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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Pfeife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saito Shinji (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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140 lbs
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138 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bernard Pfeife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Saito Shinji!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinji showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pfeife.
Pfeife clobbers Shinji with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bernard Pfeife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinji avoids the body shot from Pfeife.
Shinji swings for the body but Pfeife moves out of range.
Pfeife misses the jab.
Shinji throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shinji swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shinji thows a body shot but no joy.
Shinji misses with a wild body shot.
Shinji takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shinji shoots in but no luck this time.
Shinji misses with an uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Pfeife as Shinji shoots in.
Shinji is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pfeife rather than just go for the knockout.
Pfeife misses with a body shot.
Pfeife looks to land a combination but Shinji avoids it well.
Pfeife bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shinji's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinji fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pfeife manages to avoid it.
Pfeife swings for the body but Shinji moves out of range.
Pfeife lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pfeife looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pfeife throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shinji. Pfeife does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shinji slips a jab and a cross from Pfeife.
Shinji takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pfeife throws an overhand right that lands on Shinji's shoulder, as Shinji tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Pfeife misses.
Pfeife will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shinji misses with a body shot.
Pfeife is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A big left from Shinji misses.
Pfeife cracks Shinji with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pfeife ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shinji moves away.
Pfeife thuds his right hand into Shinji's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pfeife is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shinji.
Shinji tries to clinch but Pfeife moves out of range.
Pfeife tries to bum rush Shinji with a series of wild strikes but Shinji uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shinji throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shinji avoids the body shot from Pfeife.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pfeife misses with a body shot.
Shinji showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pfeife.
Pfeife pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shinji back to the cage. Pfeife follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pfeife throws a big shot that misses.
Shinji takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shinji thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pfeife stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice cross by Pfeife.
Horrible takedown by Shinji or perhaps it was just good defense by Pfeife which made him look bad.
Bernard Pfeife has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saito Shinji.
Pfeife works Shinji's body with a nice hook.
Pfeife misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pfeife throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shinji throws a body punch but Pfeife moves out of range.
Bernard Pfeife is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shinji showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pfeife.
Pfeife ducks under a wild hook from Shinji.
Pfeife scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shinji is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pfeife moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shinji is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pfeife is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Shinji.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinji misses with a body shot.
Pfeife moves out of range of the strikes.
Pfeife cracks Shinji with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shinji shoots in and drives through. Pfeife sprawls well.
Shinji misses with a wild body shot.
Pfeife is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pfeife will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pfeife is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pfeife swings for the body but Shinji moves out of range.
Pfeife cracks Shinji with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut there from Pfeife.
Shinji defending well as Pfeife loads up on a big left hand.
Shinji throws a lazy right hand but Pfeife sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernard Pfeife 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.
Pfeife avoids the body shot from Shinji.
Pfeife misses with a series of wild punches.
Pfeife ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pfeife uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shinji.
Pfeife lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pfeife looks to land a combination but Shinji avoids it well.
Pfeife scores with a three punch combo!
Shinji misses the shot to the body.
Pfeife connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pfeife shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shinji eats them both and turns towards Pfeife to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Shinji steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pfeife.
Shinji misses with a wild body shot.
Pfeife lands with an uppercut that bounces Shinji off the cage and back into range.
Pfeife throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeife jabs at Shinji's body.
Pfeife connects with a nice looking jab.
Pfeife uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shinji.
Pfeife digs a good body shot into Shinji's ribs.
Pfeife tries to bum rush Shinji with a series of wild strikes but Shinji uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shinji misses with a looping right.
Pfeife uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shinji.
Pfeife moves away from the strike by Shinji.
Pfeife connects with a jab.
Shinji takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shinji misses with an uppercut. Pfeife saw that one coming.
Shinji bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shinji misses with a wild body shot.
Shinji thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinji ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shinji misses with a left hand
and Pfeife counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shinji swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shinji ducks under a wild hook from Pfeife.
Shinji scores a takedown into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pfeife is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Shinji tries to control but Pfeife wriggling away.
Pfeife is looking to get to half guard.
Pfeife on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pfeife tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinji unloads with some shots from mount but Pfeife bucks and avoids them well.
Shinji misses with a head shot.
Pfeife squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Pfeife tries to hold on but Shinji pushes him away.
Pfeife is not a happy chappy� he wants out of there.
Pfeife is squirming around, avoiding Shinji's attempts to control the action.
Shinji jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pfeife manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pfeife is looking for a sweep.
Shinji is trying to get an arm triangle but Pfeife is defending well.
Shinji tries for a kimura but Pfeife is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pfeife is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shinji tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shinji blocks the strikes from Pfeife.
Shinji tries for a kimura but Pfeife is defending well.
Pfeife tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shinji wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinji has hold of Pfeife's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Pfeife tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Shinji cranks the arm and Pfeife screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Pfeife, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Saito Shinji!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Doc Morbid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Trampling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morbid comes into the arena with Duran Duran - Wild Boys blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
14 - 10 - 1 |
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152 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Doc Morbid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Trampling!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morbid scores with a spinning back kick!
Trampling throws a lazy head kick
and Morbid counters with a body kick that stops Trampling in his tracks momentarily.
Trampling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trampling misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Morbid.
Morbid stuffs the takedown.
Trampling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trampling misses with a head kick.
Morbid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morbid closes the distance and clinches.
Trampling is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Trampling looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morbid dodges an elbow strike from Trampling.
Trampling is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morbid is defending well for now.
Trampling is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morbid controlling the action here for a moment.
Trampling landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morbid slowing the pace effectively.
Trampling misses with a knee strike.
Morbid avoiding damage as Trampling throws knees to the body.
Trampling pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Morbid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A bit of stalling here from Trampling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trampling letting Morbid take a breather here.
Morbid gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Trampling has Morbid pushed against the cage.
Trampling managing to block the knees to the body from Morbid.
Trampling struggles to land a body shot inside as Morbid controls his hands.
Morbid stalling.
Trampling has Morbid pressed against the cage.
Morbid blocks the elbow strike.
Trampling trying to stall but Morbid improves his position.
Trampling avoiding damage as Morbid throws knees to the body.
Morbid leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trampling taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Trampling is looking to control Morbid's arms but Morbid gets an underhook and turns him. Now Trampling has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Matt Trampling.
Trampling thows a leg kick but Morbid checks it
and Morbid counters with a nice low kick that buckles Trampling's knee momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Trampling, right into the meat.
That kick from Trampling tenderised Morbid's leg. Morbid is trying to keep his angry face on.
Trampling looks for the body kick but Morbid saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Trampling.
Trampling connects with an inside leg kick.
