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SOTF 24: Takeover PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durdun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durdun comes to the cage accompanied by Where is My Mind. This should be fireworks!
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270 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Durdun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Marko!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marko shoots and misses
and Durdun counters with an outside leg kick.
Marko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Durdun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marko shoots and misses
and Marko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyler Durdun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Marko.
Marko fails with a takedown attempt.
Durdun lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marko at a distance.
Marko looks winded!
Durdun lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durdun's corner calls for a 1-2. Durdun obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Durdun lands with a straight right. Marko didn't see that one coming.
Durdun cracks Marko with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Marko looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Durdun finish him?
Marko is rocked!
Durdun works Marko's body with a nice hook.
and Durdun counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Marko! He's just covering up as Durdun starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Durdun!
Tyler Durdun was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Petrova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Warm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warm has chosen Walk like an Egyptian as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Petrova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Warm!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrova defending well as Warm loads up on a big left hand.
Petrova keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Petrova scores with a jab.
Warm misses with a left hand
and Petrova counters with an inside leg kick.
Petrova connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrova lands a right hook to the body.
Petrova ducks under a wild hook from Warm.
Warm misses the jab.
Petrova lands with a straight right. Warm didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warm looks for a takedown but Petrova sprawls well.
Petrova thows a body shot but no joy.
Petrova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warm takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Petrova feints and then cracks Warm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Warm down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warm on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Petrova cracks Warm with a right hand to the side of the head.
Petrova really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A bone on bone clash there as Warm blocks the leg kick.
Warm takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Warm keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Petrova throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petrova takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Warm shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Petrova is trying to maintain the position but Warm is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrova is refusing to be controlled, as Warm sits in half guard.
Warm is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Petrova is just riding it out for now. Warm eventually gives up the hold.
Warm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Petrova keeps working.
Petrova trying to control but Warm postures up.
Warm wants to control but Petrova is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrova trying to hold on to Warm's head to control him but Warm postures up.
Warm thows a huge punch but Petrova dodges it nicely.
Warm looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Warm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Petrova's head.
Warm throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Petrova wants to improve his position but Warm is controlling well.
Warm thows a huge punch but Petrova dodges it nicely.
Warm lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warm works his foot free and advances to mount.
Petrova tries to lock up and control but Warm gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warm landing strikes from the mount.
Warm throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warm misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Warm looking to finish Petrova with some ground and pound. This is bad for Petrova!
Warm throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Petrova because Warm loaded up on that one.
Warm thowing shots but they're missing.
Warm thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Warm wants to control the pace but Petrova is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sasha Petrova will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Petrova paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petrova avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Warm shoots in for a takedown but Petrova shows good takedown defense.
Petrova throws a head kick that Warm semi-blocks.
Petrova lunges at Warm with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Warm's hand.
Petrova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warm doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petrova lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Warm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrova.
A left lands for Petrova.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrova lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Warm missing with a left hand there. Petrova was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrova moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrova throws a shot from downtown. Warm moves away and avoids it.
Warm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Petrova throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Warm shoots in looking for a takedown. Petrova tries to sprawl out of it but Warm keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Petrova manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Petrova catches Warm with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Warm, as that shot connected.
Petrova fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Warm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Warm throws a looping overhand right but Petrova ducks down to avoid it.
Petrova throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Warm is rocked!
Petrova lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Warm falls backwards - clearly groggy! Petrova dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sasha Petrova!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marby Arcade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Torres (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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277 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marby Arcade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Torres!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres motions for Arcade to come forward. Torres throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torres tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Arcade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fernando Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres throws a wild body kick that Arcade sees coming a mile off.
Torres wants to clinch but Arcade slips to the side
and Arcade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Fernando Torres has been cut.
Torres misses with an uppercut.
Arcade swings for the body but Torres moves out of range.
Torres tries to clinch up
and Arcade counters with a left to the body.
Arcade just misses with a punch to the body.
