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SFL Karwoski vs Tyson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Here Comes The Hotstepper" By Ini Kamoze kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Haigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Haigh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haigh looks to throw the jab but Hopkins is out of range.
A jab from Haigh misses.
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Haigh's head but Haigh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Haigh misses.
Hopkins misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Hopkins. Those never looked like landing.
Haigh connects with a right hand. Hopkins shakes it off.
Haigh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haigh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hopkins misses with a few strikes there.
Haigh staying out of range there.
A big right from Hopkins misses.
Haigh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hopkins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Haigh throws a hook but Hopkins blocks it.
Haigh misses with a looping right.
Hopkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Haigh misses the jab.
Hopkins swinging wildly here.
Hopkins throws the left hand but Haigh avoids the punch easily.
Hopkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hopkins swinging wildly here.
Haigh moves out of range of the strikes.
Haigh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haigh looks to land a right hand but Hopkins moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haigh throws out a loose jab but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Haigh. That snapped Hopkins's head back.
Hopkins tries to bum rush Haigh with a series of wild strikes but Haigh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jimmy Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Haigh saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Haigh misses.
Haigh dodges the punch combination from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws an off balance right hand
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopkins looks winded!
Haigh connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haigh throws a hook but Hopkins blocks it.
Haigh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haigh misses the jab.
Hopkins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Haigh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haigh moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
Haigh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hopkins.
A swing and a miss from Haigh.
Haigh misses the jab.
Haigh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hopkins.
Hopkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Haigh on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins.
Nice shot by Haigh.
Hopkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins slips under a jab from Haigh.
Haigh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haigh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haigh cracks Hopkins with a good jab.
Hopkins slips a straight right by Haigh.
A jab from Hopkins does it's job there.
A punch lands to the side of Hopkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haigh throws a hook to the side of Hopkins's head but Hopkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haigh scores with a decent looking hook.
Hopkins lands with a hook. Haigh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haigh lands a nice shot that snaps Hopkins's head back.
Hopkins is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Hopkins.
Haigh defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
Haigh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Haigh dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A nice combination there by Haigh.
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Haigh slips the punch.
Jab, jab by Hopkins - just one landing.
Haigh looks to land a right hand but Hopkins moved out of range.
Hopkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haigh.
No joy there for Haigh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haigh dodges the punch combination from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Haigh saw that one coming.
Haigh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Haigh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haigh has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Haigh throws an overhand right that lands on Hopkins's shoulder, as Hopkins tries to avoid the shot.
Hopkins scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haigh throws an overhand right that lands on Hopkins's shoulder, as Hopkins tries to avoid the shot.
Haigh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopkins moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hopkins misses with a straight right.
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Haigh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haigh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a combination that misses
and Haigh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hopkins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Haigh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haigh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Haigh blocks a jab.
Haigh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
Hopkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haigh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hopkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Haigh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Haigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins.
Jimmy Hopkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haigh lands a big right hand that sends Hopkins crashing to the mat! Haigh stays standing though and waves Hopkins back to his feet!
Hopkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Haigh finish him?
John Haigh is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopkins is breathing heavily.
Hopkins throws a series of punches but Haigh moves out of range.
Hopkins defending well as Haigh loads up on a big left hand.
Haigh throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Haigh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Haigh throws a big shot that misses.
Haigh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins throws an overhand right that lands on Haigh's shoulder, as Haigh tries to avoid the shot.
Haigh connects with a single shot there.
Hopkins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Haigh dodges the punch combination from Hopkins.
Haigh throws a hook but Hopkins avoids it easily.
Haigh misses with a looping right.
Haigh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut
and Haigh counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haigh slips a jab and a cross from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a two punch combination.
Hopkins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haigh swinging wildly here.
Hopkins looks up at the clock. Bad move! Haigh lands a right hand from hell, dropping Hopkins. Haigh pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Haigh!