Trampling throws a head kick but Morbid moves out of range.
Morbid is looking to land body kicks.
Morbid has Trampling up against the cage in a clinch.
Trampling is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morbid is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trampling looking to slow down the pace here.
Trampling seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Trampling can't find room to land a body shot as Morbid controls the action.
Morbid looking to slow down the pace here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trampling using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morbid dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Trampling misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trampling tries a knee to the head but Morbid blocks it.
Morbid landing knees to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Trampling dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Trampling misses with a body shot
and Morbid counters by moving into the clinch.
Morbid looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trampling lands a nice knee to the body.
Trampling pushes off an throws an elbow but Morbid leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Come on Trampling - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Morbid avoids the elbow strike from Trampling, against the cage.
Morbid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morbid misses with a knee strike.
Morbid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Trampling.
Trampling lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trampling is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trampling throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morbid blocks it with crossed arms.
Morbid avoiding damage as Trampling throws knees to the body.
Morbid tries a knee to the head but Trampling blocks it.
Morbid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trampling has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morbid tries a knee to the head but Trampling blocks it.
Morbid is pushing Trampling up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Trampling prevents Morbid from breaking the clinch.
Morbid avoiding damage.
Morbid takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Trampling.
Trampling is looking to control Morbid's arms but Morbid gets an underhook and turns him. Now Trampling has his back to the cage.
Morbid misses with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Trampling.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trampling just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morbid's brow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Trampling throws an elbow but it misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morbid misses with a knee strike.
Trampling tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morbid stalls.
Morbid tries to break free but Trampling pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morbid is looking to control Trampling's arms but Trampling gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morbid has his back to the cage.
Morbid trying to land knees to the body.
Trampling is stalling here.
Trampling lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morbid misses with a knee to the head.
Trampling is stalling here.
Morbid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trampling is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morbid tries to land a knee to the head but Trampling blocks with his arms.
Morbid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trampling with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Trampling just leaning against Morbid, taking a breather.
Trampling with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Trampling looking to slow down the pace here.
Trampling managing to block the knees to the body from Morbid.
Trampling just leaning against Morbid, taking a breather.
Matt Trampling seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Matt Trampling.
Trampling lands the left hand.
Trampling takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trampling jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Trampling there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Trampling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Trampling throws a lazy head kick
and Morbid counters with a good, hard body kick but Trampling shrugs it off.
Trampling avoids a kick to the body.
Trampling throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Morbid throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matt Trampling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morbid on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good work by Morbid as he checks the leg kick.
Morbid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matt Trampling seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trampling tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Morbid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trampling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morbid tries to clinch up but Trampling circles away and keeps his distance.
Trampling moves out of range of the body kick from Morbid.
Trampling fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Trampling connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morbid's hands.
Morbid walks into a straight right hand from Trampling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morbid tries to clinch up but Trampling circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morbid moves out of range of the strikes.
Morbid is looking to clinch.
Morbid tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morbid will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Morbid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Morbid goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Morbid throws a sloppy head kick and Trampling moves out of range easily.
Morbid throws a head kick that misses.
Trampling pushes Morbid up against the cage in a clinch.
Trampling slowing the pace effectively.
Trampling is looking to control Morbid's arms but Morbid gets an underhook and turns him. Now Trampling has his back to the cage.
Trampling struggles to land a body shot inside as Morbid controls his hands.
Morbid stalling.
Morbid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morbid stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morbid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trampling is defending well for now.
Morbid is trying to stall.
Trampling blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morbid wants to stall.
Morbid tries to land knees in the clinch but Trampling avoids the damage to the body.
Trampling lands an elbow inside.
Morbid misses with a knee to the head.
Morbid tries a knee to the head but Trampling blocks it.
Trampling managing to block the knees to the body from Morbid.
Trampling throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morbids head.
Morbid takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morbid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morbid trying to stall but Trampling improves his position.
Morbid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trampling avoids it.
Trampling with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trampling landing knees to the body.
Trampling misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morbid.
Morbid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trampling avoids it.
Morbid trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morbid.
Trampling misses with a knee strike.
Trampling missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trampling with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trampling misses with a knee to the head.
Morbid landing knees to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Trampling fails to land.
Trampling tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morbid avoids it.
Trampling trying to control the position but instead, Morbid has worked for underhooks and has pushed Trampling into the cage.
Morbid tries to land knees in the clinch but Trampling avoids the damage to the body.
Trampling on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trampling connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morbid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trampling avoids it.
Morbid tries to land a knee to the head but Trampling blocks with his arms.
Doc Morbid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matt Trampling is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Trampling on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Trampling.
Well Trampling 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Trampling!
Matt Trampling gave a mention to Milwaukee's Best 160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buck Shmuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buck Shmuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Matthews!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shmuck tries to clinch but Matthews moves out of range.
Shmuck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matthews throws out the jab.
Shmuck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
Matthews lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shmuck at a distance.
Matthews scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shmuck blocks a jab.
Matthews cracks Shmuck with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Matthews finds it's way through Shmuck's defenses.
Shmuck slips a jab from Matthews.
Matthews misses with a straight right.
Shmuck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matthews throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthews tries to bum rush Shmuck with a series of wild strikes but Shmuck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shmuck has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shmuck there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shmuck moves into range and clinches up with Matthews.
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!
Matthews wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shmuck has him pressed against the cage.
Matthews lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Matthews.
Shmuck taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Matthews.
Matthews lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shmuck is rocked!
Matthews misses with a left hand
and Shmuck holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oh Shmuck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matthews lands a left hand.
Matthews has had enough of the clinch but Shmuck keeps him there for the moment.
Matthews is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shmuck is keeping busy.
Shmuck looking to stall.
Matthews is struggling to control the position.
Shmuck seems to have got his legs back now.
A short uppercut from Matthews.
A short uppercut from Matthews.
Matthews tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shmuck's elbow.
Shmuck misses with some punches.
Shmuck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shmuck wants a takedown.
Shmuck tries a body shot but Matthews blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shmuck misses with a knee strike.
Shmuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shmuck tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Matthews counters with a straight right hand.
Matthews looks to land a right hand but Shmuck moved out of range.
Shmuck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matthews paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matthews swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shmuck counters by clinching up.
A short right from Matthews.
Matthews stalls.
Matthews pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Matthews breaks the clinch.
Shmuck tries to clinch up but Matthews circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews swings for the body but Shmuck moves out of range.
Shmuck tries to clinch
and Matthews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matthews throws a hook to the side of Shmuck's head but Shmuck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shmuck fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matthews checks it well.
Matthews takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shmuck misses with a takedown attempt - Matthews sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shmuck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
Shmuck is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Matthews.