Arcade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Arcade with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Arcade takes the fight into the clinch.
Arcade managing to block the knees to the body from Torres.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Arcade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arcade avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Arcade blocks it.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arcade lands a hook that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
A short right from Arcade on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Arcade.
Torres looks winded!
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Arcade.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arcade is leaning against Torres and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Arcade.
Arcade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Arcade - that landed with a thud.
Arcade lands a shoulder strike.
Arcade lands a right hand.
Arcade lands a hook that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Arcade scores with a shot to the side of Torres's head.
Arcade pushes Torres back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Fernando Torres's cut even more.
Arcade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Arcade.
Arcade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arcade lands an uppercut.
Arcade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Torres is rocked!
The cut above Fernando Torres's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Arcade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Torres is still on wobbly legs! Can Arcade finish him?
Arcade creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Torres's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Torres drops to his knees and Arcade pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marby Arcade!
An out of breath Marby Arcade thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reece Edward Duenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duenas comes to the cage accompanied by California Gurls. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Good gas tank |
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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
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Reece Edward Duenas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doc Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duenas tries to clinch but Holliday is having none of it.
Doc Holliday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holliday with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Duenas wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Holliday misses the target.
Holliday misses with a shot to the body
and Duenas counters with a series of strikes. Holliday will be more careful next time no doubt.
Duenas darts in trying to clinch
letting Holliday counter with a right hand.
Duenas blocks a head kick by Holliday.
A jab lands there for Holliday.
Holliday looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Holliday swats away the attempt to clinch by Duenas.
Duenas throws a series of punches but Holliday moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday lands a really nice looking cross but Duenas seems unphased.
Duenas tries to clinch but Holliday is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Duenas. Those never looked like landing.
Duenas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Holliday counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holliday keeps the fight on the outside.
Holliday lands a slapping body shot.
Holliday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duenas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Holliday.
Duenas throws a right and a left that Holliday avoids nicely.
Duenas tries to clinch up
enabling Holliday to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Holliday.
Duenas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Duenas. Those never looked like landing.
Holliday bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duenas's head.
Duenas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Holliday counters with a body kick that stops Duenas in his tracks momentarily.
Holliday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duenas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Holliday to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holliday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duenas moves away.
Holliday avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holliday slips under a jab.
Holliday bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Duenas's head backwards.
Holliday avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Duenas with a hook.
Duenas looks to score with a jab to the body but Holliday is just out of range.
A jab from Holliday does it's job there.
Holliday fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holliday lands with a straight right. Duenas didn't see that one coming.
Holliday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duenas moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duenas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holliday stuns Duenas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duenas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Holliday to score an easy takedown into full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Holliday preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duenas striking off his back but it's not causing Holliday any problems.
Holliday stands and throws Duenas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holliday moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Holliday lands a few punches from side control.
Holliday is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Duenas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Duenas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Holliday 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.
Holliday lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Duenas down.
Duenas gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Holliday is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Holliday works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Holliday dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Duenas misses with an uppercut. Holliday saw that one coming.
Duenas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Holliday getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Duenas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reece Edward Duenas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holliday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holliday lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good shot there by Holliday.
Holliday checks a leg kick nicely.
Holliday digs a good body shot into Duenas's ribs.
Duenas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holliday can pounce on him.
Duenas swings for the body but Holliday moves out of range.
Holliday digs a good hook to Duenas's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duenas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duenas tries to move into range but Holliday moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Holliday lands the left hand.
Holliday changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Duenas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Holliday cracks Duenas with a big elbow.
Duenas is looking for a sweep.
Holliday trying to control the position but Duenas is working away.
Duenas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Duenas taking punishment in the form of punches.
Duenas is looking to reverse the position.
Holliday moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Holliday's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Holliday advances to full mount.
Duenas is desperately trying to improve his position but Holliday has a good base and remains in mount.
Holliday landing strikes from the mount.
Holliday controlling from the full mount.
