanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wanhanen tries a low kick but Stern avoids it.
Wanhanen moves away from the strike by Stern.
Stern blocks a head kick by Wanhanen.
Wanhanen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stern. Stern obviously looking to wear him down.
Stern avoids a kick to the body.
Stern pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wanhanen throws a sloppy head kick
and Stern counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wanhanen!
Stern avoids the attempt from Wanhanen to control.
Matti Wanhanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wanhanen manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Stern in side control lands a decent elbow.
Stern throws an elbow but Wanhanen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wanhanen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stern off and has taken his back!
Wanhanen working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Wanhanen gets his hands free as Stern looks to control.
Stern defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Wanhanen's arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Stern regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wilhelm Louis Stern is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wanhanen stopping the sweep attempt from Stern.
Stern keeping moving, preventing Wanhanen from controlling successfully.
Stern bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wanhanen's guard.
Stern is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern trying to control the position from guard on top but Wanhanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stern trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wanhanen has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Stern doesn't defend quickly enough and Wanhanen has managed to lock this one up! Can Stern escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Wanhanen on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Matti Wanhanen!
Matti Wanhanen is the new light heavyweight champion!
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