Shmuck wants to clinch up but Matthews keeps it at a distance.
Matthews misses with a two punch combination.
Shmuck is looking to clinch but Matthews is avoiding it.
Matthews misses with the combination.
Matthews takes a swing at Shmuck's ribcage but misses.
Matthews pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews tries to keep at a distance but Shmuck has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shmuck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matthews blocks it with crossed arms.
Matthews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shmuck changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Matthews fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck Shmuck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Matthews fails to land with a series of punches.
Matthews takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shmuck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
Matthews swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matthews fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shmuck wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Matthews misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Matthews dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matthews tries to bum rush Shmuck with a series of wild strikes but Shmuck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matthews throws a right hand that Shmuck ducks under and follows up with a left that Shmuck also avoids with ease.
Matthews looks to land a left hand but Shmuck moved out of range nicely.
Shmuck fails to land with a series of punches.
Michael Matthews seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shmuck darts in and clinches Matthews up against the cage.
Shmuck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matthews blocks it with crossed arms.
Matthews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matthews managing to block the knees to the body from Shmuck.
Shmuck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matthews has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matthews creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shmuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matthews looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matthews breaks from the clinch.
Matthews lands a head shot.
Shmuck tries to clinch there but Matthews circles away.
Matthews displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shmuck gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shmuck tries to clinch but Matthews moves out of range.
Shmuck tries to clinch but Matthews is having none of it.
Matthews misses with an uppercut. Shmuck saw that one coming.
Shmuck on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shmuck doesn't manage to clinch there - Matthews circles away.
Michael Matthews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matthews missing with a left hand there. Shmuck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shmuck tries to clinch but Matthews moves away
and Matthews counters with a left to the body.
Matthews just misses with a punch to the body.
Shmuck darts in trying to clinch
letting Matthews counter with a right hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Matthews's corner calls for a 1-2. Matthews obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shmuck tries to clinch but Matthews moves out of range.
Shmuck is looking to clinch but Matthews is avoiding it.
Matthews getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shmuck tries to close the distance and clinch but Matthews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthews avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matthews circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot by Matthews.
Matthews gets tackled into the cage by Shmuck. Shmuck maintains the clinch.
Shmuck wants a takedown but no success here.
Shmuck lands a knee to the body.
Matthews lands a body shot.
Shmuck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matthews has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shmuck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shmuck being controlled against the cage.
Shmuck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matthews is defending well for now.
Matthews breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews takes a swing at Shmuck's ribcage but misses.
Matthews fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shmuck manages to avoid it.
Shmuck shoots in for a double leg but Matthews sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matthews lands a really nice looking cross but Shmuck seems unphased.
Matthews swats away the attempt to clinch by Shmuck.
Matthews throws a series of punches but Shmuck moves out of range.
Matthews dips to his left and cracks Shmuck with an uppercut!
Matthews dodges the punch combination from Shmuck.
Matthews fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shmuck manages to avoid it.
Shmuck needs to keep his hands up - Matthews had a free shot at his head there.
Shmuck wants to clinch.
Shmuck throws a right hand that Matthews ducks under and follows up with a left that Matthews also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shmuck misses the shot to the body.
Buck Shmuck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matthews lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shmuck at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Matthews.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shmuck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matthews drops Shmuck with a huge uppercut! Shmuck drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Matthews is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Matthews!
Michael Matthews bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Burov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Sol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Burov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Russian Rocket. Pavel Burov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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152 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pavel Burov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Sol!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burov lands a body shot.
Sol misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Burov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sol.
Burov lands with a shot to the body.
Burov misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Burov misses the target.
Sol fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sol fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pavel Burov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Sol.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Burov. No joy for Sol on that attempt.
Sol walks into a jab.
Sol walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Burov looks to land a right hand but Sol moved out of range.
Burov loads up on a big right hand but Sol slips the punch.
Pavel Burov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sol on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burov lunges at Sol with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sol's hand.
Sol pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Burov. No joy for Sol on that attempt.
Sol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burov throws a jab when Sol was well out of range.
Burov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sol moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burov scores with a punch to the head.
Sol shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burov as he jumps to the side.
Nice defenses there by Sol.
Burov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burov takes a swing at Sol's ribcage but misses.
Burov misses with a two punch combination.
Sol shoots for a takedown but Burov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sol staying out of range there.
Burov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sol backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burov misses with a looping right.
Burov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sol fails with the takedown.
Burov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sol counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Burov wants to control but Sol is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sol seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Burov is trying to maintain the position but Sol is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sol thows a huge punch but Burov dodges it nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sol is thwarting Burov's attempts to control the position.
Sol missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burov is pressing down on Sol's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sol throws a big right hand that misses.
Burov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Burov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sol must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sol trying to control the position from guard on top but Burov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burov wants to stand and escape but Sol is having none of it.
Sol trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Burov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Burov gets to his feet - Sol follows without any prompting.
Burov looks to land a right hand but Sol moved out of range.
Burov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burov lands a slapping body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Burov misses.
Burov throws a big shot that misses.
Sol takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sol is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Burov thows a body shot but no joy.
Burov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sol circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burov. Sol does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sol is defended easily by Burov.
A telegraphed right hand from Burov misses the target.
Sol avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burov tries to bum rush Sol with a series of wild strikes but Sol uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sol closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burov circles away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sol takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sol looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sol seems to be working for a kimura but Burov defends the submission attempt.
Sol missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burov tries to kick Sol off but Sol keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sol thows a huge punch but Burov dodges it nicely.
Sol missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Burov wants to get back to full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Burov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sol's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sol throws a big right hand that misses.
Sol trying to control the position from guard on top but Burov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sol with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sol throws a big right hand that misses.
Sol stops Burov from standing up.
Sol postures up.
Sol content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Burov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol landing with the ground and pound.
Burov has Sol pulled in close to control his posture.
Sol forces his way into half guard.
Sol is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sol looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Burov is looking to control Sol's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burov avoid being mounted?
Sol thows a huge punch but Burov dodges it nicely.
Burov manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burov pushes Sol off and gets back to his feet.
Sol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burov throws out the jab.
Pavel Burov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sol looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burov throws a hook to the side of Sol's head but Sol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sol shoots in but no luck this time.
Burov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sol is just out of range.
Burov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sol shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burov as he jumps to the side.
Burov lands a two punch combo.
Sol blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sol.
Burov looks to land a left hand but Sol moved out of range nicely.
Burov misses with a looping left.
Sol shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burov pinned against the cage. Burov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pavel Burov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Sol.
Some wild striking there from Burov.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sol tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burov swivels and escapes.