Holliday landing strikes from the mount.
Holliday pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duenas regains half guard.
Holliday is looking to take a break and control but Duenas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Holliday is controlling the pace.
Holliday working over Duenas with some ground and pound. Duenas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Duenas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Holliday's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Holliday's back!
Holliday rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Holliday is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Duenas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Duenas's back!
Holliday lands with a hammerfist to the side of Duenas's head.
Holliday scores with punches and elbows.
Holliday is punishing Duenas with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duenas is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holliday gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Duenas manages to reverse the position and now he's in Holliday's guard. Nice work there by Duenas.
Holliday manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Duenas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Holliday has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Duenas's face.
Holliday lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holliday unloading with bombs!
Duenas is rocked!
Duenas is bucking up trying to escape but Holliday cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oh Duenas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duenas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Holliday lands a big elbow - Duenas is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Duenas is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Doc Holliday!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Doc Holliday made sure he mentioned TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke McKendrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Safo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Safo has chosen Up Your Speed by Sway DaSafo as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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182 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
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179 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke McKendrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Safo!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Safo. Those never looked like landing.
McKendrick clinches up with Safo and pushes him back against the cage.
McKendrick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Safo throws a punch but it's blocked by McKendrick.
Safo misses with a hook from the clinch.
McKendrick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Safo.
A short uppercut from Safo.
McKendrick is trying to force a seperation but Safo has the dominant position.
McKendrick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Safo has a couple of punches blocked by McKendrick.
Safo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Safo tries a body shot but McKendrick blocks it.
Safo tries to work over McKendrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Safo works on McKendrick's body with a couple of short punches.
Safo lands a left hand that snaps the head of McKendrick backwards.
Safo is leaning against McKendrick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Safo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McKendrick blocking some punches.
Safo works on McKendrick's body with a couple of short punches.
Safo lands with a short shot to the head.
Safo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Safo misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Safo.
Safo lands a nice uppercut.
Safo misses with a body punch.
McKendrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Safo avoids it.
Safo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McKendrick tries a body shot but Safo blocks it.
McKendrick is trying to stall.
Good body shot from Safo.
Safo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Safo throws a head punch that misses.
Safo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McKendrick tries to work over Safo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McKendrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McKendrick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Safo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Safo wants to clinch up but McKendrick keeps it at a distance.
Safo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McKendrick.
Safo throws a low kick, looking for McKendrick's leg but McKendrick calmly moves out of range.
McKendrick misses with a wild body shot.
Safo misses with a wild body shot.
Safo takes a swing at McKendrick's ribcage but misses.
Safo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Safo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McKendrick's head backwards.
Safo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Safo cracks McKendrick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McKendrick throws a head kick but Safo moves out of range.
McKendrick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some bone on bone action there as Safo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Safo throws a leg kick but McKendrick sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McKendrick bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Safo is looking for a sweep.
McKendrick working away.
Safo is looking to reverse the position.
Safo stops McKendrick from passing to mount.
Safo is not content to let McKendrick control the position.
McKendrick is working to tighten is grip on Safo's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Safo has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but McKendrick is really squeezing tight and eventually Safo passes out! McKendrick breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Luke McKendrick!
After winning the bout, Luke McKendrick thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sir Smokealot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaylock comes into the arena with Head Like a Hole blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Blaylock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sir Smokealot!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Blaylock.
Blaylock prevents the takedown attempt.
Blaylock breaks from the clinch.
Blaylock misses with a wild body shot.
Smokealot shoots in but no luck this time.
Smokealot shoots in for a takedown but Blaylock shows good takedown defense.
Dirk Blaylock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sir Smokealot.
Nice takedown defense from Blaylock. No joy for Smokealot on that attempt.
Blaylock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaylock tests Smokealot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blaylock scores with a shot to the body.
Blaylock throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaylock takes a swing at Smokealot's ribcage but misses.
Blaylock lands with an overhand left.
Smokealot connects with a nice looking jab.