After the big win, John Haigh made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « SFL ↑ 5x160Q and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Avreli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mode Benke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mode Benke will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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290 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Avreli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mode Benke!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avreli shoots in for a takedown but Benke shows good takedown defense.
Mode Benke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avreli closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Avreli lands in his opponent's guard.
Avreli lands a couple of digs.
It looks like Mode Benke has been cut.
Avreli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Avreli landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avreli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Avreli is looking to work some ground and pound but Benke has wrist control.
Avreli throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Avreli trying to control but Benke is working from the bottom.
Benke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Avreli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Avreli might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benke keeping moving, preventing Avreli from controlling successfully.
Avreli is working Benke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Avreli postures up and lands a big shot to Benke's brow.
Avreli postures up and lands a big shot to Benke's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Avreli is looking to work some ground and pound but Benke has wrist control.
Benke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Avreli controls from within his opponent's guard.
Benke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Avreli is aware though and is defending well.
Avreli scoring with some ground and pound.
Avreli landing some decent shots from guard.
The cut above Mode Benke's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avreli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benke keeping moving, preventing Avreli from controlling successfully.
Avreli working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Avreli missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Avreli 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.
Avreli trying to control the position from guard on top but Benke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Avreli lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mode Benke's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mode Benke's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Avreli!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Natsisiwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Pokój z widokiem na wojnę - Droga Wojownika as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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208 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Natsisiwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rico Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natsisiwa misses with a two punch combination.
Natsisiwa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Natsisiwa jabs at Gracie's body.
A jab from Natsisiwa finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Donk. Natsisiwa catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Natsisiwa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Natsisiwa lands a two punch combo.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Rico Gracie has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natsisiwa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Natsisiwa works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Natsisiwa lands a left and a right that send Gracie crashing to the mat, dazed. Natsisiwa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Natsisiwa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Natsisiwa finish him?
Natsisiwa cracks Gracie with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kalle Natsisiwa!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kalle Natsisiwa made sure he mentioned CEC Nutrition Q160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joca Fenomeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mibon Rapthlaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joca Fenomeno had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Joca Fenomeno could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mibon Rapthlaka's chin.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joca Fenomeno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mibon Rapthlaka!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapthlaka shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rapthlaka is working for a submission of some sort.
Rapthlaka is working for a kimura but Fenomeno is defending it quite comfortably.
Rapthlaka is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fenomeno defends it well.
Rapthlaka is looking for a kimura but Fenomeno is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rapthlaka to get the leverage.
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!
Rapthlaka has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rapthlaka is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fenomeno has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rapthlaka swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mibon Rapthlaka!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nester Asterix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boleslaw Krol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krol comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rage Against The Machine - Guerrilla Radio kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nester Asterix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boleslaw Krol!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asterix fails with the takedown
and Krol counters with an inside leg kick.
Asterix shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Krol but Krol pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Asterix really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Asterix tries for a takedown but Krol circles away easily
and Krol counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nester Asterix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krol pushes Asterix up against the cage in a clinch.
Krol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick lands from Krol that sends Asterix to the canvas. Asterix tries to scramble back to his feet but Krol brings him back down into side control.
Asterix is rocked!
It looks like Nester Asterix has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krol lands a big left to the face of Asterix, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Krol and another - Asterix is out! Krol stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Boleslaw Krol!
Boleslaw Krol bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaliy Smekhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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198 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dick Shadow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitaliy Smekhov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smekhov tries to clinch up but Shadow circles away and keeps his distance.
Smekhov fails to land with a series of punches.
Smekhov takes one on the button.
Smekhov closes the distance and clinches.
Smekhov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shadow.
Smekhov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smekhov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shadow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smekhov counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shadow explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smekhov shoots in and drives through. Shadow sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smekhov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shadow swings for the body but Smekhov moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smekhov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smekhov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow keeps the fight on the outside.
Smekhov tries to clinch up but Shadow circles away and keeps his distance.
Shadow jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shadow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Vitaliy Smekhov has been cut.