Burov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sol.
Sol has his takedown stuffed
and Burov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burov lands a jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sol shoots for a double leg takedown but Burov sprawls well. He's pushed Sol's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sol takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pavel Burov is winning the standup battle so far.
Burov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sol at a distance.
A big left from Burov misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burov, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burov.
Sol closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Burov to the mat! Burov manages to get full guard.
Viktor Sol has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sol throws a strike but Burov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Burov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burov stands and steps away. Sol gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Burov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sol.
Sol moves out of range of the strikes.
Sol takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Burov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sol shoots for a takedown but Burov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Burov thows a body shot but no joy.
Sol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Burov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sol as he avoids it easily.
Sol closes the distance and clinches up with Burov, looking for a takedown. Sol pushes Burov against the cage but Burov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Burov misses with a looping left.
Burov slaps away a takedown attempt from Sol, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sol is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sol is defended easily by Burov.
Burov throws a big shot that misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Burov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A right-left combo lands from Burov.
Burov throws a right and a left that Sol avoids nicely.
Sol gets a double leg takedown into Burov's guard.
Sol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sol keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burov's head.
Sol slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Burov is trying to control Sol's posture but Sol avoids it.
Sloppy strikes there by Sol.
The strikes coming from Sol are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Burov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sol's guard! Nice work there by Burov!
Sol takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sol looking to control.
Burov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Burov misses with a hook to the body
and Sol counters with a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Burov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burov.
Burov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sol moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sol is just out of range.
Burov misses with a looping left.
Burov lands a nice hook to Sol's body. Sol takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sol shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Burov wants to get back to his feet.
Sol throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Burov because Sol loaded up on that one.
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.
Sol unloading with bombs!
Sol working the ground and pound effectively.
Sol throws some wild stikes that Burov manages to avoid easily.
Sol lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Burov hang on?
Sol looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sol throwing strikes here but Burov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Burov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sol.
Burov tries to reverse the position but Sol maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burov is not a happy chappy� he wants out of there.
Sol raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sol lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Sol connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Burov tries to hold on but Sol pushes him away.
Sol with a couple of short strikes.
Burov is trying to escape the mount.
Sol with a couple of short strikes.
Sol lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Burov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sol postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Burov looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sol cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sol goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Burov is on top in guard.
Burov wants to control from the top but Sol keeps moving.
Burov is really struggling to control Sol but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pavel Burov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sol has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burov finds it's way round the side to connect with Sol's head.
Sol on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burov misses with a straight right.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Burov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sol decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Burov's guard.
Burov is trying to keep Sol in close.
Burov keeping moving, preventing Sol from controlling successfully.
Sol throws a strike but Burov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Burov gets to his feet. Sol looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Burov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burov. Sol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sol closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Burov did well to prevent Sol getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burov tries to get to full guard but Sol has control of the leg.
Sol thows a huge punch but Burov dodges it nicely.
Sol scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sol throwing shots but Burov is blocking nicely.
Sol throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Burov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Burov wants to sweep here but Sol controlling him for the moment.
Sol is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sol is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Burov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sol works over Burov with some ground and pound from guard.
Sol throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sol can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Burov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sol's guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Sol really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sol fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sol shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burov counters with a stiff right hand.
Sol on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burov thows a body shot but no joy.
Burov throws an overhand right that lands on Sol's shoulder, as Sol tries to avoid the shot.
Sol slips under a jab from Burov.
Sol shoots in for a takedown but Burov shows good takedown defense.
Pavel Burov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Sol.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burov sprawls well. Burov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sol gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Burov with that takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Burov there.
Sol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Burov misses.
Burov throws a jab but it's blocked by Sol.
Sol fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sol misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Burov throws a jab but it's blocked by Sol.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Burov as he checks the leg kick.
Sol tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sol somewhat.
Sol dives in and grabs Burov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burov pushes down on Sol's head and hops out.
Sol will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Burov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sol.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burov lands with a nice combination. Sol backs away looking to recover.
A right-left combo lands from Burov.
Sol drops his hands momentarily and Burov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sol on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burov. Sol does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Burov takes a swing at Sol's ribcage but misses.
Burov fails to land with a series of punches.
Burov throws a good cross that connects.
Sol slips a jab from Burov.
Burov misses the jab.
Sol looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sol throwing shots but Burov is blocking nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Burov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sol scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sol stands up over Burov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sol with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sol throws a big elbow that misses.
Sol throws a big elbow that misses.
Burov has momentary wrist control but Sol slips an elbow through the middle.
Burov trying to keep a closed guard but Sol is proving a slippery customer.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sol stands up over Burov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burov is trying to keep Sol in close.
Burov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sol is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sol throwing strikes but missing.
Burov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burov wants to get back to his feet but Sol is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sol wants to pass the guard but Burov is keeping the position.
Sol slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Burov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Burov wants to get back to his feet.
Sol tries for a kimura but Burov is defending well.
Sloppy strikes there by Sol.
Sol looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Burov is avoiding damage well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Burov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sol off and has taken his back!
Burov tries to get the hooks in deep but Sol pushed the leg off.
Sol trying to control the position but Burov manages to sink in the hooks.
Burov looking for the RNC.
Sol is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sol defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Pavel Burov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Burov takes a swing at Sol's ribcage but misses.
Burov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Burov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sol avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burov slaps away a takedown attempt from Sol, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol shoots in and drives through. Burov sprawls well.
Burov jabs at Sol's body.
Sol has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Burov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sol circles away quickly and effectively.
Sol misses with a takedown attempt - Burov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pavel Burov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Sol.
A jab from Burov does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sol.
Sol has a takedown stuffed.
Sol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burov throws out the jab.
Burov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sol manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Burov on his heels. He'll look to pass Burov's guard now, I'm sure.
Sol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sol advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burov is trying to get back to half guard.
Sol tries for a kimura but Burov is defending well.
Burov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sol is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Burov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Burov.
Sol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Burov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sol manages to get himself to full guard.
Burov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Burov gets to his feet. Sol looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sol shoots and misses
and Burov counters with a nice body shot.
Sol shoots in but no luck this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Burov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sol in his tracks.
Sol misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Burov lands a jab to Sol's midsection.
Burov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sol manages to avoid it.
Burov lands a nice hook to Sol's body. Sol takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burov stuffs the takedown.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sol fails with the takedown
and Burov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burov looks to land a right hand but Sol moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Burov.
A punch lands to the side of Sol 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burov misses with a wild body shot.
Burov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Burov misses with a looping right.
Burov throws a series of punches but Sol moves out of range.