Smokealot with a poor takedown
and Blaylock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokealot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blaylock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smokealot somewhat.
Blaylock lands a left and a right that send Smokealot crashing to the mat, dazed. Blaylock thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Smokealot is rocked!
It looks like Sir Smokealot has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaylock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smokealot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smokealot looks winded!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Blaylock! Smokealot is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dirk Blaylock!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dirk Blaylock made sure he mentioned Ultimate Fighting Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aimo Mojaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logen Glotka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aimo Mojaus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aimo Mojaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logen Glotka!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Glotka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Glotka.
It looks like Aimo Mojaus has been cut.
Glotka lands a really nice looking cross but Mojaus seems unphased.
Mojaus lands a head kick that stumbles Glotka and the fighters go to the mat.
Glotka is rocked!
It looks like Logen Glotka has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glotka being controlled here, momentarily.
Glotka is still in real trouble! Can Mojaus finish him?
Glotka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mojaus is one step ahead there.
Mojaus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Glotka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Glotka seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mojaus throwing strikes but missing.
Glotka pulls Mojaus in close to his closed guard and prevents Mojaus from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Glotka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Mojaus misses the target.
Glotka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Glotka throws a leg kick which misses Mojaus's front leg but catches the back leg as Mojaus tries to avoid it.
Mojaus throws a leg kick but Glotka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Glotka lands a big right hand that sends Mojaus crashing to the mat! Glotka stays standing though and waves Mojaus back to his feet!
Mojaus 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!
BAM! Glotka delivers a spinning backfist that drops Mojaus like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Logen Glotka!
Logen Glotka very nearly forgot to thank Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky The Hitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hitman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All within My Hands kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Junior Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky The Hitman!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Hitman drives through with a takedown into Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for The Hitman!
The Hitman tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The Hitman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva content just to control the position here.
Silva punching from mount but The Hitman doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The Hitman is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hitman is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. The Hitman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… The Hitman is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by The Hitman and Silva has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but The Hitman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, The Hitman rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Silva's guard! Nice work there by The Hitman!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva keeping moving, preventing The Hitman from controlling successfully.
Silva has his foot on The Hitman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Hitman works his way back into a safe position though.
The Hitman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Hitman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like The Hitman might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The Hitman trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rocky The Hitman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and The Hitman counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Hitman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Silva keeping moving, preventing The Hitman from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is trying to control the position but The Hitman postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman landing with the ground and pound.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Hitman manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva is in close to The Hitman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Hitman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to control from the top but The Hitman keeps moving.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but The Hitman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva misses with a left hand
and The Hitman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Hitman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Junior Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws out a loose jab but The Hitman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Hitman manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for The Hitman on that attempt.
The Hitman shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed The Hitman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Hitman moves out of range of the strikes.
The Hitman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Hitman somewhat.
Junior Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky The Hitman.
The Hitman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The Hitman has a takedown stuffed.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Silva with a nice cross.
Silva clobbers The Hitman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva misses the jab.
The Hitman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
The Hitman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Hitman shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but The Hitman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps The Hitman's head back.
Silva misses with a body shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from The Hitman enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. The Hitman manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The Hitman keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The Hitman keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The Hitman fails with a takedown attempt.
The Hitman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as The Hitman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The Hitman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Hitman throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva prevents The Hitman from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Silva dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Hitman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva thows a huge punch but The Hitman dodges it nicely.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but The Hitman defends the submission attempt.
The Hitman trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but The Hitman defends it.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, The Hitman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva is stalling here. The Hitman is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Silva seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and The Hitman has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva wants to control but The Hitman postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but The Hitman keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The Hitman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The Hitman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but The Hitman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
The Hitman keeping hold of Silva's head, controlling as best he can.
Rocky The Hitman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to take a breather but The Hitman is having none of it.
Junior Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but The Hitman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Silva!
Junior Silva really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that MMA ANIMAL logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen Ballad Of A Dead Soulja as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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275 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Powers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A solid leg kick lands there for Powers.