Smekhov takes one to the side of the head.
OH! Smekhov has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Shadow smells blood and charges in for the finish! Shadow unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Smekhov sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dick Shadow!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jairo Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Hightower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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292 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Jairo Velasquez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leon Hightower!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hightower throws a hook but Velasquez avoids it easily.
Hightower scores with a nice body kick.
Velasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hightower was well out of range. Poor timing from Velasquez.
Velasquez is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Hightower Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Velasquez is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leon Hightower!
Leon Hightower is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacoby Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Flower lady- jerky boys. Lombard has chosen Retaliator as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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177 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacoby Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard slips a jab from Harris.
Lombard is looking to chop away at Harris's legs.
Harris throws a series of punches but Lombard moves out of range.
Lombard throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harris lands a nice shot that snaps Lombard's head back.
Lombard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Lombard.
Lombard misses with a two punch combination.
Harris lands a slapping body shot.
Lombard stuffs the takedown attempt from Harris. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris lands with a good body shot.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Lombard's shoulder, as Lombard tries to avoid the shot.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Lombard moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard misses with a double jab.
Harris throws the kick towards the body but Lombard avoids it.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lombard circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the liver by Lombard. Beautiful body shot.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lombard was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Lombard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Lombard moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Harris tries to clinch
and Lombard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris pushes Lombard up against the cage in a clinch.
Lombard lands with a light punch inside.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Lombard has double underhooks.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Lombard is controlling him.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Lombard keeps him there for the moment.
Harris has Lombard pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Harris pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lombard tumbling to the mat - Harris dives into Lombard's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lombard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lombard looking for a guillotine here but Harris defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris won't allow Lombard to sweep him here.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lombard is keeping the position for now.
Harris is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harris wants to control from the top but Lombard keeps moving.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Lombard is keeping the position.
Harris looking to sit in guard and control but Lombard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lombard trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lombard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harris controls Lombard momentarily but Lombard frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lombard moves away.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paul Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Harris tries to clinch up but Lombard circles away and keeps his distance.
Lombard takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harris.
Lombard is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris misses with a leg kick.
Lombard is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Lombard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Lombard seems to have recovered his senses.
Harris closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lombard to the mat! Lombard manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Harris 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.
Lombard throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Lombard swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Harris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lombards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Harris misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Lombard.
Jacoby Lombard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris lands with a good body shot.
Lombard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lombard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Lombard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lombard is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Harris just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Lombard has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Harris!
Paul Harris retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Paul Harris thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Karwoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson has chosen Mary had a little lamb as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mike Tyson enters the cage!
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287 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirk Karwoski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson throws a right hand that Karwoski ducks under and follows up with a left that Karwoski also avoids with ease.
Tyson misses with a hook to the body
and Karwoski counters with a low kick, right behind Tyson 's knee.
Karwoski looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
Karwoski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A lazy left from Tyson finds it's target.
Tyson jabs at Karwoski's body.
Tyson throws a series of strikes that have Karwoski backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson tries to bum rush Karwoski with a series of wild strikes but Karwoski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karwoski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karwoski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson lands a nice looking body shot.
Karwoski is breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Tyson throws a hook but Karwoski blocks it.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Karwoski is just out of range.
Tyson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karwoski doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson lands a nice hook to Karwoski's body. Karwoski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tyson tries to bum rush Karwoski with a series of wild strikes but Karwoski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson sizes up Karwoski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Kirk Karwoski has been cut.
Karwoski stuffs the takedown.
Oooooh!!! Tyson has knocked Karwoski down with a huge combo! Tyson steps away and waves a wobbly Karwoski back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson misses the jab.
Tyson throws out a powerful jab.
Tyson misses with an attempted mid kick.
BOOM! Tyson lands a beautiful left hook that drops Karwoski. Karwoski tries to recover but Tyson is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Karwoski lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Tyson!
Mike Tyson is the new heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Mike Tyson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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