Sol misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Burov to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Burov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Burov misses.
Sol closes the distance and clinches up with Burov, looking for a takedown. Sol pushes Burov against the cage but Burov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Burov looks to land a right hand but Sol moved out of range.
Burov stuns Sol with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sol looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice takedown defense from Sol. No joy for Burov on that attempt.
Burov misses with the combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sol - that will leave a mark!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Burov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Burov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sol.
Sol fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Burov sprawls well initially but Sol persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Burov manages to get to full guard.
Burov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Viktor Sol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sol stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pavel Burov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pavel Burov!
Pavel Burov tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Alice in Chains - Them Bones as his entrance music. 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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28
285 lbs
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249 lbs
28 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Badr Hari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones misses with a hook. Hari ducked under it nicely.
Jones blocks a head kick by Hari.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones avoids the head kick by Hari.
Hari ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
It looks like Badr Hari has been cut.
Hari gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hari throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Hari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hari throws a lazy head kick
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Hari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hari throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
Hari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Hari moves out of range easily.
Jones with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hari is breathing heavily.
Hari throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones counters with a nice body kick.
Hari avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones lands a big head kick that sends Hari tumbling to the mat! Jones takes a step backwards and waves Hari back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hari is rocked!
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!
Hari glances at the clock... BAM! Jones nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Hari crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Hari is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joseph Jones!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Brizuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Emoyrean Mercenaries. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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250 lbs
15 - 9 - 1 |
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Great elbows
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Francis Brizuela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Evans!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Evans misses with a low kick.
Brizuela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Evans shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Evans moves out of range as Brizuela strikes.
Evans connects with a leg kick. Brizuela looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A telegraphed right hand from Brizuela misses the target.
Brizuela throws a hook but Evans avoids it easily.
Evans fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brizuela has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans connects with an inside leg kick.
Francis Brizuela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Brizuela.
Brizuela tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans blocks a jab.
Evans works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Evans lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brizuela at a distance.
Brizuela is breathing heavily.
Evans feints and then cracks Brizuela's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brizuela down.
Evans throws a head kick but Brizuela moves out of range.
Evans lands with a thumping leg kick.
Evans dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brizuela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Evans looks to score with a jab to the body but Brizuela is just out of range.
Brizuela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Evans.
Evans lands with an uppercut that bounces Brizuela off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Francis Brizuela has been cut.
Brizuela blocks a low kick nicely.
Evans lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brizuela's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans scores with a jab. Brizuela acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brizuela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Evans.
Evans lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Evans lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brizuela tries to clinch
and Evans counters with a good low kick that Brizuela was not able to check.
Evans moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Evans moves in looking to clinch but Brizuela pushes him off.
Evans moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Brizuela goes down! Can Evans finish him!?
Brizuela is rocked!
Evans drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Evans jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oh Brizuela is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Evans tries to free his leg and advance position but Brizuela is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela is trying to control the position but Evans postures up.
Brizuela seems to have got his legs back now.
Evans postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Brizuela is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Evans, into his guard.
Evans is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brizuela defends well.
Evans looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Brizuela has picked Evans up and slammed him! Evans can't keep hold of the triangle and Brizuela manages to pass to side control!
Evans tries to buck Brizuela off but Brizuela is having none of it.
Evans is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Brizuela is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela looking to control and managing it successfully.
Evans can't escape the position.
Brizuela takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Evans tries to reverse the position but Brizuela maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela controlling from mount.
Evans is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Evans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francis Brizuela's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Evans cracks Brizuela with an open hand slap.
Evans connects with a body shot that sends Brizuela's belly button to the back.
Evans throws a shot to the body.
Brizuela blocks a low kick nicely.
Brizuela throws a lazy right hand but Evans sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Evans looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Evans bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Brizuela ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
Brizuela throws a hook but Evans avoids it easily.
Brizuela takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Evans cracks Brizuela with an open hand slap.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evans thumps Brizuela with a low kick.
Evans catches Brizuela napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Brizuela to the canvas!
Brizuela utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Evans drops back looking for a leg! Brizuela is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brizuela manages to kick Evans off! Evans jumps back into Brizuela's guard.
Brizuela controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brizuela is keeping the position for now.
Evans drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Brizuela dives on top into guard.
Evans is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Evans is looking for a triangle here but Brizuela uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Evans manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Evans. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans manages to get to full guard.
Evans throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brizuela wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
Evans looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Brizuela has picked Evans up and slammed him! Evans can't keep hold of the triangle and Brizuela manages to pass to side control!
Evans is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Evans is pressing down on Brizuela's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brizuela passes into side control.
Evans gets back to half guard.
Evans looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Evans wants to improve his position but Brizuela is controlling well.
Brizuela moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Evans.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans sneaks back into half guard.
Evans has a hand on Brizuela's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Brizuela takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Evans is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Francis Brizuela's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Evans fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brizuela checks it well.
Evans is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brizuela sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brizuela checks a low kick from Evans.
Brizuela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evans.
Brizuela connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brizuela tries to sprawl but Evans drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brizuela is defending against the submission attempts here by Evans.
Brizuela tries to get to full guard but Evans has control of the leg.
Brizuela is pressing down on Evans's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brizuela trying to keep a closed guard but Evans is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brizuela keeping full guard, as Evans tries to pass.
Brizuela is looking to sweep but instead, Evans has passed into half guard.
Brizuela has his hands clasped together around Evans's back. He's all about the action.
Evans is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brizuela is just riding it out for now. Evans eventually gives up the hold.
Brizuela is trying to control but can't.
Evans is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brizuela regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ryan Evans is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Evans trying to control but Brizuela is working from the bottom.
Evans controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brizuela wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brizuela is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Brizuela lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Evans!
Evans tries to hold on but Brizuela postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans can't escape the position.
Evans has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brizuela sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Evans looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Brizuela prevents Evans from getting the reversal.
Ryan Evans has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to hold on but Brizuela pushes him away.
Evans might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brizuela kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Evans holds of for dear life.
Francis Brizuela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evans is in all sorts of trouble here.
Evans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans tries to hold on but Brizuela pushes him away.
Evans really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Evans.
Well Evans 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Evans!
Ryan Evans decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisuke Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed comes to the cage accompanied by Apollo Creed, Deck of Jack. Suzuki has chosen Stranglehold by Ted Nugent as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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221 lbs
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215 lbs
16 - 8 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki is looking to score with low kicks.
Creed fails to land with a series of punches.
Creed connects with a good right hand that stumbles Suzuki. Suzuki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Creed looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Suzuki.
Suzuki connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Creed misses.