Powers scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Powers moves out of range as Garcia throws a body kick.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia tries to work over Powers's front leg with a kick but Powers checks it.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Powers's head but Powers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia looks for the body kick but Powers saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Powers.
Powers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garcia looks winded!
Powers takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Powers throws a solid leg kick but Garcia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Powers.
Powers takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Garcia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Powers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garcia's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Powers works over Garcia's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Roberto Garcia has been cut.
Powers works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Powers.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Powers. Garcia shrugs it off though.
Garcia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Powers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Powers lands a big head kick that sends Garcia tumbling to the mat! Powers takes a step backwards and waves Garcia back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Powers throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Garcia drops his hands for a split second and Powers immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Garcia face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Powers follows up with a right hand that knocks Garcia into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Austin Powers!
A very excited looking Austin Powers made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazuyuki Shimizu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyrska Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velmu has chosen Doctor Doctor by UFO as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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177 cm
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177 lbs
25 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kazuyuki Shimizu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrska Velmu!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velmu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shimizu swivels and escapes.
A lazy left from Shimizu finds it's target.
Shimizu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shimizu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Velmu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shimizu looks to land a combination but Velmu avoids it well.
Velmu misses with a wild body shot.
Velmu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shimizu under the eye.
Shimizu misses with a left hand
and Velmu counters with a thumping low kick.
Velmu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velmu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Velmu passes into half guard.
Velmu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shimizu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shimizu tries to get out of the position.
Velmu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shimizu's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu thows a huge punch but Shimizu dodges it nicely.
Velmu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Velmu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shimizu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shimizu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Velmu cracks Shimizu with a solid left hand.
Velmu wants to pass the guard but Shimizu is keeping the position.
Velmu is in close to Shimizu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Velmu looking to pass the guard.
Shimizu keeping moving, preventing Velmu from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu is pushing down on Shimizu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shimizu is fighting to maintain full guard but Velmu has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shimizu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Velmu scores with a couple of nice shots.
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!
Velmu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shimizu defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velmu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shimizu is refusing to be controlled, as Velmu sits in half guard.
Velmu working the head and body with strikes.
Velmu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shimizu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Velmu.
Shimizu is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Velmu misses with a head shot. Shimizu uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Velmu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Velmu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shimizu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Velmu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Velmu wants to control from the top but Shimizu keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velmu trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Shimizu manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Shimizu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu looking for a sweep. Not yet Velmu, not yet.
Velmu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shimizu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Velmu is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shimizu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
It looks like Kazuyuki Shimizu has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velmu is landing with some decent strikes but Shimizu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Velmu is landing with some decent strikes but Shimizu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kazuyuki Shimizu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Velmu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shimizu's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jyrska Velmu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazuyuki Shimizu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Velmu misses with a jab to the body
and Shimizu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Velmu fails with a takedown attempt.
Velmu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Velmu misses with a hook to the body
enabling Shimizu to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shimizu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shimizu misses with a hook.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Velmu. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Velmu lands with a cross.
Jeez, Kazuyuki Shimizu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Velmu misses the shot to the body.
Shimizu checks a leg kick.
Shimizu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Velmu feints and then cracks Shimizu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shimizu down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velmu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shimizu circles away.
Jyrska Velmu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horrible takedown by Velmu or perhaps it was just good defense by Shimizu which made him look bad.
Kazuyuki Shimizu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jyrska Velmu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimizu throws a hook but Velmu avoids it easily.
Shimizu cracks Velmu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shimizu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Velmu looking to score a takedown here. Shimizu is defending well but Velmu drives through and ends up in Shimizu's guard.
Velmu wants to control from the top but Shimizu keeps moving.
Velmu throws a big elbow that misses.
Velmu looking to pass the guard.
Velmu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shimizu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kazuyuki Shimizu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jyrska Velmu!
A victorious Jyrska Velmu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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