Suzuki drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suzuki stopping the sweep attempt from Creed.
Suzuki wants to control from the top but Creed keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzuki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Suzuki wants to control from the top but Creed keeps moving.
Suzuki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Suzuki postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Suzuki looks to land a combination but Creed avoids it well.
Creed misses with a body shot.
Creed misses with a body shot.
Creed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Suzuki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Suzuki ducks under a wild hook from Creed.
Suzuki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Creed pinned against the cage. Creed gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Suzuki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
Suzuki throws a head kick that misses.
Creed connects with a body shot.
Creed has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Creed there as he acknowledges the shot.
Suzuki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Suzuki moves out of range of the body kick from Creed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki slips a jab from Creed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suzuki.
A punch lands to the side of Suzuki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Creed throws a hook to the side of Suzuki's head but Suzuki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suzuki throws a low kick but Creed moves out of range easily.
Suzuki shoots in and drives through. Creed sprawls well.
Suzuki misses with a kick to the body
and Creed counters with a slapping leg kick.
Suzuki misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Creed misses.
Apollo Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Suzuki has time to react.
Suzuki shoots in looking for a takedown. Creed tries to sprawl out of it but Suzuki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Creed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Apollo Creed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daisuke Suzuki.
Creed digs a good hook to Suzuki's body.
Suzuki looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Suzuki misses the target.
Suzuki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Suzuki throws a shot from downtown. Creed moves away and avoids it.
Creed attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Suzuki checks a leg kick.
Suzuki throws a hook but Creed blocks it.
Creed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Suzuki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Creed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Suzuki cracks Creed with a good jab.
Suzuki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Creed misses with a kick to the body.
Creed slips a jab from Suzuki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suzuki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Creed fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Suzuki checks it well.
Suzuki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Creed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suzuki was well out of range. Poor timing from Creed.
Suzuki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Creed.
Creed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Creed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suzuki.
Apollo Creed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Creed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Creed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Creed - just one landing.
A slow jab from Suzuki misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creed gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Suzuki stalling in the clinch but Creed improves position.
Creed struggles to land a body shot inside as Suzuki controls his hands.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Creed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Creed's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Suzuki dives in and grabs Creed's left leg, looking for a takedown. Creed pushes down on Suzuki's head and hops out.
Creed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Creed throws a hook to the side of Suzuki's head but Suzuki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A solid leg kick lands there for Creed.
Creed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Apollo Creed is winning the standup battle so far.
Creed throws a solid leg kick but Suzuki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Creed.
A slow jab from Suzuki misses its intended target.
Creed throws a sloppy head kick and Suzuki moves out of range easily.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Suzuki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A low kick from Suzuki misses
and Creed counters with an inside leg kick.
Suzuki lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed looks to score with a jab to the body but Suzuki is just out of range.
Creed lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Suzuki backs up against the cage.
Suzuki fails with a takedown attempt.
Apollo Creed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daisuke Suzuki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki checks a leg kick.
Suzuki is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Creed.
Creed tries to bum rush Suzuki with a series of wild strikes but Suzuki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suzuki blocks a head kick by Creed.
Creed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Creed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Creed digs a good hook to Suzuki's body.
Suzuki misses with a head kick.
Creed 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.
Creed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Creed stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed scores with a body shot.
Creed throws a series of punches but Suzuki avoids them all with ease.
Creed lands a leg kick that knocks Suzuki off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creed connects with a leg kick. Suzuki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Creed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suzuki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Creed, as that shot connected.
Nice jab there from Suzuki.
Nice straight punches there by Creed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Creed.
Creed stuns Suzuki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Creed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Creed misses with a hook
and Suzuki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Creed lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Creed there.
Creed throws a solid leg kick but Suzuki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Creed.
Creed looks to score with a jab to the body but Suzuki is just out of range.
Creed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Creed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Creed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suzuki moves away.
Creed's jab looks to have found its range, popping Suzuki under the eye.
A left lands for Suzuki.
Suzuki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Suzuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suzuki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Creed.
Creed misses with a hook to the body
and Suzuki counters with a thumping low kick.
Suzuki lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suzuki. Creed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suzuki scores with a hook to the body. Creed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice takedown defense from Creed. No joy for Suzuki on that attempt.
Suzuki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Creed.
Creed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suzuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Creed counters by clinching up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Suzuki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Creed.
A short right from Creed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Suzuki prevents a body shot from Creed.
Suzuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Creed lands a shot to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Creed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Creed's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Creed throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick lands there from Creed.
Sloppy strikes from Suzuki. Those never looked like landing.
Creed scores with a hook to the body. Suzuki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Creed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Creed moves into the clinch.
Suzuki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Creed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Creed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Suzuki backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Creed.
Good body shot from Creed.
Creed tries to work over Suzuki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Creed.
Suzuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Creed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suzuki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Creed fails to land.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Creed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Creed is leaning against Suzuki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Creed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suzuki takes one to the chin there.
Creed connects with a body shot.
Creed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Suzuki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice shot lands for Creed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creed lands a nice hook to Suzuki's body. Suzuki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Creed throws a leg kick which misses Suzuki's front leg but catches the back leg as Suzuki tries to avoid it.
Creed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Creed swinging wildly here.
Daisuke Suzuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed throws a right hand that Suzuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Suzuki also avoids with ease.
Suzuki misses with a low kick.
Creed misses with an uppercut
and Suzuki finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Creed jabs at Suzuki's body.
An inside leg kick from Creed misses.
Suzuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Creed circles away quickly and effectively.
Creed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Creed slips a jab from Suzuki.
Creed slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Suzuki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Creed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Suzuki's head backwards.
Suzuki clobbers Creed with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suzuki. Suzuki obviously looking to wear him down.
Suzuki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Creed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Creed throws a jab but it's blocked by Suzuki.
Suzuki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Creed moves in looking to clinch but Suzuki pushes him off.
Creed cracks Suzuki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Suzuki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Suzuki misses with an uppercut.
Creed slaps away a takedown attempt from Suzuki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Apollo Creed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daisuke Suzuki.
Creed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Suzuki on the side of the head.
Creed moves in looking to clinch but Suzuki pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Creed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suzuki. That did some damage!
Creed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Suzuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Creed scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Suzuki misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Apollo Creed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suzuki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Suzuki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Creed is able to avoid easily.
Creed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creed moves out of range of the strikes.
Suzuki misses with a leg kick
and Creed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Creed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suzuki.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apollo Creed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Creed, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Creed!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elias Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zagan Yehudiah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virtanen comes to the cage accompanied by Haittavaikutus - Matkalla. Zagan Yehudiah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elias Virtanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Zagan Yehudiah!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtanen lands a head kick. Yehudiah smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Virtanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Virtanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yehudiah's calf.
Yehudiah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Virtanen misses with an attempted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Yehudiah blocks the leg kick.
Virtanen swinging wildly here.
Virtanen scores with a body shot.
Virtanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Virtanen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Elias Virtanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Virtanen tries to clinch but Yehudiah moves out of range.
Yehudiah moves out of range of the body kick from Virtanen.
Yehudiah's corner calls for a 1-2. Yehudiah obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yehudiah's sensitive parts.
Virtanen takes the fight into the clinch.
Virtanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow strike.
Yehudiah pushes off an throws an elbow but Virtanen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow over the top.
Yehudiah wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yehudiah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yehudiah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yehudiah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Virtanen blocks an elbow strike from Yehudiah.
Virtanen dodges an elbow strike from Yehudiah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen blocks an elbow strike from Yehudiah.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Virtanen.
Virtanen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Virtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yehudiah blocks it with crossed arms.
Virtanen blocks the elbow strike.
Yehudiah takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Zagan Yehudiah has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Virtanen.
Virtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yehudiah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yehudiah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Virtanen's brow.
Virtanen misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Virtanen.
Virtanen avoids the elbow strike from Yehudiah, against the cage.
Yehudiah throws an elbow that misses.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow strike.
Virtanen avoids the elbow strike from Yehudiah, against the cage.
Virtanen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Virtanen avoids a wild elbow strike from Yehudiah.
Virtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yehudiah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Virtanen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yehudiah throws an elbow but misses.
Yehudiah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yehudiah wants to break free but Virtanen has control.
Virtanen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Virtanen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Virtanen landing knees to the head.
Virtanen with a knee to the head.
Yehudiah avoids the elbow strike from Virtanen, against the cage.
Yehudiah lands an elbow inside that Virtanen shrugs off.
Virtanen dodges an elbow strike from Yehudiah.
Yehudiah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Virtanen scores a nice knee to the body.
Yehudiah looks gassed!
Virtanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Virtanen stalling in the clinch but Yehudiah improves position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Virtanen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow strike.
Virtanen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yehudiah manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Virtanen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yehudiah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but Yehudiah blocks it.
Virtanen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yehudiah up against the cage.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but Yehudiah blocks it.
Yehudiah looking to stall.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yehudiah lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yehudiah throws an elbow but misses.
Virtanen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Virtanen looking to throw knees to the head but Yehudiah is blocking nicely.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Virtanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zagan Yehudiah's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Virtanen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yehudiah, pushing him back against the cage.
Virtanen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yehudiah is defending well for now.
Virtanen lands a knee to the head.
Virtanen looking to throw knees to the head but Yehudiah is blocking nicely.
Virtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yehudiah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Virtanen.
Yehudiah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Virtanen misses with a kick to the body.
Virtanen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yehudiah counters with a straight right hand.
Virtanen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yehudiah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Virtanen misses with a body kick.
Virtanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Virtanen misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Virtanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yehudiah. That did some damage!
A slapping body kick lands there for Virtanen.
Virtanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Virtanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yehudiah's calf.
Virtanen lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Yehudiah.
Virtanen pushes Yehudiah away with a front kick.
Elias Virtanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Virtanen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Virtanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Virtanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yehudiah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yehudiah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Virtanen can pounce on him.
Virtanen takes the fight into the clinch.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the head but Yehudiah blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Virtanen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Virtanen scores with a knee to the head.
Virtanen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Elias Virtanen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Virtanen misses with a knee to the head.
Virtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yehudiah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Virtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yehudiah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Virtanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Virtanen looking to throw knees to the head but Yehudiah is blocking nicely.
Yehudiah effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Yehudiah.
Yehudiah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Virtanen dodges an elbow strike from Yehudiah.
Yehudiah avoids the elbow strike from Virtanen, against the cage.
Virtanen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yehudiah is breathing heavily.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow over the top.
Virtanen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow over the top.
A frustrated look appears on Yehudiah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yehudiah throws an elbow but it misses.
Yehudiah is trying to break the clinch but Virtanen is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Virtanen as Yehudiah tries to tie him up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Virtanen lands a knee to the body.
Virtanen lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yehudiah's face.
Nice body punch from Virtanen - that landed with a thud.
Virtanen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Virtanen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yehudiah's defenses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Virtanen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Virtanen lands a damaging elbow.
Virtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yehudiah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Virtanen.
Virtanen misses with a knee to the head.
Virtanen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Virtanen prevents Yehudiah from breaking the clinch.
Yehudiah pushes off an throws an elbow but Virtanen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yehudiah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yehudiah wants to get back to striking at distance but Virtanen won't allow it.
Virtanen working Yehudiah over with knees to the body.
Virtanen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Virtanen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yehudiah's face.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Virtanen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zagan Yehudiah's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Virtanen lands a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Virtanen.
Virtanen lands a leg kick that knocks Yehudiah off balance momentarily.
A solid body kick from Virtanen.
A solid body kick from Virtanen.
A good leg kick by Virtanen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Virtanen.
Yehudiah moves out of range as Virtanen throws a body kick.
Virtanen delivers a nice body kick.
Virtanen scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Virtanen cracks Yehudiah with an open hand slap.
Yehudiah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Virtanen.
Virtanen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Virtanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yehudiah can do to turn this around?
Virtanen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yehudiah's defenses.
Yehudiah takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Virtanen on the inside.
Virtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yehudiah blocks it with crossed arms.
Virtanen blocks an elbow strike from Yehudiah.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Virtanen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Virtanen.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Virtanen connects with a knee to the head.
Zagan Yehudiah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Virtanen.
A knee to the head by Virtanen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yehudiah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Virtanen stalling in the clinch but Yehudiah improves position.
Yehudiah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yehudiah clobbers Virtanen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Virtanen misses with a body kick.
Virtanen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Virtanen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Virtanen lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yehudiah throws an elbow but misses.
Virtanen blocks the elbow strike.
Yehudiah looking to slow down the pace here.
Yehudiah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Virtanen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yehudiah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yehudiah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yehudiah throws an elbow but it misses.
Yehudiah wants to stall.
Virtanen lands a good knee to the midsection. Yehudiah won't want to take too many of those.
Yehudiah is looking to break free of the clinch but Virtanen has double underhooks.
Yehudiah has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Virtanen.
Virtanen lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen works on Yehudiah's body with a couple of short punches.
Yehudiah is trying to break the clinch but Virtanen has him pressed against the cage.
Virtanen misses with a knee strike.
Virtanen lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Virtanen.
Virtanen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yehudiah is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Virtanen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yehudiah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Virtanen has him pressed against the cage.
Yehudiah tries to break the clinch but Virtanen is controlling the position.
Elias Virtanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yehudiah takes an elbow to the temple.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow strike.
Yehudiah is trying to break the clinch but Virtanen is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virtanen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yehudiah backwards.
Yehudiah is rocked!
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yehudiah is still on wobbly legs! Can Virtanen finish him?
Virtanen lands a hook that snaps the head of Yehudiah backwards.
Virtanen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yehudiah's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elias Virtanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Virtanen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Virtanen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dameon Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arona comes to the cage accompanied by Knock you out!. Machida has chosen Brazilian Death as his entrance music. Dameon Machida told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Arona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dameon Machida!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machida slips under a jab.
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
Machida jabs Arona to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arona misses with a few strikes there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Machida.
Machida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arona tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arona is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Machida.
Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machida closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Machida.
Machida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Machida lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A left hand lands to the body for Machida.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Machida.
A short uppercut from Machida.
A short right from Machida on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona wants to get back to striking at distance but Machida won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Machida obliges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Machida.
Machida holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Machida breaks from the clinch.
Machida lands a high kick to the side of Arona's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Machida dives into guard, looking to finish.
Arona is rocked!
It looks like Jon Arona has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Machida loads up on a big left hand. Arona felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Machida looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Arona can't hide his disappointment, as Machida celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dameon Machida!
Dameon Machida decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Harter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stevie Ray Vaughan "Rude Mood". 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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Rosenthal !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Logan Harter!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rosenthal looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rosenthal avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Harter.
Harter throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Harter scores with punches from side control.
Rosenthal is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Harter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rosenthal is looking to control Harter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rosenthal avoid being mounted?
Harter trying to control the action but Rosenthal is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosenthal tries to kick Harter off but Harter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rosenthal has one foot on Harter's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rosenthal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal throws a shot from downtown. Harter moves away and avoids it.
Rosenthal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harter counters with a good low kick that Rosenthal was not able to check.
Harter throws out a leg kick but Rosenthal moves out of range and Harter only half commits.
Rosenthal clobbers Harter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rosenthal throws a jab when Harter was well out of range.
Rosenthal doesn't manage to clinch there - Harter circles away.
Harter has his takedown stuffed
and Rosenthal counters with a straight right hand.
Rosenthal misses with a body shot.
Harter fails to land the takedown.
Harter slips a jab from Rosenthal .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harter misses with a leg kick.
Rosenthal checks a low kick from Harter.
Harter takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosenthal thows a body shot but no joy.
Harter throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal tries to close the distance and clinch but Harter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rosenthal throws a big shot that misses.
Harter closes the distance and clinches up with Rosenthal , looking for a takedown. Harter pushes Rosenthal against the cage but Rosenthal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Frank Rosenthal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Harter.
Harter misses with an uppercut.
Frank Rosenthal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Harter.
Harter fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rosenthal sprawls well initially but Harter persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Harter prevents Rosenthal from standing back up.
Harter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harter is looking to take a break and control but Rosenthal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harter with the ground and pound but Rosenthal uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rosenthal is looking to stand up but Harter isn't so interested in that idea.
Harter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rosenthal trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosenthal keeping moving, preventing Harter from controlling successfully.
Harter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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.
Rosenthal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rosenthal prevents Harter from improving his position.
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!
Rosenthal tries to stand but can't do so whilst Harter controls his leg.
Rosenthal stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Rosenthal misses the shot to the body.
Rosenthal jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rosenthal swivels and escapes.
Rosenthal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal throws a hook to the side of Harter's head but Harter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rosenthal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rosenthal .
Harter walks into a stiff left hand from Rosenthal .
Harter closes the distance and clinches up with Rosenthal , looking for a takedown. Harter pushes Rosenthal against the cage but Rosenthal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rosenthal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harter.
Harter shoots in but Rosenthal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rosenthal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rosenthal tries to close the distance and clinch but Harter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rosenthal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harter.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rosenthal defends it nicely.
Rosenthal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rosenthal darts in and clinches Harter up against the cage.
Harter trying to land knees to the body.
Harter is trying to break the clinch but Rosenthal has him pressed against the cage.
Harter is trying to break the clinch but Rosenthal is controlling him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rosenthal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rosenthal lands a shot to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Harter tries to score a body lock takedown but Rosenthal shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rosenthal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rosenthal is pressed up against the cage. Harter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rosenthal down to the mat. Rosenthal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rosenthal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harter manages to avoid it.
Rosenthal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rosenthal throws a right hand that misses
and Harter counters with an outside leg kick.
Rosenthal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rosenthal lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Harter circles away from the clinch attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harter moves forwards but Rosenthal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harter can pounce on him.
Rosenthal misses with a lunging right hand
and Harter counters with a low kick, right behind Rosenthal 's knee.
Rosenthal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harter misses with a wild body shot.
Rosenthal cracks Harter with an open hand slap.
Rosenthal blocks a low kick nicely.
Rosenthal tries to clinch but Harter is having none of it.
Rosenthal with a nice cross.
Rosenthal cracks Harter with an open hand slap.
Harter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rosenthal is out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harter.
Rosenthal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rosenthal wants it to stay on the feet.
Rosenthal looks to score with a jab to the body but Harter is just out of range.
Rosenthal checks a leg kick.
Harter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rosenthal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rosenthal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harter closes the distance and clinches up with Rosenthal , looking for a takedown. Harter pushes Rosenthal against the cage but Rosenthal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab lands there for Rosenthal .
Rosenthal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rosenthal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rosenthal dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rosenthal throws a body punch but Harter moves out of range.
Harter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rosenthal .
Harter keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Rosenthal misses its intended target.
Harter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rosenthal .
Harter lands with a kick to the ribs.
Harter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harter pushes Rosenthal away with a front kick.
Harter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rosenthal is out of range.
The fighters circling - Rosenthal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harter throws a hook but Rosenthal blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harter throws the kick towards the body but Rosenthal avoids it.
Rosenthal misses with a wild combination.
Rosenthal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harter moves away.
Rosenthal misses with a combination
and Harter counters with a thumping low kick.
Harter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rosenthal napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Harter in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The strikes coming from Harter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Harter misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rosenthal tries to buck Harter off but Harter is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal struggling a bit here.
Rosenthal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harter tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Harter tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rosenthal is looking to reverse the position.
Harter lands a few punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosenthal takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
It looks like Frank Rosenthal has been cut.
Check out the look on Harter's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Frank Rosenthal 's cut is getting worse.
Rosenthal is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harter passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rosenthal !
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Frank Rosenthal 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Rosenthal 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Logan Harter